Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) Kindergarten and First-Grade National Data Collection and Transfer School Recruitment

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Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) Kindergarten and First-Grade National Data Collection and Transfer School Recruitment

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Early Childhood Longitudinal Study,
Kindergarten Class of 2023-24
(ECLS-K:2024)
Kindergarten and First-Grade National
Data Collection and Transfer School
Recruitment

OMB# 1850-0750 v.27

Attachment C-1
Fall Kindergarten Teacher-Level
Teacher Web Survey
National Center for Education Statistics
U.S. Department of Education

October2022
Revised April 2023

Early Childhood Longitudinal Study General Education
Teacher Survey (Teacher Level) Fall K - Form TQAFK
Section

CSA

[Classroom and Student Characteristics]

Sequence: 1

Grid Spec
|(all sections)

QUESTION STEMS ON LARGE AND SMALL BROWSERS:
QUESTION STEMS FOR ITEMS THAT ARE DISPLAYED TOGETHER IN GRIDS ON LARGE FORMATS (SUCH AS A
DESKTOP) ARE PRESENTED ONLY ONCE IN THE TEACHER SURVEY SPECIFICATIONS BELOW. WHEN VIEWING
THESE QUESTIONS IN A SMALLER FORMAT (SUCH AS A MOBILE PHONE), QUESTION STEMS REPEAT ON
SEPARATE SCREENS TO MAKE THE INTENT OF THE ITEM CLEAR.
ON LARGE FORMAT DISPLAYS, QUESTIONS IN A GRID ARE SKIPPED AS A GROUP WHEN THE NEXT BUTTON
IS USED. ON MOBILE, QUESTIONS IN GRIDS ARE PRESENTED ONE AT A TIME. IF THE "SAVE AND EXIT"
BUTTON IS USED IN THE MIDDLE OF GRID QUESTIONS, AND SOME OF THE GRID QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN
ANSWERED, THE REMAINING QUESTIONS IN A GRID WILL BE ASSIGNED SK. FOR GRIDS THAT HAVE BEEN
DIVIDED INTO SMALLER GROUPS OF ITEMS, THIS SK ASSIGNMENT TO THE REMAINING QUESTIONS IN A
GRID WILL ONLY APPLY TO THE DEFINED GRID SET IN THE SMALLER GROUP. ELSE, IF THERE IS A BREAK OFF
OR TIMEOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF GRID QUESTIONS, NO ANSWERS IN THE GRID WILL BE SAVED OR
AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGNED SK.
TEXT IN RESPONSE OPTIONS IN GRID ITEMS SHOULD BE TOP ALIGNED.

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Spec Skip
|(all sections)

SPECIFICATION FOR SKIPPED NONRESPONSE QUESTIONS AND TEACHER SURVEY PROBE:
IF “TEACHER SURVEY PROBE” IS USED IN THE SPEC AND THE RESPONDENT DOES NOT ANSWER A
QUESTION BUT CLICKS THE “Next” BUTTON, RELOAD THE PAGE AND DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING TEXT AT
THE TOP WITH ALL ANSWER CATEGORIES SHOWN AGAIN ALONG WITH CHOICES FOR DON’T KNOW AND
REFUSED: "It looks like you haven’t answered the question yet. Please take another look at the question and
provide an answer. Select a choice below to continue."
ELSE IF A RESPONDENT DOES NOT ANSWER A QUESTION BUT CLICKS THE “Next” BUTTON, ASSIGN EMPTY
THE VALUE “SK” FOR SKIPPED.
SK ANSWERS SKIP TO THE NEXT QUESTION UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.

Soft Edit
|(all sections)

SPECIFICATION FOR SOFT EDIT MESSAGES:
SOFT EDIT MESSAGES SPECIFIED IN PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS BELOW WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE
SAME SCREEN AS THE ITEM. WHEN PROGRAMMING SPECIFICATIONS ARE CREATED, THESE MESSAGES WILL
BE SHOWN IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT AS WHAT IS SHOWN BELOW (THEY WILL BE DISPLAYED AS A
FOLLOWUP ITEM), BUT THE CONTENT AND PLACEMENT OF THE TEXT ON THE SAME SCREEN AS THE ITEM
WILL NOT CHANGE.

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OS Spec
|(all sections)

SPECIFICATION FOR OTHER SPECIFY:
FOR SMALL BROWSERS, THE OTHER SPECIFY ENTRY FIELD WILL BE ON THE NEXT SCREEN. IF THE BROWSER
SIZE IS SMALL, REDISPLAY THE QUESTION STEM AND LABEL THE OTHER SPECIFY FIELD WITH THE
RESPONSE OPTION FROM THE PREVIOUS QUESTION (E.G., Other language) AND "(Please specify):".

Footer
|Footer for the first question in the survey

ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE BLAISE INSTRUMENT, AS A FOOTER, DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE:
"Click “Save and Exit” if you need to take a break. When you’ve completed the survey, click “Finish” on the
last screen. You will be taken back to MyECLS. Exit MyECLS by selecting "Logout" and closing ALL browser
windows or screens to keep your responses secure. For example, if you used Chrome or Safari to open the
website, make sure no Chrome or Safari windows or screens are open after you end the session. Not closing
all browsers may allow someone else to see your responses.”

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CSA000
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: New.
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY A BLUE ICON AFTER THE WORD “ICON” IN THE FIFTH BULLET BELOW.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Thank you for launching the ECLS survey!
Here are some tips to keep in mind when completing the survey:
•Complete the survey on a desktop or laptop computer using Chrome, Edge, or Safari, if possible.
•Use the “Next” and “Back” buttons at the bottom of the screen to move through the survey. Do not use
your browser arrows.
•If you need to stop the survey before finishing and return at a later time, please select “Save and Exit.”
When you return to the survey, you will be taken where you left off.
•To protect your privacy, you will be logged off if you are idle for 10 minutes.
•Some questions in the survey have additional information to help you, if needed. To view this additional
information, select the blue "i” icon.
•You may skip any questions that you do not want to answer.
Please click on the “Next” button below to start the survey.”

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CSA010
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011, Fall Kindergarten
NOTE: SOURCES THROUGHOUT THE SURVEY WERE BASED ON THE FIRST TIME AN ITEM APPEARED IN THE ECLS-K:2011
UNLESS AN IMPROVED VERSION OF THE ITEM WAS USED FROM AN LATER ROUND. IF AN IMPROVED VERSION OF AN
ITEM WAS USED FROM A LATER ROUND OF THE ECLS-K:2011, THAT ROUND WAS CITED INSTEAD.

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “The first several questions pertain to your roles and responsibilities as a teacher.
Which of the following describes the kindergarten class or classes you currently teach?”
InstResp “Select all that apply.”
CODES

Code All That Apply

Full-day

Morning half-day class

Afternoon half-day class

One class, some children stay for a full-day, some
for a half-day

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

USE TEACHER SURVEY PROBE.
IF CODES 2 OR 3 ARE SELECTED, DO NOT ALLOW CODE 4 TO BE SELECTED. IF 1 IS SELECTED, DO NOT ALLOW
CODE 4 TO BE SELECTED.
IF CODE 1 IS SELECTED WITH CODES 2 OR 3, DISPLAY SOFT ERROR MESSAGE: “You reported that you teach a
full-day class and a morning and/or afternoon half-day class. If you teach these classes on different days,
select Next to continue. Otherwise, please change the answers to either full-day or half-day classes.
IF CODE 4 AND ANY OTHER CODE ARE SELECTED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, “If you teach one class, where
some of the children stay for a full-day and some stay for a half-day, please select only the fourth response.
When it is correct, select Next to continue."

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Box 1

START LOOP 1
LOOP ON QUESTIONS CSA020 AND CSA030 UP TO TWO TIMES FOR SELECTIONS IN QUESTION CSA010 (ONE
LOOP FOR FULL DAY, MORNING, OR AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE, AND A SECOND LOOP FOR
AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE). IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4 LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT FULLDAY CLASS. IF CSA010 = 2 LOOP FOR QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT MORNING CLASS. IF CSA010 = 3
LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT AFTERNOON CLASS. ELSE GO TO BOX 2.

