FPBD Survey Overview
The Family Perceptions of Behavior and Discipline (FPBD) is a tool for use by PBIS planning and implementing schools. The FPBD survey is used to gather the voices, experiences, and perspectives of family members – parents, guardians, and caregivers of students in schools. The purpose of the FPBD is to gather insights on current school disciplinary practices and efforts to improve family belonging and engagement. The FPBD survey is available for all grades. Click here to access the survey.
How to use the FPBD survey
The FPBD survey and data report are available for use free of charge. School leaders request the survey and receive links to distribute and manage the online administration of the survey. Parents or guardians can complete the survey on their personal computer devices, cellular phones or computer stations set up at the school for these purposes. We encourage school leaders to get the word out to explain the purpose of the survey to their families and how their information will be used to inform school practice. This helps families understand that their voice matters and yields more meaningful data. A two-week time frame for survey completion is suggested, with at least one reminder sent out during the open survey dates. After family members complete the survey, a data report is generated that summarizes the data. Your team will receive both a standard report and a detailed report that disaggregates data by race and grade.
How the FPBD can help your school
Family/caregiver voice is another critical source to informing SWPBIS practices in culturally and contextually relevant ways. Understanding the perceptions of family and caregiver perspectives on behavior and discipline can enhance a schools’ understanding of how to better engage with all families in the school community.
About the FPBD survey
The FPBD has 29 items with responses on a 6-point scale from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree. It covers six domains extracted from PBIS, implementation science, school climate, family engagement and school and family collaboration literature. These include bi-directional involvement; relationships, caring and respect; knowledge of student’s backgrounds and cultures; perceptions of discipline practices, understanding of discipline procedures and expectations; and perception of how their student(s) is treated in the school. It also allows you to populate customized questions about your school’s expectations and acknowledgement system (E.g., Wolverine Way; Panda Paws). In addition, open ended questions on the survey ask parents or guardians their views on what is going well, what would make the school better related to behavior and discipline, and best ways to engage family in the school community.