Trree Survey

TRREE Survey

1. Age^*

2. Gender^* Male Female

3. Race/Ethnicity (Optional)

4. Highest Degree Earned^* (Max 15 Characters) Date Earned^* (MM/DD/YYYY)

5. Please list all teaching certifications you have:^* (Max 45 Characters)

6. Total Years of experience teaching special education^*

7. Total years of experience teaching regular education^*

8. Age or grade range of students you are teaching: Grade^* (Max 10 Characters) Age

9. Are you currently teaching in a regular education setting as a regular education teacher^*
Yes (If yes, please answer Questions 10 through 16 below)
No (If no, please skip to Question 17)

If you are currently a Regular Education Teacher, please answer questions 10 through 16 below

10. How satisfied are you with being a regular education teacher ?
1	2	3	4	5
Not At All Satisfied	Not Very Satisfied	Moderately Satisfied	Very Satisfied	Extremely Satisfied

11. How important do you feel building administrative support is for successful regular education teaching ?
1	2	3	4	5
Not At All Important	Not Very Important	Somewhat Important	Very Important	Extremely Important

12. How supportive is your building administrator in your regular education teaching efforts ?
1	2	3	4	5
Not At All Supportive	Not Very Supportive	Somewhat Supportive	Very Supportive	Extremely Supportive

13. How much influence has your building administrator had on your overall success as a regular education teacher ?
1	2	3	4	5
No Influence At All	Very Little Influence	Moderate Influence	Very Great Influence	Main Influence

14. If you are satisfied now with being a regular education teacher, what things have increased your job satisfaction ?(Please limit your answer to 450 Characters)

15. What do you feel has contributed most to your success this year ?(Please limit your answer to 450 Characters)

16. If you are not satisfied with being a regular education teacher, what things could have increased your job satisfaction?(Please limit your answer to 450 Characters)

If your are currently a Special Education Teacher, please answer through Question 17 through 25 below.

17a. Your current classroom assignment is which of the following?
LD	ED	DD	HI	VI	FMD

17. How satisfied are you with being a special education teacher ?
1	2	3	4	5
Not At All Satisfied	Not Very Satisfied	Moderately Satisfied	Very Satisfied	Extremely Satisfied

18. How important do you feel building administrative support is for successful special education teaching ?
1	2	3	4	5
Not At All Important	Not Very Important	Somewhat Important	Very Important	Extremely Important

19. How supportive is your building administrator in your regular special teaching efforts ?
1	2	3	4	5
Not At All Supportive	Not Very Supportive	Somewhat Supportive	Very Supportive	Extremely Supportive

20. How much influence has your building administrator had on your overall success as a special education teacher ?
1	2	3	4	5
No Influence At All	Very Little Influence	Moderate Influence	Very Great Influence	Main Influence

21. If you are satisfied now with being a special education teacher, what things have increased your job satisfaction ?(Please limit your answer to 450 Characters)

22. What do you feel has contributed most to your success this year ?(Please limit your answer to 450 Characters)

23. If you are not satisfied with being a special education teacher, what things could have increased your job satisfaction?(Please limit your answer to 450 Characters)

24. Were you mentored as a special education teacher?
Yes No

25. Do you believe mentoring would have been beneficial to you while you were a special education teacher?
Yes No

(Continue with Question 26 below)

26. Have you previously been a special education teacher and you are now teaching regular education in a regular education setting?;
Yes (If yes, please answer Questions 27 through 31 below.)
No (If no, skip to Question 32.)

If your are currently a Regular Education Teacher but Used to Teach Special Education, please answer through Question 27 through 31 below.

27. How much influence did your building administrator have on your decision to quit teaching special education?
1	2	3	4	5
No Influence At All	Very Little Influence	Moderate Influence	Very Great Influence	Main Influence

28. What were the major reasons for leaving special education? Check all that apply.

Special Education paperwork	Unsafe working environment
Preparing or implementing IEPs	Lack of Student Progress
Special Education Law	Salary
Referral, placement, reevaluation procedures	Time Management
Obtaining Classroom Materials	Preparing Lesson Plans
Behavior management	Lack of appreciation or respect
Class size too large or small	Problems with parents
Not feeling a part of my school	Working with paraprofessionals
Collaborating with other teachers	Problems with administrative support
Planning and conducting parent-family conferences	Too many non-teaching responsibilities
Learning and Utilizing regular education curriculum	School or district policies and procedures
Lack of opportunity for professional growth	Lack of professional satisfaction
Personal reasons related to my job (frustration, Stress, etc)	To retire
Personal reasons not related to my job (marriage, etc)	Demands of working with students with disabilities
Using instructional materials/Strategies to meet needs of students

29. What could have been a support for you while teaching special education (Please limit your answer to 450 Characters) ?

