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WNYCBSWesternNYConsortiumofBaccalaureateSchools

SurveyonLevelofSupportfora

NewYorkIBAssociationJune2016

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Contents

ExecutiveSummary.................................................................................................................................................3

Purposeofthesurvey........................................................................................................................................3

Timelineofthesurvey.......................................................................................................................................3

Resultsofthesurvey..........................................................................................................................................3

Responses....................................................................................................................................................................6

RegionsofRespondents.........................................................................................................................................7

ListofParticipatingSchools.................................................................................................................................7

GIBSMembershipofRespondents....................................................................................................................8

ProgramsOfferedbyRespondents...................................................................................................................9

ServicesthatschoolswouldlikeprovidedbyanIBAssociation......................................................10

AdditionalsupportrequestfromanIBAssociation...............................................................................11

OverallResults........................................................................................................................................................13

ResultsbyRegion..................................................................................................................................................14

ConcernssurroundingthecreationofaNYAssociation......................................................................16

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ExecutiveSummaryPurposeofthesurveyForseveralyears,theboardofWNYCBShasbeendiscussingtheideaofformingaNYAssociation.MostIBAssociationsthatstartedasmulti-stateassociationshavenowevolvedintosinglestateassociationsasthenumberofIBschoolsinthosestateshasincreased.Thetransitionfromamulti-stateassociationtoasinglestateoneseekstobetterserveitsconstituentdistricts,headsofschool,IBCoordinators,teachersandcounselorsthroughadvocacywiththeStateEducationDepartmentandtheIBO,throughtheofferingofregionalroundtablesandnetworkingopportunities,andthroughadditionalservicesonthelocallevelsuchasassistancewithsettingupExtendedEssaycampsatlocalcollegesanduniversities,supportforschoolsinvariousstagesofcandidacy,andincreasinguniversityrecognitionofIBcourseworkandthediploma.

InSeptember2015,anexploratorycommitteewasformedtoreviewthecomponentsoftheIBAssociationapplicationsecuredfromtheIBO.TheapplicationandpurposebehindexploringtheformationofaseparateNYIBAssociationwasdiscussedwithseveraltopIBofficialsaswellaswiththeGIBSboardattheirSeptember2015andJanuary2016meetings.ThepresidentofGIBSmadeanannouncementregardingWNYCBS’actionstowardsthisapplicationattheGIBSAnnualConferenceinJanuary2016.

Timelineofthesurvey• OnMay3rd,thetextofthesurveywassubmittedtotheheadoftheGIBSboard.

• OnMay17thand18th,thesurveylinkwassenttoallIBCoordinatorsandHeadsofSchoolincludedonthelistofNYAuthorizedSchoolprovidedtousfromIB.ItwasnecessarytosendoutthesurveyemailintwogroupsonseparatedaysduetothelargenumberofrecipientsandtherestrictionsthatGooglehasinplace.

• OnMay31st,afinalemailwassentouttoanyschoolsforwhichwedidnotyethaveasurveyresponselettingthemknowthesurveywouldclosethemorningofJune1st.

• OnJune1st,thesurveywasclosed.

ResultsofthesurveyResponses(99)werereceivedfromeveryregionofNYthatcontainsIBschools,althoughthenumberofresponsesfromeachregiondiffered.Someschoolsoptednottoidentifytheirschoolnameintheirresponses.Thevastmajority(78%)ofrespondentsarecurrentGIBSmembers.ResponseswerereceivedfromschoolsofferingeachIBprogram(PYP,MYP,DP,IBCP).91%ofrespondentsindicatedtheywouldsupportorenthusiasticallysupporttheformationofNYIBAssociation.Whenbrokendownbyregion,thistrendheldtrue–allindividualregionsrespondedwithsupportlevelsof90%orbetter.

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Responses

• Totalresponses:99

• Schoolswhoself-identifiedonthesurvey:59

• Schoolswhodidnotself-identifyonthesurvey:40

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RegionsofRespondentsSchoolsfromregionsacrossthestateparticipatedinthissurveyincludingLongIsland,NewYorkCity,HudsonValley,CapitalRegion,NorthCountry,SouthernTier,Rochester,andBuffalo.Whileweinvitedparticipantsinthefirstquestiontoindicatetheirschoolname,wefeltitwasimportanttoallowforanonymousresponsessothatIBCoordinatorsandHeadsofSchoolcouldoffertheiropinionsfreely.Forthisreason,thefirstquestionaskingforthenameoftheschoolwasnotarequiredquestion.40%ofrespondentschosetonotnametheschoolatwhichtheywork.

