OMB No. xxxx-xxxx
Exp. xx/xx/xx
National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Technical Assistance Centers
Survey of Regional Comprehensive Center (RCC) Participants
Dear Colleague,
This survey is designed to gather your feedback on the assistance that [Name of Content Center] provided to your regional center in connection with the following set of activities:
[Name of Project]
Your name was included on a list of RCC staff members who participated in one or more of the following:
(Additional detail about this set of activities and resources can be found on the first page of the survey.)
For the purpose of this survey, please consider the contribution of [Name of Content Center] to the work of your RCC, even though your center may also have been responsible for collaborating with [Name of Content Center] and [Name(s) of collaborating RCCs, if any] on this set of activities and resources to serve states.
We need your feedback to inform the national evaluation of the Comprehensive Centers being conducted for the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education by Branch Associates, Decision Information Resources (DIR), and Policy Studies Associates (PSA). Per the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, Title I, Part E, Section 183, responses to this data collection will be used only for statistical purposes. The reports prepared for this study will summarize findings across the sample and will not associate responses with a specific district or individual. We will not provide information that identifies you or your organization to anyone outside the study team, except as required by law. [On paper version of the survey, insert instructions for returning surveys here.]
Thank you in advance for your feedback!
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Glossary of Terms
[Name of Project]. Please answer the following survey questions in regard to your experience with any of the following set of activities and resources. This set of activities [began in/occurred on] [month/year] and continued through [month/year], and included:
Participants may also have used the following materials and resources:
Participants may also have interacted with Content Center staff on:
Please answer the following survey questions based on your experience, whether you participated in all of the activities or received all of the resources listed above, or just a few. Reviewing the materials you received from this set of technical assistance activities and resources may help you answer these questions.
“State-level staff.” The term “state-level staff,” where it appears on this survey, refers to staff in state education agencies (SEAs), staff of other state offices (for example, governor’s offices), staff of intermediate education agencies, state task forces, and school support teams assigned to low-performing schools.
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[Note: For the web-based version of the survey, this box will appear as a header at the top of several screens throughout the survey.]
Participation
Did you participate in any of the activities described in the box above? (Select one.)
Yes
No (STOP HERE)
Unsure/Don’t remember (STOP HERE)
Did you work for a Regional Comprehensive Center during the period from July 2006 through June 2007? (Select one.)
Yes
No (STOP HERE. Call Christina Simko at 1-877-939-5454 for alternate survey form.)
Of the activities and resources available to you through [Name of project], how much time did you spend participating in each of the following types of activities or making use of each of the following types of resources? (Select one response in each row.)
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More than 5 days |
3-5 days |
1-2 days |
Less than 1 day |
Not applicable; not part of [Name of project] |
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4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
98 |
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98 |
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98 |
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2 |
1 |
98 |
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3 |
2 |
1 |
98 |
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3 |
2 |
1 |
98 |
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3 |
2 |
1 |
98 |
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4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
98 |
Were you personally involved at all in determining the goals or designing the content or format of these activities or resources? In what ways? (Select all that apply.)
Identifying the problem or need to be addressed
Selecting or framing the content
Providing data or other background information during the planning phase
Identifying or recruiting project participants
Identifying or recruiting presenters or resources
Designing activities
Planning for or leading dissemination of new ideas and information
Coordinating this project with other work that my organization does
Planning logistics
Other (Specify: ______________________________________)
I did not contribute at all to the design of this set of activities and resources
Relevance and Usefulness
Based on your experience, to what degree was this set of activities and resources relevant to your work, in each of the following respects? (Select one response in each row.)
The activities and resources: |
To a very high degree |
To a high degree |
To a moderate degree |
To a low degree |
To a very low degree |
Not able to judge |
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5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
95 |
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5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
95 |
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5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
95 |
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5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
95 |
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5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
95 |
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5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
95 |
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5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
95 |
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5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
95 |
Based on your experience, to what degree was this set of activities and resources useful to you, in each of the following respects? (Select one response in each row.)
The activities and resources: |
To a very high degree |
To a high degree |
To a moderate degree |
To a low degree |
To a very low degree |
Not able to judge |
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5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
95 |
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4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
95 |
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4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
95 |
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2 |
1 |
95 |
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4 |
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1 |
95 |
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2 |
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95 |
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95 |
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95 |
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95 |
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5 |
4 |
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2 |
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95 |
How could this set of activities and resources (described in the box on the first page) have been made more relevant or more useful for your Center?
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Priorities for Technical Assistance
Please consider your Comprehensive Center’s priorities for the technical assistance that it receives from outside sources. With which of the following tasks related to NCLB implementation does your Center have the greatest need for technical assistance?
(Rank your organization’s top three priorities for technical assistance, where “1” is your highest priority, “2” is your second highest, and “3” is your third highest. Please do not use duplicate numbers—for example, two rows ranked “1”.)
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Top 3 priorities for assistance |
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Did the set of activities and resources described in the box on page 1 of this survey address any of the following tasks related to NCLB implementation? (Select “yes” or “no” for all rows.)
Tasks Related to NCLB Implementation |
Did the set of activities and resources described on page 1 address this task? |
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Yes |
No |
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1 |
0 |
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0 |
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Capacity to Carry out Responsibilities Related to NCLB
To what extent has the set of activities and resources described in the box on the first page expanded the capacity of your Comprehensive Center, including your own capacity, to help states to carry out their responsibilities related to NCLB? (Select one response in each row.)
The activities and resources: |
To a great extent |
To a moderate extent |
To a small extent |
Not at all |
Too early to tell |
Does not apply or unable to judge |
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3 |
2 |
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98 |
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98 |
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98 |
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98 |
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How could this set of activities and resources have better helped to expand your organization’s capacity to help states carry out responsibilities related to NCLB?
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Your Job Responsibilities at the Regional Comprehensive Center
Please consider all of your job responsibilities when responding to the questions in this section, not just those most closely related to the set of activities and resources described on the first page of this survey.
Please describe your role at the Regional Comprehensive Center during the period from July 2006 through June 2007: (Select all that apply.)
State liaison
Content or topic area specialist (Specify: ______________________________)
Project-specific manager or specialist
Center director or assistant director
Support staff (technology, research, logistics, publishing, financial)
Consultant
Other (Specify: _____________________________)
During the period from July 2006 through June 2007, which of the following statements best describes your job responsibilities related to NCLB implementation? (Select all that apply.)
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During the period from July 2006 through June 2007, what percent of your time was spent on all the tasks you selected in Question 13 above, combined? (Select one.)
0-25 percent
26-50 percent
51-75 percent
76-100 percent
Have you participated in any other technical assistance provided by this Content Center, other than the set of activities and resources described at the beginning of the survey? (Select one.)
Yes
No
Unsure/Don’t remember
Thank you!
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Project Participant Survey for RCC Staff (12-2-07)
File Type | application/msword |
File Title | National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Technical Assistance Centers |
File Modified | 2007-12-10 |
File Created | 2007-12-10 |