2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
6/21/2017 | 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Measuring and Improving School Climate | Cascade A
Measuring and Improving School Climate
School climate refers to the availability of supports for academic and social behavior reported by students, parents, and staff. Currently, the collection of school climate data, or stakeholder feedback, is mandated by Utah State Board of Education Rule R277-531 and the incorporated into the Utah Multi-Tiered System of Supports (UMTSS) Scope and Sequence for Reviewing Data. Furthermore, incorporating school climate data in the evaluation of MTSS can lead to the dual benefit of improving MTSS implementation and increasing the quality of the school climate (Bradshaw, Koth, Bevans, Ialongo, & Leaf, 2008). The purpose of this presentation is to help practitioners incorporate the use of school climate into their MTSS projects and to assist in the selection of strategies to improve climate in local schools.This includes understanding the specific practices and strategies that will deepen implementation and improve outcomes.
- Attendees will be able to describe the core components of school climate.
- Attendees will understand the connection between climate and critical school outcomes.
- Attendees will identify contextually relevant strategies to improve school climate.
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Presenters/Authors
Cade Charlton
(), Brigham Young University, cade_charlton@byu.edu;
Cade is an assistant professor at Brigham Young University in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education. His research interests include the design and development of performance feedback systems and systems change. Cade received his doctorate from the Disability Disciplines program in the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation at Utah State University in 2016. He also received an MBA from the Huntsman School of Business in 2008 and became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in 2018.
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Richard West
(), Utah State University, rich.west@usu.edu;
Dr. Richard West is actively involved in research on effective instructional and behavior support practices. He has created innovative assessment tools, developed new strategies, and written extensively about best-practices in school administration and the classroom. Dr. West is Chief Executive Officer of Tetra Analytix, LLC. He is also Emeritus Professor at Utah State University where he has served for 35 years.
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Christian Sabey
(), Brigham Young University , christian_sabey@byu.edu;
Christian is an assistant professor who has worked at the school, district, and state level prior to joining the faculty at BYU. He has attended all three major universities in Utah (i.e., BYU, UofU, and USU)and recently graduated from USU with a degree in special education and a board certification in behavior analysis.
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Sara Moulton
(), Brigham Young University, sara.moulton@gmail.com;
Sara is a recent graduate of the Educational Inquiry, Measurement, and Evaluation doctoral program at Brigham Young University. Her dissertation work centered on screening tools used in middle schools and her research interests center on measurement, assessment data used in schools, and helping school personnel to make well-informed data-based decisions to help students in schools. Sara is currently working as an adjunct faculty researcher for the Counseling Psychology and Special Education Department at Brigham Young University.
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