NCEA Academic Excellence Survey 2023-2024 Curriculum Survey This field is hidden when viewing the formNext Steps: Install the Survey Add-OnThis form requires the Gravity Forms Survey Add-On. Important: Delete this tip before you publish the form.Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) School Name(Required)Standard 7An excellent Catholic school has a clearly articulated, rigorous curriculum aligned with professionally accepted, research-based curriculum standards and gospel values implemented through effective instruction.Does the Catholic school Office provide established, diocesan-wide curriculum standards?(Required) Yes No If so, please specify grade level. (PK, Kinder-8th, High School)Does the Catholic Schools Office provide specific standards for alternative educational models?(Required) Micro School Classical Other How often are the curriculum standards updated?(Required) Annually Other How do you assess and ensure that curriculum standards are vertically and horizontally aligned?(Required)What programs/texts/methodology have you found/created to ensure Catholic worldview is integrated across the curriculum?(Required) Add RemoveDoes the Catholic Schools Office require a specific standardized classroom instruction review instrument?(Required) Yes No If answered "yes" to above question, is it a diocesan instrument or a product a diocese can purchase? Diocesan Purchase If answered "Purchase" to above question, please share the product name.Is there a diocesan-wide way used to assess students' ability to think critically and creatively with a focus on the common good?(Required) Yes No If answered "yes" to above question, please explain.Does your diocese have a policy regarding responsible technology use?(Required) Yes No Does your diocese have a policy regarding Artificial Intelligence?(Required) Yes No Classroom instruction is designed to address intentionally the affective dimensions of learning, such as Catholic virtue, intellectual and social-emotional dispositions, relationships and community building and skills of executive functioning. **Please give some examples of the resources offered by the Catholic Schools Office to support how your schools address the following:Catholic virtueIntellectual and social-emotional dispositionsRelationships and community buildingExecutive functioning skillsHow would you rate your diocese's ability to meet the needs of diverse learners? 1 being 'not well' and 10 being 'extremely well'(Required) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Does your schools office facilitate professional learning communities in your diocese?(Required) Yes No If answered "yes" to the above question, please share how administrators assess their effectiveness.Does your diocese require specific state licensing for teachers?(Required) Yes No Has the Catholic Schools Office offered specific training in the area of culturally responsive teaching?(Required) Yes No If answered "yes" to the above question, please describe and comment on results.Please describe a particular professional development event/process that had a significant, measurable impact on the quality of instruction, impact on student learning and/or student well-being.(Required)Standard 8An excellent Catholic school uses school-wide assessment methods and practices to document student learning and program effectiveness, to make student performances transparent, and to inform the continuous review of curriculum and the improvement of instructional practices.How much weight/emphasis is placed on standardized assessments by the Catholic Schools Office in compairson to other assessments?(Required) Significant Medium Insignificant From the Catholic Schools Office, how much time is devoted to standardized test preparation? 1 being 'no time' and 10 being 'most of the time'(Required) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 At the diocesan level, how do you support schools in how to use the data?(Required)Are provisions made for students with learning disabilities or anxiety issues associated with testing? (all forms)(Required) Yes No If answered "yes" to above question, please describe.How do we address concerns that standardized testing does not or cannot measure deeper levels of cognition? Has this been a concern at your school?(Required)Has your office had to address the concern of the growing number of universities dropping SAT/ACT for college admissions?(Required) Yes No How does testing vary (all forms) based on different curricula; fine arts, STEM, classical, etc.? Do you use different tests in different schools?(Required)How are test questions addressed that contradict Church teachings?(Required)Has this been or is it an issue?(Required) Yes No Does your diocese require a common standardized assessment?K-8(Required) Yes No High School(Required) Yes No How much weight is given to the criteria of assessments (all forms) in relation to teacher retention?(Required) Significant Medium Insignificant What tests do you use for different grade levels (elementary, middle school and high school)? Select all that apply(Required)MAPIOWAPSATSATACTCLTARKACREOtherHave you created/adopted other innovative ways to test or used other programs that are helpful for either the teacher or the student? Please list:(Required)Standard 9An excellent Catholic school provides programs and services aligned with the mission to enrich the academic program and support the development of student and family life.Does your (arch)diocesan school office offer a formal program to engage parents?(Required) Yes No If answered "yes" to above question, please describe the program.Which if any of the following programs are managed from the (arch) diocesan school office?Guidance/Counseling Services(Required) Yes No If yes, please provide the name and a brief description of the program.Wellness Programs(Required) Yes No If yes, please provide the name and a brief description of the program.Behavior Management Programs(Required) Yes No If yes, please provide the name and a brief description of the program.What resources for co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are offered and/or managed by the Catholic Schools Office that are available to all schools? Please specify which grade levels this may benefit.(Required)
