Appendix C4 SPP 2023-24 - May 2024 - June 2024 Surveys v9

School Pulse Panel 2023-24 Quarter 4 Revision

Appendix C4 SPP 2023-24 - May 2024 - June 2024 Surveys v9

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School Pulse Panel

(SPP 2023-24)





OMB# 1850-0975 v.9



Supporting Statement

Appendix C4

Monthly Surveys

May 2024 – June 2024



National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

U.S. Department of Education



March 2024









































School Pulse Modules by Month

Monthly Collection

Modules


2023

August

Staffing

(Summer Hiring Cycle & Challenges)

Internet & Technology

Community Collaboration


September

After-School Programs

Summer Programs



October

Staffing

(Current Vacancies & Challenges)

Tutoring



November

School Improvement

Food Services & Supply Chains

 Absenteeism


December

Facilities

Learning Recovery

(Planning Time + Parent Engagement)

 


2024

January

College and Career

World Language Programs

 Principal Autonomy

Crime and Safety (Security Officers and Staff Training)

February

Concerns

Social and Emotional Competencies

State Assessment Perceptions


March

Mental Health

Staffing

(Upcoming Hiring Cycle)

Traumatic Brain Injuries


April

Transportation

School Preparedness and Safety Procedures



May

Tutoring

(Repeat of October – reduced set of items)

Student Behavior

 


June

Learning Recovery

(Strategies)

Absenteeism

Learning Modes 

Operations Follow-Up

Italicized modules are planned but subject to change; changes will appear in subsequent 30-day packages.


Counts and Suggestions for Future Items are also asked each month


May 2024 Survey

Student Behavior

SB2_24. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

The COVID-19 pandemic and its lingering effects continue to negatively impact the behavioral development of students at my school.”

  • Strongly disagree

  • Disagree

  • Neither agree nor disagree

  • Agree

  • Strongly agree

SB3_24. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

The COVID-19 pandemic and its lingering effects continue to negatively impact the socioemotional development of students at my school.”

  • Strongly disagree

  • Disagree

  • Neither agree nor disagree

  • Agree

  • Strongly agree

SB11_24. Compared to your typical behavioral expectations for students in their grade, please indicate how MOST students in each grade behaved during this school year.


Behaved worse than expected

Behaved as expected

Behaved better than expected

We do not enroll students in this grade range

Kindergarten





1st grade





2nd grade





3rd grade





4th grade





5th grade





6th grade





7th grade





8th grade





9th grade





10th grade





11th grade





12th grade





Ungraded students







SB8. To the best of your knowledge, how often did the following types of student behaviors occur at your school during the 2023-24 school year?


Happened daily

Happened at least one a week

Happened at least once a month

Happened on occasion

Never happened

Physical attacks or fights between students






Threats of physical attacks or fights between students






Bullying






Distribution, possession, or use of illegal drugs






Distribution, possession, or use of alcohol






Distribution, possession, or use of tobacco products (cigarettes, vapes, e-cigarettes)






Vandalism






SB9. To the best of your knowledge, how often did the following student behaviors directed at teachers or staff occur at your school during the 2023-24 school year?


Happened daily

Happened at least one a week

Happened at least once a month

Happened on occasion

Never happened

Student threats to injure a teacher or staff member






Student physical attacks of a teacher or staff member






Student verbal abuse of teachers or staff members






Student acts of disrespect towards teachers or staff members other than verbal abuse










SB10. This school year, to what extent, if any, have the following student behaviors negatively impacted learning at your school?


No negative impact

Limited negative impact

Moderate negative impact

Severe negative impact

Classroom disruptions from student misconduct





Rowdiness outside of the classroom (e.g., hallways, lunchroom)





Students cutting class





Student tardiness





Use of cell phones, computers and other electronic devices when not permitted





SB10b. From your own observations and from what you have heard from teachers, how frequently do the following behaviors occur at your school?


