Kindergarten Teacher Questionnaire

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Kindergarten Followup to the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey

Kindergarten Teacher Survey

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0970-0151. 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.

Dear Teacher,

Welcome to the Kindergarten Followup to the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES). We are asking you to participate because one or more children in your class are part of the FACES study. Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (MPR) is conducting FACES under contract with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The study is following a national sample of approximately 3,500 Head Start children and their families from the time they first enrolled in Head Start through the end of kindergarten.

To enhance the information we obtain by assessing the children and interviewing their parents, we would like you to complete this survey. It will take approximately 30 minutes of your time. The first part of the survey (the Kindergarten Teacher Survey) asks questions about your school, your class, and your teaching background and training. Completing this survey will take approximately 20 minutes of your time. The second part of the survey (the Teacher Child Report) asks questions about the social skills, problem behaviors, and approaches to learning that you have observed in each of the children in the study who are in your class. Completing this survey will take approximately 10 minutes of your time.

Your principal and school district have approved your participation in this study. Your participation in this survey is voluntary, and you may refuse to answer any questions. Your responses are confidential and will not be reported except as aggregate numbers.

If you have any questions, please call our toll-free number at 888-633-8349 or email us at [email protected]

Please return this questionnaire to MPR in the enclosed envelope.

Thank you.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

• Please answer each question carefully. There are no right and wrong answers.

• Please answer the following types of questions by filling in the square or placing an X in the square of the response that most closely matches your answer.

C orrect:     or    

• If you wish to change an answer, fill in the square or place an X for your preferred answer, and circle that preferred answer.

C orrect:     or    

CHILD VERIFICATION TABLE

INSTRUCTIONS: First, we would like to verify the FACES child or children who are in your class. Our records show the following FACES children are in your class. Please mark, in Column A whether each child is currently in your class, was in your class but has left, was never in your class (but you know the child) or is unknown to you. If the child was never in your class or you do not know him or her, please go to the next child.

If a child is in your class, please check one box in COLUMN B—either AM, PM, or FULL-DAY. Please also answer the second question (B1) to tell us how long the child has been in a class you are responsible for. If a child has moved from one of your classes to another during the year, but was in your class for the entire year, please check the box for the entire year.

	COLUMN A	COLUMN B
		CURRENTLY IN MY CLASS
Name of Child	This child…	AM	PM	FULL-DAY
	1  is currently in my class	1 	2 	3 
_________________________________	2  was in my class but has left (GO TO COLUMN C- see next page) 3  is not in my class, but I know him or her (GO TO COLUMN C- see next page) 4  was never in my class	B1. How long has this child been in your AM or PM or FULL‑DAY classroom this school year? MARK ONLY ONE 1  Entire school year 2  More than one semester but less than the entire school year 3  More than one quarter but less than one semester 4  Less than one quarter of the school year
Name of Child	This child…	AM	PM	FULL-DAY
	1  is currently in my class	1 	2 	3 
_________________________________	2  was in my class but has left (GO TO COLUMN C- see next page) 3  is not in my class, but I know him or her (GO TO COLUMN C- see next page) 4  was never in my class	B1. How long has this child been in your AM or PM or FULL‑DAY classroom this school year? MARK ONLY ONE 1  Entire school year 2  More than one semester but less than the entire school year 3  More than one quarter but less than one semester 4  Less than one quarter of the school year
Name of Child	This child…	AM	PM	FULL-DAY
	1  is currently in my class	1 	2 	3 
_________________________________	2  was in my class but has left (GO TO COLUMN C- see next page) 3  is not in my class, but I know him or her (GO TO COLUMN C- see next page) 4  was never in my class	B1. How long has this child been in your AM or PM or FULL‑DAY classroom this school year? MARK ONLY ONE 1  Entire school year 2  More than one semester but less than the entire school year 3  More than one quarter but less than one semester 4  Less than one quarter of the school year

If a listed child IS NOT IN YOUR CLASS, please check one box in COLUMN C to tell us as much as you can about where the child is – in another kindergarten in your school, in kindergarten in another school, or in some other program. Then please provide us with as much information as you can about the child’s new class or school so that we can contact them.

