SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
A = AMERICA'S CHOICE
S = SUCCESS FOR ALL
T = COMPARISON
X = ACCELERATED SCHOOLS PROJECT

YEAR 4 PARTICIPATION STATUS
0 = Additional participation - no student data available
1 = Scheduled participation - student data available

RESULT DATE
265611830400 = MISSING

Teachers at this school respect colleagues who are expert in their craft
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
1 = STRONGLY DISAGREE
2 = DISAGREE
3 = AGREE
4 = STRONGLY AGREE

How many teachers in this school... Take responsibility for helping one another do well
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
1 = NONE
2 = LESS THAN HALF
3 = ABOUT HALF
4 = MOST
5 = NEARLY ALL

Please estimate the percentage of students in your classes who are... Limited English Proficient (LEP) or use English as a Second Language (ESL)
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
1 = UNDER 5%
2 = 5-10%
3 = 11-24%
4 = 25-50%
5 = 51-75%
6 = 76% OR MORE

Do you teach reading as part of your assignment?
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
0 = NO
1 = YES

Did you teach reading to more than one group of students each day (for example, you are a reading specialist)?
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
-5 = VALID SKIP
0 = NO
1 = YES

How many students are in your target reading class?
-9 = MISSING
-5 = VALID SKIP

How are the students in your target reading class assigned to you?
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
-5 = VALID SKIP
1 = FROM SELF-CONTAINED CLASSROOM
2 = FROM 2+ CLASSROOMS, SAME GRADE
3 = FROM 2+ CLASSROOMS, DIFFERENT GRADE

How often does the group of students to whom you teach reading change?
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
-5 = VALID SKIP
1 = MORE THAN 1 ACADEMIC YEAR
2 = ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR
3 = CHANGES 1-2 TIMES DURING YEAR
4 = CHANGES EVERY 6-8 WEEKS
5 = CHANGES 1-2 TIMES PER MONTH

What is the grade level of the majority of the students in your target reading class?
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
-5 = VALID SKIP
-1 = PRE-K
0 = KINDERGARTEN
1 = 1ST
2 = 2ND
3 = 3RD
4 = 4TH
5 = 5TH
6 = 6TH
7 = 7TH
8 = 8TH

How does the reading comprehension performance of your target reading class compare to the national average of students in the grade you checked in question 11?
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
-5 = VALID SKIP
1 = WELL BELOW NATIONAL AVERAGE
2 = SLIGHTLY BELOW NATIONAL AVERAGE
3 = CLOSE TO NATIONAL AVERAGE
4 = SLIGHTLY ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGE
5 = WELL ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGE

Most of the students in my target reading class can learn what I am supposed to teach them
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
-5 = VALID SKIP
1 = STRONGLY DISAGREE
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = STRONGLY AGREE

[Reading] How often do you use... Whole class grouping (e.g., all students are taught the same thing at the same time)
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
-5 = VALID SKIP
1 = RARELY OR NEVER
2 = A FEW TIMES A MONTH
3 = A FEW TIMES A WEEK
4 = EVERY DAY

[How often a primary focus this year...] Word Analysis (e.g., decoding, word families, context cues, sight words)
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
-5 = VALID SKIP
1 = NEVER
2 = LESS THAN ONCE A MONTH
3 = 1-3 TIMES PER MONTH
4 = 1-2 TIMES PER WEEK
5 = 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK
6 = EVERY DAY

[To help these students increase their reading fluency, what should Mrs. Jones do?] Engage the students in repeated readings of easy text passages.
-9 = MISSING
-8 = I'M NOT SURE
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
-5 = VALID SKIP
0 = NO
1 = YES

[For each word below, consider whether it is high frequency...] said
-9 = MISSING
-8 = I'M NOT SURE
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
-5 = VALID SKIP
1 = HIGH FREQUENCY
2 = LOW FREQUENCY

[To help these students increase their reading fluency, what should Mrs. Jones do?] Engage the students in repeated readings of easy text passages.
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
-5 = VALID SKIP
0 = NOT CORRECT
1 = CORRECT

[How many lessons a primary focus this year...] Counting
-9 = MISSING
-7 = DID NOT TEACH THIS TOPIC
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
-5 = VALID SKIP
1 = 1-2 LESSONS
2 = 3-5 LESSONS
3 = 6-10 LESSONS
4 = 11-15 LESSONS
5 = MORE THAN 15 LESSONS

Please write the name and/or publisher of the materials you use most often in your mathematics teaching.
0 = NO RESPONSE
1 = RESPONSE RECORDED

