The 5Essentials Survey captures students' and teachers' reports about their experiences in school, to help leadership teams identify strengths and areas for improvement. 

Strong scores and strong growth in measure scores on a school’s 5Essentials Survey are both predictive of many student success measures, including GPA, attendance, test scores, and college enrollment. 

La encuesta 5Essentials para estudiantes y maestros mide las condiciones organizativas en toda la escuela, con el fin de ayudar a los equipos de liderazgo a planificar las mejoras. 

Las escuelas con puntuaciones altas y fuerte crecimiento en las medidas de la encuesta 5Essentials, predicen muchos indicadores del éxito estudiantil, como el promedio de calificaciones (GPA), la asistencia, los resultados de las pruebas, y la matriculación universitaria. 

What’s inside the new playbook 

This playbook is packed with research, tips, and tools for parents, caregivers, and Local School Council (LSC) members: 

• What effective principal leadership looks like
• Key questions families can ask school leaders
• Ways to use public data about your school (ex: 5Essentials Survey data, the To&Through Milestones Tool, CIWP, and more) 

Did you know? 

Research shows that effective principals… 

Key Points 

Key Points 

Each learning condition is accompanied by a self-reflection tool designed to help teachers approach this work with an open, improvement-focused orientation. 

Teacher Self-Reflections include questions that: 

Each Observation Checklist offers a set of questions that a colleague might consider while sitting in on a class; including: 

• 3-5 questions aligned with each learning condition principle
• 1-3 questions for the observer to ask students 

Who are these resources for? 

Cultivate data can be used to elevate student voice and develop meaningful adult-student partnerships that inform school improvement. 

Participatory Data Analysis Protocols include: 

Each Learning Condition Guide: 

• Outlines the core principles of the learning condition
• Shares key research
• Provides practice ideas and scripted activities
• Suggests reflection questions Links to additional resources 

Who are these resources for? 

Morning after morning in her junior year, Carmelia McKeehan thought about making the short walk to Farragut High School on Chicago’s Southwest Side, only to retreat to her bedroom, twiddling away hours on YouTube still in her pajamas. 

She didn’t realize just how many days she was absent last school year — until a worried school counselor printed out her attendance record to share with her mother...