National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Main 2015 Wave 1

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 1 Submittal for 2015
VOLUME II
SURVEY QUESTIONS
Part 3a
School Grade 4

Part 3a contains School Grade 4:
School Characteristics and Policies (SCP)
Reading
Mathematics
Charter School
The amount of time estimated to complete these forms: 30 minutes

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SCHOOL QUESTIONNAIRES
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School Grade 4
School Characteristics and Policies (SCP)

School Grade 4 SCP Questions

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School Questionnaire – Core

This questionnaire should be completed by the principal or the head of the school.

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School Questionnaire – Core

VB337248

1. What grades are taught in your school? Select all squares that apply.
A Pre-kindergarten
B Kindergarten
C 1st grade
D 2nd grade
E 3rd grade
F 4th grade
G 5th grade
H 6th grade
I 7th grade
J 8th grade
K 9th grade
L 10th grade
M 11th grade
N 12th grade

VE592238

2. Can your school be described by any of the following? Select all squares that apply.
A Elementary school
B Middle or junior high school
C Secondary school
D Regular school with a magnet program
E A magnet school or a school with a special program emphasis, e.g., science/mathematics
school, performing arts school, talented/gifted school, foreign language immersion school
F Special education school: primarily serves students with disabilities
G Alternative school: offers a curriculum designed to provide alternative or nontraditional
education, not clearly categorized as regular, special, or vocational education
H Private independent school
I Private religiously affiliated school
J Independent charter school
K Charter school administered by local school district
L Other (specify):____________________

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School Questionnaire – Core

VB337250

3. What is the current enrollment in your school?

VE462940

4. Approximately what percentage of fourth-graders in your school is new this year?

%

VB337256

5. Of the students currently enrolled in your school, what percentage has been
identified as limited-English proficient?
A 0%
B 1–5%
C 6–10%
D 11–25%
E 26–50%
F 51–75%
G 76–90%
H Over 90%

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School Questionnaire – Core

VE588132

6. Last school year, approximately what percentage of students at your school
enrolled after the first day of school?
A 0%
B 1–3%
C 4–6%
D 7–10%
E 11–20%
F Over 20%

VE592581

7. Last school year, approximately what percentage of students at your school left
before the end of the school year?
A 0%
B 1–3%
C 4–6%
D 7–10%
E 11–20%
F Over 20%

HE000917

8. About what percentage of your students is absent on an average day? (Include
excused and unexcused absences in calculating this rate.)
A 0–2%
B 3–5%
C 6–10%
D More than 10%

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School Questionnaire – Core

LC000488

9. About what percentage of your teachers is absent on an average day? (Include all
absences in calculating this rate.)
A 0–2%
B 3–5%
C 6–10%
D More than 10%

HE002112

10. About what percentage of this year’s fourth-graders was held back and is repeating
fourth grade?
A 0%
B 1–2%
C 3–5%
D 6–10%
E More than 10%

HE002094

11. Does your school participate in the National School Lunch Program?
A Yes

Go to Question 12.

B No

Skip to Question 15.

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School Questionnaire – Core

VB556173

12. How does the school operate the program?
A Student eligibility is determined individually, and eligible students receive free or
reduced-price lunch.

Skip to Question 14.

B All students in school receive free lunch under special provisions (e.g., Provision 2 or 3).

Go

to Question 13.

VE382479

13. If your school distributes free lunch to all students under Provision 2 or 3, what
was the base year during which individual student eligibility was collected?
A This school does not distribute free lunch to all students under Provision 2 or 3—eligibility is
determined annually.
B 2014
C 2013
D 2012
E 2011
F 2010
G 2009 or earlier

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School Questionnaire – Core

VB608487

14. During this school year, about what percentage of students in your school was
eligible to receive a free or reduced-price lunch through the National School Lunch
Program?
A 0%
B 1–5%
C 6–10%
D 11–25%
E 26–34%
F 35–50%
G 51–75%
H 76–99%
I 100%

VB608488

15. Does your school receive Title I funding? (Title I is a federally funded program that
provides educational services, such as remedial reading or remedial math, to
children who live in areas with high concentrations of low-income families.)
A No
B Yes, our school receives funds, which are targeted to eligible students.
C Yes, our school receives funds, which are used for schoolwide purposes.

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School Questionnaire – Core

VB485284

16. Approximately what percentage of students in your school receives the following services? Select
one circle in each row. Students who receive more than one service should be counted for each
service they receive. Please report the percentage of students who receive each of the following
services as of the day you respond to this questionnaire.
1–5%

6–10%

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

VB610145

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

VB485286

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

VB485287

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

VB485288

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

VB485289

a. Targeted Title
I services
b. Gifted and
talented
program
c. Instruction
provided in
student’s
home
language
(non-English)
d. English-as-asecond-language
(not in a
bilingual
education
program)
e. Special
education

11–25% 26–50% 51–75% 76–90%

Over
90%

None

VE588470

17. During a typical week of school, what is the total number of regularly scheduled
volunteers, including parents, working in the school?
A 0
B 1–5
C 6–10
D 11–15
E 16–25
F More than 25

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School Questionnaire – Core

VE588677

18. Approximately what percentage of students in your school have parents or guardians who do each
of the following activities? Select one circle in each row.

a. Volunteer regularly to
help in the classroom
or another part of the
school
b. Attend teacher–parent
conferences

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Not
applicable

0–10%

11–25%

26–50%

Over 50%

A

B

C

D

E

VE588679

A

B

C

D

E

VE588681

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School Questionnaire – Core

VE101552

For all teacher counts entered in item 19:
INCLUDE these types of teachers:
• Regular
• Special area or resource teachers (e.g., special education, Title I, art,
music, physical education)
• Long-term substitute teachers
INCLUDE these types of teachers:
• Itinerant teachers who teach part-time at this school
• Employees reported in other items of this section if they also have a part-time
teaching assignment at this school
DO NOT INCLUDE:
• Student teachers
• Short-term substitute teachers
• Teachers who teach ONLY pre-kindergarten or adult education
19. Around the first of October, how many TEACHERS held full-time or part-time
positions or assignments in this school? If none, mark (0) in the boxes.
a. Full-time

Full-time teachers
b. Part-time

Part-time teachers

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School Questionnaire – Core

VF096612

20. Does your school offer tenure to teachers?
A Yes
B No

VE588721

21. Of the following categories of teachers who were full-time teachers at your school at the end of
the last school year, what percentage stayed on as full-time teachers for this school year? Select
one circle in each row.

a. Nontenured
teachers who had
taught for at least
one year
b. Tenured teachers

0–10%

11–25%

26–50%

51–75%

76–90%

Over 90%

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE588765

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE588766

VE600319

22. In the last school year, how many full-time teachers were new to your school?

If you answered 1 or any number greater than 1, go to Question 23.
If you answered 0, skip to Part II.

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School Questionnaire – Core

VE592330

23. Of the full-time teachers who were new to your school last year, what percentage
stayed on as full-time teachers for this school year?
A 0–10%
B 11–25%
C 26–50%
D 51–75%
E 76–90%
F Over 90%

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School Grade 4 - Reading

School Grade 4 Reading Questions

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School Questionnaire – Reading

VB380370

1. During the last two years, to what extent have professional development activities offered to
teachers in your school focused on the following? Select one circle in each row.

a. Use of language arts across
the curriculum
b. Interpreting and analyzing
literature
c. Interpreting and analyzing
informational texts
d. Understanding the process
of reading or writing
e. Use of rubrics to evaluate
student work
f. Instructional strategies for
teaching language arts
g. Effective use of technology
in reading instruction

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VB380371

A

B

C

D

VB380372

A

B

C

D

VE634273

A

B

C

D

VB380373

A

B

C

D

VE634274

A

B

C

D

VB380374

A

B

C

D

VE658951

Questions 2–5 ask about reading specialists and literacy coaches.
Reading specialists provide additional instructional support to students and have
special expertise in assessing and diagnosing students’ reading strengths and needs.
Literacy coaches work with teachers to help them implement and use strategies to
improve their students’ ability to read and write in their classes.
In some schools, a single person may serve in both roles regardless of the title they
have. Please answer questions 2–5 based on the roles as defined in this paragraph.

