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2023 The Essentials of School Culture and Climate Survey - Staff

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Collective Responsibility

  • None
  • Some
  • About half
  • Most
  • Nearly all
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How many staff in this school…

Feel responsible when students in this school fail?
Feel responsible to help each other do their best?
Help maintain discipline in the entire school, not just their classroom?
Take responsibility for improving the school?
Feel responsible for helping students develop self-control?
Feel responsible that all students learn?

Parent Community

  • Not at all
  • A little
  • Somewhat
  • To a great extent
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To what extent does this school…

Involve parents in the development of programs aimed at improving students' academic outcomes?
Involve parents in commenting on school curricula?
Include parent leaders from all backgrounds in school improvement?
Develop formal networks to link all families with each other (for example: sharing parent directories, providing a website for parents to connect with one another, etc.)?
Encourage more involved parents to reach out to less-involved parents?
  • Never
  • Once a year
  • 2-3 times a year
  • More than 3 times a year

How often does this school

Conduct workshops or trainings for parents on student learning?

Parent Involvement

  • None
  • Some
  • About half
  • Most
  • Nearly all
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For the students you teach this year, how many of their parents…

Volunteered time to support the school (e.g., volunteer in classrooms, help with school-wide events etc.).
Contacted me about their child's performance.
Respond to my suggestions for helping their child.
Attended parent-teacher conferences when you requested them.

Parent Outreach

  • Strongly disagree
  • Disagree
  • Agree
  • Strongly agree
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To what extent do you disagree or agree with each of the following statements…

Teachers work closely with parents to meet students' needs.
The principal pushes teachers to communicate regularly with parents.
Teachers really try to understand parents' problems and concerns.
Parents are greeted warmly when they call or visit the school.
This school regularly communicates with parents about how they can help their children learn.

Principal Leadership

  • Strongly disagree
  • Disagree
  • Agree
  • Strongly agree
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To what extent do you disagree or agree with each of the following statements about the principal in your school…

Participates in instructional planning with teams of teachers.
Knows what's going on in my classroom.
Carefully tracks student academic progress.
Presses teachers to implement what they have learned in professional development.
Communicates a clear vision for our school.
Makes clear to the staff his or her expectations for meeting instructional goals.
Understands how children learn.
Sets high standards for student learning

Principal Trust

  • Strongly disagree
  • Disagree
  • Agree
  • Strongly agree
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To what extent do you disagree or agree with each of the following statements…

It's OK in this school to discuss feelings, worries, and frustrations with the principal.
The principal looks out for the personal welfare of the staff.
I trust the principal at his or her word.
The principal at this school is an effective manager who makes the school run smoothly.
The principal places the needs of children ahead of personal and political interests.
The principal has confidence in the expertise of staff.
The principal takes a personal interest in the professional development of staff.
Staff feel respected by the principal.

Professional Development

  • Strongly disagree
  • Disagree
  • Agree
  • Strongly agree
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To what extent do you disagree or agree with each of the following statements about your professional development experiences this year…

My professional development has been sustained and coherently focused, rather than short-term and unrelated.
My professional development included enough time to think carefully about, try, and evaluate new ideas.
My professional development included opportunities to work productively with colleagues in my school.
My professional development has been closely connected to my school's improvement plan.
My professional development included opportunities to work productively with teachers from other schools.

Program Coherence

  • Strongly disagree
  • Disagree
  • Agree
  • Strongly agree
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To what extent do you disagree or agree with each of the following statements…

Many special programs come and go at this school.
Once we start a new program, we follow up to make sure that it's working.
Curriculum, instruction, and learning materials are well coordinated across the different grade levels at this school.
We have so many different programs in this school that I can't keep track of them all.
There is consistency in curriculum, instruction, and learning materials among teachers in the same grade level at this school.

School Commitment

  • Strongly disagree
  • Disagree
  • Agree
  • Strongly agree
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To what extent do you disagree or agree with each of the following statements…

I wouldn't want to work in any other school.
I would recommend this school to parents seeking a place for their child.
I usually look forward to each working day at this school.
I feel loyal to this school.

Staff Influence

  • No influence
  • A little influence
  • Some influence
  • A great deal of influence
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How much influence do teachers have over school policy in each of these areas…

Planning how discretionary school funds should be used.
Determining books and other instructional materials used in classrooms.
Setting standards for student behavior.
Establishing the curriculum and instructional program.
Determining the content of in-service programs.
School improvement plans

Staff-Parent Trust

  • None
  • Some
  • About half
  • Most
  • Nearly all
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For the students you teach this year, how many of their parents…

Support your teaching efforts.
Do their best to help their children learn.
  • None
  • Some
  • About half
  • Most
  • Nearly all

How many staff in this school…

Feel good about parents' support for their work?
  • Strongly disagree
  • Disagree
  • Agree
  • Strongly agree
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To what extent do you disagree or agree with each of the following statements…

Teachers and parents think of each other as partners in educating children.
Staff at this school work hard to build trusting relationships with parents.

Trust between Teachers

  • Strongly disagree
  • Disagree
  • Agree
  • Strongly agree
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To what extent do you disagree or agree with each of the following statements…

Teachers in this school trust each other.
It's OK in this school to discuss feelings, worries, and frustrations with other teachers.
Teachers respect other teachers who take the lead in school improvement efforts.
Teachers at this school respect those colleagues who are experts at their craft.
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