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FORM SASS-3Y

(06-19-2007)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

PUBLIC SCHOOL QUESTIONNAIRE (WITH DISTRICT ITEMS)

SCHOOLS AND STAFFING SURVEY

2007-08 SCHOOL YEAR

THIS SURVEY HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY:

American Federation of Teachers

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Indian Education Programs

Council of Chief State School Officers

Council of the Great City Schools

National Association of Elementary School Principals

National Association of Secondary School Principals

National Education Association

National Indian Education Association

National Indian School Board Association

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.

OMB No. 1850-0598: Approval Expires 02/28/2010

Conducted by:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

NOTICE:

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(Please correct any errors in school name, address, and ZIP Code.)
DEAR PRINCIPAL: 

The Schools and Staffing Survey is the largest sample survey of America’s elementary

and secondary schools. Your participation is important. Below are answers to some

general questions.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS SURVEY?

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information about schools, such as staffing

patterns, student characteristics, and programs and services offered.

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The U.S. Census Bureau is conducting this survey for the National Center for Education

Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education.

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Policymakers and educational leaders rely on data from this survey to inform their

decisions concerning K-12 schools. Because it is a sample survey, your responses

represent the responses of many. Higher response rates give us confidence that the

findings are accurate.

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Your responses are protected from disclosure by federal statute (P.L. 107-279, Title I, 

Part E, Sec. 183). All responses that relate to or describe identifiable characteristics of

individuals may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used,

in identifiable form for any other purpose, unless otherwise compelled by law.

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The information you provide will be combined with the information provided by others in

statistical reports. No individually-identifiable data will be included in the statistical reports.

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Please return your completed questionnaire in the enclosed pre-addressed, postage-paid

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WE HOPE YOU WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS VOLUNTARY SURVEY.

SINCERELY,

MARK SCHNEIDER

COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

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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 –

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in their designated spaces.)
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I GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SCHOOL

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1. Which of the following grades are offered in this school?

Mark (X) all that apply.

0025 1 Kindergarten

1 1st

1 2nd

1 3rd

1 4th

0026

0027

0028

0029

0035 1 10th

1 11th

1 12th

1 Ungraded

0036

0037

0038

0030 1 5th

1 6th

1 7th

1 8th

1 9th

0031

0032

0033

0034

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

levels were enrolled in this school (i.e., in the grades marked above in item 1)?

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

0039

Students

YOUR COMMENTS

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

ungraded levels were enrolled in this school?

(Migrant students are those who move from school to school because they are children of migrant

agricultural workers, including migratory dairy workers and migratory fishers.)

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

,

0040

0 None or Migrant students

3. 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.

0041

0 None or Male students

If none, please mark (X) the box.

If none, please mark (X) the box.

,

,
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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.

Hispanic or Latino, regardless of race?

0043

0 None or Students

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)

NOTE: Sum of entries in items 5a-e should be equal to entry in item 2 on page 4.

6. 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

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

0048

5048

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

If none, please mark (X) the box.

0042

Students , 0 None or

0044

0 None or Students

0045

0 None or Students

0046

0 None or Students

,

,

,

,

,
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7. 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?

0049 1 Yes

2 No

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

Round to the nearest whole percent.

0050

Percent

9. 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

10. 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

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

0055

Days per school year

12a. 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 13 on page 7.

0051

Hours AND

0052

Minutes
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13. Does this school have its own website OR a web page that is located on the district’s

website?

1 Yes

2 No ➜

0059

GO TO item 16 below.

14. How often is the website or web page updated?

1 Daily

2 Weekly

0060

3 Monthly

4 Less than monthly

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

web page?

1 Yes

2 No

0061

16. 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

YOUR COMMENTS
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II ADMISSIONS AND PROGRAMS

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17a. 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 18a on page 9.

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)

0095 1 Yes

2 No

Tribal affiliation (i.e., American Indian or Alaska Native)
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18a. Does this school have a magnet program?

(A magnet program offers enhancements such as special curricular themes or methods of

instruction to attract students from outside their normal attendance area.)

Programs with special instructional approaches

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

19. Does this school offer the following programs?

1 Yes

2 No

0081

a.

1 Yes

2 No ➜

0078

b. Is this a school-wide magnet program in which all students in this school participate

in the program?

1 Yes

2 No

0079

c. Is this magnet program intended to encourage students of different racial or ethnic

backgrounds to enroll in this school for the purpose of creating racial balance or reducing

racial isolation?

1 Yes

2 No

0080

GO TO item 19 below.

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.

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.
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20. 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

21a. LAST summer (2007) or LAST school year (2006-07), were summer school activities or

academic intersessions provided for students enrolled in this school who needed

ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE?

0089

1 Yes

2 No ➜

b. Where were these activities provided for students enrolled in this school?

Mark (X) only one box.

0090 1 At this school

2 At another location

3 Both at this school and at another location

GO TO item 22a below.

