Academy Feedback Survey

PURPOSE: This short survey will be used to assess participant satisfaction with and perceived knowledge gain from the Center for Legal and Judicial Innovation and Advancement (CLJIA) Judicial Academies and Attorney Academies, to inform improvement of future Academies. The survey will be administered to participants in the CLJIA Judicial Academies and Attorney Academies, including judges, attorneys, and other officers of the court, and other Academy participants (e.g., CIP directors, Children’s Bureau staff or others), at the close of the Academy.

[CLJIA Logo] OMB# 0970-0576*

Expiration: xx/xx/xxxx

[Judicial/Attorney] Academy Feedback Survey

Thank you for participating in the [Judicial/Attorney] Academy. This survey is designed to gather your input on the usefulness of the Academy to your practice and your overall satisfaction. Your candid responses will help us understand what worked well and where we should make adjustments to improve future Academies. The survey should take about 4 minutes to complete. Your participation in the survey is completely voluntary, and you may complete as many or as few of the questions as you wish. Your response to these feedback questions is anonymous and findings will be reported in aggregate. Completion of the survey indicates you agree to participate. If you have questions, please contact Kristen Woodruff, Evaluator for the Center for Legal and Judicial Innovation and Advancement, at [email protected]. Thank you!

Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements about the Academy.

	Strongly Disagree	2	3	Neither	5	6	Strongly Agree
The materials and information were appropriate for my level of experience and knowledge.	1	2	3	N	5	6	7
The Academy will be helpful in my work.	1	2	3	N	5	6	7
Overall, I was satisfied with the Academy.	1	2	3	N	5	6	7
I was satisfied with the format of the Academy.	1	2	3	N	5	6	7
The Academy increased my knowledge about reasonable efforts.	1	2	3	N	5	6	7
The Academy has increased my practical skills regarding making a reasonable efforts [finding/ argument].	1	2	3	N	5	6	7
As a result of the information I learned, I will be more effective in my work.	1	2	3	N	5	6	7
I am confident that I can apply what I have learned in this Academy to my hearing practice.	1	2	3	N	5	6	7

9. What aspects of the [Judicial / Attorney] Academy were most relevant and useful for your work?

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*PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) STATEMENT OF PUBLIC BURDEN: This collection of information will be used to assess usefulness of the CLJIA Academy, participant satisfaction and perceived knowledge gain, to help the CLJIA make adjustments to improve future workshops. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 4 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the collection of information. This is a voluntary collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB number and expiration date for this collection are OMB #0970-0576, Expiration: xx/xx/xxxx. If you have any comments on this collection of information, please contact Scott Trowbridge, ACF, Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) by e-mail at [email protected].

10. Were there ways in which the [Judicial / Attorney] Academy could have been more useful to you? Yes No

If yes, please describe how this Academy could have been more useful?

11. Please provide a specific example of how you plan to apply the information from the [Judicial / Attorney] Academy in your work?

12. Do you have any feedback on how delivery of the [Judicial / Attorney] Academy in this virtual format could be improved for future courses?  [virtual only]

13. What questions do you still have about making reasonable efforts [findings/arguments], or any topic addressed during the Academy?

14. Do you have any other comments you would like to share about the [Judicial / Attorney] Academy?

15. Indicate your professional role:

 Attorney, Judge, or other Officer of the Court

 Not an Officer of the Court: CIP Participant, Children’s Bureau/Regional office staff, other attendee

16. Indicate your Academy role:

 Participant in the Academy

 Faculty for the Academy

THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE!