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FORM SASS-3B

(07-02-07)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

PRIVATE SCHOOL QUESTIONNAIRE

SCHOOLS AND STAFFING SURVEY

2007-08 SCHOOL YEAR

THIS SURVEY HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY:

Association Montessori International

Association of Christian Schools International

Association of Christian Teachers and Schools

Christian Schools International

Council for American Private Education

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Islamic School League of America

Jesuit Secondary Education Association

Jewish Community Day School Network

Jewish Education Services of North America

Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod

This survey is authorized by Title I, Part E, Sections 151(b)

and 153(a) of Public Law 107-279, the Education Sciences

Reform Act of 2002.

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Conducted by:

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Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

NOTICE:

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National Association of Episcopal Schools

National Association of Independent Schools

National Association of Private Special Education Centers

National Catholic Educational Association

National Coalition of Girls’ Schools

National Council for Private School Accreditation

National Independent Private Schools Association

North American Division of Seventh-Day Adventists

Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship

Solomon Schechter Day School Association

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
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general questions.

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patterns, student characteristics, and programs and services offered.

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MARK SCHNEIDER

COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

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FORM SASS-3B

INSTRUCTIONS

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If you are unsure about how to answer a question, please give the best answer you can rather than

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a.

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write to: U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC 20202-4651. If you have comments or concerns

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Survey, National Center for Education Statistics, 1990 K Street, N.W., #9018, Washington, DC 20006.

Paperwork Burden Statement

YOUR COMMENTS

1 Yes

2 No

1 Yes

2 No

OR

1 Yes X 2 No

3 5 35 3 5

x

CORRECT marking example – INCORRECT marking example –

(Use care to keep characters

in their designated spaces.)
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I GENERAL INFORMATION AND SCHOOL AFFILIATION

FORM SASS-3B

1. How many students were enrolled in each of the following grade levels around the first

of October?

Report only for the school named on the front of this questionnaire.

YOUR COMMENTS

0401

,

1 Yes ➜

Do NOT include postsecondary or adult education students, or children who are enrolled only in

day care at this school.

In column (1), mark (X) “Yes” or “No” for each grade level.

In column (2), record the number of students for each grade level with “Yes” marked in column (1).

0400

2 No

Does this school

have students in this

grade?

Number of students

in this grade

(1) (2)

Ungraded (including ungraded special

education students)

a.

0403

,

1 Yes ➜ 0402

2 No b. Nursery and prekindergarten

0405

,

1 Yes ➜ 0404

2 No Kindergarten (traditional year of school

primarily for 5-year-olds prior to first grade)

c.

0407

,

1 Yes ➜ 0406

2 No

Transitional (or readiness) kindergarten (extra

year of school for kindergarten-age children

who are judged not ready for kindergarten)

d.

0409

,

1 Yes ➜ 0408

2 No

Transitional first (or prefirst) grade (extra

year of school for children who have attended

kindergarten but have been judged not ready

for first grade)

e.

Grade levels
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1. Continued – How many students were enrolled in each of the following grade levels around the 

first of October?

0411

,

1 Yes ➜ 0410

2 No

Does this school

have students in this

grade?

Number of students

in this grade

(1) (2)

f. 1st

Grade levels

0413

,

1 Yes ➜ 0412

2 No g. 2nd

0415

,

1 Yes ➜ 0414

2 No h. 3rd

0417

,

1 Yes ➜ 0416

2 No i. 4th

0419

,

1 Yes ➜ 0418

2 No j. 5th

0421

,

1 Yes ➜ 0420

2 No k. 6th

0423

,

1 Yes ➜ 0422

2 No l. 7th

0425

,

1 Yes ➜ 0424

2 No m. 8th

0427

,

1 Yes ➜ 0426

2 No n. 9th

0429

,

1 Yes ➜ 0428

2 No o. 10th

0431

,

1 Yes ➜ 0430

2 No p. 11th

0433

,

1 Yes ➜ 0432

2 No q. 12th

2. What was the total number of students enrolled in this school

around the first of October?

Please sum lines 1(a) through 1(q).

0434

,

Students
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3. Is this school coeducational?

0435

1 Yes

2 No, it is an all-female school

4. Around the first of October, how many MALE students in grades K-12 and comparable

ungraded levels were enrolled in this school?

Do NOT include prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education students.

If none, please mark (X) the box.

0 None or

0041

Male students

GO TO item 5 below.

3 No, it is an all-male school }

,

5. Around the first of October, how many students enrolled in grades K-12 and comparable

ungraded levels were –

Do NOT include prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education students.

