1 THE EVALUATION OF SCHOOL CLIMATE: BUILDING AND VALIDATION EVIDENCES OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS FOR THE BRAZILIAN REALITY Adriano Moro 1 Carlos Chagas Foundation Alessandra de Morais 2 Faculty of Philosophy and Science – Paulista State University Telma Pileggi Vinha 3 Faculty of Education – Campinas State University Luciene Regina Paulino Tognetta 4 Faculty of Science and Languages – Paulista State University Development Agencies: Lemann Foundation, Itaú BBA, and Fapesp Abstract: This study aims at the construction and validation evidence analysis of two instruments on school climate. After looking for national and international research that addressed the construct school climate, we have developed a matrix with eight dimensions, considering the Brazilian reality. Therefore, two instruments were built, aimed at students and teachers in the upper grades of elementary school. Conducted content analysis by experts, an empirical analysis was made on a sample of 797 students and 243 teachers. The instruments showed good levels of reliability and confirmatory factor analysis indicated the appropriateness of items to different dimensions. Keywords: School climate evaluation, construction and validation of instruments, Brazilian school reality. 1 Carlos Chagas Foundation- PhD Student - FE-Unicamp, Campinas, SP – Brazil. 2 Faculty of Philosophy and Science –Paulista State University, Marília, SP – Brazil. 3 Faculty of Education – Campinas State University, Campinas, SP – Brazil. 4 Faculty of Science and Languages - Paulista State University, Araraquara, SP – Brazil.