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In September of this school year, Spring Branch AFT asked our members how their school year was going thus far especially as it related to their planning and preparation period provided by state law. Nearly half of all respondents stated that they were not receiving their full planning time and were being required to attend either group meetings, ARD’s, or asked to perform other duties.

The purpose of this survey is to gain further input as we move forward to discuss planning and preparation time. All respondent’s individual answers will be kept confidential, and the overall results will be used to help AFT further enforce the laws that provide time for educators to plan. For questions, please contact our local office by calling 713/468-4700. We appreciate your time to complete our short survey.

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* 1. Are you receiving a minimum of 45-minutes per day for planning and preparation purposes?

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* 2. How many minutes per day does your campus provide you for a planning and preparation period?

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* 3. Please estimate the amount of individual planning time you receive in a 2-week period.

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* 4. How significant is the connection between the amount of individual planning time a teacher receives and the quality of instruction delivered in the classroom?

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* 5. Please rate the value you place on individual planning time in terms of the quality of instruction you deliver in your classroom.

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* 6. What is the name of your campus / worksite?

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* 7. Are you required to use your planning period for duties other than “individual” planning, classroom preparation, and/or parent conferences?

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* 8. How often are you asked to perform duties during your planning period during each 2-week period?

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* 9. Please rate the following duties that you are asked to perform more often during your planning period with 1=being the most popular duty asked to be performed and 5=being the least popular duty asked to be performed. Please skip this question is you are never asked to perform duties during your planning period.

  1. Most Popular Task to Perform 2. 3. 4. 5. Least Popular Task to Perform
Attend an ARD meeting
Plan as a group
Attend meetings/trainings
Transition students from class to class
Testing/Monitoring students

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* 10. Have ever you been asked to sign a campus document requesting that you indicate when you would like to attend ARD’s and other meetings that would be held during the day? This form would allow you to indicate whether or not you would prefer to meet during your planning period or before/after school.

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* 11. Have you ever been asked to plan as a group/team?

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* 12. If you answered “Yes” above to have been asked to plan as a group/team, do you feel pressured to meet during your planning period because your decision not to plan as a group would mean that everyone would have to find a time either before or after school instead to meet? Is there a group mentality that persuades you to give up your individual planning period?

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* 13. Do you feel pressured or intimidated by your campus administration to give up your planning period in fear of a negative score on your annual performance evaluation?

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* 14. Would you be willing to help Spring Branch AFT track and record the amount of planning and preparation time you are receiving during a 2-week period? If yes, please complete the contact information tab below.

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* 15. Please share your overall opinion regarding planning and preparation time, if you are receiving the allotted time required by law, and/or what you think we should do to protect our rights?

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* 16. If this is not an important issue for you, please share with us an issue most important to you as a professional educator.

OPTIONAL! If you would like more information about this issue or to be contacted by Spring Branch AFT, please provide us your contact information. It is NOT necessary to provide this information to submit your survey responses.

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* 17. Name:

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* 18. Phone Number:

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* 19. Personal Email Address:

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* 20. Are you a current AFT member?

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