If none, please mark (X) the box.

Hispanic or Latino, regardless of race?

White, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

Black, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

Asian or Pacific Islander?

American Indian or Alaska Native?

0047

Students ,

Total students (sum of entries in items 5a-e)

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

0 None or

0042

Students ,

0 None or

0043

Students ,

0 None or

0044

Students ,

0 None or

0045

Students ,

0 None or

0046

Students ,
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6. For this school year (2007-08), what is the Average Daily Attendance (ADA) at this school?

Round to the nearest whole percent.

0050

Percent

7. How long is the school day for students in this school?

Report BOTH hours and minutes, e.g., 06 hours and 00 minutes, 05 hours and 45 minutes, etc.

If the length of day varies by grade level, record the longest day.

1 PM

8. At what time do most of the students in this school begin the school day?

If PM, please mark (X) the box.

: AM

0053

0054

9. How many days are in the school year for students in this school?

0055

Days per school year

10a. Does this school have a kindergarten?

Please include regular kindergarten as well as transitional kindergarten and transitional

first grade, if offered.

0056

1 Yes

2 No ➜

b. How long is the school day for a kindergarten student?

Mark (X) only one box.

0057 1 Full day (4 hours or more per day)

2 Half day (less than 4 hours per day)

3 Both offered

c. How many days per week does a kindergarten student attend?

If the number of days per week varies (e.g., some students attend 3 days per week and some

attend 5 days per week), record the most days that a student would attend in a week.

0058

Days per week

GO TO item 11 on page 8.

YOUR COMMENTS

0051

Hours AND

0052

Minutes
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11. Does this school have its own website?

1 Yes

2 No ➜

0059

GO TO item 14 below.

12. How often is the website updated?

1 Daily

2 Weekly

0060

3 Monthly

4 Less than monthly

13. Can teachers at this school have individual web pages located on the school’s website?

1 Yes

2 No

0061

14. Does this school have a library media center?

(A library media center is an organized collection of printed and/or audiovisual and/or computer

resources which is administered as a unit, is located in a designated place or places, and makes

resources and services available to students, teachers, and administrators. A library media center

may be called a school library, media center, resource center, information center, instructional 

materials center, learning resource center, or any other similar name.)

1 Yes

2 No

0062

15. Which of the following best describes this school?

Mark (X) only one box.

1 REGULAR school – elementary or secondary

SPECIAL PROGRAM EMPHASIS school – such as a science or math school, performing

arts school, talented or gifted school, foreign language immersion school, etc.

3

4 SPECIAL EDUCATION school – primarily serves students with disabilities

CAREER/TECHNICAL/VOCATIONAL school – primarily serves students being trained

for occupations

5

EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM OR DAY CARE CENTER – such as kindergarten only,

prekindergarten and kindergarten only, kindergarten and transitional first grade only,

day care and transitional kindergarten only, etc.

7

0048

2 MONTESSORI school

ALTERNATIVE/OTHER school – offers a curriculum designed to provide alternative or

nontraditional education; does not specifically fall into the categories of regular, special

program emphasis, special education, or vocational school – Please describe.

6

5048
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16. Is a major role of this school to support homeschooling?

17. Is this school located in a private home that is used primarily as a family residence?

1 Yes

18. Is this ENTIRE SCHOOL specifically for students who have been suspended or expelled,

who have dropped out, or who have been referred for behavioral or adjustment problems?

0436

19. Does this school have a religious orientation or purpose?

0438

1 Yes

2 No ➜ GO TO item 22 on page 11.

YOUR COMMENTS

2 No

1 Yes 0437

2 No

1 Yes 0049

2 No

20. Is this school affiliated with a religious organization or institution?

1 Yes 0439

2 No
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21. What is this school’s religious orientation or affiliation?

Mark (X) only one box.

1 Roman Catholic 0440

2 African Methodist Episcopal

3 Amish

4 Assembly of God

5 Baptist

6 Brethren

7 Calvinist

8 Christian (no specific denomination)

9 Church of Christ

10 Church of God

11 Church of God in Christ

12 Church of the Nazarene

13 Disciples of Christ

14 Episcopal

15 Friends

16 Greek Orthodox

17 Islamic

18 Jewish

19 Latter Day Saints

20 Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod

21 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA)

22 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

23 Other Lutheran

24 Mennonite

25 Methodist

26 Pentecostal

27 Presbyterian

28 Seventh-Day Adventist

29 Other – Specify

5440

Mark (X) only one box.

Is this school –

1 Parochial (or inter-parochial) 0441

2 Diocesan

3 Private
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22. To which of the following associations or organizations does this school belong?

0442 0 This school does NOT belong to ANY associations or organizations

YOUR COMMENTS

Mark (X) all that apply.

RELIGIOUS

0443 1 Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) (or School of Tomorrow)

0444 1 American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)

0445 1 Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)

0446 1 Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)

0447 1 Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)

0448 1 Christian Schools International (CSI)

0449 1 Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)

0450 1 Friends Council on Education (FCE)

0451 1 General Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)

0452 1 Islamic School League of America (ISLA)

0453 1 Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)

0454 1 National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)

0455 1 National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)

0456 1 National Christian School Association (NCSA)

0457 1 National Society for Hebrew Day Schools (Torah U’Mesorah)

0458 1 Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship (ORUEF)

0459 1 The Jewish Community Day School Network (RAVSAK)

0460 1 Solomon Schechter Day School Association (SSDSA)

0461 1 Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)

0462 1 Other religious school association(s) – Specify

5462
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22. Continued – To which of the following associations or organizations does this school belong?

Mark (X) all that apply.

1 American Montessori Society (AMS) 0463

5478

SPECIAL EMPHASIS

1 Association Montessori International (AMI) 0464

1 Other Montessori association(s) 0465

1 Association of Military Colleges and Schools (AMCS) 0466

1 Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) 0467

1 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 0470

1 National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC) 0471

1 Other association(s) for exceptional children 0472

1 European Council for International Schools (ECIS) 0473

1 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 0474

1 National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) 0475

1 National Association of Laboratory Schools (NALS) 0476

1 National Coalition of Girls Schools (NCGS) 0477

1 Other special emphasis association(s) – Specify 0478

1 Alternative School Network (ASN) 0479

1 National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) 0480

1 State or regional independent school association 0481

1 National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools (NCACS) 0482

1 National Independent Private Schools Association (NIPSA) 0483

1 The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) 0484

1 Other school association(s) – Specify 0485

OTHER SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS

5485

1 Bilingual School Association (BSA) 0468

1 Council of Bilingual Education (CBE) 0469
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II TUITION AND ADMISSIONS

23a. Do any students board at this school?

0500

1 Yes

2 No ➜ GO TO item 24 below.

b. How many students board at this school?

0501 1 All or

24. Does this school charge tuition for any students?

0503

1 Yes

2 No ➜ GO TO item 28a on page 14.

,

0502

25a. Does this school have any policy for modifying or discounting tuition rates, such as on the

basis of additional students from the same family, financial need, or church membership?

0504

1 Yes

2 No ➜

b. How many students receive a modified or discounted tuition rate on the basis of FINANCIAL

NEED?

0 None or

26. What is the highest ANNUAL tuition charged by this school for a full-time student?

,

0505

If none, please mark (X) the box.

Please report in whole dollars.

Do not include boarding fees.

$ .00

0506

, Per year

Students

Students

27. Does this school currently have one or more students supported through a publicly-funded

tuition voucher program?

(A publicly-funded voucher is a payment that the government makes to a parent or an institution

to be used for a child’s education expenses. The voucher may be funded by local, state, or federal 

taxpayer dollars.)

0507

1 Yes ➜

2 No ➜

If so, how many students participate at this school?

Please include all students that receive private school vouchers, including

low-income students, students from a failing public school, or any other criteria

with which students receive tuition vouchers.

,

0508

Students ➜ GO TO item 28a on page 14.

If not, is this school approved to receive students under a publicly-funded

tuition voucher program?

1 Yes

2 No

0509

GO TO item 26 below.
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28a. Does this school have any special requirements for admission other than proof of

immunization, age, or residence?

0070

1 Yes

2 No ➜ GO TO item 29 on page 15.

b. Does this school use the following requirements for admission?

(1)

0071 1 Yes

2 No

Admission test

(2)

0072 1 Yes

2 No

Standardized achievement test

(3)

0073 1 Yes

2 No

Academic record

(4)

0074 1 Yes

2 No

Special student needs (e.g., students "at risk" or with disabilities)

(5)

0075 1 Yes

2 No

Special student aptitudes, skills, or talents

(6)

0076 1 Yes

2 No

Personal interview

(7)

0077 1 Yes

2 No

Recommendations

(8)

0510 1 Yes

2 No

Religious affiliation
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Traditional grades or academic discipline-based departments

29. THIS school year (2007-08), does this school use the following methods to organize most 

classes or most students?

