Program Management and Fiscal Operations (PMFO) Feedback Surveys

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PMFO Conference Feedback Survey

Thank you for participating in the [insert conference name]. To help ensure the quality of our services, we ask that you complete the following feedback survey. This survey is voluntary, and all feedback will be kept private. To further protect your privacy please refrain from including personally identifiable information in open-ended responses.

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Overall Conference Feedback

Q1. What is your primary organizational affiliation?

• Head Start or Early Head Start Grantee/Recipient

• Non-Head Start or Early Head Start Grantee/Recipient

• I’m not sure

[Q2a only displayed if “Head Start or Early Head Start Grantee/Recipient” is selected in Q1. Drilldown options in italics and green font for each response category in Q2a will are only displayed if associated response option is selected.]

Q2a. What is your primary role within your organization?

• CEO, CFO, or Executive

• Director (please specify)

  • Program Director of Head Start or Early Head Start program

  • Center Director

  • Site Director

• Assistant Director or Associate Director (please specify)

  • _________________

• Manager or Coordinator (please specify)

  • Fiscal

  • Education

  • Health

  • Mental Health

  • Nutrition

  • Disability Services

  • Infants and Toddlers

  • Family Services

• Non-Managerial Fiscal/Accounting Staff

• Family Advocate / Family Services

• Other (please specify)

  • Governing Body (i.e., Board of Directors)

  • Tribal Council

  • Policy Council

  • Specialist or Consultant (please specify)

    • Fiscal

    • Education

    • Health

    • Mental Health

    • Nutrition

    • Disability Services

    • Infants and Toddlers

    • Family Services

• Program Support or Administrative Assistant

• Teacher

• Coach / Mentor

• Home Visitor

• Parent / Guardian

• Volunteer

• Other ________________

[Q2b only displayed if “Non-Head Start or Early Head Start Grantee/Recipient” is selected in Q1. Drilldown options in italics and green font for each response category in Q2b will are only displayed if associated response option is selected.]

Q2b. What is your primary role within your organization?

• Federal Staff (please specify)

  • Central Office

  • Regional Office

• Regional TTA Team/Specialist

• Other (please specify)

  • State Head Start Collaboration Office

  • State Agency Staff

  • State Head Start Association

  • Regional Head Start Association

  • National Head Start Association

  • Office of Child Care (please specify)

    • Contracting Officer

    • Regional Office

    • State Capacity Building Center (SCBC)

[Q2c only displayed if “I’m not sure” is selected in Q1.]

Q2c. What is your primary role within your organization?

Respondent would see all the above as shown in Q2a and Q2b.

Q3. How many years have you served in this role?

• Less than 1 year

• 1 to 4 years

• 5 to 9 years

• 10 or more years

For the following questions, please think about the conference in its entirety.

Q4. Please select your level of agreement with the following statements about the conference presenters:

	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	Don't know / NA
*a. The presenter(s) were knowledgeable in the content area(s).
*b. The presenter(s) were effective in communicating key information.
*c. The presenter(s) were responsive to participants’ questions.
*d. The presenter(s) were effective in engaging participants.

* Two of these four items will be randomly chosen for each participant using our survey program’s random question generator.

Q5. Please select your level of agreement with the following statements about the conference:

	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	Don't know / NA
a. The content of the conference was relevant to my work.
*b. The resources provided during the conference were useful for my work.
*c. The resources provided during the conference were relevant for my work.
*d. The conference provided me with knowledge of available resources.
*e. The conference materials were easy to read and understand.

* Two of these four items will be randomly chosen for each participant using our survey program’s random question generator.

Q6. Please select your level of agreement with the following statements about the conference:

	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	Don't know / NA
a. The information presented was respectful, non-judgmental, and supportive of diverse populations (i.e., free from stereotypes or bias).
b. The content of the conference was inclusive of diverse cultural experiences and backgrounds.
c. The content of the conference will help me be more culturally responsive in my work.

Q7. Please let us know whether you found the content presented during this conference to be too simple, too advanced, or just about right.

• Far too advanced

• A bit too advanced

• About right

• A bit too simple

• Far too simple

Q8a. Before this conference, my knowledge of the content/topics addressed can be best described as…

• No knowledge

• Minimal knowledge

• Moderate knowledge

• A high level of knowledge

Q8b. After this conference, my knowledge of the content/topics addressed can be best described as…

• No knowledge

• Minimal knowledge

• Moderate knowledge

• A high level of knowledge

Q8c. How much did the conference increase your knowledge of the topic(s) presented?

• No Increase

• Small Increase

• Moderate Increase

• Large Increase

Q9. Please select your level of agreement with the following statements about the conference:

	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	Don't know / NA
a. The environment was supportive of learning.
b. The instructor(s) provided feedback to the conference participants on the achievement of learning outcomes.
c. I believe that the stated learning outcomes for this conference were met.

Q10. Please select your level of agreement with the following statements about the conference:

	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	Don't know / NA
a. The conference deepened my knowledge of the topics presented
b. I learned something during this conference that I plan to use in my work.
c. I plan to share the information received during the conference with others.

Q11a. Please give an example of one action step you will take as a result of the knowledge you gained from this conference.

Q11b. Please identify one concept or skill you learned during this conference that you will use in your work.

Q12. What factors, if any, may prevent you from using what you learned? (Check all that apply).]

• Lack of time.

• Limited funds or other resources.

• Lack of personnel

• Staff turnover

• Lack of support/guidance from program leadership.

• Misalignment with parent needs/goals.

• Not a good fit.

• Lack of staff engagement.

• Lack of cultural relevance.

• Other (please describe)

• There are no factors that may prevent me from using what I learned.

Q13. I was satisfied with the overall quality of this conference.

• Strongly agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly disagree

Q14. Would you recommend this conference to your peers?

• Yes

• Yes, with reservations

• No

Q15. How can we improve this conference?

Q16. In thinking about the topic(s) covered during this conference, what follow-up support(s) or resource(s) would be most useful to you? [As needed, PMFO may substitute this open-ended question format with a customized drop-down menu, based on topics covered during the conference.]

Q17. Other comments:

Session Specific Feedback

Reviewer’s Note: The following stock question blocks may be customized and used to provide feedback regarding individual sessions led by PMFO or other collaborators on an as-needed basis. These questions avoid the need for individual session surveys, reducing overall participant burden.

The following questions are specific to content delivered by the PMFO and [insert other collaborators] through [insert number] distinct sessions at this event. Please select the session you attended.

• <<insert session name>> <<time, presenter>>

• <<insert session name>> <<time, presenter>>

• <<insert session name>> <<time, presenter>>

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[The two-question series below will be displayed for each session selected.]

[Session name and time.]

Q18. I was satisfied with the overall quality of this session.

• Strongly agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly disagree

Q19. Please identify one concept or skill you learned that you will use in your work.

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