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Educational Leadership Assessment of Employer and Alumni Feedback Educational Leadership has sought feedback from employers and alumni in formal and informal settings. Informal settings have involves state meetings and conferences. More formal strategies included a focus group discussion of past candidates working as school leaders hosted on campus. Quantitative and Qualitative data is also sought through a web-based online survey.

Questions? Contact the Department of Educational Leadership at (406) 243-5586.

Employer Survey

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Educational Leadership Employer SurveyGreetings from the University of Montana Department of Educational Leadership,

The Department of Educational Leadership requests your assistance as we evaluate and improve our programs. A recent student in UM’s Educational Leadership program is employed by your district. Please provide feedback on the degree to which our program prepared that individual. The survey is completely anonymous and will take approximately 5 to 10 minutes to complete. The purpose of this survey is to gather information on the Educational Leadership program, not evaluate any individual. We would appreciate your opinion in order to gauge the effectiveness of our Educational Leadership program. If you have any questions regarding this survey please contact the Department of Educational Leadership at [email protected] or (406) 243-5586.

1. What is your position? *

Other, please specify

Principal

Assistant Superintendent

Superintendent

2. What is the position of the employee who is a graduate of the Educational Leadership Program at The University of Montana? *


Supervisor

Curriculum Specialist

Assistant Principal

Principal

Assistant Superintendent

Superintendent

3. When did the employee complete his/her educational leadership program? This information can be found in the email you received from the Department of Educational Leadership.*

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4. Regarding your employee, who is a graduate of the Educational Leadership Program at The University of Montana, to what extent was she or he prepared to:*

Excellent Good Adequate Poor

facilitate the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a school or district vision of learning supported by the school community in order to promote the success of all students?promote a positive school culture?provide an effective instructional program?apply best practice to student learning?design comprehensive professional growth plans for staff in order to promote the success of all students?manage the organization, operations, and resources in a way that promotes a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment in order to promote the success of all students?collaborate with families and other community members in order to promote the success of all students?respond to diverse community interests and needs, including Montana American Indian communities in order to promote the success of all students?

mobilize community resources in order to promote the success

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of all students?act with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner in order to promote the success of all students?understand, respond to, and influence the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context in order to promote the success of all students?


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Student Survey

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Basic InformationGreetings from University of Montana Department of Educational Leadership,

We are contacting you to gain your perspective on the manner in which our programs are preparing educational leaders. The following survey is being administered solely by the Department of Educational Leadership at The University of Montana. Your information will be used by the faculty in the Educational Leadership program as part of an ongoing assessment regarding the preparation of educational leaders. The survey is completely anonymous and will take approximately 5 to 10 minutes to complete. We would appreciate your opinion in order to gauge the effectiveness of our Educational Leadership program. If you have any questions regarding this survey please contact the Department of Educational Leadership at [email protected] or (406) 243-5586.

1. Gender*

Female

Male

2. Is English your first language?*

Yes

No

3. Ethnicity*

Hispanic/Latino of any race

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Two or more races

Race/Ethnicity Unknown

4. What is your current age in years?*

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5. How many years of public school experience (teacher, counselor, media specialist, administrator, etc.) did you have prior to starting your Educational Leadership program?*

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6. During which of the following semesters did you complete your Educational Leadership program?*

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7. What factors were most important to you in selecting an Educational Leadership program (mark all that apply)?*


The quality of the program.

The flexibility of the program.

The cost of the program.

The ability to participate in the program online (no set class time).

The ability to participate in the program on campus at UM Missoula.

Recommendations to the program from colleagues or administrators.

8. What were your reasons for applying to an Educational Leadership program (mark all that apply)?*


The programs reputation.

Advancement in step or lane.

Advancement to the role of building level administrator.

Advancement to the role of district level administrator.

