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FORM(8-25-2003)

SASS-3B

PRIVATE SCHOOL QUESTIONNAIRE

Conducted by:U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

OMB No. 1850-0598: Approval Expires 08/31/2004

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICSU.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economics and Statistics AdministrationU.S. CENSUS BUREAU

NOTICE

(Please correct any errors in name, address, and ZIP code.)

This survey is authorized by Title I, Part E, Sections 151(b) and 153(a)of Public Law 107–279, the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002.

THIS SURVEY HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY:

SCHOOLS AND STAFFING SURVEY2003–04 SCHOOL YEAR

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American Montessori Society Association of Christian Schools International Association of Christian Teachers and Schools Association of Waldorf Schools of North America Christian Schools International Council for American Private Education Council of Islamic Schools in North America Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Islamic School League of America Jesuit Secondary Education Association Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod National Association of Episcopal SchoolsNational Association of Independent Schools

National Association of Private Special Education Centers National Catholic Educational Association National Christian School Association National Coalition of Girls’ Schools National Council for Private School Accreditation National Independent Private Schools Association North American Division of Seventh-Day Adventists Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship Solomon Schechter Day Schools The Association of Boarding Schools Toussaint Institute United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

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325202§AU#¤FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)2

DEAR PRINCIPAL/SCHOOL HEAD:

The Schools and Staffing Survey is the largest sample survey of America’s elementary andsecondary schools. Your participation is important. Below are answers to some generalquestions.

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information about schools, such as staffing patterns,student characteristics, and programs and services offered.

WHO IS CONDUCTING THIS SURVEY?

The U.S. Census Bureau is conducting this survey for the National Center for EducationStatistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education.

WE HOPE YOU WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS VOLUNTARY SURVEY.

SINCERELY,

JEFFREY A. OWINGSASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERNATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY AND LIBRARY STUDIES DIVISION

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS SURVEY?

WHY SHOULD YOU PARTICIPATE IN THIS SURVEY?

Policymakers and educational leaders rely on data from this survey to inform theirdecisions concerning K-12 schools. Because it is a sample survey, your responsesrepresent the responses of many. Higher response rates give us confidence that thefindings are accurate.

WILL YOUR RESPONSES BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL?

Your responses are protected from disclosure by federal statute (P.L. 107-279, Title I,Part E, Sec. 183). All responses that relate to or describe identifiable characteristics ofindividuals may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used,in identifiable form for any other purpose, unless otherwise compelled by law.

HOW WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE REPORTED?

The information you provide will be combined with the information provided by others instatistical reports. No individual data that links your name, address, or telephonenumber with your responses will be included in the statistical reports.

WHERE SHOULD YOU RETURN YOUR COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE?

Please place your completed questionnaire in the enclosed envelope and follow thereturn instructions provided by your Census Bureau field representative.

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325103§AT$¤FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

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FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003) 3

INSTRUCTIONS

YOUR COMMENTS

:

Please use black ink to complete this questionnaire. Do not write any comments near the answerspaces.

b.

c.

If you are unsure about how to answer a question, please give the best answer you can rather thanleave it blank.

d. At the end of the survey, you will be asked how long it took to complete this questionnaire.Please record the time you begin.

Time started

If you have any questions, call the Census Bureau at 1–800–221–1204. Someone will be available totake your call Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The CensusBureau is also available to answer your questions via e-mail at: [email protected].

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According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to acollection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. Thevalid OMB control number for this information collection is 1850-0598. The time required tocomplete this information collection is estimated to average 60 minutes per response,including the time spent to review instructions, search existing data sources, gather the dataneeded, and complete and review the information collection. If you have any commentsconcerning the accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form,please write to: U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC 20202-4651. If you havecomments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, e-mail:[email protected], or write directly to: Schools and Staffing Survey, National Center forEducation Statistics, 1990 K Street, N.W., #9018, Washington, DC 20006.

Paperwork Burden Statement

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325004§AS%¤FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

4

How many students were enrolled in each of the following grade levels around thefirst of October?

1.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SCHOOLI

Report only for the school named on the front of this questionnaire.

YOUR COMMENTS

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Do NOT include postsecondary or adult education students, or children who are enrolled only in daycare at this school.

In column (1), mark (X) "Yes" or "No" for each grade level.

a. Ungraded (including ungraded special educationstudents)

b. Nursery and prekindergarten

c. Kindergarten (traditional year of school primarily for5-year-olds prior to first grade)

d. Transitional (or readiness) kindergarten (extra yearof school for kindergarten-age children who arejudged not ready for kindergarten)

e. Transitional first (or prefirst) grade (extra year ofschool for children who have attended kindergartenbut have been judged not ready for first grade)

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0706

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Does this schoolhave students in

this grade?

Number of studentsin this grade

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Grade levels

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In column (2), record the number of students for each grade level with "Yes" marked in column (1).

2

1 ➜Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

1

2

1

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2

1

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Thank you very much for your participationin this survey.

To learn more about this survey and toaccess reports from earlier collections, see

the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)web site at:

http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sass

Additional data collected by theNational Center for Education

Statistics (NCES) on a variety of topicsin elementary, secondary,

postsecondary, and internationaleducation are available from NCES’

web site at:

http://nces.ed.gov

For additional data collected by variousFederal agencies, including the

Department of Education, visit theFedStats site at:

http://www.fedstats.gov

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Please place the questionnaire in theenclosed envelope and follow the return

instructions provided by your Census Bureaufield representative.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

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2. What was the total number of students enrolled in thisschool around the first of October?

Please sum lines 1a through 1q.,Students

Grade levels

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this grade?


(1) (2)

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YOUR COMMENTS

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96. What is the name of the person who completed most of this questionnaire?

97. What is his/her job title?

98. What is his/her telephone number?Area code Telephone number

Month Year

How long did it take to complete this form, not counting interruptions?99.Please record the time in minutes, e.g., 45 minutes, 60 minutes, etc.

Minutes

Please enter the date you completed this questionnaire.100.

Day

2 0

9001

9002

9003

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0669 0670 0671

Report month as a number, i.e., 01 for January, 02 for February, etc.

0

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Is this school coeducational?3.

Do NOT include prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education students.

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2

3

Yes

No, it is an all-female school

No, it is an all-male schoolGO TO item 5 below.

Around the first of October, how many MALE students in grades K–12 and comparableungraded levels were enrolled in this school?

➜}4.

If none, please mark (X) the box.

0 None

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Around the first of October, how many students enrolled in grades K–12 and comparableungraded levels were –

5.


Hispanic, regardless of race?

0 None

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b. White, not of Hispanic origin?

0 None

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c. Black, not of Hispanic origin?

0 None

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d. Asian or Pacific Islander?

0 None

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e. American Indian or Alaska Native?

0 None

0421

f. Total students (sum of entries in items 5a–e)

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Students

Students

Students

Students

Students

Total students

Male students

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93. At which grade levels are students receiving Title I services?Mark (X) all that apply.

1 Prekindergarten

Kindergarten 1

1 1st

2nd1

1 3rd

4th1

5th1

1 6th

1 7th

8th1

1 9th

10th1

1 11th

12th1

Ungraded1

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94. Are students receiving Title I services in –a. Reading/Language arts?

1 Yes

2 No

Mathematics?b.

1 Yes

No2

English as a Second Language (ESL)?c.

1

2

Yes

No

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Where do these students receive Title I services?95.Mark (X) all that apply.

1 In this school building

In a mobile unit or van

In a public school

Other – Describe.

1

1

1

YOUR COMMENTS

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88. Does this school provide the following services for PARENTS with limited English skills?Interpreters for meetings or parent-teacher conferencesa.1

2

Yes

No

Yes

No

Translations of printed materials such as newsletters, school notices or school signs

Yes

No

1

2

b.

Outreach or referral services for limited-English proficient parents

Yes

No

1

2

c.

89. Does this school participate in the National School Lunch Program (that is, the federal freeor reduced-price lunch program)?

2

Yes

No

1

GO TO item 91 below.

Around the first of October, how many students at this school were APPROVED for free orreduced-price lunches?

Report a separate count for prekindergarten students.

0 None

None0

Other students approved (kindergarten and higher)

Prekindergarten students approved

90.

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91. Around the first of October, did any students enrolled in this school receive Title I services at this school, or at any other location?

1 Yes

2 No GO TO item 96 on page 48.

(Title I is a federally funded program that provides educational services, such as remedial reading or remedialmath, to children who live in areas with high concentrations of low-income families.)

92. How many students participate in the Title I program?

Prekindergarten students participating

None0

None0

Other students participating (kindergarten and higher)


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For this school year (2003–04), what is the Average Daily Attendance (ADA) at this school?6.Round to the nearest whole percent.

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1

2

Yes

No

b.


How long is the school day for a kindergarten student?

Percent

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7. How long is the school day for students in this school?Report BOTH hours and minutes, e.g., 6 hours and 0 minutes, 5 hours and 45 minutes, etc. If thelength of day varies by grade level, record the longest day.

Hours

Minutes

AND

8. How many days are in the school year for students in this school?

Days per school year

Does this school have a kindergarten?9a.Please include regular kindergarten as well as transitional kindergarten, if offered, and transitionalfirst grade, if offered.

Mark (X) only one box.

1

2

3

Full day (4 hours or more per day)

Half day (less than 4 hours per day)

Both offered

c. How many days per week does a kindergarten student attend?If the number of days per week varies (e.g., some students attend 3 days per week and some attend5 days per week), record the most days that a student would attend in a week.

Days per week

10. What is the current CAPACITY of this school’s building(s)?Do not count the capacity of temporary buildings.

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Does this school have one or more temporary buildings?11a.

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Yes

No

b.


What is the capacity of the temporary building(s)?

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Does this school ROUTINELY use common areas such as the cafeteria, gymnasium,or other nonacademic areas for instructional purposes to accommodate for anoverflow of students?

12.

1

2

Yes

No

Do you have any teachers who do not have their own classrooms due to a lack ofspace?

13.

