Is the teacher survey anonymous? How should schools distribute survey materials to staff members?
The teacher survey continues to be absolutely anonymous. Schools are directed to randomly distribute survey access information to teachers, guidance counselors, paraprofessionals, and parent coordinators. There is no link between the login information that a teacher receives and the identity of a teacher. Survey Coordinators are encouraged to distribute survey materials to groups of teachers gathered together, rather than one by one, so that it is clear that the distribution of survey access information is anonymous. Survey Coordinators have been directed to discuss the process with colleagues and with the school’s UFT chapter chair to ensure that plans are clear and that colleagues have an opportunity to provide open and honest feedback. The survey can be taken on any computer, so teachers do not need to login to their account on the DOE network in order to take the survey. In addition, in order to protect the anonymity of paraprofessionals and parent coordinators, the DOE will only r
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