School Environment Matters: 5Essentials Survey
Students, parents, and teachers: Tell us your thoughts about school climate and learning conditions

Creve Coeur School District #76 will join the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) in the third statewide survey of school climate and learning conditions.  The survey provides a unique opportunity for teachers, students, and parents to help us improve our schools.  From now through March 13, teachers, students, and parents are asked to take a 20-minute research-based survey to help identify strengths and weaknesses in our schools' learning environments.  This survey is as an opportunity for us to reflect on our progress since the last survey in 2013.

The Illinois 5Essentials Survey attempts to give a comprehensive snapshot of our schools' organizational culture in an individualized report measuring five "essential" areas that research shows are critical for school success:
  • Effective Leaders
  • Collaborative teachers
  • Involved Families
  • Supportive Environment
  • Ambitious Instruction

Twenty years of University of Chicago research in more than 400 schools has shown that schools strong in at least three of the 5Essentials were 10 times more likely to make substantial gains in improving student reading and math than schools that were weak in three Essential areas.  Those differences remain true even after controlling for student and school characteristics, including poverty, race, gender, and neighborhood characteristics.  Strength in the Essentials components correlate with increased teacher retention and student attendance.  The 5Essentials Reports demonstrate what what teachers and students say about their schools can serve as important indicators for school success.  State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch said, "The Illinois 5Essentials Survey provides an important chance for schools to check in with their communities and gather critical feedback to inform district improvement efforts."

We will receive our 5Essentials Report in May 2015.  The survey results will be reported publically on the 2015 State School Report Card website in the fall.  On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, UChicago Impact is providing Illinois 5Essentials Survey to schools statewide.  We are encouraging teachers, students, and parents to complete the Illinois 5Essentials Survey online.

Click HERE to take the survey. https://illinois.5-essentials.org.

Sincerely,

Shayne L. Aldridge, Superintendent

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