public charter school questionnaire · who is conducting this survey? ... we suggest using a pencil...

This report is authorized by law (20 U.S. Code 1221e). Theresults will be reported in statistical summaries.

NOTICE

FORM(9-27-99)

SASS-3D

PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL QUESTIONNAIRE

(Please correct any errors in name, address, and ZIP Code.)

THIS SURVEY REPLACES THE NATIONALSTUDY OF CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT WAS

ADMINISTERED IN SPRING 1999

SCHOOLS AND STAFFING SURVEY1999–2000 SCHOOL YEAR

Conducted by:U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

OMB No. 1850-0598: Approval Expires 09/30/2001

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICSU.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to acollection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. The validOMB control number for this information collection is 1850-0598. The time required to complete thisinformation collection is estimated to average 70 minutes per response, including the time to reviewinstructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review theinformation collection. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate(s) orsuggestions for improving this form, please write to: U.S. Department of Education, Washington,D.C. 20202-4651. If you have comments or concerns about the contents of this questionnaire, writedirectly to: Schools and Staffing Survey, National Center for Education Statistics, 555 New JerseyAvenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20208.

Paperwork Burden Statement

WHO IS CONDUCTING THIS SURVEY?The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Educationrequests your participation in this voluntary survey. The U.S. Census Bureau is conductingthis survey for NCES, by the authority of Section 406(b) of the General EducationProvisions Act (20 USC 1221e) to collect statistics on the condition of education in theUnited States.

WHAT IS THE SCHOOLS AND STAFFING SURVEY (SASS)?

WHERE SHOULD YOU MAIL YOUR COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE?Please return your completed questionnaire in the enclosed envelope. If you do not havethe return envelope, please call 1–800–221–1204, or mail your questionnaire to:

U.S. Census BureauCurrent Projects Branch1201 E. 10th StreetJeffersonville, IN 47132–0001

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS IMPORTANT EFFORT.

SASS is a family of surveys sent to districts, schools, directors or principals, and teachers.SASS asks about such topics as staffing levels, teacher workloads, district policies, andcharacteristics of teachers and principals.

WHY SHOULD YOUR SCHOOL PARTICIPATE IN THIS SURVEY?Your school represents the wide variety of educational opportunities that charter schoolsprovide. SASS is designed to be representative of every type of school, but we need yourcooperation to make this possible. We will report the data only in statisticalsummaries so that individuals cannot be identified.

DEAR CHARTER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL/DIRECTOR:

SINCERELY,

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The Schools and Staffing Survey is adding a new component for the 1999–2000 school year:the Charter School questionnaire. The 4 year National Study of Charter Schools has ended, butthe need for up-to-date information about public charter schools, other public schools, andprivate schools continues. Now, for the first time, comparable information about public charterschools, other public schools, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools and private schools will becollected at the same time, in the same way.

FORM SASS-3D (9-27-99)

GARY W. PHILLIPS ACTING COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION STATISTICS

This questionnaire asks about many aspects of public charter schools. It has three sections:

ORGANIZATION OF THIS QUESTIONNAIRE

YOUR COMMENTS

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I.

We suggest using a pencil or ball point pen to answer this questionnaire.

If you have any questions, call the Census Bureau at 1–800–221–1204. Someone will beavailable to take your call Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.(Eastern Time).

INSTRUCTIONS1.

a.

b.

c.

SCHOOL POLICIES AND PRACTICES (beginning on page 5):This section asks about a variety of school policies and practices including studentenrollment, curricular programs, staffing, etc.

II. ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES (beginning on page 37):This section asks about your school’s administration, including salary schedules, benefitrates, etc.

III. LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER (beginning on page 48):This section asks about library facilities in your school.

Since these sections address a wide variety of topics, various staff in your school, or thoseassociated with this school’s supervisory organization, company or district, may answerthe questions.

If you marked "Yes" for all of questions 2a—e, continue with item 4.

Is the school named on the front of this questionnaire still in operation?

Yes

No – Please record the year when the school closed.

0052

Yes

No – Please record the grade level(s) taught in this school (e.g., prekindergarten andkindergarten, postsecondary).

Does this school teach students in one or more of grades 1 to 12, or comparableungraded levels?

0054

Year

GO to item 3.

5054 GO to item 3.

e. Is this school’s name the same as that shown on the front page?

No

0055

If you marked "No" to any of questions 2a—e, please call the Census Bureau at 1–800–221–1204.

1

2

1

2

1

2

3.

➔

➔

d.

Yes

(A charter school is a public school that, in accordance with an enabling state statute, hasbeen granted a charter exempting it from selected state or local rules and regulations. Acharter school may be a newly created school or it may previously have been a public orprivate school.)

Is the institution or organization named on the front of this questionnaire aschool?

0050

Yes

No

0051

5050No – Please explain. GO to item 3.

GO to item 3.

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2

1

2

2a.

➔ ➔

➔

At the end of this questionnaire, you are asked to record the amount of time requiredto complete this form, not counting interruptions. Please record the time you begin.

4.

b. Is this school a public CHARTER school?

c.

4


1 YesYes

1 YesYes

:0057

0053

Students

Around the first of October, what was the total number of students enrolled in thisschool in grades K-12 and comparable ungraded levels?

0092

What grades are offered in this school?

Prekindergarten

Kindergarten

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

Ungraded

b. How many of these students were migrant students?

Migrant students0093

0058

0060

0066

0068

0070

0072

0074

0076

0078

0080

0082

0084

0086

0088

0090

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

SCHOOL POLICIES AND PRACTICES: Items 5 – 61 This section asks about enrollment, staffing programs, services, and availability anduse of computers.I

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

5.

6a.

Mark (X) all that apply.

PLEASE NOTE

None0

(Migrant students are those who move from school to school because they are children ofmigrant agricultural workers, including migratory dairy workers and migratory fishers.)

5


➔

Do NOT include prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education students.

For items 6a–13b, include only students in grades K–12 and comparable ungraded levels.

From the start of the regular 1998-1999 school year through the 1999 summersession, were any MIGRANT students enrolled in this school?

