School Improvement - Louisiana Department of Education

DIG TEAM LEADER INSTRUCTIONS
TEACHER QUESTIONNAIRE
(Fourth‐Quarter site Visit Only)
This questionnaire (on following pages and in Appendix, page 5) is designed to elicit the perceptions of
teachers about their involvement with school improvement, initially, and the degree of implementation
of the strategies found in the school improvement plan over time. The following instructions will be
most useful to the DAT/DIG team, but the school team may adapt as needed.
Teacher questionnaire:
‣ Customize the cover letter (see sample on next page) by entering the date of the site visit and
putting it on your letterhead.
‣ Customize the questionnaire to include school and district name.
‣ Customize Part C of the questionnaire with scientifically based research strategy indicators.
‣ Attach letter to questionnaire and definitions of research‐based strategies. Include an envelope
for each teacher.
‣ Distribute to school before the site visit with instructions that the principal should distribute to
all teachers.
‣ Give the very explicit instructions that the teachers should keep the completed questionnaires,
and a team member will personally collect them the morning of the site visit.
‣ Personally collecting the questionnaires serves two very important purposes:
a. Ensures that all are returned, and
b. Provides the team leader an opportunity to do an overall school observation.
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