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Pennsylvania School Climate Surveys

Mars Area School District students (Grades 3-12) will be completing Pennsylvania School Climate surveys, as provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. 

The surveys include questions related to school climate and measure four main domains:

  1. Social/Emotional Learning
  2. Student Support
  3. High Expectations/Academic Rigor & Challenge
  4. Safe & Respectful School Climate.
The surveys are intended to provide the District with formative and summative climate data for use with needs assessments, program development, and short- and long-term improvement planning. 
 
The Pennsylvania Department of Education has developed three (3) surveys, each of which will be administered by grade level — Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12). While a majority of the content of each survey is the same, the surveys may ask different, grade-level specific questions. 
 
To view the content of each survey, click on the following:
 Additional information regarding the surveys is available online at www.education.pa.gov/Schools/safeschools/SchoolClimate/Pages/default.aspx.

Opt-Out Form

 

Parents/guardians are asked to note that student participation is completely voluntary; however, as the survey results will be used for future improvement planning and programming, the District would like for all students to take part.

 

Any parents(s)/guardian(s), who do not want their child to complete the survey, are asked to please complete an online “opt-out” form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebT9Hi37R8868RDtedsEhW3xTZ6VgCpaJzzREY1q7gIMlIrw/viewform by no later than noon on Sunday, May 14. (Note: Parents(s)/guardian(s), who have multiple students in the District’s schools, are asked to complete one form per student who is being opted out of the survey.) Any student, for whom an “opt out” form has not been submitted, will participate in the survey.


Questions

 

Any questions or concerns regarding the Pennsylvania School Climate surveys may directed to Dr. Richard Glosser, Director of Pupil Personnel, at (724) 625-1518, ext. 1529, or [email protected].