Chicago Heights School District 170’s Washington-McKinley School recently conducted a session that provided the parents of students with assistance in completing the state-mandated 5Essentials Survey.
The Illinois 5Essentials Survey identifies five key indicators that significantly affect critical student outcomes including improved attendance and significant gains on test scores.
The demonstrable five indicators that positively affect school success are effective leaders, collaborative teachers, involved families, supportive environments, and ambitious instruction.
Research derived from the “Five Essentials for School Success” has proven that schools that strongly embody at least three of the five essentials are ten times more likely to improve student outcomes.
“I was very pleased with the number of parents who took advantage of the opportunity to complete this important survey in a welcoming environment that afforded them the option of having our staff assist them in the endeavor,” said Washington-McKinley’s Principal Gretchen Sutherland.
Additional information on the survey may be found at http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois or by contacting your neighborhood school.