Teacher Satisfaction Survey conducted
by the SFHS Parent Teacher Committee
March, 2005

MS Word version (original)

'Core staff' [for the purposes of this survey] includes English, Science, Math and Social Studies faculty.
Non-core staff include electives teachers, special education staff and support staff.

36 out of 48 core teachers responded to the survey (75%)
43 non-core staff responded
79 responses out of 124 staff = 64% response rate

Panasonic Foundation had a 30-35% response rate for a (non-anonymous) survey conducted last year.

CLIMATE AND CULTURE AT SFHS

  1. How do you feel the climate among teachers at SFHS has changed this school year?
    A B C D F
    Much better A little better about the same as last year getting worse I have never seen morale worse
    0 5 3 15 14 92% D or F (Core)
    1 1 2 11 22 92% D or F (non-Core)


  2. Evaluate the communication at SFHS
    A B C D F
    1 1 5 13 16 83% D or F (Core)
    0 1 10 16 10 70% D or F (Non-C)


  3. Do you feel comfortable in expressing your views at staff meetings, board meetings or to school board members without retaliation?
    Yes No
    6 30 83% No (Core)
    16 25 58% No (non-Core)

     Core Non-Core
    If no, retaliation by whom? Principals 9 2
    Lumley 7 3
    Administration 6 6
    Central Office 4 1
    Harnisch 2  
    Guiterrez 1  


  4. Have you felt intimidated or threatened this year in that you might face some form of retaliation if you did not agree with the administration?
    Yes No
    26 10 72% Yes (Core)
    19 20 49% Yes (non-Core)

      (Core) (non-Core)
    If yes, who have you felt threatened by? Lumley 11 6
    Administration 9 1
    Harnisch 7 1
    Rendon 3 1
    Principals   1
    Guiterrez 1  


  5. Have you observed unprofessional conduct on the part of administrators toward faculty?
    Yes No
    30 6 83% Yes (Core)
    23 16 53% Yes (non-Core)

    Comments: Yelling at staff in public, heavy handedness, punitive teaching assignments, Denial of professional development requests, not filling orders for books/supplies


  6. Evaluate the degree with which the administration welcomes faculty participation in developing school policy?
    A B C D F
    1 0 7 11 14 78% D or F
    3 3 9 16 8 61% D or F


  7. Evaluate the flow of communication between staff at SFHS and central office?
    A B C D F
    0 1 1 8 23 94% D or F (Core)
    1 2 7 10 16 72% D or F (non-Core)


  8. Evaluate the effectiveness of staff meetings?
    A B C D F
    1 3 7 14 11 69% D or F (Core)
    1 6 13 8 10 48% D or F (non-Core)


  9. Evaluate the group process of decision-making on at SFHS: (inclusion of stakeholders, identification of needs and resources of stakeholders, insuring buy-in of all stakeholders, etc.)
    A B C D F
    1 2 3 12 18 83% D or F (Core)
    1 1 6 15 13 77% D or F (non-Core)


Administrative Evaluation

  1. Evaluate the purchasing function for textbooks and supplies:
    A B C D F
    1 4 6 10 15 69% D or F
    4 5 11 7 6 40% D or F

    Comments: ordered a year ago, 7 months, 10 months, no materials at all, 2-3 years for some books, last April year, 5-6 months for supplies, months and months, 1 semester, ancient, last spring, 1 year, last May, fall, 1 0 m last year, October, 10 months, procedures for ordering never clarified, 10 months


  2. Evaluate heating and cooling in your building
    A B C D F
    1 4 12 15 6 55% D or F (Core)
    3 5 9 10 12 47% D or F (Non-Core)


  3. Evaluate the maintenance function at the site
    A B C D F
    3 5 11 13 4 47% D or F (Core)
    2 7 13 9 10 46% D or F (Non-C)


  4. Evaluate the adequacy of technology support to assist you in incorporating technology into your classes:
    A B C D F
    0 3 4 9 20 81% D or F (Core)
    1 0 7 14 17 79% D or F Non-C


  5. Do you have basic software and email capacity on your classroom / office computer?
    Yes No
    16 22 58% No (Core)
    11 27 71% No (non-Core)


  6. How have split lunches affected student extracurricular activities?
    Positively No Effect
    No Answer     		Negatively
    0 1 29 97% Negatively(Core)
    3 10 23 64% Negatively (non-Core)


  7. Does the current grievance process provide adequate redress for issues on campus?
    Yes ?/
    No Answer     		No
    1 9 26 72% No
    5 9 19 56% No