Male students0095

7a.

None0

6


Yes

No

b.

0342

2

1

➔

What was the total cumulative enrollment of migrant students during the regular1998-1999 school year and the 1999 summer session?

Migrant students0343

8a. During the REGULAR 1998-1999 SCHOOL YEAR, did the migrant students in thisschool receive services covered at least in part by Title I Part C MigrantEducation Program (MEP) funds under school control?

Yes

No

Don’t know

What were these MEP-funded services?

b.

0344 1

2

3

Supplemental instruction available to all students0345 1

Instructional programs unique to migrant students0346 1

Support services0347 1

Other0348 1

9. Around the first of October, how many MALE students attended this school?

Mark (X) all that apply.

YOUR COMMENTS


GO to item 9 below.

GO to item 9 below.

Days per school year

Students

Around the first of October, how many students enrolled in grades K-12 andcomparable ungraded levels were –

0099

0096

10.

None0

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b. White, not of Hispanic origin?

Students

None0

American Indian or Alaska Native (Aleut, Alaska Indian, Yupik, Inupiat)?

Asian or Pacific Islander (Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, Vietnamese,Hawaiian, Guamanian, Samoan, or other Asian)?

Black, not of Hispanic origin?

How long is the school day for students in this school?

Hours

Report BOTH hours and minutes, e.g., 6 hours and 0 minutes, 5 hours and 45minutes, etc. If the length of day varies by grade level, record the longest day.

d.

e.

AND

Note: Sum of entries in items 10a–e should be equal to entry in item 6a on page 5.

0100

Total students (Sum of entries in 10a-e)

c.

Students

None0

Students

None0

Students

None0

11a.

a. Hispanic, regardless of race (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, orother Hispanic culture or origin)?

0097

0098

f.

0102


Total students

Minutes0103

How many days are in the school year for students in this school?b.

0101

0470

8


What is the current enrollment CAPACITY of this school?

Capacity of permanent building(s)

Capacity of temporary building(s)

Students

No temporary buildings

a.

b.

0108

0750

0

0109

Students

Is this charter school facility –14.

13.

0

Leased from a commercial source?a.Yes

No

1

2

Provided by the district, free or at a nominal cost?b.

Yes

No

1

2

Leased at, or near, market price from the district?c.Yes

No

1

2

Obtained through another arrangement?d.Yes – Describe1

No2

0751

0752

0753

5753

0-9 days%

(Percentage entries should sum to 100%)

During the last school year (1998–1999), what is your best estimate of the percent ofstudents in this school who were absent for the following number of days?

0104

0105

0106

10-20 days

21+ days%

%

12a.

b. During the last school year (1998-1999), what was the Average Daily Attendance(ADA) at this school?

Students0107

No permanent buildings00

9


When did this school start providing instruction as a public charter school?17.

0758 Year1 9

Report month as a number, i.e., 01 for January, 02 for February, etc.

Month

Is this charter school a newly created school or was it a pre-existing school?16.

1

2

3

4

0757

Mark (X) only one box.

0759

A newly created school

A pre-existing public school

A pre-existing private school

Don’t know

("Pre-existing" means the charter school was originally all or part of a public orprivate school.)

Who granted the charter?b.

A school district

The State Board of Education

Postsecondary institution

A state charter-granting agency

Other – What is the name of the chartering agency?

1

2

3

4

5

0756


5756

Don’t know6

When was this school’s charter granted?15a.

0754 Year1 9

Report month as a number, i.e., 01 for January, 02 for February, etc.

Month 0755

YOUR COMMENTS

10


How important is this waiver tothe operation of this school?

Teacher certificationrequirements

Yes No

1 2 1 2 3 4 50760 0761

NOTE: If you mark "Yes" for a policy,please mark the appropriate box (1–5)to indicate how important the waiver orexemption is to this school.

Does your school’s charter include waivers or exemptions from the following state ordistrict policies?

a.

18.

Teacher/staff hiring/firing policies

b.

The normal teachercontract year

c.

Tenure requirementsd.

Teacher salary/payschedule

e.

Curriculumrequirements

f.

Student attendance/seattime requirements

g.

Student assessmentcriteria

h.

Length of school dayor year

i.

Control offinances/budget/ability toallocate funds

j.

Professional developmentrequirements for teachers

k.

Professional developmentrequirements for administrators

l.

Professional developmentrequirements for instructional aides

m.

Incentives, rewards, or sanctions due to school performance

n.

Othero.

Notimportant

Veryimportant

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 1 2 3 4 50762 0763

1 2 1 2 3 4 50765

1 2 1 2 3 4 50767

1 2 1 2 3 4 50769

1 2 1 2 3 4 50771

1 2 1 2 3 4 50773

1 2 1 2 3 4 50775

1 2 1 2 3 4 50777

1 2 1 2 3 4 50779

1 2 1 2 3 4 50781

1 2 1 2 3 4 50783

1 2 1 2 3 4 50785

1 2 1 2 3 4 50787

1 2 1 2 3 4 50789

0764

0766

0768

0770

0772

0774

0776

0778

0780

0782

0784

0786

0788

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SPECIAL EDUCATION school – primarily serves students with disabilities

VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL school – primarily serves students being trained foroccupations

ALTERNATIVE – offers a curriculum designed to provide alternative or nontraditionaleducation; does not specifically fall into the categories of regular, special program,special education, or vocational school – Please describe

REGULAR elementary or secondary

Elementary or secondary with a SPECIAL PROGRAM EMPHASIS (such as a foreignlanguage immersion school, science/math school, performing arts school, talented/giftedschool, etc.)

What type of public charter school is this?

Mark (X) the box that best describes this school.

Is this ENTIRE SCHOOL specifically for students who have been suspended orexpelled, who have dropped out, or who have been referred for behavioral oradjustment problems?

b. Approximately what percentage of students enrolled in this school are home-basedlearning (homeschooled) students?

1

3

4

5

6

19.

Does this charter school provide support for home-based learning (homeschooling)?

Yes

No

0790

2

1

GO to item 21.➔

(Home-based learning or homeschooling is when parents or family choose to exercise theday-to-day monitoring of their children’s education, which replaces full-time attendance at acampus school and is used to satisfy state compulsory education requirements.)

20a.

c. At which location(s) are home-based learning students instructed?

At students’ homes only

Both at students’ homes and at school site

Other – Describe

1

2

3

Yes

No 2

1

21.

Percent

Mark only one box.

0110

0111

0791

0792

5792

5110

12


Does this school have a magnet program?

b. Is this a school-wide magnet program in which all students in this school participatein the program?

c. Is this magnet program intended to encourage students of different racial or ethnicbackgrounds to enroll in this school for the purpose of creating racial balance orreducing racial isolation?

0113

0114

Does this school have any special requirements for admission other than proof ofimmunization, age, or residence?

(A magnet program offers enhancements such as special curricular themes or methods ofinstruction to attract students from outside their normal attendance area.)

Yes

No

0112

2

1

GO to item 23 below.➔

Yes

No 2

1

Yes

No 2

1

22a.

23.

Yes

No

0115

2

1

GO to item 25 on page 13.➔

Does this school use the following requirements for admission?

a. Admission test

b. Standardized achievement test

0116

0117

Yes

No 2

1

Yes

No 2

1

24.

Academic record

d. Special student needs (e.g., students "at risk" or with disabilities)

c.

0118 Yes

No 2

1

0119 Yes

No 2

1

13


Does this school use the following requirements for admission?

e. Special student aptitudes, skills, or talents

f. Personal interview

g. Recommendations

Does this school offer the following programs?

a. Programs with special instructional approaches

0125

b. Talented/gifted program

0126

c. Immersion in a foreign language program

0127

d. Advanced placement (AP) courses

0128

e. International Baccalaureate (IB)

0129

(e.g., Montessori, self-paced instruction, open education, ungraded classrooms, etc.)

(The basic curriculum is offered in a foreign language instead of English or in addition toEnglish.)

(IB is an internationally licensed high school degree program.)

0120 Yes

No 2

1

0121 Yes

No 2

1

0122 Yes

No 2

1

Continued –24.

25.

Yes

No 2

1

Yes

No 2

1

Yes

No 2

1

Yes

No 2

1

Yes

No 2

1

(Designed for students with specifically identified talents or exceptional academicachievement.)

14


Continued –25.

Yes

No 2

1

Does this school offer the following programs?Specialized career academy

0130

g. Specialized Tech-Prep program(s)

0131

Are the following programs or services currently available AT THIS SCHOOL forstudents in any of grades K–12 or comparable ungraded levels, regardless of fundingsource?

(Curriculum that integrates academic and vocational courses, organized around broad careerareas)

(Vocational-technical instruction in the last two years of high school designed to preparestudents for two years of postsecondary vocational instruction)

A program for students with discipline or adjustment problems

b. Medical health care services

c. Extended day or before-school or after-school day care programs

a.

(Services provided by trained professionals to diagnose and treat health problems of students)

Yes

No 2

1

0132 Yes

No 2

1

0133 Yes

No 2

1

0134 Yes

No 2

1

26.

f.

Does this school have performance reports?

Test results from state, local, or national standardized assessments?

Student attendance rates?

(1)

(2)

0524

0525

27a.

Yes

No

Yes

No

1

2

1

2

Yes

No

0793

2

1


Do these performance reports include –b.

Graduation rates?(3)

0526 Yes

No

1

2

15


Continued –

Student mobility rates?(5)

0529

27b.

Yes

No

1

2

Does this school use these performance reports to –Evaluate the progress of students in this school?

Determine the next year’s instructional focus?

Realign the curriculum, e.g., with content standards and/or other indicator criteria?

Inform parents and the community of the school’s progress?

Prompt school-level initiatives for improvement?

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

0136

0137

0138

0139

0140

c.

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

SAT/ACT scores?

Postsecondary placements of graduating seniors?

Employment placements of graduating seniors?

Data reported by demographic group (limited-English proficiency, gender, race,special education, socio-economic status, etc.)?

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

0530

0531

0532

0528

Do these performance reports include –

Dropout rates?(4)

0527 Yes

No

1

2

16


Does this school use the following methods to organize classes or student groups?

Traditional grades or academic discipline-based departments

Grades or groups subdivided into small groups such as "houses" or "families"

Student groups that remain two or more years with the same teacher

Interdisciplinary teaching

Paired or team teaching

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

0141

0142

0143

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

28.

(e.g., two or more teachers with different academic specializations collaborate to teach aninterdisciplinary program to the same group of students)

Has this school implemented the following?

Scheduling of class periods to create extended instructional blocks of time (blockscheduling)

Academic intersessions or summer school activities for students needing extraassistance to meet academic expectations

Academic intersessions or summer school activities for students seeking academicadvancement or acceleration

Before-school or after-school enrichment programsb.

c.

d.

0146

a.

0147

0148

0149

29.

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

0144

0145

(e.g., two teachers are jointly responsible for teaching a single group of students)

17


Continued –

0150 1

2

29.

School calendar where number of days for students exceeds mandatory days per yeare.

Year-round calendar to distribute school days across twelve monthsf.

0151

Yes

No

Has this school implemented the following?

Does this school have students in one or more of grades 1–8?

Yes

Which of the following best describes this school’s approach to providing instructionin core subjects (math, science, social studies, English/language arts) to regularstudents in grades 1–8?

All classes in core subjects have students assigned into classrooms ofmixed ability levels.

Not applicable; only one class per grade.

Some classes in core subjects have students assigned into classrooms ofmixed ability levels.

b.


0154

No

0155

Does this school have students in one or more of grades 9–12?

Yes

Which of the following best describes the organization of classes in core subjects(math, science, social studies, English/language arts) for regular students in grades9–12?

b.


No

Classes in ALL core subjects are differentiated by student ability level.

Classes in SOME core subjects are differentiated by student ability level.

Classes in core subjects are NOT differentiated by ability level.

➔ GO to item 31a.


Not applicable; only one class per grade.

30a.

1

2

3

1

2

31a.

1

2

3

4

0156

0153

Do all students attend on the same cycle?(1)

0152

Yes1

2

Yes

No

1

2

1

2

No ➔ GO to item 30a.

18


0157 1

2

32.College credits offered through community colleges, colleges, or distance learningproviders

Work-based learning or internships, in which students earn COURSE CREDITS forsupervised learning activities that occur in paid or unpaid workplace assignments

Career learning, as a class or part of a class in which students learn about possiblecareers

Job shadowing, in which students learn about a job by following the schedule of aperson who holds that job

Are the following opportunities available for students in this school?

Yes

No

a.

b.

c.

d.

0158

0159

0160

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

Do not include vocational certificates, certificates of attendance, or certificates of completion.

Does this school grant high school diplomas?33.

➔

Yes 1

2 No

0574

GO to item 38a on page 20.

YOUR COMMENTS

➔ Continue with item 34 on page 19.

19


English/Language artsa.

0575

0 None

Record the number to the nearest TENTH, e.g., 3.0, 2.5, etc.

For high school graduates of the class of 2000, how many years of instruction arerequired in each of the following areas?

34.

Mathematicsb.

0576

0 None

Computer sciencec.

0577

0 None

Social sciences, social studies (e.g., history, geography, economics)d.

0578

0 None

Physical or biological sciencese.

0579

0 None

Foreign languagesf.

0580

0 None

Years.

Years.

Years.

Years.

Years.

Years.

Do these requirements reflect a 3-year or a 4-year program?35a.

3-year program1

2 4-year program

Other3

How many years?

Years0582

0581


b.


20


0583

Are students required to pass a state assessment to graduate from this school?37.

Does this school have a community service requirement for students in the class of2000?

36a.

Yes1

2 No ➔

Does this school require a certain number of hours of community service?b.

0584 Yes1

2 No ➔

How many hours are required?c.

Hours

0586 Yes1

2 No

GO to item 37.

GO to item 37.

LAST SCHOOL YEAR (1998–1999), were any students enrolled in 12th grade?

Of those who graduated last year, approximately what percentage went to:

Four-year colleges?

Technical or other specialized schools?

0165

0166

0167

Two-year colleges?

What percentage graduated with a diploma?b.

None

Yes

c.

0161

0164

No 2

0

➔ GO to item 39 on page 21.

%

%

%

%

38a.

1

Do not include certificates of completion or attendance.

0585

YOUR COMMENTS

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NOTE: If you mark "Yes" for an activity,please mark the appropriate box toindicate the proportion of parentalparticipation.

If "Yes" – What proportion of parentsparticipated?

FewLessthan half

About half

More than half

Most

Open house orback-to-school night

Regularly scheduledschoolwide parent-teacher conferences

Special subject-areaevents (e.g., science fair,concert)

Yes No

1 2 1 2 3 4 50168 0169

Parent educationworkshops or courses

Written contract betweenschool and parent

Parents as volunteers inthe school

1 2 1 2 3 4 50170 0171

1 2 1 2 3 4 50172 0173

1 2 1 2 3 4 50174 0175

1 2 1 2 3 4 50176 0177

1 2 1 2 3 4 50178 0179

Are parents or family members required to participate or volunteer at this school?40.

1

2

Yes

No

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

LAST SCHOOL YEAR (1998–1999) were the following means of facilitating parentparticipation in place at this school? ("Parents" includes parents and other familymembers.)

39.

Parents involved ininstructional issues 1 2 1 2 3 4 50180 0181

g.

Parents involved ingovernance 1 2 1 2 3 4 50182 0183

h.

Parents involved inbudget decisions 1 2 1 2 3 4 50184 0185

i.

0794

22


41.

1

2

Yes

No

a.

0186

b.

0187

c.

0188

d.

0189

e.

0190

A staff member assigned to work on parent involvement

A log of parent participation maintained by parents or staff

A reliable system of communication with parents, such as newsletters or phone trees

Services to support parent participation, such as providing child care ortransportation

A parent drop-in center or lounge

THIS SCHOOL YEAR (1999–2000), does this school have the following?

f.

0191

A requirement that teachers send information home to parents explaining schoollessons

g.

0192

A requirement that teachers provide suggestions for activities that parents can do athome with their child

h.

0193

A requirement that teachers create homework assignments that involve parents

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

Does this school currently have a drug, alcohol, and/or tobacco use preventionprogram?

Is there a formal procedure in place to assess the effectiveness of this preventionprogram?

b.

➔

1

2

Yes

No

42a.

1

2

Yes

No

0194

0195

GO to item 43 on page 23.


23


43.a.

b.

0197

c.

0198

d.

e.

A requirement that visitors sign or check in

Metal detectors through which all students must pass each day

Random metal detector checks on students

A requirement that all or most students stay on school grounds during lunch

Drug sweeps

Daily presence of police or security personnel

Video surveillance

Is there a formal procedure in place to assess the effectiveness of this violenceprevention program?

Does this school currently have a violence prevention program?

0196

f.

g.

0203

0204

Does this school currently have the following?

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

44a.

b.

0199

0200

0201

0202

➔

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None

PART-TIME FULL-TIME

Principals 0

Vice principals and assistantprincipals

Instructional coordinators and supervisors,such as curriculum specialists

Library media specialists/librarians

Student support services professional staff

Nurses

Social workers

Psychologists

Speech therapists or pathologists

Other student support servicesprofessional staff

a.

b.

c.

d.

f.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

0205

School counselors, excluding psychologists and social workers

e.

45. Around the first of October, how many staff held PART-TIME or FULL-TIME positionsor assignments in this school in each of the following categories?

Staff with part-time positions or assignments include:

• Employees you share with other schools or a district office.• Employees who perform more than one function at this school; for example, a teaching

principal would be counted once as a part-time teacher and again as a part-time principal.• Employees who work part-time.

Please read through all of the categories (a–l) listed below before starting to answer.

None0

0206

None0

0207

None0

0208

None0

0211

None0

0212

None0

0213

None0

0214

None0

0215

None0

0216

None0

0217

None0

0218

None0

0219

None0

0221

None0

0222

None0

0223

None0

0224

None0

0225

None0

0226

None0

0220

25


45.Around the first of October, how many staff held PART-TIME or FULL-TIME positionsor assignments in this school in each of the following categories?Teachersg.

INCLUDE these types of teachers:

•Regular classroom teachers•Special area or resource teachers (e.g., special education, Title I, art, music,physical education)

• Long-term substitute teachersINCLUDE as part-time teachers:• Itinerant teachers who teach part-time at this

schoolEmployees reported in other parts of thisitem if they also have a part-time teachingassignment at this school

DO NOT INCLUDE these types of teachers:

•

Student teachers•Short-term substitute teachers•Teachers who teach ONLY prekindergarten,postsecondary or adult education

•

PART-TIME FULL-TIME

Aides or assistants

Secretaries and other clericalsupport staff

Library media center aides

Health and other non-instructional aides

Special education aides

Bilingual/ESL teacher aides

Other teacher aides such as kindergartenaides

i.

(1)

(6)

(2)

(4)

(5)

Regular Title I aides(3)

h.

None0

0228

None0

0230

Food service personnel

None0

0232

None0

0234

None0

0236

None0

0238

None0

0240

None0

0242

None0

0244

j.

None0

0229

None0

0231

None0

0233

None0

0235

None0

0237

None0

0239

None0

0241

None0

0243

None0

0227

Continued –

26


45.

Around the first of October, how many staff held PART-TIME or FULL-TIME positionsor assignments in this school in each of the following categories?

Custodial, maintenance, and security personnel

k.

Other employees not reported above

None0

0246

None0

0248

l.

PART-TIME FULL-TIME

46. Of the full-time and part-time TEACHERS in this school around the first of October,how many were –

American Indian or Alaska Native (Aleut, Alaska Indian, Yupik, Inupiat)?

Hispanic, regardless of race (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, orother Hispanic culture or origin)?

Black, not of Hispanic origin?

White, not of Hispanic origin?

d.

a.

c.

b.

In items 46 and 47, include only TEACHERS who teach students in one or more of grades K–12or comparable ungraded levels. Do NOT include student teachers, short-term substituteteachers, or those who teach only prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education.

0249

0250

0251

0252

Asian or Pacific Islander (Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, Vietnamese,Hawaiian, Guamanian, Samoan, or other Asian)?

0253

e.

None0

Teachers

Note: Sum of entries in items 46a–e should equal the sum of the entries in item 45g onpage 25 (full-time and part-time teachers).

Total teachers (Sum of entries in 46a-e)f.

None0

0245

None0

0247

None0

Teachers

None0

Teachers

None0

Teachers

None0

Teachers

Teachers0254

Continued –

27


1

2

Were there teaching vacancies in this school for this school year - that is,teaching positions for which teachers were recruited and interviewed?

GO TO item 50a on page 29.

Yes

No ➔

48a.

Did this school use the following methods to cover the vacancies?

Hired a fully qualified teacher

Hired a less-than-fully qualified teacher

Cancelled planned course offerings

Expanded some class sizes

Added sections to other teachers’ normal teaching loads

Assigned a teacher of another subject or grade level to teach those classes

Assigned an administrator or counselor to teach the class

Used long-term or short-term substitutes

b.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

0257

0258

0259

0260

0261

0262

0263

0264

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

2

1

1

2

How many full-time and part-time TEACHERS were absent on the most recent schoolday?

47.

None0

Teachers0255

0256

28


49. How difficult or easy was it to fill the vacancies for this school year in each of thefollowing fields?

EasySome-what

difficult

Verydifficult

Could not fill the

vacancy

General elementary

Special education

English/Language arts

Social studies

Computer science

Notapplicable

in thisschool

No vacancyin thatfield

Mathematics

Physical sciences

Biology or life sciences

English as a SecondLanguage (ESL), English forSpeakers of OtherLanguages (ESOL), orbilingual education

Foreign languages

Music or art

Vocational or technicaleducation

0265

0266

0267

0268

0269

0270

0271

0272

0273

0274

0275

0276

Mark (X) one box on each line.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

i.

j.

k.

l.

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

YOUR COMMENTS

GO to item 51b on page 30.


29


51a.

50a. What is the total number of computers in this school?

Number of computers

How many of these computers currently have access to the Internet?b.

0277

0278

Of the total number of computers in your school (i.e., those in question 50a), how manyare used for instructional purposes?

c.

0279

Which of the following statements best describes the person at this school whohelps teachers use technology for teaching and learning? This person functions,either formally or informally, as a COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGY coordinator withknowledge of educational uses of computer hardware and software.

Mark (X) the ONE BEST description for that person. If there is more than one person, mark for theone person who spends the most time on this work.

No one serves as this type of coordinator. Teachers who use computers take care ofthis need for themselves.

0280

➔None0

Number of computers

None0

Number of computers

➔None0

1

A full-time school-level coordinator (who has no other job responsibility)2

A full-time teacher who also has the title of this type of coordinator

3

A teacher informally provides leadership to other teachers who use computers

4

A district-level coordinator serves this function at this school

5

The principal or another school administrator serves this function at this school

6

A part-time teacher serves this function

7

8

Another person – Describe

5280

9

A library media specialist who also serves as computer coordinator

30


51b. Which of the following statements best describes the person at this school whodoes, or helps teachers with, technical computer set-up and maintenance? Thisperson functions, either formally or informally, as a COMPUTER/TECHNICALSUPPORT PERSON.

Mark (X) the ONE BEST description for that person. If there is more than one person, mark for theone person who spends the most time on this work.

No one serves as this type of technical support person. Teachers who use computerstake care of this need for themselves.

0281 1

A full-time school-level technical support person (who has no other job responsibility)2

A full-time teacher who also has the title of this type of technical support person

3

A teacher informally provides assistance to other teachers who use computers

4

A district-level technical support person serves this function at this school

5

The principal or another school administrator serves this function at this school

6

A part-time teacher serves this function

7

8

Another person – Describe

5281

52a. Regardless of whether this school participates in the National School LunchProgram, around the first of October, were any students in this school ELIGIBLE forfree or reduced-price lunches?

