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WCSD Student Climate Survey:
What do students have to say about our schools?
2015 Climate Surveys• All students in grades 5 – 9 and 11– Climate Survey (N = 11,822)– Safety Survey (N = 12,119)– Online only
• All parents in district– Paper or online– N = 12,091
• All school staff in district– Online– N = 3,651
STUDENT-STAFF RELATIONSHIPS CULTURE OF
RESPECT
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
SKILLS
EDUCATION ATTITUDES
Student Climate Survey
• Student Respect
• Staff Respect
• Self-Awareness• Social
Awareness• Self-
Management• Relationship
Skills• Decision-
Making
• Adult Caring• Academic
Support
• Utility of Education
• Self-Efficacy• Participation• Student
Engagement
FEELINGS OF SAFETY
RISK-TAKING BEHAVIORS
VIOLENCE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY
DRUG/ ALCOHOL
ATTITUDES
Student Safety Survey
• Drugs• Alcohol• Skipping
Class• Bringing
Weapon
• Fighting• Teasing/
Rumors• Sexting/
Electronic• Property
Damage
• Safety In/Out of School
• Safety Procedure Knowledge
• Parent Attitudes• Peer Attitudes• Student Attitudes
5th Annual Student Climate Survey:
How did we get here?
• IES Grant: “Creating a Monitoring System for School Districts to Promote Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning: A Researcher-Practitioner Partnership”
$$$ + Statisticians + SEL Experts + Graduate Research Assistants
to study and improve the way we measure students’ self-reported social and emotional skills (and our Climate Survey generally)
Research Questions
Are Social and Emotional Skills and other Climate Survey indicators the “glue” that binds
students to school and helps them persist in the face of obstacles?
Can we measure them???
What Statistics Said about Our Student Climate Survey
What Can We Say About a Student Who Selects All 5’s?
Low Risk Math Hi Read Hi Female Older No LEP Orient Same Block Begin0.00
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Full Sample Latent ClassLower Risk
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More Often Girls
“Higher Competency” Group: 40% of Students Who Maxed Out the Scale
Low Risk Math Hi Read Hi Female Older No LEP Orient Same Block Begin0.00
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“Bored” Group: 11% of Students Who Maxed Out the Scale
More Often ItemsAt End
Higher Reading and Math
More Often Boys
Low Risk Math Hi Read Hi Female Older No LEP Orient Same Block Begin0.00
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Older “Lower Comprehension” Group: 36% of Students Who Maxed Out the Scale
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Low Risk Math Hi Read Hi Female Older No LEP Orient Same Block Begin0.00
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Younger “Lower Comprehension” Group: 13% of Students Who Maxed Out the Scale
Higher Risk
More Often
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More Often ItemsAt End
More Often LEP
What Students Say about Our Annual Student Climate Survey
Focus Group Methods
• Three types of groups based on results of LCA– Elementary Students (5 groups)• Focus: Comprehension of Items
– Middle and High School Students (3 groups)• Focus: Engagement in Climate Survey
– High Achieving High School Students (2 groups)• Focus: Brainstorm of Most Difficult SEL Skills
Positive Reactions to Survey
• Nearly all students remembered survey• Unique opportunity to express themselves• Most proctors conveyed:– Importance of survey– Confidentiality of survey
• Most understand survey used to improve school.
Negative Reactions to Survey• Concerns about privacy affecting honesty
- Survey setting not private- Unsure who sees data- Younger students think survey is a “test”
• No one takes it seriously- Staff do not say it is important- Students never see any change or any data
• Boring and repetitive• Questions/format hard for young students
What Can We Learn About Our Students through the 2015
Survey?
A Look at Our New Data
Why? WorksheetNarrative Statement: High School Students feel less positive about school climate than Elementary School Students. Why?
