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District climate survey shows high positive ratings overall; areas for growth include student interactions and representation
Summary
Forest Grove SD 15 administrators reported strong positive climate results across most stakeholder groups in the district climate survey, while highlighting concerns about students treating peers well, math attitudes and some staff support areas.
Assistant Superintendent John O'Neil presented the results of the districtclimate survey on March 5, saying overall perceptions were positive across students, staff and parents and that participation rates were strong.
O'Neil told the board the survey covered students, parents, classified and licensed staff and that overall positive responses were high in many questions. For elementary students, top responses included "My teacher believes all students can learn" (94%) and "My teachers are excited about teaching" (95%). Lower-scoring items for elementary students included "Students treat other students well" (73%) and "I like math" (75%).
At the middle-school level some measures improved but student-to-student interactions remained a concern: the middle-school question "Students treat other students well at this school" was 49%. At the high school, many items were above 90%, but the board heard that responses show cell phones perceived as a classroom distraction by some and that perceptions of fairness around discipline were lower (45%).
Staff responses showed strengths in beliefs about student learning and equity supports but identified areas for professional development: licensed staff were positive about supporting students but fewer said they felt equipped for specific special-population needs (for example, 74% said current supports met IEP student needs; 50% said they had sufficient supports for 504; and 34% for TAG). Classified staff responses were strongly positive overall.
Parent respondents reported high access to devices (99%) and strong message delivery in preferred languages (98%). Lower parent responses included volunteering rates (37%) and opportunities for parent involvement (73%).
O'Neil said principals will review results with school staff and leadership teams, and district staff will post school-level summaries on each school's website and the district website. Board members asked about the parent-response breakdown and communication back to parents who completed the survey; staff said they can provide response counts by school and will consider more targeted follow-up communications to encourage parent engagement.
The board did not take an immediate action; O'Neil said survey findings will inform school improvement plans and professional-development priorities.