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CSA020
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011, Fall Kindergarten
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY CSA020 AND CSA030 in a grid on the same screen.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “How many hours per day does your {morning class/afternoon class/full-day class} normally meet?”
InstResp “This amount should include when you are meeting in person or through a remote classroom. Enter
the number to the nearest half hour, for example, 2.5, 3.5…”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Hours per day”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 24

Soft Range

1 to 8

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
ONLY DISPLAY FULL-DAY RESPONSE CHOICE ON THESE ITEMS, IF RESPONSE OPTIONS 1 OR 4 ARE SELECTED
IN CSA010.
HELP FOR STEM: A full-day class is defined by all or some children in the class staying for a full-day. Thus, a
class in which all children stay for a full-day, or a class in which some children stay for a full-day and others for
a half-day would be defined as a full-day class.
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA020}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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CSA030
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011, Fall Kindergarten
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “How many days per week does your {morning class/afternoon class/full-day class} normally meet?”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Days per week”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 7

Soft Range

1 to 5

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
ONLY DISPLAY FULL-DAY RESPONSE CHOICE ON THESE ITEMS, IF RESPONSE OPTIONS 1 OR 4 ARE SELECTED
IN CSA010.
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA030}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

Box 2
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

END LOOP 1
IF ALL QUESTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED FOR QUESTIONS CSA020 AND CSA030 FOR FULL DAY (CSA010 = 1
OR 4), MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA0101 = 3), GO TO START OF LOOP 1. ELSE GO
TO BOX 3.

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Box 3
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

START LOOP 2
LOOP ON QUESTION CSA040 UP TO TWO TIMES FOR SELECTIONS IN QUESTION CSA010 (ONE LOOP FOR
FULL DAY, MORNING, OR AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE, AND A SECOND LOOP FOR AFTERNOON
CLASS, IF APPLICABLE). IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4 LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT FULL-DAY CLASS.
IF CSA010 = 2 LOOP FOR QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT MORNING CLASS. IF CSA010 = 3 LOOP ON
QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT AFTERNOON CLASS. ELSE GO TO BOX 4.

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CSA040
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
DISPLAY ‘Regular 1-year kindergarten program,’ IN BOLD.
DISPLAY ‘2-year kindergarten program,’ IN BOLD.
DISPLAY ‘Transitional kindergarten program’ IN BOLD.
DISPLAY ‘Transitional/pre-first grade program’ IN BOLD.
DISPLAY ‘Ungraded program’ IN BOLD.
DISPLAY ‘Multigrade program’ IN BOLD.
DISPLAY ‘Special education class’ IN BOLD.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “What type of kindergarten program(s) do you teach in your {morning class/afternoon class/full-day
class}?”

InstResp “Select all that apply.”
CODES

Code All That Apply

Regular 1-year kindergarten program

First year of a 2-year kindergarten program

Second year of a 2-year kindergarten program

Transitional kindergarten program

Transitional/pre-first grade program

Ungraded program with at least some
kindergarten-aged students

Multigrade program with at least some
kindergarten-aged children

Special education class

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

BOLD “Kindergarten”, “Transitional Kindergarten”, “Transitional/pre-first grade”, “Ungraded program”,
Multigrade”, “Special education” THE FIRST TIME THEY APPEAR IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR CODE 1: Kindergarten: Traditional year of school primarily for 5-year-olds prior to first grade.
HELP FOR CODE 4: Transitional Kindergarten: A transitional kindergarten (TK) program is an extra year of
school before kindergarten starts. It is different from preschool, Head Start, or prekindergarten.
HELP FOR CODE 5: Transitional/pre-first grade: Transitional first (or pre-first) grade is a school program
between kindergarten and the first grade. The name of this program may vary by school (for example, a K-1

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class or placement). It is for children who have attended kindergarten, but need more time to be ready for
the first grade.
HELP FOR CODE 6: Ungraded program: A classroom containing children with an age span of two or more
years, not formally identified by grade(s).
HELP FOR CODE 7: Multigrade: A classroom containing kindergarten and some combination of other grades –
for example a combination of pre-kindergarten/kindergarten.
HELP FOR CODE 8: Special education: A classroom containing primarily children with disabilities.

Box 4
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

END LOOP 2 IF ALL QUESTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED FOR QUESTIONS CSA040 FOR FULL DAY (CSA010 = 1
OR 4), MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA010 = 3), GO TO START OF LOOP 2. ELSE IF
CSA040=7 GO TO Box 5. ELSE GO TO CSA050.

CSA050
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Do you currently teach a multigrade class?”
CODES

Yes

Box 7

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF 2 OR SK, GO TO Box 7.

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Box 5
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

START LOOP 3

LOOP ON QUESTION CSA060 UP TO TWO TIMES FOR SELECTIONS IN QUESTION CSA010 (ONE LOOP FOR
FULL DAY, MORNING, OR AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE, AND A SECOND LOOP FOR AFTERNOON
CLASS, IF APPLICABLE). IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4 LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT FULL-DAY CLASS.
IF CSA010 = 2 LOOP FOR QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT MORNING CLASS. IF CSA010 = 3 LOOP ON
QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT AFTERNOON CLASS. ELSE GO TO BOX 6.

CSA060
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “What grade levels are included in your {full-day class/morning class/afternoon class}?”
InstResp “Select all that apply.”
CODES

Code All That Apply

Prekindergarten

Transitional kindergarten

Regular kindergarten

Transitional/pre-first grade

First grade

Second grade

Third grade or higher

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Box 6
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

END LOOP 3
IF ALL QUESTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED FOR QUESTIONS CSA060 FOR FULL DAY (CSA010 = 1 OR 4),
MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA010 = 3), GO TO START OF LOOP 3. ELSE GO TO
BOX 7.

Box 7
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

START LOOP 4
LOOP ON QUESTION CSA070a-i UP TO TWO TIMES FOR SELECTIONS IN QUESTION CSA010 (ONE LOOP FOR
FULL DAY, MORNING, OR AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE, AND A SECOND LOOP FOR AFTERNOON
CLASS, IF APPLICABLE). IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4 LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT FULL-DAY CLASS.
IF CSA010 = 2 LOOP FOR QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT MORNING CLASS. IF CSA010 = 3 LOOP ON
QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT AFTERNOON CLASS. ELSE GO TO BOX 8.

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CSA070a
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “As of today's date, how many children are there in your {full-day class/morning class/afternoon
class}?”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

1 to 100

Soft Range

1 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA070a}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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CSA070b
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA070b –h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "an unspecified number of ".
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “As of today's date, how many children that you teach in your {full-day class/morning
class/afternoon class} are the following ages?
3 years old”
InstResp “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. If there are no children of a particular age, enter "0."”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA070b}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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CSA070c
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA070b –h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "an unspecified number of ".
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “4 years old”
InstResp “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. If there are no children of a particular age, enter "0."”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA070c}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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CSA070d
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA070b –h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "an unspecified number of ".
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “5 years old”
InstResp “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. If there are no children of a particular age, enter "0."”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA070d}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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CSA070e
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA070b –h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "an unspecified number of ".
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “6 years old”
InstResp “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. If there are no children of a particular age, enter "0."”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA070e}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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CSA070f
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA070b –h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "an unspecified number of ".
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “7 years old”
InstResp “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. If there are no children of a particular age, enter "0."”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA070f}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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CSA070g
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA070b –h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "an unspecified number of ".
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “8 years old”
InstResp “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. If there are no children of a particular age, enter "0."”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA070g}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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CSA070h
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA070b –h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "an unspecified number of ".
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “9 years old or older”
InstResp “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. If there are no children of a particular age, enter "0."”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA070h}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

Box 7b
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

FOR EACH LOOP (FULL DAY (CSA010 = 1 OR 4), MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA010
= 3)), CHECK THAT THE SUM OF RESPONSES IN CSA070b - h MATCH THE TOTAL REPORTED IN ITEM CSA070a
FOR THAT LOOP. COUNT ANY SKIPPED ANSWERS IN CSA070a OR CSA070b - h AS ZERO. IF THE SUM DOES
NOT MATCH THE NUMBER REPORTED IN CSA070a FOR THAT LOOP, GO TO CSA070i. ELSE, GO TO BOX 8.

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CSA070i
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "0".
DISPLAY THE SUM OF QUESTIONS CSA070b-h FOR {NUMBER FROM SUM OF CSA070b - h}, AND COUNT ANY
SKIPPED ITEMS AS ZERO.
DISPLAY “total” IN BOLD IN THE QUESTION TEXT.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question: “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. Your previous responses about the number of children by age
indicate that you have a total of {NUMBER FROM SUM OF CSA070b - h} children in your {full-day
class/morning class/afternoon class}. Is this correct?”
CODES

Yes

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

IF ANSWER IS 2 OR SK, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "Please use the "Back" button below (not the back arrow
in your browser) to change the total number of children or number of children by age.”

