Jan. 24, 2022
A student survey will be administered at school in grades 4-12 from Feb. 7-March 11, 2022 called the Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This is the 10th year the Illinois State Board of Education will implement this survey across the state. This survey is based on 20 years of research at the University of Chicago. It asks 4th- through 12th-grade students about their typical experiences in school, giving school leaders critical student input to help develop school improvement plans.
Student participants will be required to log in using their student ID and birth date in order to complete the survey. Students’ identities will be completely confidential. Teachers or administrators will never see individual responses to survey questions and will only receive aggregated information, such as the total percentage of students who agree homework assignments help them learn the course material.
Please be aware that under the Protection of Pupil Rights Act. 20 U.S.C. Section 1232(c) (1) (A), you have the right to review a copy of the questions asked of your student(s). Survey questions can be found on the Illinois 5Essentials Support Center at
this link.
f you do not want your child to participate, please click on the Student Survey Opt-Out button below, print and fill out the form, and ask your child to return it to their teacher no later than Friday, Feb. 4, 2022.