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North East Independent School District 8961 TESORO DRIVE – SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78217

Brian G. Gottardy, Ed.D. Superintendent

February 13, 2017

Dear NEISD Parent/Guardian,

North East ISD and researchers at the Ray Marshall Center of the University of Texas at Austin

are working together to improve access to college and career information. As a result of this

partnership, the District has agreed to share a survey created by the Ray Marshall Center. The

purpose of the survey is to identify post-secondary aspirations of students, identify actions taken

to achieve these aspirations, and identify gaps that prevent students from achieving their post-

secondary aspirations.

Your student’s participation in the survey is voluntary. A preview of the survey is attached for

your convenience. If you consent to this survey, please ask your student to visit

https://tinyurl.com/RMCstudent2017 to access the survey and select the survey with a green bar.

The survey should take about 20 minutes to complete. It will be available until 5:00 p.m. on

February 28, 2017.

All student information will be kept confidential throughout the research process.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Dr. Brian Gottardy,

Superintendent of Schools

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Introduction

Your school district and researchers at the University of Texas are working

together to improve your access to college and career information.

This survey is a part of our partnership. Its purpose is to help give you

more personalized career and college information.

Your participation in the survey is voluntary. You may stop participating at any

time.

The survey asks about 25 questions, which should take about 15 minutes to

answer.

There are no wrong answers. Just provide honest responses to the questions.

Your answers will result in customized information being sent to you to help you

get closer to achieving your college and career goals.

The University of Texas and your school district will keep your information

confidential. Only school officials and researchers working on this

project will have access to your information. Project researchers will combine

your responses with your school records and other state data. Their purpose is

to provide you information that meets your needs and to better

understand student success.



Please click the "Start" button below to acknowledge you have read the above

statement.

To move forward in the survey, scroll to the bottom of each page and click on

the NEXT key at the bottom right of the page. To move backward, click on

the BACK key at the bottom left of the page.

START

Identification

Part 1 of 8: Identification

The following section asks 5 questions. These questions

will help us know who is completing this survey. They will

also allow us to return to you college and career information that

is relevant to you

Please enter your name and student id number.

First name

Last name

Student Id Number (if you do not know your student id, enter 9999)



What is your birth date?

Month Day Year

Please Select:

What grade are you in?

8th Grade

Freshmen

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

Where do you go to school?

Select your school district

Select your high school

Where do you go to school?

Select your school district

Select your middle school

College Goals



Part 2 of 8: College Goals

This section will ask you between approximately 10 questions.

These questions try to understand what your college goals are.

We define college as attending a 4-year or 2-year college. We

also define college as attending any program that offers career

certifications.

We will use your responses to give you recommendations in line

with your college goals.

Soon after graduating from high school, what is the main thing you want to be

doing? Please click on one of the answers below.

Enroll in a 4-year college to earn a bachelor's degree

Enroll in a 2-year college to earn an associate's degree

Enroll in a 2-year college or other program to earn a certification, such as a certification in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration or Cosmetology

Work and not enroll in any college or training program

Enlist in the military

Travel

Other

Not sure, I have no plans

Which military branch do you plan to enlist in?

US Army

US Air Force

US Marine Corp



US Navy

US National Guard

US Coast Guard

Please describe your level of interest in continuing your education after high school.

No interest

Low interest

Medium interest

High interest

Extreme interest

What is your main reason for not going to college after graduating from high school?

I can't afford college.

My grades and test scores are not high enough.

I have family obligations preventing me from going.

I want to take a break from school and go to college later.

I just don't want to go to college.

Other

Do you want to go to college later?

Yes

No

Don't know

Please identify the types of colleges you plan to apply to.



Colleges in San Antonio

Other public colleges in Texas

Other private colleges in Texas

Public colleges outside of Texas

Private colleges outside of Texas

Other Trade schools / Technical career schools

Don't know

Please identify the colleges you plan to apply to.

Our Lady of the Lake University

St. Mary's University

Texas A&M University - San Antonio

Trinity University

University of Incarnate Word (UIW)

University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)

Alamo Colleges (SAC, St. Philip's, Palo Alto, NW Vista, NE Lakeview)

Culinary Institute of America, San Antonio

Art Institute of San Antonio

Galen College of Nursing

Other

Don't know

Please identify the public colleges outside of San Antonio but in Texas that you plan to

apply to.

