Attachment A: 2015-16 NTPS Questionnaires 

The following contact materials are contained in this document:

1. 2015-16 NTPS Teacher Listing Form (NTPS-1)

2. 2015-16 NTPS Principal Questionnaire (NTPS-2)

3. 2015-16 NTPS School Questionnaire (NTPS-3)

4. 2015-16 NTPS Teacher Questionnaire (NTPS-4)
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FORM NTPS-1

FORM

Conducted by:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

(04-22-2015) 

TEACHER LISTING FORM

NATIONAL TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL SURVEY

2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR

▲NOTICE:

NTPS-1

(Please correct any errors in name, address, and ZIP Code.)

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

envelope or mail it to: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

 ATTN: TLF, SMQAB, BUILDING 61D

 JEFFERSONVILLE, IN 47132-0001

SCHOOL

GRADE

RANGE

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This survey is authorized by the Education Sciences Reform Act of

2002, 20 U.S. Code §9541(b) and §9543(a). The results will only be

produced as statistical summaries.

OMB No. XXXX-XXXX: Approval Expires XX/XX/XXXX

Collected by:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
FORM NTPS-1

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INCLUDE ON THE TEACHER LIST

REFERENCE CARD

Please use this guide when listing teachers.

Regular Classroom Teachers

Chemistry, English, math, physical education, history, etc.

Special Education Teachers

Teach special education classes to students with disabilities.

General Elementary Teachers

Teach self-contained classes in any of grades K–8, i.e., teach the same class of students all or

most of the day, unless they teach special education students, in which case see the category

above.

Team-teaching, i.e., two or more teachers collaborate in teaching multiple subjects to the same

class of students.

Include kindergarten teachers.

Career, Technical, or Vocational Education Teachers

Teach keyboarding, business, agriculture, life skills, family or consumer economics as well as

any other vocational or technical classes.

Teaching principals, teaching guidance counselors, teaching librarians, teaching school

nurses

Include any staff members who teach at least one regularly scheduled class per week.

For example:

If a librarian teaches a regularly scheduled class in math once a week, include her in the "Math"

category, but if she only teaches groups of students library skills or how to use the library, do 

NOT include her on the form.

Teachers of Ungraded Students

Itinerant, Co-op, Traveling, and Satellite Teachers

Teach at more than one school and may OR may not be supervised by someone at your school.

Current Long-Term Substitute Teachers

Currently filling the role of a regular teacher for 4 or more continuous weeks.

Other teachers who teach students in any of grades K–12

If a teacher teaches pre-kindergarten and any other grade between K–12, answer the questions

ONLY for the time the teacher spends teaching any grades K–12.

OMIT FROM THE TEACHER LIST

Prekindergarten teachers who teach ONLY prekindergarten students

Adult Education and Postsecondary Teachers

If they teach ONLY adult education or students beyond grade 12.

Short-term Substitute Teachers

Fill the role of a regular teacher for less than 4 continuous weeks.

Student Teachers

Day Care Aides

Teacher Aides

Librarians who teach ONLY library skills or how to use the library

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Please tear off this reference card to use while completing the survey.
FORM NTPS-1

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Why does the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) conduct the

National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS)?

The NTPS is designed to measure critical aspects of schooling and teaching, the 

composition of the principal and teacher work force, and conditions in schools.

What do you need from my school?

A list of all of the full-time and part-time teachers who teach at this school.

Please see the removable reference card on the reverse side for important 

information about the listing form.

What happens to the information I report?

A sample of teachers will be selected for the Teacher Survey component of NTPS. The 

selected teachers will receive the Teacher Questionnaire which asks for information on their 

educational background, work experience, and attitudes toward teaching.

Why is my school’s participation important?

Only a small number of schools are selected to participate in NTPS. Therefore, your school 

represents many other schools.

How does NCES protect the confidentiality of the information I provide?

Your responses are protected from disclosure by federal statute (20 U.S.C., §9573). 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.

Thank you for your assistance.

Please tear off this reference card to use while completing the survey.
FORM NTPS-1

Paperwork Burden Statement

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons

are required to respond to a collection of information unless it

displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control

number for this voluntary information collection is XXXX-XXXX. 

The time required to complete this information collection is 

estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time 

to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the 

data needed, and complete and review the information collection. 

If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time 

estimate, suggestions for improving this collection, or comments 

or concerns about the contents or the status of your individual 

submission of this questionnaire, please e-mail:

addp.education.surveys@census.gov, or write directly to: 

National Teacher and Principal Survey, National Center for 

Education Statistics, 1990 K Street, N.W., #9046, Washington,

DC 20006.

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Please return your completed form in the enclosed

pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope or mail it to:

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

ATTN: TLF, SMQAB, BLDG 61D

1201 E. 10TH STREET

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN 47132-0001
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FORM NTPS-1

1. In case we have questions about any of your responses, please print your name, title,

and work telephone number on the lines below.

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AREA CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER

NAME

TITLE

WORK TELEPHONE NUMBER

2. How much time did it take to complete this form, not counting interruptions?

Minutes

Please see page 2 for important information.

Call 1-888-595-1338 toll free if you need assistance filling out the rest of this form.

The office hours are 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Eastern Time.
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FORM NTPS-1

PLEASE READ THE REFERENCE CARD BEFORE CONTINUING. 

(A removable reference card is printed on the inside cover of this booklet.)

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Number

Teacher’s Name Subject Matter

Taught

Teaching Status

at the

Selected School

Please list all of the full-time and 

part-time teachers who TEACH at 

THIS SCHOOL.

List each teacher only once.

List in the following order: 

First name, Middle name, Last name,

suffix (if applicable).

Please see the reference card for

important information about itinerant

teachers, substitute teachers, 

librarians, principals and other staff 

that may teach at this school.

*Line Ex. is an example of a full-time

art teacher who is in his first year

of teaching.

Enter the numeric code

that corresponds to the

subject in which the

teacher teaches the 

most classes. If the

teacher teaches two or

more subjects equally,

enter each numeric 

code that applies.

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- Special education

- General elementary

- Math

- Science

- English/Language 

arts

- Social studies

- Vocational/Technical

- Other (e.g., art, music, etc.)

Enter the numeric

code which 

corresponds to the

teacher status of

each teacher at this

school. 

Include as part-time:

Itinerant teachers

who teach parttime in this school,

regardless of

other positions

held in this or

other districts.

Teachers who

perform other

functions in this

school in addition

to part-time

teaching.

For example, a

teaching guidance

counselor should 

be counted as a

part-time teacher.

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- Full-time

- Part-time

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"Other" subject matter 

for teachers who teach

art, foreign language,

music, physical 

education, English as 

a second language, and

any other remaining 

subjects.

Teacher’s Email

Address

Please list each teacher’s email address.

ams@place.com
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FORM NTPS-1

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Teacher’s Name Subject Matter

Taught

Teaching Status

at the

Selected School

Enter the numeric code

that corresponds to the

subject in which the

teacher teaches the 

most classes. If the

teacher teaches two or

more subjects equally,

enter each numeric 

code that applies.

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- Special education

- General elementary

- Math

- Science

- English/Language 

arts

- Social studies

- Vocational/Technical

- Other (e.g., art, music, etc.)

Enter the numeric

code which 

corresponds to the

teacher status of

each teacher at this

school. 

Include as part-time:

Itinerant teachers

who teach parttime in this school,

regardless of

other positions

held in this or

other districts.

Teachers who

perform other

functions in this

school in addition

to part-time

teaching.

For example, a

teaching guidance

counselor should 

be counted as a

part-time teacher.

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- Full-time

- Part-time

Enter the code for 

"Other" subject matter 

for teachers who teach

art, foreign language,

music, physical 

education, English as 

a second language, and

any other remaining 

subjects.

Please list all of the full-time and 

part-time teachers who TEACH at 

THIS SCHOOL.

List each teacher only once.

List in the following order: 

First name, Middle name, Last name,

suffix (if applicable).

Please see the reference card for

important information about itinerant

teachers, substitute teachers, 

librarians, principals and other staff 

that may teach at this school.

Teacher’s Email

Address

Please list each teacher’s email address.
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Teacher’s Name Subject Matter

Taught

Teaching Status

at the

Selected School

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that corresponds to the

subject in which the

teacher teaches the 

most classes. If the

teacher teaches two or

more subjects equally,

enter each numeric 

code that applies.

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- Special education

- General elementary

- Math

- Science

- English/Language 

arts

- Social studies

- Vocational/Technical

- Other (e.g., art, music, etc.)

Enter the numeric

code which 

corresponds to the

teacher status of

each teacher at this

school. 

Include as part-time:

Itinerant teachers

who teach parttime in this school,

regardless of

other positions

held in this or

other districts.

Teachers who

perform other

functions in this

school in addition

to part-time

teaching.

For example, a

teaching guidance

counselor should 

be counted as a

part-time teacher.

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- Full-time

- Part-time

Enter the code for 

"Other" subject matter 

for teachers who teach

art, foreign language,

music, physical 

education, English as 

a second language, and

any other remaining 

subjects.

Please list all of the full-time and 

part-time teachers who TEACH at 

THIS SCHOOL.

List each teacher only once.

List in the following order: 

First name, Middle name, Last name,

suffix (if applicable).

Please see the reference card for

important information about itinerant

teachers, substitute teachers, 

librarians, principals and other staff 

that may teach at this school.

Teacher’s Email

Address

Please list each teacher’s email address.
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Teacher’s Name Subject Matter

Taught

Teaching Status

at the

Selected School

Enter the numeric code

that corresponds to the

subject in which the

teacher teaches the 

most classes. If the

teacher teaches two or

more subjects equally,

enter each numeric 

code that applies.

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- Special education

- General elementary

- Math

- Science

- English/Language 

arts

- Social studies

- Vocational/Technical

- Other (e.g., art, music, etc.)

Enter the numeric

code which 

corresponds to the

teacher status of

each teacher at this

school. 

Include as part-time:

Itinerant teachers

who teach parttime in this school,

regardless of

other positions

held in this or

other districts.

Teachers who

perform other

functions in this

school in addition

to part-time

teaching.

For example, a

teaching guidance

counselor should 

be counted as a

part-time teacher.

1

2

- Full-time

- Part-time

Enter the code for 

"Other" subject matter 

for teachers who teach

art, foreign language,

music, physical 

education, English as 

a second language, and

any other remaining 

subjects.

Please list all of the full-time and 

part-time teachers who TEACH at 

THIS SCHOOL.

List each teacher only once.

List in the following order: 

First name, Middle name, Last name,

suffix (if applicable).

Please see the reference card for

important information about itinerant

teachers, substitute teachers, 

librarians, principals and other staff 

that may teach at this school.

Teacher’s Email

Address

Please list each teacher’s email address.
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Teacher’s Name Subject Matter

Taught

Teaching Status

at the

Selected School

Enter the numeric code

that corresponds to the

subject in which the

teacher teaches the 

most classes. If the

teacher teaches two or

more subjects equally,

enter each numeric 

code that applies.

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- Special education

- General elementary

- Math

- Science

- English/Language 

arts

- Social studies

- Vocational/Technical

- Other (e.g., art, music, etc.)

Enter the numeric

code which 

corresponds to the

teacher status of

each teacher at this

school. 

Include as part-time:

Itinerant teachers

who teach parttime in this school,

regardless of

other positions

held in this or

other districts.

Teachers who

perform other

functions in this

school in addition

to part-time

teaching.

For example, a

teaching guidance

counselor should 

be counted as a

part-time teacher.

1

2

- Full-time

- Part-time

Enter the code for 

"Other" subject matter 

for teachers who teach

art, foreign language,

music, physical 

education, English as 

a second language, and

any other remaining 

subjects.

Please list all of the full-time and 

part-time teachers who TEACH at 

THIS SCHOOL.

List each teacher only once.

List in the following order: 

First name, Middle name, Last name,

suffix (if applicable).

Please see the reference card for

important information about itinerant

teachers, substitute teachers, 

librarians, principals and other staff 

that may teach at this school.

Teacher’s Email

Address

Please list each teacher’s email address.
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Teacher’s Name Subject Matter

Taught

Teaching Status

at the

Selected School

Enter the numeric code

that corresponds to the

subject in which the

teacher teaches the 

most classes. If the

teacher teaches two or

more subjects equally,

enter each numeric 

code that applies.

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- Special education

- General elementary

- Math

- Science

- English/Language 

arts

- Social studies

- Vocational/Technical

- Other (e.g., art, music, etc.)

