Page 1

Aurora Mentee Survey 2013

This survey is being conducted in partnership with APS by REL Central, the federal education laboratory for this region.

This work is intended to better understand current mentoring practices for new and probationary teachers and to help 

improve support for these teachers. Taking part in this survey is completely voluntary and there will not be any penalty or 

loss of benefits if you decide not to complete the survey or to respond to a particular question. Completion of the survey, 

however, will make you eligible to receive a $25 stipend for your time.

Information collected through the survey comes under the confidentiality and data protection requirements of the Institute 

of Education Sciences (The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, Title I, Part E, Section 183). Responses to this 

survey will be used for statistical purposes and reports prepared for the study will summarize findings across the sample 

and will not attempt to associate responses with a specific individual. All data from this survey will be collected by REL 

Central and personally identifiable information will not be shared with the district. 

1. You currently teach at

2. What grade do you teach?

3. Your gender is:

Teacher Background

nmlkj School A

nmlkj School B

nmlkj School C

nmlkj School D

nmlkj School E

nmlkj School F

nmlkj School G

nmlkj School H

nmlkj School I

nmlkj School J

nmlkj 3

nmlkj 4

nmlkj 5

nmlkj Male

nmlkj Female

Other 

Other 
Page 2

Aurora Mentee Survey 2013

4. Which most accurately describes your length of teaching experience in Aurora Public 

Schools?

5. Did you have other experience as a classroom teacher prior to working at APS?

6. If your answer to question 5 was yes, how many years of prior classroom teaching 

experience did you have prior to joining APS?

7. Please indicate if you have attained any of the following degrees/certification (check 

ALL that apply)

8. Were you assigned a retired APS educator to serve as your mentor this school year? (If 

the answer is "No" the survey will automatically Skip to QUESTION 21)

nmlkj This is my first year teaching at APS

nmlkj This is my second year teaching at APS

nmlkj This is my third year teaching at APS

Other (please specify)

nmlkj Yes

nmlkj No

nmlkj 1

nmlkj 2

nmlkj 3

nmlkj 4

nmlkj 5

nmlkj 6

nmlkj 7 or more years

gfedc Master's Degree

gfedc Doctorate level degree

gfedc Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

nmlkj Yes

nmlkj No
Page 3

Aurora Mentee Survey 2013

9. Did you meet with your retiree mentor the week before school began along with other 

new or probationary teachers?

10. If your answer to question 9 was yes, how long did you meet with your retiree mentor 

in the week prior to the start of school?

11. During the course of this school year how often, on average, did you meet individually 

with your retiree mentor?

12. Would you like the frequency of retired mentor visits to increase, decrease, or stay the 

same?

Retired Mentor Support

nmlkj Yes

nmlkj No

nmlkj More than two half days

nmlkj Two half days

nmlkj One half day

nmlkj Two hours

nmlkj One hour

nmlkj Less than one hour

nmlkj Every day

nmlkj 2­3 times per week

nmlkj Once per week

nmlkj 2­3 times per month

nmlkj Once per month

nmlkj Less than once per month

nmlkj Other (please specify)

nmlkj Increase

nmlkj Decrease

nmlkj Stay the same
Page 4

Aurora Mentee Survey 2013

13. How long, on average, were your individual meetings with your retiree mentor this 

school year?

14. Would you like the length of mentor visits to increase, decrease, or stay the same?

15. During this school year how often, on average, did you meet with your retiree mentor in 

a group with other new teachers?

16. Would you like the frequency of group meetings with your retired mentor to increase, 

decrease, or stay the same?

nmlkj Less than 15 minutes

nmlkj 15­29 minutes

nmlkj 30­44 minutes

nmlkj 45­60 minutes

nmlkj More than 60 minutes

nmlkj Other (please specify)

nmlkj Increase

nmlkj Decrease

nmlkj Stay the same

nmlkj Every day

nmlkj 2­3 times per week

nmlkj Once per week

nmlkj 2­3 times per month

nmlkj Once per month

nmlkj Less than once per month

nmlkj Never

nmlkj Other (please specify)

nmlkj Increase

nmlkj Decrease

nmlkj Stay the same
Page 5

Aurora Mentee Survey 2013

17. How long, on average, were the group meetings with your retiree mentor?

18. The best time for me to meet with my mentor during the school year is (Choose One):

19. How valuable would you rate each of the following activities you may have engaged in 

with your retiree mentor? (If you did not engage in the listed activity, please mark the last 

column).

