Principal Follow-Up Survey (PFS 2016-17) to the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS 2015-16)

PRINCIPAL FOLLOW-UP SURVEY (PFS 2016-17)
TO THE NATIONAL TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL
SURVEY (NTPS 2015-16)

Appendix B
Questionnaires

OMB# 1850-new v.1

November 2016

National Center for Education Statistics
U.S. Department of Education

TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Data Collection Operations ............................................................................................... 1
1. PFS Operations Flowchart .........................................................................................1
B. PFS Questionnaires ........................................................................................................... 2
1. PFS-1A: PFS School Questionnaire ................................................................. .........2
2. PFS-1A(T): PFS School Questionnaire (Telephone Centers) .......................................6
3. PFS-1C: PFS Principal Questionnaire....................................................................... 10
4. PFS-1C(T): PFS Principal Questionnaire (Telephone Centers)…………..……...........……..14

2016-17 Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS) Data Collection Operations

1

OMB No. XXXX-XXXX: Approval Expires XX/XX/20XX
Conducted by:

Collected by:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

Economics and Statistics Administration

PRINCIPAL FOLLOW-UP SURVEY

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

(Regarding your school’s 2015-2016 Principal)

(Please correct any errors in school’s name, address, and ZIP Code.)

PRINCIPAL STATUS FORM

Please return this form within 2 weeks in the enclosed envelope, or mail it to:
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Attn: TBD
1201 E 10th STREET
JEFFERSONVILLE IN 47132-0001

NOTICE
This survey is authorized by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002,
20 U.S. Code § 9541(b) and § 9543(a). The results will only be produced as
statistical summaries.

FORM PFS-1A
(XX-XX-20XX)

2

(11-14-2016) DRAFT 3

The National Center for Education Statistics is interested in Principal attrition and mobility.
Please answer the following two questions about this school’s Principal last year.
1. Which of the following best describes the current occupational status of last year’s Principal?
Please mark (X) one box.
If this school had more than one Principal last year, think of the one who was Principal
on October 1, 2015.
If this school did not have a Principal last year (2015-16 school year), mark (X) here 50
and return the form.
Still working as Principal of this school
20

Still working as Principal of this school

Still working as a Principal, but not at this school
24

Working as a Principal, but in a different public school
Is the principal’s new school in the same District as this school?
21
Yes
22
No
23
Don’t know

25

Working as a Principal, but in a private school

Still working in a K–12 school, but not as a Principal
26
27
28

Working in this school, but not as Principal
Working in a different public school, but not as Principal
Working in a private school, but not as Principal

Still working in K–12 Education, but not in a K–12 school
29

30

31

Working in a District or Administrative Office as a Superintendent,
Assistant Superintendent, or other higher-level Administrator
Working in a District or Administrative Office, in a position other than that of
Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, or other higher-level Administrator
Working at a job associated with K–12 education, but not directly associated
with any schools or school system

Working at a job outside of K–12 Education
32

Working at a job outside of K–12 education

Other
33
34
35
36

2

Retired – not working outside the home
On leave (e.g., maternity/paternity, military, disability, sabbatical)
Deceased
Other – Specify

3

FORM PFS-1A (XX-XX-20XX)

Draft 3 --

2. For some schools, we have a record of the name of last year’s Principal (who may also
be the current Principal).
Name we have:

Is this the name of the school’s 2015–16 Principal, with first and last names in the right
order and no nicknames?
1
Yes
2
No, this is not the name of the 2015–16 Principal OR
there is no name above
What is the name of this school’s 2015–16 Principal? (Please print)

Title
First Name
Middle Initial
Last Name
Suffix

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-XXXX. The time required to complete this
information collection is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, 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 comments or concerns about the contents
or the status of your individual submission of this questionnaire, please e-mail: [TBD: insert email]
or write directly to: National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), 550 12th St. SW #4014, Washington, DC 20004.
FORM PFS-1A (XX-XX-20XX)

- 11/14/2016

4

3

To learn more about this survey and to access
reports from earlier collections, see the National
Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) website at:
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ntps
Additional data collected by the National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES) on a variety of
topics in elementary, secondary, postsecondary,
and international education are available
from NCES’ website at:
http://nces.ed.gov
For additional data collected by various Federal
agencies, including the Department of Education,
visit the Federal Statistics clearinghouse at:
http://www.fedstats.sites.usa.gov

4

5

FORM PFS-1A (XX-XX-20XX)

OMB No. XXXX-XXXX: Approval Expires XX/XX/20XX
Conducted by:

Collected by:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Economics and Statistics Administration

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

PRINCIPAL FOLLOW-UP SURVEY
(Regarding your school’s 2015-2016 Principal)

(Please correct any errors in school’s name, address, and ZIP Code.)