Yes

Around the first of October, how many students at this school were ELIGIBLE for free or reduced-price lunches?

Report a separate count for prekindergarten students.

Other students eligible(Kindergarten and higher)

b.

0283

0282

0284

Prekindergarten students eligible

None0

None0

1

2

3

No

Don’t know

A library media specialist who also serves as a technical support person

9


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52c. Does this school participate in the National School Lunch Program?

Other applicants approved(Kindergarten and higher)

Prekindergarten applicants approved

None0

None0

GO to item 53a.

Around the first of October, how many applicants at this school were APPROVED for free or reduced-price lunches?

Around the first of October, did any students enrolled in this school receive Title Iservices at this school, or at any other location?

(Title I is a federally funded program that provides educational services, such as remedial readingor remedial math, to children who live in areas with high concentrations of low-income families.)

Is this school operating a school-wide Title I program?

d.

b.

0285

0286

0287

0288

53a.

➔


Yes 1

2 No

➔

Yes 1

2 No

Yes 1

2 No

YOUR COMMENTS

0289 GO to item 55a on page 33.➔

➔ Continue with item 54a on page 32.

Report a separate count for prekindergarten applicants.

32


54a. If this school is designated as a targeted assistance school, how many students areserved by the Title I program?

Students0290

Are students receiving Title I services in –Reading/Language arts?

At which grade levels are students receiving Title I services?b.Mark (X) all that apply.

c.

Mathematics?

English as a Second Language (ESL)?

(1)

(2)

(3)

In head counts, how many Title I teachers and teacher aides were teaching AT THISSCHOOL around the first of October?

d.

Yes1

No2

Teachers

Teacher aides

Yes1

No2

Yes1

No2

None0

0306

0307

0308

0309

0310

Prekindergarten

Kindergarten

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

Ungraded

0291

0292

0293

0294

0295

0296

0297

0298

0299

0300

0301

0302

0303

0304

0305

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

None0

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The sum of entries in item 55b should equal the entry in item 55a above.

Of the students enrolled in this school, how many have an Individual EducationPlan (IEP) because they have disabilities or are special education students?

55a.

b. How many of these IEP students are in each of the following instructionalsettings?

Of the students enrolled in this school as of October 1, have any been identified aslimited-English proficient?

How many limited-English proficient students are enrolled in this school?b.

56a.

➔

Yes 1

2 No

0315

0321 Students

Students

None0 ➔

0316 All day in a regular classroom

0317Most of the day in a regular classroom (1-20 percent of the school day receiving special education and related services outside the regular classroom)

0318Some of the day in a regular classroom (21-60 percent of the school dayreceiving special education and related services outside the regular classroom)

0319Little or none of the day in a regular classroom (61-100 percent of the schoolday receiving special education and related services outside the regular classroom)

Do not include prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education students.

(Limited-English proficient (LEP) refers to students whose native or dominant language is otherthan English and who have sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding theEnglish language as to deny them the opportunity to learn successfully in anEnglish-speaking-only classroom.)

Do not include prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education students.

GO to item 56a.


0320

34


57. Are the following used to determine whether a student is limited-English proficient?

0322

Information provided by parenta.

No2

Yes1

0323

Teacher observation or referralb.

No2

Yes1

0324

Home language surveyc.

No2

Yes1

0325

Student interviewd.

No2

Yes1

0326

Student recordse.

No2

Yes1

0327

Achievement testf.

No2

Yes1

0328

Language proficiency testg.

No2

Yes1

YOUR COMMENTS

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58a. Does this school have instruction specifically designed to address the needs oflimited-English proficient students?

Are limited-English proficient students provided with the following types oflanguage instruction?

b.

Instruction in English language using approaches such as ESL, structuredimmersion, or bilingual education

(1)

0330 1

2

Yes

No

No2

Yes1

GO to item 59.

Instruction to maintain the student’s fluency in his/her native language such asSpanish lessons for Spanish speakers

(2)

0331 1

2

Yes

No

Instruction in regular English/language arts classrooms(3)

0332 1

2

Yes

No

0329

How are limited-English proficient students taught subject matter courses such asmathematics, science, and social studies?

c.

In their native language?(1)

1

2

Yes

No

Using ESL, bilingual, or immersion techniques?(2)

0334 1

2

Yes

No

In regular English-speaking classrooms?(3)

0335 1

2

Yes

No

59. Are the following methods used to teach limited-English proficient students?

Special educationb.

No2

Yes10336

No2

Yes10337

Regular classesc.

No2

Yes10338

Compensatory or remedial classesa.

➔

Are they taught –

0333

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60. Does this school provide the following services for parents with limitedEnglish skills?

Translations of printed materials, such as newsletters, school notices or school signs?b.

No2

Yes10339

No2

Yes10340

Outreach or referral services for limited-English proficient parents?c.

No2

Yes10341

Interpreters for meetings or parent-teacher conferencesa.

YOUR COMMENTS

61a. Is this public charter school operated by an organization or company, other than apublic school district, that also manages other schools?

No2

Yes – What is the name of the organization or company?10795

b.

No2

Yes10796

Is this public charter school part of another public school district or local educationagency (LEA)?

c.

No2

Yes – What is the name of the district or LEA?10797

5795

5797

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62. Are the following criteria used in considering applicants for teaching positions inthis public charter school?

0477

Full standard state certification for field to be taughta.

Used but not required2

Not used1

Required3

0479

At least emergency or temporary state certification or endorsement for field to betaught

b.


Not used1

Required3

0480

Graduation from a state-approved teacher education programc.


Not used1

Required3

0481

College major or minor in field to be taughtd.


Not used1

Required3

0482

Passage of a STATE test of basic skillse.


Not used1

Required3

0483

Passage of a STATE test of subject knowledgef.


Not used1

Required3

ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES: Items 62–81 This section asks about your school’s administration, including salary schedules,benefit rates, etc.II

INSTRUCTIONS – As needed, please contact staff at your school’s supervisory organization,company or district for information to complete this section.

