DSA Job Study Survey (2013) Version 1.0 April 25, 2013

DSA Job Study Survey Objective To assess the areas of concern affecting the position of Director of Student Activities (DSA) Participants 25 DSA’s from Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Year 2013

1.How many years have you worked in the field of education? 2.How many years have you worked in FCPS? 3.How many years have you been a DSA? 4.How many years (if any) were you an ADSA? 5.What was your background prior to becoming an ADSA or DSA? 6.What teaching field were you in prior to becoming a DSA? 7.On average, how many hours per week do you work for each season? 8.On average, how many hours per week are you out of your building fulfilling responsibilities related to student activities? 9.Which of the following describe the level of support your Activities Department currently receives? 10.How many teachers do you supervise and evaluate through TPEP? 11.How many teachers are in their summative evaluation - this year? 12.How many support employees do you evaluate – this year? 13.Which departments do you supervise this year? 14.Which additional areas are a part of your responsibilities? 15.How many varsity head coaches work in your building? 16.What is the total number of coaches who work in your building? 17.How many coaches do you supervise? 18.Of your total coaching staff, how many coaches DO NOT work in your building? 19.Of your total coaching staff, how many are NOT employees of FCPS? 20.Of your total coaching staff, how many have fewer than 3 years’ experience? 21.Of your total coaching staff, how many are NEW this year? 22.Of your total coaching staff, how many have more than 8 years’ experience? 23.How many sponsors of clubs, organizations, and VHSL activities do you supervise? 24.How many club sponsors DO NOT work in your building? 25.How many club sponsors ar not employees of FCPS? Survey Questions

26.How many club sponsors have fewer than 3 years’ experience? 27.How many club sponsors are NEW this year? 28.How many club sponsors have more than 8 years’ experience? 29.How many playing/practice fields are you responsible for on-site at your school? 30.How many practice fields do you use off campus? 31.Do you currently contract non-county services for maintaining your fields? 32.How much do you spend annually for such a service? 33.If you/a member of your staff maintains your fields during the spring and fall, how many hours per week is devoted to moving, lining, preparing, seeding, aerating etc…? 34.Please describe in the space below any special school-based arrangements made to “compensate” you for your weekend and night coverage duties. 35.Please list the VHSL tournaments/culminating events you have been responsible for over the last two year period, and the estimate total number of hours you spent (or will spend) planning and conducting these events. 36. From the list below, please rank the top 5 issues/concerns related to the position of DSA? 37.From the list below, please rank the top 5 items that would make the position of DSA more manageable, and encourage you personally to stay in the position longer? 38.Would you apply for this position again, knowing what it involves? 39.Did you feel adequately prepared when you became a DSA? 40.Do you believe DSA’s should have teacher evaluation as part of their job responsibilities? 41.Please provide any additional comments. Survey Questions

DSA Job Study Survey (1993) Version 1.0 March 31, 2013 Survey Results

1 & 2: Number of Years in Education & FCPS 88% of the DSA’s surveyed have been in education for 16 or more years 92% of the DSA’s surveyed have been in FCPS for 11 years or more

3: Number of Years as DSA 64% of the DSA’s surveyed have been DSA’s for 1 to 6 years 36% have been DSA’s for more than 6 years

4: Previous Years as an ADSA 84% of the DSA’s held the position of ADSA.

39: Adequately Prepared 84% of the DSA’s surveyed felt adequately prepared for the job Adequately PreparedFreq% Yes2184% No416%

5: Prior Background 96% of the DSA’s surveyed have prior background as a teacher 92% of the DSA’s surveyed have prior background as a coach

6: Prior Teaching Field 80% of the DSA’s have a background in Health & P.E. and/or Social Studies

7: Hours per Week Worked

7: Hours per Week Worked (Cont.) 48% work for 61 to 70 hours per week during Fall Average: 61 hours per week 64% work for 56 to 65 hours per week during Winter Average: 59 hours per week 60% work for 61 to 70 hours per week during Spring Average: 65 hours per week 60% work for 41 to 50 hours per week during Summer Average: 41 hours per week

8: Hours per Week – Out of Building 75% of the DSA’s surveyed spend 5 to 15 hours out of their building

9: Level of Support - Activities Dept % of the DSA’s surveyed have a full-time ADSA in their activities department

10: Teachers – Supervise & Evaluate 54% of the DSA’s surveyed supervise and evaluate 9 to 12 teachers under TPEP

11: Teachers – Summative Evaluation 58% of the DSA’s surveyed have 3 to 6 teachers in their summative evaluation this year

12: Support Employees - Evaluate 46% of the DSA’s surveyed evaluate more than 5 support employees this year

13: Departments - Supervise 79% of the DSA’s surveyed supervise the Health and P.E. Department. However, none of the current DSA’s supervise Social Studies.

