Tim Kautz
Associated IES Content
Blog
Intervening early: Do Data on SEL and School Climate Help Identify Students At Risk of Poor Academic Outcomes?
Identifying students at risk of not meeting academic goals, such as graduation or being college ready, ranks high on the list of school and district priorities. Many districts use early warning systems to identify students who are struggling, to intervene early and provide support to get them back on track. These systems, described in this infographic, typically use academic measures, such as credits earned, to identify students who need support.1 Relying exclusively on academic measures...
Date published:
Sep 08, 2021
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Descriptive Study
Using a survey of social and emotional learning and school climate to inform decision making
The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) has prioritized efforts to support students' social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies, such as perseverance and social awareness. To measure students' SEL competencies and the school experiences that promote SEL competencies (school climate), DCPS began administering annual surveys to students, teachers, and parents in 2017/18. DCPS partnered with the Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory to study how the district could use these s...
Aug 03, 2021
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Training Material
Development of a School Survey and Index as a School Performance Measure in Maryland: A REL-MSDE Research Partnership
This project expanded on previous work with Maryland on measuring school climate. In this follow-on work, the REL worked with MSDE to build its internal capacity to effectively employ the newly developed measure of school climate and its associated index by analyzing data from the spring 2019 survey. REL staff worked with MSDE staff to build skills to independently validate and revise the survey, develop a school climate index, and develop school-level reports on the student and staff surveys.
Jun 01, 2020
Blog
Developing School Climate Surveys for Statewide Accountability in Maryland
Fueled by evidence on the strong relationships between school climate and academic achievement, teacher satisfaction, health outcomes, and socio-emotional skills, states and districts are increasingly trying to measure school climate. School climate covers both tangible and intangible attributes, including relationships among students and staff, school discipline, student engagement, and safety. It is typically measured using surveys of staff, students, and sometimes parents. Some dist...
Date published:
Jan 24, 2019