National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Pilot Test 2014-15

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION National Center for Education Statistics

OMB No. 1850-XXXX: Approval Expires xx/xx/201x Conducted by: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

SCHOOL QUESTIONNAIRE

NATIONAL TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL SURVEY

2013-14 SCHOOL YEAR

(Please correct any errors in name, address, and ZIP Code.)

THIS SURVEY HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY:

TO BE DETERMINED

This survey is authorized by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 20 U.S. Code §9541(b) and §9543(a). The results will only be produced as statistical summaries.

DEAR PRINCIPAL:

The National Teacher and Principal Survey is the largest sample survey of America's elementary and secondary schools. Your participation is important. Below are answers to some general questions.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS SURVEY?

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information about schools, such as staffing patterns, student characteristics, and programs and services offered.

WHO IS CONDUCTING THIS SURVEY?

The U.S. Census Bureau is conducting this survey for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education.

WHY SHOULD YOU PARTICIPATE IN THIS SURVEY?

Policymakers and educational leaders rely on data from this survey to inform their decisions concerning K-12 schools. Because it is a sample survey, your responses represent the responses of many. Higher response rates give us confidence that the findings are accurate.

WILL YOUR RESPONSES BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL?

Your responses are protected from disclosure by federal statute (20 U.S.C., §9573). All responses that relate to or describe identifiable characteristics of individuals may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any other purpose, unless otherwise compelled by law.

HOW WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE REPORTED?

The information you provide will be combined with the information provided by others in statistical reports. No individually-identifiable data will be included in the statistical reports.

WHERE SHOULD YOU MAIL YOUR COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE?

Please return your completed questionnaire in the enclosed pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope or mail it to:

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

ATTN: DCB/PCSPU, BUILDING 61G

1201 E. 10TH STREET

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN 47132-0001

WE HOPE YOU WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS VOLUNTARY SURVEY.

SINCERELY,

JOHN Q. EASTON

ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS

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² No

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² No

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² No

a. Please do not write any comments by the answer boxes.

b. If you are unsure about how to answer a question, please give the best answer you can rather than leaving it blank.

c. If you have any questions, call the U.S. Census Bureau at 1-866-208-7437. Someone will be available to take your call Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The U.S. Census Bureau is also available to answer your questions via e-mail at: [email protected].

Grades K-12 and comparable ungraded levels. This survey focuses on schools offering any of grades K-12 or comparable ungraded levels at the elementary or secondary level. The term “ungraded levels” refers to schools that classify students by an alternative means other than particular grade levels (e.g., Kindergarten, 1^st grade, 2^nd grade, etc.).

YOUR COMMENTS

Paperwork Burden Statement

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 voluntary information collection is 1850-0803. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 22 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, suggestions for improving this collection, or comments or concerns about the contents or the status of your individual submission of this questionnaire please e-mail: [email protected], or write directly to: National Teacher and Principal Survey, National Center for Education Statistics, 1990 K Street, N.W., #9018,Washington, DC 20006.

1 GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SCHOOL

Please report for the school listed on the cover.

1-1. Does this school offer the following grades?

Please mark (X) Yes or No for each grade level.

Prekindergarten	1 Yes 2 No
Kindergarten	1 Yes 2 No
1st	1 Yes 2 No
2nd	1 Yes 2 No
3rd	1 Yes 2 No
4th	1 Yes 2 No
5th	1 Yes 2 No
6th	1 Yes 2 No
7th	1 Yes 2 No
8th	1 Yes 2 No
9th	1 Yes 2 No
10th	1 Yes 2 No
11th	1 Yes 2 No
12th	1 Yes 2 No
Ungraded	1 Yes 2 No

1-2. Excluding prekindergarten, postsecondary, and adult education students, around the first of October, how many students were enrolled in this school?

	,				Students

1-3. For this school year (2013-14), what is the Average Daily Attendance (ADA) percentage at this school?

