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

Guideline:

The completed school climate profile is a tool the principal can use to assess the school's environment and its impact on student safety and academic achievement. It identifies opportunities for creating a positive school climate.

Checklists Characteristics of a Safe and Responsive School _EXTERNAL_LINK

This link is to Section 2 of Early Warning Timely Response, A Guide to Safe Schools developed by the Center for Collaboration and Practice. Section 2 offers a list of 13 school climate-related attributes of safe and responsive schools. School administrators may find the list helpful when assessing their school's climate and identifying opportunities for improvement.

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.

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