Post Survey Webinar May 22, 2014 Ann Maddock & Dawn Shephard New Teacher Center About this Web Meeting: You may use your computer’s audio/speakers- please click on “Tools” and complete the “Audio Wizard’ to make sure your speakers are working Or, you may use the phone bridge: access code Please mute your phone unless you are speaking You may type in the chat box on the lower left side at any time for Education Leaders

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Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Share TELL Numbers Provide Suggestions for Data Use Share an Activity to “Unwrap Your Data” School, District Results Per Question Summary and Detailed Reports Downloading Reports Guides to Using your Data Review Next Steps GOALS

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Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Recap Lead sponsor of the survey: UNM Office of Provost; survey administered by NTC; Coordinated with Partners TELL Core Questions externally validated; connected to student achievement & teacher retention; customized The TELL Survey was administered January 27-March 10, 2014 Anonymous, online, 24 hours/day Letters were sent to school principals with access codes to randomly distribute to teachers Teachers and Principals surveyed Help Desk was available

Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. About the 2014 New Mexico Respondents 3,952 NM Educators 3,529Teachers 104 Principals 46 Assistant Principals 273 other education professionals (school counselors, school psychologists, social workers, etc.) 94 schools met or exceeded the 35 percent participation threshold.

Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Response Bias Level Percent MinorityPercent FRL TELL Respondents (3934) New Mexico TELL Respondents (3934) New Mexico State Elementary High Middle Special Table 3:TELL Respondents Compared to the State on Student Characteristics Due to low repose rate, NTC completed a Response Bias analysis of the results. Below is one Chart from the analysis.

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Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Results for Statewide Numbers Publicly Available Principal Survey Results State Summary Results State Detailed Results # Educators Response Rate # Responses

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Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Suggestions for Data Use Teaching conditions matter for students and for educators. Understanding that not everyone sees them the same way is important in developing strategies and policies for school improvement. By making this data part of the school improvement planning process, findings from each teaching condition construct can be seamlessly integrated in the current and emerging school improvement programs at every school.

Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Don’t regard this as an attempt to merely document the physical structure and related resources in a school building While physical facilities and resources are included in the research base, other complex factors influencing the professional teaching practices of educators are also measured Don’t regard this as an attempt to merely document the physical structure and related resources in a school building While physical facilities and resources are included in the research base, other complex factors influencing the professional teaching practices of educators are also measured Do use the findings to inform school and district level decisions about: Scheduling Professional development offerings Opportunities to support and cultivate teacher leadership, collaboration, and Investments in facilities and resources Do use the findings to inform school and district level decisions about: Scheduling Professional development offerings Opportunities to support and cultivate teacher leadership, collaboration, and Investments in facilities and resources

Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Do use this data to help drive local-level policy decisions Reviewing data results with local teacher associations, school leadership, local school boards, legislators, and other decision-makers can ensure that policies and resources are more responsive to the most pressing needs of students, educators, schools, and districts Do use this data to help drive local-level policy decisions Reviewing data results with local teacher associations, school leadership, local school boards, legislators, and other decision-makers can ensure that policies and resources are more responsive to the most pressing needs of students, educators, schools, and districts Don’t over- or under- represent the data in local policy decision-making Local policymakers should neither ignore the power of teaching conditions data, nor make policy without the context of other data points about the school and/or district Don’t over- or under- represent the data in local policy decision-making Local policymakers should neither ignore the power of teaching conditions data, nor make policy without the context of other data points about the school and/or district

Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Don’t use the information within the vacuum of a single school, with fear of comparisons to other schools The results will prove more meaningful if used to support collaborative efforts to identify and implement best practices within and among schools Don’t use the information within the vacuum of a single school, with fear of comparisons to other schools The results will prove more meaningful if used to support collaborative efforts to identify and implement best practices within and among schools Do view the results within the context of progress from year- to-year and relative to other groups of schools across a district and the state The findings are reported with bars representing the school, district and state averages for questions and constructs. Do view the results within the context of progress from year- to-year and relative to other groups of schools across a district and the state The findings are reported with bars representing the school, district and state averages for questions and constructs.

Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Questions About What You Have Heard So Far? If you do not have any questions, and are ready to continue, please select the icon for polling and click on “no.” If you have any questions, please either raise your hand, or type into the chat box on the lower left of your screen.

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Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.  State Results - no minimum threshold, therefore reports are available.  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 (passcoded).  School Results – Only schools which met the minimum threshold of 35% response rate and at least 5 respondents will receive data (passcoded). In Order for Results to be Viewable*: * 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.

Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. No Icons=No Results Locked Icons # Educators # Responses Response Rate

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Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Begin by going to the website and enter your passcode. Unwrapping Your Data View 2013 Results Enter your passcode

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Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. How to View & Download School DETAILED Results download district like type school

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Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Suggestions for School & District Leaders: Find Your Strengths and Weaknesses and Develop Talking Points (we will use examples of data from another state for the following slides) 1.Once you have your passcode, visit the website, enter your passcode and view your Detailed results by scrolling through the screen results. 2.Click on the Summary results icon and download a copy to print. Print enough copies for each person in the leadership team.

Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. 3.Using two different pens (in this example we use red and green) and in each construct (Time, Facilities & Resources, etc.) identify the two areas where your district is highest above the state rate of agreement and circle it in green. OR, if you have no areas above the state, find your two highest areas.

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4.Do the same for the two areas where your school/district is below the state rate of agreement and circle it in red. OR, if you have no areas below, find your two lowest areas.

Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. 5.As a team, review each construct and discuss the red and green items. o The green items provide you a listing of the positive findings in each construct that you can highlight as “items our educators have indicated as being the most positive.” o The red items provide you a listing of the concerns most prevalent in your school or district, as compared to the state results.

Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. 6.Develop talking points that recognize the issues brought forth. So, a suggested talking point regarding these findings might be: “Our TELL results show us that the majority of our educators agree that teachers are protected from duties that interfere with their essential role of educating students. The results also show us that we need to work on issues such as minimizing interruptions to instruction and reducing class sizes. We have reviewed our TELL results to determine areas in need, and look forward to working as a community as we develop our improvement plans.” Or, keep it brief and simpler: We noticed that our TELL results in the area of ‘time’ are not a strength for our school. However, in other areas such as professional development and school leadership, our district results are very encouraging. We plan to look at our TELL results, along with other data, and make this information part of our planning for the future.”

Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. 7.Share your talking points with the faculty (or leadership team for districts) and how your team has done a ‘first glance’ at the TELL results. 8.Establish future dates and times where your school will delve deeper into the TELL findings to continue this review of the findings. There are numerous Guides on the website to guide you through each area and each question.

Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Data Use Guide School Guide for Using TELL Data District Guide for Using TELL Data School and District Guides are Available on the “Tools” Tab

Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. View your results using the passcode sent to you. Use the activity we just shared and find your strengths and weaknesses in each area of the survey. With leadership team members, develop talking points. Share your common talking points with staff. Plan collaborative conversations and utilize the data for school improvement planning: Utilize upcoming professional days at the end of the school year, over summer, and before the next school year to discuss with your faculty leadership teams. Access the training guides and resources available online to help guide conversations. Keep us informed of your progress! Next Steps

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