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Fern Dinsdale
Make your culture and climate data count
Dr. Jeff Klein
The issues with Culture and Climate within schools and districts
Use Satchel Pulse to break communication barriers, receive relevant and timely feedback, and reduce the workload of data collection and interpretation.
Communication barriers
Districts large and small face many communication challenges when attempting to capture stakeholder feedback. These barriers can make it difficult to ensure that collected feedback represents stakeholder feedback as a whole.
Outdated results
Climate surveys often come at the end of a school year and data is not often available until the following school year. This can make the data irrelevant to schools especially if they experience turnover and perpetuates a reactive approach.
Laborious data collection
Managing survey data can often include labor-intensive steps and follow-up. Districts and schools end up expelling most of their energy on data collection processes in these scenarios which leaves little time left for acting upon results.
Addressing challenges with Culture and Climate within schools and districts
Satchel pulse provides a smart solution for stakeholder feedback through inclusive surveys, continuous feedback, instant results, and automated data collection procedures.
Inclusive Surveys
Three different surveys are used to gather feedback for staff, students, and parents. Each survey includes its own pillars to ensure questions are relevant to the individual. Audio reading and language translation support diverse populations.
Frequent check-ins
Schools and districts get continuous feedback through the school year through the surveys. Results are calculated instantly and data can be analyzed through the lens of various subgroups to explore whose feedback and perspective may be missing.
Automated reporting
School and district leaders can use tools to focus directly on taking action based on survey results. Surveys are automatically sent out, reporting is instantaneous, and an analysis follows that highlights areas to monitor, and areas to take immediate action.
Satchel Pulse improves Culture and Climate
Satchel Pulse is an extensive solution that includes a myriad of approaches and opportunities for strengthening SEL outcomes across a school system.
Inclusive surveys
- Staff, student, and parent surveys include research-based surveying techniques and can be translated into any language. Surveys are deliverable to computers and mobile devices to support flexible assessment options.
Instant results
- The dashboard provides users with an overview for each surveyed group. The pillars provide an opportunity to evaluate successes and areas of improvement for each group. Survey results are calculated instantly and updated automatically for immediate use.
Actionable items
- The dashboard keeps leaders focused on action with highlights. Preview celebrations, areas to monitor, and results that need more discussion. Schools and districts can focus their energy on addressing key findings from the data.
Trend reporting
- Reporting options include examining trends for each climate and cultures pillar over time. Quickly evaluate stakeholder feedback and changes throughout the school year. Hover over data points to collect additional information on that particular pillar.
Disaggregated group reporting
- Districts and schools can use a variety of reporting tools to break down data by a variety of subgroups. This ensures that leaders have a pulse on who the voices represent and whether they need to take action to include feedback from other subgroups.
School Culture and Climate resources
Webinar Recording
Navina Cheema
Webinar Recording
Partnerships
SEL Providers Association
Satchel Pulse is proud to be founding member of the SEL Providers Association.
The Ed Tech Joint Powers Authority (Ed Tech JPA)
Satchel Pulse is an approved partner of Ed Tech JPA, serving districts nationwide.
Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA)
Satchel Pulse is proud to support the Missouri Association of Rural Educators through our Associate Membership.
Missouri Association of Rural Education (MARE)
Satchel Pulse supports the Missouri Association of Rural Educators through our Associate Membership.
Learn more about School Culture and Climate
We'll give you a demo of Pulse and show you what our school culture and climate surveys look like, the data they produce and visual dashboards that display the results. You'll see how Satchel Pulse can automate the process for you and provide real-time data to help create a positive and equitable school culture.
You are in good company
Riverside Community School District
SuperintendentWe are utilizing the Satchel Pulse data to develop an entire Culture/Climate plan to address teacher/staff morale in the district. All of the committee's work is based upon data we gathered with Satchel Pulse. It is such a great data source because we have trend data over the last few years of use. We would not be able to identify issues without this data. It has been a valuable tool and I would highly recommend the tool to another school district.
North Pike SD
SEL DirectorThe integration of the Satchel Pulse Screener has been a smooth process. I would definitely recommend the program to a neighboring district that was beginning the initial process of implementing screeners.
Hickman Mills
Associate SuperintendentI would base that on my years of experience using Satchel Pulse as a vendor, the ease of use that the software platform offers to the users of their products, and the exceptional customer service that I have repeatedly received over the years. The results platform that is used in our Climate and Culture software allows for easy interpretation and action development based on the results that we receive.
Elementary School District 159
CounselorGreat Tech support! Ease of Instrument for use for Staff and Students. Professional staff that handle questions and concerns, quickly!
Central Community School District 301
School PsychologistI would give Satchel Pulse a 10. The customer support has been great! The team is always very responsive to our needs.
El Dorado School District
Behavior Support SpecialistMy experience has been exceptional. Timely response to questions, great training, wonderful product!
Gates County
TeacherAfter the first nine weeks of using Satchel Pulse, 88.1% of our students met their academic goals for the nine weeks, and the students are on track to meet the second nine weeks' goals.
Franklin Local Schools
IT SupportBy far, always the most responsive support I have ever had from any company!
Niles Middle School
Assistant principalSatchel Pulse delivers great data especially when you're trying to collect as much data as you can on a student to help with their academic success.
Hillsboro School District
Elementary School PrincipalSatchel Pulse is rooted in the gold standard of social emotional learning with CASEL.
Havana 126
CounselorSupport surpasses what I expected and is like no other program I’ve ever been involved with. Wonderful!
Niles Middle School
Assistant principalTeachers no longer need to find their own SEL resources and their own curriculum because it is all available in the Satchel Pulse library.
Cranston Schools
School Social WorkerIt has been a real pleasure working with all of you at Satchel Pulse. It's rare to experience the level of responsiveness and professionalism you've demonstrated, and it has been greatly appreciated.
Bibb County School District
ParaprofessionalYou are covering all my needs. You seem to know what is needed for all who participate.
Bensenville School District
TeacherSatchel Pulse is great! It is helping with communication between staff and the higher ups!
Hillsboro School District
Elementary School PrincipalWe love that Satchel Pulse easily and seamlessly analyzes the results for us.
Raymore Peculiar School District
TeacherThis is the easiest survey system I have ever used.
Dawson County School District
Executive Director of Student ServicesWe like that we can gather feedback frequently in smaller intervals, this helps us keep a beat on perception throughout the year.
Niles Middle School
Assistant principalSatchel Pulse helps to meet students' SEL needs, and that's why we're in education - to make sure that our students are well taken care of.
Limestone County School District
SuperintendentAs a new superintendent in the district, Satchel Pulse has been a huge help and will continue being so. We all want feedback and want our employees to know they have a voice, Satchel Pulse has provided that for us.
Hickman Mills C-1 School District
Associate SuperintendentLast year we had the least amount of resignations and retirements within the last five years.
Mekoryuk School
PrincipalSatchel Pulse gives an equal voice to every staff member, which they did not have before using this.
Douglas County School System
TeacherSatchel Pulse is so intuitive and easy to use. Help is always available if we ever need it!
Eek School
PrincipalThis is awesome. I can export the results from our student wellbeing survey with one click and compare results week on week.
Nelson Island School
PrincipalThe survey took very little time and the interface was student friendly. The students especially liked using the sliding scale with the different faces instead of numbers or words, that made it easier for them.