Enter the numeric

code which 

corresponds to the

teacher status of

each teacher at this

school. 

Include as part-time:

Itinerant teachers

who teach parttime in this school,

regardless of

other positions

held in this or

other districts.

Teachers who

perform other

functions in this

school in addition

to part-time

teaching.

For example, a

teaching guidance

counselor should 

be counted as a

part-time teacher.

1

2

- Full-time

- Part-time

Enter the code for 

"Other" subject matter 

for teachers who teach

art, foreign language,

music, physical 

education, English as 

a second language, and

any other remaining 

subjects.

Please list all of the full-time and 

part-time teachers who TEACH at 

THIS SCHOOL.

List each teacher only once.

List in the following order: 

First name, Middle name, Last name,

suffix (if applicable).

Please see the reference card for

important information about itinerant

teachers, substitute teachers, 

librarians, principals and other staff 

that may teach at this school.

Teacher’s Email

Address

Please list each teacher’s email address.
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Teacher’s Name Subject Matter

Taught

Teaching Status

at the

Selected School

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that corresponds to the

subject in which the

teacher teaches the 

most classes. If the

teacher teaches two or

more subjects equally,

enter each numeric 

code that applies.

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- Special education

- General elementary

- Math

- Science

- English/Language 

arts

- Social studies

- Vocational/Technical

- Other (e.g., art, music, etc.)

Enter the numeric

code which 

corresponds to the

teacher status of

each teacher at this

school. 

Include as part-time:

Itinerant teachers

who teach parttime in this school,

regardless of

other positions

held in this or

other districts.

Teachers who

perform other

functions in this

school in addition

to part-time

teaching.

For example, a

teaching guidance

counselor should 

be counted as a

part-time teacher.

1

2

- Full-time

- Part-time

Enter the code for 

"Other" subject matter 

for teachers who teach

art, foreign language,

music, physical 

education, English as 

a second language, and

any other remaining 

subjects.

Please list all of the full-time and 

part-time teachers who TEACH at 

THIS SCHOOL.

List each teacher only once.

List in the following order: 

First name, Middle name, Last name,

suffix (if applicable).

Please see the reference card for

important information about itinerant

teachers, substitute teachers, 

librarians, principals and other staff 

that may teach at this school.

Teacher’s Email

Address

Please list each teacher’s email address.
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Teacher’s Name Subject Matter

Taught

Teaching Status

at the

Selected School

Enter the numeric code

that corresponds to the

subject in which the

teacher teaches the 

most classes. If the

teacher teaches two or

more subjects equally,

enter each numeric 

code that applies.

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- Special education

- General elementary

- Math

- Science

- English/Language 

arts

- Social studies

- Vocational/Technical

- Other (e.g., art, music, etc.)

Enter the numeric

code which 

corresponds to the

teacher status of

each teacher at this

school. 

Include as part-time:

Itinerant teachers

who teach parttime in this school,

regardless of

other positions

held in this or

other districts.

Teachers who

perform other

functions in this

school in addition

to part-time

teaching.

For example, a

teaching guidance

counselor should 

be counted as a

part-time teacher.

1

2

- Full-time

- Part-time

Enter the code for 

"Other" subject matter 

for teachers who teach

art, foreign language,

music, physical 

education, English as 

a second language, and

any other remaining 

subjects.

Please list all of the full-time and 

part-time teachers who TEACH at 

THIS SCHOOL.

List each teacher only once.

List in the following order: 

First name, Middle name, Last name,

suffix (if applicable).

Please see the reference card for

important information about itinerant

teachers, substitute teachers, 

librarians, principals and other staff 

that may teach at this school.

Teacher’s Email

Address

Please list each teacher’s email address.
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Teaching Status

at the

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that corresponds to the

subject in which the

teacher teaches the 

most classes. If the

teacher teaches two or

more subjects equally,

enter each numeric 

code that applies.

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- Special education

- General elementary

- Math

- Science

- English/Language 

arts

- Social studies

- Vocational/Technical

- Other (e.g., art, music, etc.)

Enter the numeric

code which 

corresponds to the

teacher status of

each teacher at this

school. 

Include as part-time:

Itinerant teachers

who teach parttime in this school,

regardless of

other positions

held in this or

other districts.

Teachers who

perform other

functions in this

school in addition

to part-time

teaching.

For example, a

teaching guidance

counselor should 

be counted as a

part-time teacher.

1

2

- Full-time

- Part-time

Enter the code for 

"Other" subject matter 

for teachers who teach

art, foreign language,

music, physical 

education, English as 

a second language, and

any other remaining 

subjects.

Please list all of the full-time and 

part-time teachers who TEACH at 

THIS SCHOOL.

List each teacher only once.

List in the following order: 

First name, Middle name, Last name,

suffix (if applicable).

Please see the reference card for

important information about itinerant

teachers, substitute teachers, 

librarians, principals and other staff 

that may teach at this school.

Teacher’s Email

Address

Please list each teacher’s email address.
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Teacher’s Name Subject Matter

Taught

Teaching Status

at the

Selected School

Enter the numeric code

that corresponds to the

subject in which the

teacher teaches the 

most classes. If the

teacher teaches two or

more subjects equally,

enter each numeric 

code that applies.

1

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- Special education

- General elementary

- Math

- Science

- English/Language 

arts

- Social studies

- Vocational/Technical

- Other (e.g., art, music, etc.)

Enter the numeric

code which 

corresponds to the

teacher status of

each teacher at this

school. 

Include as part-time:

Itinerant teachers

who teach parttime in this school,

regardless of

other positions

held in this or

other districts.

Teachers who

perform other

functions in this

school in addition

to part-time

teaching.

For example, a

teaching guidance

counselor should 

be counted as a

part-time teacher.

1

2

- Full-time

- Part-time

Enter the code for 

"Other" subject matter 

for teachers who teach

art, foreign language,

music, physical 

education, English as 

a second language, and

any other remaining 

subjects.

Please list all of the full-time and 

part-time teachers who TEACH at 

THIS SCHOOL.

List each teacher only once.

List in the following order: 

First name, Middle name, Last name,

suffix (if applicable).

Please see the reference card for

important information about itinerant

teachers, substitute teachers, 

librarians, principals and other staff 

that may teach at this school.

Teacher’s Email

Address

Please list each teacher’s email address.
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that corresponds to the

subject in which the

teacher teaches the 

most classes. If the

teacher teaches two or

more subjects equally,

enter each numeric 

code that applies.

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- Special education

- General elementary

- Math

- Science

- English/Language 

arts

- Social studies

- Vocational/Technical

- Other (e.g., art, music, etc.)

Enter the numeric

code which 

corresponds to the

teacher status of

each teacher at this

school. 

Include as part-time:

Itinerant teachers

who teach parttime in this school,

regardless of

other positions

held in this or

other districts.

Teachers who

perform other

functions in this

school in addition

to part-time

teaching.

For example, a

teaching guidance

counselor should 

be counted as a

part-time teacher.

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- Part-time

Enter the code for 

"Other" subject matter 

for teachers who teach

art, foreign language,

music, physical 

education, English as 

a second language, and

any other remaining 

subjects.

Please list all of the full-time and 

part-time teachers who TEACH at 

THIS SCHOOL.

List each teacher only once.

List in the following order: 

First name, Middle name, Last name,

suffix (if applicable).

Please see the reference card for

important information about itinerant

teachers, substitute teachers, 

librarians, principals and other staff 

that may teach at this school.

Teacher’s Email

Address

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subject in which the

teacher teaches the 

most classes. If the

teacher teaches two or

more subjects equally,

enter each numeric 

code that applies.

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- Special education

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arts

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code which 

corresponds to the

teacher status of

each teacher at this

school. 

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Itinerant teachers

who teach parttime in this school,

regardless of

other positions

held in this or

other districts.

Teachers who

perform other

functions in this

school in addition

to part-time

teaching.

For example, a

teaching guidance

counselor should 

be counted as a

part-time teacher.

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- Part-time

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"Other" subject matter 

for teachers who teach

art, foreign language,

music, physical 

education, English as 

a second language, and

any other remaining 

subjects.

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part-time teachers who TEACH at 

THIS SCHOOL.

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First name, Middle name, Last name,

suffix (if applicable).

Please see the reference card for

important information about itinerant

teachers, substitute teachers, 

librarians, principals and other staff 

that may teach at this school.

Teacher’s Email

Address

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teacher teaches the 

most classes. If the

teacher teaches two or

more subjects equally,

enter each numeric 

code that applies.

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- Special education

- General elementary

- Math

- Science

- English/Language 

arts

- Social studies

- Vocational/Technical

- Other (e.g., art, music, etc.)

Enter the numeric

code which 

corresponds to the

teacher status of

each teacher at this

school. 

Include as part-time:

Itinerant teachers

who teach parttime in this school,

regardless of

other positions

held in this or

other districts.

Teachers who

perform other

functions in this

school in addition

to part-time

teaching.

For example, a

teaching guidance

counselor should 

be counted as a

part-time teacher.

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2

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- Part-time

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"Other" subject matter 

for teachers who teach

art, foreign language,

music, physical 

education, English as 

a second language, and

any other remaining 

subjects.

Please list all of the full-time and 

part-time teachers who TEACH at 

THIS SCHOOL.

List each teacher only once.

List in the following order: 

First name, Middle name, Last name,

suffix (if applicable).

Please see the reference card for

important information about itinerant

teachers, substitute teachers, 

librarians, principals and other staff 

that may teach at this school.

Teacher’s Email

Address

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subject in which the

teacher teaches the 

most classes. If the

teacher teaches two or

more subjects equally,

enter each numeric 

code that applies.

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- Special education

- General elementary

- Math

- Science

- English/Language 

arts

- Social studies

- Vocational/Technical

- Other (e.g., art, music, etc.)

Enter the numeric

code which 

corresponds to the

teacher status of

each teacher at this

school. 

Include as part-time:

Itinerant teachers

who teach parttime in this school,

regardless of

other positions

held in this or

other districts.

Teachers who

perform other

functions in this

school in addition

to part-time

teaching.

For example, a

teaching guidance

counselor should 

be counted as a

part-time teacher.

1

2

- Full-time

- Part-time

Enter the code for 

"Other" subject matter 

for teachers who teach

art, foreign language,

music, physical 

education, English as 

a second language, and

any other remaining 

subjects.

Please list all of the full-time and 

part-time teachers who TEACH at 

THIS SCHOOL.

List each teacher only once.

List in the following order: 

First name, Middle name, Last name,

suffix (if applicable).

Please see the reference card for

important information about itinerant

teachers, substitute teachers, 

librarians, principals and other staff 

that may teach at this school.

Teacher’s Email

Address

Please list each teacher’s email address.
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in this survey. If you have any questions,

please contact us, toll-free, at: 1-888-595-1338

or by e-mail at: addp.education.surveys@census.gov.

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Additional data collected by the National

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FORM

Conducted by:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

(04-15-2015) 

PRINCIPAL QUESTIONNAIRE

NATIONAL TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL SURVEY

2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR

THIS SURVEY HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY:

OMB No. xxxx-xxxx: Approval Expires xx/xx/xxxx

Collected by:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

NTPS-2

14216014

(Please correct any errors in name, address, and ZIP Code.)

▲NOTICE:

This survey is authorized by the Education Sciences Reform Act of

2002, 20 U.S. Code §9541(b) and §9543(a). The results will only be

produced as statistical summaries.

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

envelope or mail it to:

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

ATTN: DCB/PCSPU, BUILDING 60A

1201 E. 10TH STREET

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN 47132-0001
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• What is the average student-teacher ratio in the United States?

• What is the average salary of a beginning principal?

• Have teachers' views of their autonomy in the classroom changed over time?

• Have the characteristics of the principal and teacher workforces in the United States

changed over time?

The answers to these questions help school districts and policy makers at the state, federal

and local levels set education policy and improve teacher and principal working conditions.

Since 1988, the National Teacher and Principal Survey and its precursor, the Schools and

Staffing Survey, have provided the answers to these and other important education questions

from the perspective of Principals and Teachers.

By selecting a statistically representative sample of schools, and teachers in those schools, we

are able to provide representative data for the United States without going to every school.

Your school has been selected to participate in the 2015-16 National Teacher and Principal

Survey. You will represent thousands of other principals, so it is important that you respond to

this survey.

Your responses are protected from disclosure by federal statute (20 U.S.C., §9573). 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.