COLUMN C
NOT CURRENTLY IN MY CLASS
In another kindergarten in this school	In kindergarten in another school	In PreK or transitional kindergarten	Retuned to a Head Start program	Do not know where child currently is
4 	5 	6 	7 	8  GO TO NEXT CHILD
PLEASE PROVIDE CURRENT INFORMATION FOR THE CHILD DATE LEFT CLASS: | | | / | | | / | | | Month Day Year NAME OF SCHOOL CHILD NOW ATTENDS: d  Don’t Know NAME OF CHILD’S TEACHER: d  Don’t Know ADDRESS OF SCHOOL: d  Don’t Know
In another kindergarten in this school	In kindergarten in another school	In PreK or transitional kindergarten	Retuned to a Head Start program	Do not know where child currently is
4 	5 	6 	7 	8  GO TO NEXT CHILD
PLEASE PROVIDE CURRENT INFORMATION FOR THE CHILD DATE LEFT CLASS: | | | / | | | / | | | Month Day Year NAME OF SCHOOL CHILD NOW ATTENDS: d  Don’t Know NAME OF CHILD’S TEACHER: d  Don’t Know ADDRESS OF SCHOOL: d  Don’t Know
In another kindergarten in this school	In kindergarten in another school	In PreK or transitional kindergarten	Retuned to a Head Start program	Do not know where child currently is
4 	5 	6 	7 	8  GO TO NEXT CHILD
PLEASE PROVIDE CURRENT INFORMATION FOR THE CHILD DATE LEFT CLASS: | | | / | | | / | | | Month Day Year NAME OF SCHOOL CHILD NOW ATTENDS: d  Don’t Know NAME OF CHILD’S TEACHER: d  Don’t Know ADDRESS OF SCHOOL: d  Don’t Know

INSTRUCTIONS: First, we would like to verify the FACES child or children who are in your class. Our records show the following FACES children are in your class. Please mark, in Column A whether each child is currently in your class, was in your class but has left, was never in your class (but you know the child) or is unknown to you. If the child was never in your class or you do not know him or her, please go to the next child.

If a child is in your class, please check one box in COLUMN B—either AM, PM, or FULL-DAY. Please also answer the second question (B1) to tell us how long the child has been in a class you are responsible for. If a child has moved from one of your classes to another during the year, but was in your class for the entire year, please check the box for the entire year.

	COLUMN A	COLUMN B
		CURRENTLY IN MY CLASS
Name of Child	This child…	AM	PM	FULL-DAY
	1  is currently in my class	1 	2 	3 
_________________________________	2  was in my class but has left (GO TO COLUMN C- see next page) 3  is not in my class, but I know him or her (GO TO COLUMN C- see next page) 4  was never in my class	B1. How long has this child been in your AM or PM or FULL‑DAY classroom this school year? MARK ONLY ONE 1  Entire school year 2  More than one semester but less than the entire school year 3  More than one quarter but less than one semester 4  Less than one quarter of the school year
Name of Child	This child…	AM	PM	FULL-DAY
	1  is currently in my class	1 	2 	3 
_________________________________	2  was in my class but has left (GO TO COLUMN C- see next page) 3  is not in my class, but I know him or her (GO TO COLUMN C- see next page) 4  was never in my class	B1. How long has this child been in your AM or PM or FULL‑DAY classroom this school year? MARK ONLY ONE 1  Entire school year 2  More than one semester but less than the entire school year 3  More than one quarter but less than one semester 4  Less than one quarter of the school year
Name of Child	This child…	AM	PM	FULL-DAY
	1  is currently in my class	1 	2 	3 
_________________________________	2  was in my class but has left (GO TO COLUMN C- see next page) 3  is not in my class, but I know him or her (GO TO COLUMN C- see next page) 4  was never in my class	B1. How long has this child been in your AM or PM or FULL‑DAY classroom this school year? MARK ONLY ONE 1  Entire school year 2  More than one semester but less than the entire school year 3  More than one quarter but less than one semester 4  Less than one quarter of the school year

If a listed child IS NOT IN YOUR CLASS, please check one box in COLUMN C to tell us as much as you can about where the child is – in another kindergarten in your school, in kindergarten in another school, or in some other program. Then please provide us with as much information as you can about the child’s new class or school so that we can contact them.

