Tell Them From Me Tell Them From Me (TTFM)(TTFM)

Inclusive, Safe and Caring ProgramsInclusive, Safe and Caring Programs

BackgrounderBackgrounder• Part of mandated bi-annual school climate

survey (Bill 13)• TTFM is owned by the Learning Bar, and survey

questions were developed by Dr. J. Douglas Willms

• Survey data to be used to support SIPSA and Safe & Accepting Schools Teams in developing a school level bullying intervention & prevention plan

• TTFM is completed in a computer lab

• It is an English-only survey

• Student friendly language

• Students may skip individual questions

• Anonymous

We are using The Learning Bar’s Effective Schools Survey on Student Engagement and on Bullying and School Safety.

Survey Measures• Social Engagement (belonging, using ICT, reading,

positive relationships)• Institutional Engagement (homework time)• Physical Fitness (how much activity)• School Context (feeling safe, bullying)• Classroom Context (positive learning climate)• Family Context (aspirations, advocacy out of school)• Demographic Factors (socio-economic factors)

Elementary Survey• ~100 questions• Questions are very short

– Multiple Choice, Yes/No, Agree/Disagree

– One open ended question

• ~40 minute completion time

Secondary Survey• ~ 130 questions• Questions are very short

– Multiple Choice, Yes/No, Agree/Disagree

– One open ended question

• ~30 minute completion time

How Students LoginHow Students Login1. Use normal Active Directory Logins to

sign on to computers.

2. Visit www.tellthemfromme.com in a web browser.

3. Use TTFM generated logins to access the survey.

ImplementationImplementation• Inform School Council, Staff and students that the school

will be doing the TTFM Effective Schools Survey on School Safety, Bullying and Student Engagement.

• Parent Letter needs to go home– Sent out by e-mail the Week of March 25th, for distribution 1-2

weeks before you do the survey– Parents/students may opt out (return form to school if this is the

case)

• Attend online training Webinars (Week of March 25th) to learn how to setup survey at your school. (~45 min)

• Implementation plan at your school- Decide on when to do survey (April and May)

- Make schedule for classes to go down to lab- Use TTFM Survey Site to randomly generate login

id’s and passwords for students, distribute to classes, do the survey in the lab.

• DO NOT TRACK WHICH STUDENT HAS TAKEN A SPECIFIC ID. • DO NOT RECORD WHO HAS/HASN’T COMPLETED THE SURVEY• DO OFFER A CALL-DOWN TO LAB FOR ANY STUDENT WHO MISSED THE CHANCE TO DO THE SURVEY

• This time it’s anonymous. Login id’s are not based on student OEN. They are randomly generated.• Reporting does not trace back to individual id’s.• To be treated as a school based climate survey.

Moving ForwardMoving Forward• TTFM is an ANONYMOUS survey• This is a District supported SCHOOL level survey• Reports are available to Principals/School Coordinators

48 HOURS after the survey is closed• Fully customizable/aggregated data reporting• Future plans to allow for you to enter your own

questions in addition to the TTFM and district questions

TimelinesTimelines• Week of March 25th – Survey Setup Webinar Training• Month of April – Discuss at Staff Meeting and School

Council. Parent letter to go home 1-2 weeks prior to survey.

• Month of April – Get students ready for survey (assembly, teachers in classroom, PPT will be provided)

• Month of April or May – Complete the survey• May 3rd – Safe & Accepting Schools Team Training• End of April and Early May – Webinar training on how to

generate reports from TTFM survey data

May 3rdMay 3rd• Safe and Accepting Schools Team Training• 3 team members (should be an administrator,

lead staff member, and another)– Ie. Parent, school council chair, student, SRO

• Topics include Bullying Prevention/Intervention, using TTFM data in school planning, using the district template to develop school Bullying Prevention/Intervention Plans

Wrap up next stepsWrap up next steps• Training is next week – sign up if you

haven’t already.• Setup your survey• Tell Staff, Parents, Students• Get school implementation plan ready• Distribute parent letters• Begin Survey

Questions?Questions?