Lighthouse Beliefs Survey in Kentucky

Overview:

The Kentucky School Boards Association is participating in a multi-state effort to study student achievement in association with the Iowa School Boards Foundation. All states in the multi-state effort have agreed to use two surveys to collect data that will allow us to compare our work and learn from the best practices identified. This survey is a part of that multi-state project and is intended to build understanding about the support needs of local school districts trying to improve student achievement as well as an understanding of the role of a state level association in providing support.

Purpose and Assurances:

As a key stakeholder in your school system, we would like to solicit your input. The enclosed survey asks questions about your beliefs related to student learning. Results of this survey will be used to plan technical assistance and monitor change over time. Your responses will be kept strictly confidential and the survey methods have been created so that it will not be possible to identify individual responses with individual people. To this end, please do not put your name anywhere in your responses. Since there is typically one superintendent in a district, researchers will be able to identify superintendents’ responses from others in the district. However, superintendents’ responses will never be shared or reported in a way that will identify individuals.  For the purposes of this study, superintendents’ data will be grouped together with other administrators or other superintendents when reported.

Your submission of this survey will be an indication of your willingness to participate in this study.

Directions:

Questions requiring a response are marked with **. If you submit the survey and get a message saying that "You must select one of the following options," go back to the survey questions and ensure that you have selected a response for all required questions.

Most of the items are placed on an "agree" to "disagree" scale. Please click the circle next to the item that most closely reflects your answer to the item. If none of the options clearly reflect your opinion, please select the option that most closely approximates your opinion. 

For the "narrative response" items, please provide as many details as possible to each question. 

Use your mouse to move the cursor/arrow so that it is in the box and then click once on the left button of the mouse. Then you should see a small vertical bar appear in the upper left hand corner of the response box and you can type your response in the box.   NOTE:  The computer will automatically fit your response into the box, so please DON'T  hit the return button.   Doing so will submit your survey before it is done.  If your answer is larger than the box itself, the computer is still saving it. Use the up and down arrows on the right side of your keyboard if you need to scroll up and down through your narrative answer.

When finished typing your narrative response, use the mouse to move the cursor/arrow to the next item.

In our experience, this survey typically takes 10 to 15 minutes to complete. When you are finished with the survey, please click the "Submit your responses" button.

Note for Mac Users:

If you are using a Mac, you may not find the "submit" button at the bottom of the survey. Instead, you may see some text that looks like an error message. Never fear! If you click on the text, the survey should save your responses all the same.

Browser Settings:

Your browser must have Java enabled in order to be able to complete the survey.

Questions?

Jean Crowley or Kerri Schelling at KSBA  Hours 9-5 M-F
1-800-372-2962
Jean.Crowley@ksba.org or Kerri.schelling@ksba.org
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Years.

5) The current level of student achievement in the state is about what we can expect.






6) How well students learn in school depends on what the adults in the school do.






7) Frequent monitoring of student learning is critical to improving teaching and learning.






8) It is imperative that schools change dramatically in order to accelerate the learning of all students.






9) Schools should allocate resources to ensure children's earliest school experiences are successful.






10) If school districts want to change outcomes for students, they must improve educators' knowledge and skills.






11) Virtually all children can learn at high levels.






12) In order for student learning to improve, schools must be organized and structured differently.






13) High quality professional development must be a major priority for local school districts.






14) In general, most people are satisfied with the level of student achievement in this district.






15) Collaboration among adults within the school district is necessary for substantial improvement of student learning.






16) Student achievement barriers, such as poverty and lack of family support, can be overcome by quality teaching.






17) School districts must focus major attention on improving professional practices in the classroom.






18) The community must be a partner with the school district in order for the school to improve student learning.






19) Local school boards can impact their school system in ways that improve student achievement.






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(Leave blank if you don't know.)%

21) How do you know how well students in your district are learning? (What are your top 1-3 sources of information about student learning?)














22)
(Leave blank if you don't know.)%

23) What are your reasons for thinking that percent of students can be expected to achieve at or above state standard or grade level?












24) In your district, what would it take for all students to achieve at or above state standard or grade level?











25) What has the biggest impact on student learning?












Thank you!

We appreciate the time you have taken to assist your district and KSBA with this important study.  Please click on "Submit Survey" below to record your responses.



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