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School Questionnaire – Reading

VE659097

2. Is there a reading specialist available (full- or part-time) to fourth-grade students at
your school?
A Yes, available full-time to fourth-grade students

Go to Question 3.

B Yes, available part-time to fourth-grade students

Go to Question 3.

C No

Skip to Question 4.

VE659100

3. To what extent are each of the following a responsibility of the reading specialist(s) available to
fourth-grade students at your school? Select one circle in each row.

a. Provide reading instruction
to students on various
topics
b. Provide reading instruction
to students at various
ability levels

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VE658962

A

B

C

D

VE659111

VE659035

4. Is there a literacy coach available (full- or part-time) to fourth-grade teachers at
your school?
A Yes, available full-time to fourth-grade teachers

Go to Question 5.

B Yes, available part-time to fourth-grade teachers

Go to Question 5.

C No

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School Questionnaire – Reading

VE659050

5. To what extent are each of the following a responsibility of the literacy coach(es) available to
fourth-grade teachers at your school? Select one circle in each row.

a. Provide assistance/support
to individual teachers
about reading content or
the teaching of reading
b. Conduct professional
development for groups of
teachers about reading
content or the teaching of
reading

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VE659056

A

B

C

D

VE659059

VC190984

6. To what extent is your school’s reading program structured according to the following resources?
Select one circle in each row.

a. State curriculum standards
or frameworks
b. District curriculum
standards or curriculum
guides
c. Results from state/district
assessments
d. In-school curriculum
frameworks and standards
for learning
e. Results from school
assessments
f. Recommendations from
school reading/language
arts department
g. Discretion of individual
teachers
h. Commercially designed
programs
i. Internet resources

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Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VC190986

A

B

C

D

VC190987

A

B

C

D

VC190988

A

B

C

D

VC190989

A

B

C

D

VC190990

A

B

C

D

VC190992

A

B

C

D

VC190993

A

B

C

D

VC190995

A

B

C

D

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School Questionnaire – Reading

VC311130

7. To what extent does your school’s fourth-grade reading curriculum focus on preparation for the
following types of assessments? Select one circle in each row.

a. State assessments
b. District assessments
c. School assessments

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VC311149

A

B

C

D

VC311150

A

B

C

D

VC311151

VE659159

8. In addition to reading teachers, does your school have the following personnel to assist with
reading class instruction for fourth-grade students with disabilities (SD)? Select one circle in each
row.

a. Special Education teachers (and related
service providers)
b. Reading specialists or literacy coaches
c. Speech pathologists
d. Paraprofessionals or teacher aides who are
trained to work with students with
disabilities
e. Paraprofessionals or teacher aides who are
not trained to work with students with
disabilities
f. Parent volunteers

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Yes

No

A

B

VE659160

A

B

VE659161

A

B

VE659162

A

B

VE659166

A

B

VE659163

A

B

VE659165

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School Questionnaire – Reading

VE659190

9. In addition to reading teachers, does your school have the following personnel to assist with
reading class instruction for fourth-grade English language learners (ELL)? Select one circle in each
row.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Certified ELL/bilingual education teachers
Reading specialists or literacy coaches
Speech pathologists
Paraprofessionals or teacher aides who are
trained to work with students who are ELL
e. Paraprofessionals or teacher aides who are
not trained to work with students who are
ELL
f. Parent volunteers

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Yes

No

A

B

VE659198

A

B

VE659192

A

B

VE659193

A

B

VE659197

A

B

VE659194

A

B

VE659196

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School Grade 4 - Mathematics

School Grade 4 Mathematics Questions

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VB525184

1. Are fourth-grade teachers in your school required to set aside a certain amount of
time each day for mathematics instruction?
A Yes
B No

VB525182

2. Are fourth-grade students from different classes typically grouped for mathematics
instruction by ability and/or achievement levels (so that some instruction groups
are higher in average mathematics ability and/or achievement levels than others)?
A Yes
B No

VB525183

3. How often are fourth-grade students’ mathematics placements evaluated?
A Once a year
B Once a marking period (semester, trimester)
C More than once a marking period
D Students are not grouped by ability.

VC188706

4. At each of the following grades, how much emphasis does your school’s mathematics curriculum
place on instructing students in algebraic concepts, such as patterns and writing number
sentences? Select one circle in each row.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Third grade
Fourth grade
Fifth grade
Sixth grade

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Not
taught

No
emphasis

Little
emphasis

Moderate
emphasis

Heavy
emphasis

Grade not
in school

A

B

C

D

E

F

VC188711

A

B

C

D

E

F

VC188713

A

B

C

D

E

F

VC188714

A

B

C

D

E

F

VC188715

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

Questions 5–8 ask about mathematics resource teachers and mathematics coaches.
Mathematics resource teachers provide additional instructional support to
students and have special expertise in assessing and diagnosing students’
mathematics strengths and needs to assist with learning and understanding.
Mathematics coaches work with teachers to help them implement and use
strategies to improve their students’ ability to use mathematics in their classes.
In some schools, a single person may serve in both roles regardless of the title they
have. Please answer questions 5–8 based on the roles as defined in this paragraph.

VE659399

5. In addition to their regular classroom teacher, is there a mathematics resource
teacher available (full- or part-time) to fourth-grade students at your school?
A Yes, available full-time to fourth-grade students

Go to Question 6.

B Yes, available part-time to fourth-grade students

Go to Question 6.

C No

Skip to Question 7.

VE659419

6. To what extent are each of the following a responsibility of the mathematics resource teacher(s)
available to fourth-grade students at your school? Select one circle in each row.

a. Provide mathematics
remediation/intervention
to individual students
b. Provide mathematics
remediation/intervention
to groups of students
c. Provide mathematics
enrichment to individual
students
d. Provide mathematics
enrichment to groups of
students

L1SQ-M

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VE659422

A

B

C

D

VE659423

A

B

C

D

VE659424

A

B

C

D

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VE659450

7. Is there a mathematics coach available (full- or part-time) to fourth-grade teachers
at your school?
A Yes, available full-time to fourth-grade teachers

Go to Question 8.

B Yes, available part-time to fourth-grade teachers

Go to Question 8.

C No

Skip to Question 9.

VE659461

8. To what extent are each of the following a responsibility of the mathematics coach(es) available to
fourth-grade teachers at your school? Select one circle in each row.

a. Provide support or
assistance about
mathematics content
b. Provide support or
assistance about the
teaching of mathematics to
individual teachers
c. Conduct professional
development about
mathematics or the
teaching of mathematics
for groups of teachers

L1SQ-M

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VE659462

A

B

C

D

VE659464

A

B

C

D

VE659463

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VC311202

9. To what extent is your school’s mathematics program structured according to the following
resources? Select one circle in each row.

a. State curriculum standards
or frameworks
b. District curriculum
standards or curriculum
guides
c. Results from state/district
assessments
d. In-school curriculum
frameworks and standards
for learning
e. Results from school
assessments
f. Recommendations from
school mathematics
department
g. Discretion of individual
teachers
h. Commercially designed
programs
i. Internet resources

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VC311204

A

B

C

D

VC311209

A

B

C

D

VC311210

A

B

C

D

VC311211

A

B

C

D

VC311212

A

B

C

D

VC311213

A

B

C

D

VC311214

A

B

C

D

VC311215

A

B

C

D

VF018182

VC311195

10. To what extent does your school’s fourth-grade mathematics curriculum focus on preparation for
the following types of assessments? Select one circle in each row.

a. State assessments
b. District assessments
c. School assessments

L1SQ-M

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VC311198

A

B

C

D

VC311199

A

B

C

D

VC311200

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VE013351

11. Approximately what percentage of your school’s classrooms has the following technological
resources for fourth-grade mathematics instruction? Select one circle in each row.

a. Cable/satellite/
closed-circuit
television
b. Videodisc player/
VCR/DVD player
c. Digital/video
camera
d. Videoconferencing
equipment
e. Scanner for images
or text
f. Projection device
for projecting
images directly
from a computer
g. Computer
h. Internet
i. Computer printer
j. Handheld devices
(e.g., personal
digital assistants)

L1SQ-M

0%

1–25%

26–50%

51–75%

76–99%

100%

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013352

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013353

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013354

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013355

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013356

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013357

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013359

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013360

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013362

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE509167

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School Grade 4
Charter School

School Grade 4 Charter School Questions

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Supplemental Charter School Questions

This section should be completed by the principal or the head of the school.