ListofParticipatingSchools(Schoolswhoself-identifiedonthesurvey.)ArchbishopWalshAcademyBayShoreHighSchoolBloomfieldCentralSchoolDistrictBrooklynProspectCharterSchoolBuffaloPublicSchoolsCanandaiguaCSDChurchville-ChiliSeniorHighClarkstownHighSchoolNorthCorningPaintedPostEastIrondequoitCSDEFAcademyHighviewSchoolHiltonCentralSchoolDistrictInternationalSchoolofBrooklynKenmore-TonawandaUFSD

LémanManhattanPreparatorySchoolLinkWorldSchoolLyceumKennedyMassenaCentralNewburghEnlargedCitySchoolDistrictNorthShoreHighSchoolPalmyra-MacedonCSDPortChesterHighSchoolRedHookHighSchoolRochesterCSDSagHarborSchoolsUnitedNationsInternationalSchoolVictorCSDWayneCSDWestIslipHighSchool

LongIsland/NewYorkCity

12% NorthCountry/CapitalRegion/Hudson

Valley10%

WesternNY38%

Noregionlisted40%

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Therewasalsoaresponsesubmittedfrom“theNewYorkCityDepartmentofEducation”andanotheronewholisted“NewYorkCity”asthenameoftheschool.

GIBSMembershipofRespondentsThevastmajorityofrespondents(78%)indicatedtheywerecurrentmembersoftheGuildofIBSchoolsoftheNortheast.Only5%indicatedtheywerenotmembers.17%ofrespondentswerenotsureoftheirGIBSmembershipstatusforthe2015-16schoolyear.

GIBSmember78%

NotGIBSmember5%

UnsureofGIBSmembership

17%

GIBSmember NotGIBSmember UnsureofGIBSmembership

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ProgramsOfferedbyRespondentsParticipatingschoolsofferavarietyofIBprogramsincludingschoolswhoofferjustoneprogramtothosewhoofferallfour(PYP,MYP,DP,IBCP).AlthoughtheDiplomaProgramisclearlythemostprevalentinourstate,itwasimportanttomakesurethatsurveydatawasgatheredfromschoolsthatofferthePrimaryYearsandMiddleYearsPrograms.

#ofschools Programsoffered52 DP19 PYP+MYP+DP15 MYP+DP3 PYP3 PYP+DP2 DP+IBCP2 PYP+MYP2 PYP+MYP+DP+IBCP1 MYP

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0 10 20 30 40 50 60

PYP

MYP

DP

PYP+MYP

PYP+DP

PYP+MYP+DP

PYP+MYP+DP+IBCP

MYP+DP

DP+IBCP

#ofschools

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ServicesthatschoolswouldlikeprovidedbyanIBAssociation

Service %ofRespondentsrequestingservice

Regionalroundtables 96%

AffordableIBauthorizedworkshops 91%

OutreachtoNYScollegesanduniversities 85%

Networkingevents 84%

StatewidedirectoryofIBschools 84%

AnnualStatewideIBResultsReport 75%

AdvocacywiththeNewYorkStateDepartmentofEducation 74%

SupportforIBschoolsinvariousstagesofapplication 69%

Organizationofarea-wideCASproject 66%

AssistanceinsettingupExtendedEssayworkshopshostedbylocaluniversities 62%

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AdditionalsupportrequestfromanIBAssociationParticipantswereasked“inwhatotherway(s)couldaNYassociationbestsupportyourschool's/district'sneeds?”Theiruneditedresponsesarelistedbelowalphabetically.• Affordable,convenientlylocatedtraining.

• Alloftheabove.

• BeingoneofthefewschoolsintheareathatoffersIBphysics,itwouldsupportmegreatlybybeingabletohaveaccesstootherIBphysicsteachersandshareteachingtechniquesandactivities

• Continuedmethodsofroundtablesasfacetofaceisnotalwaysaffordableandrealisticforschools.Wehaveenjoyedthevideoconferencingthistimeandthiscouldbeextendedtoincludeothermembersoftheschoolcommunity.UsingtheexpertiseoftrainedIBeducatorswithinthenetworkcouldalsobebeneficial.Iwoulddearlylovetoseetheassociationsupportschoolswithfunding/grantstovisitothermemberschoolsandattendroundtables.

