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53.
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In your opinion, how much of a challenge, if any, was presented by each of the following
organizational factors to the coordinating body’s ability to coordinate statewide initiatives
to improve teacher quality? (Select one answer in each row.) Organizational Factors |
| Very great challenge | Great challenge | Moderate challenge | Some challenge | No challenge at all | No basis to judge or No opinion | ||
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| 53a.
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Defining or allocating leadership roles and responsibilities | ||||||
| 53b.
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Defining or allocating roles and responsibilities below the leader level | ||||||
| 53c.
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Agreeing on common goals or mission | ||||||
| 53d.
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Setting priorities | ||||||
| 53e.
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Developing a strategic plan or joint strategies to achieve common outcomes (i.e., “a vision”) | ||||||
| 53f.
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Assigning or taking accountability for achieving results | ||||||
| 53g.
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Other organizational factors – Please specify below. | ||||||
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Please specify other organizational factors here. | |
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54.
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In your opinion, how much of a challenge, if any, was presented by each of the following
resource factors to the coordinating body's ability to coordinate statewide
initiatives to improve teacher quality? (Select one answer in each row.) Resource Factors |
| Very great challenge | Great challenge | Moderate challenge | Some challenge | No challenge at all | No basis to judge or No opinion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54a.
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Level of funding | ||||||
| 54b.
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Amount of time allotted given other priorities | ||||||
| 54c.
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Level of staffing or allocation of human resources | ||||||
| 54d.
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Issues associated with leveraging or sharing resources | ||||||
| 54e.
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Other resource factors – Please specify below. | ||||||
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55.
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In your opinion, how much of a challenge, if any, was presented by each of the following
environmental factors to the coordinating body’s ability to coordinate
statewide initiatives to improve teacher quality? (Select one answer in each row.) Environmental Factors |
| Very great challenge | Great challenge | Moderate challenge | Some challenge | No challenge at all | No basis to judge or No opinion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55a.
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Level of support provided by political leadership | ||||||
| 55b.
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Consistency or stability of political leadership | ||||||
| 55c.
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Level of trust among partners | ||||||
| 55d.
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Level of sustained interest or commitment on the part of institutional partners to long-term reform | ||||||
| 55e.
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Level of autonomy from political influence | ||||||
| 55f.
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Level of resistance to change shown by any stakeholders | ||||||
| 55g.
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Other environmental factors – Please specify below. | ||||||
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Please specify other environmental factors here. | |
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56.
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In your opinion, what are the top three challenges, either organizational, resource or environmental, for the state education coordinating body in its efforts to improve teacher quality? Also, briefly explain why. |
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Challenge #1 and why | |
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Challenge #2 any why | |
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Challenge #3 and why | |
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