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Beginning January 30, 2024, through March 29, 2024, students, parents, and teachers across Illinois will be able to participate in the annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. The Illinois 5Essential surveys students in grades 4-12.

This opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the essential elements of school effectiveness in a confidential survey about the school. Reports will be generated if the 50 percent response-rate thresholds are met. These research-based reports will be sent to schools and districts in May and will also be included in the State School Report Card, released statewide in the fall.

Please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin.

Start Your Survey HERE

All responses are entirely confidential. No names or other unique identifiers are connected with individual responses or used in any report. Survey responses will never be connected to the identity of you or your child.

The Illinois 5Essentials Survey is administered online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago on behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education.

SCHOOLS are listed as:

Mt Carmel Grade School - 1520 Poplar St 
Mt Carmel Junior High School - 201 N Pear St
Mount Carmel High School - 201 N Pear St

Illinois State Board Of Education

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

STUDENT Sample Question

How much do you disagree or agree with the following statements?

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

a) Teachers make sure that all students are planning for life.

b) Teachers work hard to make sure that all students are learning.

c) High school is seen as preparation for the future.

d) All students are encouraged to go to college.

e) Teachers pay attention to all students, not just the top.

f) Teachers work hard to make sure that students stay in school.

PARENT Sample Question

How often do teachers at this school do the following:

Never

Once or twice a month

2-3 times a month

Once a week or more

Let me know what my child is working on in class.

Contact me personally to discuss my child's academic achievement.

Provide suggestions for how to support my child in school.

Listen to my suggestions about how to best support my child.