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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 |
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2. What is your current school? |
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4. What is your current position? |
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5. What is your seniority/tenure in your position? |
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| 6. What is your job title/what subject do you teach? | | |
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7. Is your Council currently in contract negotiations? |
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8. Were you employed by your school prior to it being represented by a union? |
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9. Are you currently on a bargaining team, or were you on a past bargaining team? |
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10. Were you on an organizing committee before our union was recognized? |
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11. How satisfied are you with the following:
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12. Please place in order (1-6) of importance for contractual improvements: |
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Compensation |
| | Evaluations |
| | Work year length |
| | Work day length |
| | Professional development |
| | Health care benefit |
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13. If you could choose only one priority for contractual improvement, what would it be? |
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14. Please rank (1-10) in order of importance: |
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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? |
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| 15. Outside of pay, retirement, and healthcare, what other contractual issue, if any, is the most important to you? | | |
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16. How satisfied are you with the following:
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| 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? | | |
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18. Please rate (1-5) your approval of the following as it relates to their education policies/priorities:
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The President of the United States |
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The U.S. Congress |
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The governor of Illinois |
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The State of Illinois Congress |
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Your local city/county leaders/council members |
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Your superintendent |
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Your principal |
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19. "I believe ChiACTS communicates with me effectively." |
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20. If the administration at my school refuses to make a fair offer at the bargaining table, I want the Union to:
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| 21. What is one thing that holds you back from teaching your students as effectively as you wish you could? | | |
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22. Do you have the school provided resources you need to be successful in the classroom? |
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| 23. What, if anything, is missing? | | |
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| 24. If you ran the school for a week, what would you change first? | | |
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| 27. What is the optimal number of students per classroom? | | |
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| 28. How many students are you assigned per classroom on average? | | |
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| 29. What is the most significant distinction between Charter and District schools? | | |
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30. "My pay compared to non-charter Chicago Public School teachers is fair." |
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31. "I believe I am evaluated fairly." |
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| 32. How can performance evaluations be improved? | | |
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| 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: | | |
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37. "I believe it is important that ChiACTS actively advocates for our students and their families outside of the classroom" |
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38. "I believe the Chicago Public Schools should consist of:" |
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| 39. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is current waging a contract campaign. Please provide your opinion on this campaign. | | |
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| 40. Do you have any comments you wish to share with the leadership of ChiACTS? | | |
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41. Thank you for completing the survey. |
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