What is the School Culture Survey and how do we use it?
Promoting a culture of good mental health
The School Culture Survey allows schools to set a baseline at the beginning of the year and a finale at the end of the year. This can help track year-round, overall efforts.
The School Culture Survey is designed to evaluate a school’s culture and guide school communities in all Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)-based activities, with a particular focus on mental health and school connectedness.
The survey is made up of 8 questions/statements, and all stakeholders — including students, school staff, and families — should complete it. We recommend completing the pre-survey within the first 3 weeks of the school year and the post-survey at the end of the school year. The pre-survey will help identify areas of strength and areas for growth, while the post-survey will help you measure the progress you have made throughout the school year. Some questions you are able to consider with the data are:
- Have your interventions been effective?
- Is there more you can do?
- What trends appear across student, staff, and family responses?
- Which stakeholder groups show the greatest shifts from pre-survey to post-survey?
You can find the results of the School Culture Survey on the Erika’s Lighthouse Data Center dashboard. Once logged into the Resource Portal, go to the Data Center and select Dashboards, then Outcomes Dashboard. Simply copy and paste your school ID, which is on your My Resource Portal landing page, and paste it into the School ID field on the Data Center Dashboard.