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Monday, May 4, 2015


Dear Parents,I write to ask you to participate in a survey to assess the School’s climate as part of our upcoming self-study and reaccreditation process. You can access the anonymous online survey in English here or in Spanish here. The survey takes about 20 minutes and must be completed in one sitting.This survey is a critical element of our self-study process, which in turn forms the underpinning of our forthcoming request for reaccreditation by the Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS) and the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges.Sidwell Friends is administering the Comprehensive School Climate Inventory (CSCI) to parents, students in grades 3-12, and faculty and staff between May 4 and May 22. The survey was developed in partnership with the National School Climate Center (NSCC) and is approved by AIMS.The CSCI measures school climate in two important ways: It evaluates four major dimensions of school climate: safety, teaching and learning, relationships, and environment. It is a 360-degree measure that recognizes the perspective of students, their parents/guardians, and School personnel. The results will feed into our self-study research beginning next fall and will be reflected in the School’s self-study report provided to a reaccreditation visiting committee in the fall of 2016.I strongly encourage you to make time to complete this survey. For those of you who find yourselves waiting for students before or after School meetings and events, computers are available in each of the division libraries for parent use to complete the survey. Laptops will be available before the May 12 Parents Association meeting for those who come early and would like to take the survey at that time.If you would like more information about the self-study or the survey, please contact clerk Becky Farnum at farnumb@sidwell.edu or 202-537-2451.In friendship,Bryan


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