Terry Hibpshman Martin School 2 7500 emails sent 1625 responses Sample This is a 21 response rate Typical for an email survey 3 Ten Most Common Previous Occupations Student 93 Paraprofessional 85 ID: 644807
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Alternative Certification Survey 2017
Terry Hibpshman
Martin SchoolSlide2
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7500 emails sent
1625 responses
Sample
This is a 21% response rate
Typical for an email surveySlide3
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Ten Most Common Previous Occupations
Student 9.3%
Paraprofessional 8.5 %
Human/social services` 7.9%
Substitute Teacher 5.6%
Kentucky certified teacher 5.3%
Business (non-managerial) 5.2%
Financial occupations 4.8%
Business (managerial) 4.6%
Sales 3.7%
Scientist/engineer 3.6%Slide4
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Motivation
In-system mobility
27.0%
Education avocation 13.8%
Altruism `
9.9
%
Limited job prospects/displaced workers
8.8
%
Certification upgrade
7.5
%
Love/want to work with children
7.2
%
Personal convenience
5.6
%
Coaching
3.6
%
Love of content
2.8
%
Disability interest
2.5
%
Unclassifiable
2.5
%
Family tradition/influence
2.3
%
Social service mobility
2.2
%
TFA/Teach Kentucky
1.9
%
District staffing strategy
1.2
%
God
1.1
%Slide5
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Challenges
None
35.0%
Balancing work/school/personal life
15.0%
Awkwardness/inefficiency of administrative procedures
8.9
%
Cost
8.7
%
Institutional requirements
6.4
%
Finding a job
4.8
%
Passing Praxis or other assessment
4.6
%
Misleading information
4.0%
School/district administrative problems
2.5
%
Observation hours/unavailability of mentors
2.8
%
Lack of previous experience in the classroom
2.3
%
Availability of required classes
1.8
%
Second-class status
1.8
%Slide6
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Would You Recommend?
Emphatically Yes 11.1%
Yes 62%
Qualified Yes 15.4%
Neutral 4.4%
Qualified No 2.5%
No 3.8%
Emphatic No 0.8%
88.5 % PositiveSlide7
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In Summary
More than anything else, alternative certification programs serve as an upward mobility route for persons already involved in education.
Persons who meet the original intent of these programs represent a significant, but small, proportion of participants.
The cost of participation is a significant problem for many participants.
The majority of participants are positive about their experience in alternative certification programs.Slide8
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An OfferSlide9
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Questions/CommentsSlide10
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One More ThingSlide11
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What was your occupation prior to becoming a Kentucky teacher through an alternative certification route
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What college degree program did you complete prior to pursuing teacher certification in Kentucky ? At what institution
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What motivated you to become a Kentucky teacher
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How did you first learn that an alternative route to teacher certification existed in Kentucky
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What/who was your primary source of information regarding the alternative route certification process
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What obstacles, if any, did you encounter while pursuing alternative route teacher certification
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How could EPSB motivate others like you to become a teacher
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What do you think would most likely inspire professionals outside the field of academics to become educators in regions with teacher shortages
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Would you recommend alternative certification for others? Why or Why not ?
Survey Questions