Thank you for volunteering with Junior Achievement during the 2009-2010 academic year! In order for us to better serve students enrolled in JA programs as well as the educators and volunteers who support them, please take a moment to complete this brief survey. Responses will remain anonymous unless you choose to identify yourself.

If you are a K-12 educator or after-school site coordinator, please fill out the educator survey.

The information in this survey is submitted to Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area. If you would like to send your feedback directly to JA Worldwide, please click here to complete their Program Content and Instruction Survey.

General

Name (optional):
E-mail (optional):
Please describe your most recent volunteer experience with JA (required):
If you selected "JA in a Day," please describe:
If you selected "Other," please describe:
How would you primarily describe yourself? (required)
If you selected "Other," please describe:
Which school did you volunteer in?
Which state was the school you volunteered in located? (required)
Which JA program did you teach? (required)
What is your overall rating of your JA experience? (required)




Curriculum & Educational Impact

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
The lessons were appropriate in length.
The Volunteer Guidebook with activity instructions was easy to understand, use, and follow.
The program's content was geared for the skill and ability range of the students.
The program was relevant to the academic development needs of the students.
The students enjoyed and were engaged by the JA program.
As a volunteer, I believe that JA was a valuable and positive experience for the students.
If you answered Disagree or Strongly Disagree to the previous question, please explain why.

The students in my class have a better understanding of the following concepts after completing the program than they had before it (select all that apply):
Work ethic Problem solving Economics knowledge
Understanding of the world Critical thinking Work skills
Financial responsibility Business knowledge Understanding of resource utilization




Volunteer Experience
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
I have found my participation in JA personally rewarding.
I looked forward to teaching my JA class.
Overall, I had a good rapport with the teacher.
If you answered Disagree or Strongly Disagree to the previous question, please explain why.




Training

I was trained for my JA experience in the following way:
Training at the JA office in Washington, DC or Rockville, MD
Training by a JA staff member at my workplace
Training by a volunteer coordinator from my company
Training by a parent volunteer coordinator
Training by a JA staff member at the school where I volunteered
Online training
I was not trained

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
The training session prepared me to present the JA program.
If you answered Disagree or Strongly Disagree to the previous question, please explain why.




Closing Questions

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
I would like to volunteer with JA again.
If you answered Disagree or Strongly Disagree to the previous question, please explain why.



What is your main reason for volunteering for JA?



What types of recognition are important to you? (Select all that apply.)
From JA From my company From the school where I volunteered
From my local community Other None

If you selected "Other," please describe:


How can JA improve the volunteer experience for you?



Please share any additional interesting stories or comments about your JA experience.



May we use your name, stories, and comments in our publications and marketing materials? (required)
Yes
No