7105+Assessment


 * Perception Survey Project- Suzan, Mandy and Cameron**



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media type="custom" key="2974662"  ·  The schedules are adaptable and can be moved as needed.  ·  Administrators and teachers are stable within the Hoover System and not a cause of great stress or overload.  ·  Hoover has a high requirement of time dedicated to professional development.  ·  Hoover teachers have adequate access to resources and tools they need for instruction and communication.  ·  Hoover facilities are well equipped and are clean, well-maintained, and safe.  ·  Teachers have a voice and are respected in Hoover City Schools.  ·  Teachers are encouraged to participate in professional development activities.  ·  Teachers feel they are a large part of planning the instruction, selecting the materials, and choosing their professional development activities. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">There is an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect within the schools in the district. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Teachers agree that members of the community have the opportunity to contribute to the district’s success. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">School leadership uses data to improve student learning. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Hoover hires high quality teachers. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Hoover faculty is committed to helping every student learn. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The district supports community relationships. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">School leadership shields teachers from disruptions. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">School faculty is encouraged by leadership to meet high standards (is this a plus or a pressure point). <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Hoover teachers receive helpful feedback that can help them improve teaching. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">New teachers are supported <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Overall, leadership is effective. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Hoover faculty and staff believe that enhancing teacher knowledge and skills is a priority strategy for increasing student achievement. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Professional learning opportunities are aligned with school’s continuous improvement plan. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Professional learning opportunities are driven by analysis of student learning data. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The schools provide sufficient PD resources. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">PD provides teachers with knowledge and skills most needed to teach effectively. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Teachers are encouraged to reflect on own practice. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The PD biggest needs were addressed in PD offerings. Technology and content area were high need areas and teachers reported high hours there. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Teachers incorporate professional development into ongoing practice <span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Teachers gather evidence of impact of PD on student learning in many areas such as content area, reading literacy, and assessment/progress monitoring training. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Teachers are spending too much time at home on school related business. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Teachers are spending too much time outside of contract working on school related business. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Hoover has a high requirement of time dedicated to professional development. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Paperwork and data management are overloading the teachers. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">NCLB and getting students to expected levels are overloading the teachers. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Teachers feel they have little to no role in the planning of the school schedule, hiring of new teachers, or making decisions about where they are assigned. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mentors did not regularly observe mentees in the classroom. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mentees did not regularly observe mentors modeling proper classroom management and teaching techniques. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Most of the mentor/mentee's time spent together was used to review and complete required school/district paperwork, designing/reviewing students’ assessments, addressing student or classroom behavior issues vs. assessment of actual teaching and teaching methods. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Almost one third of teachers don’t agree that school leadership makes a sustained effort to address teacher concerns about leadership issues. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Almost one third couldn’t agree that use of time concern is addressed. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Need to work more on helping gather evidence of impact of certain PD on student learning. Technology is one example. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Many teachers feel they do not have a large role in determining PD for planning and delivering PD. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Hoover might want to look at the current workload of their teachers and the burden that is being placed on them outside the normal school day and contract year and some solutions to these issues. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Teachers may benefit from observing other teachers in their curriculum area and collaborating on ways to improve teaching practices. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In ranking Professional Development needs, the highest ranking is technology followed by ESL then Special Ed, then closing the achievement gap. The survey shows that teachers implement what they learn. Our district should design the offerings based on these needs. The district might also consider more flexible offerings to include webinars, video conferences, and other online training opportunities. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">We would need to see the data broken down by school to see if it is about the same among schools or if some schools' data brings scores down or up. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">We might need to compare our district to others in the state to see where we fall in our weak areas and find systems that are strong in those areas. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I would like to further explore the area of workload which I feel can lead to teacher burn out. I would like to see more perception questions about how they feel about this workload they obviously have and have indicated on the survey. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I would like to see if teachers would find it beneficial to continue in a mentoring program after their first year of teaching. In addition, I would like to see if ''veteran" teachers would find it beneficial to pair up with other teachers to observe best-practices as well as teachers who may enhance a "weakness" or provide support/training in an area of professional development need. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Teachers were asked to comment on which factors influenced their decision making about professional plans. However, the actual factors were not rated for the school system or school. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·   <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">73% agree that leadership enforce rules for conduct – would like to see this by school to see difference in elementary, middle and high numbers on that <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">30% don’t agree that school leadership makes a sustained effort to address teacher concerns about leadership issues-wonder if this is district wide or at one school? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">18% don’t agree that leadership addresses concerns about Facilities and resources. Would like to know what more they need, is it personnel or what? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">25% couldn’t agree that concerns about empowering teachers were addressed. Wonder if this is in regard to NCLB or other factors? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Would like data on the impact of Math PD specifically on student learning and how they have incorporated it? This was not one of the specific topics as language was. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Wonder what Professional Development specifically in “Closing the gap” means. Not sure if other trainings would fall into this one. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Is coaching more effective leadership? Interesting is that 15% said coach or other co based personnel provided instructional leadership at school <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Should teachers have the primary role in determining professional development? How should it be determined? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">What are the perceptual strengths and challenges for Hoover City Schools? ** ||
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">**Strengths** // || //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">**Challenges** // ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Teachers feel they have adequate teaching time during the day.
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">What are some implications for the Hoover City Schools Improvement Plan? ** ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Looking at some of the challenges that need to be addressed, Hoover City Schools might consider looking into teacher leaders in the school who help the administrators with the scheduling, hiring, placement, etc.
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Looking at the data presented what other perceptual data would you want to answer the question //How do we do business?// for Hoover City Schools. ** ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Reading lit was not listed as most needed but was listed as one of top hours of training received. Might need to change balance of PD offerings if student data agrees with teacher perceptions of needed PD.

