CULTURE SURVEY

Culture Survey - artteachershelpal.blogspot.com (Anna Nichols)                          

March 13, 2015

(All information reported is completely private – no names of teachers or schools will be published)

Teacher___________________________________ School______________________________

1. _____# years experience  &     ______________________________grade level(s) taught

2. _____total number of classes taught this year (For example, in my middle school I get 4 new classes in January but I keep 2 classes for the whole year. I also teach 2 enrichment classes, so my total # of classes would be 4+4+2+2 = 12 total)

3. _____Average class size

circle one:              rural school                  suburban school                 urban school

4. _____ % of students who qualify for free/reduced lunch at your school (if known)

5. _____ How many of your classes this year have been difficult to manage? For example, there have been more than a few behavior problems possibly due to:
  • Kids having trouble settling down to work.
  • Kids finding it difficult to get engaged and/or stay engaged.
  • Many students having a tendency to talk while you are talking and/or at inappropriate times.
  • Kids are disrespectful to you and/or each other

6.  ______ Do your students value education; are academics given respect in the school culture or do the students ridicule the "smart" kids?

7. ______ Do students laugh when others are disciplined?

8.  ______ Do students glorify fighting (do they think it is cool?)

9. __________________________________________________________ What do you consider the most prevalent behavior issue in your classes?
10. ______In your opinion, is there a correlation between poverty and classroom management difficulties?


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