COLUMN C
NOT CURRENTLY IN MY CLASS
In another kindergarten in this school	In kindergarten in another school	In PreK or transitional kindergarten	Retuned to a Head Start program	Do not know where child currently is
4 	5 	6 	7 	8  GO TO NEXT CHILD
PLEASE PROVIDE CURRENT INFORMATION FOR THE CHILD DATE LEFT CLASS: | | | / | | | / | | | Month Day Year NAME OF SCHOOL CHILD NOW ATTENDS: d  Don’t Know NAME OF CHILD’S TEACHER: d  Don’t Know ADDRESS OF SCHOOL: d  Don’t Know
In another kindergarten in this school	In kindergarten in another school	In PreK or transitional kindergarten	Retuned to a Head Start program	Do not know where child currently is
4 	5 	6 	7 	8  GO TO NEXT CHILD
PLEASE PROVIDE CURRENT INFORMATION FOR THE CHILD DATE LEFT CLASS: | | | / | | | / | | | Month Day Year NAME OF SCHOOL CHILD NOW ATTENDS: d  Don’t Know NAME OF CHILD’S TEACHER: d  Don’t Know ADDRESS OF SCHOOL: d  Don’t Know
In another kindergarten in this school	In kindergarten in another school	In PreK or transitional kindergarten	Retuned to a Head Start program	Do not know where child currently is
4 	5 	6 	7 	8  GO TO NEXT CHILD
PLEASE PROVIDE CURRENT INFORMATION FOR THE CHILD DATE LEFT CLASS: | | | / | | | / | | | Month Day Year NAME OF SCHOOL CHILD NOW ATTENDS: d  Don’t Know NAME OF CHILD’S TEACHER: d  Don’t Know ADDRESS OF SCHOOL: d  Don’t Know

The following questions are about your school.

A1. Is this a public or private school?

1 ¨ Public

2 ¨ Private GO TO A3

A2. Is this public school a . . .

	MARK EACH ITEM “YES” OR “NO”
	Yes	No
a. Regular public school (do not include a magnet school or school of choice)	1 ¨	0 ¨
b. School with a magnet program (e.g., science/math school, foreign language immersion school)	1 ¨	0 ¨
c. School of choice (charter school, open enrollment, non-specialized curriculum)	1 ¨	0 ¨
d. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) or tribal school	1 ¨	0 ¨
e. Special Education school (primarily serves children with disabilities)	1 ¨	0 ¨

GO TO A4

A3. Is this private school a . . .

	MARK EACH ITEM “YES” OR “NO”
	Yes	No
a. Catholic school	1 ¨	0 ¨
b. Private school not accredited by National Association of Independent Schools	1 ¨	0 ¨
c. Private school accredited by National Association of Independent Schools	1 ¨	0 ¨
d. Special Education school (primarily serves children with disabilities)	1 ¨	0 ¨

A4. What is the highest grade taught at this school?

MARK ONLY ONE

1  Transitional kindergarten (pre-kindergarten)

2  Kindergarten

3  Pre-first grade (after kindergarten)

4  1st grade

5  2nd grade

6  3rd grade

7  4th grade

8  5th grade

9  6th grade

10  7th grade

11  8th grade

12  9th grade

13  10th grade

14  11th grade

15  12th grade

A5. Approximately how many students are currently enrolled in this school? If you are not sure, please provide an approximate number.

| |,| | | | NUMBER

A6. Approximately how many students are currently enrolled in kindergarten in this school? Please include all children who are taught by you and other kindergarten teachers. If you are not sure, please provide an approximate number.

| |,| | | | NUMBER

A7. In some schools, special efforts are being made to make the transition into kindergarten less difficult for children. Which of the following are done in your school?

