1993-94 public school questionnaire · value of your individual contribution is greatly increased...

OMB No. 1850-0598: Approval Expires 12/31/94

FORM(9-20-93)

SASS-3A

PLEASE COMPLETE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT:

NOTICE – This report is authorized by law (20 U.S. Code 1221e). Results of this survey will appear insummary or statistical form only, so that individuals cannot be identified.

Conducted by:

U.S. Department of CommerceBureau of the Census

U.S. Department of EducationNational Center for Education Statistics

PUBLIC SCHOOLQUESTIONNAIRE

THIS SURVEY HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY:American Association of School AdministratorsAmerican Counseling AssociationAmerican Federation of TeachersCouncil of Chief State School OfficersCouncil of the Great City SchoolsNational Association of Elementary School PrincipalsNational Association of Secondary School PrincipalsNational Center for Improving Science EducationNational Education AssociationNational Science Foundation

SCHOOLS AND STAFFING SURVEY1993–94 SCHOOL YEAR

SASS

FORM SASS-3A (9-20-93)

DEAR PRINCIPAL:

WHO IS CONDUCTING THIS SURVEY?

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department ofEducation requests your participation in the Schools and Staffing Survey. TheU.S. Bureau of the Census is conducting this survey by the authority of Section406(b) of the General Education Provisions Act, as amended (20 USC 1221e).

WHY IS NCES SPONSORING THIS SURVEY?

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information about schools, such asstaffing patterns, staff-pupil ratios, student characteristics, and programsoffered. We will report your data only in statistical summaries so thatindividuals cannot be identified.

WHY SHOULD YOUR SCHOOL PARTICIPATE IN THIS SURVEY?

We are conducting this survey with only a sample of schools. Therefore, thevalue of your individual contribution is greatly increased because itrepresents many other schools. We encourage you to participate in thisvoluntary survey.

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Mail your completed questionnaire in the enclosed envelope to:

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT EFFORT.

SINCERELY,

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YOUR NAME:

TITLE:

AREA CODE: TELEPHONE NUMBER:

If any of the following statements are true for the school named on the front of thisquestionnaire, please mark the appropriate box.

This school teaches only prekindergarten and/or kindergarten students.

This school teaches only postsecondary (beyond grade 12) or adult education students.

This school is no longer in operation – Please report closing date

If you marked any of the statements above, do not complete this questionnaire.Return it in the enclosed envelope to:

At the end of this questionnaire, you are asked to record the amount of time required tocomplete this form. Please record the current date and time:

1.

2.

4.

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1

2

3

If you did not mark any of the above statements, continue with item 4.

BEST TIME TO REACH YOU (if we have questions about any of your responses):

DAYS: TIME:a.m.p.m.

The school named on the front of this questionnaire is a private school, not a public school.Please describe school, e.g., Catholic school, nonreligious private school, etc.

4

The institution or organization named on the front of this questionnaire is not a school.Please explain

5

Mark (X) all that apply.

3.

0060

0070

0075

0080010010


INSTRUCTIONS

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Please return this questionnaire within 2 weeks in the enclosed envelope.

5.

Yes Continue with item 6.

No Please call the Census Bureau at 1-800-221-1204.

Are this school’s name and grade range the same as that shown on the front page?

1

2

0100

Notes

NOTE – We have intentionally omitted prekindergarten (PK) from the grade range on the front page.If PK is the only difference between this school’s actual grade range and the range shownon the front page, please mark "Yes" and continue with item 6.

6a. Please verify the identification number to the left of the address label on the back page. Is this the correct State Identification Number for this school?

0105

1 Yes2 No

b. What is this school’s State Identification Number?

Don’t know0GO to note at top of page 5.

0110


SECTION A – SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS

NOTE – For the remainder of this questionnaire, answer only for thegrade range shown on the front page, EXCEPT for items 26 – 28. If thisschool has any programs for prekindergarten-age children, you areasked to include these children in items 26 – 28; do not include them inany other items. Do not include postsecondary (beyond grade 12) oradult education students in any items on this questionnaire.

