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Full-Service Community Schools Evaluation
Fiscal Year 2023 Interim School Survey
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KEY DEFINITIONS
Blending
and braiding funds: Blending
combines funds into a single pot that has its own requirements.
Funds do not maintain their own identity in this broader pot.
Braiding occurs when districts coordinate funds from different
sources for one purpose, but each of these funds maintains its own
requirements.
Community school: By community school, we mean a public elementary school or secondary school that— (A) endeavors to coordinate and integrate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services through neighborhood organizations and public and private partnerships; and (B) provides access to those services in school to students, families, and the community. This could include access during the school year (including before- and after-school hours and weekends), as well as during the summer.
Community School Coordinator: An individual in a full-time position who serves to plan, integrate, coordinate, and facilitate the delivery of services at each school.
Needs and assets assessment: This refers to a systematic process for identifying community assets and community needs based on the gaps that exist between the current and desired community conditions (this is sometimes called a community-based needs and assets assessment, or a collaborative needs and assets assessment). By community assets, we are referring to any available services or programs in your community, including services that community members or local organizations offer inside or outside of the school system.
Partners/partnerships: This refers to either individuals or organizations who are embedded at the school (either on site or at a nearby location) and routinely provide a service for students and/or their families. Partners may also be active at the school by attending leadership meetings, being a part of the School Improvement Plan, or serving as members of the school-based leadership team.
School-based leadership team: A team that shares responsibility for designing and implementing the school’s strategy. This team is often comprised of teachers, other school staff, families, community partners, and students (when applicable/appropriate).
Grantee organization: This refers to an organization supporting multiple community schools and managing the Full-Service Community Schools grant, such as a district, regional, or state education agency, or a community-based organization.
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The National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance within the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) at the U.S. Department of Education has contracted with Mathematica to conduct a study of the Full-Service Community Schools grant program. Congratulations on being a partner school to a winning applicant!
This survey will gather information about your school’s implementation of the community school model, including using a needs and assets assessment, the community school team, planning, services and activities provided, funding, challenges, and technical assistance.
The survey will take about 30 minutes to complete. If others within your school have more knowledge about some survey items, please feel free to reach out to them as necessary for assistance.
Thank you for joining us in our effort to better understand this grant program!
If you have any questions or feel you are not the best person to complete the survey on behalf of your grant, contact:
Ryan Callahan, (XXX) XXX-XXXX
Email: FSCS_evaluation@mathematica-mpr.com
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[NAME] [EMAIL] [PHONE NUMBER] [POSITION] [SCHOOL] |
Info1. Before you begin the survey, please confirm your contact information. We will only contact you if we have questions about your survey answers. If the listed information is not correct or is incomplete, please provide corrected information. Otherwise, you can leave the box blank.
[NAME]
Name
[EMAIL]
[PHONE NUMBER]
Phone Number
Your position at school:
m Principal 1
m Community School Coordinator 2
m Assistant or Vice Principal 3
m Another position (specify) 4
[SCHOOL]
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The first set of questions are about your community’s needs and assets.
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A1. Has your school or [GRANTEE NAME] completed any additional needs and assets assessments [LINK TO DEFINITION] beyond the initial assessment?
m Yes, completed by [GRANTEE NAME] 1 A2
m Yes, completed by my school 2 A2
m Yes, completed in collaboration between my school and [GRANTEE NAME] 3 A2
m No 0 A3
Not sure d A3
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A2. Since receiving the Fiscal Year 2023 Full-Service Community Schools grant, how many times has your school or [GRANTEE NAME] completed additional needs and assets assessments [LINK TO DEFINITION] beyond the initial assessment?
Once 1
Twice 2
Three times 3
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A3. We are interested in learning more about how the needs and assets assessment [LINK TO DEFINITION] was conducted for or by your school.
Did [IF A2>=2: any of] the needs and assets assessment(s) [LINK TO DEFINITION] include any of the following activities?
Select all that apply
School climate surveys of students 1
Student surveys (other than for measuring school climate) or focus groups 2
Parent surveys or focus groups 3
Teacher surveys or focus groups 4
Community member surveys or focus groups 5
Community organization surveys or focus groups 6
Home visits with parents 7
Classroom observations 8
Meetings with school counselors 9
Meetings with school leaders 10
Meetings with district staff 11
Meetings with partnership staff [LINK TO DEFINITION] 12
Analysis of school climate data 13
Analysis of administrative data about student needs 14
Analysis of administrative data about parent or family needs 15
Analysis of administrative data on existing school services 16
Other (Please specify) 17
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A4. How did you or your school use information from the completed needs and assets assessment(s) [LINK TO DEFINITION]?
Select all that apply
Identified new programs and services for students or families 1
Identified opportunities to improve existing programs and services for students or families 2
Identified ways to expand existing programs and services to more students or families 3
Identified new ways to engage youth, community, and family members in leadership roles or activities at their school 4
Identified opportunities to combine or restructure different programs and services with similar goals 5
Identified or improved areas of professional learning for teachers or other school staff 6
Identified ways to improve the collection and analysis of data 7
Developed a strategic plan for the upcoming school year 8
Developed initiatives to improve school climate 9
Determined which groups of students and families to target with supports 10
Connected student or family unmet needs to existing programs 11
Something else (Please specify) 12
Don’t know 13
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A5. Below are the ways [ORGANIZATION] used information from the completed needs and assets assessment(s), based on your answers to the previous question. Please rank the top three most valuable uses of the needs and assets assessment data below.
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We would like to learn about the community school team.
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B1. Does your school have a staff member whose full-time role includes developing partnerships [LINK TO DEFINITION] with community organizations and connecting students and families to services? This role is referred to as a community school coordinator [LINK TO DEFINITION] in the context of the Full-Service Community Schools grant.
Yes 1 B2
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B2. How many staff members have held the role of community school coordinator [LINK TO DEFINITION] since [ORGANIZATION] received the 2023 Full-Service Community School Grant?
Zero 1 C1
One 2 B3
Two 3 B3
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B3. Has your school used any of the following strategies to try help retain your community school coordinator [LINK TO DEFINITION]?
Select all that apply
Offered the community school coordinator a competitive salary 1
Offered competitive benefits for the community school coordinator 2
Offered the community school coordinator a high level of involvement in school decision making 3
Provided more training or coaching for the community school coordinator 4
Other (Please specify) 5
None of the above 6
Don’t know d
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B4. Does your school, [GRANTEE NAME], or other organization provide training opportunities for the community school coordinator/[staff member(s) fulfilling the community school coordinator role] [LINK TO DEFINITION] that include any of the following topics and activities?
Select all that apply
Conducting a needs and assets assessment [LINK TO DEFINITION] 1
Fostering engagement from students, families, and other community members 2
Using school data to monitor participation and outcomes of services 3
Understanding what shared leadership entails and how to develop a shared leadership approach at your school 4
Building strong relationships with your community partners [LINK TO DEFINITION] 5
Integrating partnerships [LINK TO DEFINITION] into school-day curriculum 6
Aligning school-day curriculum with out-of-school programs 7
None of the above 8
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B5. To what extent do you agree with the following statements about your role as community school coordinator [LINK TO DEFINITION]?
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We want to learn more about how your school sets priorities and plans for the school year.
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C1. Does your school have a school-based leadership team [LINK TO DEFINITION]?
Yes 1 C2
No 2 C5
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C2. Does your school-based leadership team [LINK TO DEFINITION] include any of the following as members?
Select all that apply
Teachers 1
School counselors or social workers 2
Students 3
Parents or family 4
Other community members 5
Community organizations 6
None of the above 7
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C3. How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Our school-based leadership team [LINK TO DEFINITION] has the authority and autonomy to introduce ideas and lead changes to improve our school.
Strongly disagree. 1
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C4. Has the school-based leadership team [LINK TO DEFINITION] contributed to any of the following activities?