Never

Very rarely

Rarely

Occasionally

Very frequently

Always

Lack of focus or inattention from students







Students not doing individual work







Students having trouble working with partners or in small groups







Students acting out (e.g., calling out, talking to others during instruction, getting out of seat when not allowed, leaving classroom)







Students being academically unprepared for school (e.g., not doing homework, not bringing necessary supplies)







Students being physically unprepared for school (e.g., lack of sleep, not eating before school)







Student disrespect or defiance towards teachers









CS13. To the best of your knowledge, thinking about how problems that can occur anywhere (both at your school and away from school), how often does cyberbullying among students who attend your school occur?

  • Happens daily

  • Happens at least once a week

  • Happens at least once a month

  • Happens on occasion

  • Never happens





SB6. Does your school need more of any of the following to better support student behavior and development? Select all that apply.

  • More training on classroom management strategies

  • More training on supporting students’ socioemotional development

  • More teachers and/or staff need to be hired

  • More support for student and/or staff mental health

  • Other, please specify _________________

  • None of the above



CS11. During the 2023-24 school year, does your school allow for the use of the following disciplinary actions?


Yes

No

Don’t know

Removal with no continuing school services for at least the remainder of the school year




Removal with school-provided tutoring/home instruction for at least the remainder of the school year




Transfer to an alternative school for disciplinary reasons




Transfer to a virtual school or program for disciplinary reasons




Transfer to another regular school for disciplinary reasons




Out-of-school suspension or removal for less than the remainder of the school year with NO curriculum or services provided




Out-of-school suspension or removal for less than the remainder of the school year with curriculum or services provided




Referral to a school counselor




Assignment to a program (during school hours) designed to reduce disciplinary problems




Assignment to a program (outside of school hours) designed to reduce disciplinary problems




Loss of school bus privileges due to misbehavior




Corporal punishment




Placement on school probation with consequences if another incident occurs




Detention and/or Saturday school




Loss of student privileges




Requirement of participation in community service




CS2. As of today, have any of the following contraband items been confiscated from students at your school during the 2023-24 school year? Select all that apply.


Yes

No

Firearms



Explosive devices



Tasers or stun guns



Knives or other sharp objects that are used as a weapon



Blunt objects that can be used as weapon (e.g., brass knuckles)



Aerosol sprays (e.g., Mace, pepper spray)



Other weapons



Illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia



Prescription drugs



Alcohol



Tobacco products or paraphernalia (e.g., cigarettes, vaping products)



BIS_gate. Does your school utilize a School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) program?

A SWPBIS program is a framework designed to enhance students’ understanding of behavior expectations at school and reduce behavior problems that lead to discipline referrals and suspensions. {Display remaining items if answered “Yes”}

  • Yes

  • No

BIS1. Please indicate whether the following personnel are part of your school’s SWPBIS Team. {Display if BIS_gate = Yes}


Yes

No

Don’t know

Systems coordinators




School administrators




Behavior specialists




Classroom teachers




Students’ family members




BIS2. Please indicate which of the following roles members on your SWPBIS team fulfill. {Display if BIS_gate = Yes}


Yes

No

Don’t know

Applied behavior expertise




Coaching expertise




Knowledge of student academic and behavior patterns




Knowledge about the operations of school across grade level programs




Student representation




BIS3. How often does your SWPBIS team meet? {Display if BIS_gate = Yes}

  • Once a week or more frequently

  • Once a month or more frequently, but not every week

  • Once a year or more frequently, but not once a month

  • Less frequently than once a year

  • Don’t know

BIS4. Please indicate whether each level of support is part of your school’s SWPBIS program. {Display if BIS_gate = Yes}


Yes

No

Don’t know

Tier 1




Tier 2




Tier 3




BIS5. How effective do you feel your school’s SWPBIS program has been for the following: {Display if BIS_gate = Yes}


Not at all effective

Slightly effective

Moderately Effective

Very Effective

Extremely Effective

Supporting students’ mental health






Supporting students’ social intelligence and behavior






Supporting students’ emotional intelligence and behavior






Increasing students’ sense of belonging and comfort at school






Increasing school safety






Reducing discipline referrals






Improving learning and academic achievement






BIS6. What barriers, if any, has your school experienced in implementing its SWPBIS? Select all that apply. {Display if BIS_gate = Yes}

