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KnowledgeBases > The Positive Learning Climates KnowledgeBase > Element 2 > Activity 1 > Task 3: Study School Climate

Guideline:

A school's climate is impacted by the physical facility, interpersonal relationships of students and staff members, the school's neighborhood, programs/services, and academic performance. A school's climate impacts how well it is able to meet its state's academic performance standards. As a result, assessing the school's climate and its affect on students is essential to improving academic performance.

Checklists Evaluation of School Climate _EXTERNAL_LINK

The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University provides a list of questions for evaluating school climate. The questions are organized into categories such as student-teacher relations, security and maintenance, administration, student-peer relations, and others.

Checklists Identifying Bullying in Your School

This checklist excerpted from the U.S. Department of Justice's document, The Problem of Bullying in Schools, lists critical questions police should ask in analyzing the problem of bullying in schools, even if the answers are not always readily available. The answers to these and other questions might help police guide the school in choosing the most appropriate set of responses.

Tools Safe & Drug Free Schools and Communities Needs Assessment _EXTERNAL_LINK

This worksheet may be useful in developing objective data about drug and violence problems in a school and the community it serves. Though the document is from the Indiana Department of Education, the content may be useful for all schools.

Tools School Safety Profiler _EXTERNAL_LINK

As noted at its website, "The School Safety Profiler is a free tool to measure perceived safety at your school, so you can reduce or prevent violence. The Profiler is designed to help you meet needs assessment requirements for school safety funds, as well as to guide you in creating a positive school environment."

Tools Truancy and Drop-out Prevention Needs Assessment _EXTERNAL_LINK

These sample interviews and questionnaires were developed as part of a pilot program conducted at Sabal Palm Elementary School in Tallahassee, Florida.

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