Frequently Asked Questions

Boston Teachers Union K-8 School

Data from:     2016-2017     2017-2018     2018-2019

District: Boston

Overall performance Scale

The following survey questions concern perceptions of Overall performance.

This School 3.5

If an observer sat in on one of your classes for a week, how would s/he rate your students?

Total Responses: 20

Most Popular: Above grade-level average

Source: Teachers

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Significantly below grade-level average: 0
Somewhat below grade-level average: 3
Average for the grade level: 7
Above grade-level average: 10
Significantly above grade-level average: 0

4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 4, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4

Relative to what you know of students this age, how academically able are your students?

Total Responses: 20

Most Popular: Quite able

Source: Teachers

  |  

Not able at all: 0
A little able: 3
Somewhat able: 3
Quite able: 10
Extremely able: 4

5, 4, 4, 2, 5, 5, 2, 3, 2, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3

If student work from your classes was compared with work from "average" Massachusetts classes of the same grades/subjects, how do you think an objective observer would rate the work?

Total Responses: 20

Most Popular: Above grade-level average

Source: Teachers

  |  

Significantly below grade-level average: 0
Somewhat below grade-level average: 2
Average for the grade level: 8
Above grade-level average: 10
Significantly above grade-level average: 0

4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 4, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4