Angelo State University

Lamar University

Midwestern State University



Prairie View A&M University

Sam Houston State University

Stephen F. Austin State University

Sul Ross State University

Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College

Tarleton State University

Texas A&M International University

Texas A&M University at Galveston

Texas A&M University-Central Texas

Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas A&M University-Commerce

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Texas A&M University-Texarkana

Texas Southern University

Texas State University at San Marcos

Texas Tech University

Texas Woman’s University

University of Houston

University of Houston-Clear Lake

University of Houston-Downtown

University of Houston-Victoria

University of North Texas

University of North Texas at Dallas

University of Texas at Arlington

University of Texas at Austin (UT)

University of Texas at Brownsville

University of Texas at Dallas

University of Texas at El Paso

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley



University of Texas of the Permian Basin

University of Texas at Tyler

West Texas A&M University

Other

Don't know

Please identify the private colleges outside of San Antonio but in Texas you plan to apply

to.

Abilene Christian University

Baylor University Concordia

University Texas Dallas

Baptist University Hardin-

Simmons University

Huston-Tillotson University

Rice University

Schreiner University

Southern Methodist University

Southwestern University

St. Edward’s University

Texas Christian University

Texas Lutheran University

Texas Wesleyan University

University of Dallas

University of St. Thomas

Wayland Baptist University

Other

Don't know



Please identify the public colleges outside of Texas you plan to apply to.

Arizona State University

Iowa State University

Louisiana State University

Florida International University

Florida State University

Indiana University

Michigan State University

Mississippi State University

Ohio State University

Stony Brook University

University of Alabama

University of Arizona

University of California - Berkeley

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)

University of California - San

Diego University of Central Florida

University of Connecticut

University of Florida

University of Iowa

University of Kentucky

University of Maryland

University of Minnesota

University of New Hampshire

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Nebraska

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

University of Oklahoma

University of Oregon



University of Utah

University of Washington

Other

Don't know

Please identify the private colleges outside of Texas you plan to apply to.

Amherst College

Brigham Young University

Brown University

California Institute of Technology

Columbia University

Dartmouth College

DePaul University

Duke University

Harvard University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

New York University

Northwestern University

Pomona College

Princeton University

Stanford University

St. John's College Swarthmore

College University of Notre

Dame University of Chicago

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Pennsylvania

University of Southern California

Vanderbilt University



Villanova University

Washington University in St Louis

Williams College

Xavier University

Yale University

Other

Don't know

What other colleges do you plan to apply to?

What other trade schools or technical career schools do you plan to apply to?

At what grade in school did you start thinking about going to college?

Elementary school or earlier

Middle school

High school

I've never thought about going to college



At what grade in school did you start thinking about going to college?

Elementary school or earlier

Middle school

I've never thought about going to college

Who was the first person to start talking to you about college?

Parent/guardian

Other family member

Neighbor

Teacher

School counselor

Mentor

Friend

Other

No one

Do your parents or guardians support you going to college?

Yes

No

Don't know

Why do your parents or guardians not support you going to college?

Because I don't want to go to college

Too expensive

Want me to enlist in the military



Don't want me to leave home

Want me to start a family

Other

Career Goals

Part 3 of 8: Career Goals

This section will ask you 4 questions. These questions are

about your career goals and where they came from.

We will use your responses to give you career information that

is in line with your career goals.

Thinking about the future, what are your top career interests?

Please identify your top 3 choices in the following list of career clusters.

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Architecture & Construction

Arts, A/V Technology & Communications

Business Management & Administration

Education & Training

Finance

Government & Public Administration

Health Science

Hospitality & Tourism

Human Services

Information Technology



Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security

Manufacturing

Marketing

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

Please rank your top 3 career cluster choices in order of preference. Mark 1 next to your

highest preference, 2 next to your second choice, and 3 next to your third choice.

» Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

» Architecture & Construction

» Arts, A/V Technology & Communications

» Business Management & Administration

» Education & Training

» Finance

» Government & Public Administration

» Health Science

» Hospitality & Tourism

» Human Services

» Information Technology

» Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security



» Manufacturing

» Marketing

» Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

» Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

What was the main source of your career interests? Select the top source below.

School counselor

Teacher

Coach / trainer

Parent/guardian

Other family member

Someone I met in the field I'm interested in

Mentor

Friend

TV or Movie

Internet

Book or other printed material

Class I took

Career inventory survey

Early childhood interest, no exact source

Other

Don't know

Have you ever taken a career interest inventory?



This is a survey that lets you rate activities you enjoy, your personal qualities, and

school subjects you like. It then suggests a career cluster that may match your

responses. It is often given in 8th grade.

Yes

No

Don't know

HS Endorsement

Part 4 of 8: High School Endorsement

This section will ask you approximately 3 questions about your

high school endorsement.

We will use your responses to give you career and college

information related to your endorsement.

Do you have a high school endorsement?

If you are a senior you may not have a high school endorsement. They were created to

help students begin thinking about their future careers or what they want to study in

college.

Yes

No

Don't know



What are your high school endorsements? Click all that apply.

Arts & humanities

Business & industry

Public Service

STEM: Science Technology Engineering & Math

Multidisciplinary

Please tell us to what extent you agree with the following statement about your high

school endorsement.

Strongly

disagree Disagree

Neither agree

nor disagree

Agree

I enjoy the classes that are unique to my high school endorsement.

My high school endorsement will help me pursue my future career and education goals.

Postsecondary Prep

Part 5 of 8: Postsecondary Prep

This section asks approximately 3 questions. These

questions are about the steps you have taken to prepare for

college or a career after high school.

We will use your responses to identify what steps you should



take this school year to help you with your college and career

goals.

Please select all the actions you have taken. Some are actions you are not expected to

take because of your grade level.

Began taking courses to earn a certification that will lead to a career

Met with a professional or industry representative in a career I’m interested in

Held a job

Provide care to a family member

Participated in an internship or apprentice program

Took the PSAT exam

Took the TSI exam (This exam is given as early as 8th grade to qualify you to take high school & college dual credit courses.)

Visited a college that offers certification programs

Visited one or more 2-year colleges

Visited one or more 4-year colleges

Attended a college fair/college night

Met with a high school counselor, college advisor or other school staff member to discuss college plans and applying to college

Participated in a leadership course or educational experience at a college

Met with a representative from a college

Completed or am completing an Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate class

Completed or am completing a dual-credit college & high school course

Maintain a resume that lists my history of volunteer service, work, and/or extracurricular activities

Took a free prep class for the SAT/ACT

Paid for a prep class for the SAT/ACT

Took the SAT/ACT college entrance exam

Completed a financial aid application (FAFSA/TAFSA)

Applied for scholarships



Practiced writing a college application essay

Know how to request a high school transcript to apply to college

Completed an application to a college or completed the Apply Texas application

Applied to a certification program

Maintain an email account I regularly check

Please select all the actions you have taken. Some are actions you are not expected to

take because of your grade level.

Met with a professional or industry representative in a career I’m interested in

Provided care to a family member

Took the TSI exam (This exam is given as early as 8th grade to qualify you to take high school & college dual credit courses.)

Visited the campus of a 2-year college

Visited the campus of a 4-year college

Attended a college fair/college night

Met with a school counselor, college advisor or other school staff member to discuss college plans

Participated in a leadership course or educational experience at a college

Met with a representative from a college

Completed or am completing an Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate class

Completed or am completing a dual-credit college & high school course

Maintain a resume that lists my history of volunteer service, work, and/or extracurricular activities

Maintain an email account I regularly check

Will you be completing a free application for financial aid (FAFSA/TAFSA)?

Yes

No, I do not believe my family would be eligible for financial aid.

No, my parents are not willing to submit their personal financial information.



No, I do not plan to go to college next year.

How much do you agree with the following statements? These statements are about

college readiness.

Strongly

disagree Disagree

Neither agree

nor disagree

Agree

I feel prepared to take notes, study and learn at the college-level.

