1. Los Angeles County
School Arts Survey
Secondary Arts Survey:
2011-2012 school year

2. 1. Your district’s name: ______________________
2. Your school’s name: ___________________

4. 4. Does your school have a Title I designation
for all or part of the 2011-2012 school year?
Use a check (√) to
indicate your answer:
___ Title I
___ Not Title I

6. 6. In FTE terms, how many Arts CREDENTIALED
teachers are on staff during the 2011-2012 school
year?
Include on-site FTE for any roving district arts teachers, as well as any Career
Technical Education (CTE) teachers in the Arts, Entertainment and Media Sector.
Do NOT include teachers with an arts credential who are employed strictly as
generalist classroom teachers. Enter a decimal value such as .5, 1.0 or 1.5 (FTE).
_______ Dance credentialed
_______ Music credentialed
_______ Theatre credentialed
_______ Visual Arts credentialed
_______ Media Arts Credentialed

7. 7. In FTE terms, how many HIGHLY QUALIFIED Visual and
Performing Arts Teachers (HQT) were employed during
the 2011-2012 school year?
This should include both credentialed arts teachers (see previous
question) plus any other instructors with a Bachelor’s degree or
higher, teaching license, and dance education competency. Enter a
decimal value such as .5, 1.0 or 1.5 (FTE).
_______ Dance credentialed
_______ Music credentialed
_______ Theatre credentialed
_______ Visual Arts credentialed
_______ Media Arts Credentialed

8. 8. How much of the school’s allotted 2011-2012 budget was
designated for arts education? To answer this question correctly,
only include money that came from district, state and federal
funding. DO NOT include supplemental arts funding in your answers, such as from
teachers, the PTA, other parent groups, ROP, the PTA/PRO, Booster Clubs, grants or other
donations, a school bond or local tax.
Round your answer to the nearest dollar. Do not use dollar signs, commas, or decimal
points. (e.g., $700.50 should be entered as 700)
$_______ Arts teacher FTE salary/ compensation
$_______ Curriculum materials, equipment/instruments, & student supplies
$_______ Instruction by community-based artists
$_______ Assemblies, performance, other events
$_______ Field Trips
$_______ Other __________________________

9. 9. How much was spent on professional
development in arts education during the
2011-2012 school year? Include money from
the school and district budget and any
supplemental sources.
Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
$
__________
__

10. 10. What was your school’s total
Associated Student Body (ASB)
Instructional Supply Budget in
2011-2012?
$ _____________

11. 11. How much of the ASB budget
was designated for arts
education?
$ _____________

14. 14. How much supplemental arts funding did you
receive during the 2011-2012 school year?
Include funds provided through ROP or a district foundation; donations
from teachers, the PTA, Booster clubs, other parent groups, other
individuals, program grants, local, state or national organizations, and any
school bond or local tax. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
$
__________
__

15. 15. How many sections of arts-related courses
were funded through the Arts, Entertainment
and Media Sector of CTE in 2011-2012? Enter a
whole or decimal number.
Number of
sections: _________

16. 16. [For schools with high school students only]:
How many arts-related course SECTIONS were
funded through the Regional Occupational
Program (ROP) 2011-2012? Enter a whole or
decimal number.
Number of
sections: ___________

18. 18. *High School only+: Please indicate (√) the
minimum number of visual and performing arts
credits required for high school graduation in 2011-
2012.
_____ 0
_____ less than 10
_____ 10
_____more than 10
_____ Not applicable (middle school)

21. 21. Please indicate (√) your school’s participation level
in each activity listed on the left during 2011-2012.

22. 22. Please indicate the level of emphasis placed on the
following factors of cultural inclusion and collaboration
in your school’s arts education programming.
Scale: 1 = Low; 2 = Somewhat Low; 3 = Fair; 4 = Somewhat High; 5 = High

23. 23. In which of the following activities was
technology used as a medium for CREATING
works of art?
Check (√) all that apply for each school level.

24. 24. Of the three types of PHYSICAL RESOURCES
listed below, which presented the GREATER
challenge to providing high quality instruction in
each art discipline during 2011-2012?
Check (√) ONE answer per art discipline.

