Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

For your community, what impact do you believe the following strategies, programs, or laws have had-or would have-on the academic achievement of K-12 students: Charter Schools

For your community, what impact do you believe the following strategies, programs, or laws have had-or would have-on the academic achievement of K-12 students: The Michigan Merit Curriculum

For your community, what impact do you believe the following strategies, programs, or laws have had-or would have-on the academic achievement of K-12 students: Rigorous teacher evaluation based on student performance

For your community, what impact do you believe the following strategies, programs, or laws have had-or would have-on the academic achievement of K-12 students: Cyberschools or other forms of virtual learning

For your community, what impact do you believe the following strategies, programs, or laws have had-or would have-on the academic achievement of K-12 students: No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

For your community, what impact do you believe the following strategies, programs, or laws have had-or would have-on the academic achievement of K-12 students: Another school accountability system (instead of No Child Left Behind)

Thinking about who in your jurisdiction is involved in various aspects of your performance management efforts (including data collection, analysis, and reporting), which of the following best describes how your jurisdiction’s performance management efforts are structured? Our performance management activities primarily involve... (check all that apply) (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)

d. An external organization or consultant

Some people think the State government should take action to address various housing issues, while others disagree. Please indicate which of the following possible State actions, if any, you would support with regards to housing issues. (check all that apply)

g. Reinstating historic preservation tax credits

Some people think the State government should take action to address various housing issues, while others disagree. Please indicate which of the following possible State actions, if any, you would support with regards to housing issues. (check all that apply)

h. Creating or expanding additional tax credits

Some local governments collect internal data that measure their own operations (such as tons of trash collected, emergency response times, etc.). Some collect external data about other local governments for comparing their performance or costs against that of other units. Meanwhile, some local governments don’t collect data in either of these ways. What about your jurisdiction? Do you collect such data? (check all that apply)

a. Yes, we collect internal data regarding our own operations

Some local governments collect internal data that measure their own operations (such as tons of trash collected, emergency response times, etc.). Some collect external data about other local governments for comparing their performance or costs against that of other units. Meanwhile, some local governments don’t collect data in either of these ways. What about your jurisdiction? Do you collect such data? (check all that apply)

b. Yes, we collect external data about other governments

Some local governments collect internal data that measure their own operations (such as tons of trash collected, emergency response times, etc.). Some collect external data about other local governments for comparing their performance or costs against that of other units. Meanwhile, some local governments don’t collect data in either of these ways. What about your jurisdiction? Do you collect such data? (check all that apply)

c. No, we don’t collect data about our own or other governments’ operations

Some local jurisdictions may not end up using the performance data they collect, and others may use data only occasionally on an ad hoc basis. Meanwhile, some jurisdictions use data in a systematic way as part of a formal program, for example, holding regular meetings where performance data are used to guide decision-making. Which of the following approaches best describes your jurisdiction’s use of the performance data it collects? (Among jurisdictions that reported collecting internal or external data)

Please identify the extent to which, overall, your jurisdiction uses measures of inputs (amount of resources used, such as tons of road salt) regarding your internal operations (or operations you contract out) (Among jurisdictions that reported collecting internal data and using data)

Please identify the extent to which, overall, your jurisdiction uses measures of workload (such as a number of fire runs, miles of roads plowed, etc.) regarding your internal operations (or operations you contract out). (Among jurisdictions that reported collecting internal data and using data)

Please identify the extent to which, overall, your jurisdiction uses measures of efficiency or unit cost (such as cost per fire run, cost of providing trash collection services per capita, etc.) regarding your internal operations (or operations you contract out). (Among jurisdictions that reported collecting internal data and using data)

Please identify the extent to which, overall, your jurisdiction uses measures of effectiveness (quantifiable results of a program, such as a decrease in crime, increase in park attendance, etc.) regarding your internal operations (or operations you contract out). (Among jurisdictions that reported collecting internal data and using data)

Please identify the extent to which, overall, your jurisdiction uses measures of citizen satisfaction (citizen ratings of programs, such as a number of complaints received or survey reports of satisfaction) regarding your internal operations (or operations you contract out). (Among jurisdictions that reported collecting internal data and using data)

Please identify the extent to which, overall, your jurisdiction uses measures on contracted services (measures of inputs, workload, etc., on services that your jurisdiction contracts out from private firms, nonprofits, or other governments) regarding your internal operations (or operations you contract out). (Among jurisdictions that reported collecting internal data and using data)

Thinking about who in your jurisdiction is involved in various aspects of your performance management efforts (including data collection, analysis, and reporting), which of the following best describes how your jurisdiction’s performance management efforts are structured? Our performance management activities primarily involve... (check all that apply) (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)

a. Staff whose sole job responsibility is performance management

Thinking about who in your jurisdiction is involved in various aspects of your performance management efforts (including data collection, analysis, and reporting), which of the following best describes how your jurisdiction’s performance management efforts are structured? Our performance management activities primarily involve... (check all that apply) (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)

b. Regular staff who have other (non-performance management) job responsibilities

Thinking about who in your jurisdiction is involved in various aspects of your performance management efforts (including data collection, analysis, and reporting), which of the following best describes how your jurisdiction’s performance management efforts are structured? Our performance management activities primarily involve... (check all that apply) (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)

c. Elected officials

Some people think the State government should take action to address various housing issues, while others disagree. Please indicate which of the following possible State actions, if any, you would support with regards to housing issues. (check all that apply)

f. Recruiting more developers and builders to Michigan

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction’s use of performance data for improving management decisions? (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction’s use of performance data for guiding budgeting decisions? (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction’s use of performance data for identifying cost savings? (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction’s use of performance data for improving program or service quality? (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction’s use of performance data for guiding compensation decisions for employees? (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction’s use of performance data for improving communication with your jurisdiction’s Board/Council? (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction’s use of performance data for improving government accountability and transparency? (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)