More information can be found on our website: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ntps

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays

a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this voluntary information collection is XXXX-XXXX. The time required

to complete this information collection is estimated to average 22 minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search

existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. If you have any comments concerning

the accuracy of the time estimate, suggestions for improving this collection, or comments or concerns about the contents or the status

of your individual submission of this questionnaire, please e-mail: addp.education.surveys@census.gov, or write directly to: National

Teacher and Principal Survey, National Center for Education Statistics, 1990 K Street, N.W., #9046, Washington, DC 20006.

Paperwork Burden Statement
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FORM NTPS-2

INSTRUCTIONS

The data you enter on this form will be captured through the use of imaging technology. Please print all

information clearly in ordinary characters, using a blue or black ballpoint pen.

Yes

No

Yes

No

OR

Yes X No

3 5 35 3 5

x

CORRECT marking example – INCORRECT marking example –

(Use care to keep characters

in their designated spaces.)

a. It is important that this questionnaire be completed by the school PRINCIPAL, not by anyone else.

Please do not write any comments by the answer boxes.

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

leaving it blank.

If you have any questions, call the U.S. Census Bureau at 1-888-595-1338. Someone will be

available to take your call Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

The U.S. Census Bureau is also available to answer your questions via e-mail at:

addp.education.surveys@census.gov.

b.

c.

d.
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1-1. BEFORE you became a principal, how many years of elementary, middle, or secondary

teaching experience did you have?

Count part of a year as 1 year. 

If none, please mark (X) the box.

None or Year(s) of teaching before becoming a principal

1. PRINCIPAL EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

1-2. BEFORE you became a principal, did you hold the position of an assistant principal or 

program director?

Include temporary positions.

Yes

No

BEFORE you became a principal, did you participate in any district or school training or 

development program for ASPIRING school principals?

1-4.

Yes

No

BEFORE you became a principal, did you have any management experience outside of the

field of education?

1-3.

Yes

No

1-5. PRIOR to this school year, how many years did you serve as the principal of THIS OR ANY 

OTHER school?

Do NOT include any years you served as ASSISTANT principal.

Count part of a year as 1 year. 

If none, please mark (X) the box.

None or Year(s) as principal of this or any other school

1-6. PRIOR to this school year, how many years did you serve as the principal of THIS school?

Do NOT include any years you served as ASSISTANT principal.

Count part of a year as 1 year. 

If none, please mark (X) the box.

None or Year(s) as principal of this school
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1-9. Do you currently hold a license or certification in “school administration”?

Yes

No

1-7. What is the highest degree you have earned?

Do not have a degree

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., etc.)

Master’s degree (M.A., M.A.T., M.B.A., M.Ed., M.S., etc.)

Educational specialist or professional diploma (at least one year beyond master’s level)

Doctorate or first professional degree (Ph.D., Ed.D., M.D., L.L.B., J.D., D.D.S.)

Mark (X) only one box.

Which of the following best describes the highest degree you have earned?

Mark (X) only one box.

It was awarded by your school’s college of Education, school of Education, or department 

of Education

It was awarded by another college, school, or department, not in Education

1-8.

1-10. WHILE serving as a principal, have you also regularly taught one or more classes at the 

elementary, middle, or secondary level?

Yes

No ➜ GO TO Section 2 on page 6.

1-12. In addition to serving as principal, are you CURRENTLY teaching in THIS school?

Yes

No

1-11. While serving as a principal, how many YEARS did you regularly teach at the elementary, 

middle, or secondary level?

Count part of a year as 1 year. 

Include the 2015-16 school year in this count, if applicable.

If none, please mark (X) the box.

None

YEAR(S) of teaching since becoming a principal

➔ GO TO Section 2 on page 6.

Do not include time spent as a short-term substitute teacher.

Do not include time spent as a short-term substitute teacher.
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2. GOALS AND DECISION MAKING

2-1. We are interested in the importance you place on various educational goals. From the 

following ten goals, which do you consider the most important, the second most important,

and the third most important?

How much ACTUAL influence do you think you have as a principal on decisions concerning

the following activities?

2-2.

a. Setting performance standards

for students of this school

b. Establishing curriculum at this

school

c. Determining the content of

in-service professional

development programs for

teachers of this school

Evaluating teachers of this

school

d.

e. Hiring new full-time teachers of

this school

f. Setting discipline policy at this

school

g. Deciding how your school

budget will be spent

Most important

1 - Building basic literacy skills (reading, math, writing, speaking)

2 - Encouraging academic excellence

3 - Preparing students for postsecondary education

4 - Promoting occupational or vocational skills

5 - Promoting good work habits and self-discipline

6 - Promoting personal growth (self-esteem, self-knowledge, etc.)

7 - Promoting human relations skills

8 - Promoting specific moral values

9 - Promoting multicultural awareness or understanding

Second most important

Third most important

No 

influence

Minor

influence

Moderate

influence Majorinfluence

Not

applicable

Mark (X) one box on each line.

10 - Fostering religious or spiritual development
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3. SCHOOL CLIMATE AND SAFETY

To the best of your knowledge, how often do the following types of problems occur at 

this school?

a. Physical conflicts among students

b. Robbery or theft

c. Vandalism

d. Student use of alcohol

e. Student use of illegal drugs

f. Student possession of weapons

g. Physical abuse of teachers

Happens daily

Happens at

least once 

a week

Happens at

least once

a month

Happens 

on

occasion

Never

happens

Mark (X) one box on each line.

h. Student racial tensions

i. Student bullying

j. Student verbal abuse of teachers

k. Widespread disorder in classrooms

l. Student acts of disrespect for teachers

m. Gang activities

3-1.
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3-2. LAST school year (2014-15), what percentage of students had at least one parent or

guardian participating in the following events?

a. Open house or back-to-school night

b. All regularly scheduled schoolwide

parent-teacher conferences

c. Special subject-area events (e.g.,

science fair, concerts)

Parent education workshops or

courses

d.

0-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-100% Not

applicable

Mark (X) one box on each line.

Signing of a school-parent compact

(This is an agreement between school

community members [e.g., parents,

principals, teachers, and students] that

acknowledges the shared responsibility

for student learning and/or the school’s

policies)

e.

f. Volunteer in the school as needed

or on a regular basis

Involvement in school instructional

issues (e.g., planning classroom

learning activities, providing 

feedback on curriculum)

g.

h. Involvement in governance (e.g.,

PTA or PTO meetings, school

board, parent booster clubs)

i. Involvement in budget decisions

3-3. Are teachers at this school REQUIRED to do the following?

a. Help students with academic needs OUTSIDE of regular school hours

Yes

No

b. Help students with social and emotional needs OUTSIDE of regular school hours

Yes

No

3-4. Are BEGINNING teachers at this school enrolled in a formal schoolwide or districtwide program

aimed to enhance teachers’ effectiveness by providing systematic support (sometimes

called a teacher induction program)?

Yes

No

A beginning teacher refers to a teacher who is in the first or second year of teaching.
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4. WORKING CONDITIONS AND PRINCIPAL PERCEPTIONS

Including hours spent during the school day, before and after school, and on the weekends,

how many hours do you spend on ALL school-related activities during a typical FULL WEEK

at THIS school?

4-1.

Total WEEKLY hours spent on school-related activities

On average throughout the school year, what percentage of time do you estimate that you

spend on the following tasks in this school?

4-2.

Rough estimates are sufficient.

Please write a percentage in each row. Write 0 if none.

Responses should add up to 100%.

Internal administrative tasks, including human resource/personnel

issues, regulations, reports, school budget

a.

Curriculum and teaching-related tasks, including teaching,

lesson preparation, classroom observations, mentoring teachers

b.

%

%

%

%

c. Student interactions, including discipline and academic guidance %

d. Parent interactions, including formal and informal interactions

e. Other – please specify ➜

4-3. How many days per year are you required to work under your current contract?

Include professional development, student contact days, and any other days covered by your

contract.

Days per contract year

Are you represented under a meet-and-confer agreement or a collective bargaining agreement?

("Meet-and-confer" discussions are for the purpose of reaching non-legally-binding agreements. 

Collective bargaining agreements are legally-binding agreements.)

4-4.

Yes, meet-and-confer

Yes, collective bargaining

No

Mark (X) only one box.

% f. Total 1 00
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4-5.

a. The stress and disappointments

involved in being a principal at this

school aren’t really worth it.

b. I am generally satisfied with being principal at this school.

Strongly

agree

Mark (X) one box on each line.

Somewhat

agree

Somewhat

disagree Stronglydisagree

c. If I could get a higher paying job I’d

leave this job as soon as possible.

d. I think about transferring to another

school.

e. I don’t seem to have as much

enthusiasm now as I did when I

began this job.

f. I think about staying home from

school because I’m just too tired

to go.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?

4-6. How long do you plan to remain a principal?

As long as I am able

Until I am eligible for retirement benefits from this job

Mark (X) only one box.

Until I am eligible for retirement benefits from a previous job

Until I am eligible for Social Security benefits

Until a specific life event occurs (e.g., children graduate from college, relocation)

Until a more desirable job opportunity comes along

Definitely plan to leave as soon as I can

Undecided at this time
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5. STUDENT GROWTH AND TEACHER EVALUATION

During this school year (2015-16), is student achievement growth on standardized 

assessments used in the performance evaluation of teachers in this school? Please 

include student achievement growth within a teacher’s classroom as well as teamwide, 

gradewide, or schoolwide student achievement growth.

5-1.

Used in the evaluation of ALL teachers in the school, including all grades, all subjects

(including art, music, and physical education), special education, and special populations

such as English learners and students with disabilities.

Used in the evaluation of SOME (but not all) teachers in this school.

Not used in the evaluation of any teachers in this school.

Student achievement growth is the change in student achievement for an individual student

between two or more points in time, and may be measured using student growth percentiles, 

value added, or other measures of change in student achievement over time. 

Standardized assessments are assessments consistently administered and scored for all 

students in the same grades and subjects, districtwide. These might include required state 

summative assessments, assessments purchased from testing companies, or district-developed

assessments that are administered districtwide.

Student achievement growth on standardized assessments is:

5-2. During this school year (2015-16), which of the following sources of information on teacher

performance does your school use in teacher evaluations?

Used in evaluating teachers

a. Classroom observations using a teacher professional practice rubric, conducted by the 

principal or other school administrator

Not used in evaluating teachers

Used in evaluating teachers

b. Classroom observations using a teacher professional practice rubric, conducted by

someone other than a school administrator (such as a peer or mentor teacher, 

instructional coach, central office staff member, or an observer from outside the school 

or district)

Not used in evaluating teachers

c. Teacher self-assessment

Used in evaluating teachers

Not used in evaluating teachers

d. Portfolios or other artifacts of teacher professional practice

Used in evaluating teachers

Not used in evaluating teachers
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5-2. Continued –

Assessments by a peer or mentor teacher that are not based on a teacher professional

practice rubric

e.

Used in evaluating teachers

Not used in evaluating teachers

f. Student work samples

Used in evaluating teachers

Not used in evaluating teachers

g. Student surveys or other student feedback

Used in evaluating teachers

Not used in evaluating teachers

h. Parent surveys or other parent feedback

Used in evaluating teachers

Not used in evaluating teachers

5-3. Will the performance evaluation results for teachers for this school year (2015-16) be used 

to inform any of the following decisions about teacher professional development?

Yes

a. Feedback given to teachers on their professional practice

No

Yes

b. Planning professional development for individual teachers

No

Yes

c. Development of performance improvement plans for low-performing teachers

No

Yes

d. Setting goals with teachers for student achievement growth for the next school year

No

Yes

e. Identifying low-performing teachers for coaching, mentoring, or peer assistance

No
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5-4. Will the performance evaluation results for teachers for this school year (2015-16) be used 

to inform any of the following decisions about teacher career advancement?

a. Recognizing high-performing teachers

Yes

b. Determining annual salary increases

No

Yes

c. Determining bonuses or performance-based compensation other than salary increases

No

Yes

d. Granting tenure or similar job protection

No

Yes

e. Career advancement opportunities, such as teacher leadership roles

No

This school does not grant tenure or similar job protection

This school does not use bonuses or performance-based compensation

5-5. Will the performance evaluation results for teachers for this school year (2015-16) be used 

to inform any of the following decisions about low-performing teachers?