PRINCIPAL STATUS FORM

Please return this form within 2 weeks in the enclosed envelope, or mail it to:
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Attn: TBD
1201 E 10th STREET
JEFFERSONVILLE IN 47130

NOTICE
This survey is authorized by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002,
20 U.S. Code § 9541(b) and § 9543(a). The results will only be produced as
statistical summaries.

FORM PFS-1A(T)
(XX-XX-20XX)

6

DRAFT 3 -- 11/14/16

The National Center for Education Statistics is interested in Principal attrition and mobility.
Please answer the following two questions about this school’s Principal last year.
1. Which of the following best describes the current occupational status of last year’s Principal?
Please read the non-italicized options to the respondent and the most appropriate
answer within the correct answer category.
If this school had more than one Principal last year, think of the one who was Principal
on October 1, 2015.
If this school did not have a Principal last year (2015-16 school year), mark (X) here 50
and return the form.
Still working as Principal of this school
20

Still working as Principal of this school

Still working as a Principal, but not at this school
24

Working as a Principal, but in a different public school
Is the principal’s new school in the same District as this school?
21
Yes
22
No
23
Don’t know

25
38

Working as a Principal, but in a private school
Still working as a Principal, but not at this school – unknown if public or private

Still working in a K–12 school, but not as a Principal
26
27
28
39

Working in this school, but not as Principal
Working in a different public school, but not as Principal
Working in a private school, but not as Principal
Left school, still working in a K–12 school, but not as Principal – unknown if public or private

Still working in K–12 Education, but not in a K–12 school
29

30

31

40

Working in a District or Administrative Office as a Superintendent,
Assistant Superintendent, or other higher-level Administrator
Working in a District or Administrative Office, in a position other than that of
Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, or other higher-level Administrator
Working at a job associated with K–12 education, but not directly associated
with any schools or school system
Still working in K–12 education, but not in a K–12 school – position unknown

Working at a job outside of K–12 Education
32
41

Working at a job outside of K–12 education
Left school, working – unknown if related to K–12 education

Other
33
34
35
36
37

2

Retired – not working outside the home
On leave (e.g., maternity/paternity, military, disability, sabbatical)
Deceased
Other – Specify
Left school – status unknown
7

FORM PFS-1A(T) (XX-XX-20XX)

Draft 3 1

2. For some schools, we have a record of the name of last year’s Principal (who may also
be the current Principal).
Name we have:

Is this the name of the school’s 2015–16 Principal, with first and last names in the right
order and no nicknames?
1
Yes
2
No, this is not the name of the 2015–16 Principal OR
there is no name above
What is the name of this school’s 2015–16 Principal? (Please print)

Title
First Name
Middle Initial
Last Name
Suffix

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-XXXX. The time required to complete this
information collection is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, 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 comments or concerns about the contents
or the status of your individual submission of this questionnaire, please e-mail: [TBD: insert email]
or write directly to: National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), 550 12th St. SW #4014, Washington, DC 20004.
FORM PFS-1A(T) (XX-XX-20XX)

1-14-2016

8

3

To learn more about this survey and to access
reports from earlier collections, see the National
Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) website at:
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ntps
Additional data collected by the National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES) on a variety of
topics in elementary, secondary, postsecondary,
and international education are available
from NCES’ website at:
http://nces.ed.gov
For additional data collected by various Federal
agencies, including the Department of Education,
visit the Federal Statistics clearinghouse at:
http://www.fedstats.sites.usa.gov

4

9

FORM PFS-1A(T) (XX-XX-20XX)

OMB No. XXXX-XXXX: Approval Expires XX/XX/20XX
Collected by:

Conducted by:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

PRINCIPAL FOLLOW-UP SURVEY

(Please correct any errors in your name, address, and ZIP Code.)

Please return this form within 2 weeks in the enclosed envelope, or mail it to:
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Attn: TBD
1201 E 10th STREET
JEFFERSONVILLE IN 47132-0001

NOTICE
This survey is authorized by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 20 U.S.
Code § 9541(b) and § 9543(a). The results will only be produced as statistical
summaries.

FORM PFS-1C
(11-10-2016)

10

The National Center for Education Statistics is interested in Principal attrition and mobility.
According to our records, you were the principal of
during the 2015-16 school year. Please answer the following question about your current
occupational status.
Which of the following best describes your current occupational status?
Please mark (X) one box.
If you were not the Principal of
last year (2015-16 school year), mark (X) here

50

and return the form.

