Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being
Instrument Overview
The 5Essentials® is a research-based school improvement system that identifies and measures key organizational conditions, including school culture and climate, to enhance student outcomes. It features a diagnostic survey with research-tested scoring and interactive reporting, offering insights into five essential factors for improvement: Effective Leaders, Collaborative Teachers, Involved Families, Supportive Environment, and Ambitious Instruction. The system also includes professional learning to help educators use 5Essentials data for informed improvement planning and to drive better school and student results.
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Organization
Topic
Student Well-Being Category
American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.
Content
Grades
< 3 Years,
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Keywords
Effective Leaders ; Collaborative Teachers ; Involved Families ; Supportive Environment ; Ambitious Instruction ; 5Essentials® ; School improvement system ; Organizational conditions ; School culture ; School climate ; Diagnostic survey ; Research-tested scoring ; Interactive reporting ; Effective Leaders ; Collaborative Teachers ; Involved Families ; Supportive Environment ; Ambitious Instruction ; Professional learning ; Data-informed planning ; Student outcomes
Respondent
Student,
Teacher,
Parent
Administration Information
Length
less than 30 minutes
Access and Use
Developer
University of Chicago Consortium on School Research
Price
Free
Open Access
Yes
Setting
Classroom,
Schoolwide
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Psychometric References
Klugman, J., Gordon, M. F., Sebring, P. B., & Sporte, S. E. (2015). A First Look at the 5Essentials in Illinois Schools. Research Report. University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research.
