Find Out With the Civic Index
How can you learn how well different sectors of your community support your public schools? Find out with the Civic Index for Quality Public Education.

What is the Civic Index?
The Civic Index for Quality Public Education is the first-of-its kind tool specifically designed to measure community support for public schools. The Index:

• Helps communities define and measure their support of their public schools
• Helps communities identify what they are doing right and what they can do to improve their support for their public schools
• Offers strategies and other resources for communities to increase their support for their schools

How Does the Civic Index Work?
The Index measures 10 categories found to be crucial to quality public education.

The Civic Index includes:

• A community self-assessment tool, plus national data against which a community can compare their results
• Ways to create a community involvement 'report card' based on the 10 categories
• Ways to engage the community and develop a community 'action plan' to improve report card scores in any of the 10 categories

Why is the Civic Index Important for You and Your Community?
Research and public opinion polling shows that the public believes every person, and every group in a community, is responsible for making sure every child receives a quality public education.

Once individuals and groups in a community know how much they are doing to support public education, along with what they are doing right and what they could do better, they can do the right kind of work that will make a significant and measurable difference in the quality of their public schools.

Click on the categories in the box at left to learn more about the Civic Index and what it can do for your community.