### AP **PENDIX B** 

**TEA CHER SURVEY QUESTIONNA** **IRE A ND A** **CCOMP AN**  **YING LETTER**

### This page has been left blank for **double -** **sided copying.**B. 3 **UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION** INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance Month XX, 201 6 Teacher Firstname Lastname Title School Name Address Line 1 City, ST XXXXX Dear Teacher Name: I am writing to request your help with an important new U.S. Department of Education study that will examine how teachers use data to help improve student learning. Your school is one of 104 participating in this study, which seeks to provide valuable information on teacher perceptions and use of data
-driven instruction (DDI)
. The study is being conducted by our contractor, Mathematica Policy Research and its partner organizations. As part of the study, we are conducting a survey of a sample of teachers in the study schools this spring to learn about your experiences with and use of data to inform your instruction. The survey also asks about your background and teaching experience. Information reported directly by teachers is extremely important to the success of the study. On behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, I encourage your participation to ensure the information gathered by the survey is accurate and complete. The survey can be completed online in less than 30 minutes , and in appreciation for your time and effort, Mathematica will send you a $20 check
. **All information**  **you provide**  **is strictly**  **confidential**

**– your individual responses will not be shared outside the research team** **, and teacher survey data will**  **be presented o nly in aggregate form and will not identify any individual or school.**  Please use the information below to access the DDI teacher survey. Go to https://DDI
-Survey.org/teacher At the login screen, enter the following: **Login ID:** [username] **Password:** [password]

**Public Burden Statement** According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per response. The obligation to respond to this collection is voluntary. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC 20202. If you have comments or concerns regarding the content or the status of your individual submission of this form, write directly to: U.S. Department of Education, I

nstitute of Education Sciences, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20208.

### LETTER TO: Dr./Mr./Ms. Lastname

FROM: Project Officer Name DATE: [DATE] PAGE: 2

B. 4 This letter will be followed by an email from Mathematica that will include a link to the website as well as your login information. If you would like to update your email address or if you have any questions, please contact the DDI survey team’s help desk toll free at 866
-XXX
-XXXX, or by email at DDI
-SurveyHelp@mathematica
-mpr.com. You can always contact the Mathematica survey director, sheaviside@mathematica
-mpr.com or the study project director, Phil Gleason at pgleason@mathematica
mpr.com. We greatly appreciate your assistance wit h this important study. Sincerely,
Erica Johnson Federal Project OfficerB. 5B. 6B. 7B. 8B. 9B. 10B. 11B. 12B. 13B. 14B. 15B. 16B. 17B. 18B. 19B. 20B. 21B. 22B. 23B. 24B. 25

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