EDUCATION FEEDBACK SURVEY: GIVING TEACHERS A VOICE Principal Ready

PURPOSE  Far too often teachers’ voices are co-opted by whomever is speaking about/for them at the time.  This survey is giving teachers and school administrators a voice  Empirical as apposed to anecdotal data on how educators are supported with the implementation of education reforms

BIG PICTURE  Encourage your teachers to participate in the MLI survey!!!

WHO IS INVOLVED?  This project will seek input from a representative sample of North Carolina teachers, principals, and district staff  Not all educators in NC will be surveyed  Teachers, Principals, and District personnel will complete surveys  District personnel are asked to upload curricular resources

YOUR TEACHERS MAY GET AN LIKE THIS  Dear Teacher,  Please complete the education feedback survey as soon as possible – your feedback is very important. You were selected to participate in this survey to share your experiences with the implementation of college-ready standards, teacher professional development programs, teacher evaluation systems (NCEES), and personalized learning for students. The data collected will empower state- and district-level leaders to make critical decisions about the supports needed by teachers and principals to implement key education reforms.  To complete the survey, go to and log in using the credentials below. Username : turner_900 Password : 8edfxxaawww.educationfeedback.org  The survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. Please complete the survey no later than Friday, October 23rd.  Westat, the feedback survey administrator, is offering you a $10 Amazon gift card to thank you in advance for your time and participation. Don’t forget to claim your free gift card upon logging in. The link will expire at the end of the survey period.  Please contact the Implementation Feedback Study Help Desk at with any questions you may  Thank you,  Thomas R. Tomberlin Director, District Human Resources Academic Services and Instructional Support  Teachers will receive a Target gift card for their time!!!!

PRIVACY  This project takes data privacy very seriously. The project will share results at the aggregate level without identifying participants or their schools  No individual-level teacher and student performance data will be collected, which gives confidence that teachers’ and students’ information is protected.  Westat, a Maryland-based research company, will be managing the data collection efforts

WHERE WE ARE?  NC had one cycle of surveys in which educators were sampled.  We need to get participation rates up  1,379 teachers participated  Another 213 took the incentive, but did not complete the survey  We paid out $33,700 in incentives to educators in NC

1 – Not at all Confident 2 – Somewhat Confident 3 – Confident 4 – Very Confident

1- Not at all Confident 2- Somewhat Confident 3- Confident 4- Very Confident

WHERE ARE WE TRYING TO GO?  We would like to have concrete empirical data to help guide decisions in NC  Educators will get instant results on how their answers compare to other educators in the state

WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES?

WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE???