Principal Survey

Appendix C
Principal Survey

PRINCIPAL SURVEY*

Dear Principal,
Thank you for your support for the Random Assignment Evaluation of the Pacific CHILD
Program. As part of this two-year evaluation, we request you to complete this Annual Principal
Survey and return it in an enclosed envelope.
Your input is a very important part of this study. Our report aims to be of value to education
leaders across the country. We know how precious your time is and we greatly appreciate your
participation.
Your response to the survey is strictly confidential and aggregated with other responses for
analysis. The results from this survey will be reported only in an aggragete format, and your
name or your school will not be revealed. We will not provide information that identifies you or
your school to anyone outside the study team, except as required by law.
The aggregated results will be used by Berkeley Policy Associates and PREL in preparing a
report to the U.S. Department of Education.
If you have any questions about the evaluation please contact XXXX at Berkeley Policy
Associates (XXXX@bpacal.com). If you encounter any technical problem in completing this online survey, please contact XXXX, Survey Administrator, at Berkeley Policy Associates 1-800891-0272 (Toll Free) for further assistance.

* According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection
of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this
information collection is . The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to
average 20 minutes, including the time to review instructions. If you have any comments concerning the
accuracy of the time estimate or suggestions for improving this form, please write to: U.S. Department of
Education, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651.

[Draft Note: The same form will be used for 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. The reference to the
year will be adjusted for each year.]

Today's Date: __/____/____
Day/month/year
School: __________________
Complex Area: _______________ (HI only; not included for other entities):
I.

Number of Teachers

1. Please provide the following information about your 4th and 5th grade teachers.
Number of 4th Grade Teachers (Current)
Number of 5th Grade Teachers (Current)
Number of Reading/ELL/ESL Specialists Working with 4th and/or 5th Graders
(Current)
Number of 4th grade teachers who are new or transferred to your school this year
(2007-2008)?
Number of 4th grade teachers you expect will return to teach the 4th graders next year?
Number of 4th grade teachers you expect will return but will teach an different grade
next year?
Number of 4th grade teachers you expect to leave or retire from the school at the end
of this school year (2007-2008)?
Number of 5th grade teachers who are new or transferred to your school this year
(2007-2008)?
Number of 5th grade teachers you expect will return to teach the 4th graders next year?
Number of 5th grade teachers you expect will return but will teach an different grade
next year?
Number of 5th grade teachers you expect to leave or retire from the school at the end
of this school year (2007-2008)?

II. Number of Students
2. Please provide the following information about your 4th grade students.
Number of 4th Grade Students
Number of 4th Grade ELL/ESL Students
Number of 4th Grade Special Education Students
Number of 4th grade students transferred to your school during this school year
(2007-2008)?
Number of 4th grade students left your school during this school year (2007-2008)?

3. Please provide the following information about your 5th grade students.
Number of 5th Grade Students
Number of 5th Grade ELL/ESL Students
Number of 5th Grade Special Education Students
Number of 5th grade students transferred to your school during this school year
(2007-2008)?
Number of 5th grade students left your school during this school year (2007-2008)?

III. Policies Regarding Professional Development of Teachers
4. Please provide the following information with respect to your 4th and 5th grade
classroom teachers.
a. How many hours or days of professional development are the teachers required to
complete during the school year 2007-2008? Choose one:
… At least ________ Hours OR __________ Days
… There is no required or expected minimum hours

b. What type of professional development activities are the teachers at your school
required by the state/district to participate during the school year 2007-2008?
Subject Area

All teacher are
required to take
training

Required for
some teachers

Not required, but
recommended
for some or all
teachers

Not a
priority for
teachers

English language
development standards

Content area standards

Support for a published
curriculum in language
arts or other content areas

Instructional Strategies for
English language learners

Differentiation of
instruction

Other (Please list): _____
_____________________
_____________________

IV. Challenge at School
5. What do you see as the main challenges facing your 4th and 5th grade teachers?
Please check that best describes your observation.

