1. Needs Assessment Survey Raquel Peña Elementary School
EDTC
Project 3
Maria C. Medellin

2. School Campus District: Brownsville ISD
Campus: Raquel Pena Elementary School
Pena Elementary opened in 2009
Named for Raquel Pena, a longtime BISD educator.

3. Introduction
After reviewing the STaR Chart data it was determined that there are gaps in the “full picture” of the campus technology. In order to prepare a comprehensive technology development plan, a needs assessment survey was created using SurveyMoney.

4. Survey The survey consists of eight (8) short questions.
Key issues for survey:
Short and simple questions
Multiple choice and ye/no questions
Does not exceed 10 questions
The survey can be found here:  

5. Campus Needs Assessment
What information is needed?
Key areas of concern
Who will be surveyed?
Teachers at Raquel Pena Elementary School
How long will the survey window be open?
Monday, February 27th to Friday, March 2nd

6. Needs Assessment Survey
Have you received professional development training on how to integrate technology in the classroom?
A. Yes
B. No
STaR Chart data shows that teachers do not have or have very little access to professional development, yet based on the survey the majority answered Yes.

7. Needs Assessment Survey
2. Which of the following statements identifies your use of technology?
A. Not comfortable using it
B. Don’t like technology
C. Use it very comfortably
D. Use it but don’t like it

8. Needs Assessment Survey
3. I feel that we don’t have enough training for teachers regarding technology and other Web 2.0 tools that we can use.
A. Strongly Disagree
B. Somewhat Disagree
C. Somewhat Agree
D. Strongly Agree
Based on their answers, I believe that teachers want/need more training regarding Web 2. tools.

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4. How difficult is it to get the resources you need to teach?
A. Difficult
B. Reasonable
C. Moderately Easy
D. Very Easy

10. Needs Assessment Survey
5. How much support do you get from administration (tools, supplies, help, training, etc.)
A. A lot
B. A reasonable amount
C. Very little
D. None at all
Based on their answers, I believe that administration needs to provide even more support to teachers regarding all aspects of technology.

11. Needs Assessment Survey
6. How well do teachers collaborate/cooperate with each other?
A. Very well
B. Reasonably well
C. Not very well
D. Not at all

12. Needs Assessment Survey
7. Is the use of technology included in your teacher evaluation procedures?
A. Yes
B. No

13. Needs Assessment Survey
8. Overall, how satisfied are you with the teaching experience at your school?
A. Very satisfied
B. Reasonably satisfied
C. Dissatisfied
D. Extremely dissatisfied
Survey shows that even though teachers don’t have enough professional development trainings, they are still satisfied with their teaching experience.

14. Resources
Raquel Pena Elementary Data. Retrieved from Texas STaR Chart: A Tool for Planning and Assessing School Technology and Readiness SurveyMonkey