  • Program is too burdensome for teachers and staff to implement completely

  • Time limitations

  • Lack of teacher support for the program

  • Lack of materials and resources

  • Lack of funding

  • Lack of parental/guardian support for the program

  • Lack of district-level support for the program

  • Other, please specify: __________

  • We have not experienced any barriers implementing our SWPBIS

  • Don’t know

BISno. Which of the following are reasons why your school has not implemented a SWPBIS? Select all that apply. {Display of BIS_gate = No}

  • Implementing a SWPBIS is not a priority for our school

  • Restrictions on what types of disciplinary programs can be used at our school

  • Time limitations

  • Lack of teacher and staff support for the program

  • Lack of materials and resources

  • Lack of funding

  • Lack of parental/guardian support for the program

  • Lack of district-level support for the program

  • Other, please specify: __________

  • Don’t know

SB_more. We’d like to learn more about schools’ experiences with student behavior and discipline in the classroom. In the space below, please share any information you would like us to know on this topic. Shape1

Tutoring

Tutoring_gate. At any time during this school year, which of the following types of tutoring, if any, were students at your school provided? Select all that apply.

  • High-dosage tutoring (also known as evidence-based or high-quality tutoring): A method of tutoring in which the same student(s) receive(s) tutoring:

    • three or more times per week

    • for at least 30 minutes per session,

    • in sessions that are one-on-one or with small groups,

    • that is provided by educators or well-trained tutors who have received specific training in tutoring practices,

    • that aligns with evidence-based core curriculum or programs, AND

    • is NOT drop-in homework help {display HDT items if selected}

  • Standard tutoring: A less intensive method of tutoring in which the same student(s) receive(s) tutoring:

    • any number of times per week OR on an as-needed (drop-in) basis

    • in sessions with no minimum length of time

    • in sessions that may be one-on-one or involve any number of other students, and

    • that is provided by educators who may or may not have received specific training in tutoring practices {display SDT items if selected}

  • Self-paced tutoring: A method of tutoring in which a student works on their own, typically online, where they are provided guided instruction that allows them to move onto new material after displaying mastery of content. {display SPT items if selected}

  • On-demand online tutoring: A method of tutoring in which a school partners with or contracts out services to an external online tutoring program or company that offers 24/7 support, is led by qualified tutors (e.g., certified teachers, subject-matter experts), and is available on-demand for students to access. {display ODT items if selected}

  • Other method(s) of tutoring, please specify: _________________

  • No tutoring was provided to students by our school

The following items ask about high-dosage tutoring at your school during the 2023-24 school year.

If your school offers multiple types of tutoring programs, we will ask about those programs separately later in the survey.


HDTf1. Compared to the beginning of the school year, has the number of students who needed high-dosage tutoring…?

  • Increased

  • Decreased

  • Remained the same

HDTf2. Compared to the beginning of the school year, has your school’s ability to provide high-dosage tutoring…?

  • Increased

  • Decreased

  • Remained the same

HDTf3. Which of the following factors have led to the increase in your school’s ability to provide high-dosage tutoring? Select all that apply. {Display if HDTf2 = “increased”}

  • Changes in the number of students who need high-dosage tutoring

  • Changes in the number of staff available to support high-dosage tutoring

  • Changes in the funding used to support high-dosage tutoring

  • Changes in the amount of time available for high-dosage tutoring

  • Changes in the amount of space available for high-dosage tutoring

  • Changes in the availability of materials and resources needed to support high-dosage tutoring

  • Other, please specify: ____________

HDTf4. Which of the following factors have led to the decrease in your school’s ability to provide high-dosage tutoring? Select all that apply. {Display if HDTf2 = “decreased”}

  • Changes in the number of students who need high-dosage tutoring

  • Changes in the number of staff available to support high-dosage tutoring

  • Changes in the funding used to support high-dosage tutoring

  • Changes in the amount of time available for high-dosage tutoring

  • Changes in the amount of space available for high-dosage tutoring

  • Changes in the availability of materials and resources needed to support high-dosage tutoring

  • Other, please specify: ____________

HDTno. Which of the following are reasons why your school has not implemented high-dosage tutoring at this time? Select all that apply. {Display if Tutoring_gate ≠ HDT}

  • Implementing high-dosage tutoring is not a priority for our school

  • There are not enough students at my school who require high-dosage tutoring

  • Time limitations (i.e., cannot find enough time to support high-dosage tutoring)

  • Space limitations (i.e., do not have the physical space to support high-dosage tutoring)

  • Lack of educational materials to support high-dosage tutoring

  • Cannot find staff to support high-dosage tutoring

  • Lack of, or reductions in, funding to support high-dosage tutoring

  • Other, please specify: __________________

The following items ask about standard tutoring at your school during the 2023-24 school year.

