School Quality and Improvement Survey for Classified Employees (not paraprofessionals)

1. Classified Survey

Thank you for taking the time to provide needed information concerning your school. We value you as a classified employee, school partner and participant in the school improvement process. Your school and system can be identified by the survey in order to provide better application of funds for professional learning, instructional or personnel resources, and parent involvement tools. You, as an individual, cannot be identified from your responses in this survey. Please take a few moments to complete the following questions.

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* 1. I am a classified employee and work primarily with:

Pk-2 level

3-5 level

6-8 level

9-12 level

District level

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* 2. Would training in any of the following areas enhance your skills as an employee? (Please select one area )

Communication skills

Use of technology

Working cooperatively together in the office, the classroom, the lunchroom

Training not needed

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* 3. Rate the importance of each of the following for retention of highly qualified, effective employees in your school. (Most important, important or not important)

	Most Important	Important	Not Important
Increased salary	Increased salary Most Important	Increased salary Important	Increased salary Not Important
Increased benefits	Increased benefits Most Important	Increased benefits Important	Increased benefits Not Important
Professional learning relevant to job assignment	Professional learning relevant to job assignment Most Important	Professional learning relevant to job assignment Important	Professional learning relevant to job assignment Not Important
Increased support from supervisors	Increased support from supervisors Most Important	Increased support from supervisors Important	Increased support from supervisors Not Important
Increased support from administrators	Increased support from administrators Most Important	Increased support from administrators Important	Increased support from administrators Not Important

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* 4. Rate each of the following as it relates to the safety of your school (Please select Agree, Disagree, or Not applicable)

	Agree	Disagree	Not Applicable
I feel safe when I enter this building at any time and/or any day.	I feel safe when I enter this building at any time and/or any day. Agree	I feel safe when I enter this building at any time and/or any day. Disagree	I feel safe when I enter this building at any time and/or any day. Not Applicable
Everyone’s racial and ethnic heritage is respected at this school.	Everyone’s racial and ethnic heritage is respected at this school. Agree	Everyone’s racial and ethnic heritage is respected at this school. Disagree	Everyone’s racial and ethnic heritage is respected at this school. Not Applicable
This school’s faculty enforces school rules fairly and appropriately.	This school’s faculty enforces school rules fairly and appropriately. Agree	This school’s faculty enforces school rules fairly and appropriately. Disagree	This school’s faculty enforces school rules fairly and appropriately. Not Applicable
This school has adequate resources to help students in an emergency or crisis.	This school has adequate resources to help students in an emergency or crisis. Agree	This school has adequate resources to help students in an emergency or crisis. Disagree	This school has adequate resources to help students in an emergency or crisis. Not Applicable
There is clear coordination between this school and other public agencies, such as the police, county juvenile probation, and county mental health.	There is clear coordination between this school and other public agencies, such as the police, county juvenile probation, and county mental health. Agree	There is clear coordination between this school and other public agencies, such as the police, county juvenile probation, and county mental health. Disagree	There is clear coordination between this school and other public agencies, such as the police, county juvenile probation, and county mental health. Not Applicable
There are clear protocols for staff and students to follow to prevent accidents.	There are clear protocols for staff and students to follow to prevent accidents. Agree	There are clear protocols for staff and students to follow to prevent accidents. Disagree	There are clear protocols for staff and students to follow to prevent accidents. Not Applicable

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* 5. Is there an area of training that would provide assistance or needed resources to improve safety at your school?

Yes, please specify:

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* 6. What professional learning opportunity (training, conference, workshop) has benefited you the most this year? (Select all that apply)

RESA trainings and workshops

Child Abuse training

Fraud Training

CPR

Nothing I attended benefited me this year

I did not participate in any PL opportunities this year

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* 7. Lamar County Schools has to plan for at least 1 % of Title I funds for parent involvement. Currently we fund school agendas, items for school’s parent resource room, parent night activities and other workshops for parents. We would like your input on how you feel we should spend the money for parent involvement. Please choose the one that you feel would best improve parent involvement. Do you have a suggestion that would help students be more successful in school or increase parent involvement? (Please select one)

School agendas

Items for school’s parent resource room

Parent night activities and Parent Involvement Council meetings

My suggestion is: