1. TELL Survey 2015 Trigg County Public Schools Board Report December 10, 2015

2. Basic TELL Vocabulary TELL – Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning Teaching Conditions – the systems, relationships, resources, environments and people in your school that affect your ability to teach (or learn) at a high level Construct – a grouping of several specific questions, all dealing with the same topic Time, Facilities and Resources, Community Support and Involvement, Managing Student Conduct, Teacher Leadership, School Leadership, Professional Development, and Instructional Practices and Support Item – a specific individual question

3. What We Know about Teaching Conditions It matters for kids It matters for teacher retention Principals and teachers view teaching conditions differently

4. Uses of the Data As a baseline for improvement As a metric (a way to measure) for improvement As a way to help us prioritize our needs to inform our school improvement plan

5. Impact of % Completing the Survey Within schools in your district, there is a wide range of percentage of educators who completed the survey

6. Time Agree % TELL KY 2015 TELL KY 2013 TELL KY 2011 ItemQuestion Trigg CountyState Trigg County Q2.1 Please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements about the use of time in your school. a. Class sizes are reasonable such that teachers have the time available to meet the needs of all students. 80.9%70%70.6%54.6% b. Teachers have time available to collaborate with colleagues. 79.4%78%77.9%51.4% c. Teachers are allowed to focus on educating students with minimal interruptions 80%76%61.8%49.3% d. The non-instructional time provided for teachers in my school is sufficient. 78.7%72%63.8%48.9% e. Efforts are made to minimize the amount of routine paperwork teachers are required to do. 68.5%62%35.8%27.3% f. Teachers have sufficient instructional time to meet the needs of all students. 81.3%75%65.1%56.0% g. Teachers are protected from duties that interfere with their essential role of educating students. 78.5%78%76.5%57.4%

7. Facilities and Resources Agree % TELL KY 2015 TELL KY 2013 TELL KY 2011 Question Trigg CountyState Trigg County Please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements about your school facilities and resources. a. Teachers have sufficient access to instructional technology, including computers, printers, software and internet access. 83.8%82%65.8%67.4% b. Teachers have access to reliable communication technology, including phones, faxes and email. 93.3%96%92.1%92.9% c. Teachers have sufficient access to office equipment and supplies such as copy machines, paper, pens, etc. 85.9%86%82.9%79.4% d. Teachers have sufficient access to a broad range of professional support personnel. 91.9%87%80.1%80.7% e. The school environment is clean and well maintained. 88.9%86%81.2%80.9% f. Teachers have adequate space to work productively. 90.4%90%81.9%75.2% g. The physical environment of classrooms in this school supports teaching and learning. 94.7%90%83.3%77.9% h. The reliability and speed of Internet connections in this school are sufficient to support instructional practices. 83.0%80%65.1%60.3%

8. Community Support & Involvement Agree % TELL KY 2015 TELL KY 2013 TELL KY 2011 QuestionTrigg CountyState Trigg County Please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements about community support and involvement in your school. a. Parents/guardians are influential decision makers in this school. 87.8%74%80.3%58.8% b. This school maintains clear, two-way communication with the community. 90.2%90%91.8%81.6% c. This school does a good job of encouraging parent/guardian involvement. 85.5%89%93.2%79.0% d. Teachers provide parents/guardians with useful information about student learning. 91.9%95%97.9%89.3% e. Parents/guardians know what is going on in this school. 87.3%87%91.1%72.3% f. Parents/guardians support teachers, contributing to their success with students. 81.5%76%72.0%59.9% g. Community members support teachers, contributing to their success with students. 97.0%85%94.5%94.9% h. The community we serve is supportive of this school. 97.8%87%95.2%96.4%

9. Managing Student Conduct Agree % TELL KY 2015 TELL KY 2013 TELL KY 2011 QuestionTrigg CountyState Trigg County Please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements about managing student conduct in your school. a. Students at this school understand expectations for their conduct. 94.9%90%86.1%85.7% b. Students at this school follow rules of conduct. 90.4%79%65.6%71.4% c. Policies and procedures about student conduct are clearly understood by the faculty. 86.7%86%81.5%74.3% d. School administrators consistently enforces rules for student conduct. 83.1%77%64.9%63.5% e. School administrators support teachers' efforts to maintain discipline in the classroom. 89.6%85%78.7%75.0% f. Teachers consistently enforce rules for student conduct. 76.1%81%75.3%66.4% g. The faculty work in a school environment that is safe. 97.8%95%92.6%98.6%

10. Teacher Leadership Agree % TELL KY 2015 TELL KY 2013 TELL KY 2011 Question Trigg CountyState Trigg County Please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements about teacher leadership in your school. a. Teachers are recognized as educational experts. 91.9%87%82.1%70.3% b. Teachers are trusted to make sound professional decisions about instruction. 92.6%87%78.7%64.2% c. Teachers are relied upon to make decisions about educational issues. 92.6%86%78.1%58.1% d. Teachers are encouraged to participate in school leadership roles. 95.6%91%95.3%85.3% e. The faculty has an effective process for making group decisions to solve problems. 74.1%77%71.9%47.0% f. In this school we take steps to solve problems. 84.3%85%75.0%58.4% g. Teachers are effective leaders in this school. 88.1%89%86.6%79.7% Please indicate the role teachers have at your school in each of the following areas. a. Selecting instructional materials and resources 90%84%81.5%n/a b. Devising teaching techniques 96%91%89.5%n/a c. Setting grading and student assessment practices 84% 79.2%n/a d. Determining the content of in-service professional development programs 73%59%49.7%n/a e. Establishing student discipline procedures 73%70%57.2%n/a f. Providing input on how the school budget will be spent 66%44%32.2%n/a g. The selection of teachers new to this school 55%49%37.7%n/a h. School improvement planning 73%68%60.0%n/a

