Evaluations of our Training Workshops |
Following each threat assessment training, we conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the training session. School personnel have the opporuntity to complete a short survey, which guages their understanding of student threat assessment and the use of our guidelines, and provide us with other important feedback. Thus far we have conducted trainings in 16 Virginia school divisions, as well as the Oakland Unified School District and a group of San Diego Area/Escondido school division in California. Below you will find samples of training evaluations from Fairfax County Virginia, Oakland, and San Diego.
Fairfax County Evaluation
Evaluation Ratings (N = 208)
There were four evaluation statements that could be answered: 1-Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-Neither Disagree Nor Agree, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly Agree. As the charts show, nearly everyone responded agree or strongly agree.
Sample Comments
Very comprehensive (3). |
Excellent (2). |
It seems to be very well put together. I think it will be useful. |
Great training-well-organized and helpful materials. |
It was all very clearly presented. The case examples were helpful. |
Essential - informative, helped put issue in better perspective, procedural guidelines will be extremely helpful for understanding the serious aspects of threats-gives a framework for explaining them to other staff |
Very good speakers - relevant to my secondary schools. Excellent presentation. |
Great - will be useful with ED population. |
I felt that this was a useful, practical training (6). |
It was helpful and I'll use it if I'm confronted with a threat situation (2). |
Excellent! Having two speakers and the small group discussion was very helpful. |
Best training I've had at FCPS. |
Oakland Unified School District Evaluation
Evaluation Ratings (N = 40)
There were four evaluation statements that could be answered: 1-Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-Neither Disagree Nor Agree, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly Agree. As the charts show, everyone responded agree or strongly agree.
Sample comments
Training was excellent, informative, user-friendly. |
This was one of the best trainings I’ve attended in recent years. Thank you! (2) |
Information was provided in a manageable format (3) |
I found it very useful. I imagine being able to utilize the guidelines in my work formally and informally |
This is the most interactive workshop with practical application that I’ve participated in. |
Well thought out and presented |
Excellent. I liked the statistics from the year long study. The manual will be very helpful |
Well worth my time |
San Diego Area/ Escondido Schools
Evaluation Ratings (N = 124)
There were four evaluation statements that could be answered: 1-Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-Neither Disagree Nor Agree, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly Agree. As the charts show, everyone responded agree or strongly agree.
Sample comments
I feel that this training was very thorough and I wouldn't ask for anything to be changed |
The case examples of student threats will be helpful |
Great training thanks! |
Very Helpful-you covered everything |
Excellent-Please come back to Calif. ( San Diego ) |
Excellent material and ready to put into practice quickly |
Very well organized. Handbook extremely helpful for reviewing on a regular basis. |
The research is amazing, very eye-opening. It clarified my responsibilities in the face of student violence and threats |
The examples were incredible. The experience of the trainer and knowledge base was also an asset. This was a good training. I will use this info in my schools. |
It gave me tools/questions to use when conducting an interview, and a way to assess the seriousness of the threat. Good job-you were knowledgeable & believable speaker (more info on form) |
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