Transforming Urban Public Education Conference Evaluatio

Transforming Urban Public Education:

Exploring the Potential of City-Based Strategies

May 12, 2011

Evaluation Form

Please take a few minutes to complete this survey. The purpose of the survey is to obtain information about how well the event met its objectives and your needs. Your feedback will assist us in planning high-quality events in the future and is voluntary.

Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements:	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Not Sure/ Does Not Apply
The event was well organized.
The information was presented in a clear and comprehensible manner.
The event increased my knowledge about city-based school reform strategies.
The speakers were knowledgeable about the topics discussed.
The information, resources, and materials that were shared were useful to me.
The information I learned will be of value to my work.
There were opportunities for meaningful discussion.
The event provided me with opportunities to connect with colleagues from other cities who are interested in city-based strategies.

Please indicate how helpful the following sessions were to you:	Very Helpful	Helpful	Somewhat Helpful	Not Helpful	Not Sure/ Does Not Apply
Opening keynote address: Independent Voices in Support of Quality
Presentation on Alliance report about city-based strategies
Panel focused on urban school reform in New York City
Lunch keynote address: District-Charter Collaboration
Panel focused on building a pipeline of quality
Panel exploring out-of-the-box innovations

Please indicate how you would rate the event overall:	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Quality
Relevance
Usefulness

18. What was most valuable about the event?

19. How could the event have been improved?

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