11. School Leadership Agree % TELL KY 2015 TELL KY 2013 TELL KY 2011 ItemQuestion Trigg CountyState Trigg County Q7.1Please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements about school leadership in your school. a. The faculty and leadership have a shared vision. 86.7%85% 80.3%69.6% b. There is an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect in this school. 74.3%79% 69.3%57.2% c. Teachers feel comfortable raising issues and concerns that are important to them. 77.4%75% 67.3%53.2% d. The school leadership consistently supports teachers. 78.7%83% 70.4%58.4% e. Teachers are held to high professional standards for delivering instruction. 94.8%95% 96.7%89.2% f. The school leadership facilitates using data to improve student learning. 94.1%96% 96.0%93.6% g. Teacher performance is assessed objectively. 97.1%92% 88.7%78.5% h. Teachers receive feedback that can help them improve teaching. 93.3%89% 88.7%74.6% i. The procedures for teacher evaluation are consistent. 97.7%91% 87.9%75.9% j. The school improvement team provides effective leadership at this school. 87.5%87% 81.2%71.7% k. The faculty are recognized for accomplishments. 85.8%83% 74.2%59.7% Q7.3The school leadership makes a sustained effort to address teacher concerns about: a. Leadership issues 84.4%82% 76.6%64.9% b. Facilities and resources 87.4%88% 81.1%68.7% c. The use of time in my school 87.4%83% 75.5%59.7% d. Professional development 94.0%85% 82.2%53.3% e. Teacher leadership 91.5%88% 87.2%71.6% f. Community support and involvement 95.5%89% 91.9%82.1% g. Managing student conduct 91.9%83% 74.3%74.1% h. Instructional practices and support 94.1%91% 90.1%76.9% i. New teacher support 83.7%86% 80.8%65.9%

12. Professional Development Agree % TELL KY 2015 TELL KY 2013 TELL KY 2011 Question Trigg CountyState Trigg County Please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with statements about professional development in your school. a. Sufficient resources are available for professional development in my school. 88.8%82%80.4%68.6% b. An appropriate amount of time is provided for professional development. 91.9%86%83.4%73.5% c. Professional development offerings are data driven. 91.5%87%87.9%82.6% d. Professional learning opportunities are aligned with the school’s improvement plan. 98.4%94%94.3%85.6% e. Professional development is differentiated to meet the needs of individual teachers. 80.7%71%65.1%34.3% f. Professional development deepens teachers' content knowledge. 81.8%79%69.8%54.4% g. Teachers have sufficient training to fully utilize instructional technology. 76.1%77%60.3%39.4% h. Teachers are encouraged to reflect on their own practice. 93.3%96%92.7%82.1% i. In this school, follow up is provided from professional development. 75.0%76%56.0%43.4% j. Professional development provides ongoing opportunities for teachers to work with colleagues to refine teaching practices. 81.3%81%76.0%52.5% k. Professional development is evaluated and results are communicated to teachers. 69.3%68%51.4%33.1% l. Professional development enhances teachers' ability to implement instructional strategies that meet diverse student learning needs. 89.6%85%79.9%65.5% m. Professional development enhances teachers' abilities to improve student learning. 91.1%89%83.2%71.7%

13. Instructional Practices and Support Agree % TELL KY 2015 TELL KY 2013 TELL KY 2011 Question Trigg CountyState Trigg County Please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements about instructional practices and support in your school. a. State assessment data are available in time to impact instructional practices. 57.5%71%49.0%51.1% b. Local assessment data are available in time to impact instructional practices. 92.5%91%89.3%79.7% c. Teachers use assessment data to inform their instruction. 93.8%95%94.7%88.2% d. The curriculum taught in this school is aligned with Ky Core Academic Standards. 97%99%100.0%n/a e. Teachers work in professional learning communities to develop and align instructional practices. 90.2%91%95.4%84.7% f. Provided supports (i.e. instructional coaching, professional learning communities, etc.) translate to improvements in instructional practices by teachers. 91.0%89%88.9%72.3% g. Teachers are encouraged to try new things to improve instruction. 97.1%95%96.0%90.6% h. Teachers are assigned classes that maximize their likelihood of success with students. 77.2%76%73.6%60.6% i. Teachers have autonomy to make decisions about instructional delivery (i.e. pacing, materials and pedagogy). 94.0%86%84.9%72.3%

14. Overall Agree % TELL KY 2015 TELL KY 2013 TELL KY 2011 Question Trigg CountyState Trigg County Overall, my school is a good place to work and learn.89.0%88%84.8%90.6% At this school, we utilize the results from the 2011 TELL Kentucky Survey as a tool for school improvement.93%85%78.4%n/a