Exit this survey What is Your Average Class Load? A recent discussion on the NSTA e-mail lists inspired this month’s survey. After receiving her class schedule for the year, one teacher wanted to know what others consider to be a “normal” load. There was lot of variety (and emotion) expressed in the responses. What’s a normal class load for your school? Take this NSTA survey and share your view! Question Title How many classes do you teach? Four Five Six Other (please specify) Question Title How often do you have a lab for each class? Daily Weekly Every other week Less than twice a month Question Title How many different preps do you have? One Two Three Four More than four Question Title What is your total student load? Less than 100 100-150 151-180 181-210 More than 210 Question Title How many planning periods do you have each week? None One Two Three More than three Question Title Can the administration use your planning periods for other activities such as meetings? Yes No Question Title What type of schedule does your school follow? Block Single period classes Other (please specify) Question Title How many class periods are in a typical school day? 5 6 7 Other (please specify) Question Title Are teachers compensated for classes beyond the typical load? Yes No Question Title If yes, how are they compensated? Question Title Are you satisfied with your class load? Yes No Question Title Why or why not? Optional: It's helpful to us to know a little about you when we analyze the survey results. Question Title What is your professional role? Educator Administrator Other Question Title Level: Elementary Middle School High School Institution of higher learning Question Title Location: State: -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming Other: Thanks for your time! Done
