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Staff Survey Question: Do you feel advisory has been beneficial to students this year?
Please describe examples of the activities you’ve implemented in advisory
this year.
Teachers (n=36 teachers: 36 responses*)
18. No. Students have chosen not to attend. Students were able to choose topics and still did not
attend.
19. No. Students knew that they were not being graded for it so they refused to do anything that
was asked of them because they knew that they could say no and get away with it. However, it
was a good time to build personalization amongst the students and build better relationships
amongst each other.
20. No. 20 minutes a day is too much. Our ninth graders have a pretty full schedule so by the time
advisory rolled around, they could use a little break. Realize that there are many ways to build
strong relationships with your students...it doesn’t always have to be prescribed.
21. No. It is very difficult to accomplish much of anything in 20 minutes that has real meaning.
22. No. The daily advisory block has simply turned into unstructured time, as the majority of teachers
and students had no buy-in.
23. No. To often and not a school wide supported effort.
24. Not especially...the program was poorly organized and students were disengaged, many teachers
reported that they felt it was useless.
25. somewhat
26. Somewhat beneficial lacks organization
27. somewhat; reviewing portfolios, getting to know students on a personal level
28. Somewhat. Personalization activities.
29. Writing individual learning plan.
30. Yes
31. Yes Daily check in Goal for the week
32. Yes it has been beneficial. This year, we ran a gender specific advisory, parenting advisory, and
career development advisory.
33. Yes, advisory has been beneficial. Working with students on portfolio preparation as well as
discussing social issues that affect the young people of this community has been a great benefit
to the students.
34. Yes, it was a great check-in for students to feel safe to ask for help with areas of difficulty both
academically and social-emotionally.
35. Yes. My advisory has been a positive opportunity to communicate with students and have the
opportunity to informally teach social and problem solving skills. Additionally, the students in
my group know exactly where they stand in terms of portfolio preparation.
36. Yes...I think they are a great benefit to students and the community
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