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LEA School Support Team Assessment Survey
Thank you for your participation in this questionnaire. The services you provide in education are vital
for our PreK12 students.
NC Department of Public Instruction in conjunction with the North Carolina School Psychology
Association (NCSPA), the North Carolina School Social Work Association (NCSSWA), the North
Carolina Counseling Association (NCSA), and the North Carolina Justice Academy is compiling data
on student support services across the state. The information collected in this survey will be
compiled and reviewed by the Department of Public Instruction to provide demographic
information pertinent to school support infrastructure in North Carolina.
Your candid responses are extremely important so that we can accurately assess our school support
teams across the state.
We anticipate that this questionnaire will take approximately 20 minutes or less to complete.
Individual responses will be kept strictly confidential and will not be provided to any other person or
group.
We would appreciate you, or your designee, to complete and return by February 12, 2013. A similar
survey was completed two years ago and we had 100% compliance! This information is very
important for grant proposals and for strategic planning.
We are grateful for your assistance and thank you for your participation.
If you have questions please don't hesitate to contact me.
Christina K. Minard, Allied Health Consultant
NC Department of Public Instruction
Office: 919 807 3858
Chris.Minard@dpi.nc.gov
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1. What is your role within your school district or organization?
Teacher
School Executive (e.g. Principal, Assistant Principal)
Central Office Staff (e.g. Superintendent, Tech Director, Curriculum Coordinator)
School Support Staff (e.g. Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists)
College /University Faculty and Staff
Other (please specify)
2. What LEA are you representing? Please type the name of your school district.
3. How many school counselors in your district work as testing coordinators?
1 - 10
51 - 60
11 - 20
61 - 70
21 - 30
71 - 80
31 - 40
81 - 90
41 - 50
91 - 100
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More than 100
4. How many elementary school counselors in your disctict are part of the master class schedules with
specials rotations?
1 - 10
51 - 60
11 - 20
61 - 70
21 - 30
71 - 80
31 - 40
81 - 90
41 - 50
91 - 100
5. Under which department do school counselors fall?
Exceptional Children
Student Support Services
Curriculum and Instruction
Prevention/Intervention
Other (explain)
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More than 100
6. Who provides professional supervision and employee evaluations in your district for school counselors?
Supervises Counselors
Completes Employee Evaluations
Exceptional Children Director
Director of Student Services
Lead Psychologist
Other (list title)
7. How many schools does one school counselor in your district typically serve?
0-2
6-8
3-5
9 - 10
More than 10
8. Which of the following factors are most important when deciding how many schools each school
counselor serves? Check all that applies.
Size of the school
Number of at-risk students
Needs of the school
Budgetary issues
Other (explain)
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9. At the elementary, middle and high school levels which module of school counselor services best describe
the service delivery provided by the majority of school counselors in your district?
Select only one module at each level.
Elementary Level
Middle School Level
High School Level
ASCA National Model:
Framework for Comprehensive
School Counseling Program
Independent Model:
1. School-based decision or
2. District decision
Responsive Services only
Consultation Model
Other model (please specify)
10. What are the biggest barriers in your district to providing comprehensive school counselor services?
Choose all that apply.
Too little time
Budgetary issues
Too many schools to serve
No barriers
Assigned to duties outside of my area of expertise
Other (please explain)
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11. Given the constraints of time and budget allotted for school counselor services, please rank your top
five priorities for school counselor services in your district. Please select only five items from the list.
(1 is most important and 5 is least important).
1
Academic Support
Individual Counseling
Group counseling for behavioral support
Career college planning
Assessment / Testing
Attendance counseling
Teacher collaboration for academic issues
Classroom guidance
Consultation with other support staff
Data collection, interpretation, data-driven decision-making
Implementation of the NC Guidance Essential Standards
Home school collaboration
Parent consultation for behavioral issues
Parent consultation for academic issues
Teacher collaboration for behavioral issues
Crisis prevention and intervention
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12. How many full-time and part-time school psychologists are in your school district?
Full-Time
Part-Time
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
More than 25
13. During the 2011-2012 school year did your district contract for psychological services?
Yes
No
14. How were contract psychologists used? Check all that apply.
As the only source of psychological services
As needed for overload, fill-in, summer.etc.
Other (explain)
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15. What type of psychological services were contracted in your district? Check all that apply.
Psychological Evaluations
Consulatation
School Based Mental Health
Other (explain)
16. Approximately how many psychological evaluations are contracted annually in your school district?
1-5
16 - 20
6 - 10
21 - 25
11 - 15
26 - 30
More than 30
17. Under which department do school psychologist services fall?
Exceptional Children
Curriculum and Instruction
Student Support Services
Prevention / Intervention
Other (explain)
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18. Who provides professional supervision and employee evaluations in your district for school
psychologists?
Supervises School Psychologists
Completes Employee Evaluations
Exceptional Children Director
Director of Student Services
Lead Psychologist
Other (list title)
19. How many schools does one school psychologist in your district typically serve?
0-2
6-8
3-5
9 - 10
More than 10
20. Which of the following factors are most important when deciding how many schools each school
psychologist serves? Check all that apply.