7.

Grade Levels Grades offered around October 1, 1993

Enrollment aroundOctober 1, 1993

8.

Ungraded (including ungradedspecial education students)

a.

How many students were enrolled in each of the grades shown on the front page, plus any ungraded levels, around the first of October?

What was the total number of students enrolled in thisschool around the first of October?

0115 1 0120

0125 1 0130

0135 1 0140

0145 1 0150

0155 1 0160

0165 1 0170

0175 1 0180

0185 1 0190

0195 1 0200

0205 1 0210

0215 1 0220

0225 1 0230

0235 1 0240

0245 1 0250

0255Please sum lines 7(a) through 7(n).

Do NOT include prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education students in this item.

Kindergarten

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

i.

j.

k.

l.

m.

n.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Students

Please refer to your official fall report. By official fall report, we mean the report that you are required tosubmit by law either to the school district or the state department of education. Its name varies by state.Two examples are the Fall Report From School Plant and the Application for Accrediting.

Report only for the school named on the front page.


SECTION A – SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS – CONTINUED

9.

a.

None or

b.

c.

d.

e.

10.

Around the first of October, how many students were:

American Indian or Alaska Native (Aleut, Alaska Indian, Yupik, Inupiat)?

Asian or Pacific Islander (Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, Vietnamese,Hawaiian, Guamanian, Samoan, other Asian)?

Hispanic, regardless of race (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American,or other Hispanic culture or origin)?

Black, not of Hispanic origin?

White, not of Hispanic origin?

How many MALE students attended this school around the first of October?

0

0

0

0

0

0

0405

0410

0415

0420

0425

Do not include prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education students, and childrenwho are enrolled only in day care at this school.

0455

11. How many students were ABSENT on the most recent school day?

00460

12. How long is the school day for students in this school?

Report BOTH hours and minutes, e.g., "6" hours and "0" minutes, "5" hours and "45" minutes, etc. If the length of day varies by grade level, record the longest day.

0470

0475

AND

Hours

Minutes

Students

None or Students

None or Students

None or Students

None or Students

None or Students

None or Students


14.Mark (X) only one box.

REGULAR elementary or secondary.

Elementary or secondary with a SPECIAL PROGRAM EMPHASIS –e.g., science/math school, performing arts high school,talented/gifted school, foreign language immersion school, etc.

SPECIAL EDUCATION – primarily serves students with disabilities.

VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL – primarily serves students beingtrained for occupations.

ALTERNATIVE – offers a curriculum designed to provide alternative ornontraditional education; does not specifically fall into the categories ofregular, special education, or vocational school.

What type of school is this?

1

3

4

5

6

0760

SECTION A – SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS – CONTINUED

15. Does this school offer a magnet program?

Yes1

No2

0770

13a. Does this school have any special requirements for admission other than proof ofimmunization, age, or residence?

b.Mark (X) all that apply.Which of these does this school use for admission?

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

YesNo

1

2

0700

GO to item 14.

0705

0710

0715

0720

0725

0730

0735

Enter the appropriate category number (1 – 7).

c. Of the categories you marked for question 13b above, which is the mostimportant consideration for admission?

0750

Admission test

Standardized achievement test

Academic record

Special student needs

Special student aptitudes

Personal interview

Recommendations

None of the above

Most important

0 GO to item 14.

0755


16.

INCLUDE AS PART TIME:Employees who work part time.Employees you share with other schools within or outside of the school district.Employees who perform more than one function at this school; for example, a teaching

principal would be counted once as a part-time teacher and again as a part-time principal.

c.

d.

e.f.

h.

i.

j.

k.

g.

How many staff held PART-TIME positions in this school in each of the following categoriesaround the first of October?

Principals

Vice principals and assistant principals

Instructional coordinators and supervisors, such ascurriculum specialists

School counselors

Library media specialists/librarians

Teachers

Student support services professional staff, such as schoolpsychologists, social workers, occupational therapists,speech therapists, and nurses

Library media center aides

Teacher aides

Secretaries and other clerical support staff

Other employees (e.g., cafeteria workers, maintenancestaff, etc.)

