Student Surveys

Social-Emotional Learning Questions

Self-Management

  • Are you able to stay calm when things are going wrong for you?
  • Are you able to control your emotions when you need to?
  • Are you able to stay calm when people around you are angry?

Social Awareness

  • Do you care about other people's feelings?
  • Do you respect other people's point of view, even if they disagree with you?
  • Do you think about how your actions affect others?

Self-Awareness

  • When you are upset, do you take time to figure out what you're really feeling?
  • Are you able to tell the difference between your thoughts on something and how you feel about it?
  • Are your thoughts mostly helpful? For example, thoughts that make you feel confident and happy, instead of thoughts that make you feel worried and sad.

Relationship Skills

  • Do people in your school understand you as a person?
  • Do you feel connected to the students at your school?
  • Do you feel like you belong at your school?

Responsible Decision-Making

  • Are you usually happy with the choices you make?
  • Do you usually plan ahead for important things?
  • Do you usually behave like the kind of person you want to be?


Student Engagement

Teacher Relationships

  • Do your teachers respect you?
  • Do you feel like you have a connection with at least one adult at your school?
  • Would your teachers be concerned if you walked into your class upset?
  • Would you be excited to have your teachers again?

Classroom Climate

  • Do your teachers talk about how your actions affect others?
  • Do your teachers talk about ways to resolve disagreements?

Classroom Rigor

  • Do your teachers encourage you to do your best?
  • Do your teachers take time to make sure you understand the lesson?

Valuing of Subject

  • Do you put effort into paying attention in class?
  • Do you put effort into learning at school?

Growth Mindset

  • Do you feel like you can get smarter with hard work?
  • Do you feel like you are capable of learning anything?
  • Do you feel like you can do well on all your tests, even if they are hard?
Belonging

Cultural Awareness

  • Do you find it helpful to have classes with students from different backgrounds (e.g., cultures, races/ethnicities, religions, abilities, etc.)?
  • Do you find it helpful to hang out with students from different backgrounds (e.g., cultures, races/ethnicities, religions, abilities, etc.) at school or school-related events?
  • Do you find it helpful to have honest conversations with other students about different cultures, backgrounds, races/ethnicities, religions, abilities, etc.?

Inclusive Environment

  • Does your school feel like a place where you are able to try and do your best?
  • Does your school make all types of people feel welcomed and included?
  • Does your school prepare you to be respectful of different viewpoints from other cultures, backgrounds, races/ethnicities, religions, abilities, etc.?
  • Do you believe positive classroom experiences are provided to students from all backgrounds (e.g., cultures, races/ethnicities, religions, abilities, etc.)?

Fairness

  • Do students at your school treat people from all backgrounds fairly? (This includes people from all cultures, races/ethnicities, religions, abilities, etc.)
  • Do adults at your school treat people from all backgrounds fairly? (This includes people from all cultures, races/ethnicities, religions, abilities, etc.)
  • Are you given the same chances to do well in school as students from different backgrounds (e.g., cultures, races/ethnicities, religions, abilities etc.)?
  • Are you satisfied with how discipline is handled at your school?• Are resources at your school shared fairly across all students?

Demographics

  • What is your gender identity? (Choose one option)
    • Option 1: Female, Male, Non-Binary/Third Gender, Other (Prefer to self-describe), Prefer not to answer
    • Option 2: Female, Male, Prefer not to answer
    • Option 3: Don’t ask this question at all
  • Which of the following best represents your racial or ethnic heritage? Select all that apply.
    • American Indian or Alaska Native
    • Asian or Asian American
    • Black or African American
    • Hispanic, Latinx or Spanish Origin
    • Middle Eastern or North African
    • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
    • White
    • Other
    • Prefer not to answer