Trinity School Survey Report March, 2023
Individual Perceptions and Experiences Twelve statements were presented to community members relating to their individual perspectives and experiences with Trinity. Community members were asked to respond with the extent to which they agreed or disagreed with the statements. Items were randomly sorted by survey respondent to avoid ordering bias. 1.
Trinity students respectfully express a diversity of viewpoints while engaged in school activities outside of the classroom. 2. Trinity students can respectfully express a diversity of viewpoints while engaged in classroom activities. 3. Trinity is tolerant and welcoming of both conservative and liberal ideas and beliefs. 4. Trinity students are taught how to productively engage in discussion among differing viewpoints. 5. Trinity students understand the impact of their behaviors, beliefs, and statements on others. 6. Trinity faculty create socially and emotionally safe environments in their classrooms for students. 7. The curriculum at Trinity allows for divergent thoughts and perspectives when presented respectfully. 8. The current environment at Trinity fosters open inquiry in academic settings. 9. Students are exposed to competing arguments and multiple perspectives in classroom discussions, materials and activities. 10. The school provides multiple opportunities that help students understand how their viewpoints differ from one another. 11. Teachers encourage students to be open and eager to explore new ideas. 12. Teachers allow time and space for students to ask questions when an understanding or viewpoint is different from others. The range of agreement with these statements spanned the entire possible range. Four community members strongly disagreed with each statement and twelve community members strongly agreed with each statement. The distribution of perceptions and experiences was roughly normally distributed, with most community members falling in the ‘neutral’ to ‘agree’ range.
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