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PROJECT REGISTRATION #143782

**McREL (MID-CONTINENT RESEARCH** TRANSLATIONS

## FOR EDUCATION AND LEARNING)

City Center: Government

2006 Regional Survey

of Principals/Curriculum Consultants [X]{.underline} SURVEY DESIGN: Tara
McGhee

Larsen/Chlopak/Kohrell/Dean

Jane Wood, Specwriter

# February 2007 n=350 

I.D.#: (1-6)

\*\*AREA CODE AND TELEPHONE NUMBER:

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(649 - 658)

\*\*INTERVIEW TIME:

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(716 - 721)

**[(NOTE: All interviews are recorded. The recording begins when the
respondent answers the phone. This statement is read after the
\"Continue\" response is entered after the Introduction and before the
first question)]{.underline}** This call will be recorded for quality
assurance.

1 (Continue)

2 (Refused) - **(Thank and Terminate)** (984)

S1. SAMPLE: **[(Code from fone file)]{.underline}**

1 Principal (n=175)

2-

4 HOLD

5 Curriculum Coordinators (n=175) \_\_\_\_\_(54)

S1a. SCHOOL/DISTRICT: **(Code from fone file)**

1 **[(If code XX in fone file)]{.underline}** School/Building

2 **[(If code YY in fone file)]{.underline}** District \_\_\_\_\_(55)

S1b. PERSONNEL TITLE: **[(Code from fone file)]{.underline}**

01-

04 HOLD

**[PRINCIPAL CATEGORIES - SCHOOL]{.underline}**

05 Principal

06 Elementary School Principal

07 Secondary School Principal

**[Curriculum Coordinators - DISTRICT]{.underline}**

08 Curriculum Coordinators

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
(56) (57)

S1c. GRADE LEVEL: **[(Code from fone file)]{.underline}**

1 Elementary

2 Middle/Junior High

3 High School

4 Other \_\_\_\_\_(58)

**(There are no questions S1d-S1f)**

S2. STATE: **[(Code from fone file)]{.underline}**

08 Colorado (n=25 Principals; n=25 Curriculum Coordinators)

20 Kansas (n=25 Principals; n=25 Curriculum Coordinators)

29 Missouri (n=25 Principals; n=25 Curriculum Coordinators)

31 Nebraska (n=25 Principals; n=25 Curriculum Coordinators)

38 North Dakota (n=25 Principals; n=25 Curriculum Coordinators)

46 South Dakota (n=25 Principals; n=25 Curriculum Coordinators)

56 Wyoming ((n=25 Principals; n=25 Curriculum Coordinators)

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
(52) (53)

**[(Ask to speak with name from fone file)]{.underline}**

**[\[SURVENT NOTE: Also display Personnel_Title and Institution_Name
where available\]]{.underline}**

Hello, this is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, with The Gallup Organization. We
are calling on behalf of the Regional Education Laboratory at
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning to assess the
educational needs of the districts in your region.

1 Male respondent available **(Continue)**

2 Female respondent available **(Continue)**

7 Respondent not available - **(Set time to call back)**

8 (Soft Refusal)

9 (Hard Refusal) - **(Thank and Terminate)**

0 (No longer in that position) -- **(Ask for current position-holder and
re-read Introduction; If no replacement, Thank, Terminate, and Tally)**
\_\_\_\_\_(1001)

######## 

######## [PART I. SAMPLE ITEMS]{.underline}

S3. I just want to confirm that you \[**[(If code 1 in S1,
say:)]{.underline}** are the principal or have those responsibilities
for your school/**[(If code 5 in S1, say:)]{.underline}** are the
curriculum coordinator or have those responsibilities for your
district.\] Is that correct?

1 Yes, principal (or have those

responsibilities) - **(Continue)**

5 Yes, curriculum coordinator (or have those

responsibilities) - **(Continue)**

6 Yes, assistant principal

(principal not available) - **(Continue)**

7 (Yes, assistant curriculum coordinator

(curriculum coordinator not available) - **(Continue)**

2 No **(Thank and Terminate)**

3 (DK) **(Thank and Terminate)**

4 (Refused) **(Thank and Terminate)** \_\_\_\_\_(1002)

S4. In what state do you work? (Open ended and code) **[(INTERVIEWER
NOTE: If respondent mentions more than one state, probe for primary
state)]{.underline}**

1 Colorado **(Continue)**

2 Kansas **(Continue)**

3 Missouri **(Continue)**

4 Nebraska **(Continue)**

5 North Dakota **(Continue)**

6 South Dakota **(Continue)**

7 Wyoming **(Continue)**

8 Other primary

state mentioned **(Thank and Terminate)**

9 (DK) **(Thank and Terminate)**

0 (Refused) **(Thank and Terminate)** \_\_\_\_\_(1003)

S5. **[(If code 1-7 in S4, ask:)]{.underline}** In what type of
community do you primarily work? Is it a **[(read 1-5)]{.underline}**?