Round to the nearest whole PERCENT.

			Percent

1-4. What is the official start and end time for MOST students at this school?

If the start and end times vary by day, record the start and end time for the longest day of the week.

Do not include pre-k or transitional first grade programs.

Start time			:

End time			:

1-5. How many days are in the school YEAR for students in this school?

			Days per school YEAR

1-6a. Does this school currently have any students enrolled in kindergarten?

Please include regular kindergarten as well as transitional (or readiness) kindergarten and transitional first
(or prefirst) grade students, if enrolled.

¹ Yes

GO TO item 1-7 below.

² No 

b.	How long is the school day for a kindergarten, transitional kindergarten, or transitional first grade student? Mark (X) only one box.

¹ Full day (4 hours or more per day)

² Half day (less than 4 hours per day)

³ Both full-day and half-day programs are offered

c.	How many days per week does a kindergarten, transitional kindergarten, or transitional first grade student attend? If the number of days per week varies (e.g., some students attend 3 days per week and some attend 5 days per week), record the most days that a student would attend in a week.

		Days per week

1-7. Does this school have a library media center?

(A library media center is an organized collection of printed and/or audiovisual and/or computer resources which is administered as a unit, is located in a designated place or places, and makes resources and services available to students, teachers, and administrators. A library media center may be called a school library, media center, resource center, information center, instructional materials center, learning resource center, or any other similar name.)

¹ Yes

² No

1-8a. Does this school offer any courses that are taught entirely online?

¹ Yes

GO TO item 1-9 below.

² No 

b.	Among all the courses you offer at this school, about how many of the courses are entirely online?

Mark (X) only one box.

¹ One or a few courses

² Some courses but less than half

³ About half

⁴ A majority

⁵ All courses

c.	Are any of the online course(s) offered at this school designed by staff at this school or district?

¹ Yes

² No

1-9. Does this school offer any courses that use live video of an instructor in another location?

¹ Yes

² No

1-10. Does this school offer any courses that use pre-recorded video of an instructor in another location?

¹ Yes

² No

1-11. Does this school offer any courses that use instructional software that adjusts the level of instruction to an individual student’s performance?

¹ Yes

² No

1-12. Are the following programs or services currently available AT THIS SCHOOL for students in any of grades K-12 or comparable ungraded levels, regardless of funding source?

a.	Before-school or after-school program providing instruction beyond the normal school day for students who need academic assistance

¹ Yes

² No

b.	Before-school or after-school program providing instruction beyond the normal school day for students who seek academic advancement or enrichment

¹ Yes

² No

1-12. Continued –

c.	Before-school or after-school day care programs

¹ Yes

² No

1-13. Does this school have instruction specifically designed to address the needs of students with limited-English proficiency, also known as English-language learners (ELLs)?

¹ Yes

² No

1-14. Does THIS school help students access the following services because the students are in economic need?

a.	Medical, dental, or vision care BEYOND routine screenings and what is provided by a school nurse

¹ Yes

² No

b.

Clothes

¹ Yes

² No

c.	Meals after school or on weekends

¹ Yes

² No

YOUR COMMENTS

2 STAFFING

For all teacher counts in 2-1 and 2-2:

INCLUDE these types of teachers:

• Regular classroom teachers

• Special area or resource teachers (e.g., special education, Title I, art, music, physical

• education)

• Long-term substitute teachers

INCLUDE as part-time teachers:

• Itinerant teachers who teach part-time at this school

• Teachers who are shared with other schools

• Employees reported in other items of this section if they also have a part-time teaching

assignment at this school

DO NOT INCLUDE:

• Student teachers

• Short-term substitute teachers

• Teachers who teach ONLY prekindergarten or adult education

2-1. Around the first of October, how many TEACHERS held full-time or part-time positions or assignments in this school?

If none, please mark (X) the box.

a.

Full-time

None or
				Full-time teachers

b.

