A healthy school climate contributes to effective teaching and learning. These instruments for assessing climate can help make informed and meaningful changes for the better.
School climate is an ever changing factor in the lives of people who work and learn in schools.
Much like the air we breathe, school climate is ignored until it becomes foul. School climate can be a positive influence on the health of the learning environment or a significant barrier to learning. Thus, feedback about school climate can play an important role in school reform and improvement efforts. Even the size of the school and the opportunities for students and teachers to interact in small groups both formally and informally add to or detract from the health of the learning environment. No single factor determines a school's climate.