1 Yes

2 No

0100

a.

Grades subdivided into small groups such as “houses” or “families”

1 Yes

2 No

0101

b.

Student groups that remain two or more years with the same teacher

(e.g., looping)

1 Yes

2 No

0102

c.

Multi-age grouping

(Most students normally in different grades placed together)

1 Yes

2 No

0103

d.

Block scheduling

(Class periods scheduled to create extended blocks of instruction time)

1 Yes

2 No

0104

e.

III STUDENTS AND CLASS ORGANIZATION

30a. Does this school use a year-round calendar to distribute school days across 12 months?

0105

1 Yes

2 No ➜ GO TO item 31 below.

b. Do all students attend on the same cycle?

0106 1 Yes

2 No

31. Does this school have students in one or more of grades 9-12?

0107 1 Yes ➜

2 No ➜ GO TO item 33 on page 16.

GO TO item 32 on page 16.
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32. Are the following opportunities available for students in grades 9-12 in this school?

0108 1 Yes

2 No

a. Dual or concurrent enrollment that offers both high school and college credit funded

by the school

0109 1 Yes

2 No

b. Career and technical education courses

(These include courses on topics such as: agriculture, business, computer science, health care,

public and consumer services, communications, construction, engineering, manufacturing,

repair, science, or transport technologies.)

0110 1 Yes

2 No

c. Work-based learning or internships outside of school, in which students earn COURSE

CREDITS for supervised learning activities that occur in paid or unpaid workplace

assignments

0111 1 Yes

2 No

d. Specialized career academy

(Curriculum organized around a specific career area, such as health, hospitality, IT.)

Programs with special instructional approaches

(e.g., Montessori, self-paced instruction, open education, ungraded classrooms, etc.)

33. Does this school offer the following programs?

1 Yes

2 No

0081

a.

Talented or gifted program or honors courses

(Designed for students with specifically identified talents or exceptional academic achievement)

1 Yes

2 No

0082

b.

A program in which at least half of the core subjects are taught in a foreign language

(A foreign language immersion program)

1 Yes

2 No

0083

c.

Advanced placement (AP) courses for college credit

1 Yes

2 No

0084

d.
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34. Are the following programs or services currently available AT THIS SCHOOL for students

in any of grades K-12 or comparable ungraded levels, regardless of funding source?

0087 1 Yes

2 No

35. LAST summer (2007) or LAST school year (2006-07), were summer school activities or

academic intersessions provided AT THIS SCHOOL for students who sought ACADEMIC

ASSISTANCE?

0089

1 Yes

2 No

a. Extended day program providing instruction beyond the normal school day for students

who need academic assistance

0088 1 Yes

2 No

b. Before-school or after-school day care programs

36. LAST summer (2007) or LAST school year (2006-07), were summer school activities or

academic intersessions provided AT THIS SCHOOL for students who sought ACADEMIC

ADVANCEMENT OR ENRICHMENT?

0091

1 Yes

2 No

33. Continued – Does this school offer the following programs?

International Baccalaureate (IB)

(An international curriculum certified by the International Baccalaureate Organization)

1 Yes

2 No

0085

e.

Distance learning course(s)

(Taught primarily via television, satellite, Internet, or e-mail)

1 Yes

2 No

0086

f.

YOUR COMMENTS
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IV GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

37. Does this school grant high school diplomas?

0370

1 Yes

2 No ➜ GO TO item 41 on page 19.

38. For high school graduates of the class of 2008, how many years of instruction are required

in each of the following areas for a standard diploma?

.

0371

Do not include vocational certificates, certificates of attendance, or certificates of completion.

Record the number to the nearest TENTH, e.g., 3.0, 2.5, etc.

If none, please mark (X) the box.

a. English or language arts

0 None or

0372

b. Mathematics

0 None or

0373

c. Computer science

0 None or

0374

d. Social sciences, social studies (e.g., history, geography, economics)

0 None or

0375

e. Physical or biological sciences

0 None or

Years

0376

f. Foreign languages

0 None or

Years

Years

Years

Years

Years

39. For high school graduates of the class of 2008, does this school have a community service

requirement for a standard diploma?

1 Yes

2 No ➜

0377

GO TO item 41 on page 19.

40. What is the minimum number of community service hours required of the high school

graduates in the class of 2008?

0378

Hours

.

.

.

.

.
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41. LAST school year (2006-07), were any students enrolled in 12th grade?