Yes

No

1

2

Does this school have a library or library media center?14.(A library media center is an organized collection of printed and/or audiovisual and/or computer resourceswhich is administered as a unit, is located in a designated place or places, and makes resources and servicesavailable to students, teachers, and administrators.)

1

(A library media center may be called a library, media center, resource center, information center, instructionalmaterials center, learning resource center, or some other name.)

Yes

No

1

2

Which of the following best describes this school?15.Mark (X) only one box.

REGULAR elementary or secondary

MONTESSORI2

Elementary or secondary with a SPECIAL PROGRAM EMPHASIS (such as a science/math school,performing arts school, foreign language immersion school, talented/gifted school, etc.)

3

4 SPECIAL EDUCATION school – primarily serves students with disabilities

VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL school – primarily serves students being trained for occupations

ALTERNATIVE – offers a curriculum designed to provide alternative or nontraditional education; doesnot specifically fall into the categories of regular, special program emphasis, special education, orvocational school – Please describe.

6

7 EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM/DAY CARE CENTER (e.g., kindergarten only, prekindergarten andkindergarten only, kindergarten and transitional first grade only, day care and transitional kindergartenonly, etc.)

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Does this school have instruction specifically designed to address the needs of limited-English proficient students?

83.

1

2

Yes

No

How are limited-English proficient students taught English?84.

How are limited-English proficient students taught subject matter courses such asmathematics, science, and social studies?

85.


a. Using ESL, bilingual, or immersion techniques?

Yes

No

1

2

b. In regular English-speaking classrooms?

1

2

Yes

No

Are they taught –

a.

Yes

No

1

2

In their native language?

b. Using ESL, bilingual, or immersion techniques?

Yes

No

1

2

c. In regular English-speaking classrooms?

Yes

No

1

2

Does this school require limited-English proficient students to pass a test of Englishlanguage proficiency to complete its limited-English proficient program?

86.

Yes

No

1

2

➜

Are they taught –

Are limited-English proficient students in this school administered assessments at leastonce per year to determine their level of English language proficiency?

87.

Yes

No

1

2

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324502§AN#¤FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

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Home language survey

d. Student interview

e. Student records

f. Achievement test

g. Language proficiency test

c.

Are the following used to determine whether a student is limited-English proficient?a. Information provided by parent

b. Teacher observation or referral

82.

Yes

No

YOUR COMMENTS

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No

1

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Yes

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Is a major role of this school to support homeschooling?16.

YOUR COMMENTS

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Is this school located in a private home that is used primarily as a family residence?17.1

2

Yes

No

Yes

No

1

2

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Roman Catholic

African Methodist Episcopal

Amish

Assembly of God

Baptist

Brethren

Calvinist

Christian (no specific denomination)

Church of Christ

Church of God

Church of God in Christ

Disciples of Christ

Episcopal

Friends

Greek Orthodox

Islamic

Jewish

Latter Day Saints

Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA)

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Other Lutheran

Mennonite

Methodist

Pentecostal

Presbyterian

Seventh-Day Adventist

Other – Specify.

10

Does this school have a religious orientation or purpose?18.

SCHOOL AFFILIATIONII

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2

Yes

No GO TO item 21 on page 11.➜

19. Is this school affiliated with a religious organization or institution?

Yes

No

1

2

What is this school’s religious orientation or affiliation?20.

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Parochial (or inter-parochial)

Diocesan

Private

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Is this school –Mark (X) only one box.Mark (X) only one box.

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78. Of the students enrolled in this school, how many have an Individual Education Plan (IEP)because they have special needs?

79. Does this school primarily serve students with disabilities?If you marked "SPECIAL EDUCATION school – primarily serves students with disabilities" for item15, then please mark "Yes" below.

0 None

Students

GO TO item 81a below.

How many IEP students are in each of the following instructional settings?The sum of entries in item 80 should equal the entry in item 78 above.

80.

1 Yes

2 No


All day in a regular classroom (100 percent of the school day)

Most of the day in a regular classroom (80–99 percent of the school day)

Some of the day in a regular classroom (40–79 percent of the school day)

Little or none of the day in a regular classroom (0–39 percent of the school day)

Of the students enrolled in this school as of October 1, have any been identified aslimited-English proficient?

81a.

Do not include prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education students.

(Limited-English proficient (LEP) refers to students whose native or dominant language is other than Englishand who have sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language as todeny them the opportunity to learn successfully in an English-speaking-only classroom.)

1

2 No

Yes

GO TO item 88 on page 46.

b. How many limited-English proficient students are enrolled in this school?

Students

YOUR COMMENTS

SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICESXI


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TECHNOLOGYXWhat is the total number of computers in this school?73.

None0 GO TO item 78 on page 43.

Which of the following best describes the one person who spends the most time helpingTEACHERS use technology at this school for teaching students?

2 The principal/school head or another school administrator

3 A school-level coordinator who has no other responsibilities

4 A full-time teacher

9 Another person – Please describe.

77.

Mark (X) the ONE BEST description for that person.

Number of computers

How many of these computers currently have access to the Internet?

Number of computers

None0

Of the total number of computers in this school (i.e., those in question 73), how many areused for instructional purposes?


Number of computers

5 A part-time teacher

A library media specialist

7 A volunteer

6

8 A contractor


76.

74.

Do most students have access to the Internet through computers located in this school?75.Yes1

No2

➜

➜

Include computers used for instructional and administrative purposes. If none, please mark (X) the box.

If there is more than one person, mark for the one person who spends the most time on this work.

No one serves this function10

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Do not include computers that are used exclusively for administrative purposes such as record keepingor communication.

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To which of the following associations or organizations does this school belong?21.

0 This school does NOT belong to ANY associations or organizations.

Mark (X) all that apply.

1

1

1

1

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1

1

1

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1

Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) (or School of Tomorrow)

American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)

Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)

Christian Schools International (CSI)

Council of Islamic Schools in North America (CISNA)

Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)

Friends Council on Education (FCE)

General Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)

Islamic School League of America

Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)

National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)

National Christian School Association (NCSA)

National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)

Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship (ORUEF)

Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)

Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)

Other religious school association(s) – Specify.

RELIGIOUS

YOUR COMMENTS

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American Montessori Society (AMS)

Other Montessori association(s)

Association of Military Colleges and Schools (AMCS)

Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA)

Bilingual School Association (BSA)

Council of Bilingual Education (CBE)

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC)

Other association(s) for exceptional children

European Council for International Schools (ECIS)

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE)

National Association of Laboratory Schools (NALS)

National Coalition of Girls’ Schools (NCGS)

Other special emphasis association(s) – Specify.

SPECIAL EMPHASIS

Continued —

Alternative School Network (ASN)

Institute for Independent Education (IIE)

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

State or regional independent school association

National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools (NCACS)

National Independent Private Schools Association (NIPSA)

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)

Other school association(s) – Specify.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

OTHER SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS

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72.

d. Social studiesIs this training provided for the following fields?

Yes

No

1

2

Computer sciencee.1

2

Yes

No

Mathematics

Yes

No

1

2

f.

Continued –

g. Physical sciences

Yes

No

1

2

h. Biological or life sciences

Yes

No

1

2

i. English as a Second Language (ESL) or English for Speakers of Other Languages(ESOL) or bilingual education

Yes

No

1

2

j. Foreign languages

Yes

No

1

2

Music or art

Yes

No

1

2

k.

l. Vocational or technical education

1

2

Yes

No

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Are the following sources of funding for teacher professional development activities usedin this school?

70.

1

2

Yes

No

a. General school operating funds

Special projects budgetsb.1

2

Yes

No

School improvement funds

Yes

No

1

2

Title I

Yes

No

1

2

Other federal programs

Yes

No

1

2

c.

d.

e.

Private sector grants

Yes

No

1

2

f.

71. Is training available to prepare staff members in this school, at no cost to them, toteach in fields with current or anticipated shortages?

1

2

Yes


72. Is this training provided for the following fields?General elementarya.1

2

Yes

No

Special educationb.1

2

Yes

No

English/Language arts

Yes

No

1

2

c.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0308

0311

0312

0313

0314

0332

0310

0333

0334

0335

13

Has this school received accreditation from any accrediting agency?22.

YOUR COMMENTS

321303§A.$¤

1

2

Yes

No

a.

GO TO Section III on page 14.

A state government accrediting agency?

➜

("Accreditation" is defined as a peer review process which includes, but is not limited to, self study, site visits,cyclical reporting and evaluation.)

Has this school been accredited by –23.

1

2

Yes

No

b. A state nonpublic school accrediting consortium or commission, or an accreditingassociation accepted by such consortium or commission?

Yes

No

1

2

c. One or more of the seven "Regional or Transregional Accrediting Agencies" (SouthernAssociation of Colleges and Schools, North Central Association of Colleges andSchools, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Middle States Associationof Colleges and Schools, Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, WesternAssociation of Schools and Colleges, Commission on International or TransregionalAccreditation)?

Yes

No

1

2

Accrediting association with full membership in the National Council for PrivateSchool Accreditation (NCPSA)?

d.

Yes

No

1

2

Other?e.Yes – Describe.

No

1

2

➜

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0785

0786

0787

0788

0789

0790 5790

14

INSTRUCTIONS AND AN EXAMPLE FOR ITEM 24

STAFFINGIII

In item 24, we ask for the number of teachers for grades K – 12 by the amount of time they teach atTHIS school.

321402§A/#¤

0 None

Full-time teachers

Example:

The following is an example to illustrate how to report teachers in this item for a school that includesprekindergarten through grade 8.

If this school has eight full-time teachers for grades 1–8, one full-time teacher who teaches kindergarten1⁄2 time and prekindergarten 1⁄2 time, a music teacher who teaches two days each week, a physical educationteacher who teaches three days each week, and a teaching principal who teaches one 30-minute class eachday, you would complete item 24 as follows:

8

0 None

Teach at least 3⁄4 time but less than full time

0 None

Teach at least 1⁄2 time but less than 3⁄4 time2

X

This number includes the one full-time teacher who teaches kindergarten 1⁄2 time and prekindergarten1⁄2 time.The time he/she spends teaching prekindergarten in not counted in item 24.

