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Watchung Hills presentation: survey shows high sense of safety but flags subgroup gaps
Summary
District staff presented Rutgers-backed school climate survey results showing high overall ratings—about 94% on student sense of physical safety in the most recent two-year comparison—but flagged disparities by race and gender in safety, belonging and negative interpersonal behaviors; participation dipped and the district plans follow-up work.
Mister Espino, a district staff member presenting the Rutgers/New Jersey School Climate survey results, told the Watchung Hills Regional High School District board that the district’s climate is overall positive and that the district plans to continue annual administration and use results to guide the strategic plan.
Espino said the survey—administered to students, staff and parents—measures nine shared domains (examples: academic culture and classroom practices; supportive staff–student relationships; social‑emotional learning supports; behavioral expectations; prosocial and negative interpersonal behaviors; student voice). He described the NJ GSKY platform’s interactive tools and Rutgers’ School Climate Transformation Project support that the district has used since a…
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