Part-time Jewish Education Landscape Survey

Studio 70, a Jewish Learning Laboratory, is conducting a study of the Part-time Jewish learning offerings available across the Jewish education landscape. The first phase of this study is to learn about the variety of programs being offered and the organizational infrastructures that support them. We will use the information collected through this survey will enable us to characterize this landscape and to develop a strategy for collecting more in-depth information about specific sectors within it.
Program Background

Question Title

* 1. We would like for you to respond to this survey by sharing information related to the part-time Jewish learning program(s) for youth and families offered by your organization. Please indicate the name of your organization here:

Question Title

* 2. We would like you to answer these questions related specifically to your part-time Jewish learning offerings for youth and families. Are you responding to this survey for an entire organization or for a program/department (e.g. afterschool program, education department) within an organization?

Question Title

* 3. If the name of your department or program is different than the organizational name that you indicated above, please write that name in here:

Question Title

* 4. What city and state is the main office of your organization/department/program located?

Question Title

* 5. What regional area(s) does your organization/department/program service?

Educational Offerings

Question Title

* 6. Which of the following educational services does your organization/department/program offer?

Question Title

* 7. Please indicate if you have learning goals for your programs related to any of the following areas (check all that apply):

Question Title

* 8. Please list the key features of your educational approach/philosopy (e.g. experiential, Hebrew immersion, project-based, information-transmission, etc.)

Question Title

* 9. Do your programs have the capacity and expertise to include learners with special needs?

Support Needs and Assets

Question Title

* 10. Please indicate the extent to which you feel you need/can provide support with each of the following:

  we need support with this NOW we need support with this, but it can wait we have a handle on this for ourselves we have a handle on this for ourselves AND have the expertise to support others
Curriculum
Pedagogy
Philosophy and approach
Program design (structure, schedule, calendar…)
Staffing (who to hire, job descriptions, etc.)
Organizational infrastructure
Fundraising and development
Recruitment and marketing
Professional learning
Assessment of participant learning
Program evaluation
Community relationships and partnerships
Inclusion of learners who need extra support

Question Title

* 11. Please indicate your satisfaction with the professional learning/capacity building support you receive from the following sources.

  Very Satisfied Satisfied Sort-of Satisfied Not Satisfied Not Applicable--I do not get support from this kind of organization.
Local bureaus of Jewish education/Federation
National Jewish education organizations
Institutions of Higher Education
Local specialty/innovation sector Jewish organizations
National Jewish Movement Organizations (USCJ, URJ, etc.)
National Jewish conferences
Organizational Infrastructure

Question Title

* 12. Please indicate the number of each kind of staff who work in your organization/department/program

Question Title

* 13. Describe your current organizational arrangement:

Question Title

* 14. Please indicate the percent of your organization/department/program funding that came from each of the following sources anticipated during the 2017-2018 academic year budget?

Question Title

* 15. Which of the following best describes your organization/department/program’s fiscal situation:

Question Title

* 16. Do you currently provide need-based assistance/scholarships to youth or families who want to participate in your educational programs but cannot afford to pay what you charge?

Question Title

* 17. Which, if any, of the following denominations/affiliations does your part-time Jewish Education Program identify as (check all that apply):

Anything Else...

Question Title

* 18. Anything else we should know about your program?

Contact Information

Question Title

* 19. Please provide us with your contact information so we can follow up if we have any additional questions in the future.

T