  8. Have you felt discriminated against because of age, gender or race?
    Yes No
    12 23 33% Yes (Core)
    10 31 32% Yes (Non Core)


  9. Evaluate the Personnel function of the District:
    A B C D F
    0 2 9 10 11 66% D or F (Core)
    0 3 9 18 2 63% D or F (non-Core)


  10. Have you been observed your classroom this year by an administrator?
    Yes No
    20 15 43% No (Core)

    Comments: There were two reports of FWE administrators observing at the same time!
    One teacher, who recently resigned, commented, "This is potentially the most important issue. Annual evaluations are essential as they identily both strengths and weaknesses in an individual faculty as well as SFHS as a whole... When evaluations do occur, they appear to be meted out in a vindictive and retaliatory manner. I note the concerns of both the NEA and the ACLU on this issue."


  11. Evaluate the cleanliness of the school site
    A B C D F
    1 5 13 13 2 44% D or F (Core)
    1 7 9 17 5 56% D or F (Non-C)


  12. Should administrative duties, i.e., attendance calls, be done by support staff instead of teachers, so that teachers have more time for planning, teaching and tutoring?
    Yes No
    35 1 97% Yes (Core)
    25 13 66% Yes (non-Core)


  13. Evaluate the Professional Development services that you receive?
    A B C D E
    1 6 4 7 18 69% D or F (Core)
    3 5 8 10 10 55% D or F (non-Core)


  14. Do you support the preserving of Wednesday afternoons for planning rather than dictated meetings?
    Yes No
    32 2 94% Yes (Core)
    35 1 97% Yes (Non-core)


  15. Do you support a return to "site-based management" where input of teachers and staff is mandated?
    Yes ?/Do both No
    30 2 1 91% Yes (Core)
    31   4 86% Yes (non-Core)


  16. Do you support the return to "barn" registration (departments set up tables in the gym and registration occurs during a 2-3 day period at the beginning of school.)
    Yes No
    21 2 8 68% Yes (Core)
    16 1 14 55% Yes (non-Core)


  17. How much do you spend out of your own pocket for supplies and instructional materials in a year?
    A B C D E
    $0-$50 $51-$100 $101-$150 $151-200 $200+
    8 3 3 7 13 56% over $151
    5 16 5 6 11 40%


  18. Evaluate the effectiveness of districtwide in-service meetings?
    A B C D F
    1 0 6 9 20 81% D or F (Core)
    1 0 5 21 16 86% D or F (non-Core)


  19. I receive enough support from the administration so that I have enough time to produce work up to my personal standards.
    Yes No
    3 28 90% No (Core)
    12 19 61% No (non-Core)


CAMPUS SAFETY


  1. Do you consider the campus safe?
    Yes No
    Core non-Core Core non-Core
    3 12 6 11 No, because of physical conditions (Lighting, Ice, etc.)
      4 5 No, because of student behavior
      15 14 No, because of bdth physical conditions and student behavior
      25 30 Total No
    10% 29% Yes 90% 71% No


  2. Have you been injured at school this year because of a negligent or unsafe condition?
    Yes No
    8 29 21% Yes (Core)
    10 31 24% Yes(non-Core)


  3. Evaluate the consistency and timeliness of SFHS discipline policy:
    A B C D F
    1 1 9 12 12 69% D or F (Core)
    2 2 7 14 3 61% D or F


  4. Are students allowed to remain in your classroom even though they are interfering with the learning process?
    Yes No Answer No
    23 3 10 64% Yes (Core)
    25 2 6 76% Yes (non-Core)


  5. Are attendance and tardy policies implemented in a timely fashion?
    Yes NA No
    7 2 27 75% No
    7 2 29 81% No


  6. When you have incidents of student misbehavior in the classroom, how would you evaluate the support you receive from the administration?
    A B C D F
    3 5 10 7 9 47% D or F(Core)
    4 5 7 8 7 48% D or F (non-Core)


  7. How would you evaluate the performance of the Directing Principal at Santa Fe High?
    A B C D F
    1 5 8 6 15 60% D or F Core
    4 8 8 11 7 47% D or F Non-core


  8. Do you support renewing the contract for the Directing Principal at SFHS?
    Yes ? No
    11 5 20 55% No
    18 1 20 51% No


  9. Evaluate the performance of the Superintendent of SF Public Schools?
    A B C D F
    1 2 6 11 15 72% D or F Core
    1 5 10 11 9 56% D or F Non-Core