Box 8
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

END LOOP 4
IF ALL QUESTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED FOR QUESTIONS CSA070a - i FOR FULL DAY (CSA010 = 1 OR 4),
MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA010 = 3), GO TO START OF LOOP 4. ELSE GO TO
BOX 9.

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Box 9
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

START LOOP 5
LOOP ON QUESTIONS CSA080a - h UP TO TWO TIMES FOR SELECTIONS IN QUESTION CSA010 (ONE LOOP
FOR FULL DAY, MORNING, OR AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE, AND A SECOND LOOP FOR AFTERNOON
CLASS, IF APPLICABLE). IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4 LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT FULL-DAY CLASS.
IF CSA010 = 2 LOOP FOR QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT MORNING CLASS. IF CSA010 = 3 LOOP ON
QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT AFTERNOON CLASS. ELSE GO TO BOX 10.

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CSA080a
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA080a – g ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "an unspecified number of ".
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “As of today's date, how many of the students you teach are members of the following groups in
your {full-day class/morning class/afternoon class}?”
InstResp “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. Please count each student only once. Hispanic students should only
be counted in the Hispanic or Latino/Latina category regardless of race. If there are no children of a particular
race or ethnicity, enter “0.””
“Hispanic or Latino/Latina of any race ”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA080a}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."
BOLD “Hispanic or Latino/Latina” IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR STEM: Hispanic or Latino/Latina: A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central
American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.

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CSA080b
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA080a – g ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "an unspecified number of ".
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic”
InstResp “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. Please count each student only once. Hispanic students should only
be counted in the Hispanic or Latino/Latina category regardless of race. If there are no children of a particular
race or ethnicity, enter “0.””
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA080b}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."
BOLD “American Indian or Alaska Native” IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR STEM: American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of
North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community
attachment. Example tribes include Navajo Nation, Blackfeet Tribe, Mayan, Aztec, Native Village of Barrow
Inupiat Traditional Government, and Nome Eskimo Community.

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CSA080c
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA080a – g ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "an unspecified number of ".
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Asian, non-Hispanic”
InstResp “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. Please count each student only once. Hispanic students should only
be counted in the Hispanic or Latino/Latina category regardless of race. If there are no children of a particular
race or ethnicity, enter “0.””
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA080c}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."
BOLD “Asian” IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR STEM: Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia,
or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
the Philippine Islands, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.

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CSA080d
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA080a – g ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "an unspecified number of ".
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Black or African American, non-Hispanic”
InstResp “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. Please count each student only once. Hispanic students should only
be counted in the Hispanic or Latino/Latina category regardless of race. If there are no children of a particular
race or ethnicity, enter “0.””
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA080d}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."
BOLD “Black or African American” IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR STEM: Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of
Africa. This includes, for example, African Americans and people from Jamaica, Haiti, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and
Somalia.

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CSA080e
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA080a – g ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "an unspecified number of ".
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic”
InstResp “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. Please count each student only once. Hispanic students should only
be counted in the Hispanic or Latino/Latina category regardless of race. If there are no children of a particular
race or ethnicity, enter “0.””
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA080e}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."
BOLD “Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander” IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR STEM: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original
peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, the Marianas, Tonga, Fiji, the Marshall Islands, or other Pacific Islands.

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CSA080f
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA080a – g ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "an unspecified number of ".
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “White, non-Hispanic”
InstResp “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. Please count each student only once. Hispanic students should only
be counted in the Hispanic or Latino/Latina category regardless of race. If there are no children of a particular
race or ethnicity, enter “0.””
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA080f}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."
BOLD “White” IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR STEM: White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or
North Africa. This includes, for example, people from Germany, Ireland, England, Italy, Lebanon, and Egypt.

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CSA080g
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA080a – g ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "an unspecified number of ".
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Two or more races, non-Hispanic”
InstResp “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. Please count each student only once. Hispanic students should only
be counted in the Hispanic or Latino/Latina category regardless of race. If there are no children of a particular
race or ethnicity, enter “0.””
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA080g}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

Box 9b

FOR EACH LOOP (FULL DAY (CSA010 = 1 OR 4), MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA010
= 3)), CHECK THAT THE SUM OF RESPONSES IN CSA080a - g MATCH THE TOTAL REPORTED IN ITEM CSA070a.
COUNT ANY SKIPPED ANSWERS IN CSA070a OR CSA080a - g AS ZERO. IF THE SUM DOES NOT MATCH THE
NUMBER REPORTED IN CSA070a FOR THAT LOOP, GO TO CSA080h. ELSE, GO TO BOX 10.

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CSA080h
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 fall kindergarten
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "0".
DISPLAY THE SUM OF QUESTIONS CSA080a - g FOR {NUMBER FROM SUM OF CSA080a - g}, AND COUNT ANY
SKIPPED ITEMS AS ZERO.
DISPLAY “total” IN BOLD IN THE QUESTION TEXT.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. Your previous responses about the number of children by group
indicate that you have a total of {NUMBER FROM SUM OF CSA080a - g} children in your {full-day
class/morning class/afternoon class}. Is this correct?”
CODES

Yes

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

IF ANSWER IS 2 OR SK, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, “Please use the “Back” button below (not the back arrow
in your browser) to change the total number of children or numbers of children by group.”

Box 10
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

END LOOP 5
IF ALL QUESTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED FOR QUESTIONS CSA080a-h FOR ETHNICITY AND RACE FOR FULL
DAY (CSA010 = 1 OR 4), MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA010 = 3), GO BACK TO THE
START OF LOOP 5. ELSE GO TO BOX 11.

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Box 11
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

START LOOP 6
LOOP ON QUESTIONS CSA090a, CSA090b, CSA090c, CSA090d and A9e UP TO TWO TIMES FOR SELECTIONS
IN QUESTION CSA010 (ONE LOOP FOR FULL DAY, MORNING, OR AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE, AND A
SECOND LOOP FOR AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE). IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4 LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH
DISPLAYS ABOUT FULL-DAY CLASS. IF CSA010 = 2 LOOP FOR QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT MORNING
CLASS. IF CSA010 = 3 LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT AFTERNOON CLASS. ELSE GO TO BOX 12.

CSA090a
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA090a – d ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “As of today's date, how many boys and girls are there in your {full-day class/morning
class/afternoon class}?

Number of boys”
InstResp “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. If there are no children of a particular gender, enter “0.””
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA090a}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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CSA090b
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA090a – d ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Number of girls”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA090b}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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CSA090c
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA090a – d ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Number of students of another gender”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA090c}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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CSA090d
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA090a – d ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Number of students of unknown gender”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA090d}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

Box 11b

FOR EACH LOOP (FULL DAY (CSA010 = 1 OR 4), MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA010
= 3)), CHECK THAT THE SUM OF RESPONSES IN CSA090a - d MATCH THE TOTAL REPORTED IN ITEM CSA070a.
COUNT ANY SKIPPED ANSWERS IN CSA070a OR CSA090a - d AS ZERO. IF THE SUM DOES NOT MATCH THE
NUMBER REPORTED IN CSA070a FOR THAT LOOP, GO TO CSA090e. ELSE, GO TO BOX 12.

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CSA090e
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
FOR “{NUMBER IN CSA070a}”, DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 =
1 OR 4. DISPLAY THE NUMBER GIVEN IN CSA070a FOR A MORNING CLASS IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY THE
NUMBER GIVEN IN AN AFTERNOON CLASS IF CSA010 = 3. ELSE IF CSA070a = SK FOR “{NUMBER IN
CSA070a}” DISPLAY "0".
DISPLAY THE SUM OF QUESTIONS CSA090a – d FOR {NUMBER FROM SUM OF CSA090a - d}, AND COUNT
ANY SKIPPED ITEMS AS ZERO.
DISPLAY “total” IN BOLD IN THE QUESTION TEXT.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “As a reminder, you previously indicated that you have {NUMBER IN CSA070a} children in your {fullday class/morning class/afternoon class}. Your previous responses about the number of children by gender
indicate that you have a total of {NUMBER FROM SUM OF CSA090a - d} children in your {full-day
class/morning class/afternoon class}. Is this correct?”
CODES

Yes

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

IF ANSWER IS 2 OR SK, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "Please use the "Back" button below (not the back arrow
in your browser) to change the total number of children or numbers of children by gender.”

Box 12
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

END LOOP 6
IF ALL QUESTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED FOR QUESTIONS CSA090 a - e FOR FULL DAY (CSA010 = 1 OR 4),
MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA010 = 3), GO TO START OF LOOP 6. ELSE GO TO
BOX 13.