	MARK EACH ITEM “YES” OR “NO
	Yes	No
a. I (or someone at the school) phone or send home information about the kindergarten programs to parents	1 ¨	0 ¨
b. Preschoolers spend some time in the kindergarten classroom	1 ¨	0 ¨
c. The school days are shortened at the beginning of the school year	1 ¨	0 ¨
d. Parents and children visit kindergarten prior to the start of the school year	1 ¨	0 ¨
e. I (or another teacher) visit the homes of the children at the beginning of the school year	1 ¨	0 ¨
f. Parents come to the school for orientation prior to the start of the school year	1 ¨	0 ¨
g. Other transition activities (Please describe)	1 ¨	0 ¨

A8. Which of the following statements describe your school’s grade retention practices or policies?

	MARK ONE BOX ON EACH LINE
	TRUE	FALSE
a. Children can be retained at any grade	1 	0 
b. Children can be retained in kindergarten	1 	0 

The following section is about your class.

Please only complete the columns for classes with children in the study. For example, if you teach both an AM and PM class, but only have children from the FACES study in your AM class, you only need to answer for your AM class. Please start by putting a check in the columns you will complete.

If you teach both an AM and PM class and have children from the FACES study in both classes, you will need to answer for both classes.

B0. I have FACES children in my….	AM CLASS ¨ 1	PM CLASS ¨ 2	FULL-DAY CLASS ¨ 3
B1. Approximately how many students are currently enrolled in this class?	| | | STUDENTS	| | | STUDENTS	| | | STUDENTS
B2a. How many days a week does this class meet?	| | | DAYS EACH WEEK	| | | DAYS EACH WEEK	| | | DAYS EACH WEEK
B2b. How many hours a week does this class meet?	| | | HOURS A WEEK	| | | HOURS A WEEK	| | | HOURS A WEEK
B3. How many children currently enrolled in this class are…
a. American Indian or Alaskan Native	| | |	| | |	| | |
b. Asian or Pacific Islander	| | |	| | |	| | |
c. Black, non-Hispanic	| | |	| | |	| | |
d. Hispanic	| | |	| | |	| | |
e. White, non-Hispanic	| | |	| | |	| | |
B4. How many children with limited English proficiency (LEP) are there in this classroom? (LEP children are children whose native language is not English and whose skills in listening, speaking, reading, or writing English are such that they have difficulty understanding school instruction in English.)	| | | CHILDREN	| | | CHILDREN	| | | CHILDREN
B5. How many children who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or breakfast are there in this class?	| | | CHILDREN	| | | CHILDREN	| | | CHILDREN

Please only complete the columns for classes with children in the study.

	AM CLASS ¨ 1	PM CLASS ¨ 2	FULL-DAY CLASS ¨ 3
B6. How many paid assistants or co‑/team teachers do you have in this class in a typical week?	| | | PAID ASSISTANTS OR CO‑/TEAM TEACHERS	| | | PAID ASSISTANTS OR CO‑/TEAM TEACHERS	| | | PAID ASSISTANTS OR CO‑/TEAM TEACHERS
B7. On average, how many hours per week is there at least one paid assistant or co-/team-teacher with you in this class?	| | | HOURS PER WEEK	| | | HOURS PER WEEK	| | | HOURS PER WEEK
B8. How many adult volunteer assistants to you have in this class in a typical week?	| | | ADULT VOLUNTEER ASSISTANTS	| | | ADULT VOLUNTEER ASSISTANTS	| | | ADULT VOLUNTEER ASSISTANTS
B9. On average, how many hours per week all together do adult volunteer assistants spend in this class?	| | | HOURS PER WEEK	| | | HOURS PER WEEK	| | | HOURS PER WEEK
B10. What languages are used for instruction in this class by you or another teacher? PLEASE MARK ALL THAT APPLY.	1  English 2  Spanish 3  Vietnamese 4  Chinese 5  Cambodian (Khmer) 6  Hmong 7  Japanese 8  Korean 9  Haitian Creole 10  Arabic 11  Other (Please specify)	1  English 2  Spanish 3  Vietnamese 4  Chinese 5  Cambodian (Khmer) 6  Hmong 7  Japanese 8  Korean 9  Haitian Creole 10  Arabic 11  Other (Please specify)	1  English 2  Spanish 3  Vietnamese 4  Chinese 5  Cambodian (Khmer) 6  Hmong 7  Japanese 8  Korean 9  Haitian Creole 10  Arabic 11  Other (Please specify)
B11. At this point in the kindergarten year, how would you rate the behavior of children in this class? Would you say . . .	1  The group misbehaves very frequently and is almost always difficult to handle, 2  The group misbehaves frequently and is often difficult to handle, 3  The group misbehaves occasionally, 4  The group behaves well, or 5  The group behaves exceptionally well?	1  The group misbehaves very frequently and is almost always difficult to handle, 2  The group misbehaves frequently and is often difficult to handle, 3  The group misbehaves occasionally, 4  The group behaves well, or 5  The group behaves exceptionally well?	1  The group misbehaves very frequently and is almost always difficult to handle, 2  The group misbehaves frequently and is often difficult to handle, 3  The group misbehaves occasionally, 4  The group behaves well, or 5  The group behaves exceptionally well?