Select all that apply
Identified new programs and services for students or families 1
Identified opportunities to improve existing programs and services for students or families 2
Identified ways to expand existing programs and services to more students or families 3
Identified new ways to engage youth, community, and family members in leadership roles or activities at their school 4
Identified opportunities to combine or restructure different programs and services with similar goals 5
Identified or improved areas of professional learning for teachers or other school staff 7
Identified ways to improve the collection and analysis of data 8
Identified new areas for continuous improvement 9
Developed a shared vision and goals for your school community 10
Developed a strategic plan for the upcoming school year 11
Developed initiatives to improve school climate 12
Determined which groups of students and families to target with supports 13
Something else (Please specify) 14
Don’t know 15
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C5. Does your school have or conduct any of the following collaborative decision-making and continuous improvement practices or tools, either directly or through a partnership [LINK TO DEFINITION]?
Select all that apply
Assessment of student academic needs and assets 1
Assessment of student non-academic needs and assets 2
Assessment of family needs and assets 3
Data system that monitors which students receive which services (e.g., after-school programs, counseling services, health care) 4
Data system that monitors student progress (e.g., academic progress, classroom engagement, social and emotional skills) 5
None of the above 6
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C6. Does your school use any of the following strategies to improve coordination of service delivery?
Select all that apply
Employment of a community school coordinator [LINK TO DEFINITION], director, or manager 1
Professional development for teachers on connecting with partners [LINK TO DEFINITION] to provide needed services 2
Partnerships [LINK TO DEFINITION] with community organizations to provide services 3
Case management to connect students and families with services 4
Service directory or other centralized list of family services 5
None of the above 6
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C7. Does your school include family and community input as part of its decision-making processes on any of the following topics?
Select all that apply
Planning the community school strategy (for instance, setting goals and priorities through meetings with school leaders) 1
Implementing the community school strategy (for instance, the best ways to deliver services or suggesting partners [LINK TO DEFINITION]) 2
Evaluating the community school strategy (for instance, reviewing data) 3
None of the above 4
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C8. How important were each of the following factors in determining your school’s priorities for the current school year?
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C9. How is your school collecting family and community input as part of the annual school planning cycle?
Select all that apply
A family or community member survey 1
Interviews or focus groups with families or community members 2
Home visits to families or community members 3
School or community meetings 4
None of the above 5
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Next, we have questions about school services and activities.
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D1. Which of the following services, if any, are available to the community through your school’s partnerships [LINK TO DEFINITION]?
Select all that apply
Physical health care 1
Mental health care 2
Dental care 3
Vision care 4
Housing assistance 5
Nutrition/food assistance 6
Employment assistance 7
Childcare 8
Social work 9
Adult education classes 10
Parenting and family support 11
Mentoring and tutoring programs 12
Migrant and refugee support 13
Volunteering opportunities 14
Community resource fairs 15
Family resource center on school grounds 16
Other (Please specify: 17
None of the above 17
Don’t know d
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D2. What types of expanded or enriched learning [LINK TO DEFINTION] do you offer at your school?
Select all that apply
Learning and engagement opportunities offered outside of school hours (such as before or after school or on weekends) 1
Learning and engagement opportunities offered during the summer 2
Curriculum that applies academic content to concrete (real-world) examples 3
Curriculum that connects students to the community through project-based or work-based learning 4
Curriculum that connects academic content with student home cultures and languages 5
Opportunities for students with community partners [LINK TO DEFINITION] that align with school learning 6
None of the above 7
Don’t know d
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D3. What activities are included in learning and engagement opportunities you reported offering in the previous question?
Select all that apply
Academic support activities (such as tutoring, academic instruction, or group homework help) 1
Enrichment activities (such as applied arts, visual or digital arts, STEM projects, competitions, or service learning) 2
Health and wellness activities 3
Family engagement activities 4
Social and emotional support activities 5
College and career readiness activities 6
None of the above 7
Don’t know d
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D4. What activities do families help lead?
