Get started with the Comprehensive School Climate Inventory (CSCI)
Our Comprehensive School Climate Inventory (CSCI) supports whole school communities learning and working together to understand their school community's strengths, as well as areas for improvement. The CSCI is one of the nation's most scientifically sound surveys with proven reliability and validity; the data captured through the CSCI conveys how students, parents/ guardians, and school personnel perceive a school's particular climate for learning in a robust, user-friendly report.
Learn MoreSchool Climate Leadership Certification (SCLC)
The School Climate Leadership Certification Program (SCLC) equips educational leaders with the knowledge base and competencies necessary to create and sustain a positive school climate. It emphasizes the importance of collaborative leadership in school climate improvement and builds capacity for developing a shared vision and effectively utilizing data and action plans to foster equitable, safe, supportive and healthy climates. National School Climate Center at Ramapo’s research-driven approach grows from over 20 years of experience with schools, districts, school networks, and state departments of education.
Learn moreFeatured Reports: Connecting Communities of Courage Summit and Lessons From the Field
NSCC and Facebook for Education hosted the Connecting Communities of Courage summit, where students and education professionals gathered to understand and address the most pressing common needs of schools across the country. After the summit, NSCC identified the core themes of the day, and traveled across the nation to visit and study districts that demonstrate those findings in action.
Learn MoreA Virtual Conversation: Healing Centered Engagement
Friday, January 28th, 2022A Virtual Conversation: Healing Centered Engagement On Friday, January 21st. 2022, Executive Director of Ramapo NYC, Sabrina Evans-Ellis, joined Dr. Shawn Ginwright to discuss Healing Centered Engagement, his new book The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Remaining Ourselves, and answering a live Q&A. We invite you to listen to the recording above. Below, we share some […]
Shawn Ginwright and Sabrina Evans-Ellis in Discussion on Healing Centered Engagement: Webinar
Thursday, January 13th, 2022
What’s Next? Creating a Vision for Reopening Schools Webinar
Thursday, September 9th, 2021
#StopHate Campaign from Boy Meets Girl Inc. and In Kidz Co.
Friday, September 3rd, 2021
New ‘School Climate Playbook’ Serves to Guide Policymakers in Strengthening School Climates
Monday, May 24th, 2021
School Climate Increasingly Recognized as Essential Factor for Student Success
Monday, May 24th, 2021
Learn Promising Practices from 6 Diverse Districts and Key Insights from Education Leaders in the Field
Monday, May 24th, 2021
Pursuing Social and Emotional Development Through a Racial Equity Lens
Monday, May 24th, 2021Partnering with Parents – Lessons from the Pandemic
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
The Symbiotic Relationship between SEL and School Climate
Thursday, March 26th, 2020
National School Climate Center Joins Ramapo for Children
Thursday, September 5th, 2019
Call for Action to Prevent Gun Violence in the U.S. Released February 28, 2018
Thursday, March 15th, 2018
New Brief Links School Climate and SEL
Thursday, March 15th, 2018
ESSA Accountability Plans Offer K-12 Companies Key Primers on State Needs
Friday, December 1st, 2017Shenandoah Valley student speaks of school climate initiative
Tuesday, November 21st, 2017
Shenandoah Valley student speaks of school climate initiative
Tuesday, November 21st, 2017
An overlooked part of fixing school discipline policies: reducing fear
Wednesday, May 21st, 2014De-escalating Conflict in the Classroom
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014
On Transforming Zero Tolerance
Wednesday, January 8th, 2014"The National School Climate Center is an essential non-profit body for research and intervention not only at the national level but also the international one since their activities are well known and appreciated worldwide. We appreciate the scientific based and practice based activities, which provide rigorous background and interventions."
-Dr. Catherine Blaya - Chair of the International Observatory of Violence in Schools