OMB No. xxxx-xxxx
Exp. xx/xx/xx
National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Technical Assistance Centers
Survey of Senior State Managers
Dear Colleague,
This survey is designed to gather data on technical assistance received by your state from a variety external sources, including federally funded technical assistance centers, colleges and universities, professional associations, colleagues in other states, consulting firms, and private contractors.
In particular, the survey asks about assistance your state has received from the federally supported network of Comprehensive Technical Assistance Centers, which includes in your region the following Regional Comprehensive Center:
Survey results will inform the national evaluation of the Comprehensive Centers being conducted for the U.S. Department of Education by Branch Associates, Decision Information Resources (DIR), and Policy Studies Associates (PSA).
Every effort will be made to protect the confidentiality of the data collected through this survey. Responses to this survey will be used only for statistical purposes. The reports prepared for this study will summarize finding and will not associate responses with a specific organization or individual. We will not provide information that identifies you or your organization to anyone outside the study team, except as required by law.
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A Note on the Comprehensive Center Network
This survey contains a number of questions about the assistance your state has received from the federally supported network of Comprehensive Technical Assistance Centers, which includes in your region the following Regional Comprehensive Center:
This regional center often collaborates with one or more content centers, which may also work directly with states:
Questions about the Comprehensive Center network in this survey refer to all of the Comprehensive Centers that have served your state, including the regional center and any content centers with which your state has worked.
The term “technical assistance,” as used in this survey, includes print and electronic information and other resources, consultation, advice, facilitation, and training.
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Priorities for Technical Assistance
When your state requests technical assistance from outside sources, what are its priorities? To what extent is each of the following state tasks related to NCLB implementation a priority for the technical assistance the state requests? (Select one response in each row.)
Note: Please consider the technical assistance that your state has sought from all sources, including federally funded technical assistance centers, colleges and universities, professional associations, colleagues in other states, consulting firms, and private contractors.
State Tasks |
Major priority |
Moderate priority |
Minor priority |
Not at all a priority |
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Sources of Technical Assistance
During the 2006-07 school year (beginning July 2006 and ending June 2007), to what extent has your state relied on each of the following sources of technical assistance? (Select one response in each row.)
Sources of Technical Assistance |
One of the state’s most important resources |
To a great extent, but not one of the state’s most important resources |
To a moderate extent |
Minimally |
No contact |
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For what purpose(s) does your state seek assistance from each of the following sources? (Select all that apply for each source.)
U.S. Department of Education (Specify office(s): _________________________)
To gather information or to keep current with new ideas
To plan the initial steps in solving a problem
To complete tasks that the state could do itself if it had more staff or resources
To complete tasks for which the state lacks expertise
To develop the skills of SEA or intermediate education agency staff
To work directly with districts and schools
Not applicable; our state doesn’t seek assistance from this source
Professional associations (e.g. CCSSO, ASCD)
To gather information or to keep current with new ideas
To plan the initial steps in solving a problem
To complete tasks that the state could do itself if it had more staff or resources
To complete tasks for which the state lacks expertise
To develop the skills of SEA or intermediate education agency staff
To work directly with districts and schools
Not applicable; our state doesn’t seek assistance from this source
Colleges and universities
To gather information or to keep current with new ideas
To plan the initial steps in solving a problem
To complete tasks that the state could do itself if it had more staff or resources
To complete tasks for which the state lacks expertise
To develop the skills of SEA or intermediate education agency staff
To work directly with districts and schools
Not applicable; our state doesn’t seek assistance from this source
Consulting firms or private contractors
To gather information or to keep current with new ideas
To plan the initial steps in solving a problem
To complete tasks that the state could do itself if it had more staff or resources
To complete tasks for which the state lacks expertise
To develop the skills of SEA or intermediate education agency staff
To work directly with districts and schools
Not applicable; our state doesn’t seek assistance from this source
Counterparts in other SEAs
To gather information or to keep current with new ideas
To plan the initial steps in solving a problem
To complete tasks that the state could do itself if it had more staff or resources
To complete tasks for which the state lacks expertise
To develop the skills of SEA or intermediate education agency staff
To work directly with districts and schools
Not applicable; our state doesn’t seek assistance from this source
Comprehensive Center network
To gather information or to keep current with new ideas
To plan the initial steps in solving a problem
To complete tasks that the state could do itself if it had more staff or resources
To complete tasks for which the state lacks expertise
To develop the skills of SEA or intermediate education agency staff
To work directly with districts and schools
Not applicable; our state doesn’t seek assistance from this source
Regional Educational Laboratory
To gather information or to keep current with new ideas
To plan the initial steps in solving a problem
To complete tasks that the state could do itself if it had more staff or resources
To complete tasks for which the state lacks expertise
To develop the skills of SEA or intermediate education agency staff
To work directly with districts and schools
Not applicable; our state doesn’t seek assistance from this source
Other federally-funded technical assistance providers (Specify: ____________________)
To gather information or to keep current with new ideas
To plan the initial steps in solving a problem
To complete tasks that the state could do itself if it had more staff or resources
To complete tasks for which the state lacks expertise
To develop the skills of SEA or intermediate education agency staff
To work directly with districts and schools
Not applicable; our state doesn’t seek assistance from this source
Other (Specify ____________)
To gather information or to keep current with new ideas
To plan the initial steps in solving a problem
To complete tasks that the state could do itself if it had more staff or resources
To complete tasks for which the state lacks expertise
To develop the skills of SEA or intermediate education agency staff
To work directly with districts and schools
Not applicable; our state doesn’t seek assistance from this source
Other (Specify ____________)
To gather information or to keep current with new ideas
To plan the initial steps in solving a problem
To complete tasks that the state could do itself if it had more staff or resources
To complete tasks for which the state lacks expertise
To develop the skills of SEA or intermediate education agency staff
To work directly with districts and schools
Not applicable; our state doesn’t seek assistance from this source
Are there other purposes for which your state seeks assistance from outside sources, not mentioned in question 3? To which sources do you turn for these purposes? Please describe briefly below.
