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| Percent of teachers somewhat agreeing or strongly agreeing with statement
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| | Public school teachers, 1999-2000 | | Private school teachers, 1999-2000
Statement |Public |___________________________________________|Private|___________________________________________
|total, | |Elementary|Secondary |Combined |total, | |Elementary|Secondary |Combined
|1993-94|Total |schools |schools |schools |1993-94|Total |schools |schools |schools
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The school administration's behavior | | | | | | | | | |
toward the staff is supportive ..........| 79.2 |78.7 (0.4)|79.7 (0.5)|77.0 (0.4)|76.6 (1.2)| 88.2 |87.2 (0.5)|88.2 (0.5)|83.4 (0.7)|87.4 (1.1)
My principal enforces school rules for | | | | | | | | | |
student conduct and backs me up when I | | | | | | | | | |
need it ..................................| 80.8 |82.1 (0.3)|83.7 (0.5)|79.4 (0.4)|78.9 (1.3)| 88.4 |88.2 (0.4)|88.3 (0.6)|86.8 (0.7)|88.7 (0.7)
The principal lets staff members know | | | | | | | | | |
what is expected of them ................| 85.6 |87.6 (0.3)|88.7 (0.4)|85.9 (0.3)|83.2 (1.1)| 88.2 |89.8 (0.4)|89.9 (0.5)|88.1 (0.6)|90.5 (0.8)
Principal talks to me frequently about | | | | | | | | | |
my instructional practices ...............| 44.3 |45.6 (0.4)|50.3 (0.6)|36.3 (0.4)|44.8 (1.4)| 54.0 |50.3 (0.7)|55.3 (1.0)|36.5 (1.2)|49.9 (1.2)
In this school, staff members are | | | | | | | | | |
recognized for a job well done ..........| 67.9 |68.3 (0.4)|70.7 (0.6)|64.0 (0.5)|62.7 (1.3)| 81.1 |78.6 (0.5)|80.6 (0.6)|72.1 (1.0)|78.9 (1.0)
Principal knows what kind of school | | | | | | | | | |
he/she wants and has communicated it to | | | | | | | | | |
the staff ................................| 80.5 |83.1 (0.3)|85.0 (0.4)|80.0 (0.4)|77.8 (1.3)| 88.6 |88.3 (0.5)|88.3 (0.6)|87.0 (0.8)|89.0 (0.9)
Most of my colleagues share my beliefs | | | | | | | | | |
and values about what the central | | | | | | | | | |
mission of the school should be ..........| 84.2 |84.7 (0.3)|87.4 (0.4)|79.6 (0.3)|82.8 (0.9)| 93.2 |92.1 (0.3)|93.1 (0.5)|88.2 (0.7)|92.5 (0.6)
There is a great deal of cooperative | | | | | | | | | |
effort among staff .......................| 77.5 |78.4 (0.3)|80.9 (0.4)|73.6 (0.4)|76.2 (1.3)| 90.5 |88.9 (0.4)|90.2 (0.5)|84.4 (0.8)|89.4 (1.0)
I receive a great deal of support from | | | | | | | | | |
parents for the work I do ................| 52.5 |57.8 (0.4)|60.9 (0.5)|52.3 (0.4)|52.1 (1.1)| 84.6 |84.2 (0.5)|86.7 (0.6)|78.2 (1.1)|83.6 (0.9)
I make a conscious effort to coordinate | | | | | | | | | |
the content of my courses with that of | | | | | | | | | |
other teachers ..........................| 85.0 |84.1 (0.2)|87.5 (0.3)|77.8 (0.3)|81.1 (0.9)| 85.2 |81.4 (0.6)|84.3 (0.7)|73.6 (1.0)|80.9 (0.9)
Routine duties and paperwork interfere | | | | | | | | | |
with my job of teaching .................| 70.8 |71.0 (0.3)|71.4 (0.4)|70.7 (0.4)|66.0 (1.1)| 40.1 |44.5 (0.6)|45.8 (0.9)|46.3 (1.0)|41.9 (1.2)
Level of student misbehavior in this | | | | | | | | | |
school interferes with my teaching .......| 44.1 |40.9 (0.4)|40.8 (0.6)|41.0 (0.5)|43.2 (1.2)| 22.4 |24.3 (0.6)|25.1 (0.8)|22.6 (1.3)|24.0 (1.1)
Amount of student tardiness and class | | | | | | | | | |
cutting in this school interferes with | | | | | | | | | |
my teaching ..............................| 27.9 |31.6 (0.4)|25.6 (0.5)|43.5 (0.5)|29.9 (0.9)| 8.6 |15.1 (0.5)|13.3 (0.6)|16.6 (1.0)|17.0 (0.8)
Rules for student behavior are | | | | | | | | | |
consistently enforced by teachers in | | | | | | | | | |
this school, even for students who are | | | | | | | | | |
not in their classes .....................| 61.8 |62.6 (0.4)|71.2 (0.5)|45.9 (0.5)|60.5 (1.0)| 77.6 |76.1 (0.5)|81.3 (0.7)|64.1 (1.1)|74.3 (1.1)
I am satisfied with my class sizes ........| 64.9 |67.6 (0.4)|66.9 (0.5)|68.0 (0.4)|79.8 (0.9)| 84.4 |85.5 (0.5)|82.1 (0.7)|80.9 (1.0)|92.6 (0.5)
I am satisfied with my teaching salary .....| 44.9 |39.4 (0.4)|37.9 (0.5)|42.2 (0.5)|40.5 (1.1)| 41.6 |41.8 (0.8)|35.6 (1.0)|42.5 (1.2)|50.4 (1.5)
I sometimes feel it is a waste of time | | | | | | | | | |
to try to do my best as a teacher .......| 26.8 |20.3 (0.3)|18.4 (0.4)|23.9 (0.3)|23.2 (1.0)| 13.4 |10.6 (0.4)| 9.7 (0.5)|14.0 (0.8)|10.1 (0.7)
I plan with the librarian/media | | | | | | | | | |
specialist for the integration of | | | | | | | | | |
services into my teaching ................| 66.9 |58.7 (0.4)|58.9 (0.5)|58.9 (0.4)|53.0 (1.4)| 60.6 |48.7 (0.7)|47.5 (1.1)|53.3 (1.3)|48.3 (1.4)
Necessary materials are available as | | | | | | | | | |
needed by staff ..........................| 73.1 |75.0 (0.3)|75.1 (0.5)|74.9 (0.4)|75.7 (0.9)| 85.7 |88.9 (0.4)|87.9 (0.6)|88.0 (0.8)|90.8 (0.7)
I worry about the security of my job | | | | | | | | | |
because of the performance of my | | | | | | | | | |
students on state or local tests..........| --- |28.9 (0.4)|31.2 (0.5)|24.4 (0.4)|28.4 (0.9)| --- | 6.8 (0.3)| 7.1 (0.4)| 5.3 (0.5)| 7.1 (0.6)
I am given the support I need to teach | | | | | | | | | |
students with special needs...............| --- |60.6 (0.3)|60.3 (0.5)|60.7 (0.4)|65.2 (1.3)| --- |66.6 (0.6)|65.2 (0.8)|62.2 (1.1)|70.8 (1.2)
I am generally satisfied with being a | | | | | | | | | |
teacher at this school....................| --- |89.7 (0.2)|90.0 (0.3)|89.3 (0.3)|87.8 (1.0)| --- |93.2 (0.3)|92.4 (0.4)|93.6 (0.5)|94.1 (0.5)
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