VC311248

1. Is your school a public charter school?
(A charter school is a public school that, in accordance with an enabling state
statute, has been granted a charter exempting it from selected state or local rules
and regulations. A charter school may be a newly created school, or it may
previously have been a public or private school.)
A Yes

Go to Question 2.

B No

You have finished the survey. Thank you for your time.

VC104697

2. In which year did your school start providing instruction as a charter school?

VE588849

3. Who granted your school’s current charter?
A School district
B State board of education (includes state board of regents and District of Columbia State Board
of Education)
C Postsecondary institution
D State charter-granting agency
E City or state public charter school board
F Other (specify): ________________________
________________________

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Supplemental Charter School Questions

VC104799

4. What is the legal status of your school?
A Officially part of the school district or local education agency (LEA)
B Independent from the school district or local education agency (LEA)
C A separate local education agency (LEA) as stipulated by state law

VE600331

5. Is this school operated by a company or organization that also operates other
charter schools?
A Yes
B No

VC104758

6. Which one of the following best describes your charter school’s primary focus in
terms of program content?
A We have a comprehensive curriculum with no specialized area of focus.
B We have a special curricular focus, for example, the arts, math/science, foreign language
immersion.
C Our curriculum is based on a particular educational theory, for example, Montessori, open
school, Core Knowledge.
D Our curriculum is based on a particular moral philosophy or set of values, for example,
African-centered education, character-based education, Eastern philosophy.

VE588897

7. Does your school provide a written contract for parents?
A Yes, and parents are required to abide by it.
B Yes, but signing it is voluntary.
C No

J1SQ-CH

Go to Question 8.

Go to Question 8.

You have finished the survey. Thank you for your time.

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Supplemental Charter School Questions

VE588978

8. Are the following elements addressed in your charter–parent contract? Select one circle in each
row.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.

Dress code
Home learning environment
Homework
Parent–teacher communication
Parent volunteering
School discipline policy
Student attendance
Student promotion policy
Other (specify): _________________________
____________
____________________________________

J1SQ-CH

3

Yes

No

A

B

VE588983

A

B

VE588989

A

B

VE588981

A

B

VE588987

A

B

VE588991

A

B

VE588985

A

B

VE588980

A

B

VE588988

A

B

VE592478

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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 1 Submittal for 2015
VOLUME II
SURVEY QUESTIONS
Part 3b
School Grade 8

Part 3b contains School Grade 8:
School Characteristics and Policies (SCP)
Reading
Mathematics
Charter School
The amount of time estimated to complete these forms: 30 minutes

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SCHOOL QUESTIONNAIRES
OMB Information on Teacher Questionnaire Cover Page
Paperwork Burden Statement
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 voluntary information collection
is 1850–0790. The time required to complete this information collection is
estimated to average 30 minutes, including the time to review instructions, search
existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the
information collection. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the
time estimate, suggestions for improving this collection, or any comments or
concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, please
write to: National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for
Education Statistics, 1990 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006.
A project of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Institute of
Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.
The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. In
accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V,
Subtitle A, Public Law 107-347 and other applicable Federal laws, your responses
will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed in identifiable form to anyone
other than employees or agents. By law, every NCES employee as well as every
agent, such as contractors and NAEP coordinators, has taken an oath and is
subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of up to $250,000, or both if he or she
willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you.
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School Grade 8
School Characteristics and Policies (SCP)

School Grade 8 SCP Questions

Part 3b - Page 3 of 33

School Questionnaire – Core

This questionnaire should be completed by the principal or the head of the school.

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School Questionnaire – Core

VB337248

1. What grades are taught in your school? Select all squares that apply.
A Pre-kindergarten
B Kindergarten
C 1st grade
D 2nd grade
E 3rd grade
F 4th grade
G 5th grade
H 6th grade
I 7th grade
J 8th grade
K 9th grade
L 10th grade
M 11th grade
N 12th grade

VE592238

2. Can your school be described by any of the following? Select all squares that apply.
A Elementary school
B Middle or junior high school
C Secondary school
D Regular school with a magnet program
E A magnet school or a school with a special program emphasis, e.g., science/mathematics
school, performing arts school, talented/gifted school, foreign language immersion school
F Special education school: primarily serves students with disabilities
G Alternative school: offers a curriculum designed to provide alternative or nontraditional
education, not clearly categorized as regular, special, or vocational education
H Private independent school
I Private religiously affiliated school
J Independent charter school
K Charter school administered by local school district
L Other (specify):____________________

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School Questionnaire – Core

VB337250

3. What is the current enrollment in your school?

VE462941

4. Approximately what percentage of eighth-graders in your school is new this year?

%

VB337256

5. Of the students currently enrolled in your school, what percentage has been
identified as limited-English proficient?
A 0%
B 1–5%
C 6–10%
D 11–25%
E 26–50%
F 51–75%
G 76–90%
H Over 90%

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School Questionnaire – Core

VE588132

6. Last school year, approximately what percentage of students at your school
enrolled after the first day of school?
A 0%
B 1–3%
C 4–6%
D 7–10%
E 11–20%
F Over 20%

VE592581

7. Last school year, approximately what percentage of students at your school left
before the end of the school year?
A 0%
B 1–3%
C 4–6%
D 7–10%
E 11–20%
F Over 20%

HE000917

8. About what percentage of your students is absent on an average day? (Include
excused and unexcused absences in calculating this rate.)
A 0–2%
B 3–5%
C 6–10%
D More than 10%

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School Questionnaire – Core

LC000488

9. About what percentage of your teachers is absent on an average day? (Include all
absences in calculating this rate.)
A 0–2%
B 3–5%
C 6–10%
D More than 10%

HE002230

10. About what percentage of this year’s eighth-graders was held back and is repeating
eighth grade?
A 0%
B 1–2%
C 3–5%
D 6–10%
E More than 10%

HE002094

11. Does your school participate in the National School Lunch Program?
A Yes

Go to Question 12.

B No

Skip to Question 15.

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School Questionnaire – Core

VB556173

12. How does the school operate the program?
A Student eligibility is determined individually, and eligible students receive free or
reduced-price lunch.

Skip to Question 14.

B All students in school receive free lunch under special provisions (e.g., Provision 2 or 3).

Go

to Question 13.

VE382479

13. If your school distributes free lunch to all students under Provision 2 or 3, what
was the base year during which individual student eligibility was collected?
A This school does not distribute free lunch to all students under Provision 2 or 3—eligibility is
determined annually.
B 2014
C 2013
D 2012
E 2011
F 2010
G 2009 or earlier

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School Questionnaire – Core

VB608487

14. During this school year, about what percentage of students in your school was
eligible to receive a free or reduced-price lunch through the National School Lunch
Program?
A 0%
B 1–5%
C 6–10%
D 11–25%
E 26–34%
F 35–50%
G 51–75%
H 76–99%
I 100%

VB608488

15. Does your school receive Title I funding? (Title I is a federally funded program that
provides educational services, such as remedial reading or remedial math, to
children who live in areas with high concentrations of low-income families.)
A No
B Yes, our school receives funds, which are targeted to eligible students.
C Yes, our school receives funds, which are used for schoolwide purposes.