This number also includes the physical education teacher who teaches three days a week.

None0

Teach at least 1⁄4 time but less than 1⁄2 time

This includes the music teacher who teaches two days a week.

None0

Teach less than 1⁄4 time

This includes the principal who teaches one 30-minute class each day. The time he/she spendsworking as a principal is not included in item 24.

TOTAL TEACHERS2

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003) 39323901§AH"¤

68.

Include coordinators, supervisors, principals, directors, and heads of school.

i. Opportunities to serve as mentors within the school

Does this school provide the following professional development opportunities forschool administrators?

Yes

No

1

2

Strategic planning retreatsj.1

2

Yes

No

Opportunities to visit other schools

Yes

No

1

2

Deciding the content?

Teachers

Principals or other school staff

1

2

4

k.

a.

Continued –

69. With regard to the in-service professional development activities for TEACHERS inthis school, who has PRIMARY responsibility for –

Mark (X) only one box in items a, b, and c.

Outside professional development providers (e.g., university or college faculty, professionalorganizations)

Designing and planning the activities?

Teachers


1

2

4

b.


Conducting the activities?c.Teachers



1

2

4

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0301

0302

0303

0304

0305

0306

38323802§AG#¤

Does this school have a training or development program for aspiring schooladministrators?

67.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTIX


1

2

Yes

No

a. Administrative internships

68. Does this school provide the following professional development opportunities forschool administrators?

Yes

No

1

2

Training in management techniquesb.1

2

Yes

No

Training in evaluation or supervision

Yes

No

1

2

Training to use technology for planning, budgeting, decision-making, or reporting

Yes

No

1

2

Training about advances in curriculum, teaching, or assessment

Yes

No

1

2

c.

d.

e.

Formal networking opportunities for personnel with similar responsibilities

Yes

No

1

2

f.

Reimbursement to attend local, state, or national conferences

Yes

No

1

2

g.

Funding for university or college course work

Yes

No

1

2

h.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0292

0293

0294

0295

0296

0297

0298

0299

0300

15321501§A0"¤

0 None

0513Full-time teachers

0 None

0791Teach at least

0 None

0792Teach at least

None0

Teach at least0793

None0

Teach less than0794

TOTAL TEACHERS

Around October 1, 2003, how many persons were teaching in grades K–12 and/orCOMPARABLE ungraded levels at this school in the following time categories?

24.

Consider only the amount of time an individual works as a teacher during a typical week at THIS school.

Include:

Do not include:

• Regular classroom teachers;

• Teachers who teach subjects such as music, art, physical education, and special education;

• Teaching principals/administrators who teach a regularly scheduled class at this school.

• Teachers who teach ONLY nursery school, prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education;

• Student teachers, teacher aides, day care aides, or short-term substitute teachers;

• Counselors, library media specialists/librarians, speech therapists, social workers, or administratorsUNLESS they also teach a regularly scheduled class at THIS school.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

3⁄4 time but less than full time

1⁄2 time but less than 3⁄4 time


1⁄4 time


0795

16

Of the full-time and part-time TEACHERS in this school around the first of October,how many were –

25.

In item 25, include only TEACHERS who teach students in one or more of grades K–12 or comparableungraded levels. Do NOT include student teachers, short-term substitute teachers, or teachers who teach onlynursery, prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education.

321600§A1!¤

0 None

0515Teachers

a. Hispanic, regardless of race?If none, please mark (X) the box.

White, not of Hispanic origin?b.

None

Teachers0516

Black, not of Hispanic origin?

Teachers

None

0517

Asian or Pacific Islander?

Teachers

None

0518

d.

American Indian or Alaska Native?e.

Total teachers (sum of entries in items 25a–e)f.

None

Teachers0519

Total teachers0520

0

0

0

0

NOTE: Sum of entries in items 25a–e should equal the total teachers reported in item 24 on page 15.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

c.

37323703

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§AF$¤

66.Are pay incentives offered to recruit or retain teachers to teach in the following fields?Continued –


Yes

No

1

2


Yes

No

1

2


Yes

No

1

2


Yes

No

1

2

Music or art

Yes

No

1

2

k.


1

2

Yes

No

YOUR COMMENTS

0326

0327

0328

0329

0330

0331

36323604§AE%¤

Does this school currently use any pay incentives such as cash bonuses, salaryincreases, or different steps on the salary schedule to –

64.

1

2

Yes

No

a. Reward teachers who have attained National Board for Professional TeachingStandards certification?

Reward excellence in teaching?b.Yes

No

1

2

Reward completion of in-service professional development?c.Yes

No

1

2

Does this school currently use any pay incentives to recruit or retain teachers toteach in fields of shortage?

Yes

No

1

2

65.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0315

0316

0317

0319

➜ GO TO item 67 on page 38.

66. Are pay incentives offered to recruit or retain teachers to teach in the following fields?General elementarya.1

2

Yes

No


2

Yes

No


Yes

No

1

2

c.

d. Social studies

Yes

No

1

2

Computer sciencee.1

2

Yes

No

Mathematicsf.1

2

Yes

No

0320

0321

0322

0323

0324

0325

32170917

§A2*¤

(1) Nurses

None0None0

(2) Social workers

None0None0

(3) Psychologists

None0None0

(4) Speech therapists or pathologists

None0None0

(5) Other professional staff

None0None0

Student support services professional staffg.

26. Around the first of October, how many STAFF held full-time or part-time positions orassignments in this school in each of the following categories?

a. Principals/school heads

(Staff with part-time positions or assignments include:

• Employees you share with other schools.

• Employees who perform more than one function at this school,such as a teaching principal.)

b. Vice principals and assistant principals/school heads

None0 None0

FULL-TIME PART-TIME

None0None0

d. Instructional coordinators and supervisors, such ascurriculum specialists

None0None0

e. Library media specialists/librarians

None0None0

f. School counselors, excluding psychologists and socialworkers

None0None0

0521 0522

0523 0524

0525 0526

0527 0528

0529 0530

0531 0532

0533 0534

0535 0536

0537 0538

0539 0540


Other managers, such as business manager,development director, director of admissions

c. 0796 0797

None None00

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

18321808§A3)¤

(1) Regular Title I aides

Aidesh.

26.Around the first of October, how many STAFF heldfull-time or part-time positions or assignments inthis school in each of the following categories?

None0 None0

FULL-TIME PART-TIME

0541 0542

If none, please mark (X) the box.Continued –

ESL/Bilingual aides(2)

None0

0543 0544

0 None

None0

0546

None0

0545Special education instructional aides(3)

Special education non-instructional aides(4)

None0

0547

0 None

0548

None0

05500549

0 None

Library media center instructional aides(5)

Library media center non-instructional aides(6)0551

0 None

0552

0 None

None0

05540553

0 None

Other classroom instructional aides(7)

(8) Other non-instructional aides0555

0 None

0556

0 None

None0

0558

None0

0557Secretaries and other clerical support staff

Food service personnelj.0559

0 None

0560

0 None

i.

0 None

0561Custodial, maintenance, and security personnelk.

0 None

0562

None

0564

None0

0563Other employees not reported abovel.

0

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003) 35323505§AD&¤

Does this school offer the following to teachers?63.

YOUR COMMENTS

1

2

Yes

No

a. General medical insurance

Dental insuranceb.Yes

No

1

2

Group life insurancec.Yes

No

1

2

Retirement plan

Yes

No

1

2

d.

Tuition reimbursement

Yes

No

1

2

e.

Housing, housing subsidies, or rent assistance

Yes

No

1

2

f.

Subsidized meals

Yes

No

1

2

g.

Subsidized transportation

Yes

No

1

2

h.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0124

0125

0126

0127

0128

0129

0130

0131

34

Is there a salary schedule for teachers in this school?59.

TEACHER COMPENSATIONVIII

Please report salaries in whole dollars.

323406§AC’¤

1

2

Yes

No

a.


A teacher with a bachelor’s degree and no teaching experience?

➜

, per year$ .00

60. According to the salary schedule, what is the normal yearly base salary for –

A teacher with a bachelor’s degree and 10 years of teaching experience?b.

A teacher with a master’s degree (or its equivalent in credit hours beyond abachelor’s degree) and no teaching experience?

c.

, per year$ .00

, per year$ .00

A teacher with a master’s degree (or its equivalent in credit hours) and 10 years ofteaching experience?

d.

per year$ .00,

A teacher at the highest possible step on the salary schedule?e.

per year,$ .00

If you completed item 6061. GO TO item 63 on page 35.➜

What is the range of full-time teachers’ yearly base salaries in this school?62.Report salaries in whole dollars.

TO

, per year (Lowest)$ .00

, per year (Highest)$ .00

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

1 Not applicable

Mark (X) not applicable if this school does not have this particular step or schedule.

0116

Not applicable0118 1

0120 1 Not applicable

0113

0114

0115

0117

0119

0121

0122

0123

19

YOUR COMMENTS

321907§A4(¤

On the most recent school day, how many SHORT-TERM substitute teachers wereteaching at this school?

27.


0 None

0565 Short-term substitute teachers

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

20

Does this school grant high school diplomas?28.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSIV

Do not include vocational certificates, certificates of attendance, or certificates of completion.

322003§A5$¤

1

2

Yes

No GO TO item 32 on page 21.

For high school graduates of the class of 2004, how many years of instruction arerequired in each of the following areas for a standard diploma?

➜

29.

Record the number to the nearest TENTH, e.g.,

If not applicable, please mark (X) the box.

Not applicable0277 Years

0278 Years

Mathematicsb.

a. English/Language arts

0279 Years

Computer sciencec.

Social sciences, social studies (e.g., history, geography, economics)d.

0280Years

Physical or biological sciencese.

0281Years

Foreign languagesf.

0282Years

.

.

.

.

.

.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

3.0, 2.5, etc.

99

Not applicable99

99 Not applicable

Not applicable99

99 Not applicable

99 Not applicable

0276

33323307§AB(¤

Does this school hire PARAPROFESSIONALS who provide INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT?57.Do NOT mark "Yes" if this school’s paraprofessionals engage solely in non-instructional activities.

