Vancouver EA2015 Bargaining Survey

Results

April 23, 2015Bethany Gordon, WEA Research1

Overview

• Vancouver EA survey administration• About the Respondents• Results for All Respondents• Open Comments

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Vancouver EA Survey Administration

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• Online survey administered in late March – April 2015

• 674 respondents, about 50% of membership

• WEA Research likes to see at least a 50% response rate.

About the Respondents

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Almost 2/3 (65%) of respondents have the primary work assignment of general education classroom teacher.

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About the Respondents

Work Assignment (Q12, page 4 of statistics)

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that option.

60% of respondents have worked in VSD for 9+ years.

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About the Respondents

Years in VSD (Q13, page 5 of statistics)

Less than 3 years (115)

3 - 5 years (62)

6 - 8 years (77)

9 - 14 years (152)

15 - 20 years (120)

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The most common subject taught by respondents is elementary education.

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About the Respondents

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About the Respondents

Grade Level (Q15, page 7 of statistics)

Elementary (313) Middle school (126)

High school (189) Other or equally divided (15)-10%

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Respondents were from various buildings.

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About the Respondents

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Results for All Respondents

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Importance To Improve Items 1-8

• All importance to improve items had the same 4-point scale:o Very important = 4 o Somewhat important = 3o Somewhat unimportant = 2 o Very unimportant = 1o Choosing ‘don’t know or not sure,’ ‘not applicable’ or skipping

the question isn’t given a value.

• The scale mean (“average” importance to improve) is 2.50.

• Means* of 2.50 or higher indicate a higher importance to improve level for all respondents.

o Green bar = mean of 2.50 – 2.99o Blue bar = mean of 3.00 or higher

• Means lower than 2.50 indicate a lower importance to improve level for all respondents.

o Yellow bar = mean of 2.01 – 2.49o Orange bar = mean of 2.00 or lower

* The calculated mean for each item is the weighted average and excludes those who selected ‘don’t know or not sure,’ ‘not applicable’ or who skipped the item. 11

2 of the 8 Importance To Improve Items Had a Mean Above 3.00 Importance To Improve Items 1-8 in Rank Order by Mean, page 10 of statistics

7. Improve your personal physical safety

3. Improve the instructional enrichment materials available

8. Improve your building's student discipline procedures

2. Improve (lower) the number of school-related meetings

5. Improve the extent to which administrators and staff in your building share decision-making

6. Improve the relevance of district in-services/staff development

4. Improve (lower) your class size(s)/caseload

1. Improve your total pay level

1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00

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2.91

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chart.

Scale Mean = 2.50Very unimportant Very

important

Uncompensated Hours Beyond Normal Work Week

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0 - 5 hours (138)

6 - 10 hours (240)

11 - 15 hours (147)

16 - 20 hours (76)

More than 20 hours (66)

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79%

How many uncompensated hours do you spend, on average, on school-related activities? (Q9, page 2)

79% of respondents spend 6 or more uncompensated hours per week, on average, on school-related activities.

Professional Educator

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How important is it to you to feel valued as a professional educator by the administration? (Q10, page 2)

97% of respondents think it is important (78% very important / 19% somewhat important) to feel valued as a professional educator by the administration.

Working Relationship Question 11

• Working relationship question (Q11) had 5-point scale:o Mostly cooperative/productive = 5o Tends to be cooperative/productive = 4 o Neutral = 3o Tends to be conflictive/unproductive = 2 o Mostly conflictive/unproductive = 1o Choosing ‘don’t know or not sure’ or skipping the question isn’t

given a value.

• The scale mean (“neutral”) is 3.00.

• Means* of 3.00 or higher indicate a more cooperative/productive level for all respondents.

o Green bar = mean of 2.50 – 2.99o Blue bar = mean of 3.00 or higher

• Means lower than 3.00 indicate a more conflictive/unproductive level for all respondents.

o Yellow bar = mean of 2.01 – 2.49o Orange bar = mean of 2.00 or lower

* The calculated mean for each item is the weighted average and excludes those who selected ‘don’t know or not sure,’ ‘not applicable’ or who skipped the item.

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Working Relationship Mean Well Above Scale MeanQuestion 11 For All Respondents, page 11 of statistics

11. Working relationship between the staff and the principal in the school where you assigned the majority of

the time.

1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00

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Scale Mean = 3.00Mostly uncooperative Mostly

cooperative

Open Comments- Major Themes

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• Time

• Compensation Issues

• Substitute Shortage

• TPEP Issues

• Respect/ Equity / Professionalism

• Other specific individual concerns (will be shared at Labor Management)

Communication With Members

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• Members appreciated being asked their opinions.

• Members also appreciate knowing how their opinions will be used and the next steps.