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School Questionnaire – Core

VB485284

16. Approximately what percentage of students in your school receives the following services? Select
one circle in each row. Students who receive more than one service should be counted for each
service they receive. Please report the percentage of students who receive each of the following
services as of the day you respond to this questionnaire.
1–5%

6–10%

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

VB610145

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

VB485286

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

VB485287

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

VB485288

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

VB485289

a. Targeted Title
I services
b. Gifted and
talented
program
c. Instruction
provided in
student’s
home
language
(non-English)
d. English-as-asecond-language
(not in a
bilingual
education
program)
e. Special
education

11–25% 26–50% 51–75% 76–90%

Over
90%

None

VE588470

17. During a typical week of school, what is the total number of regularly scheduled
volunteers, including parents, working in the school?
A 0
B 1–5
C 6–10
D 11–15
E 16–25
F More than 25

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School Questionnaire – Core

VE588677

18. Approximately what percentage of students in your school have parents or guardians who do each
of the following activities? Select one circle in each row.

a. Volunteer regularly to
help in the classroom
or another part of the
school
b. Attend teacher–parent
conferences

L2SQ-SC

Not
applicable

0–10%

11–25%

26–50%

Over 50%

A

B

C

D

E

VE588679

A

B

C

D

E

VE588681

9

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School Questionnaire – Core

VE101552

For all teacher counts entered in item 19:
INCLUDE these types of teachers:
• Regular
• Special area or resource teachers (e.g., special education, Title I, art,
music, physical education)
• Long-term substitute teachers
INCLUDE these types of teachers:
• Itinerant teachers who teach part-time at this school
• Employees reported in other items of this section if they also have a part-time
teaching assignment at this school
DO NOT INCLUDE:
• Student teachers
• Short-term substitute teachers
• Teachers who teach ONLY pre-kindergarten or adult education
19. Around the first of October, how many TEACHERS held full-time or part-time
positions or assignments in this school? If none, mark (0) in the boxes.
a. Full-time

Full-time teachers
b. Part-time

Part-time teachers

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School Questionnaire – Core

VF096612

20. Does your school offer tenure to teachers?
A Yes
B No

VE588721

21. Of the following categories of teachers who were full-time teachers at your school at the end of
the last school year, what percentage stayed on as full-time teachers for this school year? Select
one circle in each row.

a. Nontenured
teachers who had
taught for at least
one year
b. Tenured teachers

0–10%

11–25%

26–50%

51–75%

76–90%

Over 90%

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE588765

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE588766

VE600319

22. In the last school year, how many full-time teachers were new to your school?

If you answered 1 or any number greater than 1, go to Question 23.
If you answered 0, skip to Part II.

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School Questionnaire – Core

VE592330

23. Of the full-time teachers who were new to your school last year, what percentage
stayed on as full-time teachers for this school year?
A 0–10%
B 11–25%
C 26–50%
D 51–75%
E 76–90%
F Over 90%

L2SQ-SC

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School Grade 8 - Reading

School Grade 8 Reading Questions

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School Questionnaire – Reading

VB380370

1. During the last two years, to what extent have professional development activities offered to
teachers in your school focused on the following? Select one circle in each row.

a. Use of language arts across
the curriculum
b. Interpreting and analyzing
literature
c. Interpreting and analyzing
informational texts
d. Understanding the process
of reading or writing
e. Use of rubrics to evaluate
student work
f. Instructional strategies for
teaching language arts
g. Effective use of technology
in English/language arts
instruction

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VB380371

A

B

C

D

VB380372

A

B

C

D

VE634273

A

B

C

D

VB380373

A

B

C

D

VE634274

A

B

C

D

VB380374

A

B

C

D

VE589137

Questions 2–5 ask about reading specialists and literacy coaches.
Reading specialists provide additional instructional support to students and have
special expertise in assessing and diagnosing students’ reading strengths and needs.
Literacy coaches work with teachers to help them implement and use strategies to
improve their students’ ability to read and write in their classes.
In some schools, a single person may serve in both roles regardless of the title they
have. Please answer questions 2–5 based on the roles as defined in this paragraph.

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School Questionnaire – Reading

VE659212

2. Is there a reading specialist available (full- or part-time) to eighth-grade students at
your school?
A Yes, available full-time to eighth-grade students

Go to Question 3.

B Yes, available part-time to eighth-grade students

Go to Question 3.

C No

Skip to Question 4.

VE659230

3. To what extent are each of the following a responsibility of the reading specialist(s) available to
eighth-grade students at your school? Select one circle in each row.

a. Provide reading instruction
to students on various
topics
b. Provide reading instruction
to students at various
ability levels

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VF009700

A

B

C

D

VF009703

VE659041

4. Is there a literacy coach available (full- or part-time) to eighth-grade teachers at
your school?
A Yes, available full-time to eighth-grade teachers

Go to Question 5.

B Yes, available part-time to eighth-grade teachers

Go to Question 5.

C No

L2SQ-R

Skip to Question 6.

2

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School Questionnaire – Reading

VE659066

5. To what extent are each of the following a responsibility of the literacy coach(es) available to
eighth-grade teachers at your school? Select one circle in each row.

a. Provide assistance/support
to individual teachers
about English/language arts
content or the teaching of
English/language arts
b. Conduct professional
development for groups of
teachers about English/
language arts content or
the teaching of English/
language arts

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VE659079

A

B

C

D

VE659082

VC191175

6. To what extent is your school’s English/language arts program structured according to the
following resources? Select one circle in each row.

a. State curriculum standards
or frameworks
b. District curriculum
standards or curriculum
guides
c. Results from state/district
assessments
d. In-school curriculum
frameworks and standards
for learning
e. Results from school
assessments
f. Recommendations from
school reading/language
arts department
g. Discretion of individual
teachers
h. Commercially designed
programs
i. Internet resources

L2SQ-R

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VC191181

A

B

C

D

VC191182

A

B

C

D

VC191185

A

B

C

D

VC191187

A

B

C

D

VC191188

A

B

C

D

VC191191

A

B

C

D

VC191194

A

B

C

D

VC191195

A

B

C

D

VE602360

3

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School Questionnaire – Reading

VC311761

7. To what extent does your school’s eighth-grade English/language arts curriculum focus on
preparation for the following types of assessments? Select one circle in each row.

a. State assessments
b. District assessments
c. School assessments

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VC311766

A

B

C

D

VC311768

A

B

C

D

VC311770

VE659259

8. In addition to English/language arts teachers, does your school have the following personnel to
assist with English/language arts class instruction for eighth-grade students with disabilities (SD)?
Select one circle in each row.

a. Special Education teachers (and related
service providers)
b. Reading specialists or literacy coaches
c. Speech pathologists
d. Paraprofessionals or teacher aides who are
trained to work with students with
disabilities
e. Paraprofessionals or teacher aides who are
not trained to work with students with
disabilities
f. Parent volunteers

L2SQ-R

4

Yes

No

A

B

VE659260

A

B

VE659261

A

B

VE659262

A

B

VE659266

A

B

VE659263

A

B

VE659265

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School Questionnaire – Reading

VE659284

9. In addition to English/language arts teachers, does your school have the following personnel to
assist with English/language arts class instruction for eighth-grade English language learners
(ELL)? Select one circle in each row.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Certified ELL/bilingual education teachers
Reading specialists or literacy coaches
Speech pathologists
Paraprofessionals or teacher aides who are
trained to work with students who are ELL
e. Paraprofessionals or teacher aides who are
not trained to work with students who are
ELL
f. Parent volunteers

L2SQ-R

5

Yes

No

A

B

VE659292

A

B

VE659286

A

B

VE659287

A

B

VE659291

A

B

VE659288

A

B

VE659290

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School Grade 8 - Mathematics

School Grade 8 Mathematics Questions

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VB525194

1. What percentage of eighth-grade students in your school enrolls in more than one
mathematics class in a year (including summer school) for the purpose of
remediation or to catch up to grade level? Do not include students who receive
additional mathematics instruction as part of special education or because of IEP
provisions.
A None
B 1 to 5 percent
C 6 to 10 percent
D 11 to 20 percent
E More than 20 percent

VB525195

2. What percentage of eighth-grade students in your school enrolls in more than one
mathematics class in a year (including summer school) for the purpose of
advancement or to get ahead of grade level?
A None
B 1 to 5 percent
C 6 to 10 percent
D 11 to 20 percent
E More than 20 percent

L2SQ-M

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VB525185

3. What percentage of eighth-grade students in your school is enrolled in the following mathematics
classes? Select one circle in each row.

a. Eighth-grade
mathematics
(not algebra or
pre-algebra)
b. Introduction to
algebra or
pre-algebra
c. Two-year
pre-algebra
d. Algebra I
(one-year course)
e. Algebra I (first
year of two-year
course)
f. Algebra I
(second year of
two-year course)
g. Geometry
h. Algebra II
i. Integrated or
sequential
mathematics

None

1–10%

11–25%

26–50%

51–75%

76–90% 91–100%

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VB525186

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VB525187

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VE013703

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VB525188

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VB525189

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VB517155

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VB525190

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VB525191

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VB525192

VC084852

4. Do students who complete a one-year course in Algebra I by the end of
eighth-grade receive high school credit?
A Yes
B No

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

Questions 5–8 ask about mathematics resource teachers and mathematics coaches.
Mathematics resource teachers provide additional instructional support to
students and have special expertise in assessing and diagnosing students’
mathematics strengths and needs to assist with learning and understanding.
Mathematics coaches work with teachers to help them implement and use
strategies to improve their students’ ability to use mathematics in their classes.
In some schools, a single person may serve in both roles regardless of the title they
have. Please answer questions 5–8 based on the roles as defined in this paragraph.

