Secondary Semester Turnaround Survey

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Marking final assessments

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Marking late or revised work from students

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Dealing with textbooks (collecting from semester 1, finding for semester 2)

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Dealing with textbooks (collecting from semester 1, finding for semester 2) This task was somewhat more stressful

Dealing with textbooks (collecting from semester 1, finding for semester 2) This task was much more stressful

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Moving classrooms

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Moving schools

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Completing report cards

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Contacting parents

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Contacting parents This task was somewhat more stressful

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Preparing and copying materials for the next semester

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Organizing classroom(s)

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Meeting with colleagues or administration

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Assisting students trying to pass or improve mark

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* 2. How many hours would you estimate you worked in the last week of Semester 1 (at school and at home)?

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-65

65-69

70 or more

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* 3. Describe your stress level in the last week of Semester 1 this year.

Less stressful than other years

About the same as any year

Somewhat more stressful

Much more stressful

Untenably stressful

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* 4. What was your deadline for submitting report card grades and comments?

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* 5. How was the report card deadline established?

Administration decided

Staff Committee decided

I don't know how it was decided

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Was your staff aware that report cards could be issued later than normal, so that reports could be completed after the end of the semester?

Yes

Not sure

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* 7. Is moving the report card deadline into the next semester helpful in reducing the stress of semester turnaround?

Not at all

Somewhat

Considerably

Other comments

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* 8. What was the impact on students of the one-day semester turnaround this year? (Check all that apply.)

Increased stress

More students failed than normal

I had to turn away students seeking help

I had to refuse requests to submit late work

I had to change my final assessment to save time

More absences than normal

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Did you you make professional choices (assessment, classroom activities, etc.) that you would not have made if there had been more time for turnaround?

Yes

If "yes", please elaborate:

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* 10. Do you feel that your administration showed leadership in finding ways to reduce the impact of the one-day turnaround on teachers?

Yes

If yes, please elaborate.

Secondary Semester Turnaround

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* 1. Which tasks, other than teaching students, did you need to complete in the last week of Semester 1? (Select all that apply.) Also indicate how stressful each activity was compared to in previous years.

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* 2. How many hours would you estimate you worked in the last week of Semester 1 (at school and at home)?

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* 3. Describe your stress level in the last week of Semester 1 this year.

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* 4. What was your deadline for submitting report card grades and comments?

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* 5. How was the report card deadline established?

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* 6. Was your staff aware that report cards could be issued later than normal, so that reports could be completed after the end of the semester?

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* 7. Is moving the report card deadline into the next semester helpful in reducing the stress of semester turnaround?

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* 8. What was the impact on students of the one-day semester turnaround this year? (Check all that apply.)

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* 9. Did you you make professional choices (assessment, classroom activities, etc.) that you would not have made if there had been more time for turnaround?

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* 10. Do you feel that your administration showed leadership in finding ways to reduce the impact of the one-day turnaround on teachers?

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* 11. Based on your experience, what is the minimum number of days that are required for an effective semester turnaround?

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* 12. What school do you work at? (Optional, but the answer would be helpful to us.)

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* 13. Please feel free to add any other information you would like the STA and the District to know about semester turnaround this year.