The Education Vital Signs Model
How is the “weather” in your school? Are people constantly on the lookout for dangerous storms of destructive tension? Or are they looking forward to coming to school each day? School Climate is an indicator of the collective feelings, relationships, and reactions in the learning environment. A positive culture drives engagement, unlocks collaboration, and fuels learning. The Education Vital Signs (EVS) Model defines school climate in the five factors shown in green to the right (with Trust at the center). A healthy climate will also be balanced on the two axes of the model shown in brown: Individual and group. Vision and action.
Trust is the central driver in the EVS model. The other four factors — commitment, growth, connection, and accountability — all depend on trust as the driving force for climate in the community. The axes of the school, individual and group, are also grounded by the central driver of trust. Click here to view or download EVS pdf.
How is the “weather” in your school? Are people constantly on the lookout for dangerous storms of destructive tension? Or are they looking forward to coming to school each day? School Climate is an indicator of the collective feelings, relationships, and reactions in the learning environment. A positive culture drives engagement, unlocks collaboration, and fuels learning. The Education Vital Signs (EVS) Model defines school climate in the five factors shown in green to the right (with Trust at the center). A healthy climate will also be balanced on the two axes of the model shown in brown: Individual and group. Vision and action.
Trust is the central driver in the EVS model. The other four factors — commitment, growth, connection, and accountability — all depend on trust as the driving force for climate in the community. The axes of the school, individual and group, are also grounded by the central driver of trust. Click here to view or download EVS pdf.