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Box 13
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

START LOOP 7
LOOP ON QUESTION CSA100 UP TO TWO TIMES FOR SELECTIONS IN QUESTION CSA010 (ONE LOOP FOR
FULL DAY, MORNING, OR AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE, AND A SECOND LOOP FOR AFTERNOON
CLASS, IF APPLICABLE). IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4 LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT FULL-DAY CLASS.
IF CSA010 = 2 LOOP FOR QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT MORNING CLASS. IF CSA010 = 3 LOOP ON
QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT AFTERNOON CLASS. ELSE GO TO BOX 14.

CSA100
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
DISPLAY “and” IN BOLD TEXT IN THE InstResp.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “How many of the children in your {full-day class/morning class/afternoon class} are repeating
kindergarten this year?

InstResp ““If none, enter “0.”
In your count, include children who participated in any type of kindergarten last year and are now in any type
of kindergarten this year. Kindergarten includes traditional kindergarten, Transitional Kindergarten (TK), Early
Transitional Kindergarten (ETK), Readiness Kindergarten, Transitional or Prefirst Grade, or a program that is a
kindergarten equivalent but is ungraded or has multiple grades.”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA100}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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Box 14
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

END LOOP 7
IF ALL QUESTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED FOR QUESTIONS CSA100 FOR FULL DAY (CSA010 = 1 OR 4),
MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA010 = 3), GO TO START OF LOOP 7. ELSE GO TO
BOX 15.

Box 15
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

START LOOP 8
LOOP ON QUESTION CSA110a - CSA110e UP TO TWO TIMES FOR SELECTIONS IN QUESTION CSA010 (ONE
LOOP FOR FULL DAY, MORNING, OR AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE, AND A SECOND LOOP FOR
AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE). IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4 LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT FULLDAY CLASS. IF CSA010 = 2 LOOP FOR QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT MORNING CLASS. IF CSA010 = 3
LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT AFTERNOON CLASS. ELSE GO TO BOX 16.

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CSA110a
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEM CSA110a – e ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
DISPLAY “identified for an IEP” IN BOLD IN THE QUESTION TEXT.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “As of today’s date, how many children with the following characteristics in your {full-day class
/morning class/afternoon class} have been identified for an IEP?
Boys”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
InstResp “If there are no children of a particular group, enter “0.””
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA110a}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."
BOLD "IEP" THE FIRST TIME IT APPEARS IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR STEM: Individualized Education Program (IEP): A written statement of the educational program
designed to meet the individual needs of a school-aged child with a disability that is judged to affect the
child’s educational performance. Children who receive special education services under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are expected to have an IEP or an IFSP.

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CSA110b
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEM CSA110a – e ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Girls”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
InstResp “If there are no children of a particular group, enter “0.””
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA110b}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

CSA110c
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEM CSA110a – e ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Another gender”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
InstResp “If there are no children of a particular group, enter “0.””
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA110c}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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CSA110d
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEM CSA110a – e ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Unknown gender”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
InstResp “If there are no children of a particular group, enter “0.””
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA110d}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

CSA110e
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEM CSA110a – e ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “English language learners (ELL)”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
InstResp “If there are no children of a particular group, enter “0.””
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA110e}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."
HELP FOR STEM: English language learner (ELL): A student whose native language is other than English and
whose skills in listening to, speaking, reading, or writing English are such that he/she derives little benefit
from school instruction in English.

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Box 16
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

END LOOP 8
IF ALL QUESTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED FOR QUESTIONS CSA110a - CSA110e FOR FULL DAY (CSA010 = 1
OR 4), MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA010 = 3), GO BACK TO START OF LOOP 8.
ELSE GO TO CSA120.

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CSA120
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: New item created by Westat.
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “housing insecurity” AND “homelessness” IN BOLD TEXT IN THE QUESTION STEM.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “During this school year, approximately how many of all the students that you teach have
experienced housing insecurity or homelessness?”
InstResp “If no students experienced this, enter “0.""
Pre-unit: “Number:”
Watermark: “Enter number”
“Don’t know”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 30

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
ADD A SPECIAL ANSWER TO DISPLAY “I don’t know.” AS A RADIO BUTTON.
DISPLAY “Housing insecurity” and “Homelessness” IN BOLD THE FIRST TIME IT APPEARS IN HELP TEXT.
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA120}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."
HELP FOR STEM: Housing insecurity: Housing insecurity means that having a place to live is uncertain because
of high housing costs, low housing quality, neighborhood problems, or overcrowding. It may or may not
include homelessness.
Homelessness: Lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including but not limited to
sleeping in a shelter designated for temporary living accommodations or in places not designated for human
habitation.

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Box 17
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

START LOOP 9.
LOOP ON QUESTION CSA130a – h UP TO TWO TIMES FOR SELECTIONS IN QUESTION CSA010 (ONE LOOP FOR
FULL DAY, MORNING, OR AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE, AND A SECOND LOOP FOR AFTERNOON
CLASS, IF APPLICABLE). IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4 LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT FULL-DAY CLASS.
IF CSA010 = 2 LOOP FOR QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT MORNING CLASS. IF CSA010 = 3 LOOP ON
QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT AFTERNOON . ELSE GO TO BOX 18.

CSA130a
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEM CSA130a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “What proportion of the children in your {full-day class/morning class/afternoon class}
demonstrated the following skills when they started school this year?

Name all upper and lower case letters”
CODES

Less than ¼ of the children

About ¼ of the children

About ½ of the children

About ¾ of the children

More than ¾ of the children

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CSA130b
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

Less than ¼ of the children

About ¼ of the children

About ½ of the children

About ¾ of the children

More than ¾ of the children

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CSA130c
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEM CSA130a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “What proportion of the children in your {full-day class/morning class/afternoon class}
demonstrated the following skills when they started school this year?
Use morphemes to decode new words – for example, decodes “jellyfish” by recognizing it is made up of two
familiar words “jelly” and “fish” or decodes “preheat” as “pre” and “heat” and “fearless” as “fear” and
“less.””
CODES

Less than ¼ of the children

About ¼ of the children

About ½ of the children

About ¾ of the children

More than ¾ of the children

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CSA130d
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEM CSA130a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “What proportion of the children in your {full-day class/morning class/afternoon class}
demonstrated the following skills when they started school this year?
Use morphemes to figure out meanings of new words – for example, knows that "–s” means “more than 1”
as in “trucks”; “–er” means a “person who” as in “farmer” and “painter”; “un” means “not” as in “unlike”
and “unfriendly”; or “re” means “again” as in “reread” and “replay.””
CODES

Less than ¼ of the children

About ¼ of the children

About ½ of the children

About ¾ of the children

More than ¾ of the children

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CSA130e
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

Less than ¼ of the children

About ¼ of the children

About ½ of the children

About ¾ of the children

More than ¾ of the children

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CSA130f
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

Less than ¼ of the children

About ¼ of the children

About ½ of the children

About ¾ of the children

More than ¾ of the children

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CSA130g
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

Less than ¼ of the children

About ¼ of the children

About ½ of the children

About ¾ of the children

More than ¾ of the children

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CSA130h
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

Less than ¼ of the children

About ¼ of the children

About ½ of the children

About ¾ of the children

More than ¾ of the children

Box 18
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

END LOOP 9
IF ALL QUESTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED FOR QUESTIONS CSA130a - h FOR FULL DAY (CSA010 = 1 OR 4),
MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA010 = 3), GO BACK TO START OF LOOP 9. ELSE GO
TO CSA140a.

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CSA140a
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEM CSA140a – e ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “The next group of questions ask about classroom practices.
In a typical day, how much time does a child in your class spend in the following activities?
Working independently”
InstResp “Do not include lunch or recess breaks. If you teach more than one class, consider all of your
classes.”
CODES

No time

Half hour or less

About one hour

About two hours

About three hours

Four hours or more

CSA140b
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEM CSA140a – e ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Working on individual tasks under teacher direction”
CODES

No time

Half hour or less

About one hour

About two hours

About three hours

Four hours or more

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CSA140c
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEM CSA140a – e ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Working with peers under teacher direction”
CODES

No time

Half hour or less

About one hour

About two hours

About three hours

Four hours or more

CSA140d
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEM CSA140a – e ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Working in small groups with teacher”
CODES

No time

Half hour or less

About one hour

About two hours

About three hours

Four hours or more

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CSA140e
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEM CSA140a – e ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Teacher lecture with large group and/or large group discussion led by teacher”
CODES

No time

Half hour or less

About one hour

About two hours

About three hours

Four hours or more

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CSA150
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: New item created by Westat
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
UNDERLINE “personal” AND “school-provided” IN THE RESPONSE OPTIONS.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Do you implement any of the following technology use practices as learning tools in your
classroom?”
InstResp “Select all that apply. If you teach more than one class, consider all of your classes.”
CODES

Code All That Apply

Encourage students to use personal tablets, cell
phones, or other digital devices

Require students to use personal tablets, cell
phones, or other digital devices

Encourage students to use school-provided
tablets or other digital devices

Require students to use school-provided tablets
or other digital devices

Encourage students to use school computers

Require students to use school computers

None of the above

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

IF MORE THAN ONE CODE IS SELECTED AND ONE OF THEM IS CODE 7, DISPLAY HARD ERROR CHECK
MESSAGE, “You selected “None of the above” but also selected another option on the list. Please check your
responses and update your answer. Then, select “Next” to continue.”