If your school offers multiple types of tutoring programs, we will ask about those programs separately later in the survey.


SDTf1. Compared to the beginning of the school year, has the number of students who needed standard tutoring…?

  • Increased

  • Decreased

  • Remained the same

SDTf2. Compared to the beginning of the school year, has your school’s ability to provide standard tutoring…?

  • Increased

  • Decreased

  • Remained the same

SDTf3. Which of the following factors have led to the increase in your school’s ability to provide standard tutoring? Select all that apply. {Display if SDTf2 = “increased”}

  • Changes in the number of students who need standard tutoring

  • Changes in the number of staff available to support standard tutoring

  • Changes in the funding used to support standard tutoring

  • Changes in the amount of time available for standard tutoring

  • Changes in the amount of space available for standard tutoring

  • Changes in the availability of materials and resources needed to support standard tutoring

  • Other, please specify: ____________

SDTf4. Which of the following factors have led to the decrease in your school’s ability to provide standard tutoring? Select all that apply. {Display if SDTf2 = “decreased”}

  • Changes in the number of students who need standard tutoring

  • Changes in the number of staff available to support standard tutoring

  • Changes in the funding used to support standard tutoring

  • Changes in the amount of time available for standard tutoring

  • Changes in the amount of space available for standard tutoring

  • Changes in the availability of materials and resources needed to support standard tutoring

  • Other, please specify: ____________

SDTno. Which of the following are reasons why your school has not implemented standard tutoring at this time? Select all that apply. {Display if Tutoring_gate ≠ SDT}

  • Implementing standard tutoring is not a priority for our school

  • There are not enough students at my school who require standard tutoring

  • Time limitations (i.e., cannot find enough time to support standard tutoring)

  • Space limitations (i.e., do not have the physical space to support standard tutoring)

  • Lack of educational materials to support standard tutoring

  • Cannot find staff to support standard tutoring

  • Lack of, or reductions in, funding to support standard tutoring

  • Other, please specify: __________________

The following items ask about self-paced tutoring at your school during the 2023-24 school year.

If your school offers multiple types of tutoring programs, we will ask about those programs separately later in the survey.


SPTf1. Compared to the beginning of the school year, has the number of students who needed self-paced tutoring…?

  • Increased

  • Decreased

  • Remained the same

SPTf2. Compared to the beginning of the school year, has your school’s ability to provide self-paced tutoring…?

  • Increased

  • Decreased

  • Remained the same

SPTf3. Which of the following factors have led to the increase in your school’s ability to provide self-paced tutoring? Select all that apply. {Display if SPTf2 = “increased”}

  • Changes in the number of students who need self-paced tutoring

  • Changes in the funding used to support self-paced tutoring

  • Changes in the amount of time available for self-paced tutoring

  • Changes in the amount of space available for self-paced tutoring

  • Changes in the availability of materials and resources needed to support self-paced tutoring

  • Other, please specify: ____________

SPTf4. Which of the following factors have led to the decrease in your school’s ability to provide self-paced tutoring? Select all that apply. {Display if SPTf2 = “decreased”}

  • Changes in the number of students who need self-paced tutoring

  • Changes in the funding used to support self-paced tutoring

  • Changes in the amount of time available for self-paced tutoring

  • Changes in the amount of space available for self-paced tutoring

  • Changes in the availability of materials and resources needed to support self-paced tutoring

  • Other, please specify: ____________

SPTno. Which of the following are reasons why your school has not implemented self-paced tutoring at this time? Select all that apply. {Display if Tutoring_gate ≠ SPT}

  • Implementing self-paced tutoring is not a priority for our school

  • There are not enough students at my school who require self-paced tutoring

  • Time limitations (i.e., cannot find enough time to support self-paced tutoring)

  • Space limitations (i.e., do not have the physical space to support self-paced tutoring)

  • Lack of educational materials to support self-paced tutoring

  • Lack of, or reductions in, funding to support self-paced tutoring

  • Other, please specify: __________________

The following items ask about on-demand online tutoring at your school during the 2023-24 school year.