The next section is about activities in your class or classes.

If you teach more than one class, consider all classes when marking your responses.

C1. How often do children in your class(es) usually work on lessons or projects in the following general topic areas, whether as a whole class, in small groups, or in individualized arrangements?

	MARK ONE BOX ON EACH LINE
	Never	Less Than Once a Week	1-2 Times a Week	3-4 Times a Week	Daily
a. Reading and language arts	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨
b. Mathematics	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨
c. Social studies	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨
d. Science	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨

C2. How much time do children in your class(es) usually work on lessons or projects in these general topic areas, whether as a whole class, in small groups, or in individualized arrangements?

If you teach more than one class, consider all classes when marking your responses.

	MARK ONE BOX ON EACH LINE
	1-30 Minutes a Day	31-60 Minutes a Day	61-90 Minutes a Day	More Than 90 Minutes a Day
a. Reading and language arts	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨
b. Mathematics	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨
c. Social studies	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨
d. Science	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨

C3. How often do children in your class(es) do each of the following reading and language activities? Would you say never, about once a month or less, two or three times a month, once or twice a week, three or four times a week, or every day?

If you teach more than one class, consider all classes when marking your responses.

	MARK ONE BOX ON EACH LINE
	Never	Once a Month or Less	Two or Three Times a Month	Once or Twice a Week	Three or Four Times a Week	Every Day
a. Work on learning the names of the letters	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨
b. Practice writing the letters of the alphabet	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨
c. Discuss new words	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨
d. Work on phonics	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨
e Listen to you read stories where they see the print (e.g., Big Books)	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨
f. Listen to you read stories but they don’t see the print	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨
g. Retell stories	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨
h. Learn about conventions of print (left to right orientation, book holding)	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨
i. Write own name	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨
j. Learn about rhyming words and word families	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨
k. Learn about common prepositions, such as over an under, up and down	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨

C4. How often do children in your class(es) do each of the following math activities? Would you say never, about once a month or less, two or three times a month, once or twice a week, three or four times a week, or every day?

If you teach more than one class, consider all classes when marking your responses.

	MARK ONE BOX ON EACH LINE
	Never	Once a Month or Less	Two or Three Times a Month	Once or Twice a Week	Three or Four Times a Week	Every Day
a. Count out loud	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨
b. Work with geometric manipulatives	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨
c. Work with counting manipulatives to learn basic operations	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨
d. Play math-related games	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨
e. Work with rulers, measuring cups, spoons, or other measuring instruments	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨
f. Engage in calendar-related activities	1 ¨	2 ¨	3 ¨	4 ¨	5 ¨	6 ¨

C5. Does your classroom have the following interest areas or centers for activities?

If you teach more than one class, consider all classes when marking your responses.