YOUR COMMENTS

1

2

Yes

No

a.


High school diploma or its recognized equivalent

➜

58. Are the following criteria used in considering applicants for paraprofessional staff whoprovide INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT in this school?

Not used

Used but not required

Required

1

2

3

Completion of at least two years of collegeb.1

2

3

Not used


Required

Associate’s or higher degree

Not used


Required

1

2

3

Passage of a state or local test measuring knowledge of and ability to assist in reading,writing, and mathematics (this also includes reading readiness, writing readiness, andmathematics readiness)

Not used


Required

1

2

3

c.

d.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

Mark (X) only one box for each of a–d.

0103

0104

0105

0106

0107

32

LAST school year (2002–03), how many teachers of the following types wereDISMISSED or did not have their contracts renewed based on poor performance?

54.


YOUR COMMENTS

323208§AA)¤

a. Teachers with 3 or fewer years of experience

0 None

0091 Teachers

Teachers with more than 3 years of experienceb.

Teachers

None0

55. Are there formal procedures to counsel out poor-performing or incompetent teachers inthis school?

Yes

No

1

2

How many months is the normal contract year for a teacher in this school?56.Mark (X) only one box.

1

2

3

4

5

6

Less than 9 months

9 months

9 1⁄2 months

10 months

11 months

12 months

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

Record HEAD COUNTS, not FTEs (full-time equivalents).

0092

0093

0095

21322102§A6#¤

For high school graduates of the class of 2004, does this school have a communityservice requirement for a standard diploma?

30.

Include 2003 summer graduates. Do not include students who received only vocational certificates,certificates of attendance, or certificates of completion.

YOUR COMMENTS

1

2

Yes

No

b.


How many hours are required?

12th graders

➜

0798 ,

31a. Does this school require a certain number of hours of community service?

➜ GO TO item 32 below.

1

2

Yes

No

Hours

32. Last school year (2002–03), were any students enrolled in 12th grade?

➜ GO TO item 35a on page 22.

1

2

Yes

No

33. How many students were enrolled in 12th grade around October 1, 2002?

LAST school year (2002–03), how many students graduated from the 12th grade with adiploma?

34a.


0 None0799

, Graduates


Percent Four-year colleges?

Of those who graduated with a diploma last year, approximately what percentage went to:b.

Percent Two-year colleges?

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0283

0284

0503

0285

0505

0506

22

Do any students board at this school?35a.

TUITION AND ADMISSIONSV

Please report in whole dollars.

YOUR COMMENTS

322201§A7"¤

1

2

Yes

No

b.


How many students board at this school?

➜

0802 ,

All1

Students

0801

Does this school charge tuition for any students?36.Yes

No

1

2 GO TO item 39 below.➜

Does this school have any policy for modifying or discounting tuition rates, such ason the basis of additional students from the same family, financial need, or churchmembership?

37a.

GO TO item 38 below.➜Yes

No

1

2

How many students receive a modified or discounted tuition rate on the basis ofFINANCIAL NEED?

b.

, Students0805

What is the highest ANNUAL tuition charged by this school for a full-time student?38.

Do not include boarding fees.

, Per year$ .00

39. Is this ENTIRE SCHOOL specifically for students who have been suspended orexpelled, who have dropped out, or who have been referred for behavioral oradjustment problems?

Yes

No

1

2

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0800

0803

0804

0806

0443

31

For THIS school year (2003–04), did this school use the following methods to cover thevacancies?a. Hired a fully qualified teacher

Yes

No

1

2

b. Hired a less-than-fully qualified teacher

Yes

No

1

2

c.

Cancelled planned course offerings

Yes

No

1

2

d.

Expanded some class sizes

Yes

No

1

2

e.

Added sections to other teachers’ normal teaching loads

Yes

No

1

2

Assigned a teacher of another subject or grade level to teach those classes

f.

1

2

Yes

No

g.

Assigned an administrator or counselor to teach those classes

Yes

No

1

2

h.

Used long-term or short-term substitutes

1

2

Yes

No

53.

0579

0580

0581

0582

0583

0584

0585

0586

323109§A@*¤FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

323000

30

§A?!¤

For THIS school year (2003–04), were there teaching vacancies in this school, that is,teaching positions for which teachers were recruited and interviewed?

52a.

1

2

Yes


b. How easy or difficult was it to fill the vacancies in each of the following fields?

Easy Somewhat difficult

Verydifficult

Could not fill the

vacancy

General elementary

Nopositions

in thisschool

No vacancyin thisfield

1

Mark (X) ONE box on each line.

(1) 2 3 4 5 6

Special education 1(2) 2 3 4 5 6

English/Language arts 1(3) 2 3 4 5 6

Social studies 1(4) 2 3 4 5 6

Computer science 1(5) 2 3 4 5 6

Mathematics 1(6) 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6Biology or life sciences

1(8) 2 3 4 5 6

English as a Second Language(ESL), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), or bilingual education 1

(9)

2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6Foreign languages(10)

(11) Music or art 1 2 3 4 5 6

(12) Vocational or technicaleducation 1 2 3 4 5 6

Physical sciences

(7)

0566

0567

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0568

0569

0570

0571

0572

0573

0574

0575

0576

0577

0578

23

Academic record

Special student needs (e.g., students "at risk" or with disabilities)

Special student aptitudes, skills, or talents

Personal interview

Recommendations

Does this school use the following requirements for admission?(1) Admission test

Standardized achievement test

b.

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

40a. Does this school have any special requirements for admission other than proof ofimmunization, age, or residence?

Yes


1

2 ➜

0447

0448

322300§A8!¤

Religious affiliation(8)Yes

No

1

2

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0449

0450

0451

0452

0453

0454

0807

24322409§A9*¤

THIS school year (2003–04), does this school use the following methods to organizeclasses or student groups?

41.

STUDENTS AND CLASS ORGANIZATIONVI

1

2

Yes

No

a. Traditional grades or academic discipline-based departments

Grades subdivided into small groups such as "houses" or "families"b.Yes

No

1

2

Student groups that remain two or more years with the same teacher

Yes

No

1

2

c.

Interdisciplinary teaching

Yes

No

1

2

d.

Paired or team teaching

Yes

No

1

2

e.

(Interdisciplinary teaching is when two or more teachers with different academic specializationscollaborate to teach an interdisciplinary program to the same group of students.)

(Paired or team teaching is when two or more teachers, in the same class, at the same time, arejointly responsible for teaching a single group of students.)

42. THIS school year (2003–04), are class periods scheduled to create extended blocks ofinstruction time at this school?

Yes

No

1

2

(That is, is block scheduling used at this school?)

0494

Does this school use a year-round calendar to distribute school days across 12 months?43a.1

2

Yes


Do all students attend on the same cycle?b.Yes

No

1

2

➜0496

0497

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

(e.g., looping)

0489

0490

0491

0492

0493

29322904§A>%¤

YOUR COMMENTS

g.

51.Are the following criteria used in considering applicants for teaching positions inthis school?

1 Not used

Passing score on a STATE test of subject knowledge

2 Used but not required

3 Required

h.1 Not used

Passing score on a local SCHOOL test of basic skills or subject knowledge


3 Required

Passing score on the Praxis Series Core Battery Test of Professional Knowledgei.1

2

3

Not used


Required

Passing score on the Praxis II: Subject Assessment in a specific content areaj.1

2

3

Not used


Required

Continued–

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0083

0084

0085

0086

28

For this school year, how many teachers were newly hired by this school for gradesK–12 and comparable ungraded levels?

50.

RECRUITMENT AND HIRING OF TEACHERSVII

(Newly hired teachers are teachers not employed in this school last school year.)

322805§A=&¤

a.

Teachers

Report HEAD COUNTS, not FTEs (full-time equivalent).


0 None

51. Are the following criteria used in considering applicants for teaching positions inthis school?

1 Not used

Full standard state certification for field to be taught


3 Required

b.1 Not used

Certification by a private school association or organization


3 Required

At least emergency or temporary state certification or endorsement for field to be taughtc.1

2

3

Not used


Required

Graduation from a state-approved teacher education programd.1

2

3

Not used


Required

College major or minor in field to be taughte.1

2

3

Not used


Required

Passing score on a STATE test of basic skillsf.1

2

3

Not used


Required

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

Mark (X) only one box for each of a–j.

0077

0078

0808

0079

0080

0081

0082

322508

25

§A:)¤

Are the following opportunities available for students in grades 9–12 in this school?45.a. College credits offered through community colleges, colleges, or distance learning

providers

1

2

Yes

No

Work-based learning or internships, in which students earn COURSE CREDITS forsupervised learning activities that occur in paid or unpaid workplace assignments

b.

Yes

No

1

2

Career learning, as a course or part of a course in which students learn aboutpossible careers

c.

1

2

Yes

No

Job shadowing, in which students learn about a job by following the schedule of aperson who holds that job

d.

1

2

Yes

No

0499

0500

0501

0502

YOUR COMMENTS

Does this school have students in one or more of grades 9–12?44.Yes

No

1

2 GO TO item 46 on page 26.➜0498

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

322607

26

§A;(¤

Does this school offer the following programs?46.

1

2

Yes

No

a. Programs with special instructional approaches (e.g., Montessori, self-paced instruction, open education, ungraded classrooms, etc.)

1

2

Yes

No

b. Talented/gifted program or honors courses(Designed for students with specifically identified talents or exceptional academic achievement)

1

2

Yes

No

A program in which at least half of the core subjects are taught in a foreign language (A foreign language immersion program)

1

2

Yes

No

d. Advanced placement (AP) courses for college credit

c.

0462

1

2

Yes

No

e. International Baccalaureate (IB) (An international curriculum certified by the International Baccalaureate Organization)

1

2

Yes

No

f. Specialized career academy(Multi-year curriculum that integrates academic and vocational courses, organized around broad career areas)

Distance learning course(s)(Taught primarily via television, satellite, Internet, or e-mail)

g.

1

2

Yes

No

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0463

0464

0465

0466

0467

0468

322706

27

§A<’¤

47. Are the following programs or services currently available AT THIS SCHOOL for studentsin any of grades K–12 or comparable ungraded levels, regardless of funding source?a.

