Evaluating Staffing Arrangements - Staff Feedback

Management Program Management Lesson 3 Apply Evaluating Staffing Arrangements - Staff Feedback Program Tool	WWW.VIRTUALLABSCHOOL.ORG ACTIVITY ID: 24756 Name Certifier Date
Key: 1 = Never 2 = Rarely 3 = Sometimes 4 = Occasionally 5 = Always Response Quality One way to better understand how well your program staffing schedule is working is to elicit feedback from the staff in your program. Provide each staff member with a copy of this feedback form and allow them one week to complete it. Be sure to designate a space where staff can return feedback anonymously. Read the following questions and consider how often you have been affected by staffing and scheduling practices in the past six months. How often are you over ratio before the next staff member is scheduled to arrive? 1 2 3 4 5 How often do you have to stay past your scheduled shift to maintain ratio? 1 2 3 4 5 How often do you receive a scheduled break? 1 2 3 4 5 How often are you forced to give up planning time due to lack of coverage? 1 2 3 4 5 How often are you called back from a break early to support classroom coverage? 1 2 3 4 5 Do you receive regularly scheduled time for training? 1 2 3 4 5 Do you receive regularly scheduled time for coaching? 1 2 3 4 5 How often do you receive planning time with your entire teaching team? 1 2 3 4 5 Is there an effective system in place for requesting time off and approval? 1 2 3 4 5 Do you feel supported when you have to call out due to an illness or emergency? 1 2 3 4 5

Program Tool

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ACTIVITY ID: 24756

Name

Certifier

Date

Key: 1 = Never 2 = Rarely 3 = Sometimes 4 = Occasionally 5 = Always

Response Quality

One way to better understand how well your program staffing schedule is working is to elicit feedback from the staff in your program. Provide each staff member with a copy of this feedback form and allow them one week to complete it. Be sure to designate a space where staff can return feedback anonymously.

Read the following questions and consider how often you have been affected by staffing and scheduling practices in the past six months.

How often are you over ratio before the next staff member is scheduled to arrive?

1

2

3

4

5
How often do you have to stay past your scheduled shift to maintain ratio?

1

2

3

4

5
How often do you receive a scheduled break?

1

2

3

4

5
How often are you forced to give up planning time due to lack of coverage?

1

2

3

4

5
How often are you called back from a break early to support classroom coverage?

1

2

3

4

5
Do you receive regularly scheduled time for training?

1

2

3

4

5
Do you receive regularly scheduled time for coaching?

1

2

3

4

5
How often do you receive planning time with your entire teaching team?

1

2

3

4

5
Is there an effective system in place for requesting time off and approval?

1

2

3

4

5
Do you feel supported when you have to call out due to an illness or emergency?

1

2

3

4

5