Middle Level Speech Survey

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This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Demographic/Background

CESA Region(Required)

Please identify the Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) region in which your school is located (if not sure, just approximate). Please NOTE — this is NOT the same as WISDAA high school districts).

Levels(Required)

Level(s) you have ever coached Speech (if you are new this year, select which level(s) you will coach).

Elementary

Middle

High School

Collegiate

Years(Required)

Approximate years of experience coaching speech

Activities(Required)

Select which interscholastic activities you have ever coached/advised

Other Activities(Required)

Occupation(Required)

If a teacher, please share grade levles, specific field/content area, if applicable.

WISDAA Certifications(Required)

Select which adjudicator (judge) certifications you have earned (even if expired). These are WISDAA-provided, unless otherwise noted.

Middle Level Speech

High School Speech

One-Act Theatre

Debate (NSDA)

None

Middle Level Speech

Middle Level Evaluation

Answer the following about WISDAA Middle Level Speech evaluation with your degree of agreement. If you have no thoughts or are unsure, you may leave any row blank.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree
WISDAA rules and evaluation sheets make it clear how to coach categories
Overall ratings (Merit, Excellence) effectively measure and commemorate student mastery
Criteria ratings (standards-based) give effective guidance on what students are doing well and where they need to improve
Adjudicators (judges) typically give helpful, encouraging, and constructive feedback
My students find their participation meaningful

Evaluation-Comments

Please elaborate on any answers from above, and/or other perspectives on evaluation and recognition (awards) for middle level Speech participants.

Comfort Coaching

Answer the following with degree of comfort coaching types of categories. If you have no thoughts or are unsure, you may leave any row blank.

	Strongly uncomfortable	Uncomfortable	Neutral	Comfortable	Strongly comfortable
Reading categories (e.g., Poetry, Prose)
Readers Theatre
Acting categories (Play Acting, Solo Acting)
Prepared speech categories
Extemporaneous Speech
News Reporting

Team Management

Answer the following with degree of comfort with coaching/managing your team/program. If you have no thoughts or are unsure, you may leave any row blank.

	Strongly uncomfortable	Uncomfortable	Neutral	Comfortable	Strongly comfortable
Finding material for students to perform
Team management (arranging transportation, adjudicators)
Adjudicating/judging
Festival/contest hosting

Resources

What resources could WISDAA offer to better support you and your students?

Contests

WISDAA has heard feedback that the two festivals (Level 1, Level 2) do not give students enough opportunities to develop/improve more. What idea(s) do you have for additional opportunities to participate, up to and including a statewide, culminating event?

High School Student Engagement

In other states, high school speech participants help with coaching, adjudicating at contests, etc. What degree of comfort or discomfort would you have with high school student engagement with middle level speech contestants, in what forms, and why?

Other Activities

WISDAA allows middle level participation in debate, film, and one-act theatre. Would any of these activities appeal to you and/or your school? Why or why not?

Other Feedback

Is there any other feedback you would like to share with WISDAA about Middle Level Speech?