• CoordinateIBRoundTablemeetingsandprofessional/curriculumdevelopment.

• Currently,GIBSprovidesVERYminimalsupportforthePYP.ThePYPcoordinatorsofWesternNYalreadymeetonourowntoupdateeachother,problem-solve,createresourcestoshare(includingExhibitionsupportandNewTeacherminiworkshops,Inquiryguidance,tonameafew).IwouldliketheWesternNYIBChaptertoprovidemoresupportforPYPschools!Iamwillingtosupportyouinanywayneeded.IhavebeenthePYPCoordinatorinHiltonfor7yearsnowandhaveexperiencethatIenthusiasticallyshare.Whilecontinuouslyimprovingmyself!TheIBWay.:)

• Everytopichasbeencoveredabove

• HaveasharingareaonawebsitetoallowMYPteacherstoshareideasandunitplansinafriendlierwaythantheOCC

• Ithinkyouhavecoveredtheessentialconcerns-othersmayariseatalaterdate.

• Iwelcomemosttheroundtableformatusedtoshareanddiscussideasamongcolleagues

• IBTeacherPlacementoffice

• Inhouseworkshopsconsultantthatcouldcomeintotheschooltosupportspecificneedsandguidance

• Inourregion(WesternNY)wehavebeenabletoaccomplishmanyofthethingsmentionedabove.Myconcernisthatwewouldlosecontroloverthesethings--thingsthatweworkedveryhardtogetinWesternNY.AspartofGIBS,mostofthetrainingsandworkshopsarescheduleintheNYMetropolitanarea---whichisdifficultandexpensiveforupstateschools.WestartedroundtablesinWesternNY,andtheonlycostwascoffee,treats,andsubstitutecosts.WhenGIBSbecamepartoftheprocess---itseemedtocomplicateissues.InadditionwestartedaregionalIBASIgroupsothat

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peopleincentralofficepositionshaveaplatformtodiscussissues.IfaNYAssociationisformed,itiscriticalthatCOadministratorsareincluded.

• Interschoolopportunities/projects,networkingforstudents

• ItisnicetohavesupportfromdistrictsworkingunderthesameStategovernmentsowecancomparestandardsandAPPRpracticeswithinanIBSchool.

• NA-seeabove

• OrganizinglocaltrainingsatBOCESwouldbethebiggestsupportthatourschooldistrictwouldneed.

• PerhapsaninformationalconferencemuchliketheGIBSAnnualConference.

• PleaseletmeknowhowIcanhelp.Iwouldverymuchliketoformthis.

• PostIBemploymentopportunitiesinthearea

• ProfessionalDevelopmentandNetworking

• ProvidingavenuestoadvertisethevalueofIB

• Providingthepreviouslymentionedworkshops

• Supportingmoreandclosertohomeprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities.

• ThebiggestformeistheadvocacyforSLcreditwithcolleges

• TheteachersatmyschoolenjoyparticipatingintheIBroundtablesofferedbyGIBS.However,wehavefoundthattheNewEnglandHubismuchmoreaccommodatingandorganizedthantheMetroHubortheWesternNYhub.We'vefoundtheWesternandMetroworkshopsaredifficulttoevenfindoutabout,eventrickiertosignupfor,andhaven'tbeenorganizedwellenoughtogiveusinformationabouthotelsaccommodations(weareabout5hoursfromBuffalo).WewouldliketobeapartofaNYassociation,iftheassociationwouldconsiderhavingsomeroundtablesmorecentrallylocated.(Albany,Syracuse,etc.)Anothergreatsupportwouldbea"coordinator'snetwork."Asanewcoordinator,IhavehadlotsofquestionsandwhenIwouldsendoutanemailtoaskforanswersorideas,IwouldgetmostofmyresponsesfromNewEngland,ahandfulfromMetroandnonefromWNY.

• Unsure

• WewouldliketobeabletorunIBapprovedworkshopsthroughthisassociation.

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OverallResultsParticipantswereaskedthatiftheserviceslistedonpage10couldbeprovidedatthesamecost,whattheirlevelofsupportwouldbeforaNewYorkIBAssociation.91%ofrespondentsindicatedtheywouldsupportorenthusiasticallysupporttheformationofaNYIBAssociation.

