Instructional Log

Ramp-Up Implementation Study
Instructional Log for Ramp-Up Workshop
Purpose. We would like your feedback on the workshop you taught today and some information
about the advisories that you have taught so far this year. Your opinions are useful for improving
the quality of the Ramp-Up program.
Confidentiality. REL Midwest has established safeguards to insure that your responses will not
be linked with your personally identifiable information. We will not provide information that
identifies you to anyone outside the study team, except as required by law. Any willful
disclosure of such information for nonstatistical purposes, without the informed consent of the
respondent, is a class E felony.
Risks. There are no known risks related to participating in this survey.
Voluntary Participation. You have the right to discontinue your participation in this survey at
any time without consequences. We hope you will answer all the questions, but if there is a
question you do not wish to answer, simply skip it.
Procedure. Completion of each log entry will take no longer than 10 minutes. If you complete
both logs, you will receive a $25 gift card for your participation.
Contact Information. If you have questions or concerns about this study, please contact Jim
Lindsay at jlindsay@air.org or 630-649-6591. If you have concerns or questions about your
rights as a participant, contact the chair of AIR’s Institutional Review Board (which is
responsible for the protection of study participants) using the following contact information:
E-Mail:
Phone:
Mail:

IRBChair@air.org
1-800-634-0797 (toll free)
IRB Chair
c/o AIR
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW
Washington, DC 20007

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P er the policies and procedures required by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, Title I, P art E, Section 183, response s to this data
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associate responses with a specific school, district, or individual. Any willful disclosure of such information for nonstatis tical purposes, except as
required by law, is a class E felony.
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Background Information
1. What is your current position at this school? Check all that apply.
• Teacher
• Counselor
• Dean
• Principal
• Assistant principal
• Other school staff
2. What is the name of your school? [text box]
Today’s Ramp-Up Workshop
The following questions ask about the Ramp-Up workshop that you taught today.
3. Did you teach or assist in teaching a Ramp-Up workshop today?
• Yes [continue to q4]
• No [skip to q19]
4. What topic(s) did you cover in today’s workshop? [text box]
5. How many students actually attended the workshop? [drop down box]
6. What percentage of your students attended the workshop? [drop down box]
7. In what grades are the students who attended the workshop that you taught today?
Check all that apply.
• 9th grade
• 10th grade
• 11th grade
• 12th grade
8. How long did today’s workshop last?
• Less than 30 minutes
• 30–45 minutes
• 46–60 minutes
• More than 60 minutes
9. Select the college-readiness pillars that were discussed during today’s workshop? Check
all that apply.
• Academic Readiness
• Admissions Readiness

• Career Readiness
• Financial Readiness
• Personal/Social Readiness
10. Did you adapt the instructional materials to suit the needs of your workshop?
• Yes [continue to q11]
• No [skip to q12]
11. Please describe how you adapted the instructional materials to suit the needs of your
workshop. [text box]
12. What percentage of students who attended today’s workshop was actively engaged in
the workshop’s activities?
• Less than 25%
• 25–50%
• 51–75%
• More than 75%
• I do not know.
13. I had enough time to prepare lesson content prior to teaching today’s workshop.
• Strongly Disagree
• Disagree
• Agree
• Strongly Agree
14. I had enough information about the college selection and enrollment process to teach
today’s workshop.
• Strongly Disagree
• Disagree
• Agree
• Strongly Agree
15. I had enough information about the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in college
to teach today’s workshop.
• Strongly disagree
• Disagree
• Agree
• Strongly agree
16. What worked well in today’s workshop? [text box]
17. What could be improved about today’s workshop? [text box]

18. If you have any additional comments about today’s workshop, please enter them here:
[text box]
Weekly Ramp-Up Advisories
The following questions ask about the weekly Ramp-Up advisories taught so far this year.
19. Have you taught at least one Ramp-Up advisory this school year?
• Yes [continue to q20]
• No [end survey]
20. Are you assigned to teach a ninth-grade Ramp-Up advisory?
• Yes [continue to q21]
• No [skip to q22]
21. Which lessons have you taught so far this year to ninth graders? Check all that apply.
[insert names of each lesson taught to ninth graders]
22. Are you assigned to teach a 10th-grade Ramp-Up advisory?
• Yes [continue to q23]
• No [skip to q24]
23. Which lessons have you taught so far this year to 10th graders? Check all that apply.
[insert names of each lesson taught to 10th graders]
24. Are you assigned to teach an 11th-grade Ramp-Up advisory?
• Yes [continue to q25]
• No [skip to q26]
25. Which lessons have you taught so far this year to 11th graders? Check all that apply.
[insert names of each lesson taught to 11th graders]
26. Are you assigned to teach a 12th-grade Ramp-Up advisory?
• Yes [continue to q27]
• No [skip to q28]
27. Which lessons have you taught so far this year to 12th graders? Check all that apply.
[insert names of each lesson taught to 12th graders]
28. On average, what percentage of students scheduled to attend your weekly advisory has
attended every session so far?
• Less than 25%
• 25–50%
• 51–75%
• More than 75%
• I do not know.

29. On average, how long have the weekly advisory sessions you’ve taught so far this year
lasted?
• Less than 20 minutes
• 20–29 minutes
• 30 minutes
• I do not know.
30. So far this year, how often have you adapted the instructional materials to suit the needs
of your advisory?
• Never
• Rarely
• Sometimes
• Often
• Always
31. On average, what percentage of students in your advisory actively engages in the
advisory’s activities?
• Less than 25%
• 25–50%
• 51–75%
• More than 75%
• I do not know.
32. If you have any additional comments about the Ramp-Up advisories, please enter them
here: [text box]

Thank you for completing this log!