Conditions for Learning and the Student Experience

The district aims to create classrooms where students' identities, communities and relationships are prioritized so that the conditions are in place for meaningful learning. To understand students’ experiences, the district gathers feedback through surveys and observations. Additionally, the district provides schools with the resources, training, and modern facilities needed to foster a safe and inspiring learning environment for every student.

Why This Is Measured

The experiences students have in their classrooms influence how they perceive themselves as learners. Research shows that the learning environments educators create can have a strong influence on students’ sense of belonging and their learning beliefs. Ultimately, the learning environment impacts the whole child and creates the conditions necessary for student identity development, health, safety, engagement, and academic achievement.

Questions to Ask Your School

Stakeholders should expect to see adults seeking to better understand students’ classroom experiences, gather student feedback, and work with students to improve conditions. Stakeholders can ask what processes and structures schools have in place to continuously gather student feedback on their daily experience as well how they partner with students to address that feedback.

How the District Supports Improvement

Schools use the Cultivate Survey (and other survey methods) to collect data on student experiences connected to learning conditions that support students' sense of belonging and academic success. The district provides resources, guidance, and professional learning opportunities for diverse stakeholders in strengthening learning conditions.