I feel prepared to complete college-level coursework in English.

I feel prepared to complete college-level coursework in Math.

I feel prepared to write essays that are up to college-level standards.

I feel prepared to read and comprehend college- level books.

Extracurricular

Part 6 of 8: Extracurricular

This section asks 2 questions. These questions are about your

hobbies or extracurricular activities.

We will use your responses to send you updates about events or

opportunities that may be of interest to you.



Will you take part in any extracurricular group or individual activities this year?

Extracurricular activities are activities that you choose to join. They typically take place

outside the school day.

Art (such as reading club, creating art, cooking or baking)

Performance Arts (such as choir, band, orchestra, theater, dance)

Music (such as listening to music, playing an instrument, creating recordings)

Team sports (not including PE)

Individual sports (such as running, working out at a gym, yoga, dance)

UIL competitions & academic-oriented clubs (such as speech club, journalism)

Career and technical student organizations (such as FBLA, BPA, HOSA, FFA, FCCLA, SkillsUSA, VICA)

Social or community clubs (such as student council/Scouts/political groups/church groups)

Social causes (such as volunteering at a hospital or animal shelter, or taking part in a park

cleanup)

Technology (such as writing computer code, building websites, building robots)

JROTC

Provided routine care to another family member

Other

Would you be interested in taking up a new extracurricular group or individual activity?

Art (such as reading club, creating art, cooking or baking)

Performance Arts (such as choir, band, orchestra, theater, dance)

Music (such as listening to music, playing an instrument, creating recordings)

Team sports (not including PE)

Individual sports (such as running, working out at a gym, yoga, dance)

UIL competitions & academic-oriented clubs (such as speech club, journalism)

Career and technical student organizations (such as FBLA, BPA, HOSA, FFA, FCCLA, SkillsUSA, VICA)



Social or community clubs (such as student council/Scouts/political groups/church groups)

Social causes (such as volunteering at a hospital or animal shelter, or taking part in a park cleanup)

Technology (such as writing computer code, building websites, building robots)

JROTC

Provided routine care to another family member

Other

Personal Contact Info

Part 7 of 8: Follow Up Information

This section asks 2 questions. These questions ask for cell

phone and/or email address information.

If you provide this information, we will only text or email you

information that we believe you are interested in.

The kind of information we will send you is about paid summer

internships and other information that will help you meet your

college and career goals.

We will not call you unless you request help with information we

send you.

You can request that we stop sending you information at

anytime.



Please provide your cell phone number and email address so that your school can send

you timely messages about summer employment, career and college prep opportunities.

Cell phone (please format similar to: 210-999-9999)

Email address

Please enter the name and contact information of an adult who could provide

encouragement in achieving your career and educational goals. This could be a parent,

guardian, mentor, or an older sibling who you give permission to receive timely

messages about career and college prep opportunities that they could discuss with you.

Before we send this person information, we will let them know you gave us their contact

information. We will also ask them if they want to receive college and career information

to help you.

First name

Last name

Cell phone

Email

Family education

Part 8 of 8: Parent/Guardian Information



The following section asks approximately 3 questions

about your parents or guardians.

There are some programs that are unique to students who are

the first in their family to earn a college degree. We will use your

responses to send you college information appropriate for you.

We will also use your responses to better understand student

success.

Have your parents/guardians earned a college degree? Please identify for each parent or

guardian the highest college degree they may have earned.

Parent/Guardian 1 Parent/Guardian 2

Bachelors (4-year college degree)

Associates (2-year college degree)

Career Certificate

No college degree/certificate

Don't know

Do you have siblings (brothers or sisters)?

Yes

No



Have your siblings (brothers or sisters) enrolled in or graduated from college (2-year

or 4-year college)? Please select all of the following statements that describe your

siblings.

I am the oldest in my family so no one else is old enough for college.

I have a sibling who is a college student but has not graduated yet.

I have a sibling who has graduated from college.

I have a sibling who dropped out of college.

Do your parents or guardians speak English at home? Please identify the language

spoke at home by each parent or guardian.

Parent/Guardian 1 Parent/Guardian 2

English

Spanish

Vietnamese

Arabic

Chinese

Other

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