Strong school climate grows from shared leadership, not individual effort. Use this worksheet as a leadership team to reflect honestly on where you are now and where to focus next. It guides you to rate your climate from emerging to exemplary, look closely at four areas (communication access, respect and inclusion, respect for Deaf knowledge and experience, and leadership modeling and accountability), and then choose one priority. You finish by naming two or three concrete actions for the next 30 to 60 days, who owns them by role, and the observable signs that will tell you it is working.
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An informational slide deck teams use to build shared understanding of what an exemplary ASL/English school climate looks like in practice; it is not an evaluation tool or checklist.
A reading list staff use to ground school-climate work in evidence, pointing to studies on belonging, Deaf and hard of hearing identity, communication access, and well-being for Deaf and hard of hearing students.
A guide leaders use to assess schoolwide climate and take next steps by stage, with tailored moves for programs from emerging to exemplary based on program review ratings.