(21) Head Start program director core survey for plus study (AI/AN FACES)

A merican Indian and Alaska Native

Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey

(AI/AN FACES)

Program Director Survey, Spring 2016
FINAL DRAFT

October 5, 2015

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Introduction

SURVEY INFORMATION

Mathematica Policy Research is conducting the American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AI/AN FACES) under contract with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

We need for you to complete this brief survey which asks you about your program and staff as well as your thoughts about program management and your background.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Questions are not always numbered sequentially, so please answer questions in the order they appear, regardless of the question number. Additionally, you may be told to skip some questions because they do not apply to you.

Your participation in the study is voluntary and you may refuse to answer any questions you are not comfortable answering. Your answers will not be shared with other staff in your program, or anybody else not working on this study. Please be assured that all information you provide will be kept private to the extent permitted by law. The information you provide to the study will be protected and will only be seen by selected members of the study team. The survey will take about 20 minutes of your time to complete.

A. Children and Families Served

O1

This first set of questions asks about the children and families your program serves.

How many children are enrolled in your Head Start program? Here, we are referring to “cumulative enrollment” or all children who have been enrolled in the program and have attended at least one class or, for programs with home-based options, received at least one home visit. By Head Start we are referring to preschool Head Start, not Early Head Start.

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CHILDREN ENROLLED

A12h

Does your program serve any children or families who speak a language other than English at home?
1	Yes
0	No GO TO SECTION AB, PAGE 3

A12i

Other than English, what languages are spoken by the children and families who are part of your center?

MARK ONE OR MORE BOXES

35 Tribal language(s) – Specify

12 Spanish

99 Other – Specify

AB. NATIVE CULTURE/LANGUAGE IN PROGRAM

These next questions are about use of native culture and language in your program.

Does your program have a cultural/language elder or specialist? By cultural/language elder or specialist we mean someone that you may rely on or consult with in regards to culture or language. Though culture and language are interrelated, sometimes an elder or specialist might only be consulted on one or the other, and not both.
1	Yes
0	No GO TO AB8

AB1

Who is your cultural/language elder or specialist?

MARK ONE OR MORE BOXES

1 A spiritual leader

2 An influential member of the tribe

3 A member of the tribal community

99 Other – Specify

AB2

AB8

Does your program use a cultural curriculum?
1	Yes
0	No

AB9

Does your program use locally designed or tribal specific tool to assess children’s native language development or cultural practices?

1	Yes
0	No GO TO SECTION E, PAGE 4

What areas do you assess with this tool?

MARK ONE OR MORE BOXES

1 Native language

2 Cultural practices

3 Both

AB9b

E. Curriculum and Assessment

E2

The next questions are about curriculum and assessment.

What curriculum/curricula does your program use?

MARK ONE OR MORE BOXES

1 Creative Curriculum

2 High/Scope

3 High Reach

4 Let’s Begin with the Letter People

5 Montessori

6 Bank Street

7 Creating Child Centered Classrooms- Step by Step

8 Scholastic Curriculum

9 Locally Designed Curriculum

10 Curiosity Corner

99 Something else – Specify

E3

If your program uses more than one curriculum, which one is your main curriculum?

MARK ONE ONLY

1 Creative Curriculum

2 High/Scope

3 High Reach

4 Let’s Begin with the Letter People

5 Montessori

6 Bank Street

7 Creating Child Centered Classrooms- Step by Step

8 Scholastic Curriculum

9 Locally Designed Curriculum

10 Curiosity Corner

11 Other – Specify

11 Use each equally

d Don’t know

E9

What is the main child assessment tool that you use?

MARK ONE ONLY

1 Teaching Strategies GOLD Assessment (previous version known as the Creative Curriculum Developmental Continuum Assessment Toolkit for Ages 3-5)

2 High/Scope Child Observation Record (COR)

3 Galileo

4 Ages and Stages Questionnaires: a Parent Completed, Child-Monitoring System

5 Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP)

6 Work Sampling System for Head Start

7 Learning Accomplishment Profile Screening (LAP INCLUDING E-LAP, LAP-R AND LAP-D)

8 Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP)

9 Brigance Preschool Screen for Three and Four Year Old Children

10 Assessment designed for this program

11 Another state developed assessment – Specify

99 Other – Specify

0 Do not use a child assessment tool GO TO SECTION B, PAGE 6

E10

What methods does your program use for these assessments? Would you say…

MARK ONE ONLY

1 Ratings based on observation or work sampling

2 Testing with standardized tests or assessment or screening instruments

3 Both observation-based ratings and direct assessments

99 Something else? – Specify

0 Do not assess

B. Staff Education and Training

B2

The next questions are about efforts to promote staff education and training.

