The principal

• Do you know the principal's name?
• Would you recognize the principal if you saw him or her outside of school?
• Would you recognize the principal if you saw him or her in school?
• Would the principal recognize you?
• Have you ever had a conversation with the principal?
• Have you ever had a conversation with the principal that didn't involve your child being in trouble?

The administration

• Do you know if there's a vice principal at your child's school?

• A nurse?
• A guidance counselor?
• A school psychologist?
• A librarian?
• Can you name any of those people?
• Would you recognize any of them if you saw them outside of school?
• Would you recognize any of them if you saw them in school?
• Would any of them recognize you?
• Have you ever had a conversation with any of these people?
• Have you ever had a conversation with any of these people that didn't involve your child being in trouble or ill?
• Do you know if the school nurse is full-time or part-time?

The teachers

• Do you know the name of your child's teacher or teachers?
• Do you know the gender of your child's teacher or teachers?
• Would you recognize any of your child's teachers if you saw them outside of school?
• Would you recognize any of your child's teachers if you saw them in school?
• Would your child's teacher or teachers recognize you?
• Have you ever had a conversation with your child's teacher or teachers?
• Have you ever had a conversation with your child's teacher or teachers that didn't involve your child being in trouble?

The staff

• Do you know if there are any aides in your child's classroom?
• If so, do you know their names and what they do?
• Do you know the names of the therapists your child works with?
• Do you know where your child goes for therapy?
• Do you know when your child has therapy?
• Do you know when your child misses therapy?

The building

• Do you know the address of your child's school?
• Do you know how to get there?
• From the front door of your child's school, could you find the office unassisted?
• The gym?
• The library?
• The cafeteria?
• The nurse's office?
• Your child's classroom?
• Your child's locker?
• The child study team office?
• The counselor's office?
• The teacher's lounge?
• Do you know how your child enters the school in the morning?
• Do you know where your child goes when he or she gets to school?
• Do you know where your child waits for the bus after school?
• Do you know how your child exits the school in the afternoon?
• Do you know where the playground is?

The office

• Do you know the phone number for your child's school?
• Do you know the name of the school secretary?
• Do you know the nurse's phone number?
• Do you know if your school has a Web site?
• If so, do you know the url?
• Do you know how to get in touch with your child's teacher?
• Do you know if the teacher has an e-mail address or Web presence?
• Does the school know how to get in touch with you?

The social scene

• Do you know when your school's parent-teacher organization meets?
• Have you ever been to a meeting?
• Have you ever volunteered for anything?
• Do you know what clubs the school offers?
• Do you know if there's a music program?
• Do you know if there are extracurricular activities your child could participate in?
• Do you know the names of your child's classmates?