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Hello fellow Virgin Islanders:

You are invited to participate in a survey on SHOULD THE VI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BE REORGANIZED? WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOES NOT? In this survey, approximately 100 people will be asked to complete a questionnaire that asks questions about The Dept. of Education and It will take approximately 15 minutes to complete your response. Your participation will be rewarded with a chance to win a $50 dollar gift certificate for completing the entire survey.

As a stakeholder, your input is critical to the success of this survey which seeks to assess stakeholders opinion on a proposed reorganization of the Virgin Islands Department (VIDE). As a fellow stakeholder: employee, student and parent, I am sure you are interested in this proposal because of the effect it can have on the department’s operation and student learning. Your participation in this study is completely voluntary.

Please note that THIS IS FOR ACADEMIC REASONS ONLY! There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. If you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point. However, it is very important for us to learn your opinions. It will help us to determine whether or not a full survey should be conducted. Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate (as a group). Individual responses will not be reported. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Vera Hamilton at the email address specified below. Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below or by submitting a your responses to this questionnaire.
Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.
 
 
 
Circle the letter next to the word that best describes your classification
 
a) Student
 
b) Teacher
 
c) Support staff
 
d) Administrator
 
 
 
If you are not a student, do you have children attending the public schools?
 
a) Yes
 
b) No
 
 
 
In what school district are you located?
 
a) St. Thomas
 
b) St. Croix
 
 
 
If you are not a student, with what school are you associated?
 
a) High School
 
b) Junior High School
 
c) Elementary School
 
 
 
If you are a student identify the school are you attend?
 
a) St. Croix Central High
 
b) Ivanna Eudora Kean
 
b) St. Croix Educational Complex
 
d) Charlotte Amalie
 
 
 
Identify the current organizational structure of the Department?
 
a) A part of the executive branch of government whose leadership is selected by the governor.
 
b) A semi-autonomous agency whose leadership is selected by a governing board.(for example Waste Management, UVI)
 
 
 
What phrase best describes your satisfaction with the current organizational structure?
 
a) Not satisfied
 
b) Partially satisfied,
 
c) Completely satisfied
 
 
 
Which structure do you believe best enables the efficient operation of the department?
 
a) An executive branch of government
 
b) A semi-autonomous agency
 
 
 
What characteristics do you believe would best contribute to the most efficient operations of the department?
 
a) Having a single board that has direct oversight for the department
 
b) Having a board in each district
 
 
 
What characteristics do you believe most significantly does not allow for the effective operation of the department?
 
a) Having a commissioner elected by the governor
 
b) Having the maintenance of schools operated by the department
 
c) Having a board that does not have direct oversight for the schools
 
 
 
How do you feel the department head should be selected to best serve the department?
 
a) A commissioner who is appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature
 
b) A department head selected by a governing board
 
 
 
What do you believe the best term of office should be for the selected leader?
 
a) Change with each administration (Governor)
 
b) Until separation (Fired, resign or retired)
 
 
 
Which gender do you believe would be more effective as a leader?
 
a) Male
 
b) Female
 
c) It does not matter
 
 
 
What type of leader should be selected to best serve the organization?
 
a) An educator (someone who has worked in and specialized in education)
 
b) A business Professional ( someone who has been trained to run an organization)
 
c) Someone who has experience in running a business
 
d) Item a and c
 
e) Item b and c
 
 
 
What kind of leadership style would best serve the departments goals and objectives?
 
a) Autocratic (somebody who dominates other people, with a whatever I say attitude, sticks by the rules)
 
b) Charismatic (possesses great powers of charm or influence)
 
c) Someone with a little of both a and b
 
d) Someone with more a than b qualities
 
e) Someone with more b than a qualities
 
 
 
Do you feel the department has established good policies for filling vacancies?
 
a) Yes
 
b) No
 
c) I don't know
 
 
 
Do you feel the department has the ability to fill all vacant positions?
 
a) Yes
 
b) No
 
c) I don't know
 
 
 
How would you rate the department’s effectiveness in filling positions?
 
a) Very effective
 
b) Partially effective
 
c) Not effective
 
 
 
How would you rate your confidence level in the fairness of the hiring process?
 
a) Very fair
 
b) Sometimes fair
 
c) Completely unfair
 
 
 
How would you rate your confidence level in the fairness of the promotional process?
 
a) Very fair
 
b) Partially fair
 
c) Completely unfair
 
 
 
Do you believe that the most qualified persons are hired?
 
a) Always
 
b) Seldom
 
c) Most of the time
 
d) Never
 
 
 
What factors do you think influence the hiring process the most?
 
a) Applicant’s qualification
 
b) Applicants political associations
 
c) Selector’s political association
 
 
 
Do you believe that salaries for unionized workers are equitable (reasonably fair)?
 
a) Most are paid too much
 
b) Most are paid too little
 
c) Most are paid enough
 
 
 
Do you believe that salaries for unionized workers are equitable (reasonably fair)?
 
a) Most are paid too much
 
b) Most are paid too little
 
c) Most are paid enough
 
 
 
What factors do you believe determine salaries?
 
a) Qualification of the applicant
 
b) Political associations
 
c) Selectors preferences
 
 
 
Are you satisfied with the level of maintenance provided to buildings owned by the Department?
 
a) Yes
 
b) No
 
c) Partially
 
 
 
Do you believe that better maintenance of buildings would be achieved by a separate agency?
 
a) Yes
 
b) No
 
 
 
If you answered yes to the above, what would you recommend?
 
a) Department of Public Works
 
b) A contractor in each district
 
c) A separate Maintenance Unit for all Government owned buildings in each district
 
d) A separate Capital Projects and Maintenance unit within the Department that reports to a single director or manager
 
 
 
What kind of schedule should be implemented for maintenance work?
 
a) On a need basis
 
b) Weekly review maintenance
 
c) Monthly review maintenance
 
d) Yearly review maintenance
 
e) a and d
 
f) b and d
 
e) c and d
 
f) a through d
 
 
 
Provide feedback on ease of completing this survey by responding to the following:
 
a) The questions were easy to understand
 
b) The questions were not clear
 
c) More questions were needed to adequately address the topic
 
b) The survey was too long
 
e) The survey was too short
 
f) Enough questions were asked
 
g) Not enough questions were asked
 
h) I would have liked to see some other types of questions
 
i) On Staffing
 
j) On maintenance
 
k) On leadership
 
l) Decision makers could benefit from this survey
 
m) Decision makers would not consider the results of this survey
 
because stakeholder decision is not important to them
 
n) Decision makers would consider the results if given an opportunity

 
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