School Improvement Survey Results 2011-12 2011/2012 Pre Service Days Lakeview Community Schools School Improvement Survey Results 2011-12

1. Did you implement Reading Comprehension Strategies from “Subjects Matter” into your classroom? A) Yes…………….92% B) No……………..8%

2. How many strategies did you implement? A) None…………………………2% B) 1-5…………………………….70% C) 6-10…………………………..23% D) 10 or more………………….2%

3. Were the reading comprehension strategies effective for your students? A) Yes………………………..81% B) No…………………………17%

4. How comfortable were you implementing the strategies you learned with “Subjects Matter”? A) Terrified……………………………2% B) Uncomfortable…………………..13% C) Comfortable………………………70% D) No Problem (Irie man!)………...13%

5. Identify your level of expertise in implementing reading comprehension strategies? A) What is a reading strategy?...............2% B) Novice………………………………………..13% C) Warming Up………………………………..64% D) All Star………………………………………..17%

6.How many times did you implement a pre-reading strategy? A) None……………………………9% B) 1-5 times………………………47% C) 6-10 times…………………….19% D) 10 or more…………………….21%

7. How many times did you implement a during reading strategy? A) None……………………………….4% B) 1-5 times………………………….49% C) 6-10 times………………………..21% D) 10 or more………………………..17%

8. How many times did you implement a after reading strategy? A) None………………………….8% B) 1-5 times…………………….45% C) 6-10 times…………………..21% D) 10 or more…………………..21%

9. If you didn’t implement a strategy very often, which statement below best describes why? A) Lack of knowledge…………………….19% B) Fearful to try something new……….11% C) Do not see the relevance…………….11% D) Lack of support………………………….6% HANDOUT COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES REFERENCE GUIDE

10. In what areas do you have concerns for your students? A) Organization…………………………13% B) Lack of understanding…………….11% C) Lack of Motivation………………….55% D) Other……………………………………11%

11. What professional development do you think we need to improve our teaching skills? A) Instructional Strategies………………….25% B) Classroom Management…………………6% C) Development of Curriculum…………….19% D) Understanding of Assessment…………13% E) Knowledge of Students…………………..34%

K.I.S.A

Next Steps Using your input the school improvement steering committee will identify a few books that provide researched based best practices on instructional strategies and student engagement (student motivation). Jan. 3rd in-service we will present to you the researched based books and you as teachers will have the opportunity to vote for the study that we use in our Learning Teams .