Consortium on Chicago School Research

Snapshot 2003: Teacher Outreach to Parents

A measure of the school's effort to work with parents to develop common goals, communicate well, and strengthen student learning. High levels indicate that teachers actively reach out to parents.

Definition of Categories Charted Above

Category	Teachers in Chicago Public Schools:
1 None	disagree or strongly disagree with all items on the scale.
2 Moderate	agree that parents are greeted warmly when they visit the school, that teachers try to understand parents' problems, that the principal pushes teachers to communicate with parents, and that the school encourages feedback from parents. Some teachers agree and some disagree that the school works at communicating with parents about advancing the school mission and helping children learn. They disagree that parents are invited to the classroom and that teachers work closely with parents.
3 Significant	agree with all items on this scale.
4 Broad	strongly agree or agree with all items on this scale.

To see the items making up this measure and the response frequencies for each item, click here.

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