Yes

a. Loss of tenure or similar job protection

No

This school does not grant tenure or similar job protection

Yes

b. Sequencing potential layoffs to reduce staff

No

Yes

c. Dismissing or terminating employment for cause

No

Yes

No
6. PRINCIPAL DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

6-1.

Male

Female

Are you male or female?

Yes

No

6-2. Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin?

6-3. What is your race?

Mark (X) one or more races to indicate what you consider yourself to be.

White

Black or African-American

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

American Indian or Alaska Native

What is your year of birth?

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6-4.

6-5. What is your current ANNUAL salary for your position in this school before taxes and 

deductions?

If your position includes multiple duties (e.g., you teach a class and serve as principal at this 

school), please include your entire salary before taxes and deductions. 

Please report in whole dollars.

$ .00 per year ,

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7. CONTACT INFORMATION

7-1. The survey you have completed may involve a brief follow-up next school year in order to

gain information on principals’ movements in the labor force. The following information would

assist us in contacting you if you have moved or changed jobs. Please keep in mind that all

information provided here is strictly confidential and will only be used in the event that we

need to contact you for follow-up. Your responses are protected from disclosure by federal

statute (20 U.S.C., §9543). 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. 

Please PRINT your name, home address, your work, cell, and home telephone numbers, and

your work and home e-mail addresses.

a. First name

Middle name

Last name Suffix

b. Street address

c. City

d. State

e. ZIP Code + 4

f. Work phone number

AREA CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER

i. Work e-mail address

g. Cell phone number

AREA CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER

h. Home phone number

AREA CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER

— —

— —

— —

j. Home e-mail address

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FORM NTPS-2

Please enter the date you completed this questionnaire.

7-3.

Report month as a number, that is, 01 for January, 02 for February, etc.

Month Day Year

201

7-2.

Please indicate how much time it took you to complete this form, not counting interruptions.

Minutes

Please record the time in minutes, e.g., 50 minutes, 65 minutes, etc.

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Thank you very much for your participation

in this survey. If you have any questions,

please contact us, toll-free, at: 1-888-595-1338

or by e-mail at: addp.education.surveys@census.gov.

Please return your completed questionnaire

in the enclosed pre-addressed, postage-paid

envelope or mail it to:

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

ATTN: DCB/PCSPU, BUILDING 60A

1201 E. 10TH STREET

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN 47132-0001
FORM NTPS-2

To learn more about this survey and to

access reports from earlier collections, see the

National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) website at:

http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ntps

Additional data collected by the National

Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on

a variety of topics in elementary,

secondary, postsecondary, and

international education are available

from NCES’ website at:

http://nces.ed.gov

For additional data collected by various

Federal agencies, including the

Department of Education, visit the

Federal Statistics clearinghouse at:

http://fedstats.sites.usa.gov

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FORM

(04-30-2015)

SCHOOL QUESTIONNAIRE

NATIONAL TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL SURVEY

2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR

THIS SURVEY HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY:

NTPS-3

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(Please correct any errors in name, address, and ZIP Code.)

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This survey is authorized by the Education Sciences Reform Act of

2002, 20 U.S. Code §9541(b) and §9543(a). The results will only be

produced as statistical summaries.

Conducted by:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

OMB No. xxxx-xxxx: Approval Expires xx/xx/xxxx

Collected by:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

NOTICE:

Please return your completed questionnaire in the pre-addressed,

postage-paid envelope or mail it to:

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

ATTN: DCB/PCSPU, BUILDING 60A

1201 E. 10TH STREET

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN 47132-0001
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• What is the average student-teacher ratio in the United States?

• What is the average salary of a beginning principal?

• Have teachers’ views of their autonomy in the classroom changed

over time?

• Have the characteristics of the principal and teacher workforces in

the United States changed over time?

The answers to these questions help school districts and policy makers at the

state, federal, and local levels set education policy and improve teacher and

principal working conditions.

Since 1988, the National Teacher and Principal Survey and its precursor, the

Schools and Staffing Survey, have provided the answers to these and other

important education questions from the perspective of Principals and Teachers.

By selecting a statistically representative sample of schools, and teachers in those

schools, we are able to provide representative data for the United States without

going to every school.

Your school has been selected to participate in the 2015-16 National Teacher and

Principal Survey. You will represent thousands of other principals, so it is important

that you respond to this survey.

Your responses are protected from disclosure by federal statute (20 U.S.C.,

§9573). 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.

More information can be found on our website: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ntps

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays

a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this voluntary information collection is XXXX-XXXX. The time required

to complete this information collection is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search

existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. If you have any comments concerning

the accuracy of the time estimate, suggestions for improving this collection, or comments or concerns about the contents or the status

of your individual submission of this questionnaire, please e-mail: addp.education.surveys@census.gov, or write directly to: National

Teacher and Principal Survey, National Center for Education Statistics, 1990 K Street, N.W., #9046, Washington, DC 20006.

Paperwork Burden Statement
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a. This questionnaire may be completed by any staff member who has access to the school’s records.

Please do not write any comments by the answer boxes.

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

leaving it blank.

If you have any questions, call the U.S. Census Bureau at 1-888-595-1338. Someone will be

available to take your call Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

The U.S. Census Bureau is also available to answer your questions via e-mail at:

addp.education.surveys@census.gov.

b.

c.

d.

INSTRUCTIONS

Yes

No

Yes

No

OR

Yes X No

3 5 35 3 5

x

CORRECT marking example – INCORRECT marking example –

(Use care to keep characters

in their designated spaces.)

The data you enter on this form will be captured through the use of imaging technology. Please print all

information clearly in ordinary characters, using a blue or black ballpoint pen.
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1. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SCHOOL

1-1. Does this school offer the following grades?

Please mark (X) Yes or No for each grade level.

Please report for the school listed on the cover.

Prekindergarten Yes No

Kindergarten Yes No

1st Yes No

2nd Yes No

3rd Yes No

4th Yes No

5th Yes No

6th Yes No

7th Yes No

8th Yes No

9th Yes No

10th Yes No

11th Yes No

12th Yes No

Ungraded Yes No

1-2. Excluding prekindergarten, postsecondary, and adult education students, around the first

of October, how many students were enrolled in this school?

Students

1-3. For this school year (2015-16), what is the Average Daily Attendance (ADA) percentage at

this school? 

Round to the nearest whole PERCENT.

%

,
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1-4. What is the official start and end time for MOST students at this school?

If the start and end times vary by day, record the start and end time for the longest day of 

the week.

Do not include prekindergarten or transitional first grade programs.

:

1-5. How many days are in the SCHOOL YEAR for students in this school?

Days per SCHOOL YEAR

:

Start time

End time

1-7a. Does this school currently have any students enrolled in kindergarten?

Yes

No ➜ GO TO item 1-8 on page 6.

b. How long is the school day for a kindergarten, transitional kindergarten, or transitional first 

grade student?

Mark (X) only one box.

Full day (4 hours or more per day)

Half day (less than 4 hours per day)

Both full-day and half-day programs are offered

c. How many days per week does a kindergarten, transitional kindergarten, or transitional

first grade 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.

Days per week

Please include regular kindergarten as well as transitional (or readiness) kindergarten and

transitional first (or pre-first) grade students, if enrolled.

1-6. Which of the following best describes this school?

Mark (X) only one box.

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.

SPECIAL EDUCATION school – primarily serves students with disabilities

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

occupations

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. C
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1-9a. Does this school offer any courses that are taught entirely online?

Yes

No ➜ GO TO item 1-10 below.

b. Among all the courses you offer at this school, about how many of the courses are 

entirely online?

Mark (X) only one box.

One or a few courses

Some courses but less than half

About half

A majority

All courses

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1-10. 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?

Yes

No

a. Before-school or after-school program providing instruction beyond the normal school 

day for students who need academic assistance

Yes

No

b. Before-school or after-school program providing instruction beyond the normal school 

day for students who seek academic advancement or enrichment

Yes

No

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

1-11. Does this school have instruction specifically designed to address the needs of students

with limited-English proficiency, also known as English-language learners (ELLs)?

Yes

No

1-8. 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.)

Yes

No
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2. SCHOOL STAFFING

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For all teacher counts in items 2-1 and 2-2:

Full-time

2-1. Around the first of October, how many TEACHERS held full-time or part-time positions or

assignments in this school?

None or

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 or teachers who are shared with other 

schools

• 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

None or Part-time teachers

c. TOTAL number of full- and part-time teachers

Total teachers
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Hispanic or Latino, regardless of race?

2-2. Of the full-time and part-time TEACHERS in this school around the first of October,

how many were –

None or

a.

b. White, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

If none, please mark (X) the box.

Teachers

c. Black or African American, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

d. Asian, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

e. Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

NOTE: Sum of entries in items 2-2(a-g) should be equal to entry in item 2-1c on page 7.

None or Teachers

None or Teachers

None or Teachers

None or Teachers

Please only include each teacher in one category below so none are double-counted.

None or Teachers

g. Two or more races, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?

None or Teachers

f. American Indian or Alaska Native, not of Hispanic or Latino origin?
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2-3. 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? 

Employees shared with other schools or the district office should be counted as part-time employees.

a. Principals

None

FULL-TIME PART-TIME

None

b. Vice principals and assistant principals

c. Instructional coordinators and supervisors,

such as curriculum specialists

d. Librarians or library media specialists

e. School/guidance counselors, excluding

psychologists and social workers

f. Student support services professional staff

(1) Nurses

(2) Social workers

(3) Psychologists

(4) Speech therapists or pathologists

(5) Other professional staff

Employees who hold more than one position in this school should be counted as part-time staff for

each position held.

FOR EXAMPLE: If your school’s vice principal also serves as a data coach, you would count this

person as 1 part-time vice principal (item b) and 1 part-time data coach (item k), even if this person

works full-time across the two positions.

If no PART-TIME staff members exist, please mark (X) the "None" box under PART-TIME.

If no full-time or part-time staff members exist, please mark (X) the "None" boxes under BOTH

full-time AND part-time.

None None

None None

None None

None None

None None

None None

None None

None None

None None

If no full-time or part-time staff members exist, please mark (X) the "None" boxes under BOTH

full-time AND part-time.

None None

None None

(2) English as a Second Language (ESL)

or bilingual teacher aides

(1) Regular Title I aides

g. Aides

If no FULL-TIME staff members exist, please mark (X) the "None" box under FULL-TIME.
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2-3. 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

FULL-TIME PART-TIME

(4) Special education non-instructional aides

(5) Library media center 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 and maintenance personnel

k. Data coaches or data coordinators

None None

None None

None None

None None

None None

None None

None None

None None

None None

None None

None None

None None

None None

None None

l. Technology specialists

m. Security guards or security personnel (not law 

enforcement)

n. School Resource Officers (include all career law

enforcement officers with arrest authority, who 

have specialized training and are assigned to work

in collaboration with school organizations)

o. Sworn law enforcement officers who are not

School Resource Officers

p. Other employees not reported above

None None

(3) Special education instructional aides
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2-4a. Do any of the teachers or staff have the following specialist assignments in this school?

(A specialist works with students.)

(1) Reading specialist

Yes

No

(2) Math specialist

Yes

No

(3) Science specialist

Yes

No

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

Yes

No

(2) Math coach

Yes

No

(3) Science coach

Yes

No

(4) General instructional/Not subject-specific coach

Yes

No

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2-5a. For THIS school year (2015-16), were there teaching vacancies in this school, that is, teaching 

positions for which teachers were recruited and interviewed by this school’s hiring authority?

GO TO item 2-6a on page 13.

Yes

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 

(e.g., chemistry, physics, 

earth sciences)

(9) English as a Second

Language (ESL) or 

bilingual education

(10) Foreign languages

(11) Music or art

(12) Career or technical 

education

This

position is

not offered

in this

school

No

vacancy in

this field

this school

year

Easy Somewhat

difficult

Very

difficult

Could not

fill the

vacancy

(13) Other

Please include teaching positions that were vacant for the 2015-16 school year and that may or

may not have been filled before the start of the 2015-16 school year.

Do not include vacancies for teachers who teach ONLY prekindergarten or adult education.

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2-6a. Around the first of October, how many teachers were newly hired by this school?

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

GO TO Section 3 on page 14.

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

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

Teachers

If none, please mark (X) the box.

None or

Do not include newly hired teachers who teach ONLY prekindergarten or adult education.

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

If none, please mark (X) the box.

Teachers

None ➜

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Does this DISTRICT grant high school diplomas?

Yes

No ➔ GO TO Section 4 on page 15.

