2. Participating Districts
15 CUBE member districts in 13 states
Average enrollment of 69,172 students
108 Schools 40 elementary 26 middle 28 high schools 14 K-8 schools

3. American School Climate Survey© Constructs
Safety
Bullying
Trust, Respect & Ethos of Caring
Racial Self-Concept
General Climate

4. Study Demographics

5. Study Demographics

6. School climate is the learning environment created through the interaction of human relationships, physical setting and psychological atmosphere.
Perkins, 2006

7. CUBE Survey of Urban School Climate Safety

8. CUBE Survey of Urban School Climate Safety

9. CUBE Survey of Urban School Climate Bullying

10. CUBE Survey of Urban School Climate Bullying

11. CUBE Survey of Urban School Climate Bullying

12. CUBE Survey of Urban School Climate Trust, Respect, and Ethos of Caring

13. CUBE Survey of Urban School Climate Trust, Respect, and Ethos of Caring

14. CUBE Survey of Urban School Climate Trust, Respect, and Ethos of Caring

15. CUBE Survey of Urban School Climate Trust, Respect, and Ethos of Caring

16. CUBE Survey of Urban School Climate Trust, Respect, and Ethos of Caring

17. CUBE Survey of Urban School Climate Trust, Respect, and Ethos of Caring

18. CUBE Survey of Urban School Climate Racial Self-Concept

19. CUBE Survey of Urban School Climate Racial Self-Concept

20. CUBE Survey of Urban School Climate General Climate

21. Recommendations
Districts should include a climate assessment in their annual evaluation processes
Schools should identify one or more key areas on the basis of these assessment findings
Parents should be encouraged to participate in discussions on the improvement of school climate

22. Recommendations
Students should engage with members of the school community to address climate issues
School officials should engage members of the community about ways in which they can participate
Boards of education should establish clear policies to create a positive school climate

23. Southern Connecticut State University
Dr. Brian K. Perkins Chair, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street
New Haven, CT