If your school offers multiple types of tutoring programs, we will ask about those programs separately later in the survey.


ODTf1. Compared to the beginning of the school year, has the number of students who needed on-demand online tutoring…?

  • Increased

  • Decreased

  • Remained the same

ODTf2. Compared to the beginning of the school year, has your school’s ability to provide on-demand online tutoring…?

  • Increased

  • Decreased

  • Remained the same

ODTf3. Which of the following factors have led to the increase in your school’s ability to provide on-demand online tutoring? Select all that apply. {Display if ODTf2 = “increased”}

  • Changes in the number of students who need on-demand online tutoring

  • Changes in the funding used to support on-demand online tutoring

  • Changes in the amount of time available for on-demand online tutoring

  • Changes in the amount of space available for on-demand online tutoring

  • Changes in the availability of materials and resources needed to support on-demand online tutoring

  • Other, please specify: ____________

ODTf4. Which of the following factors have led to the decrease in your school’s ability to provide on-demand online tutoring? Select all that apply. {Display if ODTf2 = “decreased”}

  • Changes in the number of students who need on-demand online tutoring

  • Changes in the funding used to support on-demand online tutoring

  • Changes in the amount of time available for on-demand online tutoring

  • Changes in the amount of space available for on-demand online tutoring

  • Changes in the availability of materials and resources needed to support on-demand online tutoring

  • Other, please specify: ____________

ODTno. Which of the following are reasons why your school has not implemented on-demand online tutoring at this time? Select all that apply. {Display if Tutoring_gate ≠ ODT}

  • Implementing on-demand online tutoring is not a priority for our school

  • There are not enough students at my school who require on-demand online tutoring

  • Time limitations (i.e., cannot find enough time to support on-demand online tutoring)

  • Space limitations (i.e., do not have the physical space to support on-demand online tutoring)

  • Lack of educational materials to support on-demand online tutoring

  • Lack of, or reductions in, funding to support on-demand online tutoring

  • Other, please specify: __________________

Tutoring4. How effective has each tutoring program been in improving student outcomes during this school year?

{Display based on Tutoring_gate responses}

Not at all effective

Slightly effective

Moderately Effective

Very Effective

Extremely Effective

High-dosage tutoring






Standard tutoring






Self-paced tutoring






On-demand online tutoring






Other methods of tutoring








Tutoring_more. We’d like to learn more about your school’s experiences offering tutoring programs during the 2023-24 school year. In the space below please share any other information you would like us to know on this topic.

This item is optional.

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June 2024 Survey

Learning Strategies & Recovery

SR2a. Approximately what percentage of students at your school will or have ENDED the 2023-24 school year behind grade level in at least one academic subject?

  • _____ percent of students

  • Don’t Know

SR2c. In which of the following academic subjects did students at your school end the 2023-24 school year behind grade level? {Display if SR2a > 0}


No students were behind grade level in this subject

At least some students were behind grade level in this subject

Not Applicable – this subject is not offered at my school

Not Applicable – we do not have this type of data in this subject area

English or Language Arts





Mathematics





Sciences (e.g., general science, biology, chemistry, etc.)





Computer Science





Foreign Language





Social Studies





SR3a. As of today, what strategies have your school used to support learning recovery for students? Select all that apply.

