CHSSA Survey 2010 (includes State Tournament)

Thank you for taking the time to respond to this survey. By completing this survey, you will provide important information about your school and team, your school's speech/debate program and your team's experience at the State Tournament that will help CHSSA improve its service to you. Commendations, criticisms, and suggestions for improvements are welcome.

1. I am a [check all that apply]

I am a [check all that apply] full-time speech coach

full-time debate coach

classroom teacher (content area such as English, Social Studies, Business)

parent coach

full-time speech and debate teacher

"walk on" speech and debate coach

college student

Comments

2. Number of state tournaments you have attended:

Number of state tournaments you have attended: This is the first.

2-5

5-10

More than 10

Comments

3. Events in which my team competed at the State tournament:

Events in which my team competed at the State tournament: Original IE events (oratory, advocacy, expository, OPP)

Interpretive IE events (HI, DI, TI, OI, Duo)

Spontaneous IE events (Extemp, Impromptu)

Debate (Lincoln-Douglas, Parliamentary, Policy, Public Forum)

Student Congress

4. Mark those statements that apply to the high school for which you coach:

Mark those statements that apply to the high school for which you coach: Public school

Private school

Fewer than 500 students enrolled

500-1000 students enrolled

1000-2000 students enrolled

More than 2000 students enrolled

5. Mark the statement(s) that best applies to the high school speech/debate program for which you coach:

Mark the statement(s) that best applies to the high school speech/debate program for which you coach: Oral communication is not offered as a class.

An oral communication class is required for graduation.

An oral communication class is an elective option.

Speech and debate is strictly an extra-curricular activity.

6. If an oral communication class is offered at your school, mark the statements that best apply:

If an oral communication class is offered at your school, mark the statements that best apply: The class is one semester

The class is a year long

The class earns UC/CSU elective credit

The class earns credit in fine arts

The class earns credit in English

The class earns non-departmental credit

Other (please explain in comments section)

Comments

7. Mark the statements that best apply to the coach/advisor of the speech and debate program at your school:

Mark the statements that best apply to the coach/advisor of the speech and debate program at your school: The coach is a college student.

The coach is a credentialed teacher in English.

The coach is a credentialed teacher in a subject other than English

The coach is a credentialed teacher who teaches a speech/debate class.

The coach works in another profession and does not teach in the school's regular academic program (a "walk-on coach)

The coach/supervisor is a parent volunteer

Other (Please explain in comments section)

Comments

8. Mark the statements that best apply to the means by which your speech/debate program is funded:

Mark the statements that best apply to the means by which your speech/debate program is funded: A budget is provided by the district/school.

A booster club raises funds.

Students hold fundraisers.

Membership fees from students provide sufficient funding.

Other (please explain in comments section)

Comments

9. Completeness of information provided by my League about State Tournament procedures

Completeness of information provided by my League about State Tournament procedures Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Comments

10. Timeliness of information provided by my league about State tournament procedures

Timeliness of information provided by my league about State tournament procedures Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Comments

11. Online registration process

Online registration process Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Comments

12. Access to the tournament site, including parking

Access to the tournament site, including parking Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Comments

13. Registration process at the tournament site

Registration process at the tournament site Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Comments

14. Facilities for competition

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	N/A
For event preparation	Facilities for competition For event preparation Excellent	For event preparation Good	For event preparation Fair	For event preparation Poor	For event preparation N/A
For individual event competition	For individual event competition Excellent	For individual event competition Good	For individual event competition Fair	For individual event competition Poor	For individual event competition N/A
For date competition	For date competition Excellent	For date competition Good	For date competition Fair	For date competition Poor	For date competition N/A
For coaches	For coaches Excellent	For coaches Good	For coaches Fair	For coaches Poor	For coaches N/A
For students	For students Excellent	For students Good	For students Fair	For students Poor	For students N/A
For judges	For judges Excellent	For judges Good	For judges Fair	For judges Poor	For judges N/A
For officials, tab room, etc.	For officials, tab room, etc. Excellent	For officials, tab room, etc. Good	For officials, tab room, etc. Fair	For officials, tab room, etc. Poor	For officials, tab room, etc. N/A

Comments

15. Choices of hotel accommodations

Choices of hotel accommodations Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Comments

16. Hotel reservation process

Hotel reservation process Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Comments

17. Hotel accommodations and rates

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
For coaches	Hotel accommodations and rates For coaches Excellent	For coaches Good	For coaches Fair	For coaches Poor
For students	For students Excellent	For students Good	For students Fair	For students Poor
For judges, chaperones	For judges, chaperones Excellent	For judges, chaperones Good	For judges, chaperones Fair	For judges, chaperones Poor

Name of hotel/Comments

18. Hospitality and food at the tournament site:

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
For coaches (availability, access, quality)	Hospitality and food at the tournament site: For coaches (availability, access, quality) Excellent	For coaches (availability, access, quality) Good	For coaches (availability, access, quality) Fair	For coaches (availability, access, quality) Poor
For judges (availability, access, quality)	For judges (availability, access, quality) Excellent	For judges (availability, access, quality) Good	For judges (availability, access, quality) Fair	For judges (availability, access, quality) Poor
For students (prices, quality, availability)	For students (prices, quality, availability) Excellent	For students (prices, quality, availability) Good	For students (prices, quality, availability) Fair	For students (prices, quality, availability) Poor

Comments

19. Organization of the tournament (schedule, arrangement of events, etc.)

Organization of the tournament (schedule, arrangement of events, etc.) Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Comments

20. Efficiency of the tournament (problem-solving, trouble-shooting, etc)

Efficiency of the tournament (problem-solving, trouble-shooting, etc) Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Comments