38


63a. For this school year, how many teachers were newly hired by this public charterschool for grades K-12 and comparable ungraded levels?

Of the newly hired teachers, how many of the job offers to these teachers weremade –

b.

Before the 1999 summer break?(1)

0488

During the first half of summer break?(2)

0489

During the second half of summer break?(3)

0490

0487

After the beginning of this school year (1999-2000)?(4)

Teachers

0 None

0 None

0 None

0 None

➔

0 None

0491

0485

Passage of the Praxis Series Core Battery Test of Professional Knowledgeg.


Not used1

Required3

0486

Passage of the Praxis II: Subject Assessmenth.


Not used1

Required3

62.

Are the following criteria used in considering applicants for teaching positions inthis public charter school?

Report head counts, not FTEs.


Offers

Offers

Offers

Offers

Continued –

39


65. During the last school year, how many teachers of the following types wereDISMISSED for poor performance?

Teachers with more than 3 years of experienceb.

0495

0496

Teachers with 3 or fewer years of experiencea.

Teachers

0 None

Teachers

0 None

Does this public charter school have an agreement with a teachers’ union ororganization for the purpose of collective bargaining or meet-and-conferdiscussions?

Mark (X) only one box.Which type of agreement?b.

66a.

➔

Yes 1

2 No

Collective bargaining1

2 Meet-and-confer

67. How many months is the normal contract year for a TEACHER at this charter school?Mark (X) only one box.

9 months1

2 9 1/2 months

10 months3

4 11 months

12 months5

0497

0499

0498

64. Has this public charter school used the following procedures to dismiss poor orincompetent teachers?

Poor or incompetent teachers identified and "counseled" out of teachingb.

No2

Yes10492

No2

Yes10493

Non-tenured teachers’ contracts are not renewedc.

No2

Yes10494

Criteria for dismissal are met; teacher is dismisseda.

GO to item 67.

.00

.00

.00

.00

40


Is there a salary schedule for teachers at this public charter school?

Report salaries in whole dollars.

According to the salary schedule, what is the normal yearly base salary for –69.

68.

➔

Yes 1

2 No

0500

A teacher with a bachelor’s degree and no teaching experience?a.

per year0501

b.

0502

c.

0503

d.

0504

e.

0505

f.

0506

A teacher with a bachelor’s degree and 10 years of teaching experience?

A teacher with a master’s degree (or its equivalent in credit hours beyond abachelor’s degree) and no teaching experience?

A teacher with a master’s degree plus 30 credits, and no teaching experience?

A teacher with a master’s degree (or its equivalent in credit hours) and 20 yearsof teaching experience?

A teacher at the highest possible step on the salary schedule?

.00$

per year$

per year$

per year$

per year$

per year.00$

What is the range of full-time teachers’ yearly base salaries at this school?70.

per year (Lowest)0507 .00$

TO

per year (Highest)0508 .00$

Report salaries in whole dollars.

GO to item 70.

If you completed item 69 ➔ GO to item 71 on page 41.g.

41


Report rates as a percentage of payroll. Include school contributions on behalf of employeesfor Social Security and other payroll taxes; retirement; medical, dental, disability,unemployment, and life insurance; and all other fringe benefits.

According to the school budget for this fiscal year, what is the estimated benefit ratefor –

Teachers?a.

71.

0509 % of payroll

Non-professional personnel such as clerical and custodial staff?b.

1 Same as rate for teachers

Teacher aides?d.

% of payroll0510

School administrators?c.

0511

2 Other rate

0512

1 Same as rate for teachers0513

2 Same as rate for non-professional personnel

3 Other rate

0514

Does a state, city or county agency other than this school make additionalbenefit rate contributions for employee benefits for TEACHERS?

72a.

➔

Yes 1

2 No

0515

What is the estimated benefit rate for additional state, city or countycontributions for teachers’ benefits?

b.

% of payroll0516

Report each rate to the nearest tenth.

% of payroll.

% of payroll.

YOUR COMMENTS

.

.

.


42


Does this school offer the following benefits to TEACHERS?

General medical insurancea.

73.

Does this STATE reward public charter schools for student achievement?75.

Yes1

2 No

0540

Does this STATE sanction public charter schools for poor student achievement?76.

Yes1

2 No

0541

Yes1

2 No

0517

Dental insuranceb.

Yes1

2 No

0518

Group life insurancec.

Yes1

2 No

0519

Does this school offer the following income in-kind to TEACHERS?

Housinga.

74.

Yes1

2 No

0520

Mealsb.

Yes1

2 No

0521

Transportationc.

Yes1

2 No

0522

Include mileage reimbursement for itinerant teachers.

Include free or reduced-price lunch.

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77. With regard to the in-service professional development activities forTEACHERS in this school, who has PRIMARY responsibility for –

Mark (X) only one box in a, b, and c.

a. Deciding the content?

0599 1 Teachers

2 Principals or other school staff

3 District staff

4 Outside professional development providers (e.g., university or college faculty, professionalorganizations)

b. Designing and planning the activities?

0600 1 Teachers


3 District staff


c. Conducting the activities?

0601 1 Teachers


3 District staff


YOUR COMMENTS

44


78. Are the following sources of funding for teacher professional development activitiesused at this school?

0603

General school operating fundsa.

No2

Yes1

0604

State professional development fundsb.

No2

Yes1

0605

Special project budgetsc.

No2

Yes1

0606

School improvement fundsd.

No2

Yes1

0607

Title Ie.

No2

Yes1

0608

Eisenhower programf.

No2

Yes1

0609

Other federal programsg.

No2

Yes1

0610

Private sector grantsh.

No2

Yes1

79. Does this school currently use any pay incentives such as cash bonuses, salaryincreases, or different steps on the salary schedule to –

0611

Reward teachers who have attained National Board for Professional TeachingStandards certification?

a.

No2

Yes1

0612

Reward excellence in teaching?b.

No2

Yes1

0613

Reward completion of in-service professional development?c.

No2

Yes1

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80a. Does this school currently use any pay incentives to recruit or retain teachers toteach in fields of shortage?

