Wilkinson County Schools 2013-2014 Teacher Survey Title IIA Needs Assessment & Equity

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* 1. I am a teacher and work primarily with (Please select one answer).

Elementary school students

Middle school students

High school students

Elementary students with special needs

Middle students with special needs

High school students with special needs

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* 2. What is the name of city or county school system your child is in?

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* 3. What is name of your school system?

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* 4. If any. which group(s) of students in your classroom is (are) not performing to your expectations? (Please select all that apply).

Economically Disadvantaged

ESOL

Gifted or Talented

Migrant

Minority

Regular Classroom

Special Education

Other (Please Specify)

None of the Above. All students are performing to expectations

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* 5. Is there an academic content area in which targeted professional learning would enhance your capacity as a teacher? (Please select all that apply).

English/Language Arts

Mathematics

Reading

Science

Social Studies

Other (Please Specify)

Academic Enhancement not needed.

Not applicable. I do not teach core academic content

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* 6. Which three areas of professional learning would enhance your skills as a teacher? (Please select three areas linked to your school or system improvement plan).

Accommodating all learners

Assessing student achievement

Classroom management

Technology for teachers

Differentiated instructional practices

Interpreting and using data

Effective teaching practices

Parent and community involvement

Response to Intervention

Working effectively with paraprofessionals/volunteers

Standards-based classroom

Co-teaching and inclusion training

Other (Please Specify)

Pedagogical enhancement not needed

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* 7. With which of these groups of students would professional learning in differentiated instructional strategies most enhance your skills or have the biggest impact on student achievement? (Please select all that apply)

ESOL

Minority Students

Migrant

Economically Disadvantaged

Special Education

Gifted and talented

Other (Please Specify)_________________________________________

Enhancement in differentiated instructional strategies not needed

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Adding academic coaches at school level	Adding academic coaches at school level 1	Adding academic coaches at school level 2	Adding academic coaches at school level 3	Adding academic coaches at school level 4	Adding academic coaches at school level 5
Additional quality professional learning	Additional quality professional learning 1	Additional quality professional learning 2	Additional quality professional learning 3	Additional quality professional learning 4	Additional quality professional learning 5
Additonal resources for recruiting	Additonal resources for recruiting 1	Additonal resources for recruiting 2	Additonal resources for recruiting 3	Additonal resources for recruiting 4	Additonal resources for recruiting 5
Improved working conditions	Improved working conditions 1	Improved working conditions 2	Improved working conditions 3	Improved working conditions 4	Improved working conditions 5
Increased support form school administration	Increased support form school administration 1	Increased support form school administration 2	Increased support form school administration 3	Increased support form school administration 4	Increased support form school administration 5
Adequate building level administrative personnel	Adequate building level administrative personnel 1	Adequate building level administrative personnel 2	Adequate building level administrative personnel 3	Adequate building level administrative personnel 4	Adequate building level administrative personnel 5
Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment	Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment 1	Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment 2	Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment 3	Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment 4	Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment 5
Increased planning time for teachers	Increased planning time for teachers 1	Increased planning time for teachers 2	Increased planning time for teachers 3	Increased planning time for teachers 4	Increased planning time for teachers 5
Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers	Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers 1	Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers 2	Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers 3	Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers 4	Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers 5
Increased teacher salary	Increased teacher salary 1	Increased teacher salary 2	Increased teacher salary 3	Increased teacher salary 4	Increased teacher salary 5
Increased teacher supplement or benefits	Increased teacher supplement or benefits 1	Increased teacher supplement or benefits 2	Increased teacher supplement or benefits 3	Increased teacher supplement or benefits 4	Increased teacher supplement or benefits 5
Other (Please specify__________________________________________	Other (Please specify__________________________________________ 1	Other (Please specify__________________________________________ 2	Other (Please specify__________________________________________ 3	Other (Please specify__________________________________________ 4	Other (Please specify__________________________________________ 5

Adding academic coaches at school level

Adding academic coaches at school level 1

Adding academic coaches at school level 2

Adding academic coaches at school level 3

Adding academic coaches at school level 4

Adding academic coaches at school level 5

Additional quality professional learning

Additional quality professional learning 1

Additional quality professional learning 2

Additional quality professional learning 3

Additional quality professional learning 4

Additional quality professional learning 5

Additonal resources for recruiting

Additonal resources for recruiting 1

Additonal resources for recruiting 2

Additonal resources for recruiting 3

Additonal resources for recruiting 4

Additonal resources for recruiting 5

Improved working conditions

Improved working conditions 1

Improved working conditions 2

Improved working conditions 3

Improved working conditions 4

Improved working conditions 5

Increased support form school administration

Increased support form school administration 1

Increased support form school administration 2

Increased support form school administration 3

Increased support form school administration 4

Increased support form school administration 5

Adequate building level administrative personnel

Adequate building level administrative personnel 1

Adequate building level administrative personnel 2

Adequate building level administrative personnel 3

Adequate building level administrative personnel 4

Adequate building level administrative personnel 5

Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment

Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment 1

Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment 2

Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment 3

Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment 4

Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment 5

Increased planning time for teachers

Increased planning time for teachers 1

Increased planning time for teachers 2

Increased planning time for teachers 3

Increased planning time for teachers 4

Increased planning time for teachers 5

Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers

Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers 1

Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers 2

Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers 3

Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers 4

Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers 5

Increased teacher salary

Increased teacher salary 1

Increased teacher salary 2

Increased teacher salary 3

Increased teacher salary 4

Increased teacher salary 5

Increased teacher supplement or benefits

Increased teacher supplement or benefits 1

Increased teacher supplement or benefits 2

Increased teacher supplement or benefits 3

Increased teacher supplement or benefits 4

Increased teacher supplement or benefits 5

Other (Please specify__________________________________________

Other (Please specify__________________________________________ 1

Other (Please specify__________________________________________ 2

Other (Please specify__________________________________________ 3

Other (Please specify__________________________________________ 4

Other (Please specify__________________________________________ 5

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* 1. I am a teacher and work primarily with (Please select one answer).

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* 2. What is the name of city or county school system your child is in?

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* 3. What is name of your school system?

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* 4. If any. which group(s) of students in your classroom is (are) not performing to your expectations? (Please select all that apply).

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* 5. Is there an academic content area in which targeted professional learning would enhance your capacity as a teacher? (Please select all that apply).

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* 6. Which three areas of professional learning would enhance your skills as a teacher? (Please select three areas linked to your school or system improvement plan).

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* 7. With which of these groups of students would professional learning in differentiated instructional strategies most enhance your skills or have the biggest impact on student achievement? (Please select all that apply)

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* 8. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being unimportant and 5 being very important, please rate the importance of each of the following factors for retaining highly qualified, effective teachers in your school.