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60.
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In your opinion, how useful, if at all, have grant funds (including both discretionary/competitive and formula grants) provided by the U.S. Department of Education been to your agency’s efforts in improving teacher quality in each of the following areas? |
| (Select one answer in each row.) |
| Extremely useful | Very useful | Moderately useful | Slightly useful | Not useful | Not applicable, no assistance provided in this area | No opinion or No basis to judge | ||
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| 60a.
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Recruitment or selection | |||||||
| 60b.
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Teacher preparation | |||||||
| 60c.
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Certification or licensure | |||||||
| 60d.
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Placement or assignment | |||||||
| 60e.
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Retention | |||||||
| 60f.
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Induction or mentoring | |||||||
| 60g.
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Professional development | |||||||
| 60h.
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Performance or accountability | |||||||
| 60i.
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Other teacher quality areas – Please specify below. | |||||||
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Please specify other teacher quality areas here. | |
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61.
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In your opinion, how useful, if at all, has the technical assistance and non-financial resources provided by the U.S. Department of Education been in supporting your agency’s efforts to improve teacher quality in your state? |
| (Select one answer in each row.) |
| Extremely useful | Very useful | Moderately useful | Slightly useful | Not useful | Not applicable, we have not used this resource | No opinion or No basis to judge | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61a.
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Telephone communications with the U.S. Department of Education | |||||||
| 61b.
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E-mail communications with the U.S. Department of Education | |||||||
| 61c.
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State Administrator (State Director/Coordinator) Conferences sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education | |||||||
| 61d.
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Electronic or printed guidance materials from U.S. Department of Education | |||||||
| 61e.
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Information provided during the U.S. Department of Education’s site visits | |||||||
| 61f.
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Regional technical workshops sponsored by U.S. Department of Education | |||||||
| 61g.
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Teacher Quality Content Center | |||||||
| Extremely useful | Very useful | Moderately useful | Slightly useful | Not useful | Not applicable, we have not used this resource | No opinion or No basis to judge | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61h.
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Regional Comprehensive Assistance Centers | |||||||
| 61i.
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Performance Information Management Service’s (PIMS) EDFacts | |||||||
| 61j.
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U.S. Department of Education Web casts | |||||||
| 61k.
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U.S. Department of Education Secretary’s Annual Reports on Teacher Quality | |||||||
| 61l.
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Regional Educational Laboratory Programs (REL) | |||||||
| 61m.
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Studies from Institute of Education Sciences | |||||||
| 61n.
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What Works Clearinghouse | |||||||
| 61o.
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Doing What Works | |||||||
| 61p.
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Other U.S. Department of Education resource(s) – Please specify below. | |||||||
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Please specify other U.S. Department of Education resource(s) here. | |
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