Yes

No

A separate, self-contained program for students with discipline or adjustment problems

1

2

Medical health care services beyond those provided by a school nurse(Services to diagnose and/or treat health problems of students)

b.

1

2

Yes

No

Extended day program providing instruction beyond the normal school day for studentswho need academic assistance

c.

1

2

Yes

No

48. LAST summer (2003) or LAST school year (2002–03), were summer school activities oracademic intersessions provided for students enrolled in this school who neededacademic assistance?

Yes

No

1

2

Before-school or after-school day care programsd.1

2

Yes

No

LAST summer (2003) or LAST school year (2002–03), were summer school activities oracademic intersessions provided for students enrolled in this school who sought academicadvancement or enrichment?

49.

Yes

No

1

2

0475

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0476

0477

0478

0479

0481

28

For this school year, how many teachers were newly hired by this school for gradesK–12 and comparable ungraded levels?

50.

RECRUITMENT AND HIRING OF TEACHERSVII

(Newly hired teachers are teachers not employed in this school last school year.)

322805§A=&¤

a.

Teachers

Report HEAD COUNTS, not FTEs (full-time equivalent).


0 None

51. Are the following criteria used in considering applicants for teaching positions inthis school?

1 Not used

Full standard state certification for field to be taught


3 Required

b.1 Not used

Certification by a private school association or organization


3 Required

At least emergency or temporary state certification or endorsement for field to be taughtc.1

2

3

Not used


Required

Graduation from a state-approved teacher education programd.1

2

3

Not used


Required

College major or minor in field to be taughte.1

2

3

Not used


Required

Passing score on a STATE test of basic skillsf.1

2

3

Not used


Required

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

Mark (X) only one box for each of a–j.

0077

0078

0808

0079

0080

0081

0082

322508

25

§A:)¤

Are the following opportunities available for students in grades 9–12 in this school?45.a. College credits offered through community colleges, colleges, or distance learning

providers

1

2

Yes

No

Work-based learning or internships, in which students earn COURSE CREDITS forsupervised learning activities that occur in paid or unpaid workplace assignments

b.

Yes

No

1

2

Career learning, as a course or part of a course in which students learn aboutpossible careers

c.

1

2

Yes

No

Job shadowing, in which students learn about a job by following the schedule of aperson who holds that job

d.

1

2

Yes

No

0499

0500

0501

0502

YOUR COMMENTS

Does this school have students in one or more of grades 9–12?44.Yes

No

1

2 GO TO item 46 on page 26.➜0498

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

24322409§A9*¤

THIS school year (2003–04), does this school use the following methods to organizeclasses or student groups?

41.

STUDENTS AND CLASS ORGANIZATIONVI

1

2

Yes

No

a. Traditional grades or academic discipline-based departments

Grades subdivided into small groups such as "houses" or "families"b.Yes

No

1

2

Student groups that remain two or more years with the same teacher

Yes

No

1

2

c.

Interdisciplinary teaching

Yes

No

1

2

d.

Paired or team teaching

Yes

No

1

2

e.

(Interdisciplinary teaching is when two or more teachers with different academic specializationscollaborate to teach an interdisciplinary program to the same group of students.)

(Paired or team teaching is when two or more teachers, in the same class, at the same time, arejointly responsible for teaching a single group of students.)

42. THIS school year (2003–04), are class periods scheduled to create extended blocks ofinstruction time at this school?

Yes

No

1

2

(That is, is block scheduling used at this school?)

0494

Does this school use a year-round calendar to distribute school days across 12 months?43a.1

2

Yes


Do all students attend on the same cycle?b.Yes

No

1

2

➜0496

0497

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

(e.g., looping)

0489

0490

0491

0492

0493

29322904§A>%¤

YOUR COMMENTS

g.

51.Are the following criteria used in considering applicants for teaching positions inthis school?

1 Not used

Passing score on a STATE test of subject knowledge


3 Required

h.1 Not used

Passing score on a local SCHOOL test of basic skills or subject knowledge


3 Required

Passing score on the Praxis Series Core Battery Test of Professional Knowledgei.1

2

3

Not used


Required

Passing score on the Praxis II: Subject Assessment in a specific content areaj.1

2

3

Not used


Required

Continued–

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0083

0084

0085

0086

323000

30

§A?!¤

For THIS school year (2003–04), were there teaching vacancies in this school, that is,teaching positions for which teachers were recruited and interviewed?

52a.

1

2

Yes


b. How easy or difficult was it to fill the vacancies in each of the following fields?

Easy Somewhat difficult

Verydifficult

Could not fill the

vacancy

General elementary

Nopositions

in thisschool

No vacancyin thisfield

1

Mark (X) ONE box on each line.

(1) 2 3 4 5 6

Special education 1(2) 2 3 4 5 6

English/Language arts 1(3) 2 3 4 5 6

Social studies 1(4) 2 3 4 5 6

Computer science 1(5) 2 3 4 5 6

Mathematics 1(6) 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6Biology or life sciences

1(8) 2 3 4 5 6

English as a Second Language(ESL), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), or bilingual education 1

(9)

2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6Foreign languages(10)

(11) Music or art 1 2 3 4 5 6

(12) Vocational or technicaleducation 1 2 3 4 5 6

Physical sciences

(7)

0566

0567

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0568

0569

0570

0571

0572

0573

0574

0575

0576

0577

0578

23

Academic record

Special student needs (e.g., students "at risk" or with disabilities)

Special student aptitudes, skills, or talents

Personal interview

Recommendations

Does this school use the following requirements for admission?(1) Admission test

Standardized achievement test

b.

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

40a. Does this school have any special requirements for admission other than proof ofimmunization, age, or residence?

Yes


1

2 ➜

0447

0448

322300§A8!¤

Religious affiliation(8)Yes

No

1

2

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0449

0450

0451

0452

0453

0454

0807

22

Do any students board at this school?35a.

TUITION AND ADMISSIONSV

Please report in whole dollars.

YOUR COMMENTS

322201§A7"¤

1

2

Yes

No

b.


How many students board at this school?

➜

0802 ,

All1

Students

0801

Does this school charge tuition for any students?36.Yes

No

1

2 GO TO item 39 below.➜

Does this school have any policy for modifying or discounting tuition rates, such ason the basis of additional students from the same family, financial need, or churchmembership?

37a.

GO TO item 38 below.➜Yes

No

1

2

How many students receive a modified or discounted tuition rate on the basis ofFINANCIAL NEED?

b.

, Students0805

What is the highest ANNUAL tuition charged by this school for a full-time student?38.

Do not include boarding fees.

, Per year$ .00

39. Is this ENTIRE SCHOOL specifically for students who have been suspended orexpelled, who have dropped out, or who have been referred for behavioral oradjustment problems?

Yes

No

1

2

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0800

0803

0804

0806

0443

31

For THIS school year (2003–04), did this school use the following methods to cover thevacancies?a. Hired a fully qualified teacher

Yes

No

1

2

b. Hired a less-than-fully qualified teacher

Yes

No

1

2

c.

Cancelled planned course offerings

Yes

No

1

2

d.

Expanded some class sizes

Yes

No

1

2

e.

Added sections to other teachers’ normal teaching loads

Yes

No

1

2

Assigned a teacher of another subject or grade level to teach those classes

f.

1

2

Yes

No

g.

Assigned an administrator or counselor to teach those classes

Yes

No

1

2

h.

Used long-term or short-term substitutes

1

2

Yes

No

53.

0579

0580

0581

0582

0583

0584

0585

0586

323109§A@*¤FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

32

LAST school year (2002–03), how many teachers of the following types wereDISMISSED or did not have their contracts renewed based on poor performance?

54.


YOUR COMMENTS

323208§AA)¤

a. Teachers with 3 or fewer years of experience

0 None

0091 Teachers

Teachers with more than 3 years of experienceb.

Teachers

None0

55. Are there formal procedures to counsel out poor-performing or incompetent teachers inthis school?

Yes

No

1

2

How many months is the normal contract year for a teacher in this school?56.Mark (X) only one box.

1

2

3

4

5

6

Less than 9 months

9 months

9 1⁄2 months

10 months

11 months

12 months

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

Record HEAD COUNTS, not FTEs (full-time equivalents).

0092

0093

0095

21322102§A6#¤

For high school graduates of the class of 2004, does this school have a communityservice requirement for a standard diploma?

30.

Include 2003 summer graduates. Do not include students who received only vocational certificates,certificates of attendance, or certificates of completion.

YOUR COMMENTS

1

2

Yes

No

b.


How many hours are required?

12th graders

➜

0798 ,

31a. Does this school require a certain number of hours of community service?

➜ GO TO item 32 below.

1

2

Yes

No

Hours

32. Last school year (2002–03), were any students enrolled in 12th grade?


1

2

Yes

No

33. How many students were enrolled in 12th grade around October 1, 2002?

LAST school year (2002–03), how many students graduated from the 12th grade with adiploma?

34a.


0 None0799

, Graduates


Percent Four-year colleges?

Of those who graduated with a diploma last year, approximately what percentage went to:b.

Percent Two-year colleges?

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0283

0284

0503

0285

0505

0506

20

Does this school grant high school diplomas?28.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSIV

Do not include vocational certificates, certificates of attendance, or certificates of completion.

322003§A5$¤

1

2

Yes


For high school graduates of the class of 2004, how many years of instruction arerequired in each of the following areas for a standard diploma?

➜

29.

Record the number to the nearest TENTH, e.g.,

If not applicable, please mark (X) the box.

Not applicable0277 Years

0278 Years

Mathematicsb.

a. English/Language arts

0279 Years

Computer sciencec.

Social sciences, social studies (e.g., history, geography, economics)d.

0280Years

Physical or biological sciencese.

0281Years

Foreign languagesf.

0282Years

.

.

.

.

.

.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

3.0, 2.5, etc.

99

Not applicable99

99 Not applicable

Not applicable99

99 Not applicable

99 Not applicable

0276

33323307§AB(¤

Does this school hire PARAPROFESSIONALS who provide INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT?57.Do NOT mark "Yes" if this school’s paraprofessionals engage solely in non-instructional activities.

