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408 E. B. Saunders Way, P. O. Box 1370, Clarksburg, WV 26302-1370 | Telephone: 304-326-7354 | Fax: 304-624-3318

Data Disaggregation Day Participant Pre-Survey

Step I: Please provide the following demographic information by circling or checking the correct response(s):

1. Please check the item that best describes your primary role in Harrison County Schools: *

Teacher
Administrator
Other

2. Please circle the item that best describes the number of years you’ve worked as an educator, in any role, whether at Harrison County Schools or elsewhere: *

Less than 2 years
3-5 years
6-10 years
11-15 years
16-20 years
Greater than 20 years

3. With which grade level(s) have you primarily worked in the last three years? *
(Check all that apply)

K
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th

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Step II: For each of the following statements, please circle your level of agreement using the following scale:

SD = Strongly Disagree; D = Disagree; N = Neutral; A = Agree; SA = Strongly Agree

1. Teachers are more heavily burdened than are administrators by the demands of WESTEST and other achievement testing. *

2. West Virginia’s WESTEST achievement data helps me do my job better. *

3. Preparing our students for achievement testing helps them learn more effectively. *

4. Improved scores on WESTEST and other achievement tests help Harrison County Schools receive increased support from the local community. *

5. Administrators understand well how teachers utilize WESTEST and other achievement data. *

6. Achievement test data (other than WESTEST) helps me do my job better. *

7. Preparing our students for the WESTEST and other achievement tests restricts me in how I do my work as an educator. *

8. Improved scores on WESTEST and other achievement tests help Harrison County Schools receive increased support from the state of West Virginia. *

9. Teachers understand well how administrators utilize WESTEST and other achievement data. *

10. Our curriculum is negatively influenced by the demands of WESTEST. *

11. WESTEST and other achievement test scores help me plan curriculum more effectively. *

12. Improved scores on WESTEST and other achievement tests help Harrison County Schools receive increased support from the federal government. *

13. Teachers should work more closely with achievement test data. *

14. West Virginia’s Content Standards & Objectives (CSOs) define well what our students need to learn. *

15. Overall, our students are motivated to perform well on the WESTEST. *

16. Administrators should work more closely with achievement test data. *

17. West Virginia’s Content Standards & Objectives (CSOs) help me plan curriculum more effectively. *

18. Overall, our students are motivated to perform well on achievement tests other than the WESTEST. *

How does achievement testing impact your work? Please identify positive and negative influences. *

Ideally, how should teachers and administrators use achievement test data in Harrison County? *