Survey Results

Page: Welcome

1. Are you a member of the Scottsdale Education Association (SEA)?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		66.4%	596
No		33.6%	301
	answered question		897
	skipped question		0

Page: Background Information

2. Which best describes your work assignment? Choose from the drop down menu.
		Response Percent	Response Count
Classroom Teacher - Regular Education		58.4%	506
Special Education Teacher (LD, Resource, EH, etc.)		12.0%	104
Art		2.7%	23
Music		3.1%	27
P.E.		3.5%	30
Nurse		1.8%	16
Technology		1.4%	12
Media/Librarian		2.5%	22
Counselor		2.7%	23
Speech Therapy		3.1%	27
Language Acquisition		3.2%	28
Other (please specify)		5.5%	48
	answered question		866
	skipped question		31

3. Please select your school/work site. If you are assigned more than one site, please indicate your home school.
		Response Percent	Response Count
Anasazi		2.5%	22
ANLC		2.2%	19
Aztec		1.8%	16
Cherokee		2.7%	23
Cheyenne		2.7%	23
Cochise		2.2%	19
Copper Ridge Elem.		1.5%	13
Desert Canyon Elem.		2.4%	21
Hohakam		3.5%	30
Hopi		3.0%	26
Kiva		2.9%	25
Laguna		2.2%	19
Navajo		2.0%	17
Pima		1.4%	12
Pueblo		3.5%	30
Sequoya		1.8%	16
Tavan		3.9%	34
Tonalea		2.3%	20
Yavapai		3.0%	26
Zuni		2.4%	21
Cocopah		3.1%	27
Copper Ridge MS		1.0%	9
Desert Canyon MS		3.0%	26
Ingleside		3.1%	27
Mohave		3.2%	28
Mountainside		3.0%	26
Supai		3.0%	26
Arcadia		4.6%	40
Chaparral		5.7%	49
Coronado		5.1%	44
Desert Mountain		7.9%	68
Saguaro		5.3%	46
Seira Vista Academy		0.7%	6
Mohave Annex		0.5%	4
Ed Center		0.2%	2
Other (please specify)		0.7%	6
	answered question		866
	skipped question		31

5. Including this year how many years have you taught?
		Response Percent	Response Count
1		3.1%	27
2 to 3		10.5%	91
4 to 5		9.4%	81
6 to 10		19.9%	172
11 to 15		18.9%	164
16 to 20		13.6%	118
21 or more		24.6%	213
	answered question		866
	skipped question		31

6. Including this year, how many years have you taught in the Scottsdale Unified School District?
		Response Percent	Response Count
1		7.7%	67
2 to 3		17.2%	149
4 to 5		12.2%	106
6 to 10		22.1%	191
11 to 15		18.4%	159
16 to 20		10.4%	90
21 or more		12.0%	104
	answered question		866
	skipped question		31

8. At which level are you currently assigned?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Elementary School		46.4%	402
Middle School		20.1%	174
High School		28.6%	248
District office or central location		0.1%	1
District-wide		3.0%	26
Other (please specify)		1.7%	15
	answered question		866
	skipped question		31

Page: Bargaining Questions

9. In the past negotiations the following items have been identified as important issues. Please indicate the level of importance of each of the items listed below.
	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Somewhat Unimportant	Not Important	Response Count
Class Size/Staffing Ratios (total number of students in each class)	72.3% (576)	25.0% (199)	1.9% (15)	0.9% (7)	797
Salaries	90.3% (720)	9.0% (72)	0.5% (4)	0.1% (1)	797
Health Insurance	75.4% (601)	19.8% (158)	2.8% (22)	2.0% (16)	797
Morale	51.9% (414)	40.7% (324)	5.8% (46)	1.6% (13)	797
Professional Development	15.2% (121)	59.3% (473)	18.6% (148)	6.9% (55)	797
Supplemental Salary (coaching, student council, etc.)	19.1% (152)	44.8% (357)	24.1% (192)	12.0% (96)	797
Teacher workload (Duty, Committee work, Inservices, Lions Quest, Galileo, SIP, technology, etc.)	66.9% (533)	28.7% (229)	3.9% (31)	0.5% (4)	797
	answered question				797
	skipped question				100

