Academic Scholarship Recipients Program Evaluation

1. Thank you for taking your valuable time!

Your input is important to continuously improve the IdahoSTARS Academic Scholarship Program. We appreciate your comments and suggestions!

All responses are confidential and used for general summaries and program improvement. Thank you.

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* 1. I had a clear understanding of the IdahoSTARS Academic Scholarship program when I applied

YES

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* 2. Completing the number of required course credit hours in one year was:

Very Easy

About Right

Too Difficult

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* 3. The courses that I took were:

Not challenging enough

About right

Too difficult

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* 4. The amount of release time provided by the scholarship was

More than needed

About right

Less than needed

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* 5. Please rate the following statements:

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree		N/A
The IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff was helpful	The IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff was helpful Strongly Agree	The IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff was helpful Agree	The IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff was helpful Disagree	The IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff was helpful Strongly Disagree	The IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff was helpful	The IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff was helpful N/A
The IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff was courteous and respectful	The IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff was courteous and respectful Strongly Agree	The IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff was courteous and respectful Agree	The IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff was courteous and respectful Disagree	The IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff was courteous and respectful Strongly Disagree	The IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff was courteous and respectful	The IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff was courteous and respectful N/A
I have been able to contact the IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff when I need help	I have been able to contact the IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff when I need help Strongly Agree	I have been able to contact the IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff when I need help Agree	I have been able to contact the IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff when I need help Disagree	I have been able to contact the IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff when I need help Strongly Disagree	I have been able to contact the IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff when I need help	I have been able to contact the IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff when I need help N/A
When I needed help, IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff responded in a timely manner	When I needed help, IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff responded in a timely manner Strongly Agree	When I needed help, IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff responded in a timely manner Agree	When I needed help, IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff responded in a timely manner Disagree	When I needed help, IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff responded in a timely manner Strongly Disagree	When I needed help, IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff responded in a timely manner	When I needed help, IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff responded in a timely manner N/A
Information that I received from IdahoSTARS was easy for me to understand	Information that I received from IdahoSTARS was easy for me to understand Strongly Agree	Information that I received from IdahoSTARS was easy for me to understand Agree	Information that I received from IdahoSTARS was easy for me to understand Disagree	Information that I received from IdahoSTARS was easy for me to understand Strongly Disagree	Information that I received from IdahoSTARS was easy for me to understand	Information that I received from IdahoSTARS was easy for me to understand N/A
The raise that I receive because of my education is important to me	The raise that I receive because of my education is important to me Strongly Agree	The raise that I receive because of my education is important to me Agree	The raise that I receive because of my education is important to me Disagree	The raise that I receive because of my education is important to me Strongly Disagree	The raise that I receive because of my education is important to me	The raise that I receive because of my education is important to me N/A

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* 6. If you have not been able to contact IdahoSTARS Academic Scholarship staff,

why not?

Please be specific

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* 7. How can IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff be more helpful to you? Please be specific

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* 8. How can your sponsoring center be more helpful to you? Please be specific

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* 9. Do you plan to apply for a continuation of your IdahoSTARS Academic Scholarship in the upcoming year?

	YES	NO	N/A
I will continue	I will continue YES	I will continue NO	I will continue N/A
I would like to discuss taking a break next semester	I would like to discuss taking a break next semester YES	I would like to discuss taking a break next semester NO	I would like to discuss taking a break next semester N/A
I am graduating	I am graduating YES	I am graduating NO	I am graduating N/A
I will not stay with my current center	I will not stay with my current center YES	I will not stay with my current center NO	I will not stay with my current center N/A
I cannot afford to continue	I cannot afford to continue YES	I cannot afford to continue NO	I cannot afford to continue N/A
I do not plan to take courses	I do not plan to take courses YES	I do not plan to take courses NO	I do not plan to take courses N/A
My center will not sponsor me	My center will not sponsor me YES	My center will not sponsor me NO	My center will not sponsor me N/A

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* 10. Please check statements that are true for you about how the increased education has helped you:

I am more satisfied with my job

I feel more appreciated and recognized for my work

I am more willing to stay with my current child care program

I have increased my knowledge of child development

I have improved my teaching techniques and practice

I have not noticed any benefits

I am more confident in my teaching abilities

I have better relationships with the children and families with whom I work

I see myself as an early childhood professional

I share what I learned with other teachers at work or in the community

Other (please specify)

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* 11. The following statements are about the services provided by your community college or university