3-2. For high school graduates of the class of 2016, does this school or district have a community

service requirement for a standard diploma?

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

3. COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENTS

3-1.

Yes

No ➔ GO TO Section 4 on page 15.

3-3. What is the minimum number of community service hours required of the high school

graduates in the class of 2016?

Hours

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The questions in this section are about the DISTRICT that this school is a part of, not this specific school.

You may wish to contact the district to obtain the information requested if it is not immediately known.
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Of the students enrolled in this school, do any have an Individual Education Plan (IEP)

because they have special needs?

Yes

No ➜ GO TO item 4-3a on page 16.

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

4. SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

4-1a.

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

Students

4-2a. Does this school primarily serve students with disabilities?

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

,

Yes ➜

No

GO TO item 4-3a on page 16.

None or Students

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

The sum of entries in item 4-2b should equal the entry in item 4-1b 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)

None or Students

None or Students

None or Students

,

,

,

,

If you marked "SPECIAL EDUCATION school - primarily serves students with disabilities" for

item 1-6, please mark "Yes" for this item.
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Does this school have any prekindergarten students?

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 4-4 – 4-7.

4-3a.

Yes

No ➜ GO TO item 4-4a below.

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

Prekindergarten students

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

or reduced-price lunch program)?

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

reduced-price lunches?

Prekindergarten students approved

None or

Report a separate count for prekindergarten students.

If none, please mark (X) the box.

K-12 students approved

None or

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.)

How many students participate in the Title I program?

Prekindergarten students

All K-12 students

Report a separate count for prekindergarten students.

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

K-12 students

All Prekindergarten students

No K-12 students

No Prekindergarten students

4-4a.

4-5.

4-6.

Yes

No ➜ GO TO item 4-5 below.

,

Yes

No ➜ GO TO Section 5 on page 18.

,
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4-7. Are students receiving Title I services in –

Yes

No

a. Reading or language arts?

b. Mathematics?

Yes

No

c. English as a Second Language (ESL)?

Yes

No

4-8. In head counts, how many designated Title I teachers were teaching AT THIS SCHOOL 

around the first of October?

None or Title I teachers

If none, please mark (X) the box.
FORM NTPS-3

5. CHARTER SCHOOL INFORMATION

5-1. 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.)

Yes

No ➜ GO TO Section 6 on page 19.

Other – Please describe

Which of the following best describes the governance structure of this public charter school?

An independent or stand-alone charter school

Part of a non-profit charter management organization or network of schools that are 

managed by a central agency

Part of a for-profit charter management organization or network of schools that are 

managed by a central agency

Part of a traditional public school district

5-2.

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6. CONTACT INFORMATION

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

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6-1.

6-2. What is his or her job title?

6-3. What is his or her phone number?

— —

6-4. What is his or her work e-mail address?

Please enter the date you completed this questionnaire.

6-6.

Report month as a number, that is, 01 for January, 02 for February, etc.

6-5.

Please indicate how much time it took you to complete this form, not counting interruptions.

Minutes

Month Day Year

201

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Thank you very much for your participation

in this survey. If you have any questions,

please contact us, toll-free, at: 1-888-595-1338

or by e-mail at: addp.education.surveys@census.gov.

Please return your completed questionnaire

in the enclosed pre-addressed, postage-paid

envelope or mail it to:

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

ATTN: DCB/PCSPU, BUILDING 60A

1201 E. 10TH STREET

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN 47132-0001
FORM NTPS-3 §/@_#¤

To learn more about this survey and to

access reports from earlier collections, see the

National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) website at:

http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ntps

Additional data collected by the National

Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on

a variety of topics in elementary,

secondary, postsecondary, and

international education are available

from NCES’ website at:

http://nces.ed.gov

For additional data collected by various

Federal agencies, including the

Department of Education, visit the

Federal Statistics clearinghouse at:

http://fedstats.sites.usa.gov

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§/J]+¤

FORM

Conducted by:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

(04-29-2015)

TEACHER QUESTIONNAIRE

NATIONAL TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL SURVEY

2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR

THIS SURVEY HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY:

OMB No. xxxx-xxxx: Approval Expires xx/xx/xxxx

Collected by:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

NTPS-4

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NOTICE:

Please return your completed questionnaire in the pre-addressed,

postage-paid envelope or mail it to:

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

ATTN: DCB/PCSPU, BUILDING 60A

1201 E. 10TH STREET

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN 47132-0001

This survey is authorized by the Education Sciences Reform Act of

2002, 20 U.S. Code §9541(b) and §9543(a). The results will only be

produced as statistical summaries.
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According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays

a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this voluntary information collection is xxxx-xxxx. The time required to

complete this information collection is estimated to average 40 minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search

existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. If you have any comments concerning

the accuracy of the time estimate, suggestions for improving this collection, or comments or concerns about the contents or the status

of your individual submission of this questionnaire, please e-mail: addp.education.surveys@census.gov, or write directly to: National

Teacher and Principal Survey, National Center for Education Statistics, 1990 K Street, N.W., #9046, Washington, DC 20006.

Paperwork Burden Statement

a. If you are the teacher named on the cover page label, please complete the questionnaire.

Please do not write any comments near the answer boxes.

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

leaving it blank.

If you have any questions, call the U.S. Census Bureau at 1-888-595-1338. Someone will be

available to take your call Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

The U.S. Census Bureau is also available to answer your questions via e-mail at:

addp.education.surveys@census.gov.

b.

c.

d.

The data you enter on this form will be captured through the use of imaging technology. Please print all

information clearly in ordinary characters, using a blue or black ballpoint pen.

Yes

No

Yes

No

OR

Yes X No

3 5 35 3 5

x

CORRECT marking example – INCORRECT marking example –

(Use care to keep characters

in their designated spaces.)

INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS

Teachers who teach in multiple schools: Please respond to questions as they apply to the school

where you received this questionnaire.

Grades K-12 and comparable ungraded levels. This survey focuses on schools offering any of

grades K-12 or comparable ungraded levels at the elementary, middle, or secondary level. The term

“ungraded levels” refers to schools that classify students by an alternative means other than particular

grade levels (e.g., Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, etc.).
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How do you classify your position at THIS school, that is, the activity at which you spend 

most of your time during this school year?

Mark (X) only one box.

Regular full-time teacher (in any of grades K-12 or comparable ungraded levels)

Regular part-time teacher (in any of grades K-12 or comparable ungraded levels)

1-2. Which box did you mark in item 1-1 above?

Itinerant teacher (i.e., your assignment requires you to provide instruction at more than 

one school)

Long-term substitute (i.e., your assignment requires that you fill the role of a regular teacher 

on a long-term basis, but you are still considered a substitute)

Short-term substitute

Student teacher

Teacher aide

Administrator (e.g., principal, assistant principal, director, school head)

Library media specialist or Librarian

Other professional staff (e.g., counselor, curriculum coordinator, social worker)

Support staff (e.g., secretary)

Box 1

Box 2, 3, or 4

Box 5, 6, or 7

Box 8, 9, 10, or 11

1-3. Do you TEACH one or more classes at THIS school, at least once per week, in any of grades

K-12 or comparable ungraded levels? 

➔ GO TO item 1-5 on page 4.

➔

If you work as a library media specialist or librarian at this school, do not include classes in which 

you teach students how to use the library (e.g., library skills or library research).

Yes

No

➔ GO TO item 1-4 on page 4.

If you teach a particular specialty either within or outside of a regular classroom (e.g., reading

specialist, special education teacher, English as a Second Language teacher), include that time 

as a regularly scheduled class.

➔ GO TO item 1-4 on page 4.

1-1.

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

➔

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Please STOP now and return this questionnaire to

the U.S. Census Bureau. Thank you for your time.

Please STOP now and return this questionnaire to

the U.S. Census Bureau. Thank you for your time.
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How much time do you work as a TEACHER in any of grades K-12 or comparable ungraded

levels at THIS school?

1-4.

Mark (X) only one box.

Full time

3/4 time or more, but less than full-time

1/2 time or more, but less than 3/4 time

1/4 time or more, but less than 1/2 time

Less than 1/4 time

I do not teach any of grades K-12

or comparable ungraded levels ➔

Please STOP now and return this questionnaire to

the U.S. Census Bureau. Thank you for your time.

1-5. When did you begin teaching, either full-time or part-time, at THIS school?

Year

Do NOT include time spent as a student teacher.

Enter the month AND year. Report month as a number, that is, 01 for January, 02 for February, etc.

Retired from another job

Other – please specify

Unemployed and seeking work

➔

1-6. LAST school year (2014-15), what was your MAIN activity?

Mark (X) only ONE box which best applies to how you spent the MOST time LAST school year.

If you were a substitute or itinerant teacher, please mark (X) the box which best applies to your

MAIN activity LAST school year.

Teaching in this school

Teaching in another public elementary, middle, or secondary school IN THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM

Teaching in a public elementary, middle, or secondary school IN A DIFFERENT SCHOOL

SYSTEM IN THIS STATE

Teaching in a public elementary, middle, or secondary school IN ANOTHER STATE

Teaching in a PRIVATE elementary, middle, or secondary school

Student at a college or university

Teaching in a preschool

Teaching at a college or university

Working in a position in the field of education, but not as a teacher

Working in a position outside the field of education

On leave (e.g., maternity or paternity leave, disability leave, sabbatical)

Caring for family members, but not on leave (e.g., homemaking, childrearing)

Military service

Month
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1-7. When did you FIRST begin teaching, either full-time or part-time, at the K-12 or comparable

ungraded level?

Do NOT include time spent as a student teacher.

Enter the month AND year. Report month as a number, that is, 01 for January, 02 for February, etc.

1-8. In how many schools have you taught, either full-time or part-time, at the K-12 or comparable

ungraded level?

Do NOT include time spent as a student teacher.

Schools

1-9. Excluding time spent on maternity/paternity leave or sabbatical, how many school years

have you worked, either full-time or part-time, as a K-12 or comparable ungraded level

teacher in public, public charter or private schools?

School years

Include the current school year.

Do NOT include time spent as a student teacher.

Report years to the nearest whole year, not fractions or months.

Month Year
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2. CLASS ORGANIZATION

2-1. Do you currently teach students in any of these grades at THIS school?

Please mark (X) Yes or No for each grade level.

Prekindergarten Yes No

Kindergarten Yes No

1st Yes No

2nd Yes No

3rd Yes No

4th Yes No

5th Yes No

6th Yes No

7th Yes No

8th Yes No

9th Yes No

10th Yes No

11th Yes No

12th Yes No

Ungraded Yes No

Of all the students you teach at THIS school, how many have an Individualized Education

Program (IEP) because they have disabilities or are special education students?

2-2.

Do NOT include students who have only a 504 plan.

If none, please mark (X) the box.

None or Students
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Of all the students you teach at THIS school, how many are of limited-English proficiency (LEP)

or are English-language learners (ELLs)?

(Students of limited-English proficiency [LEP] or English-language learners [ELLs] are those

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.)

If none, please mark (X) the box.

None or Students

2-3.

2-4. Using Table 1 on page 10, this school year, in what subject is your MAIN teaching assignment

at THIS school, that is, the subject matter in which you teach the most classes?

Record one of the main teaching assignment codes and labels from Table 1 on page 10.

Main Teaching

Assignment Code

Main Teaching

Assignment Label

Are you intentionally assigned to instruct the same group of students for more than one year

(e.g., looping)?

Yes

No

2-5.

2-6a. During any of your classes, do you have students use instructional software to learn some

or all of their lessons?

Yes

No ➜ GO TO item 2-7 on page 8.

b. Does any of the instructional software the students use AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST the level

of instruction to an individual student’s performance?

Yes

No
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2-8. Which box did you mark in item 2-7 above?

Box 3 or 4

Box 5 ➔ GO TO item 2-10 below.

During your most recent FULL WEEK of teaching at THIS school, what is the total number of

students enrolled in the class you taught?

Box 1 or 2 ➔ GO TO item 2-12 on page 11.

2-9.

Students ➔

2-7. Which statement best describes the way YOUR classes at THIS school are organized?

Mark (X) only one box.

You instruct several classes of different students most or all of the day in one or more

subjects (sometimes called Departmentalized Instruction).

You are an elementary school teacher who teaches only one subject to different classes of

students (sometimes called an Elementary Subject Specialist).

You instruct the same group of students all or most of the day in multiple subjects 

(sometimes called a Self-Contained Class).

