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pdfAurora Mentee Survey 2013
Teacher Background
This survey is being conducted in partnership with APS by REL Central, the federal education laboratory for this region.
This work is intended to better understand current mentoring practices for new and probationary teachers and to help
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improve support for these teachers. Taking part in this survey is completely voluntary and there will not be any penalty or
loss of benefits if you decide not to complete the survey or to respond to a particular question. Completion of the survey,
however, will make you eligible to receive a $25 stipend for your time.
Information collected through the survey comes under the confidentiality and data protection requirements of the Institute
of Education Sciences (The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, Title I, Part E, Section 183). Responses to this
survey will be used for statistical purposes and reports prepared for the study will summarize findings across the sample
and will not attempt to associate responses with a specific individual. All data from this survey will be collected by REL
Central and personally identifiable information will not be shared with the district.
1. You currently teach at
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j School B
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Other
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j School I
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2. What grade do you teach?
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3. Your gender is:
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j Female
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4. Which most accurately describes your length of teaching experience in Aurora Public
Schools?
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j This is my second year teaching at APS
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j This is my third year teaching at APS
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Other (please specify)
5. Did you have other experience as a classroom teacher prior to working at APS?
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j No
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6. If your answer to question 5 was yes, how many years of prior classroom teaching
experience did you have prior to joining APS?
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j 5
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j 6
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j 7 or more years
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7. Please indicate if you have attained any of the following degrees/certification (check
ALL that apply)
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c Doctorate level degree
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c Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
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8. Were you assigned a retired APS educator to serve as your mentor this school year? (If
the answer is "No" the survey will automatically Skip to QUESTION 21)
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j No
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Retired Mentor Support
9. Did you meet with your retiree mentor the week before school began along with other
new or probationary teachers?
j Yes
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j No
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10. If your answer to question 9 was yes, how long did you meet with your retiree mentor
in the week prior to the start of school?
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j Two half days
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j One half day
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j Two hours
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j One hour
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11. During the course of this school year how often, on average, did you meet individually
with your retiree mentor?
j Every day
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j 23 times per week
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j Once per week
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j 23 times per month
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j Once per month
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j Less than once per month
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j Other (please specify)
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12. Would you like the frequency of retired mentor visits to increase, decrease, or stay the
same?
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j Decrease
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13. How long, on average, were your individual meetings with your retiree mentor this
school year?
j Less than 15 minutes
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j 1529 minutes
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j 3044 minutes
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j 4560 minutes
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j More than 60 minutes
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j Other (please specify)
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14. Would you like the length of mentor visits to increase, decrease, or stay the same?
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j Decrease
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15. During this school year how often, on average, did you meet with your retiree mentor in
a group with other new teachers?
j Every day
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j 23 times per week
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j Once per week
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j 23 times per month
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j Once per month
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j Less than once per month
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j Never
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16. Would you like the frequency of group meetings with your retired mentor to increase,
decrease, or stay the same?
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j Decrease
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17. How long, on average, were the group meetings with your retiree mentor?
j Less than 15 minutes
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j 1529 minutes
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j 3044 minutes
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j 4560 minutes
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j More than 60 minutes
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j Other (please specify)
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18. The best time for me to meet with my mentor during the school year is (Choose One):
j Before school
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j During school on an off period
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j During school during an instructional period
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j After school
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j On the weekends
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19. How valuable would you rate each of the following activities you may have engaged in
with your retiree mentor? (If you did not engage in the listed activity, please mark the last
column).
Coteaching lessons with
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activity with my mentor
my mentor
Having my mentor model
instruction for me
Visiting other classrooms to
observe model instruction
Receiving feedback from
my mentor based on her/his
observations of my teaching
Working with my mentor
and other mentees as a
team
Working with my mentor
and my grade level team
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20. How valuable would you rate each of the following activities you may have engaged in
with your retiree mentor? (If you did not engage in the listed activity, please mark the last
column).
I did not engage in this
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Planning my instruction
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activity with my mentor
data to guide instruction
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management skills
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the district curriculum
Standard Mentoring Program
The following questions pertain to a "buddy" mentor that may have been assigned to work with you by the district. This
"buddy" mentor is a current classroom teacher who likely teaches in your building. The following questions do NOT
pertain to any mentoring you may receive from a retired, former APS educator, or from an instructional coach.
21. This school year, were you assigned a current teacher to serve as your "buddy"
mentor? (A "yes" answer will take the respondent automatically to Question 22, a "no"
answer will jump to Question 26)
j Yes
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j No
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22. During the course of this school year how often, on average, did you meet individually
with your "buddy" mentor?
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j 23 times per week
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j Once per week
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j 23 times per month
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j Once per month
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j Once per quarter
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j Once per semester
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23. How long, on average, were your individual meetings with your buddy mentor this
school year?
j Less than 15 minutes
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j 1529 minutes
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j 3044 minutes
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24. How valuable would you rate each of the following activities you may have engaged in
with your "buddy" mentor? (If you did not engage in the listed activity, please mark the last
column).
Coteaching lessons with
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activity with my mentor
my mentor
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instruction for me
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observe model instruction
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observations of my teaching
Working with my mentor
and other mentees as a
team
Working with my mentor
and my grade level team
25. How valuable would you rate each of the following activities you may have engaged in
with your "buddy" mentor? (If you did not engage in the listed activity, please mark the last
column).
I did not engage in this
Very Valuable
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Planning my instruction
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activity with my mentor
data to guide instruction
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the district curriculum
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26. Almost done! Thank you for your time in completing this survey. You are eligible to
receive a $25 stipend for your time. REL Central will coordinate with the district to provide
these stipends. If for any reason you do NOT wish to receive this stipend, please click
"No" in the box below. Otherwise you may skip this question and proceed to the end of
the survey.
j No, I do NOT wish to recieve a stipend for taking this survey.
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