School District U-46 Elementary Language Arts Literacy Framework Survey

Results

Created and distributed by the

District Teacher Leader Curriculum LiaisonsBarb Bettis and Lisa Whitmer

November, 2010

Background

In April, 2010, the U-46 Elementary Literacy

Framework and its materials were presented to the

Instructional Council. The Literacy Framework time

frame itself was presented as Informational Only.

The Literacy Framework materials were presented

and approved. Instructional Supplemental

Materials for grades K-6 for Word Analysis were

approved by the U-46 Board of Education on May 3,

2010 Professional Development for the Literacy

Framework and its resources began in May, 2010,

continued through the summer and fall, and

continues as needed.

Rationale

In August, as teacher curriculum liaisons, we

began receiving teacher feedback in regards to

the Literacy Framework, its resources,

professional development and its expectations. As

the year continued, the input from teachers did as

well. The majority of the feedback dealt with

professional development, text-level assessments,

framework implementation, and communication.

In order to capture and reflect the input of the

teachers across the District, the Literacy

Framework Survey was created. The sections

surveyed reflect the feedback received. As

liaisons, we worked with elementary teachers to

craft appropriate questions in order to represent

teacher input as accurately as possible.

The survey results reflect feedback from

elementary teachers only. The survey was

distributed to teachers via district email on

November 1, 2010, and the survey closed on

November 24, 2010. A total of 318 teachers

responded. According to Dr. Rodriguez and Dr.

Ali, the district has approximately 850

elementary teachers for the 2010 school year.

Therefore, the survey reflects approximately

thirty-seven percent of elementary teachers.

The questions pertain to classroom teachers who

were specifically trained on and are

implementing and working within the Literacy

Framework.

Intent

As teacher curriculum liaisons, we provide the

resource to gather overall data reflecting teacher

feedback. The liaison position represents teacher

voice for curriculum initiatives made in the

District. The Elementary Literacy Framework

Survey represents this charge. It is our intent that

this data- as well as other measurements- is used

in all curriculum venues in order to make informed

decisions regarding the Elementary Literacy

Framework.

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Professional Development

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Was the time allocation for the Literacy Framework training-the time frame itself-EFFICIENT?

Text-Level Assessments

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This is question 10

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Implementation

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Communication

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Elementary Language Arts Literacy Survey

If necessary, please provide any additional comments regarding the Literacy Framework, its expectations,

implementation and resources.

Response Count

68

 

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