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CSA180
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “In some schools, special efforts are made to make the transition into kindergarten less difficult for
children. Are any of the following done in your school?”

InstResp “Select all that apply.”
CODES

Code All That Apply

I (or someone at the school) phone or send home
information about kindergarten program to
parents.

Preschoolers spend some time in the
kindergarten classroom.

The school days are shortened at the beginning
of the school year.

Parents and children visit kindergarten prior to
the start of the school year.

I (or another teacher) visit the homes of the
children at the beginning of the school year.

Parents come to the school for orientation prior
to the start of the school year.

Staggered school entry where kindergartners
start the school year in smaller groups before
meeting with the full class.

None of the above

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF MORE THAN ONE CODE IS SELECTED AND ONE OF THEM IS CODE 8, DISPLAY HARD ERROR CHECK
MESSAGE, “You selected “None of the above” but also selected another option on the list. Please check your
responses and update your answer. Then, select “Next” to continue.”

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CSA190
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: New item
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
BOLD ‘per day’ IN QUESTION TEXT.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “How much time per day would you estimate that you spend handling disruptive student behavior
in your classes?”
CODES

Less than ½ hour

½ hour to less than 1 hour

1 to less than 1 ½ hours

1 ½ to less than 2 hours

2 to less than 2 ½ hours

2 ½ to less than 3 hours

3 hours or more

CSA200a
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA200a – d ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your classroom?
Pictures, posters, artwork, and other decor reflect the cultures and ethnic backgrounds of each student in
the class.”
CODES

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

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CSA200b
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA200a – d ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “All notices and communications to families/caregivers of students in this class are written in their
language of origin.”
CODES

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

CSA200c
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA200a – d ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Alternative formats and varied approaches to communicate and share information are used with
families and caregivers of students in this class.”
CODES

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

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CSA200d
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA200a – d ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Books, movies, and other media resources are screened for negative cultural, ethnic, or racial
stereotypes before they are used in this classroom.”
CODES

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

Box 22
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

START LOOP 11.
LOOP ON QUESTION CSA210 - CSA220f UP TO TWO TIMES FOR SELECTIONS IN QUESTION CSA010 (ONE LOOP
FOR FULL DAY, MORNING, OR AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE, AND A SECOND LOOP FOR AFTERNOON
CLASS, IF APPLICABLE). IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4 LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT FULL-DAY CLASS.
IF CSA010 = 2 LOOP FOR QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT MORNING CLASS. IF CSA010 = 3 LOOP ON
QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS. ELSE GO TO BOX 24.

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CSA210
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “The next series of questions asks about the use of different languages in your classroom by
teachers, and other adults. Are any languages other than English used by teachers, aides, or other adults in
your {full-day class/morning class/afternoon class}?”
CODES

Yes

Box 24

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

IF SK OR 2, GO TO Box 24.

CSA220a
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “How often is a non-English language used by teachers, aides, or other adults in your {full-day
class/morning class/afternoon class} in the following ways?
For academic instruction in reading/literacy”

CODES

Never

Less than half the time

About half the time

More than half the time

All the time

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CSA220b
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEMS CSA220a – f ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “How often is a non-English language used by teachers, aides, or other adults in your {full-day
class/morning class/afternoon class} in the following ways?
For academic instruction in mathematics”
CODES

Never

Less than half the time

About half the time

More than half the time

All the time

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CSA220c
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

Never

Less than half the time

About half the time

More than half the time

All the time

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CSA220d
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

Never

Less than half the time

About half the time

More than half the time

All the time

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CSA220e
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

Never

Less than half the time

About half the time

More than half the time

All the time

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CSA220f
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

Never

Less than half the time

About half the time

More than half the time

All the time

Box 24
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

END LOOP 11.
IF ALL QUESTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED FOR QUESTION CSA210 - CSA220f FOR FULL DAY (CSA010 = 1 OR
4), MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA010 = 3), GO BACK TO START OF LOOP 11. ELSE
GO TO Box 26.

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Box 26
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

START LOOP 12.
LOOP ON QUESTION CSA230 - CSA240 UP TO TWO TIMES FOR SELECTIONS IN QUESTION CSA010 (ONE LOOP
FOR FULL DAY, MORNING, OR AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE, AND A SECOND LOOP FOR AFTERNOON
CLASS, IF APPLICABLE). IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4 LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT FULL-DAY CLASS.
IF CSA010 = 2 LOOP FOR QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT MORNING CLASS. IF CSA010 = 3 LOOP ON
QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT AFTERNOON CLASS. ELSE GO TO BOX 28.

CSA230
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Do any of the children in your {full-day class/morning class/afternoon class} speak a language other
than English (aside from native English speakers who are learning a foreign language)? Please include all
children who speak a non-English language, including those who speak English well.”
CODES

Yes

Box 28

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF NO OR SK, GO TO BOX 28.

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CSA240
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Which languages other than English are spoken by one or more children in your {full-day
class/morning class/afternoon class}?”
InstResp “Select all that apply.”
CODES

Code All That Apply

Spanish

A European language other than Spanish such as
French, German, or Russian

A Chinese language or dialect

A Filipino language

A Southeast Asian language such as Vietnamese,
Thai, or Khmer

A South Asian language such as Hindi or Tamil

Another Asian language such as Japanese or
Korean

A Middle Eastern language such as Arabic or Farsi

An African language such as Swahili or Amharic

Other language

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Box 28
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

END LOOP 12.
IF ALL QUESTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED FOR QUESTION CSA230 - CSA240 FOR FULL DAY (CSA010 = 1 OR
4), MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA010 = 3), GO BACK TO START OF LOOP 12. ELSE
GO TO BOX 29.

Box 29
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

START LOOP 13.
LOOP ON QUESTION CSA250 AND CSA260 UP TO TWO TIMES FOR SELECTIONS IN QUESTION CSA010 (ONE
LOOP FOR FULL DAY, MORNING, OR AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE, AND A SECOND LOOP FOR
AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE). IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4 LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT FULLDAY CLASS. IF CSA010 = 2 LOOP FOR QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT MORNING. ELSE GO TO BOX 30.

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CSA250
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Do you have any students who are English language learners (ELLs) in your {full-day class/morning
class/afternoon class}?”
CODES

Yes

Box 30

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF 2 OR SK, GO TO Box 30.
BOLD “English language learner (ELL)” THE FIRST TIME IT APPEARS IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR STEM: English language learner (ELL): A student whose native language is one other than English
and whose skills in listening to, speaking, reading, or writing English are such that he or she has difficulty
understanding school instruction in English.

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CSA260
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “How many English language learners (ELLs) do you have in your {full-day class/morning
class/afternoon class}?
Number of ELL children”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA260}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."
BOLD “English language learner (ELL)” THE FIRST TIME IT APPEARS IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR STEM: English language learner (ELL): A student whose native language is one other than English
and whose skills in listening to, speaking, reading, or writing English are such that he or she has difficulty
understanding school instruction in English.

Box 30
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

END LOOP 13
IF ALL QUESTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED FOR QUESTIONS CSA250 - CSA260 FOR FULL DAY (CSA010 = 1 OR
4), MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA010 = 3), GO TO START OF LOOP 14. ELSE GO TO
BOX 31.

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Box 31
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

START LOOP 14
LOOP ON QUESTIONS CSA270a - c UP TO TWO TIMES FOR SELECTIONS IN QUESTION CSA010 (ONE LOOP
FOR FULL DAY, MORNING, OR AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE, AND A SECOND LOOP FOR AFTERNOON
CLASS, IF APPLICABLE). IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4 LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT FULL-DAY CLASS.
IF CSA010 = 2 LOOP FOR QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT MORNING CLASS. IF CSA010 = 3 LOOP ON
QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT AFTERNOON CLASS. ELSE GO TO BOX 32.