0616

No2

Yes1

➔

Yes 1

2 No

0615

General elementary(1)

Are pay incentives offered to recruit or retain teachers to teach in the followingfields?

b.

0617

No2

Yes1

Special education(2)

0618

No2

Yes1

English/Language arts(3)

0619

No2

Yes1

Social studies(4)

0620

No2

Yes1

Computer science(5)

0621

No2

Yes1

Mathematics(6)

0622

No2

Yes1

Physical sciences(7)

0623

No2

Yes1

Biological or life sciences(8)

0624

No2

Yes1

English as a Second Language (ESL) or English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) or bilingual education

(9)


46


80b. Continued –

0625

No2

Yes1

Foreign languages(10)

Are pay incentives offered to recruit or retain teachers to teach in the following fields?

0626

No2

Yes1

Music or art(11)

0627

No2

Yes1

Vocational or technical education(12)

81a. Is free training available by this school, regardless of funding source, to prepare staffmembers to teach in fields with current or anticipated shortages?

➔

Yes 1

2 No

0628

General elementary(1)

b. Is this free training provided for the following fields?

0629

No2

Yes1

Special education(2)

0630

No2

Yes1

English/Language arts(3)

0631

No2

Yes1

Social studies(4)

0632

No2

Yes1

Computer science(5)

0633

No2

Yes1

GO to Section III on page 48.

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81b.

Is this free training provided for the following fields?

Mathematics(6)

0634

No2

Yes1

Physical sciences(7)

0635

No2

Yes1

Biological or life sciences(8)

0636

No2

Yes1

English as a Second Language (ESL) or English for Speakers of Other Languages(ESOL) or bilingual education

(9)

0637

No2

Yes1

Foreign languages(10)

0638

No2

Yes1

Music or art(11)

0639

No2

Yes1

Vocational or technical education(12)

0640

No2

Yes1

Continued –

YOUR COMMENTS


GO TO item 84.

LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER: Items 82 – 91 This section asks about library media facilities in your school.III

48


82. Does this public charter school have a library media center?

0798

(A library media center is an organized collection of printed and/or audiovisual and/orcomputer resources which is administered as a unit, is located in a designated place orplaces, and makes resources and services available to students, teachers, andadministrators.)

(A library media center may be called a library, media center, resource center, informationcenter, instructional materials center, learning resource center, or some other name.)

➔Yes 1

2 No

83a. Does this school have a formal arrangement with another school or a public libraryto provide library media services to your students and staff?

Who provides library media services to this charter school?b.

0800 1

1

Another charter school

Another public school that is not a charter school

A college or university

Public library

Some other institution or organization

No2

Yes10799

➔

1

1

1

Mark all that apply.

84. Does your school use Internet resources to access reference materials, rather than alibrary media center?

No2

Yes10805➔ GO to item 92 on page 52.

YOUR COMMENTS

0801

0802

0803

0804

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85a. Does this school’s library media center have any PAID library aides or clericalworkers?

No2

Yes10806

➔

How many of these paid library aides or clerical workers —c.

How many?b.

Work full-time in this school’s library media center?(1)

Work at least 3/4 time but less than full-time in this school’s library media center?(2)

Work at least 1/2 time but less than 3/4 time in this school’s library media center?(3)

Work less than 1/2 time in this school’s library media center?(4)

0807

0808

0809

0810

0811

None0

None0

None0

None0

YOUR COMMENTS


Do not include volunteers.

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86a. Does this school’s library media center have paid PROFESSIONAL STAFF who areNOT certified as library media specialists?

No2

Yes10812

➔

How many of these paid professional staff who are not certified library mediaspecialists –

c.

How many?b.





0814

0815

0816

0817

None0

None0

None0

None0

YOUR COMMENTS

Do not include library aides or clerical staff.


0813

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87a. Does this school’s library media center have paid professional staff who areCERTIFIED in this state as LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS?

No2

Yes1

0819

➔

How many of these certified library media specialists –c.

How many?b.





0820

0821

0822

0823

None0

None0

None0

None0

YOUR COMMENTS


Count a library media specialist as certified if he/she has met your state’s regular orstandard certification requirements in the library media specialty area.

Include those who have completed all necessary course work and are eligible for fullcertification upon completion of a probationary period.

0818

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88a. Do any volunteers provide services for the library media center?

No2

Yes10824

GO TO item 89.➔

How many?b.

0825

0826

89. During the most recent full week of school, approximately how many students usedthe library media center?

Students per week

90. AT THE END OF THE 1998-99 SCHOOL YEAR, approximately what was the totalnumber of books held in the library media center?

Count volumes, not titles.

0827 Books

91. AT THE END OF THE 1998-99 SCHOOL YEAR, approximately what was the totalnumber of current periodical subscriptions?

Report number of print and microform titles. Do not report duplicates.

0828 Periodical subscriptions

92. Not counting interruptions, how long did it take to complete this questionnaire?

Please record the time in minutes.

0349 Minutes

YOUR COMMENTS

Month

93. Please enter the date you completed this questionnaire.

0350

Day Year

Provide your best estimate of students coming through your doors, individually and in groups.

Thank you very much for your participationin this survey.

U.S. Census BureauCurrent Projects Branch1201 E. 10th StreetJeffersonville, IN 47132-0001

Please return this survey in the enclosed envelope. If you do not have thereturn envelope, call 1–800–221–1204, or mail your questionnaire to:

To find out more about the Schools and Staffing Survey(SASS), see SASS on the World Wide Web at:

http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sass.html

Additional data collected by the NationalCenter for Education Statistics (NCES) on avariety of topics in elementary, secondary,postsecondary, and international education

are available from NCES’s Web site at:

http://nces.ed.gov

For data collected by various Federal agencies,including the Department of Education, visit the

FedStats site at:

http://www.fedstats.gov

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To learn more about charter schools, lookfor the U.S. Department of Educationreport, "The State of Charter Schools

Third-Year Report" at:


http://www.ed.gov/pubs/studies.html

http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sass.html

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/studies.html

http://nces.ed.gov

http://www.fedstats.gov

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