Size of the school
Number of at-risk students
Needs of the school
Budgetary issues
Other (explain)
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21. At the elementary, middle and high school levels which model of school psychology services best
describe the service delivery provided by the majority of school psychologists in your district.
Select only one model at each level.
Elementary
Middle Grades
High School
Comprehensive Model:
Psychological testing consultation with teachers.
School intervention teams, School Crisis teams,
RTI support, Behavior support,
Professional Development,
School Based Mental Health Services, etc.
Basic Model:
Psychological testing,
EC support / compliance,
Some consultation
Assessment Online Model
Consultation Online Model
Other Model (explain)
22. What are the biggest barriers in your district to providing comprehensive school psychology services?
Choose all that apply.
Too little time
Budgetary issues
Assigned to duties outside of my area of expertise
No barriers
Too many schools to serve
Other (please explain)
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23. Given the constraints of time and budget allotted for school psychology services, please rank your top
five priorities for school psychologist services in your district. Please select only five items from the list.
(1 is most important and 5 is least important).
1
Support for mental health needs of students
Individual counseling for students
Group counseling for students
Other direct student services
Assessment of students for special education eligibility
Support for school-wide assessments (not for special ed eligibility)
Teacher consultation for behavioral issues
Teacher consultation for academic issues
Parent consultation for behavioral issues
Parent consultation for academic issues
Consultation with other support staff (School Social Workers, School
Resource Officers, School Counselors, etc.)
Research / Program evaluation for instructional or behavioral
programs at the school and district levels
Support for data interpretation and data based decision making
In-service presentations for teacher professional development
Implementation of responsiveness to instruction procedures
Home/School/Community collaboration programs
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24. For the following school types in your district, please indicate total number of schools, number of fulltime School Resource Officers, and number of part-time School Resource Officers.
Number of Schools
High Schools
Middle Schools
Elementary Schools
Other regular schools (if any)
Alternative/Vocational/Special Schools
Full-time SROs
Part-time SROs
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
25. For all schools of the following school types without full-time School Resource Officers, determine the
total hours of weekly coverage for those School Resource Officers.
# Schools without Full-time SROs
High Schools
Middle Schools
Elementary Schools
Other regular schools (if any)
Alternative/Vocational/Special Schools
Total Part-time SRO hours per week
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
26. What percentage of the total cost of School Resource Officers serving your schools is provided by law
enforcement agencies?
Please estimate the percentage
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27. Of the School Resource Officer funding not from law enforcement, what percentage comes from each of
the following sources?
Local funding
State funding
Other funding
N
N
N
Total
100 %
28. Do you think the School Resource Officers in your school district need additional training to better meet
the needs of all students, parents, and the community?
Yes definitely
No opinion
Probably
Not needed
Comments or suggestions
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29. How many full-time and part-time school social workers work in your school district?
Check all that apply.
Full-Time
Part-Time
1 - 10
11 - 20
21 - 30
31 - 40
41 - 50
51 - 60
61 - 70
71 - 80
81 - 90
91 - 100
More than 100
None
30. Under which department do school social workers services fall?
Exceptional Children
Student Support Services
Curriculum and Instruction
Prevention / Intervention
Other (please explain)
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31. Who provides professional supervision and employee evaluations in your district for school social
workers?
Supervises School Social Workers
Complete Employee Evaluation
Exceptional Children Director
Director of Student Services
Lead Social Worker
Other (list title)
32. How many schools does one school social worker in your district typically serve?
0-2
3-5
6-8
More than 8
33. Which of the following factors are most important when deciding how many schools each school social
worker will serve? Check all that apply.
Size of the school
Number of at-risk students
Needs of the school
Budgetary issues
Other (please explain)
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34. At the elementary, middle and high school levels which model of school social work services best
describes the service delivery provided by the majority of school social workers in your district?
Select only one model at each level.
Elementary
Middle Grades
High School
Comprehensive Model:
Student attendance focused,
Student mental health services,
Parent education,
Community collaboration,
Staff consultation, RTI support
Basic Model:
Student attendance focused,
Parent education,
Community collaboration,
Staff collaboration
Crisis Services Only
Consultation Model Only
Other Model (explain)
35. What are the biggest barriers in your district to providing comprehensive school social work services?
Choose all that apply.
Too little time
Budgetary issues
Too many schools to serve
No barriers
Assigned to duties outside of my area of expertise
Other (please explain)
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36. Given the constraints of time and budget allotted for school social work services, please rank your top
five priorities for school social work services in your district. Please select only five items from the list.
(1 is most important and 5 is least important).
1
Provision of behavioral health support to students and consultation to
teachers
Implement and address attendance at school
Implement effective programs addressing such issues as attendance,
homelessness, substance abuse, and suicide
Collaboration between home and school
Build community partnerships
Serve as McKinney-Vento Liaison
Assist students transitioning to school from an alternative placement
Provide students access to mental health services
Provide students access to community resources
Provide training to staff on reporting child abuse and neglect
Participate in student support teams
Provide group and individual counseling to students
Crisis Intervention
Home visits
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