Recharging Education - This Survey Closes on March 30

Ideas for 2022 and Beyond

Survey closes on March 30. Respondents who indicate an interest will be considered for interviews for CEI's advisory board and committee positions.

Trauma is ever present today. However, the Center for Educational Improvement (CEI) is dedicated to supporting schools and providing professional development to help us find a path forward. Your survey responses will guide our initiatives to heal personal, systemic, and worldwide trauma with your needs at the center. Responses are confidential. This is a brief 5 questions and estimated to take less than 5 minutes to complete.

By providing your contact information you also register for our drawing with these prizes: (1) A Grand Prize of $500, (2) 5-10 books: your choice of one of CEI's books published with Corwin Press or Solution Tree on mindfulness, heart centered learning, or visioning (see christine-mason.com), and (3) three S-CCATE subscriptions awards: a year's subscription to S-CCATE, our compassionate school culture assessment (valued at $1,200).

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* 1. If you could make major changes in education, what would you do?

	a low priority	A high priority	Highest priority
Improve working conditions for teachers, administrators, and other school staff	Improve working conditions for teachers, administrators, and other school staff a low priority	Improve working conditions for teachers, administrators, and other school staff A high priority	Improve working conditions for teachers, administrators, and other school staff Highest priority
Agree to one year of schoolwide changes - where each school could decide on how to "try something new" - with waiver from current expectations for academic testing and meeting performance standards	Agree to one year of schoolwide changes - where each school could decide on how to "try something new" - with waiver from current expectations for academic testing and meeting performance standards a low priority	Agree to one year of schoolwide changes - where each school could decide on how to "try something new" - with waiver from current expectations for academic testing and meeting performance standards A high priority	Agree to one year of schoolwide changes - where each school could decide on how to "try something new" - with waiver from current expectations for academic testing and meeting performance standards Highest priority
Focus on student mental health and self-care, including alleviating student trauma	Focus on student mental health and self-care, including alleviating student trauma a low priority	Focus on student mental health and self-care, including alleviating student trauma A high priority	Focus on student mental health and self-care, including alleviating student trauma Highest priority
Help students and staff find meaning and purpose, re-energizing an interest in education	Help students and staff find meaning and purpose, re-energizing an interest in education a low priority	Help students and staff find meaning and purpose, re-energizing an interest in education A high priority	Help students and staff find meaning and purpose, re-energizing an interest in education Highest priority
Design and implement community and class projects	Design and implement community and class projects a low priority	Design and implement community and class projects A high priority	Design and implement community and class projects Highest priority
Review and redesign curriculum and instruction to address racism and injustice	Review and redesign curriculum and instruction to address racism and injustice a low priority	Review and redesign curriculum and instruction to address racism and injustice A high priority	Review and redesign curriculum and instruction to address racism and injustice Highest priority
Integrate better, more advanced technologies into schools	Integrate better, more advanced technologies into schools a low priority	Integrate better, more advanced technologies into schools A high priority	Integrate better, more advanced technologies into schools Highest priority
Promote partnerships with government, businesses, and families for community-based solutions	Promote partnerships with government, businesses, and families for community-based solutions a low priority	Promote partnerships with government, businesses, and families for community-based solutions A high priority	Promote partnerships with government, businesses, and families for community-based solutions Highest priority
Use ESSER and other government funds for improving the physical structure for enhanced school safety	Use ESSER and other government funds for improving the physical structure for enhanced school safety a low priority	Use ESSER and other government funds for improving the physical structure for enhanced school safety A high priority	Use ESSER and other government funds for improving the physical structure for enhanced school safety Highest priority
Arrive at solutions to gun violence in schools that take us away from lockdown/active shooter drills	Arrive at solutions to gun violence in schools that take us away from lockdown/active shooter drills a low priority	Arrive at solutions to gun violence in schools that take us away from lockdown/active shooter drills A high priority	Arrive at solutions to gun violence in schools that take us away from lockdown/active shooter drills Highest priority
Spend more time on reading and math	Spend more time on reading and math a low priority	Spend more time on reading and math A high priority	Spend more time on reading and math Highest priority

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How important are each of the following?