B3

Does your program have any efforts in place to help program staff get their Associate’s (A.A.) or Bachelor’s (B.A.) degrees?
1	Yes
0	No GO TO B24

B3f

What is your program doing to help program staff get their A.A. or B.A. degrees? Is your program . . .

		MARK ONE FOR EACH ROW
		YES	NO
a.	Providing tuition assistance?	1	0
b.	Giving staff release time?	1	0
c.	Providing assistance for course books?	1	0
d.	Providing A.A. or B.A. courses onsite?	1	0
e.	Anything else? – Specify	1	0

Who is eligible for assistance to get their A.A. or B.A. degrees?

MARK ONE OR MORE BOXES

1 Teachers

2 Assistant teachers

3 Family service workers

99 Other – Specify

B24

How many mentors or coaches are currently working in your program?

MENTORS OR COACHES

B25

What is the minimum number of years working with preschool-age children a mentor or coach must have to be hired by your program?

YEARS

B26

What is the minimum number of years a mentor or coach must have in training, mentoring/coaching, or supporting teachers to be hired by your program?

YEARS

B27

Which of the following activities does your Head Start T/TA funding directly support?

MARK ONE OR MORE BOXES

1 Attendance at regional, state, or national early childhood conferences

2 Paid preparation/planning time

3 Mentoring or coaching

4 Workshops/trainings sponsored by the program

5 Support/funding to attend workshops/trainings provided by other organizations

6 Visits to other child care classrooms or centers

7 A community of learners, also called a professional learning community, facilitated by an expert

8 Tuition assistance

9 Onsite A.A. or B.A. courses

10 Incentives such as gift cards to participate in T/TA activities

11 Cultural trainings

99 Other – Specify

B27b

How frequently does your program provide support for these kinds of activities?

MARK ONE ONLY

1 These activities are part of the regular operation of the program (e.g. provided weekly or monthly)

2 These activities are supported at least a few times a year

3 These activities are supported once or twice a year

4 These activities are supported occasionally, but not every year

5 These activities are not supported by my program

H. Overview of Program Management

H7

The next questions are about program management.

In the past 12 months, have you participated in the following kinds of professional development?

		MARK ONE FOR EACH ROW
		YES	NO
a.	College or university course(s) related to your role as a manager or leader	1	0
b.	Visits to other Head Start or early childhood programs to improve your own work as a program director	1	0
c.	A network or community of Head Start and other early childhood program leaders organized by someone outside of your program, for example a professional organization	1	0
d.	A leadership institute offered by Head Start	1	0
e.	A leadership institute offered by an organization other than Head Start	1	0
f.	Training or conferences (for example: NIHSDA Management Training Conference, Native American Child and Family Conference, Head Start governance training, CLASS training)	1	0

H8

What do you need additional help with to do your job as a program director more effectively? Select the top three.

MARK UP TO THREE (3) BOXES

4 Program improvement planning

5 Budgeting

6 Staffing (hiring)

10 Data-driven decision making

15 Establishing good relationship with OHS program and/or grant specialist

13 Leadership skills (for example, diplomacy skills, coaching skills)

7 Teacher evaluation

8 Evaluation of other program staff

9 Teacher professional development (for example, conducting classroom observations)

1 Educational/curriculum leadership

12 Integrating tribal culture and language into the curriculum

3 Creating positive learning environments

2 Child assessment

11 Working with parents, extended family, and community caregivers

14 Building relationships with tribal leadership

N. Use of Program Data and Information

The next questions are about the use of program data and information.

Na1

Which of the following data and information is your program collecting?