1 Rural community -- a place with a population of less than 2,500

2 Small Town -- a town with a population of between 2,500 and 25,000

3 Large Town -- a town with a population of between 25,000 and 50,000

4 Mid-sized city -- a city with a population of between 50,000 to
250,000

5 Large city -- a city with a population of 250,000 or more

6 (DK)

7 (Refused) \_\_\_\_\_(1004)

1\. At what level of education do you work? (Open ended and code)
**[(INTERVIEWER NOTE: If necessary, probe for education level respondent
PRIMARILY works in)]{.underline}**

1 Pre-Kindergarten/Preschool

2 Elementary school

3 Middle school or Junior High school

4 High school

5 District level

8 K-12 combination

9 (DK)

0 (Refused) \_\_\_\_\_(1005)

**[(If code 1 in #1, Thank and Terminate;]{.underline}**

**[Otherwise, Continue)]{.underline}**

**(There are no questions #2-#2g)** HOLD \_\_\_\_\_(1006-

1016\)

HOLD \_\_\_\_\_(1301-

1307\)

3\. How would you rate the performance of the public schools in your
district overall, where a 5 means excellent and a 1 means poor? You may
use any number between 1 and 5.

5 Excellent

4

3

2

1 Poor

6 (DK)

7 (Refused) \_\_\_\_\_( )

**[PART II. CRITICAL ISSUES]{.underline}**

4\. Regarding the following classroom, school, and district issues,
please indicate how critical each issue is to the success of your
district or building, where a 5 means it is a very critical issue and a
1 means it is not critical at all. You may use any number between 1 and
5. How critical to the success of your district or building is **[(read
and rotate A-Z)]{.underline}**?

5 Very critical in district/building success

4

3

2

1 Not critical at all in district/building success

6 (DK)

7 (Refused)

A. Recruiting, retaining, or inservicing teachers to meet the highly
qualified teacher requirement under NCLB. \_\_\_\_\_( )

B. Developing highly effective administrators \_\_\_\_\_( )

C. Understanding and interpreting educational research \_\_\_\_\_( )

D. Creating coherent district systems that support teaching and learning
\_\_\_\_\_( )

E. Using research to develop policies and put them into practice
\_\_\_\_\_( )

4\. (Continued:)

F. Implementing difficult but necessary changes \_\_\_\_\_( )

G. Developing instructional leadership \_\_\_\_\_( )

H. Managing with limited budgets/funding \_\_\_\_\_( )

I. Assuring that teachers use clearly defined student outcome goals.
\_\_\_\_\_( )

J. Managing the complexities of a standards-based system \_\_\_\_\_( )

K. Developing school improvement plans \_\_\_\_\_( )

L. Identifying and using data for decision-making \_\_\_\_\_( )

M. Procuring or providing professional development that improves student
outcomes \_\_\_\_\_( )

N. Developing professional development plans with a coherent school
focus \_\_\_\_\_( )

O. Delivering professional development focused on particular content
areas, such as reading and/or math \_\_\_\_\_( )

P. Providing quality early childhood education \_\_\_\_\_( )

Q. Selecting and implementing effective interventions for improving high
school student outcomes \_\_\_\_\_( )

R. Designing and implementing distributive leadership and/or teacher
leadership roles \_\_\_\_\_( )

S. Building a community of learners \_\_\_\_\_( )

T. Designing and implementing an effective parent involvement program
\_\_\_\_\_( )

4\. (Continued:)

U. Creating and maintaining a safe school environment \_\_\_\_\_( )

V. Implementing research-based instructional strategies for particular
content areas (e.g. reading, math, science) \_\_\_\_\_( )

W. Using technology in the classroom to enhance student outcomes
\_\_\_\_\_( )

X. Providing effective instruction for low-achieving students in order
to meet AYP **[(INTERVIEWER NOTE: AYP refers to "adequate yearly
progress" - It is a measure of YEAR-to-YEAR student achievement on
statewide assessments)]{.underline}** \_\_\_\_\_( )