•••

Part-time

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

SECTION B – TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF

PART-TIME POSITIONS

0815

0820

0830

0835

0840

0845

0850

0855

0860

0865

0870

Report only for the grade range shown on the front page.

Include these types of teachers if theyare part-time:• Regular classroom teachers

Special area or resource teachers (e.g., Chapter 1, special education, art, music,physical education, etc.)Long-term substitute teachersItinerant teachers

Do not include as part-time teachers:Employees reported in other parts of thisitem unless they also have a part-timeteaching assignment at this schoolStudent teachersShort-term substitute teachersTeachers who teach only prekindergarten,postsecondary or adult education

•

••

•

•••

Please read through all of the categories listed below before starting to answer.

a.

b.


c.

d.

e.f.

h.

i.

j.

k.

g.

Principals

Vice principals and assistant principals

Instructional coordinators and supervisors, such ascurriculum specialists

School counselors

Library media specialists/librarians

Teachers

Student support services professional staff, such as schoolpsychologists, social workers, occupational therapists,speech therapists, and nurses

Library media center aides

Teacher aides

Secretaries and other clerical support staff

Other employees (e.g., cafeteria workers, maintenancestaff, etc.)

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

None or ___________0

0915

0920

0925

0930

a.

b.

SECTION B – TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF – CONTINUED

17. How many staff held FULL-TIME positions in this school in each of the following categoriesaround the first of October?

FULL-TIME POSITIONS

Full-time

0875

0880

0890

0895

0900

0905

0910

Include these types of teachers if theyare full-time:

• Regular classroom teachersSpecial area or resource teachers (e.g., Chapter 1, special education, art, music,physical education, etc.)Long-term substitute teachers

Do not include as full-time teachers:Employees reported in other parts ofthis itemStudent teachersShort-term substitute teachers

Teachers who teach only prekindergarten,postsecondary or adult education

•

•

•

••

•Itinerant teachers•

Please read through all of the categories listed below before starting to answer.

Report only for the grade range shown on the front page.


a.

None or ___________ Teachers0


18.

19.

b.

c.

d.

e.

Around the first of October, how many part-time and full-time TEACHERS in thisschool were:

American Indian or Alaska Native (Aleut, Alaska Indian, Yupik, Inupiat)?

Asian or Pacific Islander (Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, Vietnamese,Hawaiian, Guamanian, Samoan, other Asian)?

Hispanic, regardless of race (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American,or other Hispanic culture or origin)?

Black, not of Hispanic origin?

White, not of Hispanic origin?

How many part-time and full-time TEACHERS were absent on the most recent school day?






0965

0970

0975

0980

0985

0990

Notes

Do not include teachers who teach ONLY prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education.

NOTE – The sum of your entries in items 18a – e should equal the sum of items 16g and 17g.

1105



20a.

b.Mark (X) all that apply.

Hired a fully qualified teacher

Cancelled planned course offerings

Expanded some class sizes

Added sections to other teachers’ normal teaching loads

Assigned a teacher of another subject or grade level to teach those classes

Used long-term or short-term substitutes

Hired a less than fully qualified teacher

Were there teaching vacancies in this school for this school year, i.e., teachingpositions for which teachers were recruited and interviewed?

Which of these methods did this school use to cover the vacancies?

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

YesNo

1

2

1100

GO to item 21a, page 12.

1110

1115

1120

1125

1130

1135

1140

Assigned an administrator or counselor to teach the class

1

Mark (X) one box on each line.

c.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

Notapplicable

in thisschool

Novacancyin thatfield

Easy

Couldnot fill

thevacancy

Somewhatdifficult

Verydifficult

How difficult or easy was it to fill thevacancies for this school year in eachof the following fields?

