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Item 2005 Delaware Teacher Supply Survey Analysis(2005-10-11T12:34:07Z) Raffel, Jeffrey A.; Beck, Amanda S.; Craig, Janna E.The 19 public school districts throughout the state of Delaware hired a total of 1,116 teachers for the 2004–2005 school year. The personnel directors from each district were asked to complete an online survey requesting information on the number of new hires, when personnel directors were notified of vacancies, when districts extended contracts, which teaching and non-teaching positions were difficult to fill, and recruitment tools used. All completed the survey. In addition to the 19 regular school districts in Delaware, this year’s survey was also distributed to the 13 charter schools in the state. Seven out of the 13 charter schools returned the survey. The charter school analysis is reported separate from the regular school district results below. This year’s survey, the fourth in an annual series of surveys, was administered through the Department of Education’s DEEDS website.Item 2006 Delaware Teacher Supply Survey Analysis(2007-07-19T14:03:07Z) Raffel, Jeffrey A.; Pullella, Maria R.The 19 public school districts throughout the state of Delaware hired a total of 1,133 teachers for the 2005–2006 school year. The personnel directors from each district were asked to complete an online survey requesting information on the number of new hires, when personnel directors were notified of vacancies, when districts extended contracts, which teaching and non-teaching positions were difficult to fill, and recruitment tools used. Teacher hiring and retention are gaining increased visibility as issues, and districts in Delaware are doing more than ever to confront the problem. However, Delaware still needs to address late hires, hiring teachers in critical-needs areas, the effects of contracts on hiring, and the hiring of speech pathologists. This year’s survey, the fifth in an annual series of surveys, was administered through the Department of Education’s DEEDS website.Item Analysis of Public Opinion toward Health Policy in the Medical Center of Delaware Market Area(Center for Applied Demography & Survey Research, 1994-06) Raffel, Jeffrey A.; Rice, Crystal A.Item An Analysis of the Views of Delaware's New Teachers: Recruitment & Hiring, Mentoring & Professional Development, Job Satisfaction, and Future Plans(2005-08-09T12:55:29Z) Raffel, Jeffrey A.; Beck, Amanda S.; Prulello, MarissaThis analysis is based on responses from a New Teacher Survey. The New Teacher Survey was developed to ascertain the reasons behind a teacher’s decision to teach in Delaware and assess overall trends in teacher retention. The survey gathered data on teachers’ views of the job search and hiring process, satisfaction with current positions, and future plans. All teachers with new contracts in 2003-2004 were given the opportunity to participate by completing the survey online.Item Close to Home: Analysis of Households Buying Houses in New Castle County in 1988(Center for Applied Demography & Survey Research, 1990-08) Raffel, Jeffrey A.Item Delaware Teacher and Administrator Supply and Demand Survey Analysis(2009-08-18T20:11:14Z) Raffel, Jeffrey A.; Eaton, Kristen E.Funded by the Delaware Department of Education (DOE), this report is the seventh in a series of analyses of teacher and, more lately, administrator demand and supply in Delaware. It reports the analysis of a survey of all 19 school district personnel directors and responses from several charter school personnel directors as a well as an analysis of data from the Delaware payroll system. This report charts the trends of teacher and administrator hiring, difficult-to-fill positions, late hiring, perceptions of the quality of new teachers, and other factors important to the success of the state’s public schools. As the significance of the role of teachers and administrative leaders becomes more apparent in Delaware, the importance of this series of studies increases. This study is an important part of this effort, as public education accounts for one-third of the state budget and is of great significance to the state economy and public.Item Delaware Teacher and Administrator Supply and Demand Survey Analysis(2011-08-25) Raffel, Jeffrey A.; Cox, Rebecca L.; Sherretz, Kelly L.This report charts the trends of teacher and administrator hiring, difficult-to-fill positions, late hiring, and other factors important to the success of the state’s public schools. As the significance of the role of teachers and administrative leaders becomes more apparent in Delaware, and as Delaware implements its Race to the Top activities, the importance of this series of studies increases. The Institute for Public Administration addresses the policy, planning, and management needs of its partners through the integration of applied research, professional development, and the education of tomorrow’s leaders. This study is an important part of this effort, as public education accounts for one-third of the state budget and is of great significance to the state economy and public.Item Delaware Teacher and Administrator Supply and Demand Survey Analysis(2010-09-10) Raffel, Jeffrey A.; Alemayehu, SosenaThis report charts the trends of teacher and administrator hiring, difficult-to-fill positions, late hiring, and other factors important to the success of the state’s public schools. As the significance of the role of teachers and administrative leaders becomes more apparent in Delaware, and as Delaware implements its Race to the Top activities, the importance of this series of studies increases. The Institute for Public Administration addresses the policy, planning, and management needs of its partners through the integration of applied research, professional development, and the education of tomorrow’s leaders. This study is an important part of this effort, as public education accounts for one-third of the state budget and is of great significance to the state economy and public.Item Delaware Teacher and Administrator Supply Survey Analysis(2008-01-31T18:28:42Z) Raffel, Jeffrey A.; Griffith, Latoya J.The 19 public school districts throughout the state of Delaware reported hiring a total of 1,101 teachers for the 2006-07 school year. The personnel directors from the 19 districts and 17 charter schools were asked to complete an online survey. This survey requested information on the number of new hires, when personnel directors were notified of vacancies, when contracts were offered, which teaching and non-teaching positions were difficult to fill, and recruitment tools used. This year, for the first time, the survey included questions concerning administrator supply to gauge Delaware’s ability to fill administrative positions. The data indicate that a good deal of activity in the state is focused on school administrator recruitment and preparation.Item Delaware Teacher Supply Survey Analysis Report(Institute for Public Administration, 2004-07) Raffel, Jeffrey A.; Prulello, Marissa-JeanItem Delaware Teacher Supply Survey Analysis Report(Institute for Public Administration, 2004-07) Raffel, Jeffrey A.; Prulello, Marissa-JeanItem Delaware’s New Teacher Mentoring/Induction Program: Initiation, Implementation, and Integration(2007-09-18T11:46:13Z) Raffel, Jeffrey A.; Holbert, Rachel R.; Curtis, Karen A.; Middlebrooks, Anthony; Noble, Audrey; O'Malley, FrancisThis report describes Delaware’s current mentoring/induction program, its history, and future plans in depth. It then presents overall results gathered by analyzing the case studies in six sections: Evaluation, Leadership and Administration, Purpose and Goals, Mentoring, Pathwise, and Assessment for Learning. Finally, it offers recommendations and critical questions for the program, the answers to which could help shape and improve it over the long run.Item A Portrait of Delaware's New Teachers: Summary Report(2011-01-21) Raffel, Jeffrey A.; Welch, Jennie C.This report is a summary of the comprehensive report on new Delaware teachers, i.e., those in their first three years teaching in the state, surveyed in spring 2010. The comprehensive and much longer report, available on the University of Delaware’s website (www.ipa.udel.edu/publications/education.html), provides the full scope of the survey data and analysis as well as all the tables and figures generated for the report. This summary report highlights the most significant data collected across all respondents, the major conclusions from the full report, and provides the most relevant figures and tables. Readers interested in greater detail, e.g., breakdowns by county, school level, gender, and year teaching in Delaware, are referred to the comprehensive report, where these are discussed as appropriate.Item A Portrait of Delaware's New Teachers: Comprehensive Report(2011-04-13) Raffel, Jeffrey A.; Welch, Jennie C.This report provides the results of the spring 2010 survey of more than 500 new Delaware teachers, i.e., those in their first three years teaching in the state. This comprehensive report provides the full scope of the survey data and analysis as well as all the tables and figures generated for the report. The companion summary report, also available on the University of Delaware’s website (www.ipa.udel.edu/publications/education.html), highlights the most significant data collected across all respondents, the major conclusions from this report, and provides the most relevant figures and tables. This comprehensive report provides greater detail, e.g., breakdowns by county, school level, gender, and year teaching in Delaware, as well as appendices reproducing the survey instrument and multivariate-‐analysis tables.Item Six Case Studies of the Delaware New Teacher Mentoring/Induction Program(2007-09-18T11:40:08Z) Raffel, Jeffrey A.; Holbert, Rachel R.; Curtis, Karen A.; Middlebrooks, Anthony; Noble, Audrey; O'Malley, FrancisThis report describes the mentoring/induction program and various improvements that the Delaware Department of Education has made to it in the past few years. It then provides a great deal of in-depth information about the four districts and two charter schools studied, such as how the program is coordinated, degree of integration with other district/school programs and policies, how mentors are selected and matched with protégés, perceptions of the induction components, and participant suggestions for program improvement. This report provides the basis for a forthcoming report, "Delaware’s New Teacher Mentoring/Induction Program: Initiation, Implementation, and Integration," which uses information from the case studies to develop overall findings and recommendations.