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Summarizing Learning Environment Surveys from Manhattan High Schools « JD2718

Summarizing Learning Environment Surveys from Manhattan High Schools « JD2718

Summarizing Learning Environment Surveys from Manhattan High Schools

Learning Environment survey results came out over a month ago. Most people ignore them. Quite a few look at their own school, or schools of a few friends, or a school or two that’s been in the news. Scan 16 pages of tabulated results, and move on. But I decided to look. Maybe the data was readily available. I don’t know. But I searched for schools in the Bronx with grade 9, and downloaded the pdfs. I published an intro, and later a discussion here, and then full results to questions about competence, trustworthiness, support, andcollaboration at the New Action website.

And now a friend has done the same for Manhattan high schools.

Four questions were summarized:

The Principal is an effective manager who makes the school run smoothly (Is s/he competent?)