General elementary

Special education

English

Mathematics

Physical sciences

Biology or life sciences

English as a Second Language(ESL), English for Speakers ofOther Languages (ESOL), orbilingual education

Foreign languages

Music

Business or marketing

Industrial arts

Home economics

Trade and industry

Agriculture

2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1150

1155

1160

1165

1170

1175

1180

1185

1190

1195

1200

1205

1210

1215

Other1145

Around the first of October, how many students were identified as limited English proficient?


SECTION C – PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Students

21a. Around the first of October, were any of the students in this school identified aslimited English proficient (LEP)?Limited English proficient refers to students whose native or dominant language is other than English andwho have sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language as todeny them the opportunity to learn successfully in an English-speaking-only classroom.

Recommendation by parent

Teacher observation or referral

Home language survey or assessment

Written language exam

Oral interview in native language

Previous student record

Achievement test results

Which of the following methods are used by this school or the school district to determinewhether a student is limited English proficient?

b.

c.

1

4

2

5

3

6

7

YesNo

1

2

1290

GO to item 22, page 14.

1295

1300

1305

1310

1315

1320

1325

1330

Notes

Do not include prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education students.



SECTION C – PROGRAMS AND SERVICES – CONTINUED

21d.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

e.

Around the first of October, how many limited English proficient students received thefollowing kinds of instruction at this school?

Instruction aimed at teaching English to non-English-speaking students (such asEnglish as a Second Language or English for Speakers of Other Languages)

Instruction aimed at maintaining or improving the student’s fluency in his/herhome language (such as Spanish language lessons for Spanish speakers)

Instruction aimed at teaching subject matter in the student’s home language (such asteaching math in Spanish)

Instruction for limited English proficient students whose educational attainment isbelow the level appropriate for children of their age (such as Compensatory Education)

Around the first of October, how many limited English proficient students were enrolledin special education programs, including instruction for the learning disabled?

None or ___________ Students0





1335

1340

1345

1350

1355

Notes

Students may be counted in more than one category. Please read through all of the categoriesbefore starting to answer.

Do not include prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education students.

GO to d.



22.

a.

b.

Please indicate whether each of the following programs or services is currently available atthis school either during or outside of regular school hours and regardless of funding source.

Remedial reading – Organized compensatory, diagnostic, and remedial activities designed to correctand prevent difficulties in the development of reading skills. Includes remedial reading instruction thatis part of special education and Chapter 1 programs, as well as other remedial reading programs.

Remedial mathematics – Organized compensatory, diagnostic, and remedial activities designedto correct and prevent difficulties in the development of mathematics skills. Includes remedialmath instruction that is part of special education and Chapter 1 programs, as well as other remedial mathprograms.

No1

2

Yes

How many students participate in this program?

GO to b.

No


1

2

Yes


GO to c.

1360

1365

1370

1375

Do not include programs available only to prekindergarten students.

c. Programs for students with disabilities – Instruction for the mentally retarded,specific learning disabled, physically disabled, and other students with disabilities.

d. Programs for the gifted and talented – Activities designed to permit gifted and talentedstudents to further develop their abilities.



No


1

2

Yes


GO to e.

1385

No1

2

Yes1380

1390

1395

Include only those who are enrolled in this school. Do not include prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adulteducation students, and children who are enrolled only in day care at this school.




22,

h.

i.

e.

Diagnostic and prescriptive services – Services provided by trained professionals to diagnoselearning problems of students and to plan and provide therapeutic or educational programsbased upon such services.

Medical health care services – Services provided by trained professionals (e.g., physician, physicianassistant, nurse, or nurse practitioner) to diagnose and treat health problems of students.

Extended day or before-school or after-school day care programs.

No1

2

Yes

No


1

2

Yes


1430

No1

2

Yes1435

GO to f.

1400

1405

Please indicate whether each of the following programs or services is currently availableat this school either during or outside of regular school hours and regardless of fundingsource.

f.

No

g.

English as a Second Language – Students with limited English proficiency are providedwith intensive instruction in English.

Bilingual education – Native language is used to varying degrees in instructing studentswith limited English proficiency. For example, transitional bilingual education and structuredimmersion. Do not include foreign language classes or foreign language immersion programs.


