Campus Climate Survey – Highland Middle School

1. Campus Climate Survey – Highland Middle School Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD January 27- February 7, 2014

2. The purpose of this Campus Climate Survey is to engage teachers, parents and students in a conversation about the climate at their campus in Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District. • The survey asked participants about their perspectives on six dimensions of school climate: • Academic Preparation • Student Support • School Leadership • Parent Engagement • Safety and Behavior • School Operations • To help assist campus administrators identify areas of strength and need, campus-level results in the following report compare SY 2012-13 to SY 2013-14. Purpose and Content

3. The survey was open January 27 through February 7, 2014. • Teachers were invited to participate by way of email notification. Parents were sent email invitations containing a unique access link. After completing the survey, parents were given the opportunity to take the survey for another EM-S ISD school in which they have a child enrolled. • All questions were voluntary, except for the demographic items, such as “Please select your child’s school.” • Answer response options for most questions were Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Agree, Strongly Agree and Don’t Know. • Data labels of 5% or less are not shown in charts and graphs. • Findings for groups with fewer than 10 participants are not reported. • This is a “census” survey administration. Therefore, results reflect the views of just those who chose to participate in the survey and do not necessarily represent the views of non-respondents. Technical Notes

4. Participation Rate

5. Main Findings

6. Range of Positive Responses by Dimension

7. Overall Perception of Education Quality

8. Academic Preparation

9. Student Support

10. School Leadership* *Students were not asked questions pertaining to school leadership.

11. Parent Engagement

12. Safety and Behavior

13. School Operations