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Montgomery School Climate Parent Survey

Montgomery County Schools has a school climate grant. With this grant we are trying to make students and parents feel more at home in their schools. We are giving parents, teachers, and students a survey each year to see how they feel about their school. The survey will not ask for your name or anything personal. Please be honest when you are answering the survey questions. Your answers will only be reported as a group for your whole school. If you feel uncomfortable responding to any of these questions, feel free to skip the question and move on to the next.

If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact Dr. Jack Cagle by phone (910-576-6511, Ext. 0276) or by email (Jack.Cagle@montgomery.k12.nc.us) or our external evaluator from The Evaluation Group, Dr. Catherine Snyder by phone (803-605-2690) or by email (cathi@evaluationgroup.com).
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Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.
 
1. Which school does your child attend? If you have children at more than one school please complete a survey for each school.
2. Are you male or female? Mark one response
3. Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin? Mark one response
4. What is your race?  You may mark one or more races.
How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements about this school?  Mark One Response.

Throughout the survey, "This school" means activities happening in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and at places that hold school-sponsored events or activities.  Unless otherwise specified, this refers to normal school hours or to times when school activities/events were in session.
5. This school provides instructional materials (e.g., textbooks, handouts) that reflect students' cultural background, ethnicity, and identity.
6. This school communicates how important it is to respect the practices of all cultures.
7. This school encourages students to take challenging classes no matter their race, ethnicity, nationality, and/or cultural background (e.g., honor level courses, gifted courses, AP or IB courses).
8. This school communicates how important it is to respect students of all sexual orientations.
9. This school helps me figure out what social and emotional skills my child needs to develop (e.g., self-control, problem solving, or getting along with others).
10. At this school, my child feels he/she belongs.
11. I feel welcome at this school.
12. This school encourages me to be an active partner in educating my child.
13. I feel comfortable talking to someone at this school about my child's behavior.
14. This school has quality programs for my child's talents, gifts, or special needs.
15. This school promptly responds to my phone calls, messages, or e-mails.
16. At this school, the staff really cares about my child.
17. This school is a friendly place overall.
18. Staff at this school care about what families think.
19. My child is safe at this school.
20. Racial/ethnic conflict among students is a problem at this school.
21. Physical fighting between students is a problem at this school.
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This question is about bullying.  Bullying happens when one or more students tease, threaten, spread rumors about, hit, shove or hurt another student.  It is not bullying when students of about the same strength or power argue or fight or tease each other in a friendly way.  Bullies are usually stronger, or have more friends or more money, or some other power over the student being bullied.  Usually, bullying happens over and over, or the student being bullied thinks it might happen over and over.

Bullying of students at school or school activities is a problem at this school.
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This question is about cyberbullying.  Cyberbullying is bullying that takes places using electronic technology.  Examples of cyberbullying include mean text messages or emails, rumors sent by email or posted on social networking sites, and embarrassing pictures, videos, websites, or fake profiles.

Bullying of students via electronic means or devices is a problem at this school.
How much of a problem is the following at this school?  Mark One Response.
24.
Drugs means any substance, including those used to get "high" or increase performance in school or sports, other than alcohol or tobacco.  Examples include marijuana, illegal drugs, inhalants, synthetic drugs used to get high (K-2, bath salts, white lightning), or over-the-counter medicine.  This does not include medications prescribed by doctor or nurse for the person, but includes prescription drugs that are NOT prescribed to the person by his/her doctor.

At this school, how much of a problem is student drug use?
25. At this school, how much of a problem is student use of electronic cigarettes?
26. At this school, how much of a problem is student use of tobacco (e.g., cigarettes, chew, cigars)?
27.
“Alcohol” means a full or part of a drink of alcohol. Examples include beer, wine, mixed drink, shot of liquor, or any combination of these alcoholic drinks. This does not include alcohol that you may drink for religious purposes.

At this school, how much of a problem is student alcohol use?
How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements about this school?  Mark One Response
28. This school notifies parents or guardians effectively in the case of a school-wide emergency.
29. This school takes effective measures to ensure the safety of students.
30. This school has made it clear to my child what he/she should do if there is an emergency, natural disaster (tornado, flood) or a dangerous situation (e.g., violent person on campus) during the school day.
31. This school looks clean and pleasant.
32. This school building is clean and well-maintained.
33. Attending school every day is important for my child to do well in his/her classes.
34. This school has high expectations for students.
35. This school sees me as a partner in my child's education.
36. My child's teachers make themselves available to me.
37. The programs and resources at this school are adequate to support students with special needs or disabilities.
38. Students have enough healthy food choices at this school.
39. This school provides high quality services to help students with social or emotional needs.
40. This school has enough programs that develop students' social and emotional skills (e.g., self-control, problem solving, or getting along with others).
41. When my child does something good at school, I usually hear about it from the school.
42. This school communicates school policies and procedures clearly to parents or guardians.
43. School rules are applied equally to all students.
44. Discipline is fair.
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