Student perceptions and experiences inform a high school’s culture and climate and have a lasting impact on students’ ability to be successful after graduating. As more and more high schools seek to blur the lines between high school, postsecondary, and workforce, educators, administrators, and superintendents need information that captures how high schoolers feel and experience this transition and the support they receive. Because it can be predictive of longer-term outcomes, this data should sit alongside other leading indicators of college and career readiness and help leaders inform their priorities and decision-making.
In 2023, OneGoal piloted its Student Postsecondary Culture Survey (SPCS), within the OneGoal Leadership Network as a tool designed to elevate student voice and provide practitioners with robust data about how high school students experience their post-graduation transition. The survey organizes data across four topics centered on a set of key questions...