TELL Ohio index

Thank you Ohio educators! The survey is now closed.

Please check this website during the next few weeks for details about the release of the results and post-survey information.

More than 20,000 educators across Ohio have completed the TELL Ohio survey and many schools have reached, or exceeded, the 50% minimum response rate threshold to have their own data for school improvement planning! Is your school one of these? To view the response rate of every school in the state, please click on the "Response Rate" button located above.

Educators: If you have not received, or have misplaced, your anonymous access code, please click on the 'Need Help?' button located above.

Notice Regarding Head Counts: If you need to change the head count for your school, Administrators please click here.

The Ohio Department of Education (ODE), OEA, and OFT announce the 2013 Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Initiative. TELL Ohio survey is an anonymous statewide survey of licensed school-based educators to assess teaching conditions at the school, district and state level.

The TELL Ohio survey will be administered March 18-April 19, 2013 to all school-based, licensed educators, in the state, including administrators. This includes all public schools and all public charter schools. School-based licensed educators may complete the survey anytime during the four-week window, 24 hours a day, from any Internet location using the anonymous access code provided. Please visit this website in the next few weeks for more details!

ABOUT TELL Ohio

Research shows that teaching conditions are positively associated with improved student achievement and teacher retention. The TELL Ohio Survey will provide educators with data, tools and direct support to facilitate school improvement.

TELL Ohio 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 Ohio Survey will be administered over a four-week window. Anyone can view the live response rate tracker for every school by visiting this website during the survey window.