The parent survey is based on a Likert scale from 'strongly agree' to 'strongly disagree.' The maximum rating is 100% when a parent responds 'strongly agree" on all questions. A 67% rating is when a parent responds 'agree' on all questions, a 33% rating is when a parent responds 'disagree' on all questions, and a 0% rating is when a parent responds 'strongly disagree" on all questions. If a parent survey rating is 67% o r higher, the survey has met the minimum threshold for Indicator 8. If a parent responds 'strongly disagree' on any item, the survey has not met the Indicator requirements. The USBE mails or emails a survey introduction letter, a survey, and a business reply envelope (for parents to submit completed mailed surveys) to every parent on the LEA' s determined sample list. All surveys are sent out no later than the middle of March. Surveys are expected to be returned within one month. Any parents who have not returned the surveys within the first month are provided bi-weekly reminders and are offered additional options for responding to the survey until the LEA reaches the desired response rate or until the survey closes. The USBE made the survey available in a digital format for the second time this year. The digital version of the survey was sent out to all parents who provided their email addresses and whose primary language was Spanish and/or English. Digital surveys were completed through Qualtrics. Qualtrics produces a spreadsheet of parent answers. When the paper and pen survey is completed, it is scanned and processed with an Optical Mark Reader (OMR) software program. The software program helps eliminate human error during the scoring process. The program produces a spreadsheet of the parent answers. The OMR and Qualtrics survey data are mer ged into one spreadsheet which is securely provided to the USBE's statistician who produces the state report. As requested, the sampling plan is attached.

Survey Question Question	Yes / No
Was a survey used?	YES
If yes, is it a new or revised survey?	NO
If yes, provide a copy of the survey.

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During the APR Summit, a review of baselines for Indicator 8 was conducted to determine if baselines should remain or be updated to correlate with changing targets. Consideration was given for the impacts of COVID-19. Stakeholders reviewed historical data and projections for where the State would be in 2025 - 2026 if all things stayed the same. Choosing a baseline from a year prior to COVID-19 reflects a typical school year and was determined to be appropriate. The USBE has no reason to suspect the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the positivity of the survey responses. Both paper and digital response options were offered before and during the pandemic.

### 8 - Prior FFY Required Actions

None

### 8 - OSEP Response

The State has revised the baseline for this indicator, using data from FFY 2018, and OSEP accepts that revision. The State provided targets for FFYs 2020 through 2025 for this indicator, and OSEP accepts those targets. In its description of its FFY 2020 data, the State did not address whether the response group was representative of the demographics of children receiving special education services in the State. Specifically, the State indicated that the data are "representative for the state", which is inconsistent with the required measurement. The State submitted a sampling plan for this indicator with its FFY 2020 SPP/APR. OSEP will follow up with the State under separate cover regarding the submission.

### 8 - Required Actions

In the FFY 2021 SPP/APR, the State must report whether its FFY 2021 data are from a response group that is representative of the demographics of children receiving special education services, and, if not, the actions the State is taking to address this issue. The State must also include its analysis of the extent to which the demographics of the parents responding are representative of the demographics of children receiving special education services.