Levelofsupport #ofresponses

Wouldenthusiasticallysupport 47

Wouldsupport 43

Wouldsupportwithreservation(s) 7

Wouldnotsupport 2

Wouldenthusiastically

support48%

Wouldsupport43%

Wouldsupportwithreservation(s)

7%

Wouldnotsupport2%

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ResultsbyRegionThelevelsofsupportwerebrokendownintofour“regions”–LongIsland/NewYorkCity,NorthCountry/CapitalRegion/HudsonValley,WesternNY,andthoseschoolswhochosenottogivetheirschoolnamelabeledas“Noregionlisted.Consistentwiththeoverallresults,eachregionreportedhighlevelsofsupportforaNYIBAssociation.


support34%

Wouldsupport58%

Wouldnotsupport8%

LongIsland/NewYorkCity


support50%

Wouldsupport50%

NorthCountry/CapitalRegion/HudsonValley

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support53%

Wouldsupport37%


10%

WesternNY


support46%Wouldsupport

44%


8%

Wouldnotsupport2%

Noregionlisted

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ConcernssurroundingthecreationofaNYAssociationANYAssociationwouldfollowasimilarevolutionarypaththatmostotherstateassociationshavefollowed,havingfirstbeenpartofamulti-stateassociation.Recognizingthatthetransitiontofromamulti-state(GIBS)toasinglestate(NY)IBAssociationwillinvolvegrowingpains,surveyparticipantswereaskedtosharetheirconcernsandconstructivecriticismregardingtheestablishmentofaNYassociation.Theiruneditedresponsesarelistedbelowalphabetically.• Cannotthinkofanyasateacher.Coordinatorsmayhavemorespecificconcerns.

• Geographically,asmallerassociationmakessense.However,giventhenatureofthetri-statearea,IwouldsupportaregionalNY,NJ,CONNassociationbeforeaseparateNYstateassociation.

• GiventheatypicalgeographyoftheNYstate,Iwonderifdistancewillstillbeanissuewhenitcomestomeetingwithotherschools,(althoughvideoconferencinghelps)andiftheattritionofschoolswillweakentheimpactofthegoalsformulatedabove.

• Howwouldtheorganizationbegoverned?Itwillrequireatremendousamountoforganizationandvision.

• Iamnotclearontheroleforsuchanassociationvisavistheexistingassociationinexistenceandwouldliketoknowmoreaboutthemotivationforthecreationofanewassociation

• Idon'tknowenoughaboutourcurrentassociations(multi-state?regional?)toprovideconcernsorconstructivecriticism,Ijustknowthatwhenthecurriculumortheinternalassessmentschange,communicationwithotherteachersandwiththeIBTrainersbeennecessaryandeffective.

• Idon'treallyunderstandwhatthemotivationisforcreatinganewassociation.Therehasnotbeenenoughoutreach,discussion,andexplanationabouttheissuesthatareleadingtothissurveyrequest.Iamalsounsurehowthissurveyinformationwillbeusedandbywhom.WhoisleadingtheefforttocreateanewIBassociation?WhoisleadingtheconsortiumofschoolsinWesternNYthatisproposingthisinitiative?Whataretheirleadershipcredentials?Howwilltheybebetterthanthealreadyexistingorganization?Howdoesthisprocesswork?ThereneedstobeagreatdealmorecommunicationbeforeIfeelinformedenoughtorespondappropriately.ManyoftheservicesyousuggestwouldbeonofferfromthisnewassociationarecurrentlybeingprovidedbyGIBS.Whydoweneedachange?HowwillthisbenefitNYIBSchools?

• Ifeeltheproposedassociationshouldkeepvery,veryclosetiestotheIBNAandnotdriftofftowardtryingtodoitsownthing.Weneedfewersilosineducationandmorewell-connectednetworksencouraginguniformityandcommonality.

• IhaveseenthebenefitsofWNYCBS'workovertheyears,buthavesomeconcernsaboutthemanagementofastatewidegroup.

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• IthinkthatitisanoblegoaltocreateaNYassociation,butitcouldalsobeapartofGIBS.WecouldhaveastrongerNYchapterofGIBS.PossiblytherecouldbeseveralstatechaptersofGIBS.Isaythisbecauseitisalreadyawellestablishedorganization.

• IthinkthiswouldbebeneficialforNYIBSchools.

• Iwouldhatetoseealossinservicesinthetransitionorseethestategroupbreakapartbetweendownstateandupstate/WesternNY.