VE659418

5. In addition to their regular classroom teacher, is there a mathematics resource
teacher available (full- or part-time) to eighth-grade students at your school?
A Yes, available full-time to eighth-grade students

Go to Question 6.

B Yes, available part-time to eighth-grade students

Go to Question 6.

C No

Skip to Question 7.

VE659430

6. To what extent are each of the following a responsibility of the mathematics resource teacher(s)
available to eighth-grade students at your school? Select one circle in each row.

a. Provide mathematics
remediation/intervention
to individual students
b. Provide mathematics
remediation/intervention
to groups of students
c. Provide mathematics
enrichment to individual
students
d. Provide mathematics
enrichment to groups of
students

L2SQ-M

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VE659436

A

B

C

D

VE659434

A

B

C

D

VE659435

A

B

C

D

VE659433

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VE659454

7. Is there a mathematics coach available (full- or part-time) to eighth-grade teachers
at your school?
A Yes, available full-time to eighth-grade teachers

Go to Question 8.

B Yes, available part-time to eighth-grade teachers

Go to Question 8.

C No

Skip to Question 9.

VE659468

8. To what extent are each of the following a responsibility of the mathematics coach(es) available to
eighth-grade teachers at your school? Select one circle in each row.

a. Provide support or
assistance about
mathematics content
b. Provide support or
assistance about the
teaching of mathematics to
individual teachers
c. Conduct professional
development about
mathematics or the
teaching of mathematics
for groups of teachers

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VE659469

A

B

C

D

VE659470

A

B

C

D

VE659471

VE013898

9. Are eighth-grade students typically assigned to mathematics classes by ability
and/or achievement levels (so that some instruction groups are higher in average
mathematics ability and/or achievement levels than others)?
A Yes
B No

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VB525197

10. Please estimate the percentage of students that is transferred to a higher
ability/achievement-based placement in mathematics between eighth and ninth
grade.
A Less than 1 percent
B 1 to 5 percent
C 6 to 10 percent
D 11 to 25 percent
E More than 25 percent
F Students are not grouped by ability.

VE013902

11. Please estimate the percentage of students that is transferred to a lower
ability/achievement-based placement in mathematics between eighth and ninth
grade.
A Less than 1 percent
B 1 to 5 percent
C 6 to 10 percent
D 11 to 25 percent
E More than 25 percent
F Students are not grouped by ability.

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VC311202

12. To what extent is your school’s mathematics program structured according to the following
resources? Select one circle in each row.

a. State curriculum standards
or frameworks
b. District curriculum
standards or curriculum
guides
c. Results from state/district
assessments
d. In-school curriculum
frameworks and standards
for learning
e. Results from school
assessments
f. Recommendations from
school mathematics
department
g. Discretion of individual
teachers
h. Commercially designed
programs
i. Internet resources

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VC311204

A

B

C

D

VC311209

A

B

C

D

VC311210

A

B

C

D

VC311211

A

B

C

D

VC311212

A

B

C

D

VC311213

A

B

C

D

VC311214

A

B

C

D

VC311215

A

B

C

D

VF018182

VC311851

13. To what extent does your school’s eighth-grade mathematics curriculum focus on preparation for
the following types of assessments? Select one circle in each row.

a. State assessments
b. District assessments
c. School assessments

L2SQ-M

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VC311854

A

B

C

D

VC311855

A

B

C

D

VC311857

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VE013906

14. Approximately what percentage of your school’s classrooms has the following technological
resources for eighth-grade mathematics instruction? Select one circle in each row.

a. Cable/satellite/
closed-circuit
television
b. Videodisc player/
VCR/DVD player
c. Digital/video
camera
d. Videoconferencing
equipment
e. Scanner for images
or text
f. Projection device
for projecting
images directly
from a computer
g. Computer
h. Internet
i. Computer printer
j. Handheld devices
(e.g., personal
digital assistants)

L2SQ-M

0%

1–25%

26–50%

51–75%

76–99%

100%

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013908

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013909

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013910

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013914

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013916

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013917

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013919

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013922

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE013923

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE509176

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School Grade 8
Charter School

School Grade 8 Charter School Questions

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Supplemental Charter School Questions

This section should be completed by the principal or the head of the school.

VC311248

1. Is your school a public charter school?
(A charter school is a public school that, in accordance with an enabling state
statute, has been granted a charter exempting it from selected state or local rules
and regulations. A charter school may be a newly created school, or it may
previously have been a public or private school.)
A Yes

Go to Question 2.

B No

You have finished the survey. Thank you for your time.

VC104697

2. In which year did your school start providing instruction as a charter school?

VE588849

3. Who granted your school’s current charter?
A School district
B State board of education (includes state board of regents and District of Columbia State Board
of Education)
C Postsecondary institution
D State charter-granting agency
E City or state public charter school board
F Other (specify): ________________________
________________________

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Supplemental Charter School Questions

VC104799

4. What is the legal status of your school?
A Officially part of the school district or local education agency (LEA)
B Independent from the school district or local education agency (LEA)
C A separate local education agency (LEA) as stipulated by state law

VE600331

5. Is this school operated by a company or organization that also operates other
charter schools?
A Yes
B No

VC104758

6. Which one of the following best describes your charter school’s primary focus in
terms of program content?
A We have a comprehensive curriculum with no specialized area of focus.
B We have a special curricular focus, for example, the arts, math/science, foreign language
immersion.
C Our curriculum is based on a particular educational theory, for example, Montessori, open
school, Core Knowledge.
D Our curriculum is based on a particular moral philosophy or set of values, for example,
African-centered education, character-based education, Eastern philosophy.

VE588897

7. Does your school provide a written contract for parents?
A Yes, and parents are required to abide by it.
B Yes, but signing it is voluntary.
C No

J2SQ-CH

Go to Question 8.

Go to Question 8.

You have finished the survey. Thank you for your time.

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Supplemental Charter School Questions

VE588978

8. Are the following elements addressed in your charter–parent contract? Select one circle in each
row.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.

Dress code
Home learning environment
Homework
Parent–teacher communication
Parent volunteering
School discipline policy
Student attendance
Student promotion policy
Other (specify): _________________________
____________
____________________________________

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3

Yes

No

A

B

VE588983

A

B

VE588989

A

B

VE588981

A

B

VE588987

A

B

VE588991

A

B

VE588985

A

B

VE588980

A

B

VE588988

A

B

VE592478

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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 1 Submittal for 2015
VOLUME II
SURVEY QUESTIONS
Part 3c
School Grade 12

Part 3c contains School Grade 12:
School Characteristics and Policies (SCP)
Reading
Mathematics
Charter School
The amount of time estimated to complete these forms: 30 minutes

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SCHOOL QUESTIONNAIRES
OMB Information on Teacher Questionnaire Cover Page
Paperwork Burden Statement
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 voluntary information collection
is 1850–0790. The time required to complete this information collection is
estimated to average 30 minutes, including the time to review instructions, search
existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the
information collection. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the
time estimate, suggestions for improving this collection, or any comments or
concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, please
write to: National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for
Education Statistics, 1990 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006.
A project of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Institute of
Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.
The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. In
accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V,
Subtitle A, Public Law 107-347 and other applicable Federal laws, your responses
will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed in identifiable form to anyone
other than employees or agents. By law, every NCES employee as well as every
agent, such as contractors and NAEP coordinators, has taken an oath and is
subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of up to $250,000, or both if he or she
willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you.
OMB No. 1850-0790 APPROVAL EXPIRES 03/31/2016

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School Grade 12
School Characteristics and Policies (SCP)

School Grade 12 SCP Questions

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School Questionnaire – Core

This questionnaire should be completed by the principal or the head of the school.

