Title II-Paraprofessional 2016

Title II, Paraprofessional Survey for Professional learning

Dear Colleague,
Please take a few moments to answer the following questions. We value your opinions as a paraprofessional. Responses will be kept confidential and you will never be identified. We do need to ask you to identify your school; this will help us understand how to better apply federal funds for professional learning opportunities for you and your colleagues.

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* 1. I am a paraprofessional and work primarily with ( Please select one answer)

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* 2. What is the name of your school?

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* 3. On a scale of 1 to 5 , with 1 being unimportant and 5 being very important, please rate the importance of each of the following factors for retaining qualified, effective teachers in your school.

	1	2	3	4	5
Increased salary	Increased salary 1	Increased salary 2	Increased salary 3	Increased salary 4	Increased salary 5
Increased benefits	Increased benefits 1	Increased benefits 2	Increased benefits 3	Increased benefits 4	Increased benefits 5
Professional learning related to job assignment	Professional learning related to job assignment 1	Professional learning related to job assignment 2	Professional learning related to job assignment 3	Professional learning related to job assignment 4	Professional learning related to job assignment 5
Increased support from school administration	Increased support from school administration 1	Increased support from school administration 2	Increased support from school administration 3	Increased support from school administration 4	Increased support from school administration 5
Increased support from teachers	Increased support from teachers 1	Increased support from teachers 2	Increased support from teachers 3	Increased support from teachers 4	Increased support from teachers 5
More classroom resources and supplies	More classroom resources and supplies 1	More classroom resources and supplies 2	More classroom resources and supplies 3	More classroom resources and supplies 4	More classroom resources and supplies 5

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which professional learning areas would enhance your skills as a paraprofessional? (Please select your top 3)

Reading to and with children

Survival Spanish for the paraprofessional

Assisting students with writing

Working cooperatively with the teacher

Working cooperatively with parents and volunteers

Effective communication at school

Effective use of technology in the classroom

Managing student behavior

Working with students with special needs

Collecting data on students

Other (please specify)

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* 5. With which of these groups of students would professional learning in differentiated instructional strategies
most enhance your skills or have the biggest impact on student achievement? (Please select all that apply.)

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students

Minority students

Migrant

Economically disadvantaged

Special education

Gifted and talented

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If any, which group(s) of students in your classroom is (are) not performing to your expectation? (Please
select all that apply).

Economically disadvantaged

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program

Gifted and talented

Migrant

Minority

Regular classroom

Special education

None of the above. All students are performing to expectations

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Professional learning in which of the following content areas would most improve your ability as a
paraprofessional? (Please select only one.)

English/Language arts

Mathematics

Reading

Science

Social Science

No professional learning needed

Other (please specify)

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* 1. I am a paraprofessional and work primarily with ( Please select one answer)

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* 2. What is the name of your school?

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* 3. On a scale of 1 to 5 , with 1 being unimportant and 5 being very important, please rate the importance of each of the following factors for retaining qualified, effective teachers in your school.

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* 4. Which professional learning areas would enhance your skills as a paraprofessional? (Please select your top 3)

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* 5. With which of these groups of students would professional learning in differentiated instructional strategiesmost enhance your skills or have the biggest impact on student achievement? (Please select all that apply.)

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* 6. If any, which group(s) of students in your classroom is (are) not performing to your expectation? (Pleaseselect all that apply).

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* 7. Professional learning in which of the following content areas would most improve your ability as aparaprofessional? (Please select only one.)

* 5. With which of these groups of students would professional learning in differentiated instructional strategies
most enhance your skills or have the biggest impact on student achievement? (Please select all that apply.)

* 6. If any, which group(s) of students in your classroom is (are) not performing to your expectation? (Please
select all that apply).

* 7. Professional learning in which of the following content areas would most improve your ability as a
paraprofessional? (Please select only one.)