	MARK EACH ITEM “YES” OR “NO”
	Yes	No
a. Reading area with books	1 ¨	0 ¨
b. Listening center	1 ¨	0 ¨
c. Writing center or area	1 ¨	0 ¨
d. Pocket chart or flannel board	1 ¨	0 ¨
e. Math area with manipulatives	1 ¨	0 ¨
f. Area for playing with puzzles and blocks (Legos, etc.)	1 ¨	0 ¨
g. Water or sand table	1 ¨	0 ¨
h. Computer area	1 ¨	0 ¨
i. Science or nature area with manipulatives	1 ¨	0 ¨
j. Dramatic play area or corner	1 ¨	0 ¨
k. Art area	1 ¨	0 ¨

C6. How many times each week do children in your class(es) usually have physical education?

If you teach more than one class, consider all classes when marking your responses.

1  Never GO TO C8

2  Less than once a week

3  1 or 2 times a week

4  3 or 4 times a week

5  Daily

C7. How much time each day do children in your class(es) usually spend when they participate in physical education?

If you teach more than one class, consider all classes when marking your responses.

1  1-15 minutes per day

2  16-30 minutes per day

3  31-60 minutes per day

4  More than 60 minutes per day

C8. In a typical day, how much time does your class(es) spend in recess?

If you teach more than one class, consider all classes when marking your responses.

1  Do not have recess

2  1-15 minutes per day

3  16-30 minutes per day

4  31-45 minutes per day

5  More than 45 minutes per day

The last section of the Kindergarten Teacher Survey is about your teaching background and training.

D1. What is your gender?

1  Male

2  Female

D2. In what year were you born?

19 | | |

D3. Are you of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin?

1  Yes

0  No GO TO D5

D4. Which one of these best describes you?

1  Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano,

2  Puerto Rican,

3  Cuban, or

4  Another Spanish/Hispanic/Latino group?

r  Refused

D5. What is your race? YOU MAY NAME MORE THAN ONE IF YOU LIKE.

1  White

2  Black or African American

3  American Indian or Alaska Native

4  Asian Indian

5  Chinese

6  Filipino

7  Japanese

8  Korean

9  Vietnamese

10  Asian (not further specified)

11  Native Hawaiian

12  Guamanian or Chamorro

13  Samoan

14  Other Pacific Islander (Please specify)

r  Refused

D6. Counting this school year, how many years have you been a school teacher, including as a part-time teacher?

| | | YEARS

D7. Counting this school year, how many years have you taught this grade, including as a part‑time teacher?

| | | YEARS

D8. Counting this school year, how many years have you taught in your current school, including as a part‑time teacher? ENTER THE NUMBER OF YEARS TO THE NEAREST HALF YEAR (FOR EXAMPLE, 2.5, 3.5).

| | |.| | YEARS

D9. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

MARK ONLY ONE

1  High school diploma or GED

2  Associate’s degree

3  Bachelor’s degree

4  At least one year of course work beyond a

Bachelor’s but not a graduate degree

5  Master’s degree

6  Education specialist or professional diploma

based on at least one year of course work

past a Master’s degree level

7  Doctorate

8  Other (Please specify)

D10. How many college courses have you completed in the following areas?

	MARK ONE NUMBER ON EACH LINE
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6+
a. Early childhood education	0 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 
b. Elementary education	0 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 
c. Special education	0 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 
d. English as a Second Language (ESL)	0 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 
e. Child development	0 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 
f. Methods of teaching reading	0 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 
g. Methods of teaching mathematics	0 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 
h. Methods of teaching science	0 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 

D11. What type of teaching certificate do you have?

mark only one

1  None

2  Temporary, probational, provisional, or emergency certification

3  Certificate for completion of an alternative certification program

4  Regular or standard state certificate

5  Advanced professional certificate

D12. In what field did you obtain your highest degree?

mark only one

1  Child development or developmental psychology

2  Early childhood education

3  Elementary education

4  Special education

5  Other field (Please specify)

D13. Date questionnaire completed:

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Month Day Year

Thank you for completing the Kindergarten Teacher Survey. The second part of the survey (the Teacher Child Report) asks questions about the social skills, problem behaviors, and approaches to learning that you have observed in each of the children in the study who are in your class. Please complete one Teacher Child Report for each child. If you have a survey for a child who is not in your class, please check the box on the cover of the survey for that child that tells us you will not be providing information for that child.

Prepared by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. KINDERGARTEN TEACHER SURVEY

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