You are one of two or more teachers, in the same class, at the same time, and are jointly

responsible for teaching the same group of students all or most of the day (sometimes

called Team Teaching).

You instruct a small number of selected students released from or in their regular classes in

specific skills or to address specific needs (sometimes called a "Pull-Out" Class or "Push-In"

Instruction).

1

2

3

4

5

GO TO item 2-11 on page 9.

During your most recent FULL WEEK of teaching at THIS school, what is the average number 

of students you taught at any one time?

2-10.

Students

If you teach more than one self-contained class, report the number from your class with the most

students.
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During your most recent FULL WEEK of teaching, approximately how many hours did YOU 

spend teaching each of the following subjects at THIS school?

2-11.

If you taught two or more subjects at the same time, apportion the time to each subject the best

you can.

Report hours to the nearest whole hour; do not record fractions of an hour or minutes.

If you did not teach a particular subject during the week, mark (X) the "None" box.

a. English, reading, or language arts (including reading and writing)

None or Hours per week

b. Arithmetic or mathematics

None or Hours per week

c. Social studies or history

None or Hours per week

d. Science

None or Hours per week

(1) Of these hours, how many were designated for reading instruction?

None or Hours per week

GO TO Section 3 on page 12.

GO TO item 2-11b below.
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Table 1. Main Teaching Assignment and Subject-matter Codes and Labels

For Questions 2-4 and 2-13

Elementary Education

101

102

103

Special Education

110

Subject-matter Specific Codes and Labels

Arts and Music

141

142

143

144

145

General Education Codes and Labels

Other

268

Miscellaneous

262

264

265

266

267

Career or Technical Education

241

242

243

244

245

246

247

249

250

253

254

255

256

Mathematics and Computer Science

191

192

193

194

195

196

197

198

199

200

201

Health Education

181

182

Foreign Languages

171

172

173

174

175

English as a Second Language (ESL)

160

161

162

English and Language Arts

151

152

153

154

155

157

158

159

Early childhood or pre-K, general

Elementary grades, general

Middle grades, general

Special education, any

Art or arts and crafts

Art history

Dance

Drama or theater

Music

Communications

Composition

English

Journalism

Language arts

Literature or literary criticism

Reading

Speech

ESL or bilingual education: General

ESL or bilingual education: Spanish

ESL or bilingual education: Other 

languages

French

German

Latin

Spanish

Other foreign language

Health education

Physical education

Algebra I

Algebra II

Algebra III

Basic and general mathematics

Business and applied math

Calculus and pre-calculus

Computer science

Geometry

Pre-algebra

Statistics and probability

Trigonometry

Agriculture and natural resources

Business management

Business support

Marketing and distribution

Healthcare occupations

Construction trades, engineering, or 

science technologies (including CADD 

and drafting)

Mechanics and repair

Manufacturing or precision production 

(electronics, metalwork, textiles, etc.)

Communications and related technologies

(including design, graphics, or printing; not

including computer science)

Personal and public services 

(including culinary arts, cosmetology, child

care, social work, protective services, 

custodial services, and interior design)

Family and consumer sciences education

Industrial arts or technology education

Other career or technical education

Driver education

Library or information science

Military science or ROTC

Philosophy

Religious studies, theology, or divinity

Other

Natural Sciences

210

211

212

213

214

215

216

217

218

Science, general

Biology or life sciences

Chemistry

Earth sciences

Engineering

Integrated science

Physical sciences

Physics

Other natural sciences

Social Sciences

220

221

222

225

226

227

228

231

232

233

234

235

Social studies, general

Anthropology

Area or ethnic studies (excluding 

Native American studies)

Economics

Geography

Government or civics

History

Native American studies

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Other social sciences
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Number of classes or sections

2-12. How many separate class periods or sections do you currently teach at THIS school?

Do NOT include homeroom periods or study halls.

(Example: If you teach 2 classes or sections of chemistry I, a class or section of physics I, and 

a class or section of physics II, you would report 04 classes or sections.)

Using Table 1 on page 10, for EACH class period or section that you reported in item 2-12, 

record the subject-matter code, subject-matter label, grade level code, and number of students.

2-13.

If you teach a class or section with more than one grade level, list the grade level with the most

students in column C and record the total number of students in column D.

NOTE: Items 2-12 and 2-13 are for teachers who marked box 1 or 2 for item 2-7 on page 8. 

If you marked box 3, 4, or 5 for item 2-7

(1)

Example 192 1 Algebra II 1 3 3

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

B.

Subject-Matter Label

from Table 1

A.

Subject-Matter Code

from Table 1

C.

Grade Level Code

from list below

D.

Number of Students

Grade Level Codes

If your class period or section has students from more than one grade level

(i.e., MIXED GRADES), please list the grade with the most students.

PK

KG

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

UG

Prekindergarten

Kindergarten

1st grade

2nd grade

3rd grade

4th grade

5th grade

6th grade

7th grade

8th grade

9th grade

10th grade

11th grade

12th grade

Ungraded

➔ GO TO Section 3 on page 12.

If you reported more than 10 periods or sections in item 2-12, report on only 10 of those periods

or sections.

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3. EDUCATION AND TRAINING

3-1a. Do you have a bachelor’s degree?

c. In what year did you receive your bachelor’s degree?

If you have more than one bachelor’s degree, information about additional degrees will be asked 

in item 3-3 on page 15.

Yes

No ➔ GO TO item 3-3 on page 15.

Year

Which of the following best describes your bachelor’s degree?

Mark (X) only one box.

d.

It was awarded by your school’s College of Education, School of Education, or Department 

of Education

It was awarded by another college, school, or department, not in education

e. Using Table 2 on page 13, what was your major field of study?

Major Field

of Study Code

Major Field

of Study Label

f. Did you have a second major field of study?

Yes

No ➔ GO TO item 3-1h on page 14.

g. Using Table 2 on page 13, what was your second major field of study?

Do NOT report academic minors or concentrations.

Do NOT report academic minors or concentrations.

Major Field

of Study Code

Major Field

of Study Label

What is the name of the college or university where you earned this degree?

Name of college or university

Located outside the United States

In what city and state is it located?

b.

City State
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Table 2. Major and Minor Fields of Study Codes and Labels

For Questions 3-1e, 3-1g, 3-1i, 3-2e, and 3-3b

Elementary Education

101

102

Special Education

110

Subject-matter Specific Codes and Labels

Arts and Music

141

142

143

144

145

222

223

224

225

226

227

228

229

230

231

232

233

234

235

General Education Codes and Labels

Other

268

Miscellaneous

261

263

264

265

266

267

Career or Technical Education

241

242

243

244

245

246

247

249

250

253

254

255

256 Natural Sciences

211

212

213

214

217

218

Mathematics and Computer Science

190

197

200

Health Education

181

182

Foreign Languages

171

172

173

174

175

English as a Second Language (ESL)

160

161

162

English and Language Arts

151

152

153

154

155

156

157

158

159

Secondary Education

103

104

Other Education

131

132

133

134

135

136

Social Sciences

220

221

Early childhood or pre-K, general

Elementary grades, general

Middle grades, general

Secondary grades, general

Special education, any

Administration

Counseling and guidance

Educational psychology

Policy studies

School psychology

Other non-subject-matter-specific education

Art or arts and crafts

Art history

Dance

Drama or theater

Music

Communications

Composition

English

Journalism

Language arts

Linguistics

Literature or literary criticism

Reading

Speech

ESL or bilingual education: General

ESL or bilingual education: Spanish

ESL or bilingual education: Other 

languages

French

German

Latin

Spanish

Other foreign language

Health education

Physical education

Mathematics

Computer science

Statistics and probability

Biology or life sciences

Chemistry

Earth sciences

Engineering

Physics

Other natural sciences

Social studies, general

Anthropology

Area or ethnic studies (excluding Native 

American studies)

Criminal justice

Cultural studies

Economics

Geography

Government or civics

History

International studies

Law

Native American studies

Political science

Psychology

Sociology

Other social sciences

Agriculture and natural resources

Business management

Business support

Marketing and distribution

Healthcare occupations

Construction trades, engineering, or 

science technologies (including CADD and

drafting)

Mechanics and repair

Manufacturing or precision production 

(electronics, metalwork, textiles, etc.)

Communications and related technologies

(including design, graphics, or printing; not

including computer science)

Personal and public services 

(including culinary arts, cosmetology, child

care, social work, protective services, 

custodial services, and interior design)

Family and consumer sciences education

Industrial arts or technology education

Other career or technical education

Architecture

Humanities or liberal studies

Library or information science

Military science or ROTC

Philosophy

Religious studies, theology, or divinity

Other

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3-2a. Do you have a master’s degree?

c. In what year did you receive your master’s degree?

If you have more than one master’s degree, information about additional degrees will be asked 

in item 3-3 on page 15.

Yes

No ➔ GO TO item 3-3 on page 15.

Year

Which of the following best describes your master’s degree?

Mark (X) only one box.

d.

It was awarded by your school’s College of Education, School of Education, or Department 

of Education

e. Using Table 2 on page 13, what was your major field of study for your master’s degree?

It was awarded by another college, school, or department, not in education

Was at least a portion of the cost of your master’s degree paid for by a STATE, SCHOOL, or

SCHOOL DISTRICT in which you taught?

b.

Yes

No

Major Field

of Study Code

Major Field

of Study Label

Did you have a minor field of study?

Yes

No ➔ GO TO item 3-2a below.

i. Using Table 2 on page 13, what was your minor field of study?

Minor Field

of Study Code

Minor Field

of Study Label

3-1h.
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3-3. Have you earned any of the degrees or certificates listed below?

Yes

No ➔ GO TO item 3-4 on page 16.

Year

(1) Vocational

certificate

Associate’s

degree

(2)

(3) SECOND

Bachelor’s

degree

SECOND

Master’s

degree

(4)

Educational 

specialist or

professional 

diploma (at 

least one year

beyond a 

master’s level)

(5)

Certificate of 

Advanced 

Graduate 

Studies

(6)

Doctorate or 

first 

professional 

degree (Ph.D., 

Ed.D., M.D., 

J.D., D.D.S.)

(7)

b. Using Table 2 on page 13, what was 

your major field of study for each 

degree or certificate?

a. Degree or

certificate

c. Which of the following best

describes each degree or

certificate?

d. In what 

year?

Major Field of Study Code

Year

Year

Year

It was awarded by your

school’s College of Education,

School of Education, or

Department of Education

It was awarded by another 

college, school, or department,

not in education

Year

Year

Year

Major Field of Study Label

Major Field of Study Code

Major Field of Study Label

Major Field of Study Code

Major Field of Study Label

Major Field of Study Code

Major Field of Study Label

Major Field of Study Code

Major Field of Study Label

Major Field of Study Code

Major Field of Study Label

Major Field of Study Code

Major Field of Study Label

It was awarded by your

school’s College of Education,

School of Education, or

Department of Education

It was awarded by another 

college, school, or department,

not in education

It was awarded by your

school’s College of Education,

School of Education, or

Department of Education

It was awarded by another 

college, school, or department,

not in education

It was awarded by your

school’s College of Education,

School of Education, or

Department of Education

It was awarded by another 

college, school, or department,

not in education

It was awarded by your

school’s College of Education,

School of Education, or

Department of Education

It was awarded by another 

college, school, or department,

not in education
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Have you ever taken any graduate or undergraduate courses that focused SOLELY on 

teaching methods?

3-4.

Do NOT include student teaching (sometimes called practice teaching). 

Do NOT include professional development courses, workshops, or seminars.

Yes

3-5. Did you take any of the courses you marked in 3-4 before your first year of teaching?

How many courses?

1 or 2 courses

3 or 4 courses

5 to 9 courses

Mark (X) only one box.

10 or more courses

Yes

No

c. How to assess learning?

d. How to use student performance data to inform instruction?

Yes

No

Yes

No

e. How to serve students from diverse economic backgrounds?

Yes

No

BEFORE your first year of teaching, did you take any graduate or undergraduate courses

which taught you —

3-6.

a. Classroom management techniques?

Yes

No

b. Lesson planning?

Yes

No

No ➔ GO TO item 3-6 below.
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f. How to serve students with special needs?

Yes

No

How to teach students who are limited-English proficient (LEP) or English-language 

learners (ELLs)?

g.

Yes

No

Continued – BEFORE your first year of teaching, did you take any graduate or undergraduate

courses which taught you —

3-6.