Mr. Linden asked: 'If we were to group by sixes instead of by tens, how would we write the number 72? More specifically, how would you write 72 in base six?' He got one of the following answers: 12, 200, 20, and 120. Which answer is correct?
-9 = MISSING
-8 = I'M NOT SURE
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
-5 = VALID SKIP
1 = 12
2 = 200
3 = 20
4 = 120

Mr. Allen found himself a bit confused one morning as he prepared to teach. Realizing that ten to the second power equals one hundred, he puzzled about what power of 10 equals 1. He asked Ms. Berry, next door. What should she tell him?
-9 = MISSING
-8 = I'M NOT SURE
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
-5 = VALID SKIP
1 = 0
2 = 1
3 = TEN CANNOT BE RAISED... SUCH THAT TEN TO THAT POWER EQUALS 1
4 = -1

[Did you participate in any of the following... models of school reform this year?] Accelerated Schools Project
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
0 = ITEM NOT SELECTED
1 = ITEM SELECTED

This year, what was the total number of hours of professional development you received?
-9 = MISSING

[Professional development sessions focused on...] Student assessment
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
1 = NONE
2 = 1-2 SESSIONS
3 = 3-7 SESSIONS
4 = 8 OR MORE SESSIONS

[How much time and effort did you devote to...] Analyzing or studying mathematics curriculum materials
-9 = MISSING
-7 = DID NOT TEACH THIS SUBJECT
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
1 = NONE
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = A GREAT DEAL

[How often did you work with faculty/staff on...] Clarifying standards for student learning through in-depth discussion and analysis of students' classroom work
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
1 = NEVER
2 = 1-2 TIMES
3 = 3-5 TIMES
4 = 6-10 TIMES
5 = MORE THAN 10 TIMES

[SEX] Are you:
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
1 = MALE
2 = FEMALE

[RACE/ETHNICITY] Are you:
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
1 = HISPANIC, REGARDLESS OF RACE
2 = BLACK, NOT OF HISPANIC ORIGIN
3 = WHITE, NOT OF HISPANIC ORIGIN
4 = ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER
5 = AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE
6 = BIRACIAL/MULTIETHNIC
7 = OTHER

Which best describes your employment status in this school system?
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
1 = REGULAR FULL-TIME
2 = REGULAR PART-TIME
3 = PERMANENT SUBSTITUTE
4 = OTHER

Which best describes your MAIN teaching assignment?
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
1 = SELF-CONTAINED CLASSROOM TEACHER
2 = SPECIALIST TEACHER

[Specialist teacher] Which best describes your MAIN teaching assignment? Mark below your primary subject area assignment this year
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
-5 = VALID SKIP
1 = ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
2 = FINE ARTS (ART, MUSIC, DRAMA, ETC)
3 = LANGUAGE ARTS
4 = MATHEMATICS
5 = PHYSICAL EDUCATION
6 = READING SPECIALIST
7 = SCIENCE
8 = SPECIAL EDUCATION
9 = SOCIAL STUDIES, HISTORY, GOVERNMENT
10 = SPEECH, COMMUNICATION
11 = WRITING SPECIALIST
12 = OTHER

What was your undergraduate major field of study?
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
1 = DO NOT HAVE AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE
2 = EDUCATION
3 = ENGLISH
4 = SOCIAL OR BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
5 = FOREIGN LANGUAGE
6 = MATHEMATICS
7 = NATURAL/PHYSICAL SCIENCES
8 = OTHER

What was your major field of study for your highest graduate degree?
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
1 = DO NOT HAVE A GRADUATE DEGREE
2 = EDUCATION
3 = ENGLISH
4 = SOCIAL OR BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
5 = FOREIGN LANGUAGE
6 = MATHEMATICS
7 = NATURAL/PHYSICAL SCIENCES
8 = OTHER

What type of teaching certification do you hold from the state where you teach? -- PERMANENT OR STANDARD CERTIFICATION
-9 = MISSING
0 = ITEM NOT SELECTED
1 = ITEM SELECTED

[How many undergraduate or graduate classes have you taken in...] English or a related language arts field
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
1 = NONE
2 = 1-3 CLASSES
3 = 4-6 CLASSES
4 = 7-9 CLASSES
5 = 10-15 CLASSES
6 = 16 OR MORE CLASSES

[How many hours of non-university based professional development have you taken in...] Reading/language arts
-9 = MISSING
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
1 = NONE
2 = 1-5 DAYS
3 = 6-15 DAYS
4 = 16-25 DAYS
5 = 26 OR MORE DAYS