Leadership Survey 100909

Please reflect on our first five weeks together and answer these questions honestly. If you entered Leadership AFTER the first week, then complete the survey based on the length of time spent in class. The survey questions are designed to not only provide me with important information from a variety of student/leader perspectives, but also illuminate you with information I feel is important. Your feedback may lead to changes in how we progress through this semester.

Be sure to include your Last Name and First Name
Name: 


  1. Why did you join Leadership? Think back to the first time you considered becoming part of our school leadership team. Share with me what your desire was.


  1. Describe TWO passions you have for activities for the remainder of the year at our school. These activities could be something we have already done or tried to do (Puma Pass events), or something you would like to have us consider. Specifically highlight your ideal project for the remainder of this year.


  1. Special Part 1 "Asset Inventory" question. What occupations do your parents/guardians have (what do they do)? List their jobs and also their job titles. What can I do with this info? NETWORKING!! Think about opportunities for our school, students, classrooms, etc. if we have parents/guardians that have specific job functions or talents that would improve our learning environment.


  1. Is your Leadership Binder complete with our Syllabus, Constitution, and other important Leadership handouts?
    Yes
    No


  1. If you were graded on the quality of your Leadership binder on Monday for organization and level of completness, would you receive a passing grade?
    Yes
    No


  1. Have you been to class before 7:00 AM EVERY day this semester?
    Yes
    No


  1. Have you been prepared for LEADERSHIP at the beginning of each period, or have there been slight distractions? (you were tuning out our President, myself, thinking about non-Leadership stuff like homework, socializing, etc.)
    Yes
    No


  1. From what you have learned about my teaching/advising style in the LEADERSHIP CLASS, how would you rank my expectations for Leadership students? 


  1. Based on Question 8, where do you feel your performance is TODAY?
    I have HIGH expecations for myself and constantly strive for consistency and gradual improvement in ALL areas
    My self-expectations are high but I allow some leeway as I am a struggling student-leaders
    I accept much deviation from the Advisors direction, and need counsel to guide me
    I tolerate my own not-performance and remain ambivalent towards my progress
    I have LOW expecations myself and would like to be left alone to do as I please


  1. To date, I have participated TO A LARGE EXTENT, in the following activities: SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
    Was one of the TOP THREE students who have supported the Puma Pass sales during the last week.
    assisted one of the Commissioners for an upcoming event
    participated in the papering of columns in the quad
    participated in the placement or removal of posters throughout our building
    designed, made, hung-taped-stapled-tacked-glued-cut out any signage
    designed via technology any communication for an event (puma pass, rally, athletics, dance, fashion show, etc.)
    classroom organization - supplies, storage room, paper, tape, Haywood's non-Leadership stuff
    re-arranged our classroom to make "Subject Ready" by 7:50 a.m.
    lunch ticket distribution to Advisories
    worked more than three hours on the Welcome Back Rally and Back-to-School night combined
    promoting our school to non-Leadership students in ADVISORY
    promoting our school to non-Leadership students in general
    thinking about Leadership activities outside of Leadership classtime (during regular school, at home, on the weekends, out on a date, etc.)
    stressing about Leadership activities outside of Leadership classtime (during regular school, at home, on the weekends, out on a date, etc.)
    FREAKING-OUT about Leadership activities outside of Leadership classtime (during regular school, at home, on the weekends, out on a date, etc.)
    talking with other teachers about my role as a Leadership student
    talking with our Administrators about my role as a Leadership student
    talking with my parent/guardian about my role as a Leadership student
    wondering in front of myself or other Leadership students about how to make our school better, if only by small increments
    wondering in front of myself or other Leadership students about how to make our time in LEADERSHIP PERIOD better, if only by small increments
    campus beautification (removed old posters/signage, blue tape, other club's posters, old-moldy-t-shirts, shoes, etc)
    planned an upcoming event with to-do list to show Mr. H on Monday
    planned an upcoming event without a to-do list to show Mr. H on Monday
    promoting the upcoming Puma Pass Sales and Party
    prepared some form of communication for the Puma News Broadcast
    written down personal notes on how to improve Leadership and can produce them for a reviw by Mr. H
    any situation or task requested by Mr. Haywood on behalf of an Administrator
    any situation or task requested by Mr. Haywood
    volunteered to assist in the Club Rush event in some capacity
    considered volunteering to assist in the Club Rush event in some capacity
    Looking forward to setting up the table, chairs, and cash box with passes for Puma Pass sales during Nutrition and Lunch next week
    Looking forward to setting up the table, chairs, and cash box with passes for Puma Pass sales during the Club Rush event
    Looking forward to setting up the table, chairs, and cash box with passes for Puma Pass sales during Nutrition and Lunch to coincide with the Underground Dance ticket sales
    Looking forward to setting up the table, chairs, and cash box with passes for Puma Pass sales during our next Parent evening eveny
    Have an idea for a 60 second video for an upcoming event such as Puma Pass sales, Underground Dance, Blood Drive, or Fashion Show
    Communication to fellow students for Puma Pass Sales
    already set aside or asked Parent/Guardian for purchase of Puma Pass
    organized any storage in school or in parking garage
    some distracting behavior while our President, Vice-President/Mr. Haywood have been addressing the class


