Pride Learning Survey Results

Every year, Chelsea Middle Schools students take the Pride Learning Survey. (This link http://www.pridesurveys.com/ provides access to more information about the survey.) Shelby County schools conduct the survey every year for grades 6-12 to develop meaningful goals and objectives, to plan programs, and to create positive public image. The Pride survey questionnaire for grades 6-12 asks students to report the following information:

• incidence of alcohol, tobacco and drug use
• age of onset of drug use;
• perceived risk of drugs;
• parents'/friends' approval of student use of drugs or threatening behavior;
• risk and protective factors;
• discipline problems at school and outside school;
• feeling of safety at school and in neighborhood;
• time of day/week for using drugs;
• ease of obtaining drugs;
• location of drug use;
• effect of using drugs;
• personal and family information;
• academic achievement;
• activities at school and in community;
• family life.

The survey results are distributed to the schools during the summer months so that faculty and staff can use the results/data to create goals for the school improvement plan. The survey conducted for the 2010-2011 school year along with discipline data assisted us in creating a school improvement goal to focus on reducing incidents of bullying/harassment during the 2011-2012 school year.

The following data was used in our decision-making process.

Pride Survey Results on bullying-related questions: 

Question #17 Does your school set clear rules on bullying?

73% of students used the reponse of often or a lot

Question # 59 To what degree do the following interfere with your class work:  Bullying (verbal, physical, emotional).

27.9% of students used the response of some and a lot

Question # 60 To what degree do the following interfere with your class work: Cyberbullying.

13.4% of students used the response of some and a lot

Question #64 This year at schoool, how many times have: You been called mean names, been made fun of, or been teased in a hurtful way?

23.1 % of students used the response of once/week or several/week

Question #65 This year at schoool, how many times have: Other students told lies or spread false rumors about you?

14.9 % of students used the response of once/week or several/week

Question #66 This year at school, how many times have:  Other studetns threatened or forced you to do things you did not want to do?

7.5% of students used the response of once/week or several/week

Question #67 This year at school, how many times have:  Other students used the Internet or a cell phone to threaten or embarrass you by posting mean messages or photos of you?

5.3% of students used the response of once/week or several/week

Question #98 While at school have you (Past Year): Had a student threaten to hit, slap or kick you?

5.3%  of students used the response of once/week or several/week

We used these statistics to develop our goal of reduction of number of bullying/harassment instances. In addition, we are addressing bullying/harassment through our Advisory Program. In my next post, I will discuss how we are using the Advisory Program to address creating good character traits in all students.