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

22a. LAST summer (2007) or LAST school year (2006-07), were summer school activities or

academic intersessions provided for students enrolled in this school who sought

ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT OR ENRICHMENT?

0091

1 Yes

2 No ➜

b. Where were these activities provided for students enrolled in this school?

Mark (X) only one box.

0092 1 At this school

2 At another location

3 Both at this school and at another location

YOUR COMMENTS

GO TO item 23 on page 11.
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Traditional grades or academic discipline-based departments

23. 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

24a. Does this school use a year-round calendar to distribute school days across 12 months?

0105

1 Yes

2 No ➜ GO TO item 25 below.

b. Do all students attend on the same cycle?

0106 1 Yes

2 No

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

0107 1 Yes ➜

2 No ➜ GO TO item 27 on page 13.

GO TO item 26 on page 12.
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26. 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 or district

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.)

YOUR COMMENTS
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IV GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

27. Does this school grant high school diplomas?

0370

1 Yes

2 No ➜ GO TO item 32a on page 14.

28. 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

b. Mathematics

c. Computer science

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

e. Physical or biological sciences

Years

f. Foreign languages

0372

0 None or Years

0373

0 None or Years

0374

0 None or Years

0375

0 None or Years

0376

0 None or Years

29. 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 31 on page 14.

30. 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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31. Are students in the graduating class of 2008 required to pass a state or district assessment

to earn a standard diploma from high school?

1 Yes

2 No

0379

GO TO Section V on page 15.

32a. LAST school year (2006-07), were any students enrolled in 12th grade?

0 None ➜

c. 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

Round to the nearest whole percent.

0113

1 Yes

2 No ➜

0112

GO TO Section V on page 15.

If none, please mark (X) the box.

b. What percentage graduated with a diploma?

Percent

0 None or

Round to the nearest whole percent.

If none, please mark (X) the box.

Percent 0114
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For all teacher counts entered in items 33 and 34:

V STAFFING

Full-time

33. Around the first of October, how many TEACHERS held full-time or part-time positions or

assignments in this school?

0 None or

0120

a.

b. Part-time

• Regular classroom teachers

• Special area or resource teachers (e.g., special education, Title I, art, music, physical

education)

• Long-term substitute teachers

• Itinerant teachers who teach part-time at this school

• Employees reported in other items of this section if they also have a part-time teaching 

assignment at this school

• Student teachers

• Short-term substitute teachers

• Teachers who teach ONLY prekindergarten or adult education

INCLUDE as part-time teachers:

INCLUDE these types of teachers:

DO NOT INCLUDE:

If none, please mark (X) the box.

Full-time teachers

YOUR COMMENTS

0 None or

0121

Part-time teachers
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Hispanic or Latino, regardless of race?

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

how many were –

0 None or

0122

a.

b. White, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

If none, please mark (X) the box.

Teachers

YOUR COMMENTS

c. Black, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

d. Asian or Pacific Islander?

e. American Indian or Alaska Native?

Total Teachers (sum of entries in items 34a-e)

0127

f.

Teachers

NOTE: Sum of entries in items 34a-e should equal the sum of the entries in item 33 on page 15.

0 None or

0123

Teachers

0 None or

0124

Teachers

0 None or

0125

Teachers

0 None or

0126

Teachers
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35. 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

or the district office and employees who perform more than one function at this school, such as

a teaching principal.)

a. Principals

0128

If none, please mark (X) the box.

0 None

FULL-TIME PART-TIME

0129

0 None

b. Vice principals and assistant principals

0130

0 None

0131

0 None

c. Instructional coordinators and supervisors,

such as curriculum specialists

0132

0 None

0133

0 None

d. Library media specialists or Librarians

0134

0 None

0135

0 None

e. School/guidance counselors, excluding

psychologists and social workers

0136

0 None

0137

0 None

f. 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

0148

0 None

0149

0 None

(1) Regular Title I aides

g. Aides
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35. 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?

h. 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

i. Food service personnel

j. Custodial, maintenance, and security personnel

0170

0 None

0171

0 None

k. Other employees not reported above
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36a. Do any of the teachers or staff have the following specialist assignments in this school?

(A specialist works with students.)

37. 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 RECRUITMENT AND HIRING OF STAFF

38a. 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 39a on page 21.

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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39a. Around the first of October, 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?

0193

0 None or Teachers

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

If none, please mark (X) the box.

Teachers

0 None ➜

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

If none, please mark (X) the box.

GO TO item 40 below.

41. 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

40. Does this school currently use the following to recruit teachers?

0311 1 Yes

2 No

a. Signing bonuses

0312 1 Yes

2 No

b. Forgiveness of student loan(s) funded by the school

0313 1 Yes

2 No

c. Relocation assistance

0314 1 Yes

2 No

d. Finder’s fee to existing staff for new teacher referrals

YOUR COMMENTS
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YOUR COMMENTS

42. 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

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

Teachers
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VII TEACHER COMPENSATION

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

0328 1 Yes ➜

2 No

44. 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 45 below.