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CSA270a
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEM CSA270a – c ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY THE NUMBER OF ELL CHILDREN FROM QUESTION CSA260 FOR THE FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 = 1
OR 4. ELSE DISPLAY THE NUMBER OF ELL CHILDREN FROM QUESTION CSA260 FOR THE MORNING CLASS IF
CSA010 = 2. ELSE DISPLAY THE NUMBER OF ELL CHILDREN FROM CSA260 FOR THE MORNING CLASS IF
CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “How many of the {NUMBER REPORTED IN CSA260} ELL children in your {full-day class/morning
class/afternoon class} receive instruction designed to teach listening, speaking, reading, and writing English
language skills to children with limited English proficiency in the following ways?
Receive no ELL instruction in the school”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
InstResp “If no students receive particular instruction, enter “0.””
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA270a}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."
BOLD “English language learner (ELL)” THE FIRST TIME IT APPEARS IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR STEM: English language learner (ELL): A student whose native language is one other than English
and whose skills in listening to, speaking, reading, or writing English are such that he or she has difficulty
understanding school instruction in English.

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CSA270b
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA270b}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."
BOLD “English language learner (ELL)” THE FIRST TIME IT APPEARS IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR STEM: English language learner (ELL): A student whose native language is one other than English
and whose skills in listening to, speaking, reading, or writing English are such that he or she has difficulty
understanding school instruction in English.

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CSA270c
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEM CSA270a – c ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY THE NUMBER OF ELL CHILDREN FROM QUESTION CSA260 FOR THE FULL DAY CLASS IF CSA010 = 1
OR 4. ELSE DISPLAY THE NUMBER OF ELL CHILDREN FROM QUESTION CSA260 FOR THE MORNING CLASS IF
CSA010 = 2. ELSE DISPLAY THE NUMBER OF ELL CHILDREN FROM CSA260 FOR THE MORNING CLASS IF
CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Receive ELL instruction outside the regular class within the school setting”
Pre-unit “Number:”
Watermark “Enter number”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 100

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
CSA270c}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."
BOLD “English language learner (ELL)” THE FIRST TIME IT APPEARS IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR STEM: English language learner (ELL): A student whose native language is one other than English
and whose skills in listening to, speaking, reading, or writing English are such that he or she has difficulty
understanding school instruction in English.

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Box 32
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

END LOOP 14
IF ALL QUESTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED FOR QUESTIONS CSA270a - c FOR FULL DAY (CSA010 = 1 OR 4),
MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA010 = 3), GO TO START OF LOOP 14. ELSE GO TO
BOX 33.

Box 33
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

START LOOP 15
LOOP ON QUESTIONS CSA280 - CSA290 UP TO TWO TIMES FOR SELECTIONS IN QUESTION CSA010 (ONE
LOOP FOR FULL DAY, MORNING, OR AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE, AND A SECOND LOOP FOR
AFTERNOON CLASS, IF APPLICABLE). IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4 LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT FULLDAY CLASS. IF CSA010 = 2 LOOP FOR QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT MORNING CLASS. IF CSA010 = 3
LOOP ON QUESTIONS WITH DISPLAYS ABOUT AFTERNOON.

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CSA280
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “If you provide specialized language instruction in your {full-day class/morning class/afternoon
class} for English language learners (ELLs), would you say this instruction is primarily:”
CODES

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Bilingual education

Dual-language (also called two-way immersion
(TWI))

No specialized language instruction provided

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

BOLD “English language learner”, “English-as-a-second-language”, “Bilingual education program”, AND “Dual
language program” IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR STEM: English language learner (ELL): A student whose native language is one other than English
and whose skills in listening to, speaking, reading, or writing English are such that he or she has difficulty
understanding school instruction in English.
HELP FOR CODE 1: English-as-a-second-language (ESL) program: An instructional program designed to teach
listening, speaking, reading, and writing English language skills to students with limited proficiency in English.
HELP FOR CODE 2: Bilingual education program: A program in which native language is used to varying
degrees in instructing students with limited proficiency in English.
HELP FOR CODE 3: Dual language program: Also known as two-way immersion, the goal of these programs is
for students to develop language proficiency in two languages by receiving instruction in English and another
language in a classroom that is usually composed of half native English speakers and half native speakers of
the other language

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CSA290
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “full-day class” IF CSA010 = 1 OR 4. DISPLAY “morning class” IF CSA010 = 2. DISPLAY “afternoon
class” IF CSA010 = 3.
DISPLAY “full-day class”, “morning class”, or “afternoon class” in underlined text.
DISPLAY ALL CATEGORIES AND OTHER SPECIFY ON ONE PAGE FOR LARGE BROWSERS.
DISPLAY “(Please specify):” FOR LARGE BROWSERS. ELSE DISPLAY “(Please specify on next screen.)” FOR
SMALL BROWSERS.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Which languages other than English are spoken by you or any other teacher or aide to the ELL
children in your {full-day class/morning class/afternoon class} for instructional support or conversation?”
InstResp “Select all that apply.”
CODES

Code All That Apply

None other than English

Spanish

A European language other than Spanish such as
French, German, or Russian

A Chinese language or dialect

A Filipino language

A Southeast Asian language such as Vietnamese,
Thai, or Khmer

A South Asian language such as Hindi or Tamil

Another Asian language such as Japanese or
Korean

A Middle Eastern language such as Arabic or Farsi

An African language such as Swahili or Amharic

Other language(s) {(Please specify):/(Please
specify on next screen.)}

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
BOLD “English language learner (ELL)” THE FIRST TIME IT APPEARS IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR STEM: English language learner (ELL): A student whose native language is one other than English
and whose skills in listening to, speaking, reading, or writing English are such that he or she has difficulty
understanding school instruction in English.
IF MORE THAN ONE CODE IS SELECTED AND ONE OF THEM IS CODE 1, DISPLAY HARD ERROR CHECK
MESSAGE, “You selected “None other than English” but also selected another option on the list. Please check
your responses and update your answer. Then, select “Next” to continue.”

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Box 34
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

IF ONE OF THE CODES IN QUESTION CSA290 = 91, GO TO QUESTION CSA290OS. ELSE GO TO BOX 35.

CSA290OS
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL CATEGORIES AND OTHER SPECIFY ON ONE PAGE FOR LARGE BROWSERS.

ENTER TEXT

Length

100

Box 35
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

END LOOP 15
IF ALL QUESTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED FOR QUESTIONS CSA280 - CSA290 FOR FULL DAY (CSA010 = 1 OR
4), MORNING (CSA010 = 2), AND/OR AFTERNOON CLASS (CSA010 = 3), GO TO START OF LOOP 15. ELSE GO TO
CSA300.

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CSA300
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: New
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “academically” IN BOLD TEXT.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “The next few items pertain to student progress and the COVID-19 pandemic. How concerned are
you that the children in your class are currently behind academically in their kindergarten readiness due to
disruptions in the past few years caused by the COVID-19 pandemic?”
InstResp “The disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may have happened at any time during the
pandemic and do not necessarily have to be current disruptions.”
CODES

Extremely concerned

Very concerned

Somewhat concerned

Not too concerned

Not at all concerned

CSA310
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: New
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

DISPLAY “socially or behaviorally” IN BOLD TEXT.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “How concerned are you that the children in your class are currently behind socially or behaviorally
in their kindergarten readiness due to disruptions in the past few years caused by the COVID-19 pandemic?”

InstResp “The disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may have happened at any time during the
pandemic and do not necessarily have to be current disruptions.”
CODES

Extremely concerned

Very concerned

Somewhat concerned

Not too concerned

Not at all concerned

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Box 36
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

If CSA300 = CODE 5, SKIP TO BOX 38.

CSA320
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: New
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “(Please specify):” FOR LARGE BROWSERS. ELSE DISPLAY “(Please specify on next screen.)” FOR
SMALL BROWSERS.

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “What strategies, if any, are you using to help students catch up?”
CODES

One-on-one tutoring

Small group tutoring

Extra math class period during the school day

Extra reading class period during the school day

Small group/differentiated instruction

Extra homework

Not applicable. My students are not displaying
learning losses.

Other {(Please specify):/(Please specify on next
screen.)}

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY CODE 91 ABOVE CODE 7.

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Box 37
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

IF QUESTION CSA320 = 91, GO TO CSA320OS. ELSE GO TO CSA330.

CSA320OS
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL CATEGORIES AND OTHER SPECIFY ON ONE PAGE FOR LARGE BROWSERS.

