Climate Surveys & Ecollect Forms for School Year 2025-2026

2026 Survey Administration Dates
February 23, 2026, through April 17, 2026: Student School Climate Survey
February 23, 2026, through April 17, 2026: Teacher School Climate Survey
February 23, 2026, through April 17, 2026: Parent and Guardian School Climate Survey

This page provides information for school year 2025-2026 related to operating Ecollect and administering School Climate Surveys.

Please complete this form to ensure you receive weekly and other as-needed communications related to survey administration for your district.

Documentation and Training

• Documentation: PS Survey Completion Reports (pdf).
• Documentation: Accessing Ecollect Forms SCDE Climate Survey (pdf)
• Documentation: Parent and Guardian Links Climate Survey Import Instructions (pdf)
• Documentation: Administration Packet for 2025 Report Card Climate Surveys (pdf)
• Documentation: PSCS25 Public Parent & Guardian Survey Response

Half-Hour with Ecollect Recordings

• Will be added when sessions begin

Frequently Asked Questions

How many types of School Climate Surveys are there?

There are three, named for who completes each one:

• Student Survey
• Teacher Survey
• Parent and Guardian Survey

Why are these surveys being administered?

Please reference the Education Oversight Committee’s Accountability Manuals page for the most recently updated version of their Accountability Manual, which specifies usage of Climate Survey responses in calculating School Report Card metrics.

Will Parent and Guardian School Climate Surveys be used in the School Climate rating calculation for school report cards?

While all feedback received in each survey is used to consider school improvements, the surveys that have direct quantitative correlations in calculating report card scores are the Teacher Survey and the Student Survey.

How will School Climate Surveys be administered this year? How are they accessed and submitted by participants?

The Student and Teacher Surveys will be accessed through Ecollect via Student/Teacher Portals.

The Parent Survey will be administered through Qualtrics. Links to the Qualtrics site will be available through Ecollect that parents may access via Parent Portal. Parents will receive one survey link per student associated with that parent/guardian.

Please see the document linked above entitled “Accessing Ecollect Forms SCDE Climate Survey” for instructions on how respondents can access their respective surveys.

**Note that URLs for accessing PowerSchool portals (i.e., the PowerSchool Parent/Student Portal and Teacher Portal) vary from district to district; typically, in place of the word “admin,” Parent/Student Portal URLs include either the word “public” or “guardian,” and the word “teachers” is typically present in the case of Teacher Portal URLs.

Will SCDE provide schools with anonymous School Climate Survey responses?

Yes, the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) provides anonymous Teacher and Student Survey result reports to schools using responses from all teachers and students who completed their respective surveys. Parent Survey results are also provided to schools.

Who completes the Teacher School Climate Survey?

Please see the most recently updated version of the Accountability Manual (found on this page) and do a Ctrl+f search within the document for “What Teachers are Included in the Indicator” to view the specifics information provided.

As defined in the 2025-26 Accountability Manual for School and District Report Cards (updated September 10, 2025), “For the purposes of the School Climate indicator, teachers are defined as professional certified staff (PCS) eligible to receive teacher supply monies per the most current code list posted at "https://ed.sc.gov/finance/financial-services/pcs-information/.”

Individuals with the following position codes should complete a survey:
03 – Special Education (Itinerant)
04 – Prekindergarten (Child Development)
05 – Kindergarten
06 – Special Education (Self-Contained)
07 – Special Education (Resource)
08 – Classroom Teachers
09 – Retired Teachers
10 – Library Media Specialists/School Librarians
11 – School Counselors
17 – Speech Therapists
18 – ROTC Instructors
23 – Career Specialists

Please be sure that SC Educator is updated with current employment dates, FTEs, and Position Codes, as these are the elements that will determine who is included in the calculations for School Report Cards. Additionally, note that PowerSchool Teacher Portal accounts are needed for any teacher with a code in SC Educator listed above so that those teachers can access the Ecollect form.

Is there a way for districts and schools to monitor completion of surveys throughout the window?

While surveys are anonymous, districts and schools can view completion statuses. See the document attached above entitled “PS Survey Completion Reports” for walkthroughs and videos of using these reports.

How many responses are accepted for each survey?

Only one response is accepted for a given School Climate Survey. If a teacher is eligible to complete the survey at multiple schools, that survey will be accessible to them; additionally, if a parent or guardian has more than one associated with them in Parent Portal, they may complete a survey for each student. Instructions for both of these scenarios are linked above in the “Accessing Ecollect Forms SCDE Climate Survey” PDF.

Who can I reach out to for technical assistance with Ecollect surveys?

To report technical issues and request support related to Ecollect during this survey administration window, district-level technical contacts should open a ticket athttps://www.powerschool.com/support/.

If a ticket is submitted to PowerSchool reporting an issue related to School Climate Surveys, please also reach out to PowerSchool@ed.sc.gov to provide the Data Collection Team with the ticket/case number so that the team can assist with case escalations during the survey window.

Here are some steps that can be taken to submit a PowerSchool support case for an issue related to School Climate Survey forms in Ecollect:

1. Go to the PowerSchool Case Portal and log in:https://help.powerschool.com/t5/Case-Portal/ct-p/Support-CasePortal
2. Click the "New Case" button.
3. From the "Product" dropdown, select Ecollect Forms
4. Type anything in the field below that; then wait a second until the "Continue to Case Creation" button appears (if necessary, click the magnifying glass search icon to make that button appear at the bottom of the page).
5. Click the "Continue to Case Creation" button.
6. In the "Account" field, select your district's account.
7. In the "Subject" field, type a subject such as: Ecollect forms - SC school district issue
8. In the "Product" field, select Ecollect Forms
9. In the "Priority" field, select the most appropriate category for the given issue.
10. In the "Business Impact" field, select Business Critical
11. In the "Description" field, describe your issue providing as much detail as possible, including screenshots to clarify the issue.
12. Send your Support Case number to the SCDE Data Collection Team at PowerSchool@ed.sc.gov so that the team can escalate any issues having to do with Ecollect forms for the duration of the School Climate Survey window.
13. When a PowerSchool agent reaches out to assist you, respond to their outreach and work with them to resolve your issue.
14. Please notify the Data Collection Team at SCDE of your resolution by emailing PowerSchool@ed.sc.gov so that the team can ensure that districts are supported as efficiently as possible during this time.