Our school uses the Utah State Board of Education’s School Climate Survey to identify potential school climate issues within our schools and district. The survey is for K-12 students, parents/families, administrators, teachers and school resource officers. Student surveys include a varying number of items based on the developmental age of the students. The survey is completely anonymous, but parents/families are required to opt-in for participation. Responses are housed securely in an anonymous format with the Utah State Board of Education in compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, (343 CFR 99.31 (6)) and human subjects regulations (Protection of Human Subjects 45 CFR 46).
What is the School Climate Survey and What is its Purpose?
This survey guides us in understanding student perceptions relative to their classroom and school climate experiences. Questions include student perception of fair treatment within the school, respect among students and staff, sense of belonging and feeling of safety.
- Grades K-2: 12 questions
- Grades 3-5: 20 questions
- Grades 6-12: 44 questions
Adults can participate in the survey that aligns with their role. Adults survey versions are: administrator, faculty and staff, school resource officer, and parent.
What is the Intended Use of the Data Collected?
The results of the surveys are used to help our school and the district identify perceptions of school climate issues. As with any organization, we continually strive to improve what we do with respect to supporting our students and their families. Feedback is an essential component of this process.
- Your district or charter school may use the data to:
- Revise practices, policies, and training to eliminate harassment and discrimination in each school within the district or charter
- Adopt a plan for harassment-free and discrimination-free learning
- Host outreach events or assemblies to inform students and parents of plans adopted from the review
- The Utah State Board of Education may review data to:
- Inform or guide state policy
- Offer professional learning to districts and charter schools
- Provide technical assistance to districts and charter schools
- The public may view summarized survey data (e.g., aggregated results) for their awareness and information.
Data Collection Information from State School Climate Survey
Data collected for the School Climate Survey is housed by Qualtrics, while access to the data is managed by the district and the Utah State Board of Education. Information about Qualtrics and Merkle can be found at:
What will my child do?
Your child will be asked to complete the online surveys during school hours. In younger grades, teachers will read the questions to the children as they participate. Please click here if you would like to see the actual survey questions. Click on the tab that corresponds to the grade level of your child. Each survey version can also be viewed on the School Safety Center data page.
What persons or governmental entities will receive student-level data?
Each student’s response will be anonymous with no name associated with their response. However, several entities will have access to those anonymous individual-level responses as listed below:
- District or charter primary survey administrators and other Qualtrics users involved in administering the survey
- Utah State Board of Education primary survey administrators of the Qualtrics survey
- As needed, district or charter and Utah State Board of Education survey administrators may grant temporary access to survey data to Qualtrics and Merkle (e.g. for technical assistance)
- Auditing agencies, as applicable. Agencies with the right to audit the data include the Office of the Legislative Auditor General or the Office of the State Auditor
What persons or governmental entities will receive the data on a regular or contractual basis?
- Summarized state-level results are accessible to the general public via the Climate Survey Data Dashboard.
- Summarized district- or school-level results are accessible to:
- District primary survey administrators and other district or charter staff involved in the administering of the survey
- Utah State Board of Education primary survey administrators of the Qualtrics survey and other Utah State Board of Education staff involved in administering the survey
- The school community, if published by the district or charter
- Where applicable, summarized school-level results are accessible to district or charter survey staff
- Summarized district and school-level results are accessible to district and school-level administrators
What persons or governmental entities will receive the data on a regular or contractual basis?
Weber School District does not have a contract with any person or governmental entity to receive the data on a regular ongoing basis.
What will my child do?
Your child will be asked to complete the online surveys during school hours. All surveys are reasonably short and are completely confidential. Students who have been excluded from participation in the surveys will be given an educationally relevant activity to engage in while the other students are completing the surveys.
When will my child complete the survey?
The surveys will be offered in April/May of each odd-numbered year.
Weber School District values the partnership we have with parents in educating their children. If you approve of your child’s participation in these surveys, indicate your consent by indicating in the appropriate place in the registration materials on PowerSchool.