21. Timely information about and easy access to ballot review

Timely information about and easy access to ballot review Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Comments

22. Behavior of the student participants you observed

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
on campus	Behavior of the student participants you observed on campus Excellent	on campus Good	on campus Fair	on campus Poor
in rounds	in rounds Excellent	in rounds Good	in rounds Fair	in rounds Poor
at awards	at awards Excellent	at awards Good	at awards Fair	at awards Poor

Comments

23. The behavior, appearance, attitude, etc. of coaches/supervisors you observed:

	Excellent, very professional	Good	Acceptable	Unacceptable for professional educators
in tab rooms	The behavior, appearance, attitude, etc. of coaches/supervisors you observed: in tab rooms Excellent, very professional	in tab rooms Good	in tab rooms Acceptable	in tab rooms Unacceptable for professional educators
in student area	in student area Excellent, very professional	in student area Good	in student area Acceptable	in student area Unacceptable for professional educators
in rounds	in rounds Excellent, very professional	in rounds Good	in rounds Acceptable	in rounds Unacceptable for professional educators
in judges room	in judges room Excellent, very professional	in judges room Good	in judges room Acceptable	in judges room Unacceptable for professional educators
at awards	at awards Excellent, very professional	at awards Good	at awards Acceptable	at awards Unacceptable for professional educators

Other (please specify)

24. The attitude, behavior,etc. shown by those in charge of the tournament, including local committee and council members

The attitude, behavior,etc. shown by those in charge of the tournament, including local committee and council members Excellent, very helpful, friendly, professional

Good

Acceptable

Unacceptable

Comments

25. Did you and your team attend the awards ceremony?

Did you and your team attend the awards ceremony? Yes

26. Please mark the reason that most closely describes the reason you and your team did NOT attend the awards ceremony then skip to #27.

Please mark the reason that most closely describes the reason you and your team did NOT attend the awards ceremony then skip to #27. No one on our team was receiving an award.

Our team went out to another activity.

Our team left to go home.

Comments

27. The awards ceremony

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Quality of awards	The awards ceremony Quality of awards Excellent	Quality of awards Good	Quality of awards Fair	Quality of awards Poor
Length of ceremony	Length of ceremony Excellent	Length of ceremony Good	Length of ceremony Fair	Length of ceremony Poor
Content of ceremony	Content of ceremony Excellent	Content of ceremony Good	Content of ceremony Fair	Content of ceremony Poor
Quality of presentations	Quality of presentations Excellent	Quality of presentations Good	Quality of presentations Fair	Quality of presentations Poor

Comments

28. Did you and your team attend the dinner-dance?

Did you and your team attend the dinner-dance? Yes

29. Mark the reason(s) that most closely describes the reason that your team did NOT attend the dinner dance then skip to #30.

Mark the reason(s) that most closely describes the reason that your team did NOT attend the dinner dance then skip to #30. Too expensive

No awards so went elsewhere (activity, home)

We do not like the dinner-dance.

Comments

30. The dinner dance

	Excellent	Good	Adequate	Poor
Location	The dinner dance Location Excellent	Location Good	Location Adequate	Location Poor
Food	Food Excellent	Food Good	Food Adequate	Food Poor
Music	Music Excellent	Music Good	Music Adequate	Music Poor
Time	Time Excellent	Time Good	Time Adequate	Time Poor

Comments

31. In comparison to other state tournaments, the 2010 tournament was

In comparison to other state tournaments, the 2010 tournament was much better

somewhat better

about the same

somewhat worse

much worse

Comments

32. Commendations:

Commendations:

33. Criticisms:

Criticisms:

34. Suggestions for future state tournaments:

Suggestions for future state tournaments:

35. What is the most important issue regarding high school speech and debate that should be addressed by CHSSA?

What is the most important issue regarding high school speech and debate that should be addressed by CHSSA?

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1. I am a [check all that apply]

2. Number of state tournaments you have attended:

3. Events in which my team competed at the State tournament:

4. Mark those statements that apply to the high school for which you coach:

5. Mark the statement(s) that best applies to the high school speech/debate program for which you coach:

6. If an oral communication class is offered at your school, mark the statements that best apply:

7. Mark the statements that best apply to the coach/advisor of the speech and debate program at your school:

8. Mark the statements that best apply to the means by which your speech/debate program is funded:

9. Completeness of information provided by my League about State Tournament procedures

10. Timeliness of information provided by my league about State tournament procedures

11. Online registration process

12. Access to the tournament site, including parking

13. Registration process at the tournament site

14. Facilities for competition

15. Choices of hotel accommodations

16. Hotel reservation process

17. Hotel accommodations and rates

18. Hospitality and food at the tournament site:

19. Organization of the tournament (schedule, arrangement of events, etc.)

20. Efficiency of the tournament (problem-solving, trouble-shooting, etc)

21. Timely information about and easy access to ballot review

22. Behavior of the student participants you observed

23. The behavior, appearance, attitude, etc. of coaches/supervisors you observed:

24. The attitude, behavior,etc. shown by those in charge of the tournament, including local committee and council members

25. Did you and your team attend the awards ceremony?

26. Please mark the reason that most closely describes the reason you and your team did NOT attend the awards ceremony then skip to #27.

27. The awards ceremony

28. Did you and your team attend the dinner-dance?

29. Mark the reason(s) that most closely describes the reason that your team did NOT attend the dinner dance then skip to #30.

30. The dinner dance

31. In comparison to other state tournaments, the 2010 tournament was

32. Commendations:

33. Criticisms:

34. Suggestions for future state tournaments:

35. What is the most important issue regarding high school speech and debate that should be addressed by CHSSA?

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