District Administrator Survey

REL West Educational Needs Assessment Survey

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REL West Educational Needs Assessment Survey

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REL West Educational Needs Assessment Survey


District Administrator Survey


Under a contract with the U.S. Department of Education, WestEd, a non-profit research, development, and service agency headquartered in San Francisco, is conducting this survey to determine the needs of educators in the western region.


Developed for teachers, school administrators, and district administrators in the western states (Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah), the survey is designed to yield valuable information about school practitioner needs and priorities as they relate to issues of school improvement, educating English learners, quality of teaching, teacher workforce, assessment, student readiness to learn, and secondary school reform.


As an educator and policymaker, your views are critical in shaping research that will then inform the development of policies, programs, and services in these areas—both for WestEd and for education policymakers throughout the region. So, please do take the time to respond.


Completing the survey will take about 20 minutes.


In accordance with The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, Title I, Part E, Section 183, responses to this survey will be used only for statistical purposes. The reports prepared from this survey will summarize findings across the sample and will not associate responses with a specific school/district or individual. We will not provide information that identifies you or your district to anyone outside the survey team, except as required by law.


If you should have questions about this survey, please contact Emily Rosenthal at Berkeley Policy Associates (the organization administering this survey for WestEd) at 1-800-XXX-XXXX.


For information about WestEd and our programs and services, log on to our website at www.WestEd.org. To learn more about the U.S. Department of Education’s Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Program, under which WestEd heads the REL West and is conducting this survey, please visit http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/ .


Thank you, in advance, for responding to this survey.




According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number.  The valid OMB control number for this information collection is xxxx-xxxx.  The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 20 minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection.  If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form, please write to: U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651.  If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, write directly to: Rafael Valdivieso, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Room 506E, Washington, D.C. 20208.


Your cooperation in completing this survey will help to make the results of this study comprehensive, reliable, and timely. The information collected will be presented as aggregate statistics only, with no individually identifying information.






INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE SURVEY


Please read each question and click on the box for the response choice (see examples 1 and 2) that best represents your position. Select only one response (unless otherwise specified) for each statement or question.



Example 1:


Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements.



Strongly disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Don’t Know

1. In my school district we currently need to do more to improve secondary education.



Example 2:


To improve secondary education, how critical is the need in your district to . . .



Not at all critical

A little critical

Rather critical

Extremely critical

2. strengthen curriculum content?



Respondent Information


1. In which state do you work?


Arizona

California

Nevada

Utah


2. In which county do you work?


[Dropdown list of counties based on state picked in question 1]


3. In which school district do you work?


[Drop-down list of districts based on county picked in question 2]


4. Does your school district offer all grades K-12?


Yes, grades K-12 Skip to question 6 (automatic)

No, grades 1-12 only Skip to question 6

No, my district also offers prekindergarten (PK-12) Skip to question 6

No, my district offers another combination of grades Check grades offered in next question


5. Which of the following grades does your school district currently offer?


Prekindergarten

Kindergarten

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

My district is ungraded


6. What is your job title? _______________________


School Improvement



Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements.



Strongly disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Don’t Know

7. School improvement is a critical issue for my school district (whether or not enough is being done to address it).


8. In my school district we currently need to do more related to school improvement.



To improve your schools, how critical is the need to provide support for . . .



Not at all critical

A little critical

Rather critical

Extremely critical

9. data-driven decision-making?

10. information on school improvement models?

11. teacher professional development?

12. administrator professional development/leadership training?

13. aligning goals across grades and schools?

14. math and reading interventions?

15. school restructuring?

16. parent involvement?

17. school safety?

18. school finance?

19. physical school building maintenance?



20. Is there another critical need related to school improvement in your school district?


No Skip to question 22

Yes


21. Please list this other critical need related to school improvement in your school district.


__________________________________________________________


English Learners


Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements.



Strongly disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Don’t know

22. Educating English learners is a critical issue in my school district (whether or not enough is being done to address it).


23. In my school district we need to do more to address concerns about educating English learners.



To better address the issue of educating English learners, how critical is the need in your school district for . . .



Not at all critical

A little critical

Rather critical

Extremely critical

24. effective instructional strategies for teaching English learners?


25. effective instructional materials appropriate for English learners?


26. clear academic standards to guide instruction for English learners?


27. curriculum to specifically guide instruction for English learners?


28. clear communication about rules and procedures for re-classifying or re-designating English learners?



