Professional Development measures the degree to which teachers value continuous personal development and school-wide improvement. Teachers seek ideas from seminars, colleagues, organizations, and other professional sources to maintain current knowledge, particularly current knowledge about instructional practices. Collegial Support measures the degree to which teachers work together effectively. Teachers trust each other, value each other's ideas, and assist each other as they work to accomplish the tasks of the school organization. Unity of Purpose measures the degree to which teachers work toward a common mission for the school.
Teachers understand, support, and perform in accordance with that mission.
Learning Partnership measures the degree to which teachers, parents, and students work together for the common good of the student. Parents and teachers share common expectations and communicate frequently about student performance. Parents trust teachers and students generally accept responsibility for their schooling. The School Culture Survey was developed by Steve Gruenert and Jerry Valentine at the Middle Level Leadership Center, 1998. All rights reserved.