Over the last several months IEE has been working with our partners at Allen Creek Elementary (Pittsford school district, NY) to modify the original CEEA student and faculty surveys for the elementary schools. After several rounds of reviews by ACE and IEE teams and some pilot-testing with students in local schools, we now have two versions ready for full-scale field-testing. Pittsford schools will be the first to roll them out!
The two versions are Intermediate and Primary. With school districts having varying configurations of elementary and middle grades and varying levels of reading skills among students, we thought it would be helpful if schools could choose what they would see as most appropriate. Thus, the intermediate version can be utilized in a broad range from upper elementary grades (5-6) through low middle (6-7), and even for all middle grades, if consistency of content is deemed important. The primary version is designed for lower elementary grades, and depending on the reading skills of students could be used from grade 1 through grade 5.
Both versions of the CEEA survey have corresponding faculty surveys where items about student competencies, culture and climate, and teaching practices are completely matched.
You can review the student forms on IEE website:
Intermediate Student CEEA Survey
Primary Student CEEA Survey
These surveys will be fully available for schools to use in Spring 2011. Interested schools can also participate in the field-testing in winter 2011. Please give us your feedback and let your colleagues know about this new assessment option from IEE.
