To ensure a positive and supportive learning experience, county school districts and schools should engage in a data-driven planning process, identify needs, and implement interventions targeting those needs. To support that process, School Learning Environment Surveys are provided so schools can gather information about the learning and teaching environment as well as the social-emotional well-being of students.

As part of the data-driven planning process, schools may conduct three interrelated surveys:

1. Student;
2. School Staff; and
3. Parent/ Caregiver

These surveys are conducted online and provide critical information about the learning and teaching environment, the health and well-being of students, and support for parents, school staff, and students.

The WVDE offers schools an opportunity to participate in the surveys once per school year, during the spring semester. Notification of the survey window dates are provided in the weekly Superintendents Update. The WVDE makes every effort to provide participating schools with reports of their survey results in as short a time as possible following the close of the survey window.

Below are links to resources for schools interested in participating. A Guidance for the Administration of the West Virginia School Learning Environment Surveys provides detailed information needed to plan for, schedule, and successfully administer the surveys. To participate, schools must register.

Please let school staff, parents, and students see the survey before participating. They can do this by downloading and printing the files below.

• Elementary Student (Grades 3 – 5) Questionnaire
• Middle/High Student (Grades 6 – 12) Questionnaire
• School Staff Questionnaire
• Parent Questionnaire

Note: At this time only printable versions are available. Links to the live online surveys are provided to schools at a later time.

Parental informed consent is an important and necessary step for the student surveys. Generic parental consent forms are contained in the appendix of the guidance document, however, links to both pdf and MS Word format versions also are provided below.

See the survey guidance document above for more information about informed consent.

Passive Consent

• Passive Consent Form (PDF)
• Passive Consent Form (Word)

Active Consent

• Active Consent Form (PDF)
• Active Consent Form (Word)

Select sections of the surveys are being done in collaboration with Hanover Research.