	Low Priority	High Priority	Highest Priority
Incorporating mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and/or breathwork into schools	Incorporating mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and/or breathwork into schools Low Priority	Incorporating mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and/or breathwork into schools High Priority	Incorporating mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and/or breathwork into schools Highest Priority
Ensuring that happiness, laughter, and a sense of well-being are a part of each child's school day	Ensuring that happiness, laughter, and a sense of well-being are a part of each child's school day Low Priority	Ensuring that happiness, laughter, and a sense of well-being are a part of each child's school day High Priority	Ensuring that happiness, laughter, and a sense of well-being are a part of each child's school day Highest Priority
Revising teacher/administrator credentialing and preparation to include information on neuroscience and neuroplasticity	Revising teacher/administrator credentialing and preparation to include information on neuroscience and neuroplasticity Low Priority	Revising teacher/administrator credentialing and preparation to include information on neuroscience and neuroplasticity High Priority	Revising teacher/administrator credentialing and preparation to include information on neuroscience and neuroplasticity Highest Priority
Working with teams of teachers/staff to develop plans for professional development	Working with teams of teachers/staff to develop plans for professional development Low Priority	Working with teams of teachers/staff to develop plans for professional development High Priority	Working with teams of teachers/staff to develop plans for professional development Highest Priority
Fostering compassionate school cultures that include alternatives to traditional punishment, supporting students who are most at-risk, and addressing student anxiety, racism, discrimination, and injustice	Fostering compassionate school cultures that include alternatives to traditional punishment, supporting students who are most at-risk, and addressing student anxiety, racism, discrimination, and injustice Low Priority	Fostering compassionate school cultures that include alternatives to traditional punishment, supporting students who are most at-risk, and addressing student anxiety, racism, discrimination, and injustice High Priority	Fostering compassionate school cultures that include alternatives to traditional punishment, supporting students who are most at-risk, and addressing student anxiety, racism, discrimination, and injustice Highest Priority
Giving students opportunities to help design individual goals and make decisions about what and how they learn	Giving students opportunities to help design individual goals and make decisions about what and how they learn Low Priority	Giving students opportunities to help design individual goals and make decisions about what and how they learn High Priority	Giving students opportunities to help design individual goals and make decisions about what and how they learn Highest Priority
Going beyond traditional approaches to SEL to weave compassion, consciousness, and community building throughout the school day	Going beyond traditional approaches to SEL to weave compassion, consciousness, and community building throughout the school day Low Priority	Going beyond traditional approaches to SEL to weave compassion, consciousness, and community building throughout the school day High Priority	Going beyond traditional approaches to SEL to weave compassion, consciousness, and community building throughout the school day Highest Priority

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* 3. Would you be willing to:

	No interest	Perhaps	Yes, I am definitely interested
Participate in a CEI Focus Group to help develop plans and guidance for 2022 and beyond?	Participate in a CEI Focus Group to help develop plans and guidance for 2022 and beyond? No interest	Participate in a CEI Focus Group to help develop plans and guidance for 2022 and beyond? Perhaps	Participate in a CEI Focus Group to help develop plans and guidance for 2022 and beyond? Yes, I am definitely interested
Help design CEI Study Groups to help schools move forward or participate on CEI Advisory Board or Committees	Help design CEI Study Groups to help schools move forward or participate on CEI Advisory Board or Committees No interest	Help design CEI Study Groups to help schools move forward or participate on CEI Advisory Board or Committees Perhaps	Help design CEI Study Groups to help schools move forward or participate on CEI Advisory Board or Committees Yes, I am definitely interested
Be interviewed on a CEI podcast or webcast, so that we can share your views more widely?	Be interviewed on a CEI podcast or webcast, so that we can share your views more widely? No interest	Be interviewed on a CEI podcast or webcast, so that we can share your views more widely? Perhaps	Be interviewed on a CEI podcast or webcast, so that we can share your views more widely? Yes, I am definitely interested
Participate in CEI-led book study groups that might last 3-5 sessions?	Participate in CEI-led book study groups that might last 3-5 sessions? No interest	Participate in CEI-led book study groups that might last 3-5 sessions? Perhaps	Participate in CEI-led book study groups that might last 3-5 sessions? Yes, I am definitely interested
Be interviewed for a CEI article in HeartMind eNews?	Be interviewed for a CEI article in HeartMind eNews? No interest	Be interviewed for a CEI article in HeartMind eNews? Perhaps	Be interviewed for a CEI article in HeartMind eNews? Yes, I am definitely interested
Serve as a CEI mentor	Serve as a CEI mentor No interest	Serve as a CEI mentor Perhaps	Serve as a CEI mentor Yes, I am definitely interested
Collaborate with CEI staff and interns in implementation of innovative practices	Collaborate with CEI staff and interns in implementation of innovative practices No interest	Collaborate with CEI staff and interns in implementation of innovative practices Perhaps	Collaborate with CEI staff and interns in implementation of innovative practices Yes, I am definitely interested
Help sponsor CEI's work to alleviate childhood trauma	Help sponsor CEI's work to alleviate childhood trauma No interest	Help sponsor CEI's work to alleviate childhood trauma Perhaps	Help sponsor CEI's work to alleviate childhood trauma Yes, I am definitely interested
Arrange for interviews with students or staff from your school	Arrange for interviews with students or staff from your school No interest	Arrange for interviews with students or staff from your school Perhaps	Arrange for interviews with students or staff from your school Yes, I am definitely interested

If you are interested, please provide additional information on your areas of interest and expertise. Feel free to reference your accomplishments or expectations. (We will contact those who are most interested to explain more about these projects)

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* 4. Register for consideration for Board or Committee positions and CEI rewards. Please provide the following information to register for our prize drawings.

Name

Position

School/Organization

District

City/Town

State/Province

Email Address

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