Practice:

Evaluate implementation to document what you

are doing
Key Action: Select appropriate and practical instruments

SAMPLE MATERIAL: Professional Development Questions from State

Teacher Working Conditions Survey

Purpose: This state survey tool may be useful for developing

part of your own implementation evaluation. It is one
example of an existing bank of questions—already tested
for validity—that you can draw from to evaluate your
magnet program.

Note: If your district is in North Carolina, you and your

evaluator can determine whether you want to use
this survey, which is already administered to teachers
statewide, as part of your implementation evaluation.

Source: Governor Easley’s 2008 Teacher Working Conditions

Initiative (NC) Web site. ncteachingconditions.org/
reports/index.php, Last accessed December 16, 2008,

Note: Staff from Guilford County Schools (NC) used

this state-administered survey to gather implementation
data related to professional development in their magnet
schools. The excerpt of survey results is taken from
the district’s Northwood Elementary School and can be
viewed at the Web site listed above.

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 Practice: Evaluate implementation to document what you
are doing
Key Action: Select appropriate and practical instruments

Working Conditions Survey Report : North Carolina, Guilford County Schools, Northwood Elementary

Section 0 : Report Information

State: North Carolina

District: Guilford County Schools(80 % responded)

School: Northwood Elementary (100 % responded)

Section 1 : Significant Factors

The following results summary provides a quick snapshot of results from the 2008 North Carolina Teacher
Working Conditions Survey. Questions included are derived from statistical analyses of the responses and are
designed to present the most salient themes and issues across the survey. These themes can help quickly
identify broad areas of strength and needs for improvement before individual questions are explored. THESE
"FACTORS" (PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO AS DOMAINS) WERE CALCULATED USING DIFFERENT QUESTIONS
THAN IN THE 2004 AND 2006 TEACHER WORKING CONDITIONS SURVEY AND THEREFORE SHOULD NOT BE
USED FOR COMPARING RESULTS ACROSS YEARS. If you are assessing results from previous surveys, please
look at individual questions that were worded identically. All averages below are on a 1 to 5 scale with 1 being
the lowest and 5 being the highest for each of the factors described.

Time: This is the average of the 5 questions from the TIME section of the survey that were most important in explaining the presence of impediments
on teacher's time to plan and collaborate. (Q2.1a, Q2.1b, Q2.1c, Q2.1d, Q2.1e)

2.87
3.07
3.31

Facilities and Resources: This is the average of the 8 questions from the FACILITIES AND RESOURCES section of the survey that were most
important in explaining the presence of important resources such as instructional materials, communications technology, office equipment, and a clean
safe environment. (Q3.1a, Q3.1b, Q3.1c, Q3.1d, Q3.1e, Q3.1f, Q3.1g, Q3.1h)

3.66
3.88
3.94

Decision Making: This is the average of the 8 questions from the EDUCATOR LEADERSHIP section of the survey that describe the extent of the role
that teachers play in decision making about teaching, classroom and school issues. (Q4.3a, Q4.3b, Q4.3c, Q4.3d, Q4.3e, Q4.3f, Q4.3g, Q4.3h)

2.35
2.73
2.91

Leadership: This is the average of the 10 questions from both the SCHOOL LEADERSHIP and EDUCATOR LEADERSHIP sections of the survey that
were most important in explaining the presence of leadership conditions that contribute to trusting, supportive, empowering environments and
sustained efforts to address teacher concerns. (Q5.1a, Q5.1c, Q5.1e, Q5.1f, Q5.1h, Q5.1j, Q5.1l, Q5.1m, Q5.1n, Q5.3e)

3.38
3.65
3.82

Professional Development: This is the average of the 5 questions from the PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT section of the survey that were most
important in explaining the resources and opportunities available for teachers to participate in professional development. (Q6.1a, Q6.1b, Q6.1c, Q6.1d,
Q6.1e)

3.47
3.51
3.59

Key:
Northwood Elementary Guilford County Schools North Carolina
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Key Action: Select appropriate and practical instruments

Working Conditions Survey Report : North Carolina, Guilford County Schools, Northwood Elementary

Section 6 : Professional Development

Q6.1 Please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with statements about professional development in your
school.

a. Sufficient funds and resources are available to allow teachers to take advantage of professional development
activities.

Strongly disagree 11%

12%
11%

Somewhat disagree 13%

19%
18%

Neither disagree nor agree 16%

17%
13%

Somewhat agree 41%

35%
37%

Strongly agree 20%

17%
21%

b. Teachers are provided with opportunities to learn from one another.

Strongly disagree 5%
4%
4%

Somewhat disagree 20%

14%
14%

Neither disagree nor agree 14%

12%
11%

Somewhat agree 52%

46%
44%

Strongly agree 9%
23%
27%
Working Conditions Survey Report : North Carolina, Guilford County Schools, Northwood Elementary

c. Adequate time is provided

Key: for professional development.
Northwood Elementary Guilford County Schools North Carolina
Strongly disagree 4%
4%
6%

Somewhat disagree 20%

15%
16%

Neither disagree nor agree 14%

16%
14%

Somewhat agree 48%

42%
40%

Strongly agree 14%

22%
24%

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d. Teachers have sufficient training to fully utilize instructional technology.

Strongly disagree 2%
7%
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Working Conditions Survey Report : North Carolina, Guilford County Schools, Northwood Elementary

Q6.4a Professional development has provided YOU with strategies that you have incorporated into your
instructional delivery methods.

Strongly disagree 11%

7%
8%

Somewhat disagree 17%

12%
12%

Neither disagree nor agree 13%

11%
11%

Somewhat agree 43%

50%
47%

Strongly agree 15%

20%
23%

Q6.5b Professional development has proven useful to YOU in your efforts to improve student achievement.

Strongly disagree 13%

6%
8%

Somewhat disagree 15%

13%
12%

Neither disagree nor agree 15%

13%
13%

Somewhat agree 46%

49%
46%

Strongly agree 11%

19%
21%

Working Conditions Survey Report : North Carolina, Guilford County Schools, Northwood Elementary
Key:
Northwood in
Q6.6 I participate Elementary
ongoing follow up Guilford
from County Schools
professional North Carolina
development opportunities that help me improve my
teaching.

Strongly disagree 16%

7%
8%

Somewhat disagree 13%

11%
10%

Neither disagree nor agree 11%

18%
16%

Somewhat agree 44%

39%
38%

Strongly agree 16%

25%
27%

Key:
Northwood Elementary Guilford County Schools North Carolina