Part-time

None or
				Part-time teachers

c.	TOTAL number of full- and part-time teachers

			Total teachers

2-2. Of the full-time and part-time TEACHERS in this school around the first of October, how many were –

If none, please mark (X) the box.

Please only include each teacher in one category below so none are double-counted.

a.	Hispanic or Latino, regardless of race?

None or
				Teachers

b.	White, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

None or
				Teachers

c.	Black or African American, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

None or
				Teachers

d.	Asian, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

None or
				Teachers

e.	Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

None or
				Teachers

f.	American Indian or Alaska Native, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

None or
				Teachers

g.	Two or more races, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

None or
				Teachers

NOTE: Sum of entries in items 2-2a-g should be equal to entry in item 2-1c.

2-3. Around the first of October, how many STAFF held full-time or part-time positions or assignments in this school in each of the following categories?

Employees shared with other schools or the district office should be counted as part-time employees.

Employees who hold more than one position in this school should be counted as part-time staff for each position held.

FOR EXAMPLE: If your school’s vice principal also serves as a data coach, you would count this person as 1 part-time vice principal (item b) and 1 part-time data coach (item k), even if this person works full-time across the two positions.

If no FULL-TIME staff members exist, please mark (X) the "None" box under FULL-TIME.

If no PART-TIME staff members exist, please mark (X) the "None" box under PART-TIME.

If no full-time or part-time staff members exist, please mark (X) the "None" boxes under BOTH full-time AND part-time.

FULL-TIME

PART-TIME

a.

Principals

None

None

b.

Vice principals and assistant principals

None

None

c.

Instructional coordinators and supervisors, such as curriculum specialists

None

None

d.

Librarians or library media specialists

None

None

e.

School/guidance counselors, excluding psychologists and social workers

None

None

f.

Student support services professional staff

(1) Nurses

None

None

(2) Social workers

None

None

(3) Psychologists

None

None

(4) Speech therapists or pathologists

None

None

(5) Other professional staff

None

None

Continued – Around the first of October, how many STAFF held full-time or part-time positions or assignments in this school in each of the following categories?

FULL-TIME

PART-TIME

g.

Aides

(1) Regular Title I aides

None

None

(2) English as a Second Language (ESL) or bilingual teacher aides

None

None

(3) Special education instructional aides

None

None

(4) Special education non-instructional aides

None

None

(5) Library media center instructional aides

None

None

(6) Library media center non- instructional aides

None

None

(7) Other classroom instructional aides

None

None

(8) Other non-instructional aides

None

None

h.

Secretaries and other clerical support staff

None

None

i.

Food service personnel

None

None

j.

Custodial and maintenance personnel

None

None

k.

Data coaches or data coordinators

None

None

l.

Technology specialists

None

None

m.

Security guards or security personnel (not law enforcement)

None

None

n.

School Resource Officers (include all career law enforcement officers with arrest authority, who have specialized training and are assigned to work in collaboration with school organizations)

None

None

o.

Sworn law enforcement officers who are not School Resource Officers

None

None

p.

Other employees not reported above

None

None

2-4a. Do any of the teachers or staff have the following specialist assignments in this school?

(A specialist works with students.)

(1)	Reading specialist

¹ Yes

² No

(2)	Math specialist

¹ Yes

² No

(3)	Science specialist

¹ Yes

² No

b. Do any of the teachers or staff have the following coaching assignments in this school?

(A coach works with teachers. Coaching includes observing lessons, providing feedback, and demonstrating teaching strategies.)

(1)	Reading coach

¹ Yes

² No

(2)	Math coach

¹ Yes

² No

(3)	Science coach

¹ Yes

² No

(4)	General instructional/Not subject specific coach

¹ Yes

² No

2-5a. For THIS school year (2013-14), were there teaching vacancies in this school, that is, teaching positions for which teachers were recruited and interviewed by this school’s hiring authority?

