GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – For the second time this school year, the Green Bay Area Public School District is issuing a climate survey.
The spring survey will be emailed to parents by March 27, which is the same day 3rd through 12th grade students start taking it in school.
“This one will focus on safety questions, as well as classroom instruction, teaching and learning type questions.”
Communications Director Lori Blakeslee notes they received the results of the fall survey, explaining the safety concerns that were expressed in that one.
“Perceptions around fairness in how consequences were delivered for inappropriate behavior. The other one was whether or not they felt their personal property was safe.”
Blakeslee says the other focus of that fall survey was relationships between students and staffers.
“The one area that was not as strong (in reported relationships between students and staffers) was secondary school, so that would be middle school and high school.”
Parents should receive a link to the survey by email on March 27.
Those who would like a paper copy of the survey can contact their school secretary, with copies available in Spanish, Hmong, and Somali.
Parents can fill out a survey for each school their children attend, or just fill out the survey for the school their youngest child attends.
The deadline to return it is May 2.
Students in grades 3-12 will take the survey during the school day beginning March 27.
The online survey is anonymous and does not ask about a child’s personal experiences, but rather asks about perceptions of safety, student engagement, and school environment.
The survey is voluntary. Any parents who do not want their children to participate can fill out a form and return it to the school principal by March 16.
Safety has been a topic of conversation in Green Bay schools over the past year.
Last June, a teacher resigned from Washington Middle School, citing safety concerns.
Then last month, in the wake of a deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith proposed posting armed security guards in each Green Bay school.
The district held a public meeting last weekend for feedback on safety concerns. A second meeting is set for April 16 at West High School.
