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It has been my policy not to give out information unless I pass it through the secretary in our school office first. They seem to have a better grasp of the laws than anyone else in the building. Probably because they are the gate keepers for most things information related. I am sure I did poorly on the test. I have no idea about wait times, divorce situations, disclosure, etc. Some of it would be common sense. It's important to know that there are restrictions in place, and when in doubt, ask before moving forward.
In the end, I did end up asking our school secretary and she knew the answer to most of the questions.
It has been my policy not to give out information unless I pass it through the secretary in our school office first. They seem to have a better grasp of the laws than anyone else in the building. Probably because they are the gate keepers for most things information related. I am sure I did poorly on the test. I have no idea about wait times, divorce situations, disclosure, etc. Some of it would be common sense. It's important to know that there are restrictions in place, and when in doubt, ask before moving forward.
In the end, I did end up asking our school secretary and she knew the answer to most of the questions.
Data Review - MI School Data I focused on Reading/Language arts. Coopersville has a high Hispanic population and I thought that would be a lower performing target due to language issues. I found though that they did not have a high number not proficient. Where they fell behind is at the advanced level. |
Process and Perception Data Michigan Site for school improvement using process/perception data I often use KwikSurveys for my survey data. I have set up a number of perception surveys for my building using this tool. |
I like the way they look when they are done. Their data choices are good too. My Survey, Mr. Wikstrom's 21t4t Survey, can be seen at http://kwiksurveys.com/s/SRCiVaff_ You can also embed, email, and present it in a number of different ways. I prefer to link it to my site. The kids took it by going to my home page and clicking the link. Here are the questions I used in a pdf format.
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Survey Results I have given/written many of these surveys, but never one that asked about myself. I am really interested in seeing the results. I set up up to be up to a 5 star rating. I was pretty pleased, most students seemed to be comfortable with me and my teaching methods. I would have to add some questions at the beginning to get demographic data though. I should add some more in depth questions too. Perhaps to pin point more specific teaching traits. |
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Question 4 - Good survey questions to address gaps.
Being as most of our discrepancies seem to be income based, I really want to get into the head of some of these kids to see/understand how they view education.
Q-I have trouble finishing my homework because........
I could leave this open for a written response, or I could research it a bit for some reasons that might hit home. It could then be a multiple choice. "I don't get home from daycare until late." "My house is to noisy." "I have to babysit my brothers/sisters."
Q- My mom or dad day that doing well in school .......
Again, open answer and/or multiple choice. "They don't talk about school." "They are to busy to worry about school stuff." "They expect me to do well in school and say it's important." Etc.
Q-...It would help me study if............
It's a tough question to answer, what would help help some of these kids focus better on school work. "My baby sitter beat up my brother last night and my dad's in jail now too......" This child has a ton of things on their plate. Time to think about education? I know relationships are huge to these kids. Perhaps I could direct my questions to relationship building things.
Being as most of our discrepancies seem to be income based, I really want to get into the head of some of these kids to see/understand how they view education.
Q-I have trouble finishing my homework because........
I could leave this open for a written response, or I could research it a bit for some reasons that might hit home. It could then be a multiple choice. "I don't get home from daycare until late." "My house is to noisy." "I have to babysit my brothers/sisters."
Q- My mom or dad day that doing well in school .......
Again, open answer and/or multiple choice. "They don't talk about school." "They are to busy to worry about school stuff." "They expect me to do well in school and say it's important." Etc.
Q-...It would help me study if............
It's a tough question to answer, what would help help some of these kids focus better on school work. "My baby sitter beat up my brother last night and my dad's in jail now too......" This child has a ton of things on their plate. Time to think about education? I know relationships are huge to these kids. Perhaps I could direct my questions to relationship building things.