### Attachment C : NTPS content for the first two cycles and changes from 2011 - 12 SASS content **2015 -**  **16 Teacher Instrument 2017**  **- 18 Teacher Instrument**  **2015 -**  **16 Principal / School**  **Instrument s**  **2017 -**  **18 Principal / School**  **Instrument s**  **2016 -**  **17 Follow** **- up**  **Instrument s**  **Ex tant Data Topics**  **Dropped Topics Core Instruments**  **Public p**  **rincipal:** - Count of student expulsions, suspensions, and bullying incidents **District:** - Grades offered - Enrollment by grade - level - National School Lunch Program participation - Teacher and principal counts -Adjustment of school attendance boundaries - Magnet program in district - High school graduation requirements - Migrant education - District AYP performance **Public s chool:**  - Student characteristics ( m igrant, sex, race) - Magnet program in school - S chool offers advanced courses (talented or gifted / honors, AP, and IB courses) - Info on special programs and services provided by the school - Charter school status, year became charter, and charter granting body **Public Teacher** - No n -teaching job - last sc hool yr -Years taught by school sector - Reading course concentration - N BPTS certification - Taken Praxis or other basic skills or subject matter test - Highly Qualified Teacher status - Enrollment in tribe **Public Principal** - Positions held before principal - B achelor and master’s degree characteristics - School programs to promote school climate, parent involvement , special instructional approaches - School i nstructional time policies for 3 rd and 8 th grades - Total hours principal spends interacting with students - School AYP status last year **District** - Days in school year for district - Teacher count by race/ethnicity - Count of short-term substitutes - District has policy to encourage teacher attendance - District has agreement with teachers’ /principals’ association or union - Days in normal contract year for teachers and principals - Tenure system for principals - District library media coordinator - Count of new teachers & principals - District uses hiring incentives - District has training program for aspiring administ rators - Teacher dismissals - Homeschool student monitoring **Public School** - HS g raduates in 4 -year colleges - ELL instruction, ELL services for parents with limited - English skills - Charter school support for homeschooled students - Security measures **Core te acher topics:**  -Years of teaching experience (in general and at current school) , number of schools taught in - Main activity last school year - Characteristics of current teaching (main assignment, grades, subjects, and students taught (#&IEP/ELL) , class organization, hours spent per subject ; new items on uses of technology in classroom ) - Education, training (including characteristics of student teaching experience: full -time commitment, opportunities to teach students from diverse backgrounds, increasing l evels of responsibility, clearly communicated expectations, feedback received) , and certification / alternative route to certification - Days covered by contract in current year - Current base teaching salary, additional compensatio n during school year and su mmer - Teachers’ union membership - Tenure status - Demographics **Core principal / School**  **topics:** - General school inf

o (grades and enrollment (for confirmation ) , attendance, length of day & year , start time, KG - specific information, library media center, bef ore/after s chool programs, charter school) - U ses of technology in the school, - Community service requirements for graduation - Teacher counts and teacher demographics -Years as principal and o ther administrative or teaching experiences - Principal’s Educa tion, training, and certification - Select school safety items ( based on key SASS items and SSOCS items ) - Student growth assessments and teacher evaluations ( will become part of module after 2015 ) - Length of time plan to remain principal - Principal d emog raphics , including current annual salary and m eet- and - confer representation **Teacher Follow -**  **up:** - Percentage of teachers who remained at the same school, moved to another school, or left the profession in the year following the SASS administration - No conten t changes recommended **Princ ipal Follow** **- up:**  Is principal still at school? **Modules First** **- year teacher module topics:**  - Types of support provided to first-year teachers , including new items on mentor teacher supports and content and quality of teach er induction programs - How well prepared in first year - Main activity/ job prior to teaching - Coursework during teacher preparation program **Teacher professional development module**  **topics:** - Redesign of the existing 2011 - 12 PD items to provide more depth on current methods/ modes of teacher PD and other opportunities to learn, and its implications on teachers’ approach es to teaching **Principal staffing module topics:** - Counts of non - teacher staff by employment status , including data coaches, technology speciali sts, and security personnel - Coaches and specialist - Difficulty filling teaching vacancies - Count of new teachers / first-year teachers **Principal professional development module topics:**  - Redesign of the existing 2011 - 12 PD items to provide more depth on c urrent methods and modes of principal PD and other opportunities to learn, and its implications on principals' approach to school leadership **Teacher working conditions module topics:** - Hours requi red to instruct and earn salary - Hours spent on teaching/school activities - Involvement in non -teaching activities (coaching etc.) - Own money spent on school supplies **Teacher evaluation module topics:** - NEW items to measure teachers’ knowledge and perceptions of teacher evaluations and its influence on their teaching **Principal working conditions & goals module topics:**  - Educational goals for students - Perceived influence on school policies/practices - Hours spent on school activities - Breakdown of time spent by tasks - Days in contract yea r **Principal evaluation module topics:** - NEW items to measure principals’ knowledge and perceptions of both teacher and principal evaluations and its influence on their practice may be based on NCEE title I/II items fielded in 2015 NTPS **Teacher school climate/ satisfaction/ attitudes**  **module topics:** - Perceived influence on school policies/practices - Satisfaction and attitudes on school climate indicators - Extent teachers perceive various behaviors or factors are problems in the school - Length of time plan to remain in teaching - Threats to safety from students **S chool & class organization module topics:**  - Programs/ policies that affect school composition (district choice programs, school admissions requirements, lottery- based admissions) - Methods scho ol uses to organize classes - School offers college and/or career readiness opportunities and/or academic summer programs **District compensation module topics (if schools**  **can answer) :**  - Characteristics of district salary schedule/ benefits/ incenti ves for teachers and principals - Training offered for staff to teach shortage fields **Hot Topic Instrument s**  **Teacher hot topic:** NONE **Teacher hot topic:**  TBD **Principal hot topic:** NONE **Principal hot topic:** TBD NOTES: Underlined top ics indicate new content recommended for addition to SASS/NTPS . All of the SASS 2011 - 12 content except for the Library Media Center questions are accounted for in the table either as core, module, extant data, or dropped items across the four-year time period .