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School Questionnaire – Core

VB337248

1. What grades are taught in your school? Select all squares that apply.
A Pre-kindergarten
B Kindergarten
C 1st grade
D 2nd grade
E 3rd grade
F 4th grade
G 5th grade
H 6th grade
I 7th grade
J 8th grade
K 9th grade
L 10th grade
M 11th grade
N 12th grade

VE592238

2. Can your school be described by any of the following? Select all squares that apply.
A Elementary school
B Middle or junior high school
C Secondary school
D Regular school with a magnet program
E A magnet school or a school with a special program emphasis, e.g., science/mathematics
school, performing arts school, talented/gifted school, foreign language immersion school
F Special education school: primarily serves students with disabilities
G Alternative school: offers a curriculum designed to provide alternative or nontraditional
education, not clearly categorized as regular, special, or vocational education
H Private independent school
I Private religiously affiliated school
J Independent charter school
K Charter school administered by local school district
L Other (specify):____________________

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School Questionnaire – Core

VB337250

3. What is the current enrollment in your school?

VE462942

4. Approximately what percentage of twelfth-graders in your school is new this year?

%

VB337256

5. Of the students currently enrolled in your school, what percentage has been
identified as limited-English proficient?
A 0%
B 1–5%
C 6–10%
D 11–25%
E 26–50%
F 51–75%
G 76–90%
H Over 90%

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School Questionnaire – Core

VE588132

6. Last school year, approximately what percentage of students at your school
enrolled after the first day of school?
A 0%
B 1–3%
C 4–6%
D 7–10%
E 11–20%
F Over 20%

VE592581

7. Last school year, approximately what percentage of students at your school left
before the end of the school year?
A 0%
B 1–3%
C 4–6%
D 7–10%
E 11–20%
F Over 20%

HE000917

8. About what percentage of your students is absent on an average day? (Include
excused and unexcused absences in calculating this rate.)
A 0–2%
B 3–5%
C 6–10%
D More than 10%

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School Questionnaire – Core

LC000488

9. About what percentage of your teachers is absent on an average day? (Include all
absences in calculating this rate.)
A 0–2%
B 3–5%
C 6–10%
D More than 10%

HE002094

10. Does your school participate in the National School Lunch Program?
A Yes

Go to Question 11.

B No

Skip to Question 14.

VB556173

11. How does the school operate the program?
A Student eligibility is determined individually, and eligible students receive free or
reduced-price lunch.

Skip to Question 13.

B All students in school receive free lunch under special provisions (e.g., Provision 2 or 3).
to Question 12.

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Go

School Questionnaire – Core

VE382479

12. If your school distributes free lunch to all students under Provision 2 or 3, what
was the base year during which individual student eligibility was collected?
A This school does not distribute free lunch to all students under Provision 2 or 3—eligibility is
determined annually.
B 2014
C 2013
D 2012
E 2011
F 2010
G 2009 or earlier

VB608487

13. During this school year, about what percentage of students in your school was
eligible to receive a free or reduced-price lunch through the National School Lunch
Program?
A 0%
B 1–5%
C 6–10%
D 11–25%
E 26–34%
F 35–50%
G 51–75%
H 76–99%
I 100%

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School Questionnaire – Core

VB608488

14. Does your school receive Title I funding? (Title I is a federally funded program that
provides educational services, such as remedial reading or remedial math, to
children who live in areas with high concentrations of low-income families.)
A No
B Yes, our school receives funds, which are targeted to eligible students.
C Yes, our school receives funds, which are used for schoolwide purposes.

VB485284

15. Approximately what percentage of students in your school receives the following services? Select
one circle in each row. Students who receive more than one service should be counted for each
service they receive. Please report the percentage of students who receive each of the following
services as of the day you respond to this questionnaire.

a. Targeted Title
I services
b. Gifted and
talented
program
c. Instruction
provided in
student’s
home
language
(non-English)
d. English-as-asecond-language
(not in a
bilingual
education
program)
e. Special
education

L3SQ-SC

11–25% 26–50% 51–75% 76–90%

Over
90%

None

1–5%

6–10%

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

VB610145

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

VB485286

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

VB485287

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

VB485288

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

VB485289

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School Questionnaire – Core

VE588195

16. Of the students in last year’s graduating class, approximately what percentage is doing each of the
following? Select one circle in each row.

a. Attending a
two-year college
b. Attending a
four-year college
c. Attending a
vocationaltechnical
or business
school
d. Working for pay
e. Serving in the
military
(excluding
ROTC and
military
academies)

0–5%

6–10%

11–25%

26–50%

51–75%

Over
75%

I don’t
know.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VE588197

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VE589625

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VE588425

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VE588429

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VE588432

VE592328

17. Does your school offer any of the following services to students on a regular basis?
Select all squares that apply.
A Career and technical education workshops
B Career counseling services or programs
C Job placement services
D Career days or job fairs
E Career or employment readiness workshops

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School Questionnaire – Core

VE588470

18. During a typical week of school, what is the total number of regularly scheduled
volunteers, including parents, working in the school?
A 0
B 1–5
C 6–10
D 11–15
E 16–25
F More than 25

VE588677

19. Approximately what percentage of students in your school have parents or guardians who do each
of the following activities? Select one circle in each row.

a. Volunteer regularly to
help in the classroom
or another part of the
school
b. Attend teacher–parent
conferences

L3SQ-SC

Not
applicable

0–10%

11–25%

26–50%

Over 50%

A

B

C

D

E

VE588679

A

B

C

D

E

VE588681

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School Questionnaire – Core

VE101552

For all teacher counts entered in item 20:
INCLUDE these types of teachers:
• Regular
• Special area or resource teachers (e.g., special education, Title I, art,
music, physical education)
• Long-term substitute teachers
INCLUDE these types of teachers:
• Itinerant teachers who teach part-time at this school
• Employees reported in other items of this section if they also have a part-time
teaching assignment at this school
DO NOT INCLUDE:
• Student teachers
• Short-term substitute teachers
• Teachers who teach ONLY pre-kindergarten or adult education
20. Around the first of October, how many TEACHERS held full-time or part-time
positions or assignments in this school? If none, mark (0) in the boxes.
a. Full-time

Full-time teachers
b. Part-time

Part-time teachers

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School Questionnaire – Core

VF096612

21. Does your school offer tenure to teachers?
A Yes
B No

VE588721

22. Of the following categories of teachers who were full-time teachers at your school at the end of
the last school year, what percentage stayed on as full-time teachers for this school year? Select
one circle in each row.

a. Nontenured
teachers who had
taught for at least
one year
b. Tenured teachers

0–10%

11–25%

26–50%

51–75%

76–90%

Over 90%

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE588765

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE588766

VE600319

23. In the last school year, how many full-time teachers were new to your school?

If you answered 1 or any number greater than 1, go to Question 24.
If you answered 0, skip to Part II.

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School Questionnaire – Core

VE592330

24. Of the full-time teachers who were new to your school last year, what percentage
stayed on as full-time teachers for this school year?
A 0–10%
B 11–25%
C 26–50%
D 51–75%
E 76–90%
F Over 90%

L3SQ-SC

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School Grade 12 - Reading

School Grade 12 Reading Questions

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School Questionnaire – Reading

VB380370

1. During the last two years, to what extent have professional development activities offered to
teachers in your school focused on the following? Select one circle in each row.

a. Use of language arts across
the curriculum
b. Interpreting and analyzing
literature
c. Interpreting and analyzing
informational texts
d. Understanding the process
of reading or writing
e. Use of rubrics to evaluate
student work
f. Instructional strategies for
teaching language arts
g. Effective use of technology
in English/language arts
instruction

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VB380371

A

B

C

D

VB380372

A

B

C

D

VE634273

A

B

C

D

VB380373

A

B

C

D

VE634274

A

B

C

D

VB380374

A

B

C

D

VE589137

Questions 2–5 ask about reading specialists and literacy coaches.
Reading specialists provide additional instructional support to students and have
special expertise in assessing and diagnosing students’ reading strengths and needs.
Literacy coaches work with teachers to help them implement and use strategies to
improve their students’ ability to read and write in their classes.
In some schools, a single person may serve in both roles regardless of the title they
have. Please answer questions 2–5 based on the roles as defined in this paragraph.

