Print Form Submit by Email 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 Page 1 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 Page 2 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) Page 3 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) Page 4 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) Page 5 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 Page 6 2 3 4 5 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) Page 7 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) Page 8 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) Page 9 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) Page 10 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 Page 11 2 3 4 5 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 Page 12 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 Page 13 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) Page 14 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) Page 15 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) Page 16 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 Page 17 2 3 4 5