1 Yes

2 No ➜

0112

GO TO Section V on page 20.

42. How many students were enrolled in 12th grade around October 1, 2006?

0515

12th graders

43a. LAST school year (2006-07), how many students graduated from the 12th grade with a

diploma?

0 None ➜

b. Of those who graduated with a diploma last school year, approximately what percentage

went to four-year colleges?

Include 2007 summer graduates. Do not include students who received only vocational

certificates, certificates of attendance, or certificates of completion.

YOUR COMMENTS

If none, please mark (X) the box.

0516

, Graduates

Round to the nearest whole percent.

Percent

GO TO Section V on page 20.

If none, please mark (X) the box.

0 None or

0114
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V STAFFING

INSTRUCTIONS AND AN EXAMPLE FOR ITEM 44

In item 44, we ask for the number of teachers for grades K-12 by the amount of time they

teach at THIS school.

Example:

The following is an example to illustrate how to report teachers in this item for a school that

includes prekindergarten through grade 8.

If this school has eight full-time teachers for grades 1-8, one full-time teacher who teaches

kindergarten 1⁄2 time and prekindergarten 1⁄2 time, a music teacher who teaches two days each

week, a physical education teacher who teaches three days each week, and a teaching principal

who teaches one 30-minute class each day, you would complete item 44 as follows:

0 None or Full-time teachers

0 ✗ None or Teach at least 3⁄4 time but less than full time

0 None or Teach at least 1⁄2 time but less than 3⁄4 time

This number includes the one full-time teacher who teaches

kindergarten 1⁄2 time and prekindergarten 1⁄2 time. The time he or she

spends teaching prekindergarten is not counted in item 44. This 

number also includes the physical education teacher who teaches

three days a week.

0 None or Teach at least 1⁄4 time but less than 1⁄2 time

This includes the music teacher who teaches two days a week.

0 None or Teach less than 1⁄4 time

This includes the principal who teaches one 30-minute class each day.

The time he or she spends working as a principal is not included in item 44.

TOTAL TEACHERS

8

2

1

1

1 2
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44. Around the first of October, how many persons were teaching in grades K-12 and/or

COMPARABLE ungraded levels at this school in the following time categories?

Consider only the amount of time an individual works as a teacher during a typical week

at THIS school.

Include:

• Regular classroom teachers

• Teachers who teach subjects such as music, art, physical education, and special education

• Teaching principals or administrators who teach a regularly scheduled class at this school

Do NOT include:

• Teachers who teach ONLY nursery, prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education

• Student teachers, teacher aides, day care aides, or short-term substitute teachers

• Counselors, library media specialists or librarians, speech therapists, social workers, or

administrators UNLESS they also teach a regularly scheduled class at THIS school

If none, please mark (X) the box.

0 None or Full-time teachers

0 None or Teach at least 3⁄4 time but less than full time

0 None or Teach at least 1⁄2 time but less than 3⁄4 time

0 None or Teach at least 1⁄4 time but less than 1⁄2 time

0 None or Teach less than 1⁄4 time

TOTAL TEACHERS

0120

0520

0521

0522

0523

0524
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45. Of the full-time and part-time TEACHERS in this school around the first of October, how

many were –

a. Hispanic or Latino, regardless of race?

If none, please mark (X) the box.

0 None or Teachers

0122

In item 45, include only TEACHERS who teach students in one or more of grades K-12 or comparable

ungraded levels. Do NOT include student teachers, short-term substitute teachers, or teachers who

teach only nursery, prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education.

White, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

Black, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

Asian or Pacific Islander?

American Indian or Alaska Native?

Total Teachers (sum of entries in items 45a-e)

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

Teachers

0127

NOTE: Sum of entries in items 45a-e should equal the total teachers reported in item 44 on

page 21.

0 None or Teachers

0123

0 None or Teachers

0124

0 None or Teachers

0125

0 None or Teachers

0126

YOUR COMMENTS
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46. Around the first of October, how many STAFF held full-time or part-time positions or

assignments in this school in each of the following categories? 

(Staff with part-time positions or assignments include: Employees shared with other schools

and employees who perform more than one function at this school, such as a teaching principal.)

a. Principals or School heads

0128

If none, please mark (X) the box.

