Student Climate Survey

Student Directions: For each item, choose the letter of the option (a, b, or c) that best describes your school experience.

* 1. From what I can tell, this school is

A great place for people to visit.

An okay place for people to visit.

Not a place people want to visit.

* 2. In my experience, at this school

Everything works, or gets fixed quickly.

A few things are broken, but mostly things here work.

A lot of things are broken.

* 3. When I look around at this school I see

Lots of color and kids’ work is up everywhere.

Some color and kids’ work is up in some places.

Mostly blank walls.

* 4. Most of the students at this school

Help the teachers and other kids make the school clean and nice to look at.

Keep the school clean because we would get in trouble if we did not.

Don’t keep the school pretty and clean even with teachers tell us to.

* 5. My teacher spends time with other teachers

Planning, talking and teaching together often.

Talking mostly at recess or school events.

Only at lunch or not at all.

* 6. When I am at school, I feel like

The teachers, classmates, and I are like a family.

I am part of a good school, but not really a family.

No one cares about me at this school.

* 7. At this school

Students all get along no matter what they look like or where they are from.

Students who are alike or friends get along.

A lot of students don’t get along.

* 8. The popular students at this school

Are nice to the other students.

Are nice to the other popular students.

Think they are better and are often mean to others.

* 9. In my class

We make a lot of the decisions along with the teacher.

The teacher lets us choose sometimes.

The teacher makes all the decisions.

* 10. In my class

There are lots of classroom jobs and we all take turns doing them.

There are a few jobs for students in the class.

Students only do classroom jobs because they have to, or have gotten in trouble.

* 11. School events such as games, plays, performances, meetings, or conferences are attended by

Lots of people.

Some people who care about that event.

Not many people.

* 12. At this school, I feel safe

Everywhere in the school.

Only in my classroom.

Some days and not other days.

* 13. At this school

Many students are in leadership roles in and out of class.

A few students are picked by the teachers to be leaders.

There are few or no students in leadership roles.

* 14. This school’s Principal

Can be seen around the school talking to teachers and students.

Is friendly, but stays in his/her office most of the time.

Is not friendly to students.

* 15. At this school

The students and teacher from different classrooms work together on many projects.

The students work together on projects in their class.

Students do not work together on projects.

* 16. In my class, the rules

Are clear and help the kids get along.

Are clear and keep the kids from misbehaving.

Are not clear and the kids are afraid of doing something to make the teacher angry.

* 17. When students break rules

The teacher gives them a fair consequence and helps them understand why.

The teacher gives consequences sometimes.

The teacher gets upset at the students publically.

* 18. In my judgment, I would say that

I am learning to be more responsible every day because of my teacher.

I am learning to do what the teacher wants.

I feel like, if I did what I wanted to do, I would get in trouble.

* 19. I would say that

I can see clear evidence that my teacher respects and cares about me.

When I show my teacher respect , he/she shows me respect.

I try to respect my teacher, but sometimes I feel like I am not respected.

* 20. In my class

Things run smoothly because the teacher makes things very clear.

Things run pretty well because the teacher has a lot of control.

A lot of the time things do not run smoothly.

* 21. When it comes to grades and assignments

What it takes to get a good grade is very clear to me.

Most of the time I understand what is expected.

Often I am confused as to why I get the grades I do.

* 22. What is important in my class is

How much we try and the effort we put into our work.

Getting right answers and good grades.

Doing what makes the teacher happy.

* 23. I would describe the work in my class as

Active, hands-on and interesting.

Interesting but mostly out of the book.

Mostly worksheets and the teacher talking.

* 24. The work in my class

Makes me think and challenges me.

Is mostly about remembering what the teacher or textbook says

Is mostly about keeping us all busy

* 25. At this school when a student uses mean language

Other students point out to them that it is not right.

Sometimes they get in trouble from an adult.

Nothing happens to them, so they keep doing it.

* 26. At this school

I trust and can talk to most of the adults.

There are one or two adults that I can trust to talk to, but not many.

I do not feel like I can be honest with the adults at the school.

* 27. On the playground

We have peer mediators and/or “Peacemakers” that help the students solve their own problems.

We have peer mediators and/or “Peacemakers,” but they mostly just get kids in trouble.

There are only adults to supervise.

* 28. The best way to describe how I feel about this school is

I am very proud to be a student here.

I like this school.

This school is okay, but I would rather be at another school.

* 29. My parents

Feel welcome to come to the school.

Mostly just come to school for events that are expected such as parent-teacher conferences.

Don’t come to the school very often.

* 30. At this school

We have lots of guests, visitors, and volunteers.

We have a few guests, visitors and volunteers.

There are not many guests, visitors or volunteers.