1

2

Yes


GO to g.

No

0

1

2

Yes


GO to h.

1415

1410

1420

1425 None or ___________ Students

Continued



23.

25a.

b.Mark (X) only one box.

Half dayFull dayBoth offered

c.

Times per week

Does this school have a library media center/library?

Around the first of October, did this school offer a KINDERGARTEN program?

How long is the school day for a kindergarten student?

How many times per week does a kindergarten student attend?

YesNo

1

2

YesNo

1

2

1

2

3

1495

1440

1490


1500

Notes

Which of the following types of American Indian or Alaska Native courses does thisschool offer?

24.

1445 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

0

American Indian or Alaska Native history

American Indian or Alaska Native language

American Indian or Alaska Native culture

American Indian or Alaska Native arts and crafts

American Indian tribal government or Alaska Native village government

Multicultural education with an American Indian or Alaska Native emphasis

Social studies with an American Indian or Alaska Native emphasis

Two or more of the above topics are integrated into the entire curriculum

NONE OF THE ABOVE


If the number of days per week varies (e.g., some students attend 3 days per week and someattend 5 days per week), record the most days that a student would attend in a week.

1450

1455

1460

1465

1470

1475

1480

1485

No programs for prekindergarten-age children GO to item 27a, page 18.


a.


26.

b.

Many schools offer programs during the regular school day for children in theyears before kindergarten. These programs include prekindergarten programs,nursery programs, preschool programs, day care programs, Head Start programs,and other programs operating during the regular school day forprekindergarten-age children.

Around the first of October, which of the following types of programs wereavailable at this school during the regular school day?

How many prekindergarten-age children were enrolled in one or more of theseprograms around the first of October?

None or0

1505

1555

These are meant to be independent types of programs. For any particular program, mark thelabel that best applies. If more than one program is available at this school during the regularschool day, mark all that apply.

1

Head Start administered by this school or school district2

3 Head Start administered by an outside agency

Day care program administered by this school or school district4

Day care program administered by an outside agency5

6 Chapter 1 prekindergarten

Prekindergarten special education administered by this school or school district7

General prekindergarten program administered by this school or school district(not predominantly Head Start, day care, Chapter 1, or special education)

9

General prekindergarten program administered by an outside agency(not predominantly Head Start, day care, Chapter 1, or special education)

10

Prekindergarten special education administered by an outside agency8

Children enrolled in more than one program should be counted only once.

1510

1515

1520

1525

1530

1535

1540

1545

1550

Prekindergarten-age children

How many persons holding teaching positions were teaching in these prekindergartenprograms at this school around October 1, 1993?

Do not include short-term substitute teachers, student teachers, teacher aides, or day care aides.Include only filled positions; do not count vacant positions. Consider only the amount of time anindividual works as a prekindergarten teacher during a typical week at this school.

c.

None or0

0

0

0

0

Full-time teachers

Teach at least 3⁄4 time but less than full time

Teach at least 1⁄2 time but less than 3⁄4 time

Teach at least 1⁄4 time but less than 1⁄2 time

Teach less than 1⁄4 time

TOTAL PREKINDERGARTEN TEACHERS

None or

None or

None or

None or

1565

1570

1575

1580

1585

1590



Regardless of whether this school participates in the National School Lunch Program,around the first of October, were any students in this school ELIGIBLE for the program?

Around the first of October, how many applicants at this school were approvedfor the National School Lunch Program?

b.

YesNo

1

2

1650


c.

None or Other applicants approved (Kindergarten level or higher)01660

Don’t know3

Around the first of October, how many students at this school received free orreduced-price lunches through the National School Lunch Program?

d.

None or Prekindergarten students

Other students (Kindergarten level or higher)

0

0 None or

1675

1680

None or Prekindergarten applicants approved01655

Does this school participate in the National School Lunch Program?

YesNo

28a.1

2

1645

27a.

None or Prekindergarten students

Around the first of October, did any students enrolled in this school receive Chapter 1services at this school, or any other location?