26. 26. Please indicate (√) the level of parent awareness
about arts education at your school during 2011-2012.
Check (√) ONE answer per row.

28. Question about the Major Arts Disciplines
MEDIA ARTS

29. [D1]. Does your school offer DANCE
instruction during the regular school day
in 2011-2012? ________ [No or Yes].
If NO, skip this section.

30. [D2]. Which of the following types of
instructors offered one or more DANCE
section(s) for students during the
regular school day in 2011-2012?
Check (√) ALL that apply.

31. [D3]. Who was the MAIN dance instructor
at each grade level?
Select one choice per grade level. Use the following choices to fill in
the table below:
(A) Licensed teacher without dance competency
(B) Community-based dancer(s)
(C) Alternatively/ temporarily certified dance instructor
(D) Licensed teacher with dance competency (HQT)
(E) Credentialed dance teacher

32. [D4]. Record the NUMBER of students at each
grade level who took at least one dance
course during the school day in 2011-2012,
regardless of type of credit earned (i.e., PE or
VAPA).
Do NOT include summer school courses.

33. [D5]. During the 2011-2012 school year,
how many HOURS PER MONTH were used
for COLLABORATIVE PLANNING in dance?
Count the hours for each teacher involved
(e.g., 4 teachers X 2 hours per teacher =
8 hours per month).
Round to the nearest whole number.

34. [D6]. Enter the PERCENTAGE of DANCE
SECTIONS provided during the 2011-2012
school year that were instructionally
aligned with either the California Dance
Content Standards or District key dance
standards.
______%
(Round to the nearest five percent: 0, 5, 10,
15, 20 or 25...100%)

35. [D7] Using a 1 to 5 rating scale, complete the table
below by indicating the level of emphasis placed
on the following aspects of teaching and learning
in your school’s DANCE program during the 2011-
2012 school year.

36. [D8]. Using a 1 to 5 scale, rate your level of
agreement with each of the following statements
about your school’s dance program during 2011-
2012.
Scale: 1 = Low 2 = Somewhat Low 3 = Fair 4 = Somewhat High 5 = High

37. [D9]. For each school level, indicate which of the
dance teaching tools listed below were ACTIVELY
used during the 2011-2012 school year (i.e., not
sitting on a shelf). Check (√) ALL that apply.

38. [D10]. Rate the availability of equipment
and supplies (Relevant music, equipment
and props) to support dance instruction
during 2011-2012.
Check (√) one rating per school level.

39. [D11]. Which of the following COMPUTER BASED
tools were used to facilitate dance learning during
2011-2012?

40. [D12]. What type of facility or space was most
commonly used for dance instruction during 2011-
2012? Choose from the following list to complete
the table below:
(1) Regular Classroom or Outdoors
(2) Multipurpose Room or Gymnasium
(3) Dedicated ill-equipped Room/Auditorium
(4) Dedicated equipped Room/Auditorium

41. [D13] For each course level, indicate (√) which, if
any, of the DANCE activities listed below (at
least some) students experienced during the
2011-2012 school year. Check (√) ALL that apply.

42. [D14]. Using a 1 to 5 scale, rate your level of
agreement with the following statement about
your school’s dance program during 2011-2012.
Scale: 1 = Low 2 = Somewhat Low 3 = Fair 4 = Somewhat High 5 = High

43. [D15]. Please list ALL arts organizations or artists
that provided dance-based learning experiences
to students and/or teachers, either at the school
or during field trips in 2011-2012.

44. [D16]. HOW OFTEN were student dance performances
held at each location listed below during the 2011-
2012 school year? Select the best answer from the
following list to complete the table below:
(1) Never; (2) 1-2 times a year; (3) 3-4 times a year; (4) 5-8 times a
year; (5) Monthly; (6) Weekly

46. Los Angeles County
School Arts Survey
Any further questions?
Contact:
Dr. Lynn Waldorf
Griffin Center for Inspired Instruction
(303) 968-7797
lynn@thegriffincenter.org

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