Form 0920-23GD Attachment A - SSP Instrument Word Version

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OMB No. 0920-1050

Expiration Date: 06/30/2025

Attachment A: End of Cohort Survey

Strategic Scholars Cohort 6

End-of-Cohort Survey

Introduction

Thank you for participating in the Strategic Scholars Program! Please take a few minutes to tell us about your experience. We rely on your feedback to plan and improve the program for future cohorts.

This survey should take about [#] minutes. Your response is voluntary, and your answers are anonymous. If you have any questions, please contact CDC Evaluator Kristin Watkoske at 404-498-0149 or KWatkoske@cdc.gov.

To begin, please click “Next.”

CDC estimates the average public reporting burden for this collection of information as [#] minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data/information sources, gathering, and maintaining the data/information needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing burden to CDC/ATSDR Information Collection Review Office, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS D-74, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; ATTN: PRA (0920-0879).

End-of-Program Survey Questions:

About You: The following questions will help us better use your feedback to improve the program.

1. What type of organization do you represent?

   1. Local public health agency

   2. State public health agency

   3. Tribal public health agency

   4. Territorial public health agency

   5. Other (please specify) [open text]

2. How would you describe your role at your agency? (Select ALL that apply)

   1. Administration (e.g., finance officer, human resources director, grants officer/administrator)

   2. Performance improvement staff or manager (e.g., accreditation, quality improvement, community health improvement, or workforce development coordinator)

   3. Senior/executive leader or mid-level manager

   4. Another role (please specify) [open text]

3. To what extent did the following items factor into your decision to apply to be a Strategic Scholar? [Not a Factor – Minor Factor – Major Factor]

	Not a Factor	Minor Factor	Major Factor
A desire to improve specific skills	( )	( )	( )
A desire to address a specific challenge in your agency	( )	( )	( )
A desire to strengthen relationships with colleagues in your agency	( )	( )	( )
A desire for professional certification in the subject matter	( )	( )	( )
Something else (please specify)	( )	( )	( )

4. How many live learning sessions did you attend overall?

   1. None

   2. One

   3. Two

   4. Three

   5. I do not recall or prefer not to say

5. How many coaching sessions did you attend overall?

   1. None

   2. One

   3. Two

   4. Three or more

   5. I do not recall or prefer not to say

6. Were you aware that a benefit of being in the Strategic Scholars Program is waived registration and travel support for the Public Health Improvement Training (PHIT)?

   1. No [skip to Q8]

   2. Yes

7. Were you able to use the benefit of waived registration and travel support to attend PHIT this year?

   1. Yes, I attended in-person PHIT (May 8, 2023)

   2. Yes, I attended virtual PHIT (June 5–7, 2023)

   3. Yes, I attended both in-person and virtual PHIT

   4. No, I did not attend PHIT this year

Overall Value: We would like to know more about the overall value of the Strategic Scholars Program to you.

8. Overall, to what extent was the Strategic Scholars Program a valuable use of your time?

   1. Not at all valuable

   2. Minimally valuable

   3. Moderately valuable

   4. Very valuable

9. How likely are you to use resource management skills taught in this program in your work?

   1. Not at all likely

   2. Slightly likely

   3. Moderately likely

   4. Very likely

10. How confident are you that resource management skills taught in this program will help your agency better manage funding changes, such as new federal or state funding opportunities?

    1. Not at all confident

    2. Slightly confident

    3. Moderately confident

    4. Very confident

11. To what extent do you disagree or agree with the following statements about your experience? [Strongly Disagree – Somewhat Disagree – Unsure – Somewhat Agree – Strongly Agree]

	Strongly Disagree	Somewhat Disagree	Unsure	Somewhat Agree	Strongly Agree
I had enough opportunities to practice or apply resource management skills.	( )	( )	( )	( )	( )
I gained practical resources that I will use in my work.	( )	( )	( )	( )	( )
My team’s project will benefit my agency.	( )	( )	( )	( )	( )
I would recommend this program to others in a role similar to mine.	( )	( )	( )	( )	( )

12. To what extent do you disagree or agree with the following statements about your experience? [Strongly disagree – Somewhat Disagree – Unsure – Somewhat Agree – Strongly Agree]

	Strongly Disagree	Somewhat Disagree	Unsure	Somewhat Agree	Strongly Agree
Participating as a team is an important aspect of this program.	( )	( )	( )	( )	( )
I learned a great deal from scholars on my own team.	( )	( )	( )	( )	( )
I learned a great deal from scholars on other teams in the cohort.	( )	( )	( )	( )	( )

13. In what ways, if any, have your working relationships with your team members changed as a result of your participation in the Strategic Scholars Program? [Open-ended]

Specific Program Offerings: The Strategic Scholars Program combines several ways to learn and apply new skills. Your responses to the following questions will help us understand the value of specific program offerings.

14. How satisfied are you with the Building Expertise in Administration and Management (BEAM) course?

    1. Not at all satisfied

    2. Minimally satisfied

    3. Moderately satisfied

    4. Very satisfied

    5. I did not complete the course

15. Overall, how satisfied are you with the way group learning time was used?

    1. Not at all satisfied

    2. Minimally satisfied

    3. Moderately satisfied

    4. Very satisfied

    5. I did not participate in group learning

16. To what extent did the following instructional strategies improve the value of the live learning sessions? [Did Not Add Value – Added Minimal Value – Added Moderate Value – Added Great Value]

	Did Not Add Value	Added Minimal Value	Added Moderate Value	Added Great Value
Coaches’ review of online course concepts	( )	( )	( )	( )
Large group discussion of online course concepts	( )	( )	( )	( )
Breakout (small group) discussion of online course concepts	( )	( )	( )	( )
Alternative examples/scenarios to practice with during the live learning sessions that complement the online course (e.g., case studies, quiz questions applying BEAM material)	( )	( )	( )	( )
Interactive exercises or activities that facilitate engagement during the live learning session (e.g., Miro Board, Mentimeter, online sticky notes, team building activities)	( )	( )	( )	( )

17. What additional instructional strategies could coaches use to improve the value of the live learning sessions? [Open-ended]

18. Did you participate in work on your team’s applied project?

    1. No [Skip to Q23]

    2. Yes

19. Which of the following skills did you use, at least in part, while working on your team’s project? (Select ALL that apply)

    1. Identify strategies for understanding the true nature of public health problems

    2. Develop a program budget and narrative

    3. Procure services to help achieve programmatic goals

    4. Execute and manage contracts

    5. Assess the financial health of individual programs and their relevance to your agency’s overall financial health

    6. Something else (please specify) [open text]
       
       
       

20. Before you began to work on your applied project, how confident were you in your ability to [[insert from Q19 – repeated for each response]].

    1. Not at all confident

    2. Minimally confident

    3. Moderately confident

    4. Very confident

21. Now, at the end of the project period, how confident are you in your ability to [[insert from Q19 – repeated for each response]].

    1. Not at all confident

    2. Minimally confident

    3. Moderately confident

    4. Very confident

22. To what extent do you disagree or agree with the following statements about your team’s applied project? [Strongly Disagree – Somewhat Disagree – Unsure – Somewhat Agree – Strongly Agree]

	Strongly Disagree	Somewhat Disagree	Unsure	Somewhat Agree	Strongly Agree
Our coach provided helpful feedback when selecting our project.	( )	( )	( )	( )	( )
Our coach provided the type of support we needed to complete our project.	( )	( )	( )	( )	( )
We had enough dedicated time with our project coach.	( )	( )	( )	( )	( )
Our project was the right amount of work for the time we had to do it.	( )	( )	( )	( )	( )

23. We would like to know if team coaching began when it was most needed. What is your opinion of the timing of the first coaching session?

    1. Too early

    2. Just right

    3. Too late

    4. I don’t know or did not participate

24. Considering your overall experience, to what extent did each of the following components of the program add value to your experience as a scholar? [Did Not Add Value – Added Minimal Value – Added Moderate Value – Added Great Value – N/A—Did not participate]

	Did Not Add Value	Added Minimal Value	Added Moderate Value	Added Great Value	N/A—Did Not Participate
Self-paced online course (BEAM)	( )	( )	( )	( )	( )
Live, group learning sessions	( )	( )	( )	( )	( )
Personalized team coaching	( )	( )	( )	( )	( )
Applied team project	( )	( )	( )	( )	( )

25. Outside of group learning sessions, did you communicate directly with any members of other teams?

    1. No

    2. Yes

    3. I don’t recall

26. What, if anything, would you like to share about the level or quality of interaction across teams? [Open-ended]

27. What else would you like us to know about your experience with the Strategic Scholars Program? [Open-ended]