Illinois 5Essentials Survey open
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District 88 is joining the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) in the eighth statewide survey of school climate and learning conditions, referred to as the Illinois 5Essentials Survey. The survey provides an opportunity for students, teachers and parents/guardians to have a voice in improving their schools. Through Feb. 14, 2020, students and teachers are encouraged to take a 25-minute research-based survey to help identify strengths and weaknesses in their school’s learning environment. The parent survey supplement also is open through Feb. 14, 2020. These surveys will serve as an opportunity for schools to reflect on progress since the last statewide implementation.
- Teachers have received an e-mail with details about how to take the survey.
- Students will take the survey in their resource period during the week of Jan. 6, 2020. For questions or more information, contact Addison Trail at 630-628-3300 or Willowbrook at 630-530-3400.
- Parents/guardians are encouraged to take the survey online at https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois. For questions or more information, contact Addison Trail at 630-628-3300 or Willowbrook at 630-530-3400. More information for parents/guardians regarding the 5Essentials Survey can be found here: 5Essentials Parent Letter.
The Illinois 5Essentials Survey provides a comprehensive picture of a school’s organizational culture in an individualized report measuring five “essentials” critical for school success. Those are:
- Effective Leaders
- Collaborative Teachers
- Involved Families
- Supportive Environment
- Ambitious Instruction
Twenty years of research at The University of Chicago in more than 400 schools has shown schools that are strong on at least three of the 5Essentials are 10 times more likely to make substantial gains in improving student reading and math than schools that are weak on three or more of the Essentials. Those differences remained true even after controlling for student and school characteristics, including poverty, race, gender and neighborhood characteristics. Strength on components within the Essentials also correlates with increased teacher retention, student attendance, college enrollment and high school graduation.
District 88 has consistently participated in the statewide 5Essentials Survey and is opting to administer the survey again this year to continue tracking and informing progress. The principals and superintendent will receive their 5Essentials Reports in April 2020, and survey results will be posted on the 5Essentials reporting site in spring 2020 and on the 2020 Illinois Report Card. Results from the optional parent/guardian survey will be included only in the individual school 5Essentials Report, if the required response rate is met.
On behalf of the ISBE, UChicago Impact is providing Illinois 5Essentials to schools statewide. For more information, go to https://www.5-essentials.org/illinois.