Students and teachers can now give feedback on their school environment through the Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBE) 5 Essentials Survey.
The student (grades 4 through 12) and teacher surveys became available on Dec. 11.
Administered by a third party, the UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago, the 5 Essentials Survey was implemented by ISBE more than seven years ago as a tool to gain confidential feedback about the climate and culture of a school or a school district from parents, students and teachers.
The survey, which ISBE now provides an opportunity for students and teachers to take annually, asks questions about students’ experiences, attitudes, activities in school, instruction, professional development, the school as a workplace and parents’ overall relationship with the school.
Prior to 2018, the districts were required to provide the survey biannually. To view results specific to each school click here.
Constituents can preview the questions from the survey on the 5 Essentials Survey website. School districts are also encouraged to provide the pdf document on their website.
Parents, teachers and students are not required to complete the survey that collects data on the climate and culture of a school district, but, in order for the survey to be counted, schools must achieve a 50-percent response rate from students and/or a 50-percent response rate from instructional staff to qualify for a report.
The data will be categorized into five sections: school leadership, collaborative teachers, involved families, supportive environment and ambitious instruction.
The data will be shared with school leadership as early as June 2019, and will be available on the district’s Illinois Report Card in the fall of 2019.
The 5 Essentials parent supplemental survey has been available online for parents of current students to take since Oct. 22. Schools are not required to provide the parent survey supplement. Results of this survey will only be reported to schools and school districts. The district needs a 20-percent response rate from parents to qualify for the report.
The surveys will remain open until Jan. 18, 2019.
Parent Survey
https://survey.5-essentials.
Teacher Survey
https://survey.5-essentials.
Student Survey
https://survey.5-essentials.
