Using the TELL Oregon Survey Results Oregon Education Association Center for Great Public Schools 2014 Oregon Education Association Center for Great Public Schools 2014

What is the TELL survey?  The T eaching, E mpowering, L eading and L earning (TELL) Oregon survey is an anonymous statewide survey of licensed school-based educators to assess teaching conditions at the school, district and state level.  The survey was administered from February 24 – April 7, 2014  The T eaching, E mpowering, L eading and L earning (TELL) Oregon survey is an anonymous statewide survey of licensed school-based educators to assess teaching conditions at the school, district and state level.  The survey was administered from February 24 – April 7, 2014

Purpose The purpose of TELL Oregon is to document and analyze how teachers and other educators view the teaching and learning conditions at their school. By taking the survey, educators have provided data to help identify supports needed to strengthen student learning and to ensure student success.

Who participated in 2014? 19, 373 Educators (59% of eligible educators) Breakdown 17,418 Teachers 588 Principals 236 Assistant Principals 1,131 Other Education Professionals

What were the questions? All the questions can be found on the website and were grouped into the following categories... All the questions can be found on the website and were grouped into the following categories...

Which results qualify as “viewable?” o State Results - no minimum threshold, therefore reports are available. o District Results – Only districts which met the minimum threshold of 35% response rate and at least 20 respondents will have their data on the website. o School Results – Only schools which met the minimum threshold of 50% response rate and at least 5 respondents will receive data. o State Results - no minimum threshold, therefore reports are available. o District Results – Only districts which met the minimum threshold of 35% response rate and at least 20 respondents will have their data on the website. o School Results – Only schools which met the minimum threshold of 50% response rate and at least 5 respondents will receive data. Note: Even though an individual school may not have met threshold, ALL surveys submitted still count towards the district and state results; same for the district results.

How to download New Teacher Center’s Preliminary Findings from the survey This is the home page at Click here to download the summary report for the state

Don’t forget to check out the other reports on the right hand sidebar. Want to look at the questions? You can find them here!

How to download STATE summary and detailed results Summary Detailed Principal’s Detailed

How to download and view DISTRICT summary and detailed results Summary Detailed After clicking “Survey Results” on the home page, this screen will load. Choose your district.

NOTE: Some computers overlap the navigation bar onto the results. Click Print to PDF for clear viewing (plus you can save the report). For easier viewing, look at the document in PDF form.

How to download SCHOOL summary and detailed results Summary Detailed Click on the District that you want. It will drop down a list of schools.

Viewing Detailed School Results for areas that seem to be going well. High School A has 79% of its staff in agreement with this statement. High School A Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree

Viewing Detailed School Results for areas to address Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree 25% of educators in High School A agreed with this statement. This may be an area to investigate. High School A

Sifting through the data…where do I start? The summaries show all the “strongly agree” and “agree” responses under each category. One way to begin analysis of the data is by noting highs and lows. TIP: Use a green colored pencil to note high percentages. Use a red to note the lows. High School A

Sifting through the data…where do I start? Highs: Teachers agreed that they had access to reliable communication tech and the school environment is clean. Lows: Few teachers agree that they have sufficient access to appropriate instructional materials and technology. Valuable conversations can be held around each of these subjects. High School A

Horizontal data information It might also be useful to study the data horizontally. There’s a 20% difference in the rate of agreement district-wide versus High School A on whether teachers have adequate space to work. It may warrant a closer look. High School A

We’ve done some preliminary sifting through the data, now what? Areas where things seem to be going well Areas of Concern Facilities and Resources Teachers have access to reliable communication technology, including phones, faxes and . Teachers have sufficient access to appropriate instructional materials. The school environment is clean and well maintained. Teachers have sufficient access to instructional technology, including computers, printers, software and internet access. Teachers have adequate space to work productively. The physical environment of classrooms in this school supports teaching and learning.

Time to share your findings! Your Executive Council/Board Goal Setting Labor/Management issues

Site Representatives Alert to building issues Conversation topics for school leadership teams Follow up questions to members Areas to gather more information for bargaining

And remember… Members may appreciate a summary of district results!

School Boards Administration Parents and community Local legislators Who Else?

Questions? Colleen Mileham, Interim Assistant Executive Director Rebecca Konefal, Educator Leadership Organizer OEA Center for Great Public Schools Colleen Mileham, Interim Assistant Executive Director Rebecca Konefal, Educator Leadership Organizer OEA Center for Great Public Schools