LEA District Survey and Poll - Appendix B and D

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APPENDIX D

Integrated Evaluation of ARRA Funding, Implementation and Outcomes

District Poll

Fall 2011

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Option 1. Guidance LEAs received concerning how to spend ARRA funds

Use the following chart to indicate (a) whether or not your LEA received the specific type of guidance - concerning how to spend funds provided by ARRA programs – that is described and if so (b) rate the usefulness of the guidance to date.

Focus of SEA Guidance	Guidance Received (Check One in Each Row)			Usefulness of Guidance (Check One in Each Row)
No	Don’t know	Yes Not Useful		A Good Start	Very Useful
Written guidance from the U.S. Department of Education focused on how to spend:
Supplemental ARRA IDEA funds
Supplemental ARRA Title I funds
SFSF funds
Race to The Top funds
Written guidance from your state focused on how to spend:
Supplemental ARRA IDEA funds
Supplemental ARRA Title I funds
SFSF funds
Race to The Top funds
In person guidance (i.e. workshop or other meetings) from the U.S. Department of Education focused on how to spend:
Supplemental IDEA funds
Supplemental Title I funds
SFSF funds
Race to The Top funds
In person guidance (i.e. workshop or other meetings) from your state focused on how to spend:
Supplemental IDEA funds
Supplemental Title I funds
SFSF funds
Race to The Top funds

Option 2. District needs for technical assistance and staff training

Districts may require a variety of assistance to carry out ARRA reforms. For each of the reforms listed below, indicate (a) whether it is part of your district reform agenda for the 2011-2012 school year and (b) for those reforms included in the agenda, indicate the extent to which your district has a need for technical assistance and staff training to aid in carrying out reform.

Option 3. Technical Assistance and Staff Training LEAs Received

Districts may receive technical assistance and staff training (i.e., support) from a variety of sources, to help carry out ARRA reforms. For each support type listed, indicate (a) whether your district received the support during the 2010-2011 school year and if so (b) indicate the degree to which the support was useful.

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Option 4. District Partnerships to Support Education Reforms

Districts may engage a variety of partners to assist in implementing education reforms. This brief survey asks about your district’s current (2011-2012) partnerships.

Question 1

Part A: Check the box if your district has a formal partnership focused on the reform activity listed.

Part B: If you checked column A, indicate whom you have formal partnerships with by checking all that apply.

Part C: If you checked column A, indicate if the partner’s work is paid for, at least in part, with ARRA funds.

Focus of Reform Activity	A: Formal Partnership	B: Type of partnering organization (Check all that apply)					C: ARRA Funds
		College or University	Foundation	Federally -Funded Organization	For-Profit Vendor	Other
Implementation of state content standards
Implementation of assessments and use of assessment data
Adopting new curricula and related instructional materials
Evaluating educator effectiveness
Establishing differentiated educator compensation systems
Improving Low-Performing Schools
Development and use of data Systems
Assessing district needs and establishing reform priorities

Question 2

For each partnership listed below indicate (a) how satisfied you have been with the quality of the work and (b) how satisfied you have been with the utility of the partnership in meeting your district’s needs.

Each partnership indicated will be piped into this grid:	Satisfaction with Quality			Satisfaction with Utility
	Very Satisfied	Satisfied	Not Satisfied	Very Satisfied	Satisfied	Not Satisfied
<Foundation> partnership focused on <State content standards and district application>
<For-profit vendor> partnership focused on <Assessments and use of assessment data>