	ALWAYS	SOMETIMES	NEVER
My college/university offers an adequate number of evening courses	My college/university offers an adequate number of evening courses ALWAYS	My college/university offers an adequate number of evening courses SOMETIMES	My college/university offers an adequate number of evening courses NEVER	My college/university offers an adequate number of evening courses	My college/university offers an adequate number of evening courses
My college/university offers an adequate number of weekend courses	My college/university offers an adequate number of weekend courses ALWAYS	My college/university offers an adequate number of weekend courses SOMETIMES	My college/university offers an adequate number of weekend courses NEVER	My college/university offers an adequate number of weekend courses	My college/university offers an adequate number of weekend courses
My college/university offers an adequate number of courses at its main campus	My college/university offers an adequate number of courses at its main campus ALWAYS	My college/university offers an adequate number of courses at its main campus SOMETIMES	My college/university offers an adequate number of courses at its main campus NEVER	My college/university offers an adequate number of courses at its main campus	My college/university offers an adequate number of courses at its main campus
My college/university offers and adequate number of courses at off-site locations	My college/university offers and adequate number of courses at off-site locations ALWAYS	My college/university offers and adequate number of courses at off-site locations SOMETIMES	My college/university offers and adequate number of courses at off-site locations NEVER	My college/university offers and adequate number of courses at off-site locations	My college/university offers and adequate number of courses at off-site locations
My college/university offers an adequate number of courses on the internet	My college/university offers an adequate number of courses on the internet ALWAYS	My college/university offers an adequate number of courses on the internet SOMETIMES	My college/university offers an adequate number of courses on the internet NEVER	My college/university offers an adequate number of courses on the internet	My college/university offers an adequate number of courses on the internet
The quality of early childhood instructors at my college/university is good	The quality of early childhood instructors at my college/university is good ALWAYS	The quality of early childhood instructors at my college/university is good SOMETIMES	The quality of early childhood instructors at my college/university is good NEVER	The quality of early childhood instructors at my college/university is good	The quality of early childhood instructors at my college/university is good
Early childhood advisors at my college/university are available	Early childhood advisors at my college/university are available ALWAYS	Early childhood advisors at my college/university are available SOMETIMES	Early childhood advisors at my college/university are available NEVER	Early childhood advisors at my college/university are available	Early childhood advisors at my college/university are available
The registration process at my college/university is easy	The registration process at my college/university is easy ALWAYS	The registration process at my college/university is easy SOMETIMES	The registration process at my college/university is easy NEVER	The registration process at my college/university is easy	The registration process at my college/university is easy
My college/university communicates effectively with students	My college/university communicates effectively with students ALWAYS	My college/university communicates effectively with students SOMETIMES	My college/university communicates effectively with students NEVER	My college/university communicates effectively with students	My college/university communicates effectively with students
My college/university effectively promotes early childhood courses in the community	My college/university effectively promotes early childhood courses in the community ALWAYS	My college/university effectively promotes early childhood courses in the community SOMETIMES	My college/university effectively promotes early childhood courses in the community NEVER	My college/university effectively promotes early childhood courses in the community	My college/university effectively promotes early childhood courses in the community

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* 12. Were you aware of the Support Services available on each campus?

	YES	NO	Used this service in the past year
Tutoring	Tutoring YES	Tutoring NO	Tutoring Used this service in the past year
Conferences with instructors	Conferences with instructors YES	Conferences with instructors NO	Conferences with instructors Used this service in the past year
Writing lab	Writing lab YES	Writing lab NO	Writing lab Used this service in the past year
Counseling	Counseling YES	Counseling NO	Counseling Used this service in the past year
Bilingual support	Bilingual support YES	Bilingual support NO	Bilingual support Used this service in the past year
Disability services	Disability services YES	Disability services NO	Disability services Used this service in the past year

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* 13. Overall, how satisfied are you with the IdahoSTARS Academic Scholarship Program?

Very satisfied

Somewhat satisfied

Somewhat dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

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* 1. I had a clear understanding of the IdahoSTARS Academic Scholarship program when I applied

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* 2. Completing the number of required course credit hours in one year was:

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* 3. The courses that I took were:

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* 4. The amount of release time provided by the scholarship was

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* 5. Please rate the following statements:

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* 6. If you have not been able to contact IdahoSTARS Academic Scholarship staff,

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* 7. How can IdahoSTARS Scholarship staff be more helpful to you? Please be specific

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* 8. How can your sponsoring center be more helpful to you? Please be specific

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* 9. Do you plan to apply for a continuation of your IdahoSTARS Academic Scholarship in the upcoming year?

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* 10. Please check statements that are true for you about how the increased education has helped you:

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* 11. The following statements are about the services provided by your community college or university

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* 12. Were you aware of the Support Services available on each campus?

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* 13. Overall, how satisfied are you with the IdahoSTARS Academic Scholarship Program?

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* 14. Please add any additional comments that will help us improve the IdahoSTARS schoalrship program.