YOUR COMMENTS

1

2

Yes

No

a.


High school diploma or its recognized equivalent

➜

58. Are the following criteria used in considering applicants for paraprofessional staff whoprovide INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT in this school?

Not used


Required

1

2

3

Completion of at least two years of collegeb.1

2

3

Not used


Required

Associate’s or higher degree

Not used


Required

1

2

3

Passage of a state or local test measuring knowledge of and ability to assist in reading,writing, and mathematics (this also includes reading readiness, writing readiness, andmathematics readiness)

Not used


Required

1

2

3

c.

d.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

Mark (X) only one box for each of a–d.

0103

0104

0105

0106

0107

34

Is there a salary schedule for teachers in this school?59.

TEACHER COMPENSATIONVIII

Please report salaries in whole dollars.

323406§AC’¤

1

2

Yes

No

a.


A teacher with a bachelor’s degree and no teaching experience?

➜

, per year$ .00

60. According to the salary schedule, what is the normal yearly base salary for –

A teacher with a bachelor’s degree and 10 years of teaching experience?b.

A teacher with a master’s degree (or its equivalent in credit hours beyond abachelor’s degree) and no teaching experience?

c.

, per year$ .00

, per year$ .00

A teacher with a master’s degree (or its equivalent in credit hours) and 10 years ofteaching experience?

d.

per year$ .00,

A teacher at the highest possible step on the salary schedule?e.

per year,$ .00

If you completed item 6061. GO TO item 63 on page 35.➜

What is the range of full-time teachers’ yearly base salaries in this school?62.Report salaries in whole dollars.

TO

, per year (Lowest)$ .00

, per year (Highest)$ .00

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

1 Not applicable

Mark (X) not applicable if this school does not have this particular step or schedule.

0116

Not applicable0118 1

0120 1 Not applicable

0113

0114

0115

0117

0119

0121

0122

0123

19

YOUR COMMENTS

321907§A4(¤

On the most recent school day, how many SHORT-TERM substitute teachers wereteaching at this school?

27.


0 None

0565 Short-term substitute teachers

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

18321808§A3)¤

(1) Regular Title I aides

Aidesh.

26.Around the first of October, how many STAFF heldfull-time or part-time positions or assignments inthis school in each of the following categories?

None0 None0

FULL-TIME PART-TIME

0541 0542

If none, please mark (X) the box.Continued –

ESL/Bilingual aides(2)

None0

0543 0544

0 None

None0

0546

None0

0545Special education instructional aides(3)

Special education non-instructional aides(4)

None0

0547

0 None

0548

None0

05500549

0 None

Library media center instructional aides(5)

Library media center non-instructional aides(6)0551

0 None

0552

0 None

None0

05540553

0 None

Other classroom instructional aides(7)

(8) Other non-instructional aides0555

0 None

0556

0 None

None0

0558

None0

0557Secretaries and other clerical support staff

Food service personnelj.0559

0 None

0560

0 None

i.

0 None

0561Custodial, maintenance, and security personnelk.

0 None

0562

None

0564

None0

0563Other employees not reported abovel.

0

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003) 35323505§AD&¤

Does this school offer the following to teachers?63.

YOUR COMMENTS

1

2

Yes

No

a. General medical insurance

Dental insuranceb.Yes

No

1

2

Group life insurancec.Yes

No

1

2

Retirement plan

Yes

No

1

2

d.

Tuition reimbursement

Yes

No

1

2

e.

Housing, housing subsidies, or rent assistance

Yes

No

1

2

f.

Subsidized meals

Yes

No

1

2

g.

Subsidized transportation

Yes

No

1

2

h.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0124

0125

0126

0127

0128

0129

0130

0131

36323604§AE%¤

Does this school currently use any pay incentives such as cash bonuses, salaryincreases, or different steps on the salary schedule to –

64.

1

2

Yes

No

a. Reward teachers who have attained National Board for Professional TeachingStandards certification?

Reward excellence in teaching?b.Yes

No

1

2

Reward completion of in-service professional development?c.Yes

No

1

2

Does this school currently use any pay incentives to recruit or retain teachers toteach in fields of shortage?

Yes

No

1

2

65.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0315

0316

0317

0319

➜ GO TO item 67 on page 38.

66. Are pay incentives offered to recruit or retain teachers to teach in the following fields?General elementarya.1

2

Yes

No


2

Yes

No


Yes

No

1

2

c.

d. Social studies

Yes

No

1

2

Computer sciencee.1

2

Yes

No

Mathematicsf.1

2

Yes

No

0320

0321

0322

0323

0324

0325

32170917

§A2*¤

(1) Nurses

None0None0

(2) Social workers

None0None0

(3) Psychologists

None0None0

(4) Speech therapists or pathologists

None0None0

(5) Other professional staff

None0None0

Student support services professional staffg.

26. Around the first of October, how many STAFF held full-time or part-time positions orassignments in this school in each of the following categories?

a. Principals/school heads

(Staff with part-time positions or assignments include:

• Employees you share with other schools.

• Employees who perform more than one function at this school,such as a teaching principal.)

b. Vice principals and assistant principals/school heads

None0 None0

FULL-TIME PART-TIME

None0None0

d. Instructional coordinators and supervisors, such ascurriculum specialists

None0None0

e. Library media specialists/librarians

None0None0

f. School counselors, excluding psychologists and socialworkers

None0None0

0521 0522

0523 0524

0525 0526

0527 0528

0529 0530

0531 0532

0533 0534

0535 0536

0537 0538

0539 0540


Other managers, such as business manager,development director, director of admissions

c. 0796 0797

None None00

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

16

Of the full-time and part-time TEACHERS in this school around the first of October,how many were –

25.

In item 25, include only TEACHERS who teach students in one or more of grades K–12 or comparableungraded levels. Do NOT include student teachers, short-term substitute teachers, or teachers who teach onlynursery, prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education.

321600§A1!¤

0 None

0515Teachers

a. Hispanic, regardless of race?If none, please mark (X) the box.

White, not of Hispanic origin?b.

None

Teachers0516

Black, not of Hispanic origin?

Teachers

None

0517

Asian or Pacific Islander?

Teachers

None

0518

d.

American Indian or Alaska Native?e.

Total teachers (sum of entries in items 25a–e)f.

None

Teachers0519

Total teachers0520

0

0

0

0

NOTE: Sum of entries in items 25a–e should equal the total teachers reported in item 24 on page 15.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

c.

37323703

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

§AF$¤

66.Are pay incentives offered to recruit or retain teachers to teach in the following fields?Continued –


Yes

No

1

2


Yes

No

1

2


Yes

No

1

2


Yes

No

1

2

Music or art

Yes

No

1

2

k.


1

2

Yes

No

YOUR COMMENTS

0326

0327

0328

0329

0330

0331

38323802§AG#¤

Does this school have a training or development program for aspiring schooladministrators?

67.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTIX


1

2

Yes

No

a. Administrative internships

68. Does this school provide the following professional development opportunities forschool administrators?

Yes

No

1

2

Training in management techniquesb.1

2

Yes

No

Training in evaluation or supervision

Yes

No

1

2

Training to use technology for planning, budgeting, decision-making, or reporting

Yes

No

1

2

Training about advances in curriculum, teaching, or assessment

Yes

No

1

2

c.

d.

e.

Formal networking opportunities for personnel with similar responsibilities

Yes

No

1

2

f.

Reimbursement to attend local, state, or national conferences

Yes

No

1

2

g.

Funding for university or college course work

Yes

No

1

2

h.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0292

0293

0294

0295

0296

0297

0298

0299

0300

15321501§A0"¤

0 None

0513Full-time teachers

0 None

0791Teach at least

0 None

0792Teach at least

None0

Teach at least0793

None0

Teach less than0794

TOTAL TEACHERS

Around October 1, 2003, how many persons were teaching in grades K–12 and/orCOMPARABLE ungraded levels at this school in the following time categories?

24.

Consider only the amount of time an individual works as a teacher during a typical week at THIS school.

Include:

Do not include:

• Regular classroom teachers;

• Teachers who teach subjects such as music, art, physical education, and special education;

• Teaching principals/administrators who teach a regularly scheduled class at this school.

• Teachers who teach ONLY nursery school, prekindergarten, postsecondary, or adult education;

• Student teachers, teacher aides, day care aides, or short-term substitute teachers;

• Counselors, library media specialists/librarians, speech therapists, social workers, or administratorsUNLESS they also teach a regularly scheduled class at THIS school.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

3⁄4 time but less than full time



1⁄4 time


0795

14

INSTRUCTIONS AND AN EXAMPLE FOR ITEM 24

STAFFINGIII

In item 24, we ask for the number of teachers for grades K – 12 by the amount of time they teach atTHIS school.

321402§A/#¤

0 None

Full-time teachers

Example:

The following is an example to illustrate how to report teachers in this item for a school that includesprekindergarten through grade 8.

If this school has eight full-time teachers for grades 1–8, one full-time teacher who teaches kindergarten1⁄2 time and prekindergarten 1⁄2 time, a music teacher who teaches two days each week, a physical educationteacher who teaches three days each week, and a teaching principal who teaches one 30-minute class eachday, you would complete item 24 as follows:

8

0 None

Teach at least 3⁄4 time but less than full time

0 None

Teach at least 1⁄2 time but less than 3⁄4 time2

X

This number includes the one full-time teacher who teaches kindergarten 1⁄2 time and prekindergarten1⁄2 time.The time he/she spends teaching prekindergarten in not counted in item 24.

This number also includes the physical education teacher who teaches three days a week.

None0

Teach at least 1⁄4 time but less than 1⁄2 time

This includes the music teacher who teaches two days a week.

None0

Teach less than 1⁄4 time

This includes the principal who teaches one 30-minute class each day. The time he/she spendsworking as a principal is not included in item 24.

TOTAL TEACHERS2

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003) 39323901§AH"¤

68.


i. Opportunities to serve as mentors within the school

Does this school provide the following professional development opportunities forschool administrators?