Still working as Principal of the same school
20

Still working as Principal of the same school

Still working as a Principal, but not at the same school
24

Working as a Principal, but in a different public school
Is your new school in the same District as last year’s school?
21
Yes
22
No
23
Don’t know

25

Working as a Principal, but in a private school

Still working in a K–12 school, but not as a Principal
26
27
28

Working in the same school, but not as Principal
Working in a different public school, but not as Principal
Working in a private school, but not as Principal

Still working in K–12 Education, but not in a K–12 school
29

30

31

Working in a District or Administrative Office as a Superintendent,
Assistant Superintendent, or other higher-level Administrator
Working in a District or Administrative Office, in a position other than that of
Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, or other higher-level Administrator
Working at a job associated with K–12 education, but not directly associated
with any schools or school system

Working at a job outside of K–12 Education
32

Working at a job outside of K–12 education

Other
33
34
35
36

Retired – not working outside the home
On leave (e.g., maternity/paternity, military, disability, sabbatical)
Deceased
Other – Specify

2

FORM PFS-1C (11-10-2016)

11

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-XXXX. The time required to complete
this information collection is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, 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 comments or concerns about the
contents or the status of your individual submission of this questionnaire, please e-mail:[TBD:
insert email] or write directly to: National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES), 550 12th St. SW #4014, Washington, DC 20004.
3

FORM PFS-1C (11-10-2016)

12

To learn more about this survey and to access
reports from earlier collections, see the National
Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) website at:
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ntps
Additional data collected by the National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES) on a variety of
topics in elementary, secondary, postsecondary,
and international education are available
from NCES’ website at:
http://nces.ed.gov
For additional data collected by various Federal
agencies, including the Department of Education,
visit the Federal Statistics clearinghouse at:
http://www.fedstats.sites.usa.gov

4

FORM PFS-1C (11-10-2016)

13

OMB No. XXXX-XXXX: Approval Expires XX/XX/20XX
Collected by:

Conducted by:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

PRINCIPAL FOLLOW-UP SURVEY

(Please correct any errors in your name, address, and ZIP Code.)

Please return this form within 2 weeks in the enclosed envelope, or mail it to:
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Attn: TBD
1201 E 10th STREET
JEFFERSONVILLE IN 47130

NOTICE
This survey is authorized by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 20 U.S.
Code § 9541(b) and § 9543(a). The results will only be produced as statistical
summaries.

FORM PFS-1C(T)
(11-10-2016)

14

The National Center for Education Statistics is interested in Principal attrition and mobility.
According to our records, you were the principal of
during the 2015-16 school year. Please answer the following question about your current
occupational status.
1. Which of the following best describes your current occupational status?
Please read the non-italicized options to the respondent and mark the most appropriate answer
within the correct answer category.
If you were not the Principal of
last year (2015-16 school year), mark (X) here

50

and return the form.

Still working as Principal of the same school
20

Still working as Principal of the same school

Still working as a Principal, but not at the same school
24

Working as a Principal, but in a different public school
Is your new school in the same District as last year’s school?
21
Yes
22
No
23
Don’t know

25
38

Working as a Principal, but in a private school
Still working as a Principal, but not at this school – unknown if public or private

Still working in a K–12 school, but not as a Principal
26
27
28
39

Working in the same school, but not as Principal
Working in a different public school, but not as Principal
Working in a private school, but not as Principal
Left school, still working in a K–12 school, but not as Principal – unknown if public or private

Still working in K–12 Education, but not in a K–12 school
29

30

31

40

Working in a District or Administrative Office as a Superintendent,
Assistant Superintendent, or other higher-level Administrator
Working in a District or Administrative Office, in a position other than that of
Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, or other higher-level Administrator
Working at a job associated with K–12 education, but not directly associated
with any schools or school system
Still working in K–12 education, but not in a K–12 school – position unknown

Working at a job outside of K–12 Education
32
41

Working at a job outside of K–12 education
Left school, working – unknown if related to K–12 education

Other
33
34
35
36
37

Retired – not working outside the home
On leave (e.g., maternity/paternity, military, disability, sabbatical)
Deceased
Other – Specify
Left school – status unknown

2

FORM PFS-1C(T) (11-10-2016)

15

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-XXXX. The time required to complete
this information collection is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, 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 comments or concerns about the
contents or the status of your individual submission of this questionnaire, please e-mail:[TBD:
insert email] or write directly to: National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES), 550 12th St. SW #4014, Washington, DC 20004.
3

FORM PFS-1C(T) (11-10-2016)

16

To learn more about this survey and to access
reports from earlier collections, see the National
Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) website at:
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ntps
Additional data collected by the National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES) on a variety of
topics in elementary, secondary, postsecondary,
and international education are available
from NCES’ website at:
http://nces.ed.gov
For additional data collected by various Federal
agencies, including the Department of Education,
visit the Federal Statistics clearinghouse at:
http://www.fedstats.sites.usa.gov

4

FORM PFS-1C(T) (11-10-2016)

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