Operation Outreach-USA 2011-2012 Teacher Evaluation Survey

Operation Outreach-USA (OO-USA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to building literacy and strong character in elementary-age children. OO-USA selects books about animals and/or the environment that encompass character lessons such as empathy, responsibility, perseverance and compassion. OO-USA has distributed over 2.4 million books throughout the United States reaching 1.2 million children through the generous donations of our sponsors. Your school is one of over 300 schools nationwide that received the OO-USA program this year. Thank you for your time.

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1. School Name

School Name

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2. School City

School City

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3. School State

School State

4. School's sponsor (e.g. Target, Proctor & Gamble, Staples)

School's sponsor (e.g. Target, Proctor & Gamble, Staples)

5. Teacher Name

Teacher Name

6. When you received your OO-USA materials were they:

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
The correct quantities?	*When you received your OO-USA materials were they: The correct quantities? Strongly Disagree	The correct quantities? Disagree	The correct quantities? Neutral	The correct quantities? Agree	The correct quantities? Strongly Agree
Easy to understand and use?	Easy to understand and use? Strongly Disagree	Easy to understand and use? Disagree	Easy to understand and use? Neutral	Easy to understand and use? Agree	Easy to understand and use? Strongly Agree
Was your sponsor clearly identified?	Was your sponsor clearly identified? Strongly Disagree	Was your sponsor clearly identified? Disagree	Was your sponsor clearly identified? Neutral	Was your sponsor clearly identified? Agree	Was your sponsor clearly identified? Strongly Agree

Additional Comments

7. How long in total did you use the OO-USA program?

How long in total did you use the OO-USA program? 1 - 5 days

6 - 10 days

more than 10 days

8. What grade do you teach? You can select more than one if you have a multi-grade classroom.

What grade do you teach? You can select more than one if you have a multi-grade classroom. Pre-Kindergarten

Kindergarten

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

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9. Please rate the readability of the books you received:
Note: A regular classroom usually receives 2 titles. Multi-grade classrooms may receive more than 2 titles. Please enter an answer for only the titles that you received. The titles are listed in grade order from Pre-K to Grade 6.

	Too Easy	Just Right	Too Hard
Firefly Joe	*Please rate the readability of the books you received: Note: A regular classroom usually receives 2 titles. Multi-grade classrooms may receive more than 2 titles. Please enter an answer for only the titles that you received. The titles are listed in grade order from Pre-K to Grade 6. Firefly Joe Too Easy	Firefly Joe Just Right	Firefly Joe Too Hard
Where Did Birdie Go?	Where Did Birdie Go? Too Easy	Where Did Birdie Go? Just Right	Where Did Birdie Go? Too Hard
¿Cuantos Perros? How Many Dogs?	¿Cuantos Perros? How Many Dogs? Too Easy	¿Cuantos Perros? How Many Dogs? Just Right	¿Cuantos Perros? How Many Dogs? Too Hard
Not for Sadie	Not for Sadie Too Easy	Not for Sadie Just Right	Not for Sadie Too Hard
Rudolph's Nose Knows	Rudolph's Nose Knows Too Easy	Rudolph's Nose Knows Just Right	Rudolph's Nose Knows Too Hard
The Duck in the Hole	The Duck in the Hole Too Easy	The Duck in the Hole Just Right	The Duck in the Hole Too Hard
Bustop the Cat and Mrs. Lin	Bustop the Cat and Mrs. Lin Too Easy	Bustop the Cat and Mrs. Lin Just Right	Bustop the Cat and Mrs. Lin Too Hard
Kia's Manatee	Kia's Manatee Too Easy	Kia's Manatee Just Right	Kia's Manatee Too Hard
Nigel	Nigel Too Easy	Nigel Just Right	Nigel Too Hard
Goodbye, Jake	Goodbye, Jake Too Easy	Goodbye, Jake Just Right	Goodbye, Jake Too Hard
Sandy of Laguna	Sandy of Laguna Too Easy	Sandy of Laguna Just Right	Sandy of Laguna Too Hard
The Coquí and the Iguana	The Coquí and the Iguana Too Easy	The Coquí and the Iguana Just Right	The Coquí and the Iguana Too Hard
Quequechan: Forgotten River	Quequechan: Forgotten River Too Easy	Quequechan: Forgotten River Just Right	Quequechan: Forgotten River Too Hard
Sully the Seal and Alley the Cat	Sully the Seal and Alley the Cat Too Easy	Sully the Seal and Alley the Cat Just Right	Sully the Seal and Alley the Cat Too Hard
Webster's Coming Home Today	Webster's Coming Home Today Too Easy	Webster's Coming Home Today Just Right	Webster's Coming Home Today Too Hard
William's Story	William's Story Too Easy	William's Story Just Right	William's Story Too Hard
Father Goose and His Goslings	Father Goose and His Goslings Too Easy	Father Goose and His Goslings Just Right	Father Goose and His Goslings Too Hard
Lobo the Wolf	Lobo the Wolf Too Easy	Lobo the Wolf Just Right	Lobo the Wolf Too Hard
Call of Africa	Call of Africa Too Easy	Call of Africa Just Right	Call of Africa Too Hard
Joey Moses	Joey Moses Too Easy	Joey Moses Just Right	Joey Moses Too Hard
Redruff the Partridge of Don Valley	Redruff the Partridge of Don Valley Too Easy	Redruff the Partridge of Don Valley Just Right	Redruff the Partridge of Don Valley Too Hard
The Pacing Mustang	The Pacing Mustang Too Easy	The Pacing Mustang Just Right	The Pacing Mustang Too Hard
Zangbu's Story	Zangbu's Story Too Easy	Zangbu's Story Just Right	Zangbu's Story Too Hard

