Frequently Asked Questions

Joyce Kilmer K-8 School

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

District: Boston

Support For Teaching Development And Growth Scale

The following survey questions concern perceptions of Support For Teaching Development And Growth.

This School 2.8

To what extent has your professional development included enough time to explore new ideas?

Total Responses: 32

Most Popular: Not at all

Source: Teachers

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Not at all: 11
A little bit: 9
Somewhat: 5
Quite a bit: 7
A tremendous amount: 0

4, 4, 3, 1, 1, 2, 4, 1, 3, 4, 1, 2, 1, 2, 4, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 4, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1

How much would you say that your professional development has been sustained/consistent (rather than discontinuous)?

Total Responses: 32

Most Popular: Somewhat sustained

Source: Teachers

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Not at all sustained: 8
Slightly sustained: 4
Somewhat sustained: 11
Quite sustained: 6
Thoroughly sustained: 3

5, 4, 3, 1, 1, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 5, 3, 3, 4, 1, 3, 3, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 4, 5, 2, 2, 3

To what extent has your professional development been connected to the topics you teach?

Total Responses: 32

Most Popular: Slightly connected

Source: Teachers

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Not at all connected: 9
Slightly connected: 10
Somewhat connected: 8
Quite connected: 4
Tremendously connected: 1

4, 3, 3, 1, 2, 2, 3, 1, 3, 4, 2, 1, 1, 2, 4, 3, 2, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 4, 5, 2, 2, 1

Overall, how strong has support for your professional growth been?

Total Responses: 32

Most Popular: Slightly strong

Source: Teachers

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Not strong at all: 8
Slightly strong: 10
Moderately strong: 5
Quite strong: 6
Extremely strong: 3

4, 5, 5, 1, 4, 5, 3, 2, 3, 4, 2, 1, 2, 1, 4, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2, 2, 1

How often do teachers here work together to plan curriculum and instruction?

Total Responses: 31

Most Popular: Frequently

Source: Teachers

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Almost never: 5
Once in a while: 3
Sometimes: 7
Frequently: 14
Almost all the time: 2

5, 4, 4, 1, 4, 4, 3, 1, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 1, 1, 1, 4, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2

How hard do teachers here work to coordinate their teaching with instruction at other grade levels?

Total Responses: 31

Most Popular: Quite hard

Source: Teachers

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Not hard at all: 4
A little hard: 8
Somewhat hard: 8
Quite hard: 9
Extremely hard: 2

3, 3, 4, 1, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 2, 4, 2, 4, 5, 3, 3, 2, 1, 4, 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 2, 2

How often do teachers here collaborate to make the school run effectively?

Total Responses: 31

Most Popular: Frequently

Source: Teachers

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Almost never: 2
Once in a while: 3
Sometimes: 8
Frequently: 14
Almost all the time: 4

5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 2, 4, 3, 1, 4, 3, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2