30. What would it take to get you to return to teaching in a special education classroom (Please limit your answer to 450 Characters) ?

31. Please list any other factors that influenced your decision NOT to continue to teach special education (Please limit your answer to 450 Characters)

32. Were you mentored as a special education teacher?
     Yes (If yes, skip questions 33 and answer Questions 34 through 44 below)
     No (Please answer Question 33)

33. If you were not mentored, do you believe mentoring would have been beneficial to you while you were a special education teacher ?
     Yes   No (Skip to 45)

34. Was your mentor teacher in your building ?
     Yes   No

35. Did your mentor teacher teach students with disabilities similar to your students ?
     Yes   No

36. Did your mentor teacher teach at the same age or grade as you ?
     Yes   No

37. Were you provided a formal training session(s) at the beginning of the year to help orient you to the mentoring program and your role and
      responsibilities as a teacher ?
     Yes No

38. Were you provided formal training sessions throughout the year related to your needs as a new teacher ?
     Yes No

39. How supportive was your building administrator toward you during mentoring year ?
1	2	3	4	5
Not At All Supportive	Not very Supportive	Somewhat Supportive	Very Supportive	Extremely Supportive

40. Did your building administrator provide release time for you to:

Yes	No
		Observe other teachers? If so, how many times did you observe?
		Conference with your mentor? If so, how many times did you conference?
		Attend planned training sessions? If so, how many training sessions did you attend?

41. Did your building administrator reduce your extracurricular duties while you were being mentored ?
Yes NO

42. How much influence did that mentoring experience have on your overall success as a special education teacher?
1	2	3	4	5
No Influence At All	Very Little Influence	Moderate Influence	Very Great Influence	Main Influence

43. How much influence did your resource teacher or mentor have on your decision to quit teaching special education ?
1	2	3	4	5
No Influence At All	Very Little Influence	Moderate Influence	Very Great Influence	Main Influence

44. Overall, how much influence did the entire mentoring year experience have on your decision to quit teaching special education ?
1	2	3	4	5
No Influence At All	Very Little Influence	Moderate Influence	Very Great Influence	Main Influence

(Continue with Question 45 below)

ALL respondents please answer questions 45 through 54 below.

45. How well did your teacher preparation program prepare you for:
	Not at all	Not Very	Somewhat	Very	Extremely
a. Special education paperwork	1	2	3	4	5
b. Preparing/implementing IEPs	1	2	3	4	5
c. Special education law	1	2	3	4	5
d. Referral/Placement/ Reevaluation	1	2	3	4	5
e. Obtaining classroom materials	1	2	3	4	5
f. Behavior management	1	2	3	4	5
g. Class size too big or small	1	2	3	4	5
h. Using instructional materials or strategies	1	2	3	4	5
i. Collaborating with other teachers	1	2	3	4	5
j. Problems w/administrative support	1	2	3	4	5
k. Planning/conducting conferences for parents-families	1	2	3	4	5
l. Learning/utilizing regular education curriculum	1	2	3	4	5
m. Preparing lesson Plans	1	2	3	4	5
n. working with paraprofessionals	1	2	3	4	5
o. Time management	1	2	3	4	5
p. school/district policies/procedures	1	2	3	4	5
q. dealing with stress/frustation	1	2	3	4	5
r.signs/symptoms of burnout	1	2	3	4	5
s. how to feel a part of your school	1	2	3	4	5
t. creating safe working environments	1	2	3	4	5
u. working with parents	1	2	3	4	5
v. working with diverse students	1	2	3	4	5

46. What recommendations do you have for teacher training programs to help the first year teacher? (Please limit your answer to 450 Characters)

47. Do you believe your district should offer mentoring to first year special education teachers?
    Yes   No

48. Do you believe your district should offer mentoring to any special education teacher that requests it?
    Yes   No

49. Do you believe your district should offer mentoring to first year regular education teachers?
    Yes   No

50. Do you believe your district should offer mentoring to any regular education teachers that requests it?
    Yes   No

51. Do you plan to remain in the same school where you taught this year?
    Yes   No

52. If you do not plan to stay in the same school where you taught this year, please give reason(s) why you are leaving:(Please limit your answer to 450 Characters)


53. If you do not plan to stay in the same school where you taught this year, what are you planning to do for the next school year(Please limit your answer to 450 Characters)


54. Do you have plans to leave the teaching profession
    This year ?
    next year ?
    with in the next 5 years?
    with in the next 7 to 10 years?
    I have no plans to leave teaching until I retire

Teacher Retention and Recruitment for Education Excellence