  10. Do you support renewing the contract for the Superintendent?
    Yes ? No
    5 5 26 72%No
    10 1 25 69% No


SMALL LEARNING COMMUNITIES


  1. Did you volunteer to be a freshman SLC teacher for the next academic year?
    Yes No
    2 31 94% No (Core)
    4 28 86% No (non-Core)


  2. If you were assigned t6 the freshman SLC next year, what is your response?
    A B C D F
    Delighted to Participate Unsure Participate Reluctantly Retire Early Look for Other Employment
    1 2 14 2 15 91% C,D,F (Core)
    3 4 7 2 1 59% C, D, F Non-C


  3. Since the last SFHS Teacher Survey (distributed in November), how would you evaluate the utilization of your input into the development of SLC's at SFHS?
    A B C D F
    1 0 2 7 21 90% D or F
    1 1 4 8 10 75% D or F


  4. From what you know of the proposed freshman SLC, evaluate the impact it will have on academic performance:
    A B C D E
    1 1 11 8 8 55% No
    0 2 10 7 3 45% No


  5. Are you in support of implementing a mandatory SLC for all incoming freshmen at SFHS next year?
    Yes Maybe/Undecided No
    3 7 25 71% No(Core)
    6 7 15 54% No Non-C


  6. Do you feel parents and students have been properly included in the process to implement SLC's?
    Yes No
    2 31 94% No (Core)
    3 21 88% No (non-Core)


  7. Do you feel that the representations made by the administration regarding SLC's has been honest?
    Yes No
    3 27 90% No(Core)
    7 18 72% No(non-Core)


  8. Specifically, the administration has publicized as its policy that all faculty in SLC's would be voluntary. Is this true?
    Yes No
    2 29 94% No (Core)
    3 15 83% No(non-Core)


  9. Were you asked for input regarding the decision to include all of next year's freshmen in SLC's?
    Yes No
    3 31 91% No (Core)
    2 25 93% No (non-Core)


  10. Were you asked for input regarding the decision to randomly select students for SLC's next year?
    Yes No
    1 32 97% No (Core)
    0 26 100% No (non-Core)


Comments:

One of the issues is that 1/2 of next year's 9th graders will take a freshman science class that counts for graduation credit, according to the State of New Mexico, but does not count as a lab science by colleges even state colleges. 1/4 of the freshmen (randomly selected) will take horticulture as their science and 1/4 will take Integrated Science. Neither class is accepted by colleges as a lab science. The result will be that 1/2 of next year's freshman will be one year behind in science at the end of the school year.

An SLC worth considering is the concept of "Career Pathways" which would create clusters based on the interests of the students. The Performing Arts and the Business Department are pursuingjust this approach. The 16 pathways identified by the federal government would encourage community involvement and would create multiple ways for students to participate.

Please note the survey indicates that the opposition is to the way SLC's are to be implemented with Freshmen next year.

Educational Reform


  1. What percentage of incoming 9th graders are prepared for high school classes?
    1 75% 89% (25 of 28) of respondents estimate that 50% or less of incoming students are not ready for high school classes.
      1     70%  
    1 60%
    7 50%
    2 40%
    3 30%
    4 25%
    6 20%
    2 10%
    1 1%


  2. Evaluate the placement of students based on their skill level?
    A B C D F
    0 3 4 14 9 78% D or F (Core)
    1 1 11 12 1 50% D or F Non-C


  3. Are there a sufficient number of remedial classes offered for incoming 9th graders?
    Yes No
    2 31 94% No (Core)
    0 27 100% No Non~Core


    Teacher Retention


    1. Evaluate the extent to which the expertise of the professional staff at SFHS is properly utilized to share knowledge and experience:
      High Medium Low
      1 9 24 71% Low (Core)
      1 9 25 71% Low Non-C


    2. Have you considered either retiring early or leaving SFHS because of the way the school is being run or because of the way you are being treated?
      Yes No
      30 36 83% Yes (Core)
      20 19 51% Yes (non-Core)


    3. Have you submitted a resume to another institution?
      Yes Not Yet No
      16 3 16 56% Yes or Not Yet
      9   30 30% Yes


    4. Will you be returning to SFHS next year?
      Yes Don't Know No
      9 23 3 74% No or Don't Know (Core)
      19 17 2 50% No or Don't Know (Non-core)

    For Further Information Contact:

    Mitch Buszek
    President
    SFHS Parent Teacher Committee
    204-0833
    mitchb@newmexico.com