  • Tailored accelerated instruction (i.e., teacher-led individualized learning, using new, grade-level content to teach prior-grade concepts or skills)

  • Remedial instruction (i.e., using content from prior years to teach concepts or skills)

  • Identifying individual student academic needs with diagnostic assessment data

  • Identifying individual student academic needs with formative assessment data

  • Extending class time spent on targeted subject areas during the school day

  • Extending the school day to accommodate learning recovery activities

  • Extending the school week to accommodate learning recovery activities

  • Extending the school year to accommodate learning recovery activities

  • Professional development for teachers/staff on learning recovery

  • Family workshops to provide techniques and guidance to support learning recovery

  • Family engagement/outreach activities (e.g., home visits, communicating via text apps, video conference meetings, etc.)

  • Hiring additional educators to provide more small-group and individual instruction

  • Other, please specify: ___________

  • We have not implemented any strategies to support learning recovery

  • Don’t Know

SR3b. How effective have these strategies been in supporting pandemic-related learning recovery for your students during the 2023-24 school year?

{Rows populate based on answers in SR3a}

Not at all effective

Slightly effective

Moderately Effective

Very Effective

Extremely Effective

Tailored accelerated instruction (i.e., teacher-led individualized learning, using new, grade-level content to teach prior-grade concepts or skills)






Remedial instruction (i.e., using content from prior years to teach concepts or skills)






Identifying individual student academic needs with diagnostic assessment data






Identifying individual student academic needs with formative assessment data






Extending class time spent on targeted subject areas during the school day






Extending the school day to accommodate learning recovery activities






Extending the school week to accommodate learning recovery activities






Extending the school year to accommodate learning recovery activities






Professional development for teachers/staff on learning recovery






Family workshops to provide techniques and guidance to support learning recovery






Family engagement/outreach activities (e.g., home visits, communicating via text apps, video conference meetings, etc.)






Hiring additional educators to provide more small-group and individual instruction






SR_more. We’d like to learn more about your school’s experiences with students’ learning recovery during the 2023-24 school year. In the space below please share any other information you would like us to know on this topic.

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Absenteeism

ABS7end. To the best of your knowledge, what is (or was) the average daily attendance rate for your school for the 2023-24 school year?

  • _____%

  • Don’t know

ABS1. During the 2023-24 school year, approximately what percentage of students at your school have been chronically absent? Include excused and unexcused absences.

Chronic absenteeism is defined as students who are absent for at least 10 percent of the school year

  • ____ percent of students chronically absent

ABS2z. Compared to LAST school year (2022-23), how have student absences at your school changed during the 2023-24 school year? Include excused and unexcused absences.

  • Student absences have decreased a lot

  • Student absences have decreased a little

  • Student absences have remained about the same

  • Student absences have increased a little

  • Student absences have increased a lot

  • Don’t Know


ABS3b. Compared to LAST school year (2022-23), how have teacher absences at your school changed during the 2023-24 school year? Include planned and unplanned absences.

  • Teacher absences have decreased a lot

  • Teacher absences have decreased a little

  • Teacher absences have remained about the same

  • Teacher absences have increased a little

  • Teacher absences have increased a lot

  • Don’t Know

ABS4b. Compared to LAST school year (2022-23), how easy or difficult has it been for your school to get substitute teachers during the 2023-24 school year?

  • Much easier

  • Somewhat easier

  • About the same

  • Somewhat more difficult

  • Much more difficult

  • Don’t Know

ABS5a. During the 2023-24 school year, how has your school covered classes when there are teacher absences and you cannot find a substitute teacher? Select all that apply.

  • Administrators cover classes

  • Staff who are not regular classroom teachers (e.g., media specialists, paraprofessionals, coaches, interventionists, etc.) cover classes

  • Other teachers cover classes during their prep periods

  • Separate sections or classes are combined into one room

  • Cancel classes

  • Other, please specify: ________________

  • Not Applicable – my school has always been able to find substitute teachers

ABS5b. During the 2023-24 school year, how frequently has your school needed to use the alternative class coverage strategies you indicated above? {Display if ABS5a ≠ N/A}

  • Very Rarely

  • Rarely

  • Occasionally

  • Very Frequently

  • Always

ABS6. We’d like to learn more about schools’ experiences with student, teacher, and staff absences. In the space below, please share any information you would like us to know on this topic.

Shape4 This item is optional.  



ABS16. Which of the following, if any, were reasons that students at your school missed too much school this year? Select all that apply.

