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California School Staff Survey (CSSS)

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Description

A California Department of Education staff survey, developed and administered with WestEd, that measures school staff perceptions of school climate conditions including instructional equity and respect for diversity.

Components

  • California School Staff Survey instructional equity and respect for diversity scales: The CSSS includes a seven-item Instructional Equity scale (e.g., items on rigorous course enrollment, culturally reflective materials, and examining cultural biases) and a three-item Respect for Diversity scale, each rated on a four-point agreement scale. The brief reports that "Psychometric analysis shows that both scales have good internal consistency and reliability and no evidence of substantively meaningful bias across staff racial or ethnic groups." Higher agreement percentages reflect perceptions that schools foster equity or respect for diversity. (McCullough et al. (2022))

Claims

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Key Sources

  • McCullough, S. N., Hashmi, S., Austin, G., & Cerna, R. (2022). Instructional equity and respect for diversity in schools: Staff perceptions vary by race/ethnicity and by role. WestEd. http://www.WestEd.org
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title California School Staff Survey (CSSS)
description A California Department of Education staff survey, developed and administered with WestEd, that measures school staff perceptions of school climate conditions including instructional equity and respect for diversity.
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