St. Theresa School

5Essentials Survey

February 15, 2024

Dear St. Theresa School Parents,

Beginning this week, teachers, parents, and students across the Archdiocese will have an opportunity to participate in the 5Essentials Survey. This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of St. Theresa School.

The 5Essentials Survey will be administered online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago. The survey gathers data related to 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

In addition, the survey endeavors to measure the Catholic Identity of our school showing our strength and areas of growth in this key feature of St. Theresa School.

This survey seeks inputs from three key constituencies: parents, teachers, and students in the 4th-8^th grades.

PARENTS: You should have already received your survey via the email on file here at school. Your participation in the parent portion of the survey will help us understand the conditions at St. Theresa School and guide improvement. Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child. 

STUDENTS: Students in grades 4-8 will take the student survey here in school on February 22. In the past they have given very accurate input on their perception of a variety of aspects of the school. Like the parent survey, the students' identity and responses are kept completely confidential and will never be connected to your child. 

A copy of the survey questions is included below. I encourage you to review these questions so you have a sense of what your child will be asked on his/her survey.

If you would prefer your 4th-8th grade child not participate in the survey, please complete the form below by next Wednesday, February 21.

The 5Essentials Survey will be conducted through March 22, 2024. We should receive the data from the survey in June, 2024 and will be reporting out on in, along with our goals for the 2024-24 school year, in August.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Mary J. Keenley, Principal

St. Theresa School