MARK ONE OR MORE BOXES

1 Child/family demographics

2 Vision, hearing, developmental, social, emotional, and/or behavioral screenings

3 Child attendance data

4 School readiness goals

5 Family needs

6 Service referrals for families

7 Services received by families

8 Parent/family attendance data

9 Parent/family goals

10 CLASS results or other quality measures

11 Staff/teacher performance evaluations

12 Personnel records

13 Child assessment data

99 Other – Specify

Na2

In what ways do you use the data and information being collected?

MARK ONE OR MORE BOXES

1 To help identify and address professional development needs of staff

2 To assess services being provided

3 To learn whether families are reaching their goals

4 To determine whether we are making progress towards program-wide goals

5 To help identify the needs of the child and family

99 Other – Specify

Na3

Please indicate how much each of the following are barriers to using data and information:

		MARK ONE FOR EACH ROW
		NOT A BARRIER	A LITTLE BARRIER	SOMEWHAT OF A BARRIER	A BARRIER
a.	Not enough time to use the data to guide planning	1	2	3	4
b.	Inadequate technology resources to track and analyze data	1	2	3	4
c.	Lack of staff buy-in to value of data	1	2	3	4

N3

Do you use an electronic database to store program data? (Sometimes these databases might be called management information systems or data systems. They might be something set up or managed by an external vendor, or something set up by your own program.)
1	Yes
0	No GO TO N6

N4

Is your management information system(s) something that your program set up, or is it provided and managed by an external vendor?

MARK ONE ONLY

1 Set up by our own program

2 External vendor

3 Combination

N6

Do you have someone on staff responsible for analyzing or summarizing program data so those data can be used to support decision-making or answer research questions? This person might also support other program staff in summarizing and analyzing data.
1	Yes
0	No GO TO SECTION O, PAGE 11

N7

Does this person focus only on data analysis tasks?
1	Yes, this person focuses only on these data tasks
0	No, this person has other responsibilities

N8

Has this person ever received any training or taken a course related to data analysis?
1	Yes
0	No

O. Program Resources

The next questions are about your program’s resources for the current program year.

Many grantees have revenue from sources other than Head Start that allows them to serve additional children and families (that may or may not qualify for Head Start) or to support other initiatives and improvements. The next questions are about these sources of revenue.

O2

Does your program receive any revenues from the following sources other than Head Start to serve children and families (that may or may not qualify for Head Start)?

		MARK ONE FOR EACH ROW
		YES	NO
a.	Tuitions and fees paid by parents - including parent fees and additional fees paid by parents such as registration fees, transportation fees from parents, late pick up/late payment fees	1	0
b.	Tuitions paid by state government (vouchers/certificates, state contracts, transportation, Pre-K funds, grants from state agencies)	1	0
c.	Local government (for example, funding from tribal government, Pre-K paid by local school board or other local agency, grants from county government)	1	0
d.	Federal government other than Head Start (for example, Title I, Child and Adult Care Food Program, WIC)	1	0
e.	Revenues from community organizations or other grants (for example, United Way, local charities, or other service organizations)	1	0
f.	Revenues from fund raising activities, cash contributions, gifts, bequests, special events	1	0
g.	Other – Specify	1	0

I. Director Employment and Educational Background

Now, we’d like to ask you some questions about your professional background and your job with Head Start.

IA

In total, how many years have you been a director…

Please round your response to the nearest whole year.

	NUMBER OF YEARS
I0. In any early childhood program
I2a. In any Head Start program
I2b. Of this Head Start program

IB

In total, how many years have you worked…

Please round your response to the nearest whole year.

	NUMBER OF YEARS
I2. With any Head Start program
I2c. As part of any Head Start program’s management team
I2d. As a teacher or home visitor in any Head Start program

I1

In what month and year did you start working for this Head Start program?

MONTH

YEAR

I3

How many hours per week are you paid to work for Head Start?

HOURS

I23

What is your total annual salary (before taxes) as a program director for the current program year?

$

,

.

0

0

DOLLARS PER YEAR

GO TO I24, PAGE 14

I12

What is the highest grade or year of school that you completed?

