Sc ho o l Clima te AUGUST 2019 pre pa re d b y E llis Ott, Ph.D., - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 Sc ho o l Clima te AUGUST 2019 pre pa re d b y E llis Ott, Ph.D., Re se a rc h & Ac c o unta b ility De pa rtme nt

2 U.S. De pt. o f E duc a tio n Sc ho o l Clima te Surve ys (E DSCL S) • Suite o f surve ys fo r stude nts (g ra de s 5-12), pa re nts, a nd sta ff • Re lia b le , na tio na lly-va lida te d • Co mple tio n time 10-20 minute s (47 to 83 ite ms) • Ma jo rity o f surve y ite ms pro vide a po sitive sta te me nt with 4 re spo nse o ptio ns – 2 po sitive , 2 ne g a tive (fro m Stro ng ly Disa g re e to Stro ng ly Ag re e ) • Administe re d in Spring 2017, 2018, a nd 2019

3 E D Sc ho o l Clima te Surve ys • 2019 Stude nt re spo nse ra te o f 70% vs 61% a nd 51% in pre vio us ye a rs • 2019 Pa re nt re spo nse ra te o f 12% vs 21% a nd 11% in pre vio us ye a rs • 2019 Sta ff re spo nse ra te o f 46% vs 54% a nd 36% in pre vio us ye a rs

4 E D Sc ho o l Clima te Surve ys • 3 do ma ins with 13 sub do ma in to pic a l a re a s E ng a g e me nt 1. Sa fe ty 2. E nviro nme nt 3.

5 E ng a g e me nt Do ma in E ng a g e me nt inc lude s se ve ra l c o mpo ne nts o f “sc ho o l c o nne c te dne ss,” suc h a s the a mo unt o f e ffo rt stude nts e xpe nd in the wo rk o f le a rning , the ir se nse o f b e lo ng ing , a nd the ir e mo tio na l invo lve me nt with the sc ho o l T o pic s: Cultural and linguistic c o mpe te nc e , Re latio nships, and S c ho o l partic ipatio n

6 Sa fe ty Do ma in E mo tio na l a nd physic a l sa fe ty a re funda me nta l c ha ra c te ristic s o f hig h-q ua lity sc ho o ls; in the se sc ho o ls, stude nts fe e l a se nse o f b e lo ng ing a nd a re fre e to fo c us o n le a rning o pic s: E mo tio nal safe ty, Physic al safe ty, Bullying, T S ubstanc e Abuse , and E me rge nc y re adine ss/ manage me nt

7 E nviro nme nt Do ma in Po sitive sc ho o l e nviro nme nts a re c ha ra c te rize d b y a ppro pria te a nd we ll- ma inta ine d fa c ilitie s; we ll ma na g e d c la ssro o ms with hig h le ve ls o f e ng a g e me nt, rig o r, pro duc tivity, a nd inc lusio n; a ra ng e o f a va ila b le sc ho o l-b a se d he a lth suppo rts; c le a r, fa ir disc iplina ry po lic ie s; a nd e xplic it po lic ie s a nd pro c e dure s g o ve rning va rio us sc ho o l pra c tic e s T o pic s: Physic a l a nd I nstruc tio na l e nviro nme nt, physic a l a nd me nta l he a lth, a nd disc ipline

8 Be nc hma rks  I n F a ll o f 2017, b e nc hma rke d sc a le sc o re s we re c o mple te d to pro vide pe rc e ptio n le ve ls b y do ma in a nd to pic  F o ur le ve ls o f pe rc e ptio n: Ve ry Po sitive , Po sitive , Ne g a tive , a nd Ve ry Ne g a tive  Pro vide d re sults a re pe rc e nt po sitive / ve ry po sitive

9 Sc ho o l c lima te re sults  Pub lic a lly Ava ila b le Da shb o a rd to re vie w Sc ho o l Clima te re sults: https:/ / pub lic .ta b le a u.c o m/ pro file / k12no rthsta r# !/  Co mpa riso n a nd F ilte ring o ptio ns a va ila b le (e xa mple : sc ho o l, ra c e / e thnic ity)  So me info rma tio n suppre sse d to pro te c t c o nfide ntia lity

10 E xa mple sc re e n: Stude nts  Pub lic a lly Ava ila b le Da shb o a rd to re vie w Sc ho o l Clima te re sults fo r e a c h surve y g ro up:  https:/ / pub lic .ta b le a u.c o m/ pro file / k12no rthsta r# !/

11 xa mple sc re e n: Pa re nts E

12 xa mple sc re e n: Sta ff E

13 Co nc lusio n  All g ro ups te nde d to a g re e with po sitive sta te me nts a b o ut the ir sc ho o l  Gre a te r tha n 3/ 4 o f stude nts a nd sta ff indic a te d a “po sitive ” o r “ve ry po sitive ” sc ho o l c lima te in E ng a g e me nt, Sa fe ty, a nd E nviro nme nt  Sc ho o ls g ive n g ra de po int a ve ra g e o f 2.83, 3.06, a nd 3.12 b y stude nts, sta ff, a nd pa re nts in 2019  So me inc re a se in % po sitive / ve ry po sitive fo r e a c h do ma in b e twe e n 2018 a nd 2019

14 Co nc lusio n  Pe rc e ptio n g a ps b y ra c e / e thnic ity, g e nde r, e c o no mic sta tus, disa b ility, E ng lish la ng ua g e , a nd Milita ry de pe nde nc e we re e ithe r ve ry sma ll o r sma ll fo r a ll g ro ups  So me sc ho o ls a nd g ro ups with typic a lly lo we r te st pe rfo rma nc e , sho we d hig he r sc ho o l c lima te re sults  Administra tio n o f E DSCL S e ve ry Spring

15 E DSCL S re so urc e s We b a ddre ss – https:/ / sa fe suppo rtive le a rning .e d.g o v Sc ho o l Clima te Re so urc e pa c ka g e whic h inc lude s: Quic k g uide o n ma king impro ve me nts 1. Sc ho o l Clima te I mpro ve me nt Re fe re nc e Ma nua l 2. Sc ho o l Clima te I mpro ve me nt Ac tio n Guide s 3. Sc ho o l Clima te I nte rpre ta tio n Re so urc e s 4. Online Mo dule s 5.

16  Que stio ns?  Co mme nts ? T HANK YOU F a irb a nks No rth Sta r Bo ro ug h Sc ho o l Distric t E llis Ott, Ph.D. Pho ne : 907-452-2000 x. 11364 E -ma il: e llis.o tt@ k12no rthsta r.o rg