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In order to better understand the needs of the community you serve, surveys are a great way to assess what is currently happening, what needs to happen, and what specific areas need further resourcing or support in order to make necessary pivots. In Castro Valley Unified School District, the LGBTQ+ Curriculum Inquiry Form was created by the LGBTQ+ Working Group to find out how teachers were currently including LGBTQ+ topics and representation within their curriculum, what resources teachers tend to utilize, and what the district could offer to better support them. The survey is offered below as a template/example, and can be utilized by any school district in order to create their own.
Template/Example: Teacher Survey
LGBTQ+ Curriculum Inquiry Form
Description: Our site is reviewing the level of inclusivity of the LGBTQ+ community in current academic and social school culture. While we know this inclusivity is important from a humanitarian and equity perspective, it's also part of California Ed Code:
Ed Code Section 201:
(e) There is an urgent need to teach and inform pupils in the public schools about their rights, as guaranteed by the federal and state constitutions, in order to increase pupils' awareness and understanding of their rights and the rights of others, with the intention of promoting tolerance and sensitivity in public schools and in society as a means of responding to potential harassment and hate violence.
(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that each public school undertake educational activities to counter discriminatory incidents on school grounds and, within constitutional bounds, to minimize and eliminate a hostile environment on school grounds that impairs the access of pupils to equal educational opportunity.
Please take 10-15 minutes answering the following questions to help us better understand our current progress toward the goal of LGBTQ+ inclusivity. Be as honest as possible, these questions are meant to give us a cultural understanding of our school and practices, not evaluate teachers' dedication to their subjects and students' well-being.
Please complete this survey by March 21st. All entries are anonymous. Thank you for filling out this form.
Curriculum: What forms of your current curriculum represent people in the LGBTQ+ community?
Textbook
Articles
Long or short Films
Assignments
Guest Speakers
Assessments
Class Activities
Class Discussions
Artwork
Other (Write in)
Frequency/consistency: Based on your current curriculum and practices, about how often, on average, would you say LGBTQ+ people, identity, perspectives, history, laws or rights are embedded into classroom learning?
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Less than once per month
Never
Classroom environment: Which of the following exist in your classroom(s) that represent people in the LGBTQ+ community?
Posters/Photos of people in the LGBTQ+ history, music, politics, etc.
Books
Signage (rainbow flag, safe space, Trojan STAND, etc.)
Sculptures or decor
Classroom Materials
Classroom Website
Yourself (if comfortable disclosing)
Other (Write in)
Example: If applicable, regardless of subject, describe a lesson or multiple lessons you teach in your classes that is/are LGBTQ+ inclusive in some way:
Write in
How do you make your classroom a space safe and inclusive to LGBTQ+ students?
Write in
How do you make your interactions and communications with LGBTQ+ families safe and inclusive?
Visible environment
Verbal Affirmations
Classroom communications/messaging
Kindness/openness
Not Sure
Other (Write in)
Where as an educator do you feel you can go to in order to learn more about the LGBTQ+ community?
Other Staff members
Campus Organizations
Wellness Center Staff
CVUSD students and families
Online resources/organizations
Media - Books, Podcasts, Shows, Social Media
External training for educators
Not Sure
What support would you be interested in from the district/school community in order to learn more about LGBTQ+ inclusivity to better serve students?
Professional Development
LGBTQ+ Teacher Workgroup
Asynchronous Training Modules such as through Keenan
Community circle conversations/discussion
Affinity Groups
Book Club
Student Panel Discussion
Other (Write in)
Is there anything else you'd like to tell us regarding this topic?
Write in
Survey Results
The question is related to curriculum and reads: What forms of your current curriculum represent people in the LGBTQ+ community? There are 92 responses as follows: Textbook: 21 people (22.8%); Articles: 28 people (30.4%); Long or short Films: 24 people (26.1%); Assignments: 26 people (28.3%); Guest Speakers: 6 people (6.5%); Assessments: 14 people (15.2%); Class Activities: 27 people (29.3%); Class Discussions: 45 people (48.9%); Artwork: 33 people (35.9%); None: 5 people (5.4%)
The question is related to frequency/consistency: Based on your current curriculum and practices, about how often, on average, would you say LGBTQ+ people, identity, perspectives, history, laws or rights are embedded into classroom learning?. There are 92 responses as follows: Daily: 8.7%; Weekly: 16.3%; Monthly: 17.4%; Less than once per month: 42.4%; Never: 15.2%
The question is related to classroom environment: Which of the following exist in your classroom(s) that represent people in the LGBTQ+ community? There are 92 responses as follows: Posters/Photos of people in the LGBTQ+ history, music, politics, etc.: 40 people (43.5%); Books: 25 people (27.2%); Signage (rainbow flag, safe space, Trojan STAND, etc.): 82 people (89.1%); Sculptures or decor: 6 people (6.5%); Classroom Materials: 23 people (25%); Classroom Website: 9 people (9.8%); Yourself (if comfortable disclosing): 12 people (13%)
The question asks "Where as an educator do you feel you can go to in order to learn more about the LGBTQ+ community?" There are 92 responses as follows: Other Staff members: 52 people (56.5%); Campus Organizations: 27 people (29.3%); Wellness Center Staff: 38 people (41.3%); CVUSD students and families: 24 people (26.1%); Online resources/organizations: 68 people (73.9%); Media - Books, Podcasts, Shows, Social Media: 62 people (67.4%); External training for educators: 37 people (40.2%); Not Sure: 14 people (15.2%)
The question is "What support would you be interested in from the district/school community in order to learn more about LGBTQ+ inclusivity to better serve students?" There are 92 responses as follows: Professional Development: 48 people (52.2%); LGBTQ+ Teacher Workgroup: 22 people (23.9%); Asynchronous Training Modules such as through Keenan: 21 people (22.8%); Community circle conversations/discussion: 18 people (19.6%); Affinity Groups: 6 people (6.5%); Book Club: 19 people (20.7%); Student Panel Discussion: 36 people (39.1%); None: 3 people (3.3%)
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