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WHY SURVEY FACULTY AND STUDENTS?
Can Parents Be Surveyed?

A comprehensive school-wide bullying prevention program begins with surveys to measure the prevalence of bullying, assess school climate, and identify areas of particular concern in a school. Although surveys of personnel are important, and surveys of parents can also be very useful, surveys of students are particularly critical because, ultimately, it is the psychological, social, and physical safety of students that is the goal of a bullying prevention program. Only a student survey can assess the school climate as experienced by the students, and and reveal issues that might not already be apparent to school personnel.

Surveys serve many purposes in a bullying prevention program. They (1) assess needs so that limited resources can be focused efficiently on areas of greatest need, (2) provide evidence of program effectiveness, thereby demonstrating the school or district's commitment to preventing bullying and the success of efforts to do so, (3) raise awareness of bullying as a serious issue, and (4) provide information that can be used to motivate personnel to commit to bullying prevention and effective response.

Surveys can be done using paper & pencil, or online, depending on district needs, and Spectrum Diversity offers surveying services for students in grades 2-12, personnel including faculty and other staff, and parents. Further information about the ideal timing of surveys, survey topics and questions, the purposes of surveys, survey options, and survey procedures can be found by clicking on Student Surveys, Staff/Faculty Surveys, and Parent Surveys.