On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois 5Essentials Survey will be administered online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago. The survey gathers data on five indicators that can predict important student outcomes, including improved attendance and larger test score gains. 
 

These five indicators that affect and predict school success are:

 

• Effective Leaders

• Collaborative Teachers

• Involved Families

• Supportive Environments

• Ambitious Instruction

 

All teachers and 4th through 8th grade students will be responding to this survey. 5Essentials Reports will be generated for schools if their teachers and/or students meet the response rate threshold of 50 percent. These reports will be sent to schools and districts in April 2023 and included in the State School Report Card. 

 

Additionally, your district has chosen to provide the optional Parent Supplement survey. If at least 20 percent of Kings parents complete this survey, a parent supplement report will also be generated. The parent data will not be reported on the State Report Card.

 

Your participation in the parent portion of the survey will help us understand the conditions at your child’s school and guide improvement. Your identity and survey responses will be kept entirely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child. 

 

To take the survey, please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent and select the appropriate survey to begin.

 

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