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SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR QUESTIONNAIRE

U.S. Department of EducationNational Center for Education StatisticsSponsored by:Conducted by:RTI

EDUCATION LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF 2002

Form Approved

OMB No: 1850-0652App.Exp: 12/31/2005

First Follow-up

USES OF THE DATA

The data from this survey will be used by educators and by federal and state policy makers to addressimportant issues facing the nation's schools: educational standards, high school course-taking patterns,dropping out of school, the education of the disadvantaged, the needs of language minority students, andthe features of effective schools.

ASSURANCE OF CONFIDENTIALITY

The collection of information in this survey is authorized by Section 404(a) of the National EducationStatistics Act of 1994, Title IV of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, Public Law 103-382 andcontinued under the auspices of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, Public Law 107-279.Participation is voluntary. You may skip questions you do not wish to answer; however, we hope that youwill answer as many questions as you can. All responses that relate to or describe identifiablecharacteristics of individuals 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. Information will beprotected from disclosure by federal statute (20 USC 9003a-9007, as amended). Data will be combined toproduce statistical reports. No individual data that links your name, address, telephone number, oridentification number with your responses will be reported.

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According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control numberfor this information collection is 1850-0652. The time required to complete this information collection isestimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing dataresources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection.

If you have anycomments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form,please write to:

U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651.

If you have comments orconcerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, write directly to:

NationalCenter for Education Statistics, ESLSD, 1990 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20006.

Educational Organizations That Have Endorsed ELS:2002

American Association of School AdministratorsAmerican Association of School LibrariansAmerican Federation of TeachersCouncil of Chief State School OfficersCouncil of the Great City SchoolsNational Association of Independent SchoolsNational Association of Secondary School PrincipalsNational Catholic Educational Association Department of Secondary SchoolsNational Education AssociationNational Parent Teacher AssociationNational Resource Center for Safe SchoolsNational School Boards AssociationNational School Safety Centerii

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INTRODUCTION

This questionnaire is divided into four sections. The first three sections mainly request factualinformation about this school and its programs. These sections can be answered either by the principal orby a designee who is able to provide the desired information.

The final section asks for judgmentalevaluations about the school climate, and we ask that this section be completed by the principalonly.

Some factual questions may request information that is not readily available from school reports.Informed estimates are acceptable for such questions. Please answer directly on the questionnaire bymarking the appropriate response or by writing your response in the space provided.We realize that you are very busy; however, we hope that you can complete the questionnaire and returnit to RTI within the next two weeks. To protect the confidentiality of your responses, we suggest that youreturn the completed questionnaire in the confidential return envelope provided for this purpose. Yourresponses will be kept in confidence. If you have any questions, please call Cathy Coleman toll-free at1-877-226-0150 between 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. You may alsoe-mail questions to: ELS@rti.org. In the subject line, please type School Administrator Questionnaire.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.

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