Administration Support

Welcome to the 2024 Delaware School Climate Survey (DSCS) administration support page for district and building survey coordinators.

Note: 2023 DSCS reports were distributed in summer 2023.  If you have any questions please contact Sarah Hearn at skhearn@udel.edu.
 


The 2024 DSCS enrollment survey is currently closed. If you are still interest in enrolling in the 2024 DSCS, please email Sarah Hearn at skhearn@udel.edu to register. 

DSCS Directions: To ensure the Staff, Student and Home surveys are administered properly, please use the following administration directions and tips:

Parent/Caregiver Letters: We strongly encourage that schools include a signed letter/message with the parent/caregiver survey link to explain the purpose and procedures of the survey. Sample letters in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole have been provided for schools to send out to parents/caregiver informing them of the home survey.

Increase your school’s completion rates!

  • Click on this flyer and consider personalizing the information to your school and distributing (electronically or via paper) to parents/caregivers. Last year’s school climate data report includes the percentage of parents/caregivers who completed the survey.
    • In your HOME report, look on the page before the graphs. At the bottom of page 4, you will see “Survey Completion Information” and the percentage of parents/caregivers in your school who completed the survey.
    • At the bottom of the flyer, you can insert directions for parents/caregivers to complete the survey.
  • Check out our Delaware School Climate Survey – Home Survey Tips document for more advice and tips on how to increase your Home Survey completion.

2024 Delaware School Climate Survey Items (for reference only, not intended for participants):
There are three separate surveys:  Student, Teacher/Staff, and Home.  Schools can choose to survey one, two, or three populations.  Whereas the Teacher/Staff and Home surveys are appropriate for all grade levels, the Student survey is for grades 3-12.