9. Which Educational Leadership program(s) did you complete (mark all that apply)?*

Master of Education

Principal Licensure

Superintendent Licensure

Doctor of Education

Education Specialist

10. Did you complete your program by attending only in the summer?*

Yes

No

11. What type of learning option did you use for the majority of your Educational Leadership coursework?*

Face-to-face

Online

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12. What is your current job title?*


Teacher

Teacher or Special Assignment

School Counselor

Assistant Principal

Elementary School Principal

Middle School Principal

Junior High School Principal

High School Principal

District Assistant Superintendent

District Superintendent

13. If you are employed as an administrator, how many years after completing the Educational Leadership program did you get your first administrative position?*

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14. What was the most important source of advising you used during your Educational Leadership program?*


Educational Leadership faculty

Educational Leadership website

Educational Leadership students

School administrator

Friends

15. Content on the Department of Educational Leadership's website provided me with the necessary information to successfully complete my program.*

Agree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Disagree

16. I utilized my academic adviser when I needed information regarding my program.*


17. I was satisfied with the guidance from my adviser.*



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18. To what extent were each of the following courses valuable?*

4 - Valuable 3 2 1 - Not ValuableI did not take this course.

EDLD 502 Philosophy of Educational LeadershipEDLD 512 Educational FuturesEDLD 519 Measurement and Analysis of DataEDLD 520 Educational ResearchEDLD 550 Foundations of Educational LeadershipEDLD 551 Foundations of Curriculum LeadershipEDLD 552 Supervision and Evaluation

EDLD 554 School Law

EDLD 556 Finance of Public EducationEDLD 559 PR for PrincipalsEDLD 567 K-12 LeadershipEDLD 568 K-12 CurriculumEDLD 583 Strategic Planning for TechnologyEDLD 540 Higher Education FinanceEDLD 542 College StudentEDLD 544 College CurriculumEDLD 546 Higher Education PolicyEDLD 662 History of Higher EducationEDLD 664 Community CollegeEDLD 667 American College ProfessorEDLD 668 College and University Administration

EDLD 694 Higher

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Education LawEDLD 653 School PersonnelEDLD 656 Economics of EducationEDLD 657 School FacilitiesEDLD 658 PR for Superintendents

4 - Valuable 3 2 1 - Not ValuableI did not take this course.

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19. To what extent did your Educational Leadership Program at UM prepare you to facilitate the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a school or district vision of learning supported by the school community in order to promote the success of all students?*


20. To what extent did your Educational Leadership Program at UM prepare you to promote a positive school culture?*


21. To what extent did your Educational Leadership Program at UM prepare you to provide an effective instructional program?*


22. To what extent did your Educational Leadership Program at UM prepare you to apply best practice to student learning?*


23. To what extent did your Educational Leadership Program at UM prepare you to design comprehensive professional growth plans for staff in order to promote the success of all students?*


24. To what extent did your Educational Leadership Program at UM prepare you to manage the organization, operations, and resources in a way that promotes a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment in order to promote the success of all students?*


25. To what extent did your Educational Leadership Program at UM prepare you to collaborate with families and other community members in order to promote the success of all students?*


26. To what extent did your Educational Leadership Program at UM prepare you to respond to diverse community interests and needs, including Montana American Indian communities in order to promote the success of all students?*


27. To what extent did your Educational Leadership Program at UM prepare you to mobilize community resources in order to promote the success of all students?*


28. To what extent did your Educational Leadership Program at UM prepare you to act with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner in order to promote the success of all students?*


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29. To what extent did your Educational Leadership Program at UM prepare you to understand, respond to, and influence the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context in order to promote the success of all students?*


30. Taken as a whole, to what extent did your field experiences allow you to synthesize and apply knowledge and practice while developing the skills identified in your courses?*


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31. As you think about your experience in the Educational Leadership program, what did the program do well?

32. How could the Educational Leadership program better meet the needs of its students?

33. What other suggestions or comments do you have regarding your Educational Leadership preparation program?

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