ENTER TEXT
100

Length

CSA330
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: New

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “To what extent do you agree that students, who have fallen behind due to disruptions caused by
the COVID-19 pandemic, will be able to catch up to grade-level expectations by the end of the school year?”
CODES

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

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Box 38
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

QUESTION TEXT:
GO TO SECTION VSA.

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Section

VSA

[Views on School Readiness and School
Environment]

Sequence: 2

Box 38
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

GO TO ITEM VSA010a.

VSA010a
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA010a – f ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Next we would like to ask about students' kindergarten readiness and their parental support.
How important do you believe the following characteristics are for a child to be ready for kindergarten?
Finishes tasks”
CODES

Not important

Not very important

Somewhat important

Very important

Essential

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VSA010b
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA010a – f ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Can count to 20 or more”
CODES

Not important

Not very important

Somewhat important

Very important

Essential

VSA010c
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA010a – f ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Takes turns and shares”
CODES

Not important

Not very important

Somewhat important

Very important

Essential

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VSA010d
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA010a – f ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Has good problem-solving skills”
CODES

Not important

Not very important

Somewhat important

Very important

Essential

VSA010e
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA010a – f ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Is able to use pencils and paint brushes”
CODES

Not important

Not very important

Somewhat important

Very important

Essential

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VSA010f
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA010a – f ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Is not disruptive of the class”
CODES

Not important

Not very important

Somewhat important

Very important

Essential

VSA010g
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA010g – m ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY “(Continued)”.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “{(Continued) }How important do you believe the following characteristics are for a child to be
ready for kindergarten?

Knows the English language”
CODES

Not important

Not very important

Somewhat important

Very important

Essential

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VSA010h
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA010g – m ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Is sensitive to other children's feelings”
CODES

Not important

Not very important

Somewhat important

Very important

Essential

VSA010i
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA010g – m ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Sits still and pays attention”
CODES

Not important

Not very important

Somewhat important

Very important

Essential

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VSA010j
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA010g – m ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Knows most of the letters of the alphabet”
CODES

Not important

Not very important

Somewhat important

Very important

Essential

VSA010k
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA010g – m ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Can follow directions”
CODES

Not important

Not very important

Somewhat important

Very important

Essential

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VSA010l
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA010g – m ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Identifies primary colors and shapes”
CODES

Not important

Not very important

Somewhat important

Very important

Essential

VSA010m
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA010g – m ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Communicates needs, wants, and thoughts verbally in primary language”
CODES

Not important

Not very important

Somewhat important

Very important

Essential

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VSA020a
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA020a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Please indicate the extent to which you agree with each of the following statements on children's
preparation for school.
Attending preschool (for example, nursery school, prekindergarten, or Head Start) is very important for
success in kindergarten.”
CODES

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

VSA020b
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA020a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Children who begin formal reading and math instruction in preschool will do better in elementary
school.”
CODES

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

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VSA020c
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA020a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Parents should make sure their children know the alphabet before they start kindergarten.”
CODES

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

VSA020d
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA020a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Most children should learn to read in kindergarten.”
CODES

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

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VSA020e
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA020a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Parents need help in learning how to teach their children how to read.”
CODES

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

VSA020f
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA020a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Parents should set aside time every day for their kindergarten children to practice schoolwork.”
CODES

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

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VSA020g
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA020a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Homework should be given to kindergarten children almost every day.”
CODES

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

VSA020h
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA020a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Parents should read to their children and play counting games at home regularly.”
CODES

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

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VSA030a
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA030a – c ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
DISPLAY ‘in your classroom’ IN BOLD IN STEM.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Next we would like to ask a few questions about your teaching position.
How much control do you feel you have in your classroom in the following areas?
Selecting skills to be taught”
CODES

No control

Slight control

Some control

Moderate control

A great deal of control

VSA030b
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA030a – c ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Deciding teaching techniques”
CODES

No control

Slight control

Some control

Moderate control

A great deal of control

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VSA030c
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL ITEMS VSA030a – c ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Disciplining children”
CODES

No control

Slight control

Some control

Moderate control

A great deal of control

Box 38b
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

QUESTION TEXT:
GO TO SECTION TBA.

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Teacher Survey (Teacher Level) Fall K - Form TQAFK
Section

TBA

[Teacher Background]

Sequence: 3

TBA010
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ITEM PAIR TBA010/TBA020 ON A SCREEN VERTICALLY FOR BOTH SMALL AND LARGE DISPLAY
FORMATS.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “The next few questions ask about your background, education experience, and credentials. The
first questions are about your characteristics.
What is your gender?”

CODES

Male

Female

Another gender

TBA020
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 fall kindergarten
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ITEM PAIR TBA010/TBA020 ON A SCREEN VERTICALLY FOR BOTH SMALL AND LARGE DISPLAY
FORMATS.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “In what year were you born?”
Watermark: “Enter year”

ENTER NUMBER

Range

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TBA030
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 fall kindergarten

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Are you Hispanic or Latino/Latina of any race?”

InstResp “A person who is Hispanic or Latino/Latina is of Cuban, Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or
Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.”
CODES

Yes

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TBA040
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 fall kindergarten

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Which best describes your race?”

InstResp “Select all that apply.”
CODES

Code All That Apply

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
HELP FOR CODE 1: American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of
North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community
attachment. Example tribes include Navajo Nation, Blackfeet Tribe, Mayan, Aztec, Native Village of Barrow
Inupiat Traditional Government, and Nome Eskimo Community.
HELP FOR CODE 2: Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast
Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.
HELP FOR CODE 3: Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of
Africa. This includes, for example, African Americans and people from Jamaica, Haiti, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and
Somalia.
HELP FOR CODE 4: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original
peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, the Marianas, Tonga, Fiji, the Marshall Islands, or other Pacific Islands.
HELP FOR CODE 5: White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East,
or North Africa. This includes, for example, people from Germany, Ireland, England, Italy, Lebanon, and Egypt.

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TBA050
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 fall kindergarten

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “What is the highest level of education you have completed?”
CODES

Did not complete high school

High school diploma or equivalent/GED

Some college or technical or vocational school

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

An advanced professional degree beyond a
master’s degree (for example, PhD, MD, Ed.D)

Box 35b
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

IF TBA050 = 1, 2, 3, OR 4, GO TO TBA090. ELSE GO TO TBA070.

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TBA070
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
BOLD “undergraduate” IN QUESTION STEM.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “What was your undergraduate major field(s) of study?”
InstResp “Select all that apply.”
CODES

Code All That Apply

Early childhood education

Elementary education

Special education

Other education-related major (such as
reading/literacy education, math education,
secondary education, educational psychology,
education administration, music education, etc.)

Other major (such as history, English, etc.)

None of the above

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

IF MORE THAN ONE CODE IS SELECTED AND ONE OF THEM IS CODE 6, DISPLAY HARD ERROR CHECK
MESSAGE, “You selected “None of the above” but also selected another option on the list. Please check your
responses and update your answer. Then, select “Next” to continue.”

Box 36
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

IF TBA050 =5, GO TO TBA090, ELSE GO TO TBA080.

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TBA080
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “What was the major field(s) of study of your highest level graduate degree?”
CODES

Early childhood education

Elementary education

Special education

Other education-related major (such as
reading/literacy education, math education,
secondary education, educational psychology,
education administration, music education, etc.)

Other major (such as history, English, etc.)

None of the above

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

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TBA090
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Have you ever taken a college course in the following areas?”

InstResp “Select all that apply.”
CODES

Code All That Apply

Early childhood education

Elementary education

Special education

English as a Second Language (ESL) or teaching
English language learners (ELL)

Child development

Methods of teaching reading/language arts

Methods of teaching mathematics

Methods of teaching science

Classroom management

None of the above

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
BOLD “ESL Instruction” and “English language learner (ELL)” THE FIRST TIME THEY APPEAR IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR CODE 4: ESL Instruction: A program of techniques, methodology, and special curriculum designed
to teach ELL students English language skills, which may include listening, speaking, reading, writing, study
skills, content vocabulary, and cultural orientation. ESL instruction is usually in English with little use of native
language.
English language learner (ELL): A student whose native language is one other than English and whose skills in
listening to, speaking, reading, or writing English are such that he or she has difficulty understanding school
instruction in English.
IF MORE THAN ONE CODE IS SELECTED AND ONE OF THEM IS CODE 10, DISPLAY HARD ERROR CHECK
MESSAGE, “You selected “None of the above” but also selected another option on the list. Please check your
responses and update your answer. Then, select “Next” to continue.”