MARK ONE ONLY

1 Up to 8th Grade

2 9th to 11th Grade

3 12th Grade, but No Diploma

4 High School Diploma/Equivalent

5 Vocational/Technical Program after High School

6 Some College, but No Degree GO TO I14

7 Associate’s Degree

8 Bachelor’s Degree

9 Graduate or Professional School, but No Degree

10 Master’s Degree (MA, MS)

11 Doctorate Degree (Ph.D., Ed.D.)

12 Professional Degree after Bachelor’s Degree (Medicine/MD, Dentistry/DDS, Law/JD, Etc.)

I13

In what field did you obtain your highest degree?

MARK ONE ONLY

1 Child Development or Developmental Psychology

2 Early Childhood Education

3 Elementary Education

4 Special Education

5 Education Administration/Management & Supervision

6 Business Administration/Management & Supervision

99 Other field – Specify

I14

Did your schooling include 6 or more college courses in early childhood education or child development?
1	Yes GO TO I15b
0	No IF YOU COMPLETED SOME COLLEGE, BUT DO NOT HAVE A DEGREE, GO TO I15b; OTHERWISE, GO TO I15

I15

Have you completed 6 or more college courses in early childhood education or child development since you finished your degree?
1	Yes
0	No

I15b

Do you currently hold a license, certificate, and/or credential in administration of early childhood/child development programs or schools?
1	Yes
0	No

I32

I31

Including your post-secondary degree, graduate degree, and certification programs, etc., are you currently enrolled in any additional training or education?
1	Yes
0	No

What kind of training or education program are you enrolled in?

MARK ONE or more boxes

1 Child Development Associate (CDA) Degree Program

2 Teaching Certificate Program

3 Special Education Teaching Degree Program

4 Associate’s Degree Program

5 Bachelor’s Degree Program

6 Graduate Degree Program (MA, MS, PH.D. or Ed.D.)

7 License, certificate and/or credential in administration of early childhood/ child development programs or schools

8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

9 Other – Specify

I24

What is your gender?
1	Male
2	Female

I25

In what year were you born?

YEAR

Are you connected to the community as a tribal member or community member?

MARK ONE OR MORE BOXES

1 Yes, a member of the same tribe as the children and families you serve

2 Yes, a member of a tribe different from the children and families you serve

3 Yes, a community member with tribal relatives

4 Not a tribal or community member

99 Other – Specify

I33

I26

Are you of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin?
1	Yes
0	No

I28bb

I28

What is your race? You may mark more than one if you like.

MARK ONE OR MORE BOXES

11 White GO TO I29

12 Black or African American GO TO I29

25 American Indian or Alaska Native – Specify which tribe or tribes

27 Asian GO TO I29

26 Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islander GO TO I29

99 Another race – Specify

Are you currently enrolled in an American Indian or Alaska Native tribe?

2 Yes, enrolled

1 No, but have applied and awaiting approval

0 No, not enrolled

I29

Do you speak a language other than English?
1	Yes GO TO I30, PAGE 16
0	No GO TO SECTION IJ, PAGE 17

I30

What languages other than English do you speak?

MARK ONE OR MORE BOXES

35 Your tribal language – Specify

34 Language(s) of other tribe(s) – Specify

12 Spanish

99 Other – Specify

IJ. YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT YOUR JOB AND PROGRAM

The next questions are about how you feel about your job and the services provided by your program.

I6

In your current Head Start position(s), how much do the following make it harder for you to do your job well? Do they make it a great deal harder, somewhat harder, or not at all harder for you to do your job well?

		MARK ONE FOR EACH ROW
		GREAT DEAL HARDER	SOMEWHAT HARDER	NOT AT ALL HARDER
a.	Time constraints (not enough hours in the day)	3	2	1
b.	Too many conflicting demands	3	2	1
c.	Not a high enough salary for the job demands	3	2	1
d.	Lack of support staff	3	2	1
e.	Not enough training and technical assistance for professional development	3	2	1
f.	Not enough support and communication from administration	3	2	1
g.	Not enough funds for supplies and activities	3	2	1
h.	Dealing with a challenging population	3	2	1
i.	Staff turnover	3	2	1
j.	Lack of parent support	3	2	1
k.	Lack of qualified teaching staff	3	2	1
m.	Tribal leadership changes	3	2	1
l.	Anything else? Specify	3	2	1

J1

If you could change one thing that would significantly improve the services your program is providing, what would it be? Please only provide one response.

J2

Finally, what two things do you think your program does really well for children and their families? Please only provide two responses.

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