0 None

FULL-TIME PART-TIME

0129

0 None

b. Vice principals and assistant principals or 

school heads

0130

0 None

0131

0 None

d. Instructional coordinators and supervisors,

such as curriculum specialists

0132

0 None

0133

0 None

e. Library media specialists or Librarians

0134

0 None

0135

0 None

f. School/guidance counselors, excluding

psychologists and social workers

0136

0 None

0137

0 None

g. Student support services professional staff 0138

0 None

0139

0 None

0140

0 None

0141

0 None

0142

0 None

0143

0 None

0144

0 None

0145

0 None

0146

0 None

0147

0 None

(1) Nurses

(2) Social workers

(3) Psychologists

(4) Speech therapists or pathologists

(5) Other professional staff

0 None 0 None

c. Other managers, such as business manager,

developmental director, director of admissions

0525 0526
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46. Continued – Around the first of October, how many

STAFF held full-time or part-time positions or 

assignments in this school in each of the following

categories?

i. Secretaries and other clerical support staff

0150

If none, please mark (X) the box.

0 None

FULL-TIME PART-TIME

0151

0 None

0152

0 None

0153

0 None

0154

0 None

0155

0 None

0156

0 None

0157

0 None

0158

0 None

0159

0 None

0160

0 None

0161

0 None

0162

0 None

0163

0 None

0164

0 None

0165

0 None

0166

0 None

0167

0 None

0168

0 None

0169

0 None

(4) Special education non-instructional aides

(5) Library media center instructional aides

(2) English as a Second Language (ESL)

or bilingual teacher aides

(3) Special education instructional aides

(6) Library media center non-instructional aides

(7) Other classroom instructional aides

(8) Other non-instructional aides

j. Food service personnel

k. Custodial, maintenance, and security personnel

0170

0 None

0171

0 None

l. Other employees not reported above

0148

0 None

0149

0 None

(1) Regular Title I aides

h. Aides
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47a. Do any of the teachers or staff have the following specialist assignments in this school?

(A specialist works with students.)

48. On the most recent school day, how many SHORT-TERM substitute teachers of any grades 

K-12 were teaching at this school?

If none, please mark (X) the box.

0 None or

0178

(1) Reading specialist

1 Yes

2 No

0172

(2) Math specialist

1 Yes

2 No

0173

(3) Science specialist

1 Yes

2 No

0174

b. Do any of the teachers or staff have the following coaching assignments in this school?

(A coach works with teachers. Coaching includes observing lessons, providing feedback,

and demonstrating teaching strategies.)

(1) Reading coach

1 Yes

2 No

0175

(2) Math coach

1 Yes

2 No

0176

(3) Science coach

1 Yes

2 No

0177

Short-term substitute teachers

Do not include teachers who teach ONLY prekindergarten or adult education.
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VI SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

49a. Of the students enrolled in this school as of October 1, do any have a formally identified

disability?

(A student with a formally identified disability may or may not have an IEP (Individualized Education

Program) or Services Plan.)

Do not include prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education students.

0203

Students , 0 None or

0200

1 Yes

2 No ➜

b. How many students have a formally identified disability in this school?

GO TO item 51a on page 27.

0201

Students ,

50a. Does this school primarily serve students with formally identified disabilities?

If you marked “SPECIAL EDUCATION school – primarily serves students with disabilities” for

item 15, then please mark “Yes” for this item.

0202

1 Yes ➜

2 No

b. How many students with a formally identified disability are in each of the following

instructional settings?

GO TO item 51a on page 27.

The sum of entries in item 50b should equal the entry in item 49b above.

If none, please mark (X) the box.

(1) All day in a regular classroom (100 percent of the school day)

(2) Most of the day in a regular classroom (80-99 percent of the school day)

(3) Some of the day in a regular classroom (40-79 percent of the school day)

(4) Little or none of the day in a regular classroom (0-39 percent of the school day)

0204

0 None or Students

0205

0 None or Students

0206

0 None or Students

,

,

,
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51a. Of the students enrolled in this school as of October 1, have any been identified as

limited-English proficient?

(Limited-English proficient (LEP) refers to students whose native or dominant language is other

than English and who have sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the

English language as to deny them the opportunity to learn successfully in an English-speaking-only

classroom.)

GO TO item 54 below.

0207

1 Yes

2 No ➜

b. How many limited-English proficient students are enrolled in this school?

Do not include prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education students.

0208

Students ,

52. Does this school require limited-English proficient students to pass a test of English

language proficiency to complete its limited-English proficient program?

0209 1 Yes

2 No

53. Are limited-English proficient students in this school administered assessments at least

once per year to determine their level of English language proficiency?