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TBA100
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY THE FULL NAME FOR “{STATE}”.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Which of the following describes the teaching certificate you currently hold in {STATE}?”
CODES

Regular or standard state certificate or advanced
professional certificate

Certificate issued after satisfying all requirements
except the completion of a probationary period

Certificate that requires some additional
coursework, student teaching, or passage of a
test before regular certification can be obtained

Certificate issued to persons who must complete
a certification program in order to continue
teaching

I do not hold any of the above certifications in
{state}.

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
SK GOES TO TBA130.

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TBA110
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL CATEGORIES AND OTHER SPECIFY ON ONE PAGE FOR LARGE BROWSERS.
DISPLAY “(Please specify):” FOR LARGE BROWSERS. ELSE DISPLAY “(Please specify on next screen.)” FOR
SMALL BROWSERS.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “In what areas are you certified?”
InstResp “Select all that apply.”
CODES

Code All That Apply

Elementary education

Early childhood education

Special education

English as a Second Language (ESL) or instruction
for English language learners (ELL)

Other {(Please specify):/(Please specify on next
screen.)}

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

BOLD “English language learner (ELL)” and “ESL Instruction” THE FIRST TIME THEY APPEAR IN HELP TEXT.
HELP FOR CODE 4: English language learner (ELL): A student whose native language is one other than English
and whose skills in listening to, speaking, reading, or writing English are such that he or she has difficulty
understanding school instruction in English.
HELP FOR CODE 4: ESL Instruction: A program of techniques, methodology, and special curriculum designed
to teach ELL students English language skills, which may include listening, speaking, reading, writing, study
skills, content vocabulary, and cultural orientation. ESL instruction is usually in English with little use of native
language.

Box 36c
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

IF QUESTION TBA110 = 91, GO TO TBA110OS. ELSE, GO TO TBA120a.

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TBA110OS
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY ALL CATEGORIES AND OTHER SPECIFY ON ONE PAGE FOR LARGE BROWSERS.
ENTER TEXT

100

Length

TBA120a
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: New item created by Westat
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

BOLD “current” IN QUESTION STEM.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question: "Which of the following best describes the type of educator preparation program you participated
in while earning your current certification?”
CODES

Traditional four-year undergraduate program
based at an institution of higher education

Traditional graduate program at an institution of
higher education

Alternative program based at an institution of
higher education

Alternative program not based at an institution of
higher education

Other preparation program

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TBA120b
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: New item.

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Is your current certification the same as your initial certification?”
CODES

Yes

TBA130

TBA120c

TBA120c
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 fall kindergarten
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “not” IN UNDERLINED TEXT IN THE QUESTION STEM.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Which of the following best describes the type of educator preparation program you participated
in while earning your initial certification?”
CODES

Traditional four-year undergraduate program
based at an institution of higher education

Traditional graduate program at an institution of
higher education

Alternative program based at an institution of
higher education

Alternative program not based at an institution of
higher education

Other preparation program

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TBA130
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: Created by Westat

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Have you taken the exam for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification?”
CODES

Yes

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
SK skips to TBA150.

TBA140
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: Created by Westat

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “What was the result of your National Board for Professional Teaching Standards exam?”
CODES

Awaiting test results

Passed

Have not yet passed

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TBA150
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 fall kindergarten
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “in your current school” IN BOLD TEXT THE QUESTION STEM.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “The next few questions pertain to your years of experience.
Counting this school year, how many years have you taught in your current school, including part-time
teaching?”
InstResp “Enter the number of years to the nearest half year (for example, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5), counting each half
year completed or almost completed as 0.5. If this is your first semester teaching in this school, enter 0.5.”
Watermark: “Enter years”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 80

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
TBA150}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

TBA160
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 fall kindergarten
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY “a K-12 teacher” IN BOLD TEXT THE QUESTION STEM.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Counting this school year, how many years have you been a K-12 teacher, including years in which
you taught part-time?”
InstResp "Enter the number of years to the nearest half year (for example, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5), counting each half
year completed or almost completed as 0.5. If you are a new teacher and this is your first semester teaching,
enter 0.5.”
Watermark: “Enter years”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 80

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
TBA160}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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TBA170a
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 Third Grade
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS TBA170a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question: “Counting this school year, how many years have you taught each of the following grades and
programs, including years in which you taught part-time?
InstResp “Enter the number of years to the nearest half year (for example, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5), counting each half
year completed or almost completed as 0.5. Please include part-time teaching. If this is your first semester
teaching the grade or program, enter 0.5. Enter "0" if you have never taught the grade or program listed."
“Preschool”
Pre-Unit "Years:"
Watermark: “Enter years”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 80

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
TBA170a}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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TBA170b
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 Third Grade
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS TBA170a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Counting this school year, how many years have you taught each of the following grades and
programs, including years in which you taught part time?
InstResp “Enter the number of years to the nearest half year (for example, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5), counting each half
year completed or almost completed as 0.5. Please include part-time teaching. If this is your first semester
teaching the grade or program, enter 0.5. Enter "0" if you have never taught the grade or program listed."
“Kindergarten”
Pre-Unit "Year:"
Watermark: “Enter years”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 80

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
TBA170b}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

TBA170c
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 Third Grade
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS TBA170a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “First grade”
Pre-Unit "Year:"
Watermark “Enter years”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 80

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
TBA170c}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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TBA170d
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 Third Grade
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS TBA170a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Second grade”
Pre-Unit "Year:"
Watermark “Enter years”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 80

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
TBA170d}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

TBA170e
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 Third Grade
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS TBA170a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Third grade”
Pre-Unit "Year:"
Watermark “Enter years”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 80

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
TBA170e}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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TBA170f
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 Third Grade
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS TBA170a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Fourth grade”
Pre-Unit "Year:"
Watermark “Enter years”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 80

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
TBA170f}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

TBA170g
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 Third Grade
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS TBA170a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Fifth grade”
Pre-Unit "Year:"
Watermark “Enter years”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 80

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
TBA170g}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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TBA170h
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 Third Grade
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS TBA170a – h ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Sixth grade or higher”
Pre-Unit "Year:"
Watermark “Enter years”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 80

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
TBA170h}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

TBA170i
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 Third Grade
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS TBA170i – m ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY “(Continued)”.

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “{(Continued) }Counting this school year, how many years have you taught each of the following
grades and programs, including years in which you taught part-time?
InstResp “Enter the number of years to the nearest full school year. If this is your first year teaching, enter
"1". Enter "0" if you have never taught the grade or program listed.
English as a Second Language (ESL), bilingual education, and/or dual language program”
Pre-Unit "Year:"
Watermark “Enter years”

ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 80

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
TBA170i}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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TBA170j
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 Third Grade
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS TBA170i – m ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Special education program”
Pre-Unit "Year:"
Watermark “Enter years”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 80

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
TBA170j}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

TBA170k
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 Third Grade
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS TBA170i – m ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Program for gifted children”
Pre-Unit "Year:"
Watermark “Enter years”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 80

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
TBA170k}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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TBA170l
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 Third Grade
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS TBA170i – m ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.
QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Art or music program”
Pre-Unit "Year:"
Watermark “Enter years”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 80

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
TBA170l}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

TBA170m
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: ECLS-K:2011 Third Grade
DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
IF BROWSER SIZE IS LARGE, DISPLAY ALL ITEMS TBA170i – m ON ONE SCREEN IN A GRID.

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “Physical education program”
Pre-Unit "Year:"
Watermark: “Enter years”
ENTER NUMBER

Range

0 to 80

Soft Range

0 to 50

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A SOFT RANGE IS VIOLATED, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE, "You have entered {DISPLAY RESPONSE AT
TBA170m}. Please confirm. If this is correct, select Next to continue."

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TBA180
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: Modified from SASS to include related service providers

QUESTION TEXT:
Question “How long do you plan to continue to teach?”
CODES

As long as I am able

Until I am eligible for retirement benefits from
this job

Until I am eligible for retirement benefits from a
previous job

Until I am eligible for Social Security benefits

Until a specific life event occurs (for example,
parenthood, marriage)

Until a more desirable job opportunity comes
along

Definitely plan to leave as soon as I can

Undecided at this time

TBA190
Copyright: No
Round: Fall Kindergarten National
Source: New item.

QUESTION TEXT:
Question "Thank you very much for answering these questions and taking the time to participate in the Early
Childhood Longitudinal Study. Please click "Finish" to complete this survey and then check to see if there are
any more surveys assigned to you.”

PROGRAMMER INSTRUCTIONS:

INCLUDE FINISH BUTTON THAT ROUTES BACK TO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TEACHER LANDING PAGE.

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