TELL Colorado index

The TELL Colorado 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.

Read the New Teacher Center's Preliminary Findings from the 2013 TELL Colorado Survey.
Various Tools and Guides are are available for school and district leaders to use when examining their TELL Data. Please click on the "Tools" " tab located at the top of the page.
Read the Validity and Reliability Report.

The Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Colorado survey is an anonymous statewide survey of licensed, school-based educators to assess teaching conditions at the school, district and state level. (Note: teachers and principals in charter schools are included and do not need to be licensed to participate.) The survey results are intended to support school and district improvement planning and to inform policy decisions.

The TELL Colorado survey was administered February 6-March 11, 2013. School-based, licensed educators were able to complete the survey anytime during the four-weekwindow, 24 hours a day, from any Internet location using the anonymous access code provided.

ABOUT TELL Colorado

TELL Colorado 2013 will be the third statewide survey of educators. For information about the previous surveys, including school, district and state results, click here. Previous findings, as well as nationwide research, show that teaching conditions are positively associated with improved student achievement and teacher retention.

The 2013 TELL Colorado Survey will provide educators with data, tools and direct support to facilitate school improvement. The TELL Colorado Survey 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 Colorado Survey will be administered over a four-week window. Anyone can view the live response rate tracker for every school by visiting the response rate page on this site during the survey window.