  • Students at my school did not miss too much school

  • Bullying

  • Food insecurity

  • Instruction was perceived to not be engaging or relevant

  • Lack of access to health care

  • Lack of relationships to adults at the school

  • Lack of relationships to peers at school

  • Lack of routine

  • Mental health issue

  • Physical illness

  • Staying home unnecessarily for minor symptoms

  • Taking care of siblings

  • Transportation issues

  • Unstable housing

  • Violence in the community

  • Work schedule conflicts with school

  • Other, please specify: _________________

ABS17. Does your school use a universal screening tool, such as an Early Warning System (EWS) or Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), to systematically identify any of the following risk factors in an entire student population (e.g., all students in a classroom, grade level, or school)?


Yes

No

Students with low academic achievement (failing or at risk of failing a grade or a subject, low standardized assessment scores)



Students with poor attendance



Students demonstrating symptoms of possible mental health or emotional issues (e.g., withdrawal, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts or planning)



Students exhibiting behavioral issues (e.g., aggression, disciplinary incidents, office discipline referrals [ODRs], substance abuse)



Students experiencing social issues (e.g., peer rejection, avoiding or withdrawing from social situations)

















ABS11a. Did your school use any of the following strategies to improve student attendance during the 2023-24 school year?


Yes

No

Don’t know

Incentives for students (e.g., perfect attendance awards, school-wide recognition)




Increased communication with parents when the days a student is absent reaches a certain number




At-home visits by school or district personnel




Increased communication about the importance of school attendance to students and parents (e.g., through newsletters, text messages, postcards)




Use of support services (e.g., Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports [PBIS] team, attendance teams)




Mentoring programs (i.e., building a relationship between a student and an adult, designed to increase strengthen student's connection to school)




Use of legal system services (e.g., truancy officers, department of child services, wellness checks)




Efforts to build a supportive environment for students (e.g., improving school culture/morale, implementing wellness programs)




Changes to school calendar (e.g., 4-day school week)




ABS11b. How effective was each strategy at improving student attendance?

{display rows based on responses to ABS11a}

Not at all effective

Slightly effective

Moderately Effective

Very Effective

Extremely Effective

Incentives for students (e.g., perfect attendance awards, school-wide recognition)






Increased communication with parents when the days a student is absent reaches a certain number






Increased communication about the importance of school attendance to students and parents (e.g., through newsletters, text messages, postcards)






Use of support services (e.g., PBIS team, attendance teams)






Mentoring programs (i.e., building a relationship between a student and an adult, designed to increase strengthen student's connection to school)






Use of legal system services (e.g., truancy officers, department of child services, wellness checks)






Efforts to build a supportive environment for students (e.g., improving school culture/morale, implementing wellness programs)






Changes to school calendar (e.g., 4-day school week)






ABS12a. Did your school use any of the following strategies to improve teacher and non-teaching staff attendance during the 2023-24 school year?


Yes

No

Don’t know

Incentives for staff (e.g., financial bonuses or rewards, school-wide recognition, “jeans days”)




Efforts to build a supportive environment for staff (e.g., improving school culture/morale, implementing wellness programs, reducing paperwork)




Allowing more flexibility with leave time (e.g., partial day leave, mental health days use as sick days)




Disciplinary actions (e.g., implement performance improvement plan, letter in personnel file)




Changes to school calendar (e.g., 4-day school week)




ABS12b. How effective was each strategy at improving teacher and non-teaching staff attendance?

{display rows based on responses to ABS12a}

Not at all effective

Slightly effective

Moderately Effective

Very Effective

Extremely Effective

Incentives for staff (e.g., financial bonuses or rewards, school-wide recognition, “jeans days”)






Efforts to build a supportive environment for staff (e.g., improving school culture/morale, implementing wellness programs, reducing paperwork)






Allowing more flexibility with leave time (e.g., partial day leave, mental health days use as sick days)






Changes to school calendar (e.g., 4-day school week)






ABS13. Do you use a commercially available student information system to share absence data with your district or state?