3-7a. Did you have any student teaching (sometimes called practice teaching)?

Yes

No ➔ GO TO Section 4 on page 18.

b. In how many different classrooms did you student teach?

Mark (X) only one box.

1

2

3 or more

c. How long did your student teaching last?

If you student taught in more than one classroom, report the total amount of time spent student

teaching across all assignments.

Mark (X) only one box.

4 weeks or less

5-7 weeks

8-11 weeks

12 weeks or more
FORM NTPS-4

The next series of questions is about state certification. Please read the questions carefully. This section

allows teachers to report UP TO TWO current teaching certificates in the state where they are teaching,

plus several content areas per certificate, if applicable. Those who have only one certificate that applies to

only one content area DO NOT have to fill out the entire section and should follow the GO TO instructions.

4-1a. Which of the following describes the teaching certificate you currently hold that certifies you

to teach in THIS state?

Regular or standard state certificate or advanced professional certificate

Using Table 3 on page 19, in what content area(s) and grade range(s) does the teaching

certificate marked above certify you to teach in THIS state?

(For some teachers, the content area may be special education or the grade level.)

b.

Mark (X) only one box.

If you currently hold more than one of the following, a second certification may be listed in item 4-2.

Certificate issued after satisfying all requirements except the completion of a probationary

period (in some states this is called a probationary certificate)

Certificate that requires some additional coursework, student teaching, or passage of a test 

before regular certification can be obtained (in some states this is called a temporary or

provisional certificate)

Certificate issued to persons who must complete a certification program in order to continue 

teaching (in some states this is called a waiver or emergency certificate)

I do not hold any of the above certifications in THIS state

If this certificate certifies you to teach in more than one content area, you may report additional 

content areas in later items.

➔ GO TO item 4-3 on page 21.

c. Does this certificate marked in item 4-1a certify you to teach in additional content areas?

Yes

No ➔ GO TO item 4-2a on page 20.

If your certificate does not restrict you to a specific grade range(s), mark (X) all three grade ranges.

(1) Content Area (2) Grade Range of Certificate (mark (X) all that apply)

Early childhood, preschool, or at least one of grades K-5

At least one of grades 6-8

At least one of grades 9-12

Content Area Code

Content Area Label

➔ GO TO item 4-1d on page 20.

4. CERTIFICATION

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Table 3. Certification Content Area Codes and Labels For Questions 4-1b, 4-1d, 4-2c, and 4-2e

Elementary Education

101

102

103

Special Education

111

112

113

114

115

116

Subject-matter Specific Codes and Labels

Arts and Music

141

142

143

144

145

Social Sciences

220

221

222

225

226

227

228

231

232

233

234

235

General Education Codes and Labels

Other

268

Miscellaneous

262

263

264

265

266

267

Career or Technical Education

241

242

243

244

245

246

247

249

250

253

254

255

256

Natural Sciences

210

211

212

213

216

217

218

Mathematics and Computer Science

190

197

200

Health Education

181

182

Foreign Languages

171

172

173

174

175

English as a Second Language

160

161

162

English and Language Arts

151

152

153

154

155

157

158

159

Secondary Education

103

104

Special Education – Continued

117

118

119

120

121

122

123

124

125

Early childhood or Pre-K, general

Elementary grades, general

Middle grades, general

Middle grades, general

Secondary grades, general

Special education, general

Autism

Deaf and hard-of-hearing

Developmentally delayed

Early childhood special education

Emotionally disturbed or behavior disorders

Art or arts and crafts

Art History

Dance

Drama or theater

Music

Communications

Composition

English

Journalism

Language arts

Literature or Literary Criticism

Reading

Speech

ESL or bilingual education: General

ESL or bilingual education: Spanish

ESL or bilingual education: Other

languages

French

German

Latin

Spanish

Other foreign language

Health education

Physical education

Mathematics

Computer science

Statistics and probability

Science, general

Biology or life sciences

Chemistry

Earth sciences

Physical sciences

Physics

Other natural sciences

Learning disabilities

Intellectual disabilities

Mildly or moderately disabled

Orthopedically impaired

Severely or profoundly disabled

Speech or language impaired

Traumatically brain-injured

Visually impaired

Other special education

Social studies, general

Anthropology

Area or ethnic studies (excluding Native

American studies) 

Economics

Geography

Government or civics

History

Native American studies

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Other social sciences

Agriculture and natural resources

Business management

Business support

Marketing and distribution

Healthcare occupations

Construction trades, engineering, or science

technologies (including CADD and drafting

Mechanics and repair

Manufacturing or precision production 

(electronics, metalwork, textiles, etc.)

Communications and related technologies

(including design, graphics or printing; not 

including computer science)

Personal and public services 

(including culinary arts, cosmetology, child

care, social work, protective services, 

custodial services, and interior design)

Family and consumer sciences education

Industrial arts or technology education

Other career or technical education

Driver education

Humanities or Liberal studies

Library or Information science

Military science or ROTC

Philosophy

Religious studies, theology or divinity

Other

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Administration

Counseling and guidance

General Administration 

131

132
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4-1. Continued –

Using Table 3 on page 19, please record all ADDITIONAL content areas and grade ranges

in which this certificate certifies you to teach:

d.

If your certificate does not restrict you to a specific range(s), mark (X) all three ranges.

Additional Content Area Grade Range of Certificate (mark (X) all that apply)

Early childhood, preschool, or at least one of grades K-5

At least one of grades 6-8

At least one of grades 9-12

Early childhood, preschool, or at least one of grades K-5

At least one of grades 6-8

At least one of grades 9-12

(1) Content Area Code

(2)

(3)

(4)

Content Area Label

Content Area Code

Content Area Label

Content Area Code

Content Area Label

Content Area Code

Content Area Label

4-2a. Do you have another current teaching certificate that certifies you to teach in THIS state?

➔ GO TO item 4-3 on page 21.

Yes

No

b. Which of the following describes this current teaching certificate you hold in THIS state?

Mark (X) only one box.

Regular or standard state certificate or advanced professional certificate

Certificate issued after satisfying all requirements except the completion of a probationary

period (in some states this is called a probationary certificate)

Certificate that requires some additional coursework, student teaching, or passage of a test 

before regular certification can be obtained (in some states this is called a temporary or

provisional certificate)

Certificate issued to persons who must complete a certification program in order to continue 

teaching (in some states this is called a waiver or emergency certificate)

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Early childhood, preschool, or at least one of grades K-5

At least one of grades 6-8

At least one of grades 9-12

Early childhood, preschool, or at least one of grades K-5

At least one of grades 6-8

At least one of grades 9-12
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4-2. Continued –

Using Table 3 on page 19, in what content area(s) and grade range(s) does the teaching

certificate marked in question 4-2b on page 20 certify you to teach in THIS state?

(For some teachers, the content area may be the grade level.)

If this certificate certifies you to teach in more than one content area, you may report additional 

content areas in later items.

If your certificate does not restrict you to a specific grade range(s), mark (X) all three grade ranges.

Early childhood, preschool, or at least one of grades K-5

At least one of grades 6-8

At least one of grades 9-12

Content Area Code

Content Area Label

d. Does this certificate marked in item 4-2b certify you to teach in additional content areas?

Yes

No ➔ GO TO item 4-3 below.

Using Table 3 on page 19, please record all ADDITIONAL content areas and grade ranges

in which this certificate certifies you to teach:

e.

If your certificate does not restrict you to a specific grade range(s), mark (X) all three grade ranges.

c.

(1) Content Area (2) Grade Range of Certificate (mark (X) all that apply)

Early childhood, preschool, or at least one of grades K-5

At least one of grades 6-8

At least one of grades 9-12

Content Area Code

Content Area Label

Content Area Label

Content Area Code

Content Area Label

Content Area Code

Content Area Label

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Additional Content Area Grade Range of Certificate (mark (X) all that apply)

Content Area Code

Early childhood, preschool, or at least one of grades K-5

At least one of grades 6-8

At least one of grades 9-12

Early childhood, preschool, or at least one of grades K-5

At least one of grades 6-8

At least one of grades 9-12

Early childhood, preschool, or at least one of grades K-5

At least one of grades 6-8

At least one of grades 9-12

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4-3. Did you enter teaching through an alternative route to certification program?

(An alternative route to certification program is a program that was designed to expedite the transition

of nonteachers to a teaching career, for example, a state, district, or university alternative route to

certification program.)

Yes

No
5. EARLY CAREER EXPERIENCES

FORM NTPS-4

5-1. Was your FIRST year of teaching before the 2011-2012 school year?

Yes

No

➔ GO TO Section 6 on page 26.

What was your MAIN activity the year before you began teaching at the K-12 or comparable

ungraded level?

Mark (X) only one box.

5-2.

Student at a college or university

Caring for family members

Working as a substitute teacher

Teaching in a preschool

Teaching at a college or university

Working in a position in the field of education, but not as a teacher

Working in an occupation outside the field of education

Military service

Unemployed and seeking work

Retired from another job

➔ GO TO item 5-4 on page 23.

➔ GO TO item 5-4 on page 23.

What kind of work did you do, that is, what was your occupation?

Please record your job title; for example, electrical engineer, cashier, typist, farmer, loan officer.

b. What were your most important activities or duties on that job?

For example, typing, selling cars, driving delivery truck, caring for livestock.

5-3a.

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c. How would you classify yourself on that job?

Mark (X) only one box.

An employee of a PRIVATE company, business, or individual for wages, salary, or commission

A FEDERAL government employee

A STATE government employee

A LOCAL government employee

SELF-EMPLOYED in your own business, professional practice, or farm

Working WITHOUT PAY in a family business or farm

Working WITHOUT PAY in a volunteer job
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5-4. In your FIRST year of teaching, how well prepared were you to —

a. Handle a range of classroom management

or discipline situations?

b. Use a variety of instructional methods?

c. Teach your subject matter?

d. Use computers in classroom instruction?

e. Assess students?

f. Differentiate instruction in the

classroom?

If you are in your first year of teaching, please answer for THIS school year.

Not at all

prepared

Mark (X) one box on each line.

Somewhat

prepared

Well

prepared Very wellprepared

g. Use data from student assessments to

inform instruction?

h. Teach to state content standards?

i. Teach students who are limited-English 

proficient [LEP]or English-language

learners [ELLs]?

j. Teach students with special needs?

In your FIRST year of teaching, did you participate in a formal schoolwide or districtwide 

program for beginning teachers aimed to enhance teachers’ effectiveness by providing 

systematic support (sometimes called a teacher induction program)?

5-5.

If you are in your first year of teaching, please answer for THIS school year.

Yes

No
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5-6. Did you receive the following kinds of support during your FIRST year of teaching?

Yes

a. Reduced teaching schedule or number of preparations

No

Yes

b. Common planning time with teachers in your subject

No

If you are in your first year of teaching, please answer for THIS school year.

d. Extra classroom assistance (e.g., teacher aides)

e. Regular supportive communication with your principal, other administrators, or 

department chair

f. Observation and feedback on your teaching aimed at helping you develop and refine

your teaching practice BEYOND any formal administrative observation and feedback 

you may have received

g. Release time to participate in support activities for new or beginning teachers

c. Seminars or classes for beginning teachers

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No
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Yes

No

5-7a. In your FIRST year of teaching, were you assigned a master or mentor teacher by your

school or district?

If you are in your first year of teaching, please answer for THIS school year.

➔ GO TO Section 6 on page 26.

b. How frequently did you work with your assigned master or mentor teacher during your 

first year of teaching?

At least once a week

Once or twice a month

A few times a year

Never

c. Had your assigned master or mentor teacher ever instructed students in the same subject

area(s) as yours?

Yes

No

Did your assigned master or mentor teacher provide the following types of support during

your FIRST year of teaching?

5-8.

a. Helped with paperwork or record keeping

b. Demonstrated lessons

If you are in your first year of teaching, please answer for THIS school year.

Yes

No

Yes

No

5-9. Overall, to what extent did your assigned master or mentor teacher improve your teaching

in your first year of teaching?

Mark (X) only one box.

c. Helped you prepare lessons that address learning standards

d. Helped you develop student assessment tools

Not at all

To a small extent

To a moderate extent

To a great extent

Yes

No

Yes

No
6. TEACHER WORKING CONDITIONS

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For questions 6-1 to 6-3 please report to the nearest whole hour; do not record fractions of an hour or

minutes.

6-1. How many hours does your contract require you to work during a typical FULL WEEK at

THIS school?

