State Agency Report

Colorado Department of Education

37536responses

responses: 37,536

total surveys: 71,755

response rate: 52.3%

New Teacher QuestionsNQ

Construct details and item level results

Only delivered to new teachers (e.g., years 1-3), these questions relate to specific supports for new teachers (e.g., supports, mentoring).

73%

Trends

The following graphic displays the result changes over all past survey administrations.
Hover over each circle to see more details.

100%75%50%25%0%70%73%TLCC 2018TLCC 2020

  3 point(s) higher


TLCC 2020 result is 3 percentage point(s) higher compared to TLCC 2018

Result Disaggregations

Compare the results across different respondent subgroups can help identify important differences in perceptions, and discover potential trends or patterns. The vertical dashed line represents the average result across all subgroups.

% Responded Favorably
Subgroups:

Teacher

73%

Education Professional or Service Provider

Not enough responses

School Leader

Not enough responses

Combined District and School Leader Role

Not enough responses

Survey Items

% Responded Favorably
Q
To what extent do you meet with your mentor teacher during a typical school week?

71%

745
Great extent
897
Moderate extent
543
Limited extent
129
Not at all
10
I don't know
2324
Total
100%75%50%25%0%66%71%TLCC 2018TLCC 2020

  5 point(s) higher


TLCC 2020 result is 5 percentage point(s) higher compared to TLCC 2018

Subgroups:

Teacher

71%

Education Professional or Service Provider

Not enough responses

School Leader

Not enough responses

Combined District and School Leader Role

Not enough responses
Q
To what degree do you feel that you have received adequate support as a new teacher at this school?

73%

4087
Great extent
4879
Moderate extent
2809
Limited extent
432
Not at all
219
I don't know
12426
Total
100%75%50%25%0%71%73%TLCC 2018TLCC 2020

  2 point(s) higher


TLCC 2020 result is 2 percentage point(s) higher compared to TLCC 2018

Subgroups:

Teacher

73%

Education Professional or Service Provider

Not enough responses

School Leader

Not enough responses

Combined District and School Leader Role

Not enough responses
Q
(To what extent do you focus on the following types of work with your mentor?)
Instructional and classroom support (e.g., ideas, resources, advice on instruction and planning)

85%

1047
Great extent
793
Moderate extent
301
Limited extent
35
Not at all
0
I don't know
2176
Total
Subgroups:

Teacher

85%

Education Professional or Service Provider

Not enough responses

School Leader

Not enough responses

Combined District and School Leader Role

Not enough responses
Q
(To what extent do you focus on the following types of work with your mentor?)
Personal support (e.g., social connections, help with stress)

68%

775
Great extent
689
Moderate extent
496
Limited extent
204
Not at all
1
I don't know
2165
Total
Subgroups:

Teacher

68%

Education Professional or Service Provider

Not enough responses

School Leader

Not enough responses

Combined District and School Leader Role

Not enough responses
Q
(To what extent do you focus on the following types of work with your mentor?)
Reflective support (e.g., helping you think about your work and how it is impacting students)

78%

885
Great extent
797
Moderate extent
384
Limited extent
95
Not at all
1
I don't know
2162
Total
Subgroups:

Teacher

78%

Education Professional or Service Provider

Not enough responses

School Leader

Not enough responses

Combined District and School Leader Role

Not enough responses
Q
(To what extent do you focus on the following types of work with your mentor?)
Professional support (e.g., advice on career, professional networking)

64%

667
Great extent
701
Moderate extent
539
Limited extent
247
Not at all
9
I don't know
2163
Total
Subgroups:

Teacher

64%

Education Professional or Service Provider

Not enough responses

School Leader

Not enough responses

Combined District and School Leader Role

Not enough responses
Q
(To what extent do you focus on the following types of work with your mentor?)
Evaluative support (e.g., formative evaluation feedback, advice related to evaluation expectations)

72%

738
Great extent
810
Moderate extent
451
Limited extent
164
Not at all
5
I don't know
2168
Total
Subgroups:

Teacher

72%

Education Professional or Service Provider

Not enough responses

School Leader

Not enough responses

Combined District and School Leader Role

Not enough responses
Q
Have you received any new teacher supports at this school?
count
% of responses
9259
73.6%
2722
21.6%
602
4.8%
  • Yes
  • No
  • I don't know
Q
Have you been assigned a mentor teacher this school year?
count
% of responses
2331
57.5%
1621
40%
102
2.5%
  • Yes
  • No
  • I don't know
Q
Which of the following new teacher supports have you received at this school?
count
% of responses
7712
22%
5717
16.3%
4750
13.5%
4265
12.1%
4189
11.9%
3604
10.3%
3131
8.9%
935
2.7%
807
2.3%
  • New teacher orientation (e.g., welcome, administrative procedures)
  • Ongoing dialogue with school leaders
  • Scheduled shared planning time
  • Networking with other new teachers
  • New teacher training to develop content knowledge
  • New teacher training to develop pedagogy
  • Classroom coverage to enable me to observe other classrooms
  • Other
  • Reduced teaching responsibilities
71%