0210 1 Yes

2 No

54. Does this school provide the following services for any PARENTS with limited-English skills?

0211 1 Yes

2 No, not provided

3 No, no parents with limited-English skills

a. Interpreters for meetings or parent-teacher conferences

0212 1 Yes

2 No, not provided

3 No, no parents with limited-English skills

b. Translations of printed materials, such as newsletters, school notices, or school signs

YOUR COMMENTS
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56. Around the first of October, did any students enrolled in this school receive Title I services

at this school or at any other location?

(Title I is a federally funded program that provides educational services, such as remedial reading

or remedial math, to children who live in areas with high concentrations of low-income families.)

GO TO item 59a on page 30.

0218

1 Yes

2 No ➜

How many students participate in the Title I program?

0220

Prekindergarten students

2 All

Report a separate count for prekindergarten students.

If none or all, please mark (X) the box.

0222

Other students (K-12) ,

2 All

57.

1 None

1 None

0219

0221

YOUR COMMENTS

55a. Does this school participate in the National School Lunch Program (that is, the federal free

or reduced-price lunch program)?

GO TO item 56 below.

0215

1 Yes

2 No ➜

b. Around the first of October, how many students at this school were APPROVED for free or

reduced-price lunches?

0216

0 None or Prekindergarten students approved

Report a separate count for prekindergarten students.

If none, please mark (X) the box.

0217

Other students approved (K-12) , 0 None or
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58. Are students receiving Title I services in –

a. Reading or language arts?

1 Yes

2 No

0223

b. Mathematics?

1 Yes

2 No

0224

c. English as a Second Language (ESL)?

1 Yes

2 No

0225

YOUR COMMENTS
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VII RECRUITMENT AND HIRING OF TEACHERS

59a. For THIS school year (2007-08), were there teaching vacancies in this school, that is,

teaching positions for which teachers were recruited and interviewed?

GO TO item 60a on page 31.

0179

1 Yes

2 No ➜

b. How easy or difficult was it to fill the vacancies for this school year in each of the

following fields?

Mark (X) one box on each line.

(1) General elementary

(2) Special education

(3) English or language arts

(4) Social studies

(5) Computer science

(6) Mathematics

(7) Biology or life sciences

(8) Physical sciences

(9) English as a Second 

Language (ESL) or 

bilingual education

(10) Foreign languages

(11) Music or art

(12) Career, technical, or

vocational education

1 2 3 4 5 6

No

positions

in this

school

No

vacancy

in this

field

Easy

Somewhat

difficult

Very

difficult

Could

not fill

the

vacancy

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

0180

0181

0182

0183

0184

0185

0186

0187

0188

0189

0190

0191
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YOUR COMMENTS

60a. For this school year, how many teachers were newly hired by this school for grades

K-12 and comparable ungraded levels?

(Newly hired teachers are teachers not employed in this school last school year as teachers.)

0192

b. Of these newly hired teachers, how many were in their first year of teaching?

If none, please mark (X) the box.

0193

0 None or Teachers

Record HEAD COUNTS, not FTEs (full-time equivalent).

If none, please mark (X) the box.

Teachers

0 None ➜

61. Is training available to prepare staff members in this school, at no cost to them, to teach in

fields with current or anticipated shortages?

1 Yes

2 No

0315

62. LAST SCHOOL YEAR (2006-07), how many teachers of the following types were DISMISSED

or did not have their contracts renewed as a result of poor performance?

Record HEAD COUNTS, not FTEs (full-time equivalent).

If none, please mark (X) the box.

If this school does not have a tenure system, please distinguish teachers based on definitions

provided.

Please include only classroom teachers, which means any staff member who currently teaches

any regularly scheduled classes in any of grades K-12. Please do NOT include short-term

substitute teachers, aides, or librarians who only teach library skills or how to use the library.

a. Non-tenured teachers: Teachers who are often relatively inexperienced or novices. This

includes teachers in their initial induction year, teachers who are on year-to-year contracts, and

those teachers who have not entered a more permanent status, traditionally referred to as tenure.

0318 0 None or Teachers

b. Tenured teachers: Teachers who have satisfactorily completed a probationary period and were

given a contract as a career or permanent employee.

0319 0 None or Teachers

GO TO item 61 below.

Record HEAD COUNTS, not FTEs (full-time equivalent).
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VIII TEACHER COMPENSATION

63. Is there a salary schedule for teachers in this school?

0328 1 Yes ➜

2 No

64. What would be the normal yearly base salary for a teacher with a bachelor’s degree and

no teaching experience in this school?

GO TO item 65 below.