Select all that apply
One-time events during the school day 1
One-time events outside of the school day 2
On-going student clubs 3
On-going projects with school staff on school- and community-related issues 4
None of the above 5
Don’t know d
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D5. On average, how often do your school’s teachers conduct the following activities within a given month?
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D6. Is your school conducting or has your school conducted any of the following activities with respect to the school climate?
Select all that apply
Developed a plan to assess school climate, including whether students, family, and school staff feel welcome at the school 1
Administered surveys, interviews, or focus groups to assess the school climate 2
Dedicated time for the school-based leadership team [LINK TO DEFINITION] to continuously improve practices that improve the school climate 3
Dedicated resources to create supportive and inclusive spaces with regard to student culture and language 4
Implemented non-exclusionary discipline approaches (e.g., restorative justice practices) 5
None of the above 6
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D7. During the current school year, how often does your school provide teachers and staff with professional development on the following topics? Please select the option closest to your school’s offerings.
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E1. We would like to know what funding sources have supported various community school [LINK TO DEFINITION] activities.
For each category, as applicable, please only consider additional community school [LINK TO DEFINITION]activities that go beyond what is required in a typical public school—then indicate whether funding for those activities came from the Fiscal Year 2023 Full-Service Community Schools federal grant versus other sources since the start of the grant. When responding, please consider the full duration of the grant funding period.
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DISPLAY e2a IF e1a=2 DISPLAY E2B IF E1B=2 DISPLAY E2C IF E1C=2 DISPLAY E2D IF E1D=2 DISPLAY E2E IF E1E=2 DISPLAY E2F IF E1F=2 DISPLAY E2G IF E1G=2 DISPLAY E2H IF E1H=2 DISPLAY E2I IF E1I=2
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E2. You reported that some funding came from the Full-Service Community Schools grant and some funding came from other sources for the community school (activity/activities) [LINK TO DEFINITION] listed below. For (this activity / each of these activities), approximately what percentage of funding comes from the Full-Service Community Schools grant, other federal funds, and non-federal funds? Your best estimate is fine.
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E3. You reported that some funding from other sources supported the following community school [LINK TO DEFINITION] (activity/activities):
[LIST E1 CATEGORIES WHERE E1=1 AND E2 CATEGORIES WHERE OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS >0%]
(Was this activity / Were these activities) funded by Title I, Title II, Title IV, other U.S. Department of Education funding, or funds from other federal agencies?
Select all that apply
Title I funding 1
Title II funding 2
Title IV funding 3
Other U.S. Department of Education funding 4
Other federal agency funding 5
None of the above (no federal funding) 6
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Next, we have some questions about challenges your school may have faced.
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F1. Since receiving your grant, how challenging were each of the following activities when planning or implementing grant-funded services or programs? Please consider the following definitions when answering this question:
Not challenging: This was not a challenge.
Somewhat challenging: This was a challenge that we spent time and resources to address, but it did not affect our ability to plan or implement grant services or programs.
Very challenging: This was a challenge that affected our ability to plan or implement grant services or programs.
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F2. Beyond support provided by [GRANTEE NAME], what strategies did you use to address the challenge(s) you reported in the previous question(s)?
Worked with a national technical assistance provider 1
Worked with a local consultant or contractor 2
Engaged with school district central office staff 3
Consulted with other schools receiving grant funds from [GRANTEE NAME] 4
Learned and adapted best practices from other communities 5
Other (Please specify): 6
None of the above 7
Lastly, we have questions about technical assistance.
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G1. Since receiving your grant, did your school access or participate in any technical assistance (TA) provided by [GRANTEE NAME] to help implement the community school model [LINK TO DEFINITION]?
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G2. On which of the following topics did [GRANTEE NAME] provide technical assistance to your school?
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G3. Did the technical assistance (TA) your school received since grant award to support your school’s implementation of the community school model [LINK TO DEFINITION]fulfill your school’s needs?
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Thank you for your time!
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