TELL Delaware index

The TELL Delaware Results are now available !

View the results to the survey by clicking on the "Survey Results" button located above! Results include the answers to questions aggregated by state, for each district, and for every school that met, or exceeded, the 50% minimum response rate.

Various tools for schools and districts are available to assist leaders in using their data-please visit the "Tools" tab located at the top of this page.
Read the Validity and Reliability Report

The voices of almost 60% of the state's educators were captured in this year's survey, providing valuable data for school improvement planning. Across the state, 78% of schools reached the minimum response rate of 50%, meaning these schools will be able to use their own data as they plan for the next year.

The Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Delaware survey is an anonymous statewide survey of licensed school-based educators to assess teaching conditions at the school, district and state level.

The TELL Delaware survey was administered January 22-February 25, 2013. School-based licensed educators were able to complete the survey anytime during the five-week window, 24 hours a day, from any Internet location using the anonymous access code provided.

BACKGROUND

Research shows that teaching conditions are positively associated with improved student achievement and teacher retention. The TELL Delaware Survey will provide educators with data, tools and direct support to facilitate school improvement. TELL Delaware includes questions on the following topics:

Community Engagement and Support
Teacher Leadership
School Leadership
Managing Student Conduct
Use of Time
Professional Development
Facilities and Resources
Instructional Practices and Support
New Teacher Support

Every school that reaches the minimum response rate threshold of 50% (and a minimum of 5 respondents) will be able to use its own data in school improvement planning. The TELL Delaware Survey will be administered over a four-week window. Anyone can view the live response rate tracker for every school by visiting this website during the survey window.