educators-page-test - Office of the Ombudsperson

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1. What is your job title?(Required)

2. Please provide a brief description of your role.

3. Which schools have you worked in?(Required)

Please check all that apply.

Elementary school

Middle school

Secondary school

4. Which school district(s) have you worked in?(Required)

Please check all that apply.

5. How many years have you worked in the school system?(Required)

Less than 1 year

1-2 years

3-5 years

6-9 years

10-14 years

15+ years

6. Have you observed students being placed on modified programs, being sent home without being suspended, or otherwise not attending their classroom or school on the request or direction of school or district staff?

Yes

6a. Please describe the circumstances you have observed. This can be a specific event or series of events or your observations more generally. We are interested in understanding the circumstances that lead up to decision to ask or require students not to attend school in person. We are also interested in how long students may be away from school, how decisions are made about returning a student to class, and whether the events are one-off or are repeated over time.

7. We are interested in learning more about why students are being asked or required not to attend school in person. Please explain why, in your experience, students may be asked or required not to attend school in person.

8. Please share your observations about how students are supported by the school when they are asked not to attend.

For example, what kind of instruction or educational program are they provided? How are staff involved in delivering educational materials or other supports? What other supports or interventions do these students receive? In your experience, are those supports effective in helping students learn and return to school?

9. What do you think are the biggest challenges in providing inclusive education to all students?

10. What supports or practices do you think are the most helpful in providing inclusive education?

11. What changes would you make to your school or the public education system to better support inclusive education for all students?

12. In your opinion, do students have appropriate and adequate learning supports?

Yes

12a. Please describe those supports.

12b. What supports are missing or inadequate?

13. Have you ever raised concerns about a student being asked or required not to attend school with your school or with district administrators?

Yes, with your school

Yes, with district administrators

Yes, with both

13a. Please describe how your concerns were addressed.

14. Have you raised safety concerns with your school or district administrators because of student behaviours?

Yes, with my school administrators

Yes, with district administrators

Yes, with both

14a. Please describe how your safety concerns were addressed.

15. Do you have any additional comments, information or recommendations you’d like to provide?

16. If you are interested and willing to speak more about your experiences, please provide contact information for us to reach you. By providing your contact information you agree that we may contact you for further information in connection with our investigation. By providing your contact information you consent to the office contacting you for further information in connection with our investigation.

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