14: Additional Responsibilities 83% of the DSA’s surveyed are responsible for Building Use 65% of the DSA’s surveyed are responsible for Supervision of Custodians

15: Varsity Head Coaches in Building 50% of the DSA’s surveyed have 9 or more varsity head coaches working in their building

16: Number of Coaches Working in Building 52% of the DSA’s surveyed have 16 to 25 coaches working in their building

17: Coaches - Supervise 80% of the DSA’s surveyed supervise more than 70 coaches

18: Coaches – Out of Building 60% of the DSA’s surveyed have more than 45 coaches that work out of their building

19: Coaches – NOT FCPS Employees 56% of the DSA’s surveyed have more than 40 coaches that are not FCPS employees

20: Coaches – Fewer Than 3 Years Experience 58% of the DSA’s surveyed have 10 to 25 coaches that have fewer than 3 years experience

21: Coaches – New This Year 32% of DSA’s supervise coaches who are new this year, and 40% supervise coaches. CoachesFreq% <10624% % % % %

22: Coaches – More Than 8 Years Experience 66% of DSA’s supervise 20 or fewer coaches who have more than 8 years of experience. CoachesFreq% <10413% % % % %

23: Sponsors/VHSL Activities - Supervise 29% of the DSA’s surveyed supervise over 75 sponsors of school clubs and VHSL academic activities ActivitiesFreq% % % % % >75729%

24: Sponsors/VHSL Activities – Out of Building Almost all sponsors of school clubs and VHSL academic activities are in the building. ActivitiesFreq% <102496% %

26: Sponsors – Fewer Than 3 Years Experience 39% of the DSA’s surveyed supervise sponsors with less than 3 years experience ActivitiesFreq% % % % % %

27: Sponsors – New This Year 40% of the DSA’s surveyed have between sponsors that are new this year. SponsorsFreq% <10624% % % % %

28: Sponsors – More Than 8 Years Experience 48% of the DSA’s have fewer than 15 sponsors with more than 8 years experience SponsorsFreq% <10417% % % % %

29: Playing/Practice Fields Responsible For 50% of the DSA’s surveyed are responsible for 6 or more fields. FieldsFreq% <4312% % % 8-928% %

30: Practice Fields/Facilities – Off Campus 80% of the DSA’s surveyed are responsible for less than 3 fields that are off campus FieldsFreq% <31680% %

31: Non-County Services - Field Maintenance 96% of the DSA’s surveyed contract Non-County services for maintaining fields Non-CountyFreq% Yes2496% No14%

32: Non-County Service – Annual Cost 83% of the DSA’s surveyed who use Non-County services spend between more than $15,000 annually Field MaintenanceFreq% $5,000-$10,00028% $10,001-$15,00029% $15,001-$20,000626% $20,000-$25,000522% $25,001-$30,000626% $40,001+29%

33: Field Maintenance – Hours per Week 59% of the DSA’s surveyed devote more than 15 hours of resources per week during the fall and spring seasons for field maintenance. HoursFreq% % % % % 26+16%

36: Top 5 Issues/Concerns Areas of most concern (in order): – # of hours per week – # of nights out – Building use demands – TPEP

37: Top 5 Items to Improve DSA Position Most popular action items for improving DSA position (in order): – Full-time ADSA with no teaching responsibility – Elimination of TPEP responsibilities – Additional ADSA with limited teaching responsibility – Elimination of building use responsibility

38: Applying Again 80% of DSA’s surveyed said that they would apply again for the position Applying AgainFreq% Yes2080% No420%

40: Teacher Evaluations 64% of the DSA’s surveyed felt that they should not have teacher evaluations as part of their job responsibilities Teacher EvaluationsFreq% Yes936% No1664%

DSA Job Study Survey (1993) Version 1.0 March 31, 2013 Questions?

DSA Job Study Survey (1993) Version 1.0 March 31, 2013 Thank You So Much!