Because students…
Because staff…
Because schools…
Transition from Elementary to Secondary
72%
87%
66%
85%87%
92%90%
78%
73%
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80%83%
89%
83%79%
75%
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61%
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81%
86%
71%
80%
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Percentage of Students Who "Agree" or "Strongly Agree" with
Questions in Each Scale by School Level
Elementary School(N = 7,346)
Middle School(N = 9,629)
High School (N = 6,448)
Adult Caring How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
% Agree/ Strongly Agree
ES MS HS
1. Teachers and staff at my school care about every student. 86% 79% 70%
2. Teachers and staff at my school listen to students' ideas and opinions. 86% 79% 73%
3. Teachers and staff at my school talk openly to students about school issues. 80% 76% 71%
4. At school, there is a teacher or adult who will care if I'm not in school. 79% 78% 77%
5. There is at least one adult at my school who is willing to help me with a personal problem. 88% 87% 85%
6. My teachers care about me. 92% 85% 81%7. I feel like I belong at this school. 81% 76% 77%
8. My teachers make me feel good about myself. 86% 78% 74%
Student Engagement How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
% Agree/ Strongly Agree
ES MS HS
1. Most of what I learn in school is interesting. 84% 74% 66%
2. School keeps my mind really busy. 85% 79% 72%
3. Time seems to pass very quickly in my classes. 56% 46% 37%
4. I think a lot about what I learn in my classes even when I'm out of school. 64% 55% 50%
5. I look forward to coming to school every day. 69% 57% 49%
Similarities and Differences in Perspectives among Students,
Staff, and Parents
Parent Staff Students Parent Staff StudentsStaff Care About Students School Is Safe
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% of Parents, Staff, and Students Who Agree or Strongly Agree That Staff Care about Students and
That School Is Safe
ESMSHSOverall
Parent Staff Parent Staff Parent StaffStudent Alcohol Use Student Drug Use Student
Harrassment/Bullying
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85%81% 81%
% of Parents and Staff Who Believe Student Alcohol, Drug Use, and Bullying is "Not at All Common" or "Somewhat
Common" by School Level
ESMSHSOverall
Alcohol Use Drug Use Been Victimized/Teased0%
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% of Students Reporting No Alcohol or Drug Use in Past 30 Days or Victimization on School Property in Past Year
MSHS
Relationship of Student Climate Perceptions to Academic
Outcomes
Student Engagement
Adult Resp
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Student Resp
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Activity
Particip
ation
Adult Carin
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Academic S
upport
Academic C
ommitment
Utility of E
ducation
Social E
motional Skills
66%
84%
64%
77%83% 86%
92%85%
80%
60%
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60%
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82%87%
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72%76% 79%
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Percentage of "Agree" and "Strongly Agree" Responses on
Student Climate Survey Scales by Student Level of Risk for Dropout
No Risk(n = 6,477)
Low Risk(n = 2,550)
Moderate Risk (n = 1,068)
High Risk(n = 818)
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2.00
3.00
4.00 3.24 3.18 3.22 2.793.18 3.14 3.23 2.793.15 3.05 3.14 2.723.14 3.10 3.19 2.80
Students' Average Self-Rating of Social and Emotional Skills by Level of Risk for Dropout
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2.00
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4.003.10 3.08 3.30 3.233.02 2.94 3.22 3.172.94 2.84 3.17 3.132.94 2.72
3.19 3.18
No Risk Low Risk Moderate Risk High Risk
Asterisks indicate the difference between No Risk and High Risk is statistically significant (not likely due to chance); ***p < .001, **p < .01, *p< .05, ns = not a significant difference.
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3.24 3.18 3.22
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3.303.233.18 3.14
3.23
2.79
3.022.94
3.22 3.173.153.05
3.14
2.72
2.942.84
3.17 3.133.14 3.103.19
2.802.94
2.72
3.19 3.18
Students' Average Self-Rating of Social and Emotional Skills by Level of Risk for Dropout
No Risk for Dropout Low Risk for Dropout Moderate Risk for Dropout High Risk for Dropout
Asterisks indicate the difference between No Risk and High Risk is statistically significant (not likely due to chance); ***p < .001, **p < .01, *p< .05, ns = not a significant difference.
Asterisks indicate the difference between No Risk and High Risk is statistically significant (not likely due to chance); ***p < .001, **p < .01, *p< .05, ns = not a significant difference.
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3.06 3.02
3.28 3.223.08 3.09 3.15
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2.91
2.69
3.00 2.99
Average Self-Rating of Social and Emotional Skills by Suspension Status
Never Suspended Last Year Suspended 1x or More Last Year
You guys say that people take [the Climate Survey] every year, but it doesn’t really make a difference. Like, when you ask questions about bullying, you think, ‘Okay, then maybe the school’s gonna do something about the bullying.’
But every year you still take the same survey with the same questions, and nothing ever happens. I feel like just, after a while, people get tired of it, and it’s like, ‘Maybe I saw bullying, maybe I didn't—yeah, I did, it’s not a big deal.’
-Damonte Ranch HS Student
http://www.washoeschools.net/
Page/866
Develop Your Own Debrief Strategy
• At your table, brainstorm a plan for debriefing your school’s climate data with:– Students– Staff– Parents