Please include teaching positions that were vacant for the 2013-14 school year and that may or may not have been filled before the start of the 2013-14 school year.

Do not include vacancies for teachers who teach ONLY prekindergarten or adult education.

¹ Yes

GO TO item 2-6a on page 14.

² No 

(b)	How easy or difficult was it to fill the vacancies for this school year in each of the following fields?

		Mark (X) one box on each line.
		This position is not offered in this school	No vacancy in this field this school year	Easy	Somewhat difficult	Very difficult	Could not fill the vacancy
(1)	General elementary	1	2	3	4	5	6
(2)	Special education	1	2	3	4	5	6
(3)	English or language arts	1	2	3	4	5	6
(4)	Social studies	1	2	3	4	5	6
(5)	Computer science	1	2	3	4	5	6
(6)	Mathematics	1	2	3	4	5	6
(7)	Biology or life sciences	1	2	3	4	5	6
(8)	Physical sciences (e.g., chemistry, physics, earth sciences)	1	2	3	4	5	6
(9)	English as a Second Language (ESL) or bilingual education	1	2	3	4	5	6
(10)	Foreign languages	1	2	3	4	5	6
(11)	Music or art	1	2	3	4	5	6
(12)	Career or technical education	1	2	3	4	5	6
(13)	Other	1	2	3	4	5	6

2-6a. Around the first of October, how many teachers were newly hired by this school?

(Newly hired teachers are teachers not employed in this school last school year as teachers.)

Do not include newly hired teachers who teach ONLY prekindergarten or adult education.

Record HEAD COUNTS, not FTEs (full-time equivalent).

If none, please mark (X) the box.

GO TO Section 3 on page 15.

None 

		Teachers

b.	Of those newly hired teachers, how many were in their first year of teaching?

Record HEAD COUNTS, not FTEs (full-time equivalent).

If none, please mark (X) the box.

None or
			Teachers

YOUR COMMENTS

3 COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENTS

3-1. Does this school grant high school diplomas?

Do NOT include vocational certificates, certificates of attendance, or certificates of completion.

¹ Yes

_{GO TO S}ection 4 on page 16.

² No 

3-2. For high school graduates of the class of 2014, does this school or district have a community service requirement for a standard diploma?

¹ Yes

_{GO TO S}ection 4 on page 16.

² No 

3-3. What is the minimum number of community service hours required of the high school graduates in the class of 2014?

			Hours

YOUR COMMENTS

4 CHARTER SCHOOL INFORMATION

4-1. Is this school a public CHARTER school?

(A charter school is a public school that, in accordance with an enabling state statute, has been granted a charter exempting it from selected state or local rules and regulations. A charter school may be a newly created school or it may previously have been a public or private school.)

¹ Yes

GO TO Section 5 on page 17.

² No 

4-2. Which of the following best describes the origin of this public charter school?

¹ A converted public school

² A converted Bureau of Indian Education-funded school

³ A converted private school

⁴ A school originally established as a charter

4-3. Which of the following best describes the governance structure of this public charter school?

¹ An independent or stand-alone charter school

² Part of a non-profit charter management organization or network of schools that are managed by a central agency

³ Part of a for-profit charter management organization or network of schools that are managed by a central agency

⁴ Part of a traditional public school district

⁵ Other - Please describe

YOUR COMMENTS

5 CONTACT INFORMATION

5-1. What is the name of the person who completed most of this questionnaire?

5-2. What is his or her job title?

5-3. What is his or her telephone number?

AREA CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER

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5-4. What is his or her work e-mail address?

5-5. Please enter the date you completed this questionnaire.

Report month as a number, that is, 01 for January, 02 for February, etc.

						2	0	1
MONTH			DAY			YEAR

5-6. Please indicate how much time it took you to complete this form, not counting interruptions.

Please record the time in minutes, e.g., 50 minutes, 65 minutes, etc.

			Minutes

YOUR COMMENTS

Thank you very much for your participation

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