This list of ideas is designed to help launch your Pulse creation work by providing ideas others have used to gather feedback from students, staff and families* to:
- Be proactive, relevant, relational, responsive, thoughtful and supportive
- Track progress on goals and initiatives
- Focus future SEL lessons
- Determine action steps needed
If you have a great idea you are doing, that is not listed here, we would love to hear about it.
NOTE: To create new Pulses, you will need the permission to Create Pulse Surveys.
- Gather feedback to inform SEL initiatives
- Gather feedback to inform PBIS initiatives
- Gather feedback to inform MTSS initiatives
- Gather feedback on District/School goal progress
- Gather information to inform School Improvement work such as LCAP (CA)
- CASEL Competencies
- Self-Awareness
- Self-Management
- Social Awareness
- Relationship Skills
- Responsible Decision-making
- Gather feedback from students on
- Loneliness
- Wellness
- Growth Mindset
- Emotional Intelligence
- Connection and sense of belonging at school
- Connection with Teachers
- Connection with Staff - Principal, Office Staff, Lunch staff, Bus Drivers, etc
- Connection with other students
- Can include "I know who to go to when...."
- School culture
- Satisfaction
- including what could make experience better
- Programming and interests
- including courses they may want/need for future post-secondary goals
- can include choice preference (ex. lunchroom menu, assembly options, spirit week options)
- Effectiveness of student supports and how that impacts the school climate and culture
- including courses they may want/need for future post-secondary goals
- Changes (building grade level structure, new building, etc)
- Cultural Competencies
- Satisfaction
- School Safety
- Physical
- Emotional
- Involvement in school extracurricular activities
- Post High School/Career Planning
- Learn which students are first generation college-bound (may need more support)
- Learn student plans (4 year college, Community College, Trade School, Military, etc)
- Learn where students are in their process
- Check-ins
- Gather feedback from students with Attendance challenges
- Gather feedback from students with Tardy challenges
- Gather feedback from students with Behavior challenges
- Gather feedback from students with Academic challenges
- Gather feedback from New Students on how they are acclimating to the school
- Gather feedback from Students receiving interventions
- Students who are homeless or in foster homes
- Holiday breaks (before and after) - Check out our templates
- Follow up with a specific student group based on favorability rating (overall or by dimension) to gather additional feedback.
- For Fun
- Voting for specific choice
- Homecoming King/Queen/Court
- Themes for school dances
- Favorite College Team
- Voting for specific choice
- Any Student Pulse reworded for staff to allow for triangulation data
- Check ins
- with New Staff/Teachers
- Wellness Checks
- Connection and sense of belonging
- Feel appreciated/valued
- Feel celebrated
- Feedback on new initiatives
- Feedback after Professional Development
- Feedback on School Culture
- Can include their own sense of belonging and connection
- Cultural competencies
- Feedback on School/District supports to the classroom
- Can include "I know who to go to when...."
- Effectiveness of student supports and how that impacts the school climate and culture
- Feedback on Parent/Family Involvement
- Any Student Pulse reworded for families to allow for triangulation data
- Family satisfaction with school culture
- Including interacting with school staff and classroom teachers
- Family satisfaction with school safety
- Physical
- Emotional
- Family satisfaction with their student(s)' connection and sense of belonging
- Family satisfaction with their own sense of connection and sense of belonging at the school
- Family involvement
- including what could make their experiences better
- Family feedback on school events and activities
- Family feedback on policies and procedures
- Family feedback on supports and services