Total WEEKLY hours required to work

Total WEEKLY hours delivering instruction

Of the hours you are CONTRACTED to work, how many hours during a typical full week do

you DELIVER INSTRUCTION to students in THIS school?

6-2.

Total WEEKLY hours spent on all teaching and school-related activities

6-3. Including hours spent during the school day, before and after school, and on the weekends,

how many hours do you spend on ALL teaching and other school-related activities during a 

typical FULL WEEK at THIS school?

"PULL-OUT" or "PUSH-IN" TEACHERS: Please include the number of hours you instruct 

individual students or small groups of students.

This number should be less than the reported number of hours in 6-1.

Exclude time spent planning and monitoring students outside of class.

This would be base contract hours, or the equivalent, NOT including stipends or extra pay for 

extra duty.
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Serve on a schoolwide or districtwide committee or task force?

f. Serve as an assigned mentor or mentor coordinator for teachers?

e.

Yes

No

Yes

No

6-5. In the LAST SCHOOL YEAR (2014-15), how much of your own money did you spend on 

classroom supplies, without reimbursement?

Please use your best estimate for costs incurred, in whole dollars.

If none, please mark (X) the box.

None

$ .00 ,

or

b. Sponsor any student groups, clubs, or organizations?

a. Coach a sport?

Yes

No

6-4. During this school year, do you or will you do the following for this school or district —

Yes

No

c. Serve as a department lead or chair?

Yes

No

d. Serve as a lead curriculum specialist?

Yes

No
7. SCHOOL CLIMATE AND TEACHER ATTITUDES

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7-1. How much actual influence do you think teachers have over school policy AT THIS SCHOOL

in each of the following areas?

a. Setting performance standards for

students at this school

b. Establishing curriculum

c. Determining the content of in-service

professional development programs

d. Evaluating teachers

e. Hiring new full-time teachers

f. Setting discipline policy

No

influence

Mark (X) one box on each line.

Minor

influence

Moderate

influence A great dealof influence

7-2. How much actual control do you have IN YOUR CLASSROOM at this school over the 

following areas of your planning and teaching?

a. Selecting textbooks and

other instructional materials

b. Selecting content, topics, and

skills to be taught

c. Selecting teaching techniques

d. Evaluating and grading students

e. Disciplining students

f. Determining the amount of

homework to be assigned

No

control

Minor

control

Moderate

control A great dealof control

g. Deciding how the school budget

will be spent

Mark (X) one box on each line.
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7-3. To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?

a. The school administration’s behavior 

toward the staff is supportive and 

encouraging.

b. I am satisfied with my teaching salary.

c. The level of student misbehavior in this 

school (such as noise, horseplay or 

fighting in the halls, cafeteria, or student 

lounge) interferes with my teaching.

d. I receive a great deal of support from parents for the work I do.

e. Necessary materials such as textbooks, supplies, and copy machines are 

available as needed by the staff.

f. Routine duties and paperwork interfere with my job of teaching.

My principal enforces school rules 

for student conduct and backs me 

up when I need it.

g.

Rules for student behavior are 

consistently enforced by teachers in 

this school, even for students who are

not in their classes.

h.

Most of my colleagues share my 

beliefs and values about what the 

central mission of the school should be.

i.

The principal knows what kind of 

school he or she wants and has 

communicated it to the staff.

j.

There is a great deal of cooperative 

effort among the staff members.

k.

In this school, staff members are 

recognized for a job well done.

l.

I worry about the security of my job 

because of the performance of my 

students or my school on state and/or 

local tests.

m.

State or district content standards 

have had a positive influence on my 

satisfaction with teaching.

n.

I am given the support I need to teach 

students with special needs.

o.

Strongly

agree

Mark (X) one box on each line.

Somewhat

agree

Somewhat

disagree Stronglydisagree

The amount of student tardiness and 

class cutting in this school interferes 

with my teaching.

p.

I am generally satisfied with being a 

teacher at this school. q.

I make a conscious effort to coordinate 

the content of my courses with that of 

other teachers.

r.
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a. The stress and disappointments involved in

teaching at this school aren’t really worth it.

b. The teachers at this school like being here; I would describe us as a satisfied group.

c. I like the way things are run at this school.

If I could get a higher paying job I’d leave

teaching as soon as possible.

d.

I think about transferring to another school.

I don’t seem to have as much enthusiasm

now as I did when I began teaching.

f.

I think about staying home from school

because I’m just too tired to go.

g.

7-5. To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?

7-4. To what extent is each of the following a problem in this school?

a. Student tardiness

b. Student absenteeism

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

i.

j.

Student class cutting

Teacher absenteeism

Students dropping out

Student apathy

Lack of parental involvement

Poverty

Students come to school unprepared 

to learn

Poor student health

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Serious

problem

Mark (X) one box on each line.

Moderate

problem

Minor

problem

Not a

problem

Strongly

agree

Mark (X) one box on each line.

Somewhat

agree

Somewhat

disagree Stronglydisagree

e.
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7-6.

➔ GO TO item 7-8a below.

Yes

No

How long do you plan to remain in teaching?

Mark (X) only one box.

As long as I am able

Until I am eligible for retirement benefits from this job

Until I am eligible for retirement benefits from a previous job

Until I am eligible for Social Security benefits

Until a specific life event occurs (e.g., parenthood, marriage, retirement of spouse or partner)

Until a more desirable job opportunity comes along

Definitely plan to leave as soon as I can

Undecided at this time

7-7a. Has a student FROM THIS SCHOOL ever threatened to injure you?

➔ GO TO item 7-8a below.

Yes

No

b. Has a student FROM THIS SCHOOL threatened to injure you IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS?

In the past 12 months, how many times has a student FROM THIS SCHOOL threatened 

to injure you?

c.

Times

➔ GO TO Section 8 on page 32.

Yes

No

7-8a. Has a student FROM THIS SCHOOL ever physically attacked you?

➔ GO TO Section 8 on page 32.

Yes

No

b. Has a student FROM THIS SCHOOL physically attacked you IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS?

In the past 12 months, how many times has a student FROM THIS SCHOOL physically 

attacked you?

c.

Times

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8. GENERAL EMPLOYMENT AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

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Report amounts in whole dollars.

8-1. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2015, did you have any earnings from —

a. Teaching summer school in this school or any other school?

Yes

No

8-2. How many days are covered by your contract, per contract year?

c. Working in any NONSCHOOL job?

Yes

No

b. Working in a non-teaching job in this school or any other school?

Yes

No

➔

➔

➔

Did all of these earnings come from your current 

school?

(1)

Include professional development, student contact days, and any other days covered by 

your contract.

How much?

Did all of these earnings come from your current 

school?

(1)

How much?

How much?

The following questions refer to your BEFORE-TAX earnings from teaching and other employment.

$ .00 ,

$ .00 ,

$ .00 ,

Days per contract year

8-3. DURING THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, what is your base teaching salary for the entire

school year?

Report amounts in whole dollars.

$ .00 For the entire school year ,

Yes

No

Yes

No

GO TO item 8-1b below.

GO TO item 8-1c below.

GO TO item 8-2 below.
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DURING THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, do you, or will you, earn any additional compensation

from this school system for extracurricular or additional activities such as coaching, student

activity sponsorship, mentoring teachers, or teaching evening classes?

Yes

DURING THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, have you earned income from any OTHER sources 

from this school system, such as a state supplement, etc.?

8-6.

Do NOT report any earnings already reported.

➔

Report amounts in whole dollars.

Report amounts in whole dollars.

No

Yes

No

➔

b. Which of these best describes this job OUTSIDE this school system?

Teaching or tutoring

Non-teaching, but related to teaching field

Other

Mark (X) only one box.

DURING THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, do you, or will you, earn additional compensation 

from working in any job OUTSIDE this school system?

8-7a.

Report amounts in whole dollars.

Yes

No

➔

GO TO item 8-8 ➔ on page 34.

Yes

DURING THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, do you, or will you, earn any additional compensation

from this school system based on your students’ performance (e.g., through a merit pay or

pay-for-performance agreement)?

8-5.

➔

No

Report amounts in whole dollars.

$ .00 ,

$ .00 ,

$ .00 ,

$ .00 ,

GO TO item 8-5 below.

GO TO item 8-6 below.

GO TO item 8-7a below.

GO TO item 8-7b below.

How much?

How much?

How much?

How much?
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8-8. During the CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR do you, or will you, receive a retirement pension check

paid from a teacher retirement system?

Report amounts in whole dollars.

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Male

Female

8-11. Are you male or female?

Yes

No

Are you a member of a teachers’ union or an employee association similar to a union?

Now married

Widowed

8-12a. What is your current marital status?

Mark (X) only one box.

Separated

Divorced

Never married

Yes

No

8-10a. Does your school, district, or school system offer tenure?

Yes

No

b. Are you tenured at your current school?

➔ GO TO item 8-11 below.

8-9.

Yes

No

Are you currently living in a registered domestic partnership or civil union?

b.

Yes

No

Are you currently living with a boyfriend/girlfriend or partner?

c.

➔ GO TO item 8-13 on page 35.

➔ GO TO item 8-13 on page 35.

Yes

No

➔ $ .00 ,

GO TO item 8-9 below.

How much?
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8-13.

Yes

No

Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin?

8-14. What is your race?

Mark (X) one or more races to indicate what you consider yourself to be.

White

Black or African-American

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

American Indian or Alaska Native

8-15. What is your year of birth?

1 9

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9. CONTACT INFORMATION

9-1.

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The survey you have completed may involve a brief follow-up next school year in order to

gain information on teachers’ movements in the labor force. The following information would

assist us in contacting you if you have moved or changed jobs. Please keep in mind that all

information provided here is strictly confidential and will only be used in the event that we

need to contact you for follow-up. Your responses are protected from disclosure by federal

statute (20 U.S.C., §9573). 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. 

Please PRINT your name, your spouse’s name (if applicable), your home address, your home

and cell phone numbers, the most convenient time to reach you, and your work and home

e-mail addresses.

a. First name

Middle name

Last name Suffix

b. Spouse’s First Name

Spouse’s Middle Name

e. State

f. ZIP Code + 4

Spouse’s Last Name

Street Address

City

c.

d.

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g. Cell phone number

AREA CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER

— —

k. Work e-mail address

l. Home e-mail address

j. Best time of the day to reach you

a.m.

p.m.

i. Best day(s) to reach you

Mark (X) only one box.

h. Home phone number

AREA CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER

— —

Mark (X) all that apply.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday
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Last name

b. Relationship to you

9-2.

a. First name

What are the names and addresses of two other people who would know where to get in

touch with you during the coming years? Please do not list more than one person who now

lives with you. Please inform these individuals that you have provided their names and 

someone from the U.S. Census Bureau may contact them in the coming years if we are

unable to locate you.

Please PRINT contact’s name, contact’s relationship to you, and contact’s cell and home

phone numbers.

(1) First Contact Person

— —

d. Home phone number

AREA CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER

— —

c. Cell phone number

AREA CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER

(2) Second Contact Person

What is the name and address of another person who would know where to get in touch with

you during the coming years?

Please PRINT contact’s name, contact’s relationship to you, and contact’s cell and home

phone number.

Last name

b. Relationship to you

a. First name

— —

d. Home phone number

AREA CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER

— —

c. Cell phone number

AREA CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER
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Please enter the date you completed this questionnaire.

9-4.

Report month as a number, that is, 01 for January, 02 for February, etc.

9-3.

Please indicate how much time it took you to complete this form, not counting interruptions.

Minutes

Please record the time in minutes, e.g., 50 minutes, 65 minutes, etc.

Month Day Year

201

Thank you very much for your participation

in this survey. If you have any questions,

please contact us, toll-free, at: 1-888-595-1338

or by e-mail at: addp.education.surveys@census.gov.

Please return your completed questionnaire

in the enclosed pre-addressed, postage-paid

envelope or mail it to:

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

ATTN: DCB/PCSPU, BUILDING 60A

1201 E. 10TH STREET

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN 47132-0001
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To learn more about this survey and to

access reports from earlier collections, see the

National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) website at:

http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ntps

Additional data collected by the National

Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on

a variety of topics in elementary,

secondary, postsecondary, and

international education are available

from NCES’ website at:

http://nces.ed.gov

For additional data collected by various

Federal agencies, including the

Department of Education, visit the

Federal Statistics clearinghouse at:

http://www.fedstats.sites.usa.gov