Common use of School Climate Assessment Clause in Contracts

School Climate Assessment. 1. The District will conduct a school climate assessment at each school in the District, including a student and parent survey, during the 2016-2017 school year to assess the extent to which students are subjected to or witness sexual harassment by any party, whether such sexual harassment is reported to school staff and if not, why, and the effectiveness of school sexual harassment response and prevention efforts. At Palo Alto and Xxxx High Schools, this survey shall include questions regarding maintenance of appropriate boundaries between staff and students. The District may modify an existing survey, such as the California Healthy Kids Survey or other climate assessment conducted by the school site, provided that the survey asks specific questions sufficient to assess the areas described in this section. The survey will be administered using the District’s established method of parental notification and consent. 2. The District will provide a copy of and discuss the results of the school climate survey described with the District’s Safe and Welcoming Schools Committee and consider whether additional steps should be taken to strengthen the District’s school climate programs and activities in response to the survey results.