Yes

No

1

2

Strategic planning retreatsj.1

2

Yes

No

Opportunities to visit other schools

Yes

No

1

2

Deciding the content?

Teachers


1

2

4

k.

a.

Continued –

69. With regard to the in-service professional development activities for TEACHERS inthis school, who has PRIMARY responsibility for –

Mark (X) only one box in items a, b, and c.


Designing and planning the activities?

Teachers


1

2

4

b.


Conducting the activities?c.Teachers



1

2

4

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0301

0302

0303

0304

0305

0306

40324007§AI(¤

Are the following sources of funding for teacher professional development activities usedin this school?

70.

1

2

Yes

No

a. General school operating funds

Special projects budgetsb.1

2

Yes

No

School improvement funds

Yes

No

1

2

Title I

Yes

No

1

2

Other federal programs

Yes

No

1

2

c.

d.

e.

Private sector grants

Yes

No

1

2

f.

71. Is training available to prepare staff members in this school, at no cost to them, toteach in fields with current or anticipated shortages?

1

2

Yes


72. Is this training provided for the following fields?General elementarya.1

2

Yes

No


2

Yes

No


Yes

No

1

2

c.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

0308

0311

0312

0313

0314

0332

0310

0333

0334

0335

13

Has this school received accreditation from any accrediting agency?22.

YOUR COMMENTS

321303§A.$¤

1

2

Yes

No

a.

GO TO Section III on page 14.

A state government accrediting agency?

➜

("Accreditation" is defined as a peer review process which includes, but is not limited to, self study, site visits,cyclical reporting and evaluation.)

Has this school been accredited by –23.

1

2

Yes

No

b. A state nonpublic school accrediting consortium or commission, or an accreditingassociation accepted by such consortium or commission?

Yes

No

1

2

c. One or more of the seven "Regional or Transregional Accrediting Agencies" (SouthernAssociation of Colleges and Schools, North Central Association of Colleges andSchools, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Middle States Associationof Colleges and Schools, Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, WesternAssociation of Schools and Colleges, Commission on International or TransregionalAccreditation)?

Yes

No

1

2

Accrediting association with full membership in the National Council for PrivateSchool Accreditation (NCPSA)?

d.

Yes

No

1

2

Other?e.Yes – Describe.

No

1

2

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American Montessori Society (AMS)

Other Montessori association(s)

Association of Military Colleges and Schools (AMCS)

Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA)

Bilingual School Association (BSA)

Council of Bilingual Education (CBE)

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC)

Other association(s) for exceptional children

European Council for International Schools (ECIS)

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE)

National Association of Laboratory Schools (NALS)

National Coalition of Girls’ Schools (NCGS)

Other special emphasis association(s) – Specify.

SPECIAL EMPHASIS

Continued —

Alternative School Network (ASN)

Institute for Independent Education (IIE)

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

State or regional independent school association

National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools (NCACS)

National Independent Private Schools Association (NIPSA)

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)

Other school association(s) – Specify.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

OTHER SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

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0764

0765

0766

0767

0768

0769

0770

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0778

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0781

0782

0783

0784

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72.

d. Social studiesIs this training provided for the following fields?

Yes

No

1

2

Computer sciencee.1

2

Yes

No

Mathematics

Yes

No

1

2

f.

Continued –


Yes

No

1

2


Yes

No

1

2


Yes

No

1

2


Yes

No

1

2

Music or art

Yes

No

1

2

k.


1

2

Yes

No

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0337

0338

0339

0340

0341

0342

0343

0344

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TECHNOLOGYXWhat is the total number of computers in this school?73.


Which of the following best describes the one person who spends the most time helpingTEACHERS use technology at this school for teaching students?

2 The principal/school head or another school administrator

3 A school-level coordinator who has no other responsibilities

4 A full-time teacher

9 Another person – Please describe.

77.

Mark (X) the ONE BEST description for that person.

Number of computers

How many of these computers currently have access to the Internet?

Number of computers

None0

Of the total number of computers in this school (i.e., those in question 73), how many areused for instructional purposes?


Number of computers

5 A part-time teacher

A library media specialist

7 A volunteer

6

8 A contractor


76.

74.

Do most students have access to the Internet through computers located in this school?75.Yes1

No2

➜

➜

Include computers used for instructional and administrative purposes. If none, please mark (X) the box.

If there is more than one person, mark for the one person who spends the most time on this work.

No one serves this function10

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0594

0595

0596

0597

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,


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Do not include computers that are used exclusively for administrative purposes such as record keepingor communication.

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0 This school does NOT belong to ANY associations or organizations.


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1

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Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) (or School of Tomorrow)

American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)

Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)

Christian Schools International (CSI)

Council of Islamic Schools in North America (CISNA)

Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)

Friends Council on Education (FCE)

General Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)

Islamic School League of America

Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)

National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)

National Christian School Association (NCSA)

National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)

Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship (ORUEF)

Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)

Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)

Other religious school association(s) – Specify.

RELIGIOUS

YOUR COMMENTS

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Roman Catholic

African Methodist Episcopal

Amish

Assembly of God

Baptist

Brethren

Calvinist

Christian (no specific denomination)

Church of Christ

Church of God

Church of God in Christ

Disciples of Christ

Episcopal

Friends

Greek Orthodox

Islamic

Jewish

Latter Day Saints

Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA)

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Other Lutheran

Mennonite

Methodist

Pentecostal

Presbyterian

Seventh-Day Adventist

Other – Specify.

10

Does this school have a religious orientation or purpose?18.

SCHOOL AFFILIATIONII

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1

2

Yes


19. Is this school affiliated with a religious organization or institution?

Yes

No

1

2

What is this school’s religious orientation or affiliation?20.

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2

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4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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21

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28

1

2

3

Parochial (or inter-parochial)

Diocesan

Private

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Is this school –Mark (X) only one box.Mark (X) only one box.

43

78. Of the students enrolled in this school, how many have an Individual Education Plan (IEP)because they have special needs?

79. Does this school primarily serve students with disabilities?If you marked "SPECIAL EDUCATION school – primarily serves students with disabilities" for item15, then please mark "Yes" below.

0 None

Students


How many IEP students are in each of the following instructional settings?The sum of entries in item 80 should equal the entry in item 78 above.

80.

1 Yes

2 No


All day in a regular classroom (100 percent of the school day)

Most of the day in a regular classroom (80–99 percent of the school day)

Some of the day in a regular classroom (40–79 percent of the school day)

Little or none of the day in a regular classroom (0–39 percent of the school day)

Of the students enrolled in this school as of October 1, have any been identified aslimited-English proficient?

81a.


(Limited-English proficient (LEP) refers to students whose native or dominant language is other than Englishand who have sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language as todeny them the opportunity to learn successfully in an English-speaking-only classroom.)

1

2 No

Yes


b. How many limited-English proficient students are enrolled in this school?

Students

YOUR COMMENTS

SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICESXI


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➜

➜

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0605

0606

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0611

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Home language survey

d. Student interview

e. Student records

f. Achievement test

g. Language proficiency test

c.

Are the following used to determine whether a student is limited-English proficient?a. Information provided by parent

b. Teacher observation or referral

82.

Yes

No

YOUR COMMENTS

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

Yes

No

1

2

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0616

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Is a major role of this school to support homeschooling?16.

YOUR COMMENTS

320900

Is this school located in a private home that is used primarily as a family residence?17.1

2

Yes

No

Yes

No

1

2

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

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8

Does this school have one or more temporary buildings?11a.

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1

2

Yes

No

b.


What is the capacity of the temporary building(s)?

➜

0431 , Students

Does this school ROUTINELY use common areas such as the cafeteria, gymnasium,or other nonacademic areas for instructional purposes to accommodate for anoverflow of students?

12.

1

2

Yes

No

Do you have any teachers who do not have their own classrooms due to a lack ofspace?

13.

Yes

No

1

2

Does this school have a library or library media center?14.(A library media center is an organized collection of printed and/or audiovisual and/or computer resourceswhich is administered as a unit, is located in a designated place or places, and makes resources and servicesavailable to students, teachers, and administrators.)

1

(A library media center may be called a library, media center, resource center, information center, instructionalmaterials center, learning resource center, or some other name.)

Yes

No

1

2

Which of the following best describes this school?15.Mark (X) only one box.

REGULAR elementary or secondary

MONTESSORI2

Elementary or secondary with a SPECIAL PROGRAM EMPHASIS (such as a science/math school,performing arts school, foreign language immersion school, talented/gifted school, etc.)

3

4 SPECIAL EDUCATION school – primarily serves students with disabilities

VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL school – primarily serves students being trained for occupations

ALTERNATIVE – offers a curriculum designed to provide alternative or nontraditional education; doesnot specifically fall into the categories of regular, special program emphasis, special education, orvocational school – Please describe.

6

7 EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM/DAY CARE CENTER (e.g., kindergarten only, prekindergarten andkindergarten only, kindergarten and transitional first grade only, day care and transitional kindergartenonly, etc.)

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

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Does this school have instruction specifically designed to address the needs of limited-English proficient students?

83.

1

2

Yes

No

How are limited-English proficient students taught English?84.

How are limited-English proficient students taught subject matter courses such asmathematics, science, and social studies?

85.


a. Using ESL, bilingual, or immersion techniques?

Yes

No

1

2

b. In regular English-speaking classrooms?

1

2

Yes

No

Are they taught –

a.

Yes

No

1

2

In their native language?

b. Using ESL, bilingual, or immersion techniques?

Yes

No

1

2

c. In regular English-speaking classrooms?

Yes

No

1

2

Does this school require limited-English proficient students to pass a test of Englishlanguage proficiency to complete its limited-English proficient program?

86.

Yes

No

1

2

➜

Are they taught –

Are limited-English proficient students in this school administered assessments at leastonce per year to determine their level of English language proficiency?

87.

Yes

No

1

2

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88. Does this school provide the following services for PARENTS with limited English skills?Interpreters for meetings or parent-teacher conferencesa.1

2

Yes

No

Yes

No

Translations of printed materials such as newsletters, school notices or school signs

Yes

No

1

2

b.

