Welcome!

This survey was developed by administrators of the After the Bell Rings program and staff of the Saint Paul Public Schools Office of Accountability. This survey is designed to gather perspectives from teachers, administrators and principals about the first year of program implementation. The information collected in this survey will be used to improve the program in coming years.

The information that you provide in this survey is anonymous. Your individual answers will never be identified. An external evaluator will analyze the answers provided here and summarize them into a report. Administrators of the After the Bell Rings Program and staff of the Office of Accountability will receive aggregate data only.

Please answer each question with the pull-down menus provided or by filling-in blanks.

Submitting your answers is a two-part process. After answering all the questions, please click "finished" at the bottom of the survey. Your answers will then be listed, and you may review them. Then click "submit" to record your answers. You must click both "finished" and "submit" for your answers to be recorded.

General Information

1. What was your role in the After the Bell Rings Program during the past program year?


2. What school site were you associated with during the past program year?

3. Program Activities FOR TEACHERS ONLY. ALL OTHERS PLEASE SKIP TO ITEM #4. In order to gain a better understanding of how the After the Bell Rings Program was implemented, please briefly describe in the blanks provided the general types of activities that you completed with students during each portion of the program (as outlined in the application for this supplemental services program).
a. Classroom Meeting/Goals Setting
b. Focused Math Activities
c. Math Extension Lesson
d. Focused Literacy Activities
e. Literacy Extension Lesson
f. Closure/Self-assessment of individual goals

Based on your involvement with, or observations of, the After the Bell Rings program, please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the statements in Items #4-10 about the After the Bell Rings program. If the item is a question please answer with the options provided in the drop-down menus or in blanks provided.

4. Effectiveness of Services
a. The After the Bells Rings Program provided students with a substantial amount of additional time (beyond classroom instruction) on task with math.
b. The After the Bell Rings Program provided students with a substantial amount of additional time (beyond classroom instruction) on task with reading.
c. The curriculum and instructional methods used in the After the Bell Rings program reinforced the students' regular classroom work.
d. The additional study time allowed each student to focus efforts on his/her specific academic needs.
e. The After the Bell Rings Program allowed instructors substantial individual interaction with students.
f. Instructors in the After the Bell Rings Program were able to effectively identify and address students' academic difficulties.
g. Instructors maintained regular communication, at least every two weeks, with parents of After the Bell Rings students.
h. Instructors maintained regular communication with classroom teachers of After the Bell Rings students.
i. Students participating in After the Bell Rings had regular access to the computer lab after school.
j. Students participating in After the Bell Rings had regular access to the media center after school.

5. Math Instruction
a. The math curriculum, Everyday Math, implemented by the After the Bell Rings Program adequately addressed the needs of students.
b. There was adequate access to the materials needed to implement the After the Bell Rings math curriculum.
c. Which math resources were the most useful for you when instructing After the Bell Rings students? (Please write in the blank provided.)
d. What materials do you think should be added to the After the Bell Rings Program to enhance students' academic success in math? (Please write in the blank provided.)

6. Reading Instruction
a. The reading curriculum, Balanced Literacy, implemented in the After the Bell Rings Program adequately addressed the needs of students.
b. There was adequate access to the materials needed to implement the After the Bell Rings reading curriculum.
c. Which reading resources were the most useful for you when instructing After the Bell Rings students? (Please write in blank provided.)
d. What materials do you think should be added to the After the Bell Rings Program to enhance students' academic success in reading? (Please write in the blanks provided.)

7. Learning Environment
a. The learning environment of the After the Bell Rings Program supported students' learning.
b. Please list any suggestions you have for improving the learning environment of the After the Bell Rings Program. (Please write in the blank provided.)
c. The classroom space available to teachers and students during the After the Bell Rings Program supported students' learning.
d. Please list any suggestions you have for improving the physical environment of the After the Bell Rings Program. (Please write in the blank provided.)

8. Learning Successes
a. From your perspective, what percentage of students attended the After the Bell Rings Program regularly (attended four days a week consistently.)
b. Based on your experiences with students' attendance in After the Bell Rings to date, how many days a week do you think the program should be offered in order to effectively influence students' academic achievement.
c. From your perspective, what percentage of students met all of their personalized learning goals by the end of the year?
d. What can the program can to help more students meeting their learning goals by the end of the academic year? (Please write in the blank provided.)

9. Staff Development
a. Staff development trainings sponsored by the After the Bell Rings Program outlined effective strategies for teaching students reading.
b. Staff development trainings sponsored by the After the Bell Rings Program outlined effective strategies for teaching students math.
c. Staff development trainings sponsored by the After the Bell Rings Program outlined effective strategies for teaching English Language Learner students.
d. Please list any staff development activities or topics that would help teachers provide more effective instructions for After the Bell Rings students. (Please write in the blank provided.)

10. Program Coordination PRINCIPALS: Please skip to Item #11. TEACHERS: Please answer Item #10a-d. PROGRAM COORDINATORS: Please answer only Item #10c-d.
a. FOR TEACHERS ONLY: The program coordinator for my school effectively administered the After the Bell Rings Program.
b. FOR TEACHERS ONLY: Please provide any suggestions that would make the school-level coordination of the After the Bell Program more effective in meeting students' academic needs.
c. FOR PROG. COOR. and TEACHERS ONLY: The district-level program coordinator for the After the Bell Rings Program administered the program effectively.
d. FOR PROG. COOR. and TEACHERS ONLY: Please provide any suggestions that would make the district-level coordination of the After the Bell Rings Program more effective in meeting students' academic needs.

11. Reflections on Barriers and Benefits for Families A parent survey will not be implemented this year, consequently we would like you to answer the following questions about parental attitudes to the best of your ability, based on your interaction with students and their parents.
a. Please describe how satisfied parents are with the After the Bell Rings Program. Please give examples to support your ideas. (Please write in the blank provided.)
b. Please describe any barriers that families experienced that prevented them from participating in the After the Bell Rings fully or at all.
c. Please list any reasons that some families selected the After the Bell Program over other similar programs (e.g. ALC, other supplemental education vendors)?
d. If you know, please list reasons that families selected other supplemental education programs and did not chose the After the Bell Rings Program.

12. General Reflections
a. What do you think is the major strength of the After the Bell Rings Program? (Please write in the blank provided.)
b. What do you think makes the After the Bell Rings Program unique as compared to other similar programs (e.g. ALC, other supplemental education vendors)? (Please write in the blank provided.)
c. What is the single most important benefit that students gain when they participate in the After the Bell Rings Program? (Please write in the blank provided.)
d. In what way can the After the Bell Rings Program be improved/changed in order to more effectively serve the academic needs of the students?

13. How satisfied are you expressing your opinions about the After the Bell Rings Program through this survey?

*** Please do not forget to answer #13! ***

Thank you for participating in this survey and contributing to the continuous improvement of the After the Bell Rings Program!

Please remember to click both "finished" here and "submit" on the next page!

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