Self-Assessment Questionnaire of Culture. (Staff Level)

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1 Self-Assessment Questionnaire of Culture (Staff Level) This questionnaire is designed to assess the cultural competence of your unit in a school, district or region. The self-assessment process is used to develop educationally-specific training interventions that address cross-cultural weaknesses and build upon cross-cultural strengths of your staff and the organization. Cultural competence is a developmental process; therefore, the goal is to promote positive movement along the cultural competence continuum. The assessment should be viewed as an indication of areas in which the unit and staff can enhance attitudes, practices, policies, and structures concerning the education of culturally diverse populations. Instructions: Please circle or otherwise mark the response that most accurately reflects your perceptions. If you have trouble understanding a question, answer to the best of your ability. Feel free to expand your responses or note concerns on the backs of the pages. The higher the score, the more culturally competent your unit and staff are. Knowledge of Communities 1. How well is your staff able to describe the diverse families in the community served by your school/district/region? 2. Please list the diverse families who reside in your community and how much of the overall population this represents: Group Percent of Population in Community Percent of Population in State 2a. How well is your staff able to describe within-group differences? 3. How well is your staff able to describe the strengths of the diverse families in your community?

2 4. How well is your staff able to describe the economic, educational and social problems of the diverse families in your area? 5. To what extent does your staff know the following demographic characteristics within diverse families in your community? (Circle the number of your response for each area.) NOT AT ALL 1 BARELY 2 FAIRLY WELL 3 VERY WELL 4 Unemployment rates Geographical locations Income differentials Educational attainment Birth/death rates Crime rates Homicide rates Owner occupancy rates 6. To what extent do you know the following resources regarding diverse families in your community? (Circle the number of your response for each area.) NOT AT ALL 1 BARELY 2 FAIRLY WELL 3 VERY WELL 4 Social historians Informal supports and natural helpers Formal social service agencies Formal leaders Informal leaders Business people Advocates Clergy or spiritualists 7. Do you know the prevailing beliefs, customs, norms, and values of the diverse families in your community?

3 8. Do you know the educational needs within diverse families that go unaddressed by the educational system? 9. Do you know of educational needs that can be addressed by natural networks of support within diverse families? 10. Do you know of any conflicts between or within diverse families in your community? 11. Do you know the greeting protocol within the diverse families? 12. Do you know the cultural-specific perspectives of educational achievement as viewed by the diverse families in your area? 13. Do you understand the conceptual distinction between the terms "immigrant" and "refugee"? 14. Do you know what languages are used by the diverse families? 15. Are you able to describe the common needs of people all families in your community? Resources and Linkages 16. Does your staff work collaboratively with programs that provide... NOT AT ALL 1 BARELY 2 FAIRLY WELL 3 VERY WELL 4 Employment training?

4 Educational opportunity? Housing? Alcohol/substance treatment? Maternal and child health services? Public health services? Juvenile justice services? Recreation services? Child welfare services? Youth development services? 17. Does your staff have linkages with institutions of higher education (e.g., colleges, universities, or professional schools) that can provide accurate information concerning diverse families? 18. Does your staff have linkages with civil rights, human rights, or human relations groups that provide accurate information concerning diverse families? 19. Does your staff have linkages with the U.S. Census Bureau, local planners, Chamber of Commerce, or philanthropic groups who can provide you with accurate information regarding diverse families? 20. Does your staff publish or assist in the publication of information focusing on diverse families? 21. Has your staff conducted or participated in a needs assessment utilizing diverse families as respondents? 22. Does your staff have linkages with advocates for diverse families who can provide reliable information regarding community opinions about diverse and important issues?

5 23. Does your staff conduct open house-type events to which you invite providers, consumers, and others concerned with service delivery to diverse families? 24. Does staff utilize cultural consultants who can help them work more effectively within a cultural context? 25. Does your school/district/office utilize interpreters to work with non-english speaking persons? 26. Does your school/district/office subscribe to publications (local or national) in order to stay abreast of the latest information about diverse families? 27. Does your staff have access to culturally related materials (e.g., books and videos)? 28. Do you maintain a library with cultural resources? Staffing 29. Are there bilingual individuals on the staff of your school/district/office? 30. Are there bilingual individuals represented in... Administrative positions? Teaching positions? Administrative support positions? Operational support positions? Board positions?

6 Agency consultants? 31. Does your school/district/office... NEVER 1 SELDOM 2 SOMETIMES 3 REGULARLY 4 Hire practicum students or interns who are bilingual? Hire bilingual staff? 32. Does your school/district/office prepare new staff to work with diverse families? 33. Does your school/district/office provide training that helps staff work with diverse families? 34. Does your school/district/office emphasize active recruitment of people of color? NONE 1 A LITTLE 2 SOME 3 A LOT How well has your school/district/office been able to retain bilingual individuals on staff? 36. Does your staff routinely discuss barriers to working across cultures? 37. Does your staff routinely discuss their feelings about working with consumers/coworkers who are bilingual? 38. Does your staff routinely share practiced-based "success stories" involving bilingual individuals? 39. Does your staff direct diverse students towards careers in education?

7 40. Does your school/district/office convene or reward activities that promote learning new languages relevant to the diverse families that the school/district/office serves? Reaching Out to Communities 41. How well do you ensure that diverse families r are aware of your curriculum and the services and resources you offer students? 42. Does your school/district/office reach out to... NEVER 1 SELDOM 2 SOMETIMES 3 REGULARLY 4 Churches and other places of worship, clergy persons, ministerial alliances, or indigenous religious leaders in diverse families? Medicine people, health clinics, chiropractors, naturopaths, herbalists, or midwives that provide services to diverse families Publishers, broadcast or other media sources within diverse families? Formal entities that provide services? Cultural, racial, or tribal organizations where diverse families are likely to voice complaints or issues? Business alliances or organizations in diverse families? 43. Are diverse families depicted on school/district websites or other print media? 44. Does your school/district/office participate in cultural, political, religious, or other events or festivals sponsored by diverse families?