Why 5Essentials is Important 
Families still have an opportunity to participate in this year’s 5Essentials survey. The District will now be sending the 5Essentials survey to our families annually to help our schools continually gather parent input to help principals develop their school improvement plans. 

As a parent, I know how busy this time of the year can be. School and extracurricular activities are in full swing and the holidays are right around the corner. That’s why I would not ask our families to take the time to complete a survey unless the results were important and useful to our schools.

Past survey results have changed the way the District communicates with our families and has changed the way teachers communicate with parents. Based on survey responses, we have also worked to improve parent involvement during the school day and at after-school events. 

The University of Chicago, who administers the survey, asks that a minimum of 20% of families respond at each school in order to get data that is usable and not skewed. The percentages are calculated based on the total number of students and not the number of families. Therefore, we ask parents to take one survey for each student, even if they are in the same school. Experiences between grades may be different, and we want to learn about them all.

The District receives aggregate (whole-group) data from the survey only. We never know how an individual parent answers the questions. Responses are never tied to you or your student; they are completely confidential.

Please click here to complete the 5Essentials survey. You can read more about the 5Essentials survey and past results here. As always, don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
Posted by superintendent On 08 January, 2020 at 3:21 PM  

 
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