Y. Identifying and implementing effective strategies for ELL students in
order to meet AYP **[(INTERVIEWER NOTE: AYP refers to "adequate yearly
progress" - It is a measure of YEAR-to-YEAR student achievement on
statewide assessments)]{.underline}** \_\_\_\_\_( )

Z. Identifying and implementing effective strategies for special
education students in order to meet AYP **[(INTERVIEWER NOTE: AYP refers
to "adequate yearly progress" - It is a measure of YEAR-to-YEAR student
achievement on statewide assessments)]{.underline}** \_\_\_\_\_( )

5\. Other than the issues you just rated, what other issues are critical
to the success of your district or building? (Open ended and code)
**[(Allow three responses)]{.underline}**

01 Other (list)

02 (DK)

03 (Refused)

04 None/No others

05 HOLD

1st \_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Resp:
(1413) (1414)

2nd \_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Resp:
(1415) (1416)

3rd \_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Resp:
(1417) (1418)

[(If code 4 or 5 to ANY in #4 A-Z, Continue;]{.underline}

[Otherwise, Skip to Note before #7)]{.underline}

6\. **[(For each code 4 or 5 in #4, ask:)]{.underline}** As you may
know, Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning, also called
McREL, is a non-profit organization concerned with meeting the needs of
America's educators and their students. This survey is on behalf of the
Regional Education Laboratory at McREL. We would like your input on the
need for McREL to provide assistance in the following areas and the
extent that McREL should use its federally funded products and services
to support them.

Given all the other resources available to you, please rate the extent
that you think McREL should use its federal funding to provide support
in the following areas, where a 5 means it is a very high priority for
McREL to fund and 1 means it is not a priority at all. You may use any
number between 1 and 5. How much of a priority for funding by McREL is
**[(read and rotate A-Z)]{.underline}**?

5 Very high priority for McREL to fund

4

3

2

1 Not a priority at all for McREL to fund

6 (DK)

7 (Refused)

A. Recruiting, retaining, or inservicing teachers to meet the highly
qualified teacher requirement under NCLB. \_\_\_\_\_( )

B. Developing highly effective administrators \_\_\_\_\_( )

C. Understanding and interpreting educational research \_\_\_\_\_( )

D. Creating coherent district systems that support teaching and learning
\_\_\_\_\_( )

E. Using research to develop policies and put them into practice
\_\_\_\_\_( )

6\. (Continued:)

F. Implementing difficult but necessary changes \_\_\_\_\_( )

G. Developing instructional leadership \_\_\_\_\_( )

H. Managing with limited budgets/funding \_\_\_\_\_( )

I. Assuring that teachers use clearly defined student outcome goals.
\_\_\_\_\_( )

J. Managing the complexities of a standards-based system \_\_\_\_\_( )

K. Developing school improvement plans \_\_\_\_\_( )

L. Identifying and using data for decision-making \_\_\_\_\_( )

M. Procuring or providing professional development that improves student
outcomes \_\_\_\_\_( )

N. Developing professional development plans with a coherent school
focus \_\_\_\_\_( )

O. Delivering professional development focused on particular content
areas, such as reading and/or math \_\_\_\_\_( )

P. Providing quality early childhood education \_\_\_\_\_( )

Q. Selecting and implementing effective interventions for improving high
school student outcomes \_\_\_\_\_( )

R. Designing and implementing distributive leadership and/or teacher
leadership roles \_\_\_\_\_( )

S. Building a community of learners \_\_\_\_\_( )

T. Designing and implementing an effective parent involvement program
\_\_\_\_\_( )

6\. (Continued:)

U. Creating and maintaining a safe school environment \_\_\_\_\_( )

V. Implementing research-based instructional strategies for particular
content areas (e.g. reading, math, science) \_\_\_\_\_( )

W. Using technology in the classroom to enhance student outcomes
\_\_\_\_\_( )

X. Providing effective instruction for low-achieving students in order
to meet AYP **[(INTERVIEWER NOTE: AYP refers to "adequate yearly
progress" - It is a measure of YEAR-to-YEAR student achievement on
statewide assessments)]{.underline}** \_\_\_\_\_( )

Y. Identifying and implementing effective strategies for ELL students in
order to meet AYP **[(INTERVIEWER NOTE: AYP refers to "adequate yearly
progress" - It is a measure of YEAR-to-YEAR student achievement on
statewide assessments)]{.underline}** \_\_\_\_\_( )

