Results[MK1] of TNTP’s Instructional Culture Insight Survey at Our School

1/1/2017

Dear teachers,

First, let me express my appreciation for your participation in TNTP’s Insight survey. The Insight survey helps us focus our energies here at our school – and throughout the district – by helping us see the school and the district through teachers’ eyes, including what is going well and what can be improved. Your feedback is essential to our efforts to make our school the kind of place great teachers want to teach and where students make amazing academic strides, so thank you.

Insight results correlate positively with both student achievement and teacher retention: schools with stronger instructional cultures produce better outcomes for students and keep their best teachers longer. For this reason, we are going to use Insight results as a tool to help us understand how our school can build on its strengths and address its development areas. After reviewing our survey results, I am excited to share an overview of the findings.

Overview of Our Insight Results

Below I have summarized my key take-aways from the survey. You may remember that the survey contained more items than the ones I’ve highlighted, but I want to stay focused on a few key priorities in order to ensure we make real progress in those areas. If you are interested in discussing topics not included below, don’t hesitate to let me know and I’m happy to discuss it.

Summary Statements / What This Means
What was the overall reaction to the survey results? /
  • How did your school score compared to the rest of the district?
  • What areas were notably high and low?
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  • How have you internalized your school’s score compared with the rest of the district?
  • How do the high and low areas relate to your school’s existing and future efforts?

What were some of our areas of strength? /
  • Identify two areas or items of strength.
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  • Draw specific connections between the areas/items of strength and your school’s past and current efforts.
  • Provide an overview of your plans to continue to leverage this strength.

What were some of our areas for improvement? /
  • Identify two areas of items where you will focus future improvement efforts.
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  • Draw specific connections between areas/items of need and your school’s unique context.
  • Provide an overview of your plans to improve in these areas.

Our Leadership Team’s Reflection on Insight Results

Our strengths:

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Let’s build on our strengths:

In this section share with teachers your reflections on the data above:

  • What should the school be proud of?
  • What efforts/initiatives have led to these results?
  • How will you continue to build on this strength?
  • How can teachers share their reflections or provide additional feedback on this area?

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Our area for improvement:

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Let’s address our weaknesses:

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  • How does this area for improvement connect with teachers’ experiences in the school?
  • What efforts/initiatives are already in place to address this area, and what future impact will they have?
  • What steps will the leadership team take to impact this area for improvement?
  • How can teachers engage positively with the area for improvement?
  • How can teachers share their reflections or provide additional feedback on this area?

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Next Steps

This spring, we will work with TNTP again to administer the Insight survey. This coming administration will allow us to check our progress in the areas outlined above, and I look forward to this additional round of feedback from you.

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Again, thank you for your hard work and dedication to making our school a great place for teachers, and for students. I look forward to making this year a success, with your help.

Sincerely,

Your Name, Title

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