0329

65. According to the salary schedule, what is the normal yearly base salary for –

Please respond to each of the options.

$ .00 , Per year ➜ GO TO item 66a below.

If this school’s salary schedule does not include the specific degree and experience combination,

report the salary that a person with this degree and experience would earn.

Report salaries in whole dollars.

a. A teacher with a bachelor’s degree and no teaching experience?

0330

$ .00 , Per year

b. A teacher with a bachelor’s degree and 10 years of teaching experience?

0331

$ .00 , Per year

c. A teacher with a master’s degree and no teaching experience?

0332

$ .00 , Per year

d. A teacher with a master’s degree and 10 years of teaching experience?

0333

$ .00 , Per year

e. A teacher at the highest possible step on the salary schedule?

0334

$ .00 , Per year

66a. Thinking about the teachers in this school this school year, what is the base salary of the

lowest paid full-time teacher?

0335

$ .00 , Per year

Please report salaries in whole dollars.

b. Thinking about the teachers in this school this school year, what is the base salary of the

highest paid full-time teacher?

0336

$ .00 , Per year

Please report salaries in whole dollars.

Report salaries in whole dollars.
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67. Does this school offer the following to any teachers?

a. General medical insurance

1 Yes

2 No

0337

b. Dental insurance

1 Yes

2 No

0338

c. Group life insurance

1 Yes

2 No

0339

d. Defined-benefit retirement plan

(A defined-benefit retirement plan is a plan in which benefits are invested in a group trust fund

which employees do not control. Benefits are based on a formula that takes into account

employee’s length of employment and earnings.)

1 Yes

2 No

0340

e. Defined-contribution retirement plan

(A defined-contribution retirement plan is a plan where contributions are paid into an individually

controlled retirement account. Funds available at retirement depend upon the nature of the

investment and its returns. 401k and 403b plans are defined-contribution.)

1 Yes

2 No

0341 Does the employer pay any funds into this plan?

1 Yes, but only as a match to employee contribution 0342

2 Yes, but no employee contribution required

3 No

(1)

Mark (X) only one box, then GO TO item 67f below.

f. Tuition reimbursement

1 Yes

2 No

0343

g. Housing, housing subsidies, or rent assistance

1 Yes

2 No

0344

h. Subsidized meals

1 Yes

2 No

0345

i. Subsidized transportation

1 Yes

2 No

0346
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68. Does this school currently use any pay incentives such as cash bonuses, salary increases,

or different steps on the salary schedule to –

Reward teachers who have attained National Board for Professional Teaching

Standards certification?

a.

1 Yes 0347

Reward excellence in teaching?

Recruit or retain teachers to teach in a less desirable location?

Recruit or retain teachers to teach in fields of shortage?

How many days is the normal contract year for a teacher in this school?

b.

c.

d.

Days

69.

2 No

1 Yes 0348

2 No

1 Yes 0349

2 No

1 Yes 0350

2 No

Include professional development, student contact days, and other days covered in a typical

teacher’s contract.

0297

9001

70. What is the name of the person who completed most of this questionnaire?

9002

71. What is his or her job title?

9006

73. What is the school telephone number?

– –

AREA CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER

9004

72a. What is his or her work e-mail address?

9005

b. What is his or her home e-mail address?
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9007

76. Please verify this school’s or program’s name and mailing address that are printed on the front

of this questionnaire.

If any part of the name and mailing address is incorrect, enter the correction(s), as necessary,

in the appropriate space(s) below.

0235

74. How long did it take to complete this form, not counting interruptions?

Please record the time in minutes, e.g., 45 minutes, 60 minutes, etc.

0236

75. Please enter the date you completed this questionnaire.

Report month as a number, i.e., 01 for January, 02 for February, etc.

Minutes

Month

0237

Day

0238

Year

School or program name

9008

Mailing address

9009

City

9010

State

9011

–

ZIP Code + 4

9013

Street

9014

City

9015

State

9016

ZIP Code

b. Please print this school’s or program’s physical or street address.

77a. Is the physical or street address of this school or program the same as the mailing address?

9012 1 Yes

2 No

9017

78. What is the SCHOOL e-mail address?
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in this survey. If you have any questions,

please contact us, toll-free, at: 1-800-221-1204

or by e-mail at: dsd.sass@census.gov.

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access reports from earlier collections, see

the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) website at:

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Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on

a variety of topics in elementary,

secondary, postsecondary, and

international education are available

from NCES’ website at:

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Federal agencies, including the

Department of Education, visit the

Federal Statistics clearinghouse at:

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