2018 Mountain Education Needs Assessment Survey

Please take a few moments to answer the following questions. Your answers will help us decide how to best use our funding to meet specific needs. The estimated time to complete the survey is 5 to 10 minutes. Your answers are confidential and you will never be identified.

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* 1. Select your primary position:

Site Administrator

Teacher

Paraprofessional

Student Support Staff (Team Coord., Grad Coach, Mentor, Social Worker, etc.)

Clerical Staff

Counselor

Central Office

Other (please specify)

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* 2. I am representing at the

Bartow Site

Forsyth Site

Hill Center

Rabun Site

Bowman Site

Gilmer Site

Lumpkin Site

Stephens Site

Dawson Site

Habersham Site

Murray Site

Union Site

Fannin Site

Hall Site

Pickens Site

White Site

Central Office

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* 3. If any, which group(s) of students in the 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

Other (please specify)

Professional Learning: The content addressed and material covered in monthly PLCs were designed to optimally equip you to engage our students in the context of our MECHS mission of providing a second chance opportunity to students across North Georgia to earn an accredited High school diploma in a student-centered, self-paced, evening public high school. Please indicate your level of understanding in the following areas:

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* 4. 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

Academic enhancement not needed

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Which professional learning areas have been effective in enhancing your skills? (Please select all that apply.)

Framework for Understanding Poverty (led by Dr. Sonya Barnett & Amy Williams)

Dr. Hendershott- Hope for the Wounded Student Certificate

Professional Learning Goals and State Charter Accountability (led by Site Administrators)

Communication with Parents & Stakeholders (led by Family Engagement Liaison’s)

USATest Prep Tips & Tricks (led by Site Administrators)

Charter Framework and District Improvement Plan (led by BELAYS)

EOC Review Process (led by Site Administrators)

Suicide Prevention (led by Counselor)

Graduation Push (led by Site Administrators)

Other PLC or PL Ideas (Please specify)

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* 6. On a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 being very important and 7 being unimportant, please rate the following Professional Learning topics in regard to how it would best enhance your skills.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Assisting students with academics	Assisting students with academics 1	Assisting students with academics 2	Assisting students with academics 3	Assisting students with academics 4	Assisting students with academics 5	Assisting students with academics 6	Assisting students with academics 7
Leadership Skills	Leadership Skills 1	Leadership Skills 2	Leadership Skills 3	Leadership Skills 4	Leadership Skills 5	Leadership Skills 6	Leadership Skills 7
Communication with Stakeholders	Communication with Stakeholders 1	Communication with Stakeholders 2	Communication with Stakeholders 3	Communication with Stakeholders 4	Communication with Stakeholders 5	Communication with Stakeholders 6	Communication with Stakeholders 7
Use of technology in the classroom	Use of technology in the classroom 1	Use of technology in the classroom 2	Use of technology in the classroom 3	Use of technology in the classroom 4	Use of technology in the classroom 5	Use of technology in the classroom 6	Use of technology in the classroom 7
Managing student behavior	Managing student behavior 1	Managing student behavior 2	Managing student behavior 3	Managing student behavior 4	Managing student behavior 5	Managing student behavior 6	Managing student behavior 7
Working with students with special needs	Working with students with special needs 1	Working with students with special needs 2	Working with students with special needs 3	Working with students with special needs 4	Working with students with special needs 5	Working with students with special needs 6	Working with students with special needs 7
Collecting data on students	Collecting data on students 1	Collecting data on students 2	Collecting data on students 3	Collecting data on students 4	Collecting data on students 5	Collecting data on students 6	Collecting data on students 7

Other opportunities not listed above (Please specify)

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* 7. What else would you like to say?

Thank you very much for your time. Your help is deeply appreciated.