### Page | 1 **INTERVIEW GUIDE**  **FOR TEACHERS**  **AND COUNSELORS** TARGETED RESPONDENT: These interview questions are intended for teachers and counselors at schools served by grantees. CONTENT: This document contains draft interview questions to be asked of teachers and counselors at schools served by grantees . **1. What**  **do School Turnaround**  **Amer iCorps members**  **do at your school?**  **Did the activities change throughout the year? If so, then why?** 
**_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **______________________________________________________________________ _______________________**  **_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **_______________________________________________ ___________________________**  **2. What level of interaction did you have with School Turnaround AmeriCorps members?**  **In what capacity, if any, did you work directly with AmeriCorps members**  **?**
**______________________________________________________________________ _______________________**  **_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **_______________________________________________ ______________________________________________**  **_____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________**  **3. Can you please describe the process**  **for a ssigning tasks to**  **School Turnaround AmeriCorps members?** 
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**4. How did you communicate with**  **School Turnaround AmeriCorps members about the progress of your**  **students with whom**  **they were working?**

**_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **______________________________________________________________________ _______________________**  **_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **_______________________________________________ ___________________________**  **5. How prepared were**  **the School Turnaround**  **AmeriCorps member s**  **with whom you worked directly to**  **serve at your school**  **? What recommendations do you have about improving the training for AmeriCorps**  **members before or once they begin t**  **o work in schools ?** 
**_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **______________________________________________________________________ _______________________**  **_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **_______________________________________________ ___________________________**  **6. Have**  **School Turnaround AmeriCorps members had a positive academic influence**  **on the students they**  **work with ?** 
**_____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________** **___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **7. Have**  **School Turn around AmeriCorps members h**  **ad a positive influence**  **on the students they work w ith**  **in terms of improved attendance, behavior, engagement, or socio -** **emotional health?**
**_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________**  **________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **8. Who supervised the School Turnaround AmeriCorps members?**  **How adequate is the supervision of AmeriCorps members? By school faculty/staff? By a de**  **signated AmeriCorps team leader/supervisor?**
**_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **__________________________ ___________________________________________________________________**  **_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **___ _______________________________________________________________________**  **9. In**  **which of the following ways did**  **School Turnaround AmeriCorps members contribute to your school’s**  **capacity to implement its**  **turnaround plan**  **? Specifically, how did AmeriCorps members help the school**  **build capacity through...** a) fostering respect among students and staff ? b) involving families (e.g. in attending events, providing access to information and resources to support their child’s education, he lping students complete homework, volunteering in child’s classroom )? c) meeting the academic needs of specific groups of students ? d) meeting the behavioral and/or socio - emotional health needs of specific groups of students? e) filling additional instructional/su pport staff positions ?

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f) supporting teachers in the use of data/assessments and with classroom activities? g) providing before -, after - school, or extended learning time programming ? h) improving the school environment and climate ? i) other activities and contributi ons? (please specify)
**_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **________________________________________________ _____________________________________________**  **_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **_________________________ _________________________________________________**  **10. How**  **satisfied are you**  **with the effectiveness of interventions provided by School Turnaround**  **AmeriCorps members?** Probe (IF YES) : What worked well ? Probe (IF NO) : What needs to be improved?
**_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **______________________________________________________________________ _______________________**  **_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **_______________________________________________ ___________________________**  **11. What challenges h**  **ave you experienced in implementing School Turnaround**  **AmeriCorps m**  **embers ’**  **interventions in your classroom or in**  **student counseling** **/tutoring programs**  **? How were they resolved?**
**_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **______________________________________________________________________ _______________________**  **_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________**  **_______________________________________________ ___________________________**  **12. What kind of feedback have you received about the**  **School Turnaround AmeriCorps program from**  **different stakeholders? In each case, what factors do you think contribute to this perception?** a. From teachers? b. From school counselors a nd administrators? c. From parents? d. From community members?


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