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Creating a Safe, Supportive & Engaging School Climate CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction School #1 Tom Torlakson State Superintendent of Public Instruction School #2 Tom Torlakson

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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Creating a Safe, Supportive & Engaging School Climate

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Tom Torlakson

State Superintendent

  • f Public Instruction

School #1

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Tom Torlakson

State Superintendent

  • f Public Instruction

School #2

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Tom Torlakson

State Superintendent

  • f Public Instruction

The conditions and quality of the learning environment that affect the attitudes, behaviors, and performance

  • f students, staff,

and parents.

What Is School Climate?

Relationships Expectations Safety Connectedness Participation Victimization Facilities Leadership

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State Superintendent

  • f Public Instruction

Why Do We Care About School Climate?

  • Improved

academic achievement

  • Improved

attendance & graduation

  • Improved

mental health

  • Improved self-

esteem

  • Reduced

problem behavior

  • Reduced

substance use Outcomes for Students

  • Improved

staff retention

  • Improved

staff job satisfaction Outcomes for Staff

Positive School Climate

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State Superintendent

  • f Public Instruction

676 692 712 726 741 755 772 791 804 865 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Academic Performance Index (2010) School Climate Index (state decile)

School Climate Index and School Performance

From: CalS3 Factsheet #3 (http://californias3.wested.org/tools) Data Sources: California Healthy Kids Survey (SCI), California Academic Performance Index (API) Scores, from 789 high schools, 2008-09.

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State Superintendent

  • f Public Instruction

School Climate, Common Core and Local Control and Accountability Plan

  • Local Control and Accountability Plan

(LCAP) is required to address school climate as a state priority.

  • Other state priorities include parental

involvement and pupil engagement.

  • Common Core calls for development of high-
  • rder ‘non-cognitive’ skills students need to

prepare students for college or career:

  • Critical thinking
  • Communication
  • Problem solving
  • Persistence
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  • f Public Instruction

Dynamic relationships

Academic performance Student demographics School climate

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  • f Public Instruction

Academic Performance and School Demographics

500 600 700 800 900 25 50 75 100

Academic Performance Index (API) Percentage of enrolled students

Asian White Latino/a African American FRPL

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State Superintendent

  • f Public Instruction

Beating the Odds Study*

  • Successful California schools have extraordinarily

positive climates

  • Consistently poorest performing schools have

significantly poorer climates

  • A positive school climate can reduce the effects of

poverty on academic achievements

  • School climate improvement could be low cost, and

easily implemented

  • Not WHAT you do but HOW you go about doing

what you do

  • Easily sustainable
  • *“A Climate for Academic Success” Report Summary

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/rs/1308

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State Superintendent

  • f Public Instruction

School Climate in California

  • 1/3 of California’s 9th graders report being

bullied or harassed at school

  • 40% of California’s 9th graders do not feel

safe at school

  • 30% of California’s 9th graders and 40% of

11th graders use alcohol or other illegal drug in the last 30 days

  • 30% of California’s high school students

report chronic sadness

2009-11 California Healthy Kids Survey Statewide Report http://chks.wested.org/reports

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  • f Public Instruction

More about California School Climate

  • 45% of California’s 9th graders cannot

report at least one caring adults at school

  • 30% of California’s high school students

report no teacher or adult at school believes that they will be a success (low expectation)

  • 35% of California’s 9th graders report

doing things that makes a difference in school (meaningful participation)

2009-11 California Healthy Kids Survey Statewide Report http://chks.wested.org/reports

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State Superintendent

  • f Public Instruction

California Safe and Supportive Schools Program

California is one of 11 states to receive the federal four-year Safe and Supportive Schools (S3) grant to…