Other students (Kindergarten level or higher)

In head counts, how many Chapter 1 teachers and teacher aides were teachingAT THIS SCHOOL around the first of October?

YesNo

1

2

1600

GO to item 28a.

b. Around the first of October, how many students enrolled in this school received Chapter 1services at this school, or any other location?

0

0 None or

c.

1605

1610

None or Teachers

Teacher aides

0

0 None or

1625

1630

Report a separate count for prekindergarten-age children.

This number may differ from the number of applicants approved, depending upon howthe program is implemented.Report a separate count for prekindergarten-age children.

Report a separate count for prekindergarten-age children.

Chapter 1 is a federally-funded program which provides educational services, such as remedial readingor remedial math, to children who live in areas with high concentrations of low-income families.

None GO to item 31a, page 20.




30a.

c.Include 1993 summer graduates.

b.

c.

Last school year, were any students enrolled in 12th grade?

How many students graduated from the 12th grade last year?

Does this school offer job placement services for graduating seniors?

Does this school have a "Tech-Prep" program, i.e., vocational-technical instruction inthe last two years of high school designed to prepare students for two years ofvocational instruction at the postsecondary level?

Yes1

0

d. How many of last year’s graduates applied to two-year or four-year colleges?

None or ___________ Graduates0

Yes1

No

Yes1

No2

1820

1825

No2

1750

1755

1835

1840

How many students?

12th graders

29a. Does this school provide instruction to students in grade 12?

GO to item 30a.

Yes11745No2

OR

Graduates

Notes

b.

Do not include students who received only vocational certificates, certificates of attendance, orcertificates of completion.

2

1830

GO to item 32.


SECTION D – SCHOOL POLICIES31a. Does this school have a drug, alcohol, and/or tobacco use prevention program?

Teaching students about causes and effects of:

Drug useSmoking or chewing tobacco

Teaching students about laws regarding:Alcohol possession, purchase, and useDrug possession, sales, distribution, and useTobacco possession, purchase, and use

Alcohol possession, useDrug possession, sales, useTobacco possession, use


In health curriculum

In science curriculum

Separate course

Throughout curriculum

Special assemblies

b.


Which of the following types of activities are included as part of this school’sdrug, alcohol, and/or tobacco use prevention program?

Yes

No

1

2

1865

1 Alcohol use2

3

1

2

3

1 Teaching students the skills to resist peer pressure

Peer counseling1

1

2

3

School services for high-risk students

Student assistance programs

School policy and enforcement for:

1

1

Referrals to counseling and treatment1

Student drug-testing programs1

In which of the following ways does this school provide its drug, alcohol, and/ortobacco use prevention program?

1

2

3

4

5

1870

1945

1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1875

1880

1885

1890

1895

1900

1905

1910

1915

1920

1925

1930

1935

1940

Other6

Does this school have an alcohol or drug abuse counseling program?

Yes

No

1

2

1975

c.

32.


SECTION D – SCHOOL POLICIES – CONTINUED

33a. Does this school have a decision-making body other than a school board, studentcouncil, parent/teacher association (PTA), or parent/teacher organization (PTO)?


YesNo

1

2

1980


c. Which functions does it perform?

1

2

Confers on school personnel issues

Considers parent and community input oncurriculum or student discipline issues

3

4

Brings administrators and teachers togetheron school resource issues

Aids principal in budget and spending issues

5 Plans transportation routes

6 Serves as an intermediary between the schooldistrict and the school on operational issues

Mark (X) all that apply.b. Who composes this decision-making body?

1 School principal

2 School vice principal or assistant principal

3 Teachers picked by principal

4 Teachers who volunteer

5 Teachers who are elected

6 Department head

7 Students picked by faculty or principal

8 Students who are elected

9 Parents picked by principal/administrative staff

10 Parents who volunteer

11 Parents who are elected by community groups

12 Other community representatives

13 Superintendent or other district representative

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2065

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2075

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

Notes


Not counting interruptions, how long did it take to complete this questionnaire?

Hours

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Minutes

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34.

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Please record the date you completed this form.35.

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