Outreach or referral services for limited-English proficient parents

Yes

No

1

2

c.

89. Does this school participate in the National School Lunch Program (that is, the federal freeor reduced-price lunch program)?

2

Yes

No

1


Around the first of October, how many students at this school were APPROVED for free orreduced-price lunches?


0 None

None0

Other students approved (kindergarten and higher)

Prekindergarten students approved

90.

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0628

0629

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0633

0634


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91. Around the first of October, did any students enrolled in this school receive Title I services at this school, or at any other location?

1 Yes

2 No GO TO item 96 on page 48.

(Title I is a federally funded program that provides educational services, such as remedial reading or remedialmath, to children who live in areas with high concentrations of low-income families.)

92. How many students participate in the Title I program?

Prekindergarten students participating

None0

None0

Other students participating (kindergarten and higher)


➜

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For this school year (2003–04), what is the Average Daily Attendance (ADA) at this school?6.Round to the nearest whole percent.

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1

2

Yes

No

b.


How long is the school day for a kindergarten student?

Percent

➜

0423

7. How long is the school day for students in this school?Report BOTH hours and minutes, e.g., 6 hours and 0 minutes, 5 hours and 45 minutes, etc. If thelength of day varies by grade level, record the longest day.

Hours

Minutes

AND

8. How many days are in the school year for students in this school?

Days per school year

Does this school have a kindergarten?9a.Please include regular kindergarten as well as transitional kindergarten, if offered, and transitionalfirst grade, if offered.

Mark (X) only one box.

1

2

3

Full day (4 hours or more per day)

Half day (less than 4 hours per day)

Both offered

c. How many days per week does a kindergarten student attend?If the number of days per week varies (e.g., some students attend 3 days per week and some attend5 days per week), record the most days that a student would attend in a week.

Days per week

10. What is the current CAPACITY of this school’s building(s)?Do not count the capacity of temporary buildings.

0429 , Students

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Is this school coeducational?3.


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2

3

Yes

No, it is an all-female school

No, it is an all-male schoolGO TO item 5 below.

Around the first of October, how many MALE students in grades K–12 and comparableungraded levels were enrolled in this school?

➜}4.


0 None

0416 ,


Around the first of October, how many students enrolled in grades K–12 and comparableungraded levels were –

5.


Hispanic, regardless of race?

0 None

0417 ,

b. White, not of Hispanic origin?

0 None

0418 ,

c. Black, not of Hispanic origin?

0 None

0419

d. Asian or Pacific Islander?

0 None

0420

e. American Indian or Alaska Native?

0 None

0421

f. Total students (sum of entries in items 5a–e)

0422

,

,

,

,

Students

Students

Students

Students

Students

Total students

Male students

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93. At which grade levels are students receiving Title I services?Mark (X) all that apply.

1 Prekindergarten

Kindergarten 1

1 1st

2nd1

1 3rd

4th1

5th1

1 6th

1 7th

8th1

1 9th

10th1

1 11th

12th1

Ungraded1

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0641

0642

0643

0644

0645

0646

0647

0648

0649

0650

0651

0652

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94. Are students receiving Title I services in –a. Reading/Language arts?

1 Yes

2 No

Mathematics?b.

1 Yes

No2

English as a Second Language (ESL)?c.

1

2

Yes

No

0655

0654

0653

Where do these students receive Title I services?95.Mark (X) all that apply.

1 In this school building

In a mobile unit or van

In a public school

Other – Describe.

1

1

1

YOUR COMMENTS

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

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1.

f.

g.

h.

i.

j.

k.

l.

m.

n.

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p.

q.

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

,

Continued —

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,

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,

,

,

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,

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,

,

2. What was the total number of students enrolled in thisschool around the first of October?

Please sum lines 1a through 1q.,Students

Grade levels

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

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0711


this grade?


(1) (2)

1 ➜Yes

No

➜Yes

No

0712 1

20713

➜

➜

➜

0714

0716

0718

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

0715

0717

0719

0721

0723

0725

0727

0720

0722

0724

0726

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

2

1

2

1

1

2

1

2

2

1

2

1

2

1

➜

➜

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2

Yes

No

Yes

No

1

2

0730

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2

Yes

No

0729

0731

0733

0734

48

YOUR COMMENTS

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96. What is the name of the person who completed most of this questionnaire?

97. What is his/her job title?

98. What is his/her telephone number?Area code Telephone number

Month Year

How long did it take to complete this form, not counting interruptions?99.Please record the time in minutes, e.g., 45 minutes, 60 minutes, etc.

Minutes

Please enter the date you completed this questionnaire.100.

Day

2 0

9001

9002

9003

0668

0669 0670 0671

Report month as a number, i.e., 01 for January, 02 for February, etc.

0

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

4


1.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SCHOOLI

Report only for the school named on the front of this questionnaire.

YOUR COMMENTS

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Do NOT include postsecondary or adult education students, or children who are enrolled only in daycare at this school.

In column (1), mark (X) "Yes" or "No" for each grade level.

a. Ungraded (including ungraded special educationstudents)

b. Nursery and prekindergarten

c. Kindergarten (traditional year of school primarily for5-year-olds prior to first grade)

d. Transitional (or readiness) kindergarten (extra yearof school for kindergarten-age children who arejudged not ready for kindergarten)

e. Transitional first (or prefirst) grade (extra year ofschool for children who have attended kindergartenbut have been judged not ready for first grade)

0700

0702

0704

0706

0708

0701

0703

0705

0707

0709


this grade?


,

,

,

,

,

Grade levels

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

(1) (2)

In column (2), record the number of students for each grade level with "Yes" marked in column (1).

2

1 ➜Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

1

2

1

2

2

1

1

2

➜

➜

➜

➜

49

Thank you very much for your participationin this survey.

To learn more about this survey and toaccess reports from earlier collections, see

the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)web site at:

http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sass

Additional data collected by theNational Center for Education

Statistics (NCES) on a variety of topicsin elementary, secondary,

postsecondary, and internationaleducation are available from NCES’

web site at:

http://nces.ed.gov

For additional data collected by variousFederal agencies, including the

Department of Education, visit theFedStats site at:

http://www.fedstats.gov

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Please place the questionnaire in theenclosed envelope and follow the return

instructions provided by your Census Bureaufield representative.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

a.

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003) 3

INSTRUCTIONS

YOUR COMMENTS

:

Please use black ink to complete this questionnaire. Do not write any comments near the answerspaces.

b.

c.

If you are unsure about how to answer a question, please give the best answer you can rather thanleave it blank.

d. At the end of the survey, you will be asked how long it took to complete this questionnaire.Please record the time you begin.

Time started

If you have any questions, call the Census Bureau at 1–800–221–1204. Someone will be available totake your call Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The CensusBureau is also available to answer your questions via e-mail at: [email protected].

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According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to acollection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. Thevalid OMB control number for this information collection is 1850-0598. The time required tocomplete this information collection is estimated to average 60 minutes per response,including the time spent to review instructions, search existing data sources, gather the dataneeded, and complete and review the information collection. If you have any commentsconcerning the accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form,please write to: U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC 20202-4651. If you havecomments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, e-mail:[email protected], or write directly to: Schools and Staffing Survey, National Center forEducation Statistics, 1990 K Street, N.W., #9018, Washington, DC 20006.

Paperwork Burden Statement

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325004§AS%¤FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)2

DEAR PRINCIPAL/SCHOOL HEAD:

The Schools and Staffing Survey is the largest sample survey of America’s elementary andsecondary schools. Your participation is important. Below are answers to some generalquestions.

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information about schools, such as staffing patterns,student characteristics, and programs and services offered.

WHO IS CONDUCTING THIS SURVEY?

The U.S. Census Bureau is conducting this survey for the National Center for EducationStatistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education.

WE HOPE YOU WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS VOLUNTARY SURVEY.

SINCERELY,

JEFFREY A. OWINGSASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERNATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY AND LIBRARY STUDIES DIVISION

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS SURVEY?

WHY SHOULD YOU PARTICIPATE IN THIS SURVEY?

Policymakers and educational leaders rely on data from this survey to inform theirdecisions concerning K-12 schools. Because it is a sample survey, your responsesrepresent the responses of many. Higher response rates give us confidence that thefindings are accurate.

WILL YOUR RESPONSES BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL?

Your responses are protected from disclosure by federal statute (P.L. 107-279, Title I,Part E, Sec. 183). All responses that relate to or describe identifiable characteristics ofindividuals may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used,in identifiable form for any other purpose, unless otherwise compelled by law.

HOW WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE REPORTED?

The information you provide will be combined with the information provided by others instatistical reports. No individual data that links your name, address, or telephonenumber with your responses will be included in the statistical reports.

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Please place your completed questionnaire in the enclosed envelope and follow thereturn instructions provided by your Census Bureau field representative.

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325103§AT$¤FORM SASS-3B (8-25-2003)

FORM(8-25-2003)

SASS-3B

PRIVATE SCHOOL QUESTIONNAIRE

Conducted by:U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

OMB No. 1850-0598: Approval Expires 08/31/2004

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICSU.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economics and Statistics AdministrationU.S. CENSUS BUREAU

NOTICE

(Please correct any errors in name, address, and ZIP code.)

This survey is authorized by Title I, Part E, Sections 151(b) and 153(a)of Public Law 107–279, the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002.

THIS SURVEY HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY:

SCHOOLS AND STAFFING SURVEY2003–04 SCHOOL YEAR

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American Montessori Society Association of Christian Schools International Association of Christian Teachers and Schools Association of Waldorf Schools of North America Christian Schools International Council for American Private Education Council of Islamic Schools in North America Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Islamic School League of America Jesuit Secondary Education Association Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod National Association of Episcopal SchoolsNational Association of Independent Schools

National Association of Private Special Education Centers National Catholic Educational Association National Christian School Association National Coalition of Girls’ Schools National Council for Private School Accreditation National Independent Private Schools Association North American Division of Seventh-Day Adventists Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship Solomon Schechter Day Schools The Association of Boarding Schools Toussaint Institute United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

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