The following questions will help us assist you develop an effective and comprehensive plan for a safe and orderly school based on your style, beliefs, and resources. Please read each question and provide your most thoughtful response.

 

Attitude

1. Every school has its pluses and minuses. The greatest plus for any school is the staff. Feeling valued, participating in decision making, maintaining a sense of accomplishments, and having support are some factors that must be in place for you to feel good about your job. Using these factors merely as examples, please indicate (with a check mark) on a scale of 1 to 10 how you feel about yourself, your job, and your school.

  1) ___          I must have been evil in another life and this job is my punishment.

  2) ___

  3) ___

  4) ___

  5) ___          I feel good about my job but I will never give up my weekends!!!

  6) ___

  7) ___

  8) ___

  9) ___

10) ___          I can’t wait to get to school every morning. I wish we could ban weekends!

 

2. List the three (3) most important indicators of success:

     To be successful in this school, students must be able to:

     1) _____________________________________________________.

     2) _____________________________________________________.

     3) _____________________________________________________.

 

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Environment/Service Delivery

This section should be completed by teachers and classroom staff (administrators, aides, counselors, etc.).

Rank order the following statements that describe the instructional environment and the impact on student learning with 1 = most important and 4 = least important:

___ 1)     Structured classroom and well defined expectancies

___ 2)     An environment that allows students to interact with teachers, other students, etc.

___ 3)     An environment where students can explore and the teacher is a guide to learning opportunities

___ 4)     Other ________________________________________________________

 

Using the scale below, rate the following in terms of importance to you as it relates to teaching students

1 = significantly impacts learning
2 = important but not critical
3 = not very important
4 = totally irrelevant

___     Time allocated for instructional periods

___     Space

___     Instructional strategies

___     Presentation style

___     Organization of classroom

___     Evaluation

___     Documentation of progress

___     Class size

 

For each of the following components, rank the value as critical to learning

Component			Rank
1) Content of the curriculum			_____
2) How the curriculum is packaged			_____
3) Classroom environment			_____
4) Classroom structure			_____
5) Teaching methods			_____

 

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Flexibility

Based upon your beliefs regarding teaching and students and your ability to invest in both, for each topic below indicate your willingness to consider changing what you are currently doing.

W = willing
N = not willing
M = maybe, but I’d have to be convinced first

___ 1)     classroom management techniques

___ 2)     instructional delivery

___ 3)     teaching style

___ 4)     scheduling

___ 5)     discipline interventions

___ 6)     student grouping

___ 7)     teaching context

___ 8)     team work

___ 9)     classroom organization

___10)     responsibilities beyond classroom

 

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Discipline

Rank order the following classroom discipline problems with 1 = the problem you deal with most in your classroom and 6 = not much of a problem in your situation.

___     Defiance to authority

___     Physical aggression

___     Inappropriate interaction with peers

___     Destruction of property

___     Untrustworthiness (lying, stealing...)

___     Other _______________________________

 

To be successful in my class, students must be able to:

1) ________________________________________

2) ________________________________________

3) ________________________________________

 

Review your answer to the first question on the first page of this questionnaire. What has to happen in this school to move you to (or at least closer to) a 10? Be specific.

1) _______________________________________________________________

Is this possible?		___ yes		___ no
If yes, do you need more resources, tools, help?		___ yes		___ no
If yes, do you need permission?		___ yes		___ no

2) ______________________________________________________________

Is this possible?		___ yes		___ no
If yes, do you need more resources, tools, help?		___ yes		___ no
If yes, do you need permission?		___ yes		___ no

3) _______________________________________________________________

Is this possible?		___ yes		___ no
If yes, do you need more resources, tools, help?		___ yes		___ no
If yes, do you need permission?		___ yes		___ no

 

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Way of Work

Put a check mark by the item that best describes you. Rank order the rest (1 = most like me; 5 = least like me).

___ My tasks and responsibilities should be well defined with clear expectations.

___ I like to be involved in defining tasks and responsibilities; the interaction makes for a better outcome.

___ I like to assume responsibility for developing tasks and expectancies and am willing to be held accountable when this happens.

___ I just want to know what is expected of me; how I accomplish these expectations should be left up to me.

___ I like to work in groups; the interaction creates a better outcome.

___ I like to work alone; group work only creates confusion and compromise.

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Last modified 2001-03-21.

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