TELL Vermont index

The TELL Vermont Survey is now closed. Thank you, educators, for completing the survey and for your outstanding efforts to help communicate this opportunity to colleagues across the state. The voices of more than 6,600 educators (55%) from across the state were captured in this year's survey, providing valuable data for school improvement planning!

State and district leaders- please check back frequently in order to register for the post survey webinars that will be offered prior to the release of the results.

More information will be posted here in the coming weeks about the release of the results of this year's survey.

The Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Vermont survey is an anonymous statewide survey of school-based educators to assess teaching conditions at the school, district and state level.

The TELL Vermont survey will be administered March 25-April 19, 2013. School-based licensed educators and designated Education Support Personnel* may complete the survey anytime during the four-week window, 24 hours a day, from any Internet location using the anonymous access code provided. Please visit this website in the next few weeks for more details!

ABOUT TELL Vermont

Governor Shumlin, Secretary of Education Vilaseca, and the Vermont Education Association are proud to announce the 2013 TELL Vermont Survey! The 2013 survey be the second statewide survey of school based educators. Using an updated 2008 TELL Survey instrument, Vermont will again offer a statewide, anonymous, online survey to every educator.

Previous findings, as well as nationwide research show that teaching conditions are positively associated with improved student achievement and teacher retention. The TELL Vermont Survey will provide educators with data, tools and direct support to facilitate school improvement. TELL Vermont includes questions on the following topics:

• Community Engagement and Support

• Teacher Leadership

• School Leadership

• Managing Student Conduct

• Use of Time

• Professional Development

• Facilities and Resources

• Instructional Practices and Support

• New Teacher Support

Every school that reaches the minimum response rate threshold of 40% (and a minimum of 5 respondents) will be able to use its own data in school improvement planning. The TELL Vermont Survey will be administered over a four-week window. Anyone can view the live response rate tracker for every school by visiting www.tellVermont.org during the survey window.

*Designated ESPs include classroom-based support personnel such as teacher assistants and para-professionals