GSA Network 2005-2006 Evaluation Thank you for taking the time to fill out our evaluation. Your comments are appreciated and will help us to work with you better next year! This evaluation is primarily for students, teachers, and staff who are involved with a high school or middle school Gay-Straight Alliance club in California. First, please enter the string shown in the image in the form. The possible characters are capital letters from A to Z. About you... Which best describes you? student GSA member GSA president GSA advisor other (please explain):   Name of your school: City:     Grade in 2005-06 school year: Your sexual orientation:   Your gender identity: Your race/ethnicity:   1. Please tell us about your GSA. The GSA was a safe place for me to go. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Working with my GSA helped me learn more about the LGBTQ youth community. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree After doing things with my GSA, I feel more confident about fighting homophobia, transphobia, and other injustices. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 2. List the things you learned how to do, or got better at doing, by being part of your GSA. 3. Please tell us about your school climate. This year at my school, the general environment for LGBTQ people... Got better Stayed the same Got worse This year at my school, the amount of verbal harassment of LGBTQ people... Got better Stayed the same Got worse Specific comments:   4. What was the biggest impact your GSA had on your school this year? Explain: 5. What were your biggest obstacles as a GSA this year? How did you deal with them? 6. What, if anything, did your GSA do to address racism at your school and/or in your GSA? 7. What, if anything, did your GSA do to educate your school about AB 606 (New California Bill) or AB 537 (Existing California law that prohibits discrimination in schools based on sexual orientation and gender identity)? 8. If your GSA received Liberation Ink posters from GSA Network, how did you use them to create a safer environment in your school? Please be as specific as possible. 9. What, if anything, did your GSA do to fight slurs and verbal harassment at your school (ex. teacher training, classroom presentations)? How did the Take It Back: A Manual for Fighting Slurs on Campus manual from GSA Network help you? 10. What, if anything, did your GSA do to help make your school safer for transgender and gender non-conforming students (ex. posters, speakers, educating others about gender identity issues)? How did the Beyond the Binary: A Tool Kit for Gender Identity Activism in Schools manual from GSA Network help you? 11. Does your school have a Health or Sex Ed class that talks about same-sex relationships and LGBT people?       yes    no 12a. On March 5th, 500 students lobbied in Sacramento for safer schools legislation as part of Queer Youth Advocacy Day. Did you or anyone else from your GSA attend QYAD?       yes    no 12b. If you did not attend Queer Youth Advocacy Day, please tell us why not: 13. If you attended QYAD, tell us how much you agree or disagree. Overall, I found the lobbying and advocacy training to be useful. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree I learned skills that I will be able to use to improve my work as an advocate/activist. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree I felt empowered by speaking to lawmakers about the needs of LGBTQ youth in schools. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 14. Please tell us about your experience with GSA Network. (These comments refer to your interactions and experiences with the organization GSA Network.) GSA Network's programs and resources helped me connect with other GSA organizers. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree GSA Network's programs and resources helped me connect with community resources. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree GSA Network's programs and resources helped me develop leadership and activism skills. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree GSA Network's programs and resources helped me gain information on improving my GSA. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree I found the GSA Network News weekly email blast to be helpful. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree I found the GSA registration packet (only for new GSAs) to be helpful. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree I found the support from GSA Network staff (emails, phone calls, site visits) to be helpful. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 15. How important is it to you that GSA Network continues to provide the following programs to support and strengthen GSAs and youth activists? A GSA conference and dance for LGBTQ youth and straight allies (YES, ENS) Very Important Somewhat Important Not Important Don't Know 1-day GSA Leadership Training in your area Very Important Somewhat Important Not Important Don't Know 3-day summer GSA Activist Camp Very Important Somewhat Important Not Important Don't Know Queer Youth Advocacy Day in Sacramento Very Important Somewhat Important Not Important Don't Know GSA Advisor Training (for teachers/advisors) Very Important Somewhat Important Not Important Don't Know GSA/Youth Contingent in annual Pride Parade in your area Very Important Somewhat Important Not Important Don't Know Site visit to your GSA/school to help with campaigns and actions on campus Very Important Somewhat Important Not Important Don't Know Sending resources and announcements to your GSA Very Important Somewhat Important Not Important Don't Know 16. How did GSA Network help you the most this year? 17. 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