Dear Parents/Guardians,

In the following weeks, your child will have the opportunity to participate in a 15-minute survey about the overall culture of the school. The surveys will be completed online and during school time, at no cost to you. The results will provide valuable information to school leaders and may help your school community improve in meaningful ways.

The areas the survey explores are: School Climate, Academic Climate, Civic Open Classroom Climate, School Mission & Vision, and Social-Emotional Competencies (optional).

The primary purpose of the survey is to help your school understand its culture better. The secondary purpose is to provide the field of education with new insights into how various stakeholders in schools perceive elements of their school culture, using anonymous data for secondary research.

The survey was designed by educational researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Education Policy.

All responses are anonymous and will be analyzed by researchers at Johns Hopkins University. School personnel will not have access to individual responses. No names, birthdates, addresses, student IDs, or IP addresses will be attached to any responses.

Participation for your child is completely voluntary. If you DO want your child to participate, you do not need to do anything.

If you DO NOT want your child to participate, please advise your child to answer “NO” to the first question on the survey.

There are no penalties for not participating or withdrawing from the survey at any time. If you want to see the questions beforehand, please ask your principal/head of school or any member of the Johns Hopkins team. Their contact information is below.

Thank you for participating in our survey. Please know that we are listening to your input.

Respectfully,

The team at Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy

For questions about research, contact:

Dr. David Steiner, d.steiner@jhu.edu or 410-516-7896

Johns Hopkins IRB office, hirb@jhu.edu or 410- 516-4820

For general questions about the survey, contact:

Dr. Kecia McCoy, Kmccoy18@jhu.edu

Dr. Carol Macedonia, cmacedo3@jhu.edu

I hope you have a wonderful day.

Best regards,

Dr. Kecia L. McCoy, Ph.D.

Program Administrator, School Culture 360™

Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy

Johns Hopkins University, School of Education

2800 North Charles Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Phone: (667) 231-8442

Email: Kmccoy18@jhu.edu

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