0329

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

If teachers at this school do not have these particular salary steps or schedule, report the

salary that a teacher with this degree and experience would earn.

$ .00 , Per year ➜ GO TO item 46a below.

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

46a. 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.

Please respond to each of the options.

Report salaries in whole dollars.
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47. 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. Most state retirement plans are defined-benefit.)

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

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

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 47f below.
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48. 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?

Does this school have an agreement with a teachers’ association or union for the purpose

of meet-and-confer discussions or collective bargaining?

(“Meet-and-confer” discussions are for the purpose of reaching nonbinding labor agreements

between teachers’ employee associations and school districts. Collective bargaining agreements

are legally binding agreements.)

b.

c.

d.

49.

2 No

1 Yes 0348

2 No

1 Yes 0349

2 No

1 Yes 0350

2 No

Mark (X) only one box.

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

Days

50.

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

teacher’s contract.

0297

1 Yes, meet-and-confer 0296

2 Yes, collective bargaining

3 No

YOUR COMMENTS
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VIII SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

51a. Of the students enrolled in this school, do any have an Individual Education Plan (IEP) 

because they have special needs?

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

0203

Students , 0 None or

0200

1 Yes

2 No ➜

b. How many students have an Individual Education Plan (IEP) because they have special needs?

GO TO item 53a on page 27.

0201

Students ,

52a. Does this school primarily serve students with disabilities?

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

item 6, then please mark “Yes” for this item.

0202

1 Yes ➜

2 No

b. How many students with disabilities are in each of the following instructional settings?

GO TO item 53a on page 27.

The sum of entries in item 52b should equal the entry in item 51b 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

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

,

,

,
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57a. Does this school have any prekindergarten students?

b. Around the first of October, how many prekindergarten students were enrolled in this school?

53a. 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 56 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

54. 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

55. 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

0214

Prekindergarten students

56. 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

NOTE: Previous items asking for student counts requested that prekindergarten students be

excluded. Prekindergarten students are included here because they often receive National

School Lunch Program and Title I services asked about in items 58-61.

GO TO item 58 on page 28.

0213

1 Yes

2 No ➜

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

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

or reduced-price lunch program)?

GO TO item 60 below.

0215

1 Yes

2 No ➜

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

60. 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 64 on page 30.

0218

1 Yes

2 No ➜

How many students participate in the Title I program?

0220

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

61.

1 None

1 None

0219

0221

59.

YOUR COMMENTS

Prekindergarten students
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63. In head counts, how many Title I teachers were teaching AT THIS SCHOOL around the

first of October?

0226

Title I teachers

62. Are students receiving Title I services in –

0223 1 Yes

2 No

0 None or

a. Reading or language arts?

0224 1 Yes

2 No

b. Mathematics?

0225 1 Yes

2 No

c. English as a Second Language (ESL)?

If none, please mark (X) the box.

YOUR COMMENTS
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IX CHARTER SCHOOLS AND HOMESCHOOLING

64. Is this school a public CHARTER school?

(A charter school is a public school that, in accordance with an enabling state statute, has been

granted a charter exempting it from selected state or local rules and regulations. A charter school

may be a newly created school or it may previously have been a public or private school.)

0230

1 Yes

2 No ➜ GO TO item 66a below.

In what year did this school start providing instruction as a public CHARTER school?

0231

Round to the nearest whole percent.

Year

YOUR COMMENTS

66a. Does this school provide support for or monitor homeschooling or home-based learning? 

(Homeschooling or home-based learning is when parents or family choose to exercise the

day-to-day monitoring of their children’s education, which replaces full-time attendance at a

campus school and is used to satisfy state compulsory education requirements.)

0232

1 Yes

2 No ➜ GO TO item 68 on page 31.

b. Approximately what percentage of students enrolled in this school are homeschooled

students?

0233

Percent

c. At which location(s) are homeschooled students instructed?

Mark (X) only one box.

1 At students’ homes only

2 Both at students’ homes and at school site

3 Other – Describe

5234

65.

0234

67. Does this school monitor the progress of homeschooled students?

0365 1 Yes

2 No
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9001

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

9002

69. What is his or her job title?

9003

70. What is his or her telephone number?

– –

AREA C O D E TELEPH O N E NUM BER

9004

71a. What is his or her work e-mail address?

9005

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

0235

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

Please record the tim e in m inutes,e.g.,45 m inutes,60 m inutes,etc.

0236

73. Please enter the date you completed this questionnaire.

R eportm onth as a num ber,i.e.,01 forJanuary,02 forFebruary,etc.

M inutes

M onth

0237

D ay

0238

Year

YOUR COMMENTS

200
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