Paraprofessional Survey for Title II-A Needs Assessment and Equity Plan

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* 1. I am a paraprofessional and work mostly with ____________

Elementary school students

Middle or Junior high school students

High school student

Elementary students with special needs

Middle or Junior high with special needs

High school student with special needs

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* 2. What is the name of your school? _______________________________________

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* 3. What is the name of the school system? ___________________________________

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

Economically disadvantaged

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program

Gifted and 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. Professional learning in which of the following content areas would most improve your ability as a paraprofessional? (Please select only one.)

English/Language arts

Mathematics

Reading

Science

Social Science

Other (Please specify) ______________________________

Academic enhancement not needed

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* 6. Which professional learning areas would enhance your skills as a paraprofessional? (Please select as many as apply.)

Reading to and with children

Survival Spanish for the paraprofessional

Assisting students with writing

Working cooperatively with the teacher

Working cooperatively with parents and volunteers

Effectuve communication at school

Effective use of technology in the classroom

Managing student behavior

Working with students with special needs

Collecting data on students

Other ( Please specify) _______________________________________________

Pedagogical enchancement not needed

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* 7. For which groups would you want professional learning differentiated instructional strategies? (Please select all that apply.)

ESOL Students

Minority Students

Migrant Students

Economically disadvantaged students

Special education students

Gifted & Talented students

Other (Please specify) _______________________________

Enhancement in differentiated instructional strategies not needed

	Factors	1	2	3	4	5
Increased teacher salary	Increased teacher salary Factors	Increased teacher salary 1	Increased teacher salary 2	Increased teacher salary 3	Increased teacher salary 4	Increased teacher salary 5
Increased benefit	Increased benefit Factors	Increased benefit 1	Increased benefit 2	Increased benefit 3	Increased benefit 4	Increased benefit 5
Professional learning related to job assignment	Professional learning related to job assignment Factors	Professional learning related to job assignment 1	Professional learning related to job assignment 2	Professional learning related to job assignment 3	Professional learning related to job assignment 4	Professional learning related to job assignment 5
More classroom resources and supplies	More classroom resources and supplies Factors	More classroom resources and supplies 1	More classroom resources and supplies 2	More classroom resources and supplies 3	More classroom resources and supplies 4	More classroom resources and supplies 5
Increased support from teachers	Increased support from teachers Factors	Increased support from teachers 1	Increased support from teachers 2	Increased support from teachers 3	Increased support from teachers 4	Increased support from teachers 5
Increased support from administrators	Increased support from administrators Factors	Increased support from administrators 1	Increased support from administrators 2	Increased support from administrators 3	Increased support from administrators 4	Increased support from administrators 5
Other (Please specify) _________________________________	Other (Please specify) _________________________________ Factors	Other (Please specify) _________________________________ 1	Other (Please specify) _________________________________ 2	Other (Please specify) _________________________________ 3	Other (Please specify) _________________________________ 4	Other (Please specify) _________________________________ 5

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Increased teacher salary

Increased teacher salary Factors

Increased teacher salary 1

Increased teacher salary 2

Increased teacher salary 3

Increased teacher salary 4

Increased teacher salary 5

Increased benefit

Increased benefit Factors

Increased benefit 1

Increased benefit 2

Increased benefit 3

Increased benefit 4

Increased benefit 5

Professional learning related to job assignment

Professional learning related to job assignment Factors

Professional learning related to job assignment 1

Professional learning related to job assignment 2

Professional learning related to job assignment 3

Professional learning related to job assignment 4

Professional learning related to job assignment 5

More classroom resources and supplies

More classroom resources and supplies Factors

More classroom resources and supplies 1

More classroom resources and supplies 2

More classroom resources and supplies 3

More classroom resources and supplies 4

More classroom resources and supplies 5

Increased support from teachers

Increased support from teachers Factors

Increased support from teachers 1

Increased support from teachers 2

Increased support from teachers 3

Increased support from teachers 4

Increased support from teachers 5

Increased support from administrators

Increased support from administrators Factors

Increased support from administrators 1

Increased support from administrators 2

Increased support from administrators 3

Increased support from administrators 4

Increased support from administrators 5

Other (Please specify) _________________________________

Other (Please specify) _________________________________ Factors

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 paraprofessional and work mostly with ____________

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* 2. What is the name of your school? _______________________________________

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* 3. What is the name of the school system? ___________________________________

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

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* 5. Professional learning in which of the following content areas would most improve your ability as a paraprofessional? (Please select only one.)

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* 6. Which professional learning areas would enhance your skills as a paraprofessional? (Please select as many as apply.)

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* 7. For which groups would you want professional learning differentiated instructional strategies? (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 paraprofessionals in your school.