MEC 2015 Site Directors and Central Office Leadership Needs Assessment Survey

Please take a few moments to answer the following questions. Your answers will help us decide how to best use our funding to meet specific needs. The estimated time to complete the survey is 5 to 10 minutes. Your answers are confidential and you will never be identified.

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* 1. I am an administrator at:

MECHS Site

Central Office

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

Economically disadvantaged

ESOL

Gifted and talented

Migrant

Minority

Regular classroom

Special education

None of the above. All students are performing to expectations

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Are there one or more academic content areas in which targeted professional learning for teachers in your Site/school would increase student achievement? (Please select all that apply).

English/Language arts

Mathematics

Reading

Science

Social Science

Academic enhancement not needed

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which three areas of professional learning for your teachers would have the greatest positive impact on student achievement? (Please select three areas linked to your school improvement plan).

Monitoring student achievement

Differentiated instructional strategies

Effective teaching practices

Parent and community involvement

Pyramid of intervention

Standards-based classroom

Technology for teachers

Interpreting and using data

Working effectively with stakeholders

Pedagogical enhancement not needed

Other (please specify)

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* 5. If there are one or more areas of teacher professional learning NOT related to your school improvement plan that would increase student achievement, please tell us.

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* 6. . Professional learning in which of the following areas would most enhance your skills as a site/central office leader? (Please select all that apply).

Assessing leaders

Assessing student achievement

Assessing teachers

Use of technology

Interpreting and using data

Conflict resolution

Designing, implementing, monitoring, and assessing the improvement plan

Differentiated instructional strategies

Effective communication with all stakeholders

Effective teaching practices

Parent and community involvement

Pyramid of intervention

Shared leadership and decision making

Standards-based classroom

Leadership skills enhancement not needed

Other (please specify)

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* 7. 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 the retention of highly qualified, effective teachers in your site/school.

	Unimportant				Very Important
Induction and mentoring of new teachers	Induction and mentoring of new teachers Unimportant	Induction and mentoring of new teachers	Induction and mentoring of new teachers	Induction and mentoring of new teachers	Induction and mentoring of new teachers Very Important
Funding for classroom supplies and equipment	Funding for classroom supplies and equipment Unimportant	Funding for classroom supplies and equipment	Funding for classroom supplies and equipment	Funding for classroom supplies and equipment	Funding for classroom supplies and equipment Very Important
Support from school administration	Support from school administration Unimportant	Support from school administration	Support from school administration	Support from school administration	Support from school administration Very Important
Quality professional learning	Quality professional learning Unimportant	Quality professional learning	Quality professional learning	Quality professional learning	Quality professional learning Very Important
Adequate staff to support instruction	Adequate staff to support instruction Unimportant	Adequate staff to support instruction	Adequate staff to support instruction	Adequate staff to support instruction	Adequate staff to support instruction Very Important

Other (please specify)

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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 retention of effective site/school leaders.

	Unimportant				Very Important
School board support	School board support Unimportant	School board support	School board support	School board support	School board support Very Important
Central office support	Central office support Unimportant	Central office support	Central office support	Central office support	Central office support Very Important
Induction program for new administrators	Induction program for new administrators Unimportant	Induction program for new administrators	Induction program for new administrators	Induction program for new administrators	Induction program for new administrators Very Important
Relevant professional learning	Relevant professional learning Unimportant	Relevant professional learning	Relevant professional learning	Relevant professional learning	Relevant professional learning Very Important
Mentoring program for new administrators	Mentoring program for new administrators Unimportant	Mentoring program for new administrators	Mentoring program for new administrators	Mentoring program for new administrators	Mentoring program for new administrators Very Important
Site level program funding	Site level program funding Unimportant	Site level program funding	Site level program funding	Site level program funding	Site level program funding Very Important

Other (please specify)

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* 9. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree, to what extent do you think any of the following factors may help increase your system’s capacity for recruiting highly qualified effective teachers?

	Unimportant				Very Important
Additional quality professional learning	Additional quality professional learning Unimportant	Additional quality professional learning	Additional quality professional learning	Additional quality professional learning	Additional quality professional learning Very Important
Additional resources for recruiting	Additional resources for recruiting Unimportant	Additional resources for recruiting	Additional resources for recruiting	Additional resources for recruiting	Additional resources for recruiting Very Important
Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment	Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment Unimportant	Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment	Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment	Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment	Increased funding for instructional supplies and equipment Very Important
Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers	Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers Unimportant	Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers	Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers	Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers	Increased support (induction and mentoring) for new teachers Very Important

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What else would you like to say?

Thank you very much for your time. Your help is deeply appreciated