=**Did You Know?**=

Did you know that 604 of Hoover Employees took this survey, 58%. That's 12080 minutes of employees perceptions And 444 educators did NOT share their perceptions What if they had? Had more teachers at One school responded,their data might have been reflected in our results Did you know it took 70 pages to report the Take 20 perception data And it took 3 geeky tech coaches many hours of oovoo time to interpret it Did you know that three pints of Haagen-dazs Ice Cream was consumed in the finishing of this project? Here are the facts:


 * TIME**
 * Did you know two thirds of Hoover teachers feel they have adequate instructional time?
 * Over two thirds view their time as flexible for learning.
 * Hoover teachers are divided on the issue of whether non-instructional time is sufficient.
 * 50% say enough, 50 % say Not enough
 * 71% spend more than 5 hours outside the workday in an average week on school related activities.
 * 61% spend more than 10 days outside their contract related to school responsibilities.
 * 69% agree that required PD contributes to their work overload.
 * Close to 100% of teaches blame Compliance with NCLB and getting students to expected levels of performance for work overload.


 * FACILITIES and RESOURCES**
 * 92% of the teachers believe they have sufficient access to technology
 * That was BEFORE the elementary tech initiative
 * Wonder what they would say NOW?
 * 90% agree they have access to appropriate materials and resources
 * 79% believe they have the training and support to utilize those resources


 * EMPOWERMENT**
 * 87% of teachers believe they have a voice and are respected
 * 82% of teachers feel they are encouraged to participate in PD *
 * Almost half of teachers feel they don't have a role in issues like hiring, scheduling, and teaching assignments, and discipline policies

> > ** PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT > **
 * LEADERSHIP**
 * 77% agree there is an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect within the school.
 * 91% agree that members of the community have the opportunity to contribute to the district’s success.
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">  93% agree that leadership uses data to improve student learning
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 86 % agree that we hire the highest quality teachers
 * 95% agree that the faculty is committed to helping every student learn
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 89% feel we support community relationships
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 76% agree that the leadership shields teachers from disruptions
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 9 3% agree that the faculty is encouraged by leadership to meet high standards (is this a plus or a pressure point)
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 84% agree that teachers receive helpful feedback that can help them improve teaching
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 75% agree that concerns about teacher empowerment are addressed
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 84% feel new teacher support concerns are addressed
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 84% agree that leadership is effective
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 30% don’t agree that school leadership makes a sustained effort to address teacher concerns about leadership issues-wonder if this is district wide or at one school?
 * 30% couldn't’t agree that use of time concern is addressed Did you know that previous professors have docked presentations for being too long.... flash facts not used very quickly
 * 89% feel enhancing teacher knowledge and skills is a priority strategy for increasing student achievement
 * 87% feel Professional learning opportunities are aligned with school’s continuous improvement plan
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 7 9% feel professional learning opportunities are driven by analysis of student learning data
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 86% say the school provides sufficient pd resources
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 82% agree they are encouraged to reflect on own practice.
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Only 74% agree that teachers participate in structured opportunities to learn from one another. Does this need to improve or are non-structured opportunities enough?
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 73% gathered evidence on impact of PD in special ed for (students with disabilities)
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 69% gathered evidence on impact of PD for gifted with students
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 53% gathered evidence on impact of PD for ESL students
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 58% gathered evidence on impact of PD for cultural diversity
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 76% gathered evidence on impact of PD in closing the achievement gap on student learning. what kind of evidence?
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> 69% gathered evidence of impact of tech PD on student learning. Do we need to help them gather more evidence?
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Only 57% could say teachers have a large role in determining pd for planning and delivering PD
 * Only 58% of teachers say they themselves have large role or primary role.
 * Teachers incorporate professional development into ongoing practice.
 * Teachers gather evidence of impact of PD on student learning in many areas such as content area, reading literacy, and assessment/progress monitoring training.