Several weeks ago you were asked to participate in a survey regarding supplemental pay for more than three preparations at Leavenworth High School. We received 121 responses. The link to this survey was sent to over 400 teachers. By comparison, 347 teachers responded last spring to a survey LNEA conducted regarding the possible elimination of the early retirement system. Following are the results of the survey regarding extra pay for extra preps at the high school:
Survey Results
& Analysis
for
Leavenworth NEA "Number of Preparations" Priorities Survey
Friday, May 22, 2009
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Executive Summary
This report contains a detailed statistical analysis of the results to the survey titled Leavenworth NEA "Number of Preparations" Priorities Survey . The results analysis includes answers from all respondents who took the survey in the 10 day period from Tuesday, May 12, 2009 to Thursday, May 21, 2009. 121 completed responses were received to the survey during this time.
Survey Results & Analysis
Survey: Leavenworth NEA "Number of Preparations" Priorities Survey
Responses Received: 121
| 1) | Select your primary work site from the choices listed on the drop down menu. |
| Response | Count | Percent |
| Admin Center | 0 | 0.0% |
| Leavenworth Senior High School | 45 | 37.2% |
| West Middle School | 14 | 11.6% |
| Warren Middle School | 7 | 5.8% |
| Anthony Elementary | 6 | 5.0% |
| Brewer Elementary | 8 | 6.6% |
| Lawson Elementary | 7 | 5.8% |
| Wilson Elementary | 11 | 9.1% |
| Muncie Elementary | 7 | 5.8% |
| Nettie/Ben Elementary | 6 | 5.0% |
| Leavenworth Virtual School | 1 | 0.8% |
| Leavenworth Co Spec Ed Coop | 5 | 4.1% |
| Other (please specify) | 4 | 3.3% |
| Analysis Commentary: |
| Indicated level of concern by work site. |
| Other Responses: | ||||
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| 2) | At what level is your work assignment? (Choose ALL That Apply.) |
| Response | Count | Percent |
| Classroom Teacher | 87 | 71.9% |
| Resource Teacher | 6 | 5.0% |
| Itinerant | 4 | 3.3% |
| Special Education | 16 | 13.2% |
| Virtual School | 1 | 0.8% |
| Primary Elementary | 13 | 10.7% |
| Intermediate Elementary | 10 | 8.3% |
| Elementary Specials (Art, Music, PE, etc.) | 4 | 3.3% |
| Middle School | 21 | 17.4% |
| Senior High | 35 | 28.9% |
| Other (please specify) | 4 | 3.3% |
| Other Responses: | ||||
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| 3) | Indicate your level of concern regarding the "number of preparations" issue. |
| Response | Count | Percent |
| Extremely concerned | 28 | 23.1% |
| Very concerned | 34 | 28.1% |
| Somewhat concerned | 30 | 24.8% |
| Slightly concerned | 14 | 11.6% |
| Not concerned at all | 15 | 12.4% |
| 4) | Possible Options: Select and rank the following settlement options for the "number of preparations" issue in order of your preference. Rank your choices by indicating your first choice, second choice, third choice, etc., using the drop down menus. Settlement options more important to you than those listed below should be entered in the 'Additional Comments' field. |
| | 1st choice | 2nd choice | 3rd choice | 4th choice | 5th choice | 6th choice | 7th choice | 8th choice |
| Afford elementary teachers the same protection by limiting the number of preparations allowable for elementary teachers. Departmentalization might reduce preps to 2 or 3 per teacher and allow teachers to specialize. | 12.7% (14) | 20.0% (22) | 14.5% (16) | 12.7% (14) | 11.8% (13) | 10.9% (12) | 11.8% (13) | 5.5% (6) |
| Eliminate the current provision entirely. (The contract would not contain language limiting the number of preparations for any high school teachers.) | 21.4% (22) | 8.7% (9) | 2.9% (3) | 4.9% (5) | 4.9% (5) | 6.8% (7) | 8.7% (9) | 41.7% (43) |
| Continue the current provision with the same stipend amount. (Leave the current contract provision unchanged.) | 12.4% (13) | 13.3% (14) | 17.1% (18) | 5.7% (6) | 9.5% (10) | 13.3% (14) | 21.9% (23) | 6.7% (7) |
| Continue the current provision but increase the stipend amount. (Increasing its effect as a deterrent.) | 11.4% (12) | 11.4% (12) | 6.7% (7) | 3.8% (4) | 6.7% (7) | 14.3% (15) | 17.1% (18) | 28.6% (30) |
| The negotiating team needs the latitude to weigh this issue against all others on the table. I will support whatever the negotiating team believes is consistent with the best attainable settlement. | 30.6% (34) | 10.8% (12) | 11.7% (13) | 16.2% (18) | 9.0% (10) | 9.9% (11) | 6.3% (7) | 5.4% (6) |
| Modify the provision so that no more than 3 preparations can be assigned with exceptions for vocational classes and one or two person departments, where the current stipend will be paid. | 5.7% (6) | 15.2% (16) | 15.2% (16) | 25.7% (27) | 18.1% (19) | 11.4% (12) | 5.7% (6) | 2.9% (3) |
| Modify the deterrent so that it would affect all levels in the district and cause student load to become the factor rather than the number of preparations. (This option may not be attainable since class size is not a mandatory topic for negotiations.) | 3.9% (4) | 9.8% (10) | 14.7% (15) | 17.6% (18) | 14.7% (15) | 17.6% (18) | 13.7% (14) | 7.8% (8) |
| Rather than reduce protections or benefits for the high school level, the team should work to identify other elementary level benefits similar to the supplemental pay for a combined classroom. | 21.8% (24) | 20.9% (23) | 16.4% (18) | 4.5% (5) | 17.3% (19) | 9.1% (10) | 6.4% (7) | 3.6% (4) |
Generated: 5/22/2009 6:47:43 PM
Thanks to Wade Anderson, Director of Research and Negotiations at KNEA for constructing and administering this survey. Thanks also to those who participated in the survey for the many individual comments and suggestions.
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