Yes

No

Don’t know

Share with district




Share with state




ABS14a. Does your school collect details on the reason(s) for a student’s absence, beyond whether the absence was excused versus unexcused?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Don’t know

ABS14b. Does your school collect information on the following medical reasons why students are absent? {Display if ABS14a = Yes}


Yes

No

Don’t know

Fever (alone or in conjunction with any of the below illnesses)




General respiratory illness (i.e., student has a cough/runny nose, but no specific diagnosis)




COVID-19




Gastrointestinal illness (e.g., nausea/vomiting and/or diarrhea)




Mental health




Other excused medically related absence (e.g., doctor appointment)




ABS14c. Does your school share data on reasons why students are absent (beyond excused versus unexcused totals) with any of the following entities? {Display if ABS14a = Yes}


Yes

No

Don’t know

The school district




The state education agency




The state department of health




The county department of health




Local healthcare systems/clinics




ABS15. Does your school collaborate with any health entities (e.g., the department of health or a local hospital/clinic) to collect data on student health, for example, reasons for absence?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Don’t know

Learning Modes

Learning24gate. Did your school offer in-person learning for students during the 2023-24 school year?

  • Yes

  • No

Learning24a. During this school year, did any of the following reasons cause your school to cancel in-person learning on short or unexpected notice for at least one day? {Display if Learning24gate = Yes}


Yes

No

Excessive illness among students



Excessive illness among staff



Excessive illness in the general community (e.g., COVID-19, Influenza)



Excessive staff absence (non-illness related)



Excessive student absence (non-illness related)



Safety concerns due to violence (e.g., threats made against the school)



Safety concerns due to other factors (e.g., fire at nearby building, industrial issue impacting air quality)



Weather event or natural disaster



Other, please specify: ______________



Learning24b. When you had to cancel in-person learning, how many days did you do the following? {Display if ANY of Learning24a = yes}

  • Switch to virtual learning: _________ days

  • Not hold any classes: ________days

Learning25. Do you use any of the following methods to inform families and staff of unplanned closures or a change to virtual learning? {Display if Learning24gate = Yes}


Yes

No

Dedicated school app



Email



Facebook



Instagram



Local news media



School text messaging service



School telephone tree



X (formerly Twitter)





Operations Follow-up

As this is the last month for 2023-24 School Pulse Panel (SPP), we are interested in learning about your experiences as a participant in the School Pulse Panel.

Par2. Were any of the following motivating factors for why you responded to a monthly SPP survey? Select all that apply.

  • The survey seemed to be a reasonable length

  • I was interested in the monthly topics

  • The reimbursement {Display if SCHFLAG = 1 OR 2}

  • I wanted to contribute to educational research

  • I wanted to provide data that could inform educational policy decisions

  • Other, please specify: _________

  • None of the above

Par1. If you did not participate in every monthly collection (August 2023-June 2024), why did you participate in one or some monthly collections but not others? Select all that apply.

  • My school participated in every monthly collection between August 2023 and June 2024

  • Time constraints

  • I did not receive the communications

  • The monthly question topics determined my interest in participating for a given month

  • I was tired of participating

  • I did not see the benefit to me or my school for participating

  • I was advised to stop participating by our district

  • I did not receive reimbursement in a timely manner {Display if SCHFLAG = 1 OR 2}

  • The monthly reimbursement amount of $200 was not high enough {Display if SCHFLAG = 1 OR 2}

  • Other, please specify: ______________

Sur1. Overall, how easy or difficult was it for you to complete an SPP monthly survey?

  • Very easy

  • Easy

  • Neither easy nor difficult

  • Difficult

  • Very difficult

Sur1a. What challenges, if any, did you experience completing the monthly surveys? Select all that apply.

  • I did not experience any challenges completing monthly surveys

  • Finding time to complete the survey

  • Difficulty answering items because data were not readily available

  • The two-week collection window was not long enough

  • Required coordination with other school or district staff to answer items

  • Difficulty finding the communications which contained the URL link to the survey

  • Other, please specify: ____________

DC1. You were given two weeks to complete each monthly survey. Was this a long enough timeframe to complete the survey?

  • Yes

  • No

DC2. Did you feel the length of the surveys and the time necessary to complete each one was reasonable to do on a monthly basis?

  • Yes

  • No

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