5 Common Mistakes Schools Make When Using Climate and Culture Surveys:
Conducting a climate and culture survey with your school and/or school district can be an incredibly powerful tool for change. With our years of experience working with schools, we have seen schools and districts make these common mistakes that turn what should be a positive process into an administrative bungle. 5 Errors to Avoid when […]
Why is understanding School Climate and Culture Important?
Understanding school climate and culture can help your school leaders make informed decisions, strengthen relationships, and create a learning environment where students and staff feel safe, supported, and engaged. Conduct an online survey and get actionable insights to improve your school climate and culture.
The Classroom Environment & Student Learning
We talk a lot about school climate and culture and how they impact your students’ learning and wellbeing. That said, the space with the most profound and immediate impact on student learning and wellbeing is the classroom. What is your classroom environment like, and how can it positively affect learning outcomes? What are the key […]
Prepare for your School Climate Survey ~ Ask 4 Critical Questions
We’re in the age of the survey. Everyone asks for feedback, and oftentimes it feels like these “quick surveys” are more about compliance than action. When you decide to involve your school community in a survey process, you have the unique opportunity to engage your students, teachers, and families based on what you do next. […]
How to Turn Student Feedback Into Action
The most important part of any survey process is what you do with the results. We’ve said this before, and we’ll say it again: If you are not intending to act, don’t ask. Conducting the student perception survey is the easy part. Now, it’s time to get to work. When you and the survey leadership […]
How to Conduct a Student Perception Survey
A student perception survey can be a game-changer for your school and school district. By gathering perceptions of students’ experiences at your school, you can get actionable feedback to improve learning outcomes, school safety, student-teacher relationships, attendance, and more. A student perception survey isn’t a rant-fest or popularity contest for teachers. It is a powerful […]
What to Ask on a Student Perception Survey
What is a student perception survey? These are anonymous questionnaires to get feedback from students regarding the perceptions they have about their experiences at school. They are administered to students of all ages, from preschool through high school. They provide school leaders with insights about how students feel concerning school safety, bullying, student-teacher relationships, belongingness, […]
What is the classroom environment?
Through our work with schools over the years, we talk a lot about the classroom environment – or classroom ecology and/or landscape. A classroom environment isn’t just the physical space of a classroom. It’s the way we describe the climate of the classroom. This includes the physical, psychological, and emotional atmosphere of the class. Most […]
What Key Areas are Measured in a Student Perception Survey?
What is a student perception survey? These surveys are questionnaires that get student feedback on their experience as students in your school and/or school district. They have emerged as a key tool to help schools improve learning outcomes, school safety, student-teacher relationships, attendance, and more. These surveys are not:• Questionnaires to determine which teachers are […]
How Student Perception Surveys Can Improve Learning Outcomes
The Importance of Student Voice Schools continue to struggle to help students reach proficiency levels post-pandemic. In response, during the Pandemic, the US Department of Education returned to a concept called Opportunity To Learn (OTL), highlighting the importance of collecting data to understand gaps and how best to meet student needs. This, then, can influence […]