Very Valuable Valuable Somewhat Valuable Not Valuable

I did not engage in this 

activity with my mentor

Co­teaching lessons with 

my mentor

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Having my mentor model 

instruction for me

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Visiting other classrooms to 

observe model instruction

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Receiving feedback from 

my mentor based on her/his 

observations of my teaching

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Working with my mentor 

and other mentees as a 

team

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Working with my mentor 

and my grade level team

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

nmlkj Less than 15 minutes

nmlkj 15­29 minutes

nmlkj 30­44 minutes

nmlkj 45­60 minutes

nmlkj More than 60 minutes

nmlkj Other (please specify)

nmlkj Before school

nmlkj During school on an off period

nmlkj During school during an instructional period

nmlkj After school

nmlkj On the weekends
Page 6

Aurora Mentee Survey 2013

20. How valuable would you rate each of the following activities you may have engaged in 

with your retiree mentor? (If you did not engage in the listed activity, please mark the last 

column).

The following questions pertain to a "buddy" mentor that may have been assigned to work with you by the district. This 

"buddy" mentor is a current classroom teacher who likely teaches in your building. The following questions do NOT 

pertain to any mentoring you may receive from a retired, former APS educator, or from an instructional coach.

21. This school year, were you assigned a current teacher to serve as your "buddy" 

mentor? (A "yes" answer will take the respondent automatically to Question 22, a "no" 

answer will jump to Question 26)

Very Valuable Valuable Somewhat Valuable Not Valuable

I did not engage in this 

activity with my mentor

Planning my instruction nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Setting up my classroom nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Working on using assessment 

data to guide instruction

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Working on classroom 

management skills

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Working on reading/literacy 

instruction

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Working on math instruction nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Working on 

understanding/implementing 

the district curriculum

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Standard Mentoring Program

nmlkj Yes

nmlkj No
Page 7

Aurora Mentee Survey 2013

22. During the course of this school year how often, on average, did you meet individually 

with your "buddy" mentor?

23. How long, on average, were your individual meetings with your buddy mentor this 

school year?

nmlkj Every day

nmlkj 2­3 times per week

nmlkj Once per week

nmlkj 2­3 times per month

nmlkj Once per month

nmlkj Once per quarter

nmlkj Once per semester

nmlkj Once per year

nmlkj Never

nmlkj Other (please specify)

nmlkj Less than 15 minutes

nmlkj 15­29 minutes

nmlkj 30­44 minutes

nmlkj 45­60 minutes

nmlkj More than 60 minutes

nmlkj Other (please specify)
Page 8

Aurora Mentee Survey 2013

24. How valuable would you rate each of the following activities you may have engaged in 

with your "buddy" mentor? (If you did not engage in the listed activity, please mark the last 

column).

25. How valuable would you rate each of the following activities you may have engaged in 

with your "buddy" mentor? (If you did not engage in the listed activity, please mark the last 

column).

Very Valuable Valuable Somewhat Valuable Not Valuable

I did not engage in this 

activity with my mentor

Co­teaching lessons with 

my mentor

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Having my mentor model 

instruction for me

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Visiting other classrooms to 

observe model instruction

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Receiving feedback from 

my mentor based on her/his 

observations of my teaching

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Working with my mentor 

and other mentees as a 

team

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Working with my mentor 

and my grade level team

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Very Valuable Valuable Somewhat Valuable Not Valuable

I did not engage in this 

activity with my mentor

Planning my instruction nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Setting up my classroom nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Working on using assessment 

data to guide instruction

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Working on classroom 

management skills

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Working on reading/literacy 

instruction

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Working on math instruction nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Working on 

understanding/implementing 

the district curriculum

nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj
Page 9

Aurora Mentee Survey 2013

26. Almost done! Thank you for your time in completing this survey. You are eligible to 

receive a $25 stipend for your time. REL Central will coordinate with the district to provide 

these stipends. If for any reason you do NOT wish to receive this stipend, please click 

"No" in the box below. Otherwise you may skip this question and proceed to the end of 

the survey.

Paperwork 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. The valid OMB control number for this information collection 

is 1850­NEW. Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the 

time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the 

information collection. 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, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., LBJ, Room 2E117, Washington, DC 20210­4537 or send 

electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number.

Thank you for taking the survey! Please click "done" to exit.

nmlkj No, I do NOT wish to recieve a stipend for taking this survey.