L3SQ-R

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School Questionnaire – Reading

VE634390

2. Is there a reading specialist available (full- or part-time) to twelfth-grade students
at your school?
A Yes, available full-time to twelfth-grade students

Go to Question 3.

B Yes, available part-time to twelfth-grade students

Go to Question 3.

C No

Skip to Question 4.

VE590205

3. To what extent are each of the following a responsibility of the reading specialist(s) available to
twelfth-grade students at your school? Select one circle in each row.

a. Provide English/language
arts instruction to students
on various topics
b. Provide English/language
arts instruction to students
at various ability levels

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VE590210

A

B

C

D

VE590209

VE634400

4. Is there a literacy coach available (full- or part-time) to twelfth-grade teachers at
your school?
A Yes, available full-time to twelfth-grade teachers

Go to Question 5.

B Yes, available part-time to twelfth-grade teachers

Go to Question 5.

C No

L3SQ-R

Skip to Question 6.

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School Questionnaire – Reading

VE602238

5. To what extent are each of the following a responsibility of the literacy coach(es) available to
twelfth-grade teachers at your school? Select one circle in each row.

a. Provide assistance/support
to individual teachers
about English/language arts
content or the teaching of
English/language arts
b. Conduct professional
development for groups of
teachers about English/
language arts content or
the teaching of English/
language arts

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VE602240

A

B

C

D

VE602243

VC191175

6. To what extent is your school’s English/language arts program structured according to the
following resources? Select one circle in each row.

a. State curriculum standards
or frameworks
b. District curriculum
standards or curriculum
guides
c. Results from state/district
assessments
d. In-school curriculum
frameworks and standards
for learning
e. Results from school
assessments
f. Recommendations from
school reading/language
arts department
g. Discretion of individual
teachers
h. Commercially designed
programs
i. Internet resources

L3SQ-R

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VC191181

A

B

C

D

VC191182

A

B

C

D

VC191185

A

B

C

D

VC191187

A

B

C

D

VC191188

A

B

C

D

VC191191

A

B

C

D

VC191194

A

B

C

D

VC191195

A

B

C

D

VE602360

3

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School Questionnaire – Reading

VE015294

7. To what extent does your school’s twelfth-grade English/language arts curriculum focus on
preparation for the following types of assessments? Select one circle in each row.

a. State assessments
b. District assessments
c. School assessments

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VE015298

A

B

C

D

VE015299

A

B

C

D

VE015300

VE590243

8. In addition to English/language arts teachers, does your school have the following personnel to
assist with English/language arts class instruction for twelfth-grade students with disabilities
(SD)? Select one circle in each row.

a. Special Education teachers (and related
service providers)
b. Reading specialists or literacy coaches
c. Speech pathologists
d. Paraprofessionals or teacher aides who are
trained to work with students with
disabilities
e. Paraprofessionals or teacher aides who are
not trained to work with students with
disabilities
f. Parent volunteers

L3SQ-R

4

Yes

No

A

B

VE590244

A

B

VE590245

A

B

VE590246

A

B

VE590248

A

B

VE590249

A

B

VE590251

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School Questionnaire – Reading

VE627500

9. In addition to English/language arts teachers, does your school have the following personnel to
assist with English/language arts class instruction for twelfth-grade English language learners
(ELL)? Select one circle in each row.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Reading specialists or literacy coaches
Speech pathologists
Certified ELL/bilingual education teachers
Paraprofessionals or teacher aides who are
trained to work with students who are ELL
e. Paraprofessionals or teacher aides who are
not trained to work with students who are
ELL
f. Parent volunteers

Yes

No

A

B

VE627512

A

B

VE627514

A

B

VE627524

A

B

VE627532

A

B

VE627536

A

B

VE627546

VC311868

10. Does your school offer online English/language arts courses for credit?
A Yes
B No

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School Questionnaire – Reading

VE015316

11. Are courses of at least one semester in length taught in your school in each of the following
subjects? Select one circle in each row.

a. Advanced Placement English Language and
Composition
b. Advanced Placement English Literature
and Composition
c. English language and composition (beyond
an introductory course)
d. English literature and composition (beyond
an introductory course)
e. International Baccalaureate® Language A1

Yes

No

A

B

VE015317

A

B

VE015319

A

B

VE590257

A

B

VE590260

A

B

VE590261

VE634831

12. Approximately what percentage of students in this year’s graduating class has enrolled in an
English/language arts academic course for dual credit taught at the following locations? Select one
circle in each row.
(Dual credit is defined for this survey as a course or program where high school students can
earn both high school and postsecondary credits for the same courses. Postsecondary
institutions include public and private 2- or 4-year colleges or universities, community
colleges, and technical or vocational schools. The dual credit options must either be
legislated by your state or have an articulated or formal written agreement between your
school and a postsecondary institution. Do NOT include Advanced Placement and
International Baccalaureate® courses.)

a. On your high
school campus
b. On a
postsecondary
campus
c. Through
distance
learning

L3SQ-R

0%

1–5%

6–10%

11–25%

26–50%

51–75%

Over
75%

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VE634841

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VE634842

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VF295504

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School Grade 12 - Mathematics

School Grade 12 Mathematics Questions

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VF094831

1. Beginning with ninth grade, how many years (or Carnegie-unit equivalents) of
course work in mathematics does your school or district require for graduation?
A Less than two years
B Two years
C Three years
D Four years
E More than four years

VB543425

2. Does your school offer online mathematics courses for credit?
A Yes
B No

L3SQ-M

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

QK070745

3. Are courses of at least one semester in length taught in your school in each of the following
subjects? Select one circle in each row.

a. Pre-calculus or introductory analysis
b. Integrated mathematics 3 (third year of a
multi-year course)
c. Integrated mathematics 4 (fourth year of a
multi-year course)
d. Trigonometry
e. International Baccalaureate® (IB)
Mathematics
f. Advanced Placement (AP®) Calculus AB
g. Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus BC
h. Calculus (other than Advanced Placement
[AP] Calculus)
i. Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics
j. Probability and/or statistics (other than
Advanced Placement [AP] Statistics)
k. Advanced Placement (AP) Computer
Science A
l. Computer science (other than Advanced
Placement [AP] Computer Science)

L3SQ-M

2

Yes

No

A

B

VE592261

A

B

VF301917

A

B

VF302450

A

B

QK070750

A

B

VE592272

A

B

VE592274

A

B

VE592275

A

B

VE592266

A

B

VE592276

A

B

VE592279

A

B

VE592281

A

B

VE592286

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VC194471

4. Which of the following mathematics courses are required for high school graduation? Select one
circle in each row.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.

Algebra I
Geometry
Algebra II
Statistics/Probability
Integrated mathematics 1 (first year of a
multi-year course)
Integrated mathematics 2 (second year of a
multi-year course)
Integrated mathematics 3 (third year of a
multi-year course)
Integrated mathematics 4 (fourth year of a
multi-year course)
Other mathematics course (specify): ______
__________
________________________________________

L3SQ-M

3

Yes

No

A

B

VC194472

A

B

VC194473

A

B

VC194474

A

B

VC194475

A

B

VF303628

A

B

VF303989

A

B

VF304235

A

B

VF304599

A

B

VE610194

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

Questions 5–8 ask about mathematics resource teachers and mathematics coaches.
Mathematics resource teachers provide additional instructional support to
students and have special expertise in assessing and diagnosing students’
mathematics strengths and needs to assist with learning and understanding.
Mathematics coaches work with teachers to help them implement and use
strategies to improve their students’ ability to use mathematics in their classes.
In some schools, a single person may serve in both roles regardless of the title they
have. Please answer questions 5–8 based on the roles as defined in this paragraph.

VE634602

5. In addition to their regular classroom teacher, is there a mathematics resource
teacher available (full- or part-time) to twelfth-grade students at your school?
A Yes, available full-time to twelfth-grade students

Go to Question 6.

B Yes, available part-time to twelfth-grade students

Go to Question 6.

C No

L3SQ-M

Skip to Question 7.