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Technical Assistance Received from the Comprehensive Center Network
During the 2006-07 school year (beginning July 2006 and ending June 2007), with which tasks related to NCLB implementation did your state receive assistance from the Comprehensive Center network (your regional center and the content centers with whom your state has worked)? (Select one response in each row.)
State Tasks |
Major assistance |
Moderate assistance |
Minimal assistance |
No assistance at all |
NA, technical assistance not sought by the SEA |
Don’t know, this task is not relevant to my unit’s work |
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During the 2006-07 school year (beginning July 2006 and ending June 2007), to what extent did your state receive the following types of assistance from the Comprehensive Center network (your regional center and the content centers with whom your state has worked)? (Circle one response in each row.)
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Major assistance |
Moderate assistance |
Minimal assistance |
No assistance at all |
NA, technical assistance not sought by the SEA |
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Relevance and Usefulness
Please consider all of the technical assistance that your state has received from the Comprehensive Center network during the 2006-07 school year (beginning July 2006 and ending June 2007). Considering just this set of products and services, to what degree was this set of activities and resources relevant to your state, in each of the following respects? (Circle one response in each row.)
Comprehensive Center technical assistance: |
To a very high degree |
To a high degree |
To a moderate degree |
To a low degree |
To a very low degree |
Not able to judge |
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Please consider all of the technical assistance that your state has received from the Comprehensive Center network during the 2006-07 school year (beginning July 2006 and ending June 2007). Considering just this set of products and services, to what degree was this set of activities and resources useful to your state, in each of the following respects? (Circle one response in each row.)
Comprehensive Center technical assistance: |
To a very high degree |
To a high degree |
To a moderate degree |
To a low degree |
To a very low degree |
Not able to judge |
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How fully has the technical assistance your state has received from the Comprehensive Center network during the 2006-07 school year served the state’s purposes for technical assistance? (Circle one.)
It served the state’s purposes completely (Skip to question 10)
It was a good start
It was a start, but some important priorities were not addressed
For the most part, it did not serve the state’s purposes
If the Comprehensive Centers’ assistance during the 2006-07 school year has been less helpful than it might be, what were the reasons? (Circle all that apply)
a. The state’s most important priorities for assistance fall outside the Comprehensive Center’s scope of work
b. The Comprehensive Center does not have the expertise the state needs
c. Comprehensive Center staff are not able to spend as much time working with the state as we would like
d. The process of negotiating a work scope and organizing projects takes too long
e. The state has been unable to develop a productive working relationship with the Center
f. The state secures most of the technical assistance it needs from other sources
g. The state would prefer to locate and contract directly with the experts or consultants from whom it needs assistance, rather than working through the Comprehensive Centers
h. A policy or priority shift at the state level caused the Center’s assistance to be less helpful than it might
i. Other (Specify _____________________________________________)
How could the technical assistance your state receives from the Comprehensive Center network be improved or made more useful to your state?
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Compared with the technical assistance your state has received from other sources, (see list of sources in question 2) how would you rate the usefulness of the technical assistance your state has received from the Comprehensive Center network for each of the following purposes? (Circle one response in each row.)
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Much more useful than assistance from other sources |
Somewhat more useful |
About the same |
Somewhat less useful |
Much less useful than assistance from other sources |
Not applicable; the state has not sought assistance for this purpose |
Not able to judge |
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State Capacity to Carry out Responsibilities Related to NCLB
To what extent has assistance from the Comprehensive Center network (your regional center and the content centers with whom your state has worked) expanded your state’s capacity to carry out state responsibilities related to NCLB? (Circle one response in each row.)
State Responsibilities |
To a very great extent |
To a great extent |
To a moderate extent |
To a small extent |
To a very small extent |
Not applicable, state has not sought assistance for this purpose |
Too soon to tell |
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Your Job Responsibilities
Please describe the functions of the office/division/department that you direct. (Select all that apply.)
School Improvement
Curriculum and Instruction
Assessment and Accountability
Special education
Federal programs (Specify: ____________________)
Other (Specify: _____________________________)
Which of the following statements describe your job responsibilities related to managing technical assistance resources from outside your organization? (Circle all that apply.)
Seeking out technical assistance providers for my organization
Identifying needs and priorities that will be addressed by technical assistance
Negotiating a scope of work with technical assistance providers
Managing others within my office/division/unit in their use of technical assistance services
Serving as point of contact or manager for specific technical assistance projects
Participating in specific technical assistance projects
Other (Specify: _________________)
None, I am not responsible for managing technical assistance resources
Senior Managers Survey (9-14-07)
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Technical Assistance Centers |
| Last Modified By | DoED |
| File Modified | 2007-09-24 |
| File Created | 2007-09-24 |