• IfthisgoesaheadIimploreyoutonotforgetaboutthePYPelement.Itfeelsthatwhenwemention'IB'inthesecircumstancesweautomaticallyassumetheuppercurricularandnottheelementaryschool.OntheboardofthisneworganizationshouldbeastrongrepresentationofPYPsothatpersoncanreallyhelptoadvancetheprogrammewithintheregion.Moreover,justbecausewewouldbeaNYstateitshouldnotstopschoolsfromcollaboratingwithourcolleaguesinneighbouringstates.

• I'msuretherewillbegrowingpainsbutitwillbeworthit,andIaminfullsupport!

• Locationifeventsisthebiggestconcern.Anythingthatismorethana3hourdriveisburdensome.

• Mymainconcernisthelossofcontactwithotherstates/regions.Thisisaprogrambuiltontheideaofconnectionsanddiversity--granted,attheinternationallevelbutIwouldventuretosaymorelocallyaswell.WhynotkeeptheNortheastgroupbuthavesub-divisionsorstatedivisionswithinit?MyunderstandingisthatcertainsectionsofNY(upstatelargely)feelunheardorignoredbutcreatingaNYgroupwon'tchangethat.SchoolsinthecityoronLIwon'tbemoreinclinedtotravelupstatejustb/cit'snowaNYstategroup.What'sreallytherationalebehindbreakingawayfromthecurrentNortheastgroup?

• Mytwomainconcernsarelistedabove,butI'vealsohadahardtimefindingoutaboutwhenroundtablesorlow-costworkshopsarebeingheldandwhatexactlyisoffered.Caseinpoint,despiterepeatedattemptslastspring,Ionlyfoundoutaboutaworkshopthatwasofferedsixweeksbeforethedateoftheworkshop.Icouldn'tsendateacherbecausehedidn'thaveenoughtimetoswitchhisplans.AndlikeI'vealreadymentioned,aNYAssociationshouldbehelpfultoallNYIBschools,andthelocationsofmeetingsandroundtablesshouldbemorecentralized.

• Noconcerns/Noneatthistime.(3responses)

• Noexcuses.WeneedthisorganizationforNYS,especiallyfortheCapitalRegion.

• Notveryfamiliarwiththeprocess,thisisoneoffewnoticesregardingtheinitiativeIhavebeeninvolvedorprivyto

• NYisalargestateandwiththecurrentbudgetarytrends,weneedtomakesurewecancontinuetobepartofIBwhilestillstayingwithinourbudgets.IamnotsurecreatingaNYAssociationwillhelpwiththisissue.

• Reallynone,exceptthatIwouldhopethatIBwouldrecognizethegroupandcontinuetosendoutrepresentativestoshareupdatesatyearlyconferences/associationmeetings.)ThisodeshappentobetheonebenefitofbelongingtoGIBS.Thankyoufor

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includingothervoicesandtakingactiononmeetinganeedthatisnotnecessarilycurrentlybeingmet!

• SincethisnewassociationisbeingstartedbyWNYCBS,wheredootherschoolsfitintotheassociation?Ithasbeendiscussedthatleaderswerealreadyelectedforthisnewassociation.Thisdoesnotallowforotherschoolleaderstogetinvolved.ItisapparentthatthisnewassociationhasastrongfocusontheDP.Forexample,theabovequestionaboutwhatserviceswouldyouliketoseeprovidedbyastateassociationmainlyfocusesonDPneeds.GIBShashelpedtobuildastrongsupportforMYPandPYPschools.HowaretheneedsofMYPandPYPschoolsbeingconsidered?Theorganizersofthisnewassociationneedtoreachouttomoreschoolsandleadersoftheseprograms.WeonlywanttobepartofanassociationthatsupportstheIBcontinuum.WecollaboratealotwithschoolsinNJ.WearenotsurewhatwillhappenwiththeseschoolsandiftheywillbeallowedtojointheNYIBAssociation.

• Theonlyreservationwehave,isthattherewouldbefewmembers.Thiswoulddirectlyaffecttheround-tablesandannualmeetings.

• Unsure

• Unsureofwhatthegrowingpainslooklikesohardtodeterminemyconcernsorcriticism.WouldtheNYAssociationtaketheplaceofGIBS?Ifnot,therewouldbemuchredundancyofofferings.

• Yes

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ThisreportwascreatedbytheWesternNYConsortiumofBaccalaureateSchoolsaspartoftheinitialstagesofexploringaNYIBAssociationpertheguidelinessetforthbytheIBO.Questionsregardingthisreportshouldbedirectedtownycibs@gmail.com.

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