  1. Alright, based on the previous multiple select question, what have you been contributing to in our class that I missed? BE SPECIFIC!


  1. Identify three Leadership students who have made a contribution to the class that Mr. Haywood is PROBABLY not aware of. Be specific in describing what the students' contribution has been. DO NOT INFORM MR. HAYWOOD ON SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUS, INFORM MR. HAYWOOD ON WHAT YOU HAVE PERSONALLY OBSERVED THAT I MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT.


  1. Inform Mr. Haywood on any issue you feel is important for him to be aware of. These responses will be kept in confidence.


  1. If you went to yourhomework.com before 4:00 p.m.on Saturday afternoon there was important information I inserted into the assignment. What was that important information?


  1. What remaining Leadership event do you "Own"? This means that YOU are the primary person responsible for Chairing the event. YOU are the Commissioner of the event. i.e. Marvin OWNS the Puma Pass Party, Monica OWNS the Club Rush, and Karyll OWNS the Underground Dance. Sarah owns the Fashion Show. Who owns the Halloween Rally?


  1. What would you like to own and what is your plan for getting your item on the agenda? I did not advance a SINGLE pink sheet this week. Either we're getting close to advancing all of our Leadership events for the entire year, or we fell down on Pink Sheets this week. This must be rectified by the end of this coming week!


  1. Indicate SPECIFICALLY what assistance you need in order to bring your "Imagination" to life? How will you manufacture the "Time" needed to realize your vision?


  1. Hey! How well are our Fall sports teams doing? Are we effectively communicating their games, win record, etc? Who are some of our athletes? Why don't I see any personalization of names on our walls? What can you think of to provide more "school spirit" in this area?


  1. Indicate necessary supplies you feel we need to stock up on for upcoming events because without them we will be compromised in our ability to conduct effective operations. Who should be in charge (responsible) for taking this list through the ordering process?


  1. What specific thoughts or plans have you given to the upcoming Great California Shake Out coming up during Period 3 this Thursday? http://www.shakeout.org/


  1. If you participated in the Earthquake drill last Spring, what can you remember was an area of improvement that we should talk about (perhaps with Mr. A) prior to this weeks drill.


  1. Oh, almost forgot. Special Part 2 "Asset Inventory" question. What unique talent do you posses that I may not be aware of (or someone else in Leadership for that matter) that might be beneficial to our class. For instance, do you know how to edit video using a PC? Or, are you gifted with writing copy - "how to" information or directions - like how to use the sound system, for instance. Or, maybe you are handy with tools, making things, putting large "stuff" together for a dance, or play, or maybe a fashion show. What can you do?


  1. Alright, final response. So now you can see there are a number of "areas of concern" I have on a go-forward basis with our class. Too many students are arriving late, not enough of the class appears to be on-task some of the time, we are not utilizing our resources to their best advantage (wasting blue tape), and we have a number of activities planned for the next four weeks, if not the remainder of the semester.

    Indicate up to five (5) students that you feel, based on your impression of what makes an "ideal" Leadership student, who are not making their BEST efforts in our class. Be specific with the students name and what you have personally observed that you want to make me aware of. The purpose of this question is two-fold: 1) inform the teacher because I simply cannot be in all areas at one time - if I am in the garage and one or more students are outside room 427 sitting on the floor doing very little I cannot see that. If there is a student in our classroom working on a non-Leadership activity I cannot tell that from how I utilize my Advisor time with the multitude of students who need information (Mr. Haywood, Mr. Haywood, Mr. Haywood, etc) and #2) as Leaders you will be faced with the unpleasand task in your futures of "trimming the rose bush so the beautiful blossoms will emerge in the Spring", this sometimes means you have to remove a friend because they're simply not showing the dedication and comittment you are.

    Your responses will be culled (look it up in the dictionary) and discussed with the Executive Committee later in the week.





Mr. Haywood
Leadership Advisor, Government/Economics, and Economics in Society
Northridge Academy High School
Northridge, CA