Lack of ESL certification
Lack of bilingual certification
Time for teachers to collaborate
High proportion of English language learners
Student behavior/discipline
Lack of community or parent support
Lack of student motivation
Lack of appropriate materials for ELLs
Collegiality among faculty
Lack of administrative support
Lack of professional development opportunities

Serious
Challenge

Moderate
Challenge

Minor
Challenge

Not a
Challenge

Questions 6-9 are for Control Schools Only
6. How many of your 4th and 5th grade teachers have participated or will participate in
training aimed at improving skills to teach to English Language Learners this year
(2007-2008)?
… All or most of the 4th and 5th grade teachers
… Some of the 4th and 5th grade teachers
… None of the 4th and 5th grade teachers

7. If you indicated that your teachers are participating training aimed at improving skills
to teach English Language Learns, please briefly describe this training:

8. How many of your 4th and 5th grade teachers have participated or will participate in
training aimed at improving their general teaching skills this year (2007-2008)?
… All or most of the 4th and 5th grade teachers
… Some of the 4th and 5th grade teachers
… None of the 4th and 5th grade teachers

9. If you indicated that your teachers are participating training aimed at improving
teaching skills, please briefly describe this training:

Questions 10-16 are for Program Schools Only (These questions will be renumbered
from 6-12 in the final formatted form).
10. Some or all of your 4th and 5th grade teachers are participating in the Pacific CHILD
Professional Development Program this year. How would you describe the
participation of 4th and 5th grade teachers at your school in Pacific CHILD? Please
select the response that best describes your observations.
… All or most of the teachers actively and consistently participate in Pacific CHILD
(e.g., attend training institutes, participate in weekly peer-support activities, etc.)
… Some of the teachers actively and consistently participate in Pacific CHILD
… Few of the teachers participate actively or consistently in Pacific CHILD
… I do not know or I am not sure

11. If a teacher(s) is not participating actively or concisely in the Pacific CHILD, what do
you think are the most important reasons for this? Please choose up to two reasons
(one primary reason and one secondary reason).
Primary
Reason

Secondary
Reason

Teacher declined to participate from the start as his/her personal choice

Teacher is too busy to make time for Pacific CHILD activities

Teacher finds the program to be not helpful or useful

Teacher finds the program to be poorly implemented

Other (Please explain):

I do not know or I am not sure

12. Besides the Pacific CHILD, what other instructional skills-related training have your
4th and 5th grade teachers participated in this year (2007-2008)? Choose one response
that best describes the situation at your school:
… All teachers participate in the Pacific CHILD program only
… Most teachers participate in the Pacific CHILD program only
… Some teachers participate in other training aimed at improving teaching skills, in
addition to, or instead of the Pacific CHILD
… All or most teachers participate in other training aimed at improving teaching
skills in addition to, or instead of the Pacific CHILD
… I do not know or I am not sure
13. If you indicated that your teachers are participating other training aimed at improving
teaching skills, (instead of, or in addition to Pacific CHILD) please briefly describe this
training:

14. How would you describe your support for Pacific CHILD
… I fully support Pacific CHILD and encourage all 4th and 5th teachers to participate
… I fully support Pacific CHILD, but I take a neutral stance on the teachers' own
decision about participating in the program
… I support Pacific CHILD, but with a little reservation
… I support Pacific CHILD, but with considerable reservation
… I do not support Pacific CHILD
… I do not know or I am not sure
15. Do you have any concerns about the following issues regarding Pacific CHILD?
Very
Concerned

Somewhat
Concerned

Not Very
Concerned

Not at All
Concerned

Not
Applicable

Don’t
Know

Teachers' willingness/
commitment to participate

Helpfulness/usefulness of
the program

Resource needed to
provide substitutes to
allow the teachers to
participate in Pacific
CHILD

Resource needed to pay
for teachers' time while
attending training

Time commitment by
teachers to participate in
the Pacific CHILD training
activities (e.g.,
training institutes, weekly
meetings, coaching
sessions)

Time commitment by
teachers to participate in
the evaluation data
collection activities (e.g.,
surveys, site visits,
observations)

Other (Please list): _____
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_____________________

16. If you have any comments about any aspect of the Pacific CHILD program or its
evaluation activities, please provide them below.

Thank you for your time.