This course satisfies one of the Foundations in School Climate and Culture requirements for the School Culture Advocate Certification. Learn more at www.safeschoolsacademy.org/sca.

Course Description: "A school's climate has a direct impact on its students' abilities to achieve. Schools with a positive atmosphere encourage and welcome the participation of faculty, students, and parents, which in turn make the school successful." (from the American School Counselor Association's Taking Your School's Temperature.)

This online course will provide an opportunity to examine what a school climate consists of, look at your individual school's data, and demonstrate how to use this information to make improvements to the overall climate.

The course is designed with an emphasis on the roles of school counselors and administrators in using data to change school climate.

Click here to view the entire course syllabus.

This is a one credit course.

Upcoming sections:
October 20, 2019 - November 9, 2019
November 24, 2019 - December 14, 2019
December 22, 2019 - January 11, 2020
January 26, 2020 - February 15, 2020
February 23, 2020 - March 14, 2020
March 29, 2020 - April 18, 2020
April 26, 2020 - May 16, 2020
May 31, 2020 - June 20, 2020
June 21, 2020 - July 11, 2020
July 12, 2020 - August 1, 2020

Course Fees (💵😱 THE SAVING: $35 License Renewal and $135 Grad Credit for online courses now through 10/20! 😱💵)

License Renewal - $35
Para credit - $35
Graduate Credit - $135
Audit - $35

Any questions or would like to pay with a check, please contact academy@iowasafeschools.org or call 515.381.0588.

Graduate Credit Policy
Participants are limited to 12 graduate credits per semester (Fall, Spring, Summer).

Cancellation/Refund Policy
All course cancellations or requests to change credit type must be received in writing or electronically at least fourteen days prior to the class start date. All refunds requested before this deadline will be subject to a $40 cancellation fee per course cancelled. No refunds will be issued on cancellations received after this deadline, however, we can move you to a future session of the same course if possible. Iowa Safe Schools reserves the right to cancel any course in the event of insufficient registration, in which case a full refund will be issued. Cancelled courses may be rescheduled at a later date.

Sale Policy
Sales are honored only during the dates the sale is active at the time of your registration. We do not honor current sales for previously registered or completed courses.

Transcripts
Please allow up to two weeks for transcripts to be processed following a course end date. Request your transcripts by going to http://www.safeschoolsacademy.org/transcripts.