• culture of excellence and ethics assessment

    CEEA Survey Overview

    Culture of Excellence & Ethics Assessment® is a comprehensive battery of survey tools for students, staff, and parents that is distinguished from other school climate surveys by its unique focus on the cultural assets, or protective factors, provided by school and family culture.

    More specifically, CEEA student and faculty/staff surveys measure:

    • whether the school climate is safe;
    • whether faculty and staff are intentional in fostering an academically rigorous and socially engaging environment for students;
    • whether students hold positive norms about learning and school behavior;
    • whether students experience positive relationships with peers and staff;
    • whether faculty and staff engage in supportive collegial relationships;
    • and the extent to which the school engages student families in support of student learning and social development.

    CEEA parent survey measures parent perceptions of school climate and culture, and parent support for student learning and social development at home.

    The validity of the findings is enhanced by including parallel items and scales into student, staff, and parent surveys, which allows for triangulation of the results.

    CEEA surveys are available in three developmental levels: primary (grades 3-4), intermediate (grades 5-6), and middle/high school (grades 6-12).

    Reviewed and recognized as valid and reliable instruments by OSDFS experts, CEEA surveys have been included in the federal School Climate Survey Compendium. See how CEEA survey items align with the Safe and Supportive Schools Model of Climate. Read a case-study of how one school used the data to improve climate and culture (Guilfoile & Queenan, 2010).

    CEEA surveys deliver data useful for benchmarking and monitoring the school culture of excellence and ethics as developed by several educational initiatives. See, for example, a summary of how CEEA survey items align with specific competencies of the 21st Century Workforce Skills framework.

    CEEA surveys have been in development since 2005 (previous versions named CREE), and have been utilized in multiple local and federally-funded research projects.

  • How to get CEEA instruments


    CEEA instruments are available free of charge for end-users, subject to the conditions in the User Agreement. If you would like to use any of our surveys in your work, please review, sign, and submit a copy of the User Agreement to IEE by mail, fax, or email.

    IEE and its partner-organizations provide a range of one-time and ongoing assessment services, including consultation on evaluation design and sampling approaches, online data collection, school- or district-level data reporting, phone consultations, and extensive training options on interpretation of data results and integration of CEEA process into school improvement efforts. See some standard assessment services and pricing.

    If you are interested in assessment services provided by IEE, please contact Deb Finn or Vlad Khmelkov.