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VE592295

6. To what extent are each of the following a responsibility of the mathematics resource teacher(s)
available to twelfth-grade students at your school? Select one circle in each row.

a. Provide mathematics
course-related support to
individual students
b. Provide mathematics
course-related support to
groups of students
c. Provide mathematics
remediation/intervention
to individual students
d. Provide mathematics
remediation/intervention
to groups of students
e. Provide mathematics
enrichment to individual
students
f. Provide mathematics
enrichment to groups of
students

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VE592296

A

B

C

D

VE592297

A

B

C

D

VE592301

A

B

C

D

VE592299

A

B

C

D

VE592300

A

B

C

D

VE592298

VE634605

7. Is there a mathematics coach available (full- or part-time) to twelfth-grade teachers
at your school?
A Yes, available full-time to twelfth-grade teachers

Go to Question 8.

B Yes, available part-time to twelfth-grade teachers

Go to Question 8.

C No

L3SQ-M

Skip to Question 9.

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VE606830

8. To what extent are each of the following a responsibility of the mathematics coach(es) available to
twelfth-grade teachers at your school? Select one circle in each row.

a. Provide support/assistance
about mathematics content
or the teaching of
mathematics to individual
teachers
b. Provide technical support/
assistance to individual
teachers
c. Conduct professional
development about
mathematics or the
teaching of mathematics
for groups of teachers

L3SQ-M

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VE606842

A

B

C

D

VE606848

A

B

C

D

VE606851

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VC311202

9. To what extent is your school’s mathematics program structured according to the following
resources? Select one circle in each row.

a. State curriculum standards
or frameworks
b. District curriculum
standards or curriculum
guides
c. Results from state/district
assessments
d. In-school curriculum
frameworks and standards
for learning
e. Results from school
assessments
f. Recommendations from
school mathematics
department
g. Discretion of individual
teachers
h. Commercially designed
programs
i. Internet resources

L3SQ-M

Not at all

Small extent

Moderate
extent

Large extent

A

B

C

D

VC311204

A

B

C

D

VC311209

A

B

C

D

VC311210

A

B

C

D

VC311211

A

B

C

D

VC311212

A

B

C

D

VC311213

A

B

C

D

VC311214

A

B

C

D

VC311215

A

B

C

D

VE610100

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics
VE592303

10. Approximately what percentage of your school’s classrooms has the following technological
resources available for twelfth-grade mathematics instruction? Select one circle in each row.

a. Cable/satellite/
closed-circuit
television
b. DVD player and
DVDs
c. Digital camera
d. Videoconferencing
equipment
e. Scanner for images
or text
f. Digital projector
(device, e.g., LCD,
that connects to a
computer to
display
presentations or
demonstrate
lessons)
g. Internet
h. Computer printer
i. Handheld
computer device
(e.g., personal
digital assistant)
j. Graphing
calculators
k. Data collection
sensors/probes
(e.g., tools that
connect a handheld
device or graphing
calculator and
detect motion, pH,
temperature, and
light)
l. Online
applications
m. Digital whiteboard
(computerized
display panel that
responds to
fingertip
commands and
creates a shared
interactive space,
akin to a
traditional
chalkboard)

L3SQ-M

0%

1–25%

26–50%

51–75%

76–99%

100%

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE592304

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE592305

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE592306

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE592307

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE592313

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE592309

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE592311

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE592312

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE592308

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE592310

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE592319

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE592323

A

B

C

D

E

F

VE592324

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VF269059

11. Approximately what percentage of students in this year’s graduating class has enrolled in a
distance learning course for the following subjects? Select one circle in each row.
(Distance learning courses are defined for this survey as credit-granting courses in which the
teacher and student are in different locations. They can be delivered via audio, video, or
Internet or other computer technologies. They may originate from your school or another
entity.)

a. English/
language arts
b. Mathematics
c. Social studies
d. Science
e. Computer
science
f. Foreign
languages
g. Career and
technical/
vocational
h. Other (specify):
___________
___________

L3SQ-M

0%

1–5%

6–10%

11–25%

26–50%

51–75%

Over
75%

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VF269060

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VF269061

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VF269062

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VF269067

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VF269064

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VF269065

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VF269066

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VF269063

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VE606931

12. Approximately what percentage of students in this year’s graduating class has enrolled in a
mathematics academic course for dual credit taught at the following locations? Select one circle
in each row.
(Dual credit is defined for this survey as a course or program where high school students can
earn both high school and postsecondary credits for the same courses. Postsecondary
institutions include public and private 2- or 4-year colleges or universities, community
colleges, and technical or vocational schools. The dual credit options must either be
legislated by your state or have an articulated or formal written agreement between your
school and a postsecondary institution. Do NOT include Advanced Placement and
International Baccalaureate® courses.)

a. On your high
school campus
b. On a
postsecondary
campus
c. Through
distance
learning
d. Other (specify):
___________
___________

L3SQ-M

0%

1–5%

6–10%

11–25%

26–50%

51–75%

Over
75%

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VE606942

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VE606947

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VF269101

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VE606950

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School Questionnaire – Mathematics

VE606954

13. Approximately what percentage of students in this year’s graduating class has enrolled in a career
and technical/vocational course for dual credit taught at the following locations? Select one circle
in each row.
(Dual credit is defined for this survey as a course or program where high school students can
earn both high school and postsecondary credits for the same courses. Postsecondary
institutions include public and private 2- or 4-year colleges or universities, community
colleges, and technical or vocational schools. The dual credit options must either be
legislated by your state or have an articulated or formal written agreement between your
school and a postsecondary institution. Do NOT include Advanced Placement and
International Baccalaureate® courses.)

a. On your high
school campus
b. On a
postsecondary
campus
c. Through
distance
learning
d. Other (specify):
___________
___________

L3SQ-M

0%

1–5%

6–10%

11–25%

26–50%

51–75%

Over
75%

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VE606957

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VE606958

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VF269104

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

VE606963

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School Grade 12
Charter School

School Grade 12 Charter School Questions

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Supplemental Charter School Questions

This section should be completed by the principal or the head of the school.

VC311248

1. Is your school a public charter school?
(A charter school is a public school that, in accordance with an enabling state
statute, has been granted a charter exempting it from selected state or local rules
and regulations. A charter school may be a newly created school, or it may
previously have been a public or private school.)
A Yes

Go to Question 2.

B No

You have finished the survey. Thank you for your time.

VC104697

2. In which year did your school start providing instruction as a charter school?

VE588849

3. Who granted your school’s current charter?
A School district
B State board of education (includes state board of regents and District of Columbia State Board
of Education)
C Postsecondary institution
D State charter-granting agency
E City or state public charter school board
F Other (specify): ________________________
________________________

J3SQ-CH

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Supplemental Charter School Questions

VC104799

4. What is the legal status of your school?
A Officially part of the school district or local education agency (LEA)
B Independent from the school district or local education agency (LEA)
C A separate local education agency (LEA) as stipulated by state law

VE600331

5. Is this school operated by a company or organization that also operates other
charter schools?
A Yes
B No

VC104758

6. Which one of the following best describes your charter school’s primary focus in
terms of program content?
A We have a comprehensive curriculum with no specialized area of focus.
B We have a special curricular focus, for example, the arts, math/science, foreign language
immersion.
C Our curriculum is based on a particular educational theory, for example, Montessori, open
school, Core Knowledge.
D Our curriculum is based on a particular moral philosophy or set of values, for example,
African-centered education, character-based education, Eastern philosophy.

VE588897

7. Does your school provide a written contract for parents?
A Yes, and parents are required to abide by it.
B Yes, but signing it is voluntary.
C No

J3SQ-CH

Go to Question 8.

Go to Question 8.

You have finished the survey. Thank you for your time.

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Supplemental Charter School Questions

VE588978

8. Are the following elements addressed in your charter–parent contract? Select one circle in each
row.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.

Dress code
Home learning environment
Homework
Parent–teacher communication
Parent volunteering
School discipline policy
Student attendance
Student promotion policy
Other (specify): _________________________
____________
____________________________________

J3SQ-CH

3

Yes

No

A

B

VE588983

A

B

VE588989

A

B

VE588981

A

B

VE588987

A

B

VE588991

A

B

VE588985

A

B

VE588980

A

B

VE588988

A

B

VE592478

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