10. Please prioritize each of the items listed in the order of importance, 1 being most important and 7 being least important.
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Rating Average	Response Count
Class Size/Staffing Ratios (total number of students in each class)	21.6% (172)	22.0% (175)	27.7% (221)	13.9% (111)	8.8% (70)	4.0% (32)	2.0% (16)	2.86	797
Salaries	61.4% (489)	25.5% (203)	6.3% (50)	4.6% (37)	1.0% (8)	0.9% (7)	0.4% (3)	1.63	797
Health Insurance	6.4% (51)	36.0% (287)	26.5% (211)	13.7% (109)	8.9% (71)	4.6% (37)	3.9% (31)	3.12	797
Morale	3.1% (25)	4.0% (32)	11.2% (89)	22.2% (177)	28.5% (227)	17.6% (140)	13.4% (107)	4.75	797
Professional Development	0.3% (2)	1.1% (9)	2.9% (23)	10.0% (80)	23.2% (185)	38.4% (306)	24.1% (192)	5.66	797
Supplemental Salary (coaching, student council, etc.)	0.4% (3)	2.5% (20)	5.0% (40)	8.2% (65)	12.2% (97)	22.7% (181)	49.1% (391)	5.94	797
Teacher workload (Duty, Committee work, Inservices, Lions Quest, Galileo, SIP, technology, etc.)	6.9% (55)	8.9% (71)	20.5% (163)	27.4% (218)	17.4% (139)	11.8% (94)	7.2% (57)	4.04	797
	answered question								797
	skipped question								100

11. Would you prefer to spend more, less or the same amount of time on professional development?
		Response Percent	Response Count
More.		6.0%	48
Less.		38.9%	310
Same amount.		43.2%	344
Other (please specify)		11.9%	95
	answered question		797
	skipped question		100

12. Now that we have passed the capital override, would you be willing to participate in extra professional development in order to be one of the first to receive the new technology in your classroom.
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		72.2%	563
No		27.8%	217
	answered question		780
	skipped question		117

13. In the past SEA has bargained for maintaining as few contract days as possible, maximizing teacher compensation. The current contract has 182 teacher days. Last year SEA negotiated one extra teacher workday. Please indicate your preference for next year.
		Response Percent	Response Count
The same as this year: 182 contract days.		55.5%	442
Extend the contract to add days, but only if there is a proportional increase in pay.		43.2%	344
Extend the contract to add days regardless of the increase in pay.		1.4%	11
	answered question		797
	skipped question		100

14. How many extra days would you like to add to the contract. (Any days that are added will be required work days and will be some combination of staff development and self directed work time.)
		Response Percent	Response Count
0		51.6%	399
1		12.1%	94
2		21.2%	164
3		7.9%	61
4		1.9%	15
5		2.3%	18
More than 5		3.0%	23
	answered question		774
	skipped question		123

15. We currently have a professional day: teachers need to be in their class, ready to start at first bell and may leave after the last bell as long as all of their professional responsibilities have been met. Do you agree that teaches should be required to arrive a required number of minutes (no more than 15) before students arrive and stay for a required number of minutes (no more than 15) after school?
		Response Percent	Response Count
No, keep the current language.		75.0%	595
Yes, before school, but not after school.		5.7%	45
Yes, after school, but not before school.		1.6%	13
Yes, both before and after school.		17.7%	140
	answered question		793
	skipped question		104

Page: Membership information

16. If you would like membership information, please enter your name and school below.
		Response Count
		12
	answered question	12
	skipped question	885

Page: Final Question

17. Please provide information regarding other issues/concerns that you would like to share with the SEA Meet and Confer Team. You may comment on any of the issues from the previous questions or anything else that that would improve the working conditions of our teachers. Please be as specific as possible. If you would like to be contacted by the meet and confer team about this issue, send an email to Roy Chamberlin(rchamberlin@susd.org) We appreciate your input.
		Response Count
		325
	answered question	325
	skipped question	572