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APPENDIX E
6. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENT SURVEY
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. The US Department of Education
supports 22 Comprehensive Technical Assistance Centers to help increase State Education
Agencies’ capacity to assist districts and schools in meeting student achievement goals. As part
of an external evaluation of the national Comprehensive Centers program, IMPAQ International
is surveying recipients of technical assistance like you about your experience with the program
and related capacity‐building outcomes. Your responses will help assess outcomes and inform
improvement of the Comprehensive Centers program.
The focus of this survey is on technical assistance in two areas identified by the Department of
Education as priorities:
1. Identifying, recruiting, developing, and retaining highly effective teachers and leaders
2. Ensuring school readiness and success of preschool‐age children and their successful
transition to kindergarten.
The survey should take no more than 15 minutes to complete.
Information collected for this study comes under the confidentiality and data protection
requirements of the Institute of Education Sciences (The Education Sciences Reform Act of
2002, Title I, Part E, Section 183). Responses to this data collection will be used only for
research purposes. The reports prepared for this study from the survey findings will
be summarized and aggregated and should not associate responses with a specific district,
school, or individual. However, respondents’ roles and the CC they work with may be identified
in the report, which may lead to individuals’ being identified. Other than this situation that we
have made respondents aware of, we will not provide information that identifies you to anyone
outside the study team, except as required by law.
This survey is voluntary. You can decide not to participate, or you can discontinue participation
at any time without consequence. You do not have to answer any questions you do not want
to, but we encourage you to answer as many as you can.
If you have any questions, please contact Michaela Gulemetova at 443‐367‐0088 extension
2335 or [email protected].
Thank you for your help!
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According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, persons are not required to respond to this collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number and expiration date. Responding to this
interview is voluntary. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 15
minutes per response. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
information to XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX at [email protected].
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Technical assistance from [Center]
1. To what extent do you agree with the following statements about your relationship with
the [Center]? (Select ONE response in each row)
Neither
Strongly
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Disagree
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assistance in timely manner.
Next, we will ask you questions about specific technical assistance (TA) you have received
during the last 12 months in the Department of Education’s priority areas related to Identifying,
recruiting, developing, and retaining highly effective teachers and leaders (great teachers and
leaders) and ensuring the school readiness and success of preschool‐age children and their
successful transition to kindergarten (early childhood learning).
2. Have you personally received the any of following specific TA from [Center or Centers]
during the last 12 months? (Select ONE response in each row)
Yes
No
Don’t know
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e. Lit review #5
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f. Toolkit #6
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g. Other (Please specify)___________
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3. To what extent do you agree with the following statements about the technical assistance
(TA) you received from [Center] during the last 12 months? (Select ONE response in each
row)
Neither
Strongly
Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly
Disagree
Nor Agree
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a. Overall, the TA content
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c. Overall, the TA was
relevant to my work.
d. Overall, the TA was
useful.
Disagree
Neither
Disagree
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4. After receiving technical assistance last year, have you engaged in any of the following
activities? (Check ALL that apply)
⃝ a. Reviewed the materials/resources/handouts provided by the [Center]
⃝ b. Looked up references provided by the [Center]
⃝ c. Researched additional materials on the topic
⃝ d. Used the information in drafting internal memos/plans/reports
⃝ e. Used the information in developing new processes/projects/programs
⃝ f. Used the information to overcome a barrier or challenge
⃝ g. Made recommendations to SEA leadership or staff
⃝ h. Other:_____________
⃝ i. I have not yet engaged in any activities related to the TA, but have made plans to do
so
⃝ j. No, I have not engaged in any activities related to the TA I received from the [Center]
5. Have you discussed the information you received through the TA with any of the
following? (Check ALL that apply)
⃝ a. [Center] staff/event organizers
⃝ b. Other technical assistance recipients from outside our organization (e.g., other SEAs)
⃝ c. LEA staff
⃝ d. Other staff within your organization
⃝ e. Other:_____________
⃝ f. No, I have not discussed the information
6. To what extent do you agree that the technical assistance you received during last 12
months helped you in the following ways? (Select ONE response in each row)
To what extent did the TA you
To some To a great
Not
Not at all Very little
received help you….
extent
extent
Applicable
a. Solve a problem?
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b. Access the information
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you wanted?
c. Increase your knowledge
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topic?
d. Identify additional
training events, webinars,
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and seminars of interest?
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e. Build collaborations with
professional experts
outside your
organization?
f. Access useful information
or ideas from other
states?
g. Learn about or obtain
new tools that you can
use in your work?
h. Learn new strategies that
you can use in your work?
i. Perform your job in a
more informed and
efficient way?
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7. To what extent do you agree that the technical assistance you received during the last 12
months helped your organization in the following ways? (Select ONE response in each
row)
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To what extent did the TA you
received help your
organization….
a. Develop and implement
internal staff trainings?
b. Incorporate the new
information into internal
procedures and processes?
c. Redesign state agency
structures, teams and
departments?
d. Improve communication
channels across state
agencies?
e. Improve communication
channels with LEAs?
f. Partner more with external
experts?
g. Shape new and existing
programs and policies in the
area of great teachers and
leaders?
h. Provide better support to
LEAs in the area of great
teachers and leaders?
i. Shape new and existing
programs and policies in the
area of early learning?
j. Provide better support to
LEAs in the area of early
learning?
k. Identify other needs for
information?
l. Other:__________________
Not at all
Very
little
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great
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Not
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8. Do you have specific plans to use the information you received from the Center in the
upcoming 12 months? (Select ONE)
⃝ a. Yes if yes, please elaborate how:_______________________
⃝ b. No
9. Has the [Center]’s technical assistance enabled you to accomplish what you may not have
otherwise accomplished?
⃝ a. Yes
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⃝ b. No
Please explain: _______________________
10. Please describe the aspects of the services and/or resources that have been most helpful
and why: ___________________
11. Please describe the aspects of the services and/or resources that have been least helpful
and why: ___________________
12. Please describe if you have any needs that were not met by the services and/or resources:
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13. What challenges have you encountered in your experience with the [Center] during the
last 12 months? (Check ALL that apply)
⃝ a. Lack of understanding of our needs by [Center] staff
⃝ b. Delay in receiving needed TA
⃝ c. Staff turnover at our organization
⃝ d. Staff turnover at the [Center]
⃝ e. Difficulty scheduling time for our staff to participate
⃝ f. Difficulty in communication with the [Center]
⃝ g. Lack of skills/expertise by [Center] staff to address our needs
⃝ h. Lack of alignment between my organization’s needs and [Center] priorities
⃝ i. Insufficient number of in‐person meetings with the [Center]
⃝ j. Unclear understanding of the role of the [Center] and what it can offer
⃝ k. Other_____________
14. Please provide any additional comments about your experience with the
[Center]:__________
Demographic background
15. Please identify your organization: (Select ONE)
⃝ a. State Education Agency
⃝ b. Local Education Agency/School District
⃝ c. School
⃝ d. Comprehensive Center
⃝ d. Other_____________
16. What is your role in your organization?___________________
17. How long have you been in your current role? (Select ONE)
⃝ a. 0 – 1 years
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⃝ b. 2 – 3 years
⃝ c. 4 or more years
18. How long have you been with your organization? (Select ONE)
⃝ a. 0 – 1 years
⃝ b. 2 – 3 years
⃝ c. 4 ‐ 10 years
⃝ d. 11 or more years
Thank you!
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