Trauma-Informed District & Schools Survey

Thank you for taking this survey!

All classified, certified, contract and administrative staff at your school and district have been invited to participate in this survey. It should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. 

**Attention Evergreen school/district employees: this survey was distributed last spring to all EPS staff; we have re-opened the survey this fall for those who did not have the opportunity to take it last spring. If you already took this survey in June, please do not take it again. Thank you.

Your responses will provide important information that will be used to:
  • Inform a baseline understanding of trauma-informed practices in Clark County
  • Guide district and school action planning
  • Identify and prioritize opportunities for technical assistance, training, and resources
  • Support funding requests and grant applications
Clark County Public Health (CCPH) is administering this survey and will have access to the results. CCPH will aggregate district-level survey results to share back  with districts, schools, and ESD 112 for planning purposes; only results at the aggregate county-level may be shared more broadly. Individual and school-level responses are confidential and will not be identifiable or shared.  

How to take this survey?
  • There are not right or wrong answers
  • This is not a pass/fail tool
Answers to survey questions will differ from one school and district to the next. It is okay if you do not know everything about each policy or practice at your school or district: Simply select the answer that best fits your current experience and knowledge.

To thank you for participating, Molina Healthcare of Washington - a member of the ACEs Action Alliance - has provided ten, $50 gift cards to Amazon. After you complete the survey, you may follow the instructions to enter your name to be included in a random drawing for one of the ten gift cards.

Why trauma?

Scientific studies completed since the mid-1990s have demonstrated that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma can impact brain development, learning, self-regulation, relationship formation, and health. In response, many organizations including schools/districts, social service and health care agencies, law enforcement, and others have adopted approaches that are trauma-informed. The process of learning about trauma and applying this knowledge through responsive policies and approaches in an organization is called the “trauma-informed pathway”. 

Districts and schools across the nation have embarked on this pathway, with approaches that are closely tied to OSPI mandates around discipline/restorative practices, as well as social-emotional learning, PBIS and multi-tiered support, and the Healthy Schools initiative.

Who designed this survey?

Clark County Public Health, in collaboration with the ACEs Action Alliance Trauma-Informed Schools Workgroup, ESD 112 and several Clark County school district administrators.

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