Additional comments

10. Which book was the class favorite? Please explain.

Which book was the class favorite? Please explain.

11. If your class struggled with a particular book, please explain in detail.

If your class struggled with a particular book, please explain in detail.

12. Which themes did you focus on relative to the OO-USA books? (check all that apply)

Which themes did you focus on relative to the OO-USA books? (check all that apply) Bullying

Compassion

Diversity

Empathy

Friendship

Kindness

Perseverance

Problem Solving

Respect

Responsibility

Other (please specify)

13. Which academic areas were enhanced by the OO-USA program? (check all that apply)

Which academic areas were enhanced by the OO-USA program? (check all that apply) Art

Character Education

Language Arts

Science

Social Studies

Other (please specify)

14. Please identify changes in attitudes or behaviors that can be attributed to the program. (check all that apply)

Please identify changes in attitudes or behaviors that can be attributed to the program. (check all that apply) Better self-esteem

Enjoys reading more

Kinder towards others

More considerate

Other (please specify)

15. Did you use activities from (check all that apply):

Did you use activities from (check all that apply): Provided lesson plan

OO-USA website (www.oousa.org)

Created my own lesson plans

Other (please specify)

16. Did you conduct writing activities relative to the OO-USA books?

Did you conduct writing activities relative to the OO-USA books? Yes

If yes, please give brief examples

17. What percentage of your students demonstrated increased written or oral usage of vocabulary from the books?

What percentage of your students demonstrated increased written or oral usage of vocabulary from the books? Less than 10%

10% - 30%

31% - 50%

More than 50%

18. Does your school participate in the Accelerated Reader program?

Does your school participate in the Accelerated Reader program? Yes

Operation Outreach-USA 2011-2012 Teacher Evaluation

*1. School Name

*2. School City

*3. School State

4. School's sponsor (e.g. Target, Proctor & Gamble, Staples)

5. Teacher Name

6. When you received your OO-USA materials were they:

7. How long in total did you use the OO-USA program?

8. What grade do you teach? You can select more than one if you have a multi-grade classroom.

*9. Please rate the readability of the books you received:Note: A regular classroom usually receives 2 titles. Multi-grade classrooms may receive more than 2 titles. Please enter an answer for only the titles that you received. The titles are listed in grade order from Pre-K to Grade 6.

10. Which book was the class favorite? Please explain.

11. If your class struggled with a particular book, please explain in detail.

12. Which themes did you focus on relative to the OO-USA books? (check all that apply)

13. Which academic areas were enhanced by the OO-USA program? (check all that apply)

14. Please identify changes in attitudes or behaviors that can be attributed to the program. (check all that apply)

15. Did you use activities from (check all that apply):

16. Did you conduct writing activities relative to the OO-USA books?

17. What percentage of your students demonstrated increased written or oral usage of vocabulary from the books?

18. Does your school participate in the Accelerated Reader program?

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1. School Name

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2. School City

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3. School State

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9. Please rate the readability of the books you received:
Note: A regular classroom usually receives 2 titles. Multi-grade classrooms may receive more than 2 titles. Please enter an answer for only the titles that you received. The titles are listed in grade order from Pre-K to Grade 6.