WINSS Perceptions Surveys

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WINSS Perceptions Surveys

• An Overview

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A Collaboration Between

• Department of Public Instruction
• North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

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WINSS Perceptions Surveys

• Based on the Characteristics of Successful
  Schools
• Seven individual surveys based on each
  characteristic
• One overview survey

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Characteristics of Successful Schools
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WINSS School Climate Surveys

• WINSS has two online school climate surveys
• One for elementary students (grades third through
  eighth)
• One for high school students
• Developed by Victoria Bernhardt

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Benefits of the WINSS Surveys

• FREE!
• Survey data links to WINSS online school
  improvement planning process
• Projects are tailored to a particular school or
  district

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Additional Benefits . . .

• The surveys are valid and reliable Instruments
• Results are tabulated and password protected
• Surveys are available in Spanish and Lao

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Getting Started
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Survey Managers Decide . . .

• Which survey to administer
• Dates it will be posted on the internet
• What to do about previous surveys
• How to advertise the survey project

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The WINSS Program Automatically

• Assigns a password keeping your survey unique to
  your school
• Tabulates and disaggregates results

• Notifies the project manager of the number of
  surveys completed
• Removes the survey from the internet on the close
  date designated

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Things to Consider . . .

• Perceptions data
• Surveys for parents/community need a strong
  marketing component
• Provide paper versions
• Climate surveys should be posted for 1-2 days

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Other Considerations. . .

• Link to surveys directly from school web pages
• Limit your project to 1 or 2 surveys
• No one can take or view survey results without
  the project password

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Using Perceptions Surveys in School Improvement
Planning
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The School Improvement Planning Tool Framework

• Characteristics of Successful Schools
• CESA Data Retreat Model

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Ways to Use the School Improvement Planning Tool

• As a guide for integrating data review and
  decision making throughout the school year
• As a focus for school improvement teams

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Data Sources

• WINSS Data Analysis Section
• WINSS Characteristics of Successful Schools
  Surveys
• WINSS School Climate Surveys
• enGauge

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Additional Features.

• Reflection Questions
• Plan Manager
• Download Feature

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For each concern and corresponding goal the plan
manager keeps track of the . . .
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Key Web Addresses

• DPI Home Page www.dpi.state.wi.us
• WINSS Home Page www.dpi.state.wi.us/sig/index.htm
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• School Improvement Planning Tool
  www.dpi.state.wi.us/sig/improvement/tools.html

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For More Information

• Contact
• Mary Kleush, Consultant Patricia
  Williams, Consultant
• Department of Public Department of
  Public
• Instruction Instruction
• 608-261-6324 608-267-3720
• mary.kleusch_at_dpi.state.wi patricia.williams_at_d
  pi.state.wi