Litter Prevention Program Kits Needs Assessment

Survey Disclaimer:

This survey is intended to gauge interest from teachers, administrators, parents, community members and other relevant parties on the need for environmental stewardship programming and curriculum in Durham Public Elementary Schools. Some of the questions may not be relevant for all survey takers. If you cannot or do not want to answer a question in the survey please feel free to mark or type N/A.

Several Elementary Schools will be selected to run pilot litter prevention programs. If you are interested in your classroom or school being considered for one of our pilots, please make sure to indicate that at the end of the survey. Thank you for taking the time to fill out this survey and help us meet this need for the Durham community.

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* 1. Select the school that you are associated with

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What is your relation to the Elementary School you selected?

Teacher

Administrator

Other Staff

Parent

Community Member

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What grade level do you teach?

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

N/A

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* 4. How many students do you teach?

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* 5. Have you or has your school incorporated environmental stewardship activities into the curriculum in the past 2 years?

Yes

N/A

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* 6. Which (if any) of the following topics have been included in the curriculum in the past 2 years?

Litter Prevention

Waste Reduction

Environmental Stewardship

Human Environmental Impact

None of the Above

I don't know

N/A

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* 7. Rate the level of need for further education materials or activities on the following topics:

	None at all	A little	A moderate amount	A lot	N/A
Litter Prevention	Litter Prevention None at all	Litter Prevention A little	Litter Prevention A moderate amount	Litter Prevention A lot	Litter Prevention N/A
Waste Reduction	Waste Reduction None at all	Waste Reduction A little	Waste Reduction A moderate amount	Waste Reduction A lot	Waste Reduction N/A
Environmental Stewardship	Environmental Stewardship None at all	Environmental Stewardship A little	Environmental Stewardship A moderate amount	Environmental Stewardship A lot	Environmental Stewardship N/A
Human Environmental Impact	Human Environmental Impact None at all	Human Environmental Impact A little	Human Environmental Impact A moderate amount	Human Environmental Impact A lot	Human Environmental Impact N/A

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* 8. Are you interested in incorporating more environmental stewardship education into your classroom or into school activities?

Yes

N/A

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* 9. Rank the usefulness of the following environmental education resources:

	Not Useful	Somewhat Useful	Quite Useful	Very Useful	N/A
Lesson plans/curriculum supplements	Lesson plans/curriculum supplements Not Useful	Lesson plans/curriculum supplements Somewhat Useful	Lesson plans/curriculum supplements Quite Useful	Lesson plans/curriculum supplements Very Useful	Lesson plans/curriculum supplements N/A
Outdoor classroom resources/supplies	Outdoor classroom resources/supplies Not Useful	Outdoor classroom resources/supplies Somewhat Useful	Outdoor classroom resources/supplies Quite Useful	Outdoor classroom resources/supplies Very Useful	Outdoor classroom resources/supplies N/A
Outdoor education/stewardship activities	Outdoor education/stewardship activities Not Useful	Outdoor education/stewardship activities Somewhat Useful	Outdoor education/stewardship activities Quite Useful	Outdoor education/stewardship activities Very Useful	Outdoor education/stewardship activities N/A
Knowledge/training on how to practice environmental stewardship in your classroom	Knowledge/training on how to practice environmental stewardship in your classroom Not Useful	Knowledge/training on how to practice environmental stewardship in your classroom Somewhat Useful	Knowledge/training on how to practice environmental stewardship in your classroom Quite Useful	Knowledge/training on how to practice environmental stewardship in your classroom Very Useful	Knowledge/training on how to practice environmental stewardship in your classroom N/A
Activities/lessons tied to N.C. Essential Standards for Math and Science	Activities/lessons tied to N.C. Essential Standards for Math and Science Not Useful	Activities/lessons tied to N.C. Essential Standards for Math and Science Somewhat Useful	Activities/lessons tied to N.C. Essential Standards for Math and Science Quite Useful	Activities/lessons tied to N.C. Essential Standards for Math and Science Very Useful	Activities/lessons tied to N.C. Essential Standards for Math and Science N/A
Guest speakers to talk about/lead activities on environmental stewardship	Guest speakers to talk about/lead activities on environmental stewardship Not Useful	Guest speakers to talk about/lead activities on environmental stewardship Somewhat Useful	Guest speakers to talk about/lead activities on environmental stewardship Quite Useful	Guest speakers to talk about/lead activities on environmental stewardship Very Useful	Guest speakers to talk about/lead activities on environmental stewardship N/A

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* 10. What other resources would you like to have?

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* 11. Rank the perceived level of litter present in the following areas:

	None	Mild	Moderate	Heavy
On school property	On school property None	On school property Mild	On school property Moderate	On school property Heavy
In public area around school property	In public area around school property None	In public area around school property Mild	In public area around school property Moderate	In public area around school property Heavy

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* 12. Would students be able to safely walk around school property during the day with supervision?

Yes

N/A

If no, why not?

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* 13. Would students be able to safely walk around public areas near school property during the day with supervision?

Yes

N/A

If no, why not?

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* 14. How well do you think students would respond to doing the following activities/lessons at school:

	Bad	Alright	Well	Great	N/A
Litter Cleanups	Litter Cleanups Bad	Litter Cleanups Alright	Litter Cleanups Well	Litter Cleanups Great	Litter Cleanups N/A
Environmental Stewardship Class Lessons	Environmental Stewardship Class Lessons Bad	Environmental Stewardship Class Lessons Alright	Environmental Stewardship Class Lessons Well	Environmental Stewardship Class Lessons Great	Environmental Stewardship Class Lessons N/A
Problem Solving Activities	Problem Solving Activities Bad	Problem Solving Activities Alright	Problem Solving Activities Well	Problem Solving Activities Great	Problem Solving Activities N/A
Data collection/analysis related to litter at school	Data collection/analysis related to litter at school Bad	Data collection/analysis related to litter at school Alright	Data collection/analysis related to litter at school Well	Data collection/analysis related to litter at school Great	Data collection/analysis related to litter at school N/A

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* 15. Would you be interested in having a litter prevention program or activity in your classroom or at your school?

Yes

N/A

If yes, please provide the best contact information for us to use to reach out to you?

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* 16. Do you know of a good contact at your school to talk to about providing litter prevention resources?

Yes

N/A

If yes, please provide name and contact information?

Litter Prevention Program Kits Needs Assessment

Survey Disclaimer:

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* 1. Select the school that you are associated with

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* 2. What is your relation to the Elementary School you selected?

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* 3. What grade level do you teach?

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* 4. How many students do you teach?

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* 5. Have you or has your school incorporated environmental stewardship activities into the curriculum in the past 2 years?

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* 6. Which (if any) of the following topics have been included in the curriculum in the past 2 years?

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* 7. Rate the level of need for further education materials or activities on the following topics:

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* 8. Are you interested in incorporating more environmental stewardship education into your classroom or into school activities?

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* 9. Rank the usefulness of the following environmental education resources:

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* 10. What other resources would you like to have?

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* 11. Rank the perceived level of litter present in the following areas:

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* 12. Would students be able to safely walk around school property during the day with supervision?

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* 13. Would students be able to safely walk around public areas near school property during the day with supervision?

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* 14. How well do you think students would respond to doing the following activities/lessons at school:

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* 15. Would you be interested in having a litter prevention program or activity in your classroom or at your school?

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* 16. Do you know of a good contact at your school to talk to about providing litter prevention resources?

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* 17. Comments/Questions: (If you would like us to follow up with you please included your contact information here)

* 17. Comments/Questions:
(If you would like us to follow up with you please included your contact information here)