Z. Identifying and implementing effective strategies for special
education students in order to meet AYP **[(INTERVIEWER NOTE: AYP refers
to "adequate yearly progress" - It is a measure of YEAR-to-YEAR student
achievement on statewide assessments)]{.underline}** \_\_\_\_\_( )

**[(If code 01 in #5, Continue;]{.underline}**

**[Otherwise, Skip to D1)]{.underline}**

7\. **[(For each code 01 in #5, ask:)]{.underline}** Thinking of the
additional issue(s) you raised as being critical to the success of your
district or building, we would like you to rate your level of priority
for McRel to support your need for background information, conducting
data analysis on existing data not previously analyzed, or conducting a
research review on this/these issues.  Please use a five point scale
where 5 means very high priority for McRel and 1 means not a priority at
all for McRel .  You can use any number from 1 to 5. 

What about ( 1^st^ response in #5)?

What about (2^nd^ response in #5)?

What about (3^rd^ response in #5)?

5 Very high priority for McREL to do background analysis

4

3

2

1 Not a priority at all for McREL to do background analysis

6 (DK)

7 (Refused)

A. **[(If code 01 in 1st response, ask:)]{.underline}** **[(First
response in #5)]{.underline}** \_\_\_\_\_( )

B. **[(If code 01 in 2nd response, ask:)]{.underline}** **[(Second
response in #5)]{.underline}** \_\_\_\_\_( )

C. **[(If code 01 in 3rd response, ask:)]{.underline}** **[(Third
response in #5)]{.underline}** \_\_\_\_\_( )

**[PART III. ADDITIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS]{.underline}**

**DEMOGRAPHICS BEGIN HERE:**

D1. GENDER: **[(Do NOT ask; code only)]{.underline}**

1 Male

2 Female \_\_\_\_\_(1428)

**(DEMOGRAPHICS CONTINUED)**

D2. How long have you been in your current position? (Open ended **[and
code actual number of years)]{.underline}**

97 Less than one year

98 (DK)

99 (Refused)

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
(1429) (1430)

D3. How long have you been working **\[[(If code 1 or 6 in S3,
say:)]{.underline}** in your school/**[(If code 5 or 7 in S3,
say:)]{.underline}** in your district\]? (Open ended **[and code actual
number of years)]{.underline}**

97 Less than one year

98 (DK)

99 (Refused)

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
(1431) (1432)

D4. How many years, in total, have you been involved or working in
education? (Open ended **[and code actual number of
years)]{.underline}**

97 Less than one year

98 (DK)

99 (Refused)

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
(1433) (1434)

**(DEMOGRAPHICS CONTINUED)**

D4a. What percentage of students in your \[**[(If code 1 or 6 in S3,
read:)]{.underline}** school/**[(If code 5 or 7 in S3,
read:)]{.underline}** district\] qualify for free or reduced lunches?
Would you say **[(read 1-5)]{.underline}**?

1 10% or fewer qualify for free lunches

2 11% - 25%

3 26% - 50%

4 51% - 74%, OR

5 75% or more students qualify for free lunches

6 (DK)

7 (Refused) \_\_\_\_\_(1435)

**(There are no questions D4b-D5)** HOLD \_\_\_\_\_(1436-

1491\)

D6. What percentage of students in your \[**[(If code 1 or 6 in S3,
read:)]{.underline}** school/**[(If code 5 or 7 in S3,
read:)]{.underline}** district\] are ELL, or are limited in their oral
and/or written use of the English language? Would you say **[(read
1-5)]{.underline}**? **[(INTERVIEWER NOTE: ELL is a term used by the
Office for Civil Rights and generally refers to students who are limited
in their oral and/or written use of the English language)]{.underline}**

1 10% or fewer students are ELL

2 11% - 25%

3 26% - 50%

4 51% - 74%, OR

5 75% or more students are ELL

6 (DK)

7 (Refused) \_\_\_\_\_( )

D7. Do you consider the community that you serve to be rural, or not?

1 Yes, rural

2 No, not rural

3 (DK)

4 (Refused) \_\_\_\_\_( )

> **(VALIDATE PHONE NUMBER AND**
>
> **THANK RESPONDENT BY SAYING:)**
>
> > Again, this is \_\_\_\_\_, with The Gallup Organization of
> > \_\_\_\_\_. I would like to thank you for your time. Our mission is
> > to \"help people be heard\" and your opinions are important to
> > Gallup in accomplishing this.

INTERVIEWER I.D. #: \_\_\_\_\_(571-

574\)