  • Improve school climate and safety in high

schools with the greatest need

  • Build data-driven decision-making capacity
  • Integrate school climate reform into school-

wide academic improvement efforts

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  • f Public Instruction

58 schools, 26 districts

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State Superintendent

  • f Public Instruction

CA S3 Intervention Model

  • Tiered interventions to address SCI needs of

general population and at-risk populations - What Works Briefs

  • Referral-intervention process – Student Assistance

Program

  • Youth Development Strategies
  • Parent and Community Engagement
  • Staff Development – Single School Culture
  • Evidence based strategies and approaches
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  • f Public Instruction

Free Resources

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  • f Public Instruction

Safe and Supportive Schools Resources

  • California S3 website: californiaS3.wested.org
  • What Works Briefs: Strategies and practices
  • Factsheets: Relationship of school climate to

achievement

  • School Climate Workbook: Identify key findings
  • Making Sense of School Climate: How Cal-CHLS

can inform school improvement efforts.

  • National S3 Center website:

safesupportiveschool.ed.gov

S3 Website: http://californias3.wested.

  • rg/
  • Archived webinars
  • Training slides
  • Effective strategy

briefs

  • School climate report

cards

  • Subscribe to the free

School Climate Connection Newsletters

  • Links to other

resources

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  • f Public Instruction

S3 What Works Briefs

(californiaS3.wested.org/tools) 1. Caring relationships and high expectations 2. Opportunities for meaningful participation 3. Perceptions of Safety 4. School Connectedness 5. Physical and emotional violence perpetration 6. Physical and emotional violence victimization 7. Harassment and bullying 8. Substance use at school 9. Family engagement 10. Staff climate Quick Wins, Universal Supports, Targeted Supports

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  • f Public Instruction

Climate Connection Toolkit

  • Low or no-cost

school climate improvement strategies

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  • f Public Instruction

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californias3.wested.org/tools

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S3 Outcomes

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In the beginning (2010-11)…

  • Av API 689 (state av 741)
  • 67% scored below state median
  • 80% non-white enrollment
  • Two-thirds FRPM
  • Av SCI 254 (state av 300)
  • State percentile ranking: 16
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  • f Public Instruction

What You’ve Achieved: SCI

  • Overall increased 30 points (12%) to

284

  • State percentile ranking rose from

16 to 44

  • 86% of grantees improved
  • 28% increased 50-88 points
  • Most of the increase in lowering

violence, victimization, and substance use on school property

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State Superintendent

  • f Public Instruction

What You’ve Achieved: API

  • Overall increased 15 points (2%) to

704

  • 74% of grantees increased, from 4

to 74 points

  • One-third increased 25 points or

more

  • Of 25% with biggest SCI increases,

67% had API increases of 14 points

  • r more.
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  • f Public Instruction

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264 265 267 321 284 263 263 257 256 287 266 254 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 2013 2012 2011 2013 2012 2011 2013 2012 2011 2013 2012 2011

Scale Score

School Climate Index Scores - All S3 Schools (2011 to 2013)

SCHOOL CLIMATE SUBSCALE RESULTS

SCHOOL CLIMATE INDEX (SCI)

OVERALL SUPPORTS AND ENGAGEMENT OVERALL LOWVIOLENCE, VICTIMIZATION, & SUBSTANCE USE LOWTRUANCY INCIDENTS

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All S3 Schools – Changes from 2011-2013

School Climate Index (SCI) Supports and Engagement Low Violence /Substance Use N % N % N %

Increased 49 85% 31 53% 55 95% No Change 3 5% 5 9% 1 2% Declined 6 10% 22 38% 2 3% Total 58 100% 58 100% 58 100%

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All S3 Schools – Changes from 2011-2013

30-day Alcohol Use Harassment or Bullying Suspensions for Violence w/o injury N % N % N %

Declined 51 88% 36 62% 19 33% No Change 3 5% 7 12% 14 24% Increased 4 7% 15 26% 25 43% Total 58 100% 58 100% 58 100%

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Contacts

Tom Herman, Administrator, Coordinated School Health and Safety Office. therman@cde.ca.gov. 916-319-0914 Hilva Chan, Consultant, Coordinated School Health and Safety Office. hchan@cde.ca.gov. 916-319-0194