SEA Members Survey Results

• Data gathered January 13 - February 18, 2005
• Analyzing 633 responses.

How old are you?

How many years, including this school year, have you been teaching in the Springfield school district?

How many years, including this school year, have you been teaching in any school system, including Springfield?

What is your highest level of education?

Please indicate at what level(s) you currently teach. (Check all that apply.)

Please indicate if you are a

Are you certified to teach in the role in which you are currently employed?

Are you teaching under a waiver obtained by the school district?

Do you believe that you are ''highly-qualified'' under the federal definition, or that you will be “highly qualified” by the 2005-2006 school year deadline?

In the last five years, did you graduate from college or attend college full-time?

During the past five years, have you taken college-level courses related to your teaching?

[Asked of those who are not recent graduates.]

How much of your own money, over the past five years, did you spend on these courses?

Since the beginning of this school year, have you participated in any school-related voluntary activities, such as committee work, field trips, chaperoning, etc.?

For which activities did you volunteer? (check all that apply)

What types of community service do you and your students perform in Springfield?(check all that apply)

How many hours per week do you spend on school-related activities (grading papers, meetings, planning, conversations/meeting with parents, professional development, etc.) beyond regular school hours? (check one)

How much of your own money do you spend in a typical school year on teaching-related materials for your class or for your students? (check one)

Over the past three years, have you experienced any shortage of resources? Check all that apply and describe any other situations where lack of resources has presented a professional problem for you.

Do you hold a second job during the school year or the summer?

Were you affected by the city's freeze on step and column increases implemented in fiscal years 2004 (commencing July 2003) and 2005 (commencing July 2004), respectively?

Which increases were frozen?

How much money did you lose as a result of the step and/or column freezes?

Describe the level of your morale as a teacher in Springfield.

Describe the level of morale in your school.

In light of the current contract and budget situation, are you thinking about leaving the Springfield district?

In light of the current contract and budget situation, are you thinking about leaving the education profession?

For which reasons might you consider looking for another job?

Have you completed an application or sent a resume to another school district?

If you receive a job offer from another school district, will you accept the new job?

Would you be more likely to stay in the Springfield district if we receive step raises and column changes AND our contract is funded?

Would you be more likely to stay in the Springfield district if, in addition to our contract being fully-funded, there is a demonstration of support for city and state officials through additional funding for Springfield schools?

Are you within five years of your planned retirement age?

In light of the current contract situation, are you thinking about retiring early?

When might you retire?

Would you be more likely to stay in the Springfield district if we receive step raises and column changes AND our contract is funded?

Would you be more likely to stay in the Springfield district if, in addition to our contract being fully-funded, there is a demonstration of support from city and state officials through additional funding for Springfield schools?