Frequently Asked Questions

John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science

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

District: Boston

Support Staff Scale

The following survey questions concern perceptions of Content Specialists and Support Staff.

This School 3.2

Overall, how effective is the support students receive from non-teaching staff?

Total Responses: 39

Most Popular: Effective

Source: Teachers

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Not effective: 3
Slightly effective: 9
Somewhat effective: 11
Effective: 12
Very effective: 4

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

How adequate is the number of non-teaching support staff?

Total Responses: 39

Most Popular: Mostly adequate

Source: Teachers

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Not at all adequate: 6
Somewhat inadequate: 8
Mostly adequate: 14
Totally adequate: 9
More than adequate: 2

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

How often are non-teaching support staff available for students with non-academic issues?

Total Responses: 39

Most Popular: Often

Source: Teachers

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Almost never: 1
Once in a while: 7
Sometimes: 10
Often: 17
Almost always: 4

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

How often are non-teaching support staff available for students who are struggling academically?

Total Responses: 38

Most Popular: Often

Source: Teachers

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Almost never: 5
Once in a while: 6
Sometimes: 12
Often: 13
Almost always: 2

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

When you need help learning something, is there an adult at school other than your teacher who can work with you?

Total Responses: 823

Most Popular: Often

Source: Students

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Almost never: 106
Once in a while: 110
Sometimes: 219
Often: 244
Almost all the time: 144

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

When you are hurt, sad, or just need to talk to someone, is there an adult at school other than your teacher you can go to?

Total Responses: 822

Most Popular: Often

Source: Students

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Almost never: 154
Once in a while: 144
Sometimes: 160
Often: 189
Almost all the time: 175

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