29. Is there another critical need related to the instruction of English learners in your school district?


No Skip to question 31

Yes


30. Please list this other critical need related to the instruction of English learners in your school district.


__________________________________________________________



Quality of Teaching


Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements.



Strongly disagree

Disagree
Agree

Strongly Agree

Don’t Know

31. Improving the quality of teaching is a critical issue in my school district (whether or not enough is being done to address it).


32. In my school district we need to do more to improve the quality of teaching.




To improve the quality of teaching, how critical is the need in your school district for effective strategies for . . .



Not at all critical

A little critical

Rather critical

Extremely critical

33. teaching gifted and talented students?

34. teaching students with special needs?

35. teaching mathematics?

36. teaching language arts?

37. teaching science?

38. teaching social studies?

39. teaching foreign language?

40. managing classrooms?



41. Is there another critical need related to the quality of teaching in your school district?


No Skip to question 43

Yes


42. Please list this other critical need related to the quality of teaching in your school district.


__________________________________________________________





Teacher Workforce issues



Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements.



Strongly disagree

Disagree
Agree

Strongly Agree

Don’t Know

43. Recruiting and retaining good teachers is a critical issue in my school district (whether or not enough is being done to address it).


44. In my school district we need to do more to recruit and retain good teachers.



To better address the recruitment and retention of good teachers, how critical is the need in your school district for . . .



Not at all critical

A little critical

Rather critical

Extremely critical

45. good candidates entering the teaching profession?

46. assigning good teachers where they are most needed?

47. mentoring and other support for new teachers?

  1. rewarding good teachers with incentives?

  1. professional development for teachers?

  1. support for complying with No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requirements for highly qualified teachers?



51. Is there another critical need related to teacher workforce issues in your school district?


No Skip to question 53

Yes


52. Please list this other critical need related to teacher workforce issues in your school district.


__________________________________________________________






Assessment



Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements.



Strongly disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Don’t Know

53. Student assessment is a critical issue in my school district (whether or not enough is being done to address it).


54. In my school district we need to do more to address concerns about assessment.



To better address assessment, how critical in your school district is the need for . . .



Not at all critical

A little critical

Rather critical

Extremely critical

55. aligning assessments with standards?


56. better assessment accommodations or alternative assessments for English learners?


57. better assessment accommodations for students with special needs?


  1. improving classroom assessment to guide instruction?


  1. interpreting, communicating, and using standardized assessment results?



60. Is there another critical need related to assessment in your school district?


No Skip to question 62

Yes


61. Please list this other critical need related to assessment in your school district.


__________________________________________________________






Readiness to Learn


Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements.



Strongly disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Don’t Know

62. Students coming to school unprepared to learn is a critical issue in my school district (whether or not enough is being done to address it).

63. In my school district we need to do more to address the issue of students not being ready to learn.



To better address students’ preparation for school and learning, how critical is the need for strategies to address . . .



Not at all critical

A little critical

Rather critical

Extremely critical

64. students’ cognitive skill development (e.g., academic skills, grade-level specific skills)?


65. students’ social-emotional development?


66. student health (e.g., immunizations, nutrition, sleep)?


  1. parent involvement (e.g., role of parents in education)?


  1. students’ work habits (e.g., bring homework assignments in when due, knowing when tests will be given, following instructions)?



69. Is there another critical need related to students’ preparation for school and learning in your school district?


No Skip to question 71

Yes


70. Please list this other critical need related to students’ preparation for school and learning in your school district.


__________________________________________________________



If Elementary school district administrator, will automatically skip to question 83.


Secondary Reform


Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements.



Strongly disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Don’t Know

71. Improving secondary education is a critical issue in my school district (whether or not enough is being done to address it).


72. In my school district we currently need to do more to improve secondary education.



To improve secondary education, how critical is the need in your school district to . . .



Not at all critical

A little critical

Rather critical

Extremely critical

73. strengthen curriculum content?


74. increase academic requirements for graduation?


75. implement structural changes (e.g., reduce school size, change length of school day)?


  1. strengthen career technical education?


  1. increase postsecondary access and success?


  1. reduce dropouts and truancy?


  1. provide additional support to students to pass high school graduation tests?


  1. provide effective remediation materials and strategies?



81. Is there another critical need related to secondary school reform in your school district?


No Skip to question 83

Yes



82. Please list this other critical need related to secondary school reform in your school district.


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OPEN-ENDED QUESTION


83. Do you have any additional comments?


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Thank you for completing this survey!

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