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Chicago ACTS Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff
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1. 

Sisters and Brothers of ChiACTS,

Our union needs your input on a number of issues.

The results of this survey will be presented to Chicago ACTS leadership and negotiators and will also be used to shape present and future negotiations and union priorities.

Your responses are anonymous.  

This survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.  

Please do not copy or forward any survey questions.

In Solidarity,

Chris Baehrend, Acting President

ChiACTS, Local 4343, IFT-AFT/AFL-CIO


 
 
 
 
2. What is your current school?
 
 
 
3. What is your Council?
 
 
 
4. What is your current position?
 
Elementary teacher
 
Secondary school teacher
 
PSRP
 
Other
 
 
 
 
5. What is your seniority/tenure in your position?
 
0-2 years
 
3-5 years
 
5-10 years
 
10-20 years
 
20+ years
 
 
 
6. What is your job title/what subject do you teach?
   
 
 
 
7. Is your Council currently in contract negotiations?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
8. Were you employed by your school prior to it being represented by a union?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
9. Are you currently on a bargaining team, or were you on a past bargaining team?
 
I am currently on a bargaining team
 
I was on a bargaining team in the past
 
I have not been on a bargaining team
 
 
 
10. Were you on an organizing committee before our union was recognized?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
11. How satisfied are you with the following:
Very Dissatisfied Not Satisfied Neutral Satisfied Very Satisfied Not applicable
Compensation
Evaluations
Work year length
Work day length
Professional development
Health care benefits
 
 
 
12. Please place in order (1-6) of importance for contractual improvements: 
Compensation
Evaluations
Work year length
Work day length
Professional development
Health care benefit
 
 
 
13. If you could choose only one priority for contractual improvement, what would it be?
 
Compensation
 
Evaluations
 
Work day length
 
Professional development
 
Health care benefits
 
Other
 
 
 
 
14. Please rank (1-10) in order of importance:
Pay level vs. community standard (CTU)
Healthcare costs and contribution
Importance of tenure in pay scale + bonus?
Retirement benefits?
PTO/Vacation allowance?
Length of union contract?
Length of school day?
Length of school year?
 
 
 
15. Outside of pay, retirement, and healthcare, what other contractual issue, if any, is the most important to you?
   
 
 
16. How satisfied are you with the following:
Very Dissatisfied Not Satisfied Neutral Satisfied Very Satisfied
Teacher evaluation process overall
Fairness of evaluations
Accuracy of evaluations
Evaluation consistency (year-to-year)
Objectivity of evaluations
 
 
 
17. Do you have any comments or suggestions you would like to tell your current negotiators (if you are in negotiations), or your next negotiators for your next contract?
   
 
 
18. Please rate (1-5) your approval of the following as it relates to their education policies/priorities:
The President of the United States
The U.S. Congress
The governor of Illinois
The State of Illinois Congress
Your local city/county leaders/council members
Your superintendent
Your principal
 
 
 
19. "I believe ChiACTS communicates with me effectively."
 
Strongly agree
 
Agree
 
Neutral
 
Disagree
 
Strongly disagree
 
 
 
20. 

If the administration at my school refuses to make a fair offer at the bargaining table, I want the Union to:


 
Continue to negotiate
 
Move toward a strike, but slowly
 
Move aggressively toward a strike
 
We are not currently in negotiations, "N/A"
 
Other
 
 
 
 
21. What is one thing that holds you back from teaching your students as effectively as you wish you could?
   
 
 
 
22. Do you have the school provided resources you need to be successful in the classroom?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
23. What, if anything, is missing?
   
 
 
 
24. If you ran the school for a week, what would you change first?
   
 
 
 
25. Second?
   
 
 
 
26. Third?
   
 
 
 
27. What is the optimal number of students per classroom?
   
 
 
 
28. How many students are you assigned per classroom on average?
   
 
 
 
29. What is the most significant distinction between Charter and District schools?
   
 
 
 
30. "My pay compared to non-charter Chicago Public School teachers is fair."
 
Strongly agree
 
Agree
 
Neutral
 
Disagree
 
Strongly disagree
 
Other
 
 
 
 
31. "I believe I am evaluated fairly."
 
Strongly agree
 
Agree
 
Neutral
 
Disagree
 
Strongly disagree
 
Other
 
 
 
 
32. How can performance evaluations be improved?
   
 
 
 
33. What four items would you bring forward if you were sitting at the bargaining table for the new contract in order of importance? First:
   
 
 
 
34. Second:
   
 
 
 
35. Third:
   
 
 
 
36. Fourth:
   
 
 
 
37. "I believe it is important that ChiACTS actively advocates for our students and their families outside of the classroom"
 
Strongly Agree
 
Agree
 
Neutral
 
Disagree
 
Strongly disagree
 
 
 
38. "I believe the Chicago Public Schools should consist of:"
 
100% charter schools
 
More charter schools than there are currently (increase)
 
No increase or decrease in the number of charter schools
 
Fewer charter schools (decrease)
 
No charter schools at all
 
Other
 
 
 
 
39. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is current waging a contract campaign. Please provide your opinion on this campaign.
   
 
 
 
40. Do you have any comments you wish to share with the leadership of ChiACTS?
   
 
 
 
41. Thank you for completing the survey.