Steele Family Newsletter

• February 7th - 5:30 PM PTO Meeting
• February 14th - Valentine's Day Classroom Parties
• February 19th - No School Presidents' Day

The Carl Sandburg College Black Student Association students with support from the Carl Sandburg College Office of Diversity and Inclusion is once again offering a Black History Month presentation/program to schools withing the Galesburg area. This program is an educational/entertaining 20-25 minute and age-appropriate interactive mixture of speeches, poetry, songs, and dance that educate and celebrate Black History Month. We will host this on Friday, February 16th.

For every day that the office has NO referrals, we will add another game for February 29th. I know we can do this!!

Families,

School District 205 is participating with the Illinois State Board of Education in the 2023 statewide survey of school climate and learning conditions. This is your chance to provide input concerning your child’s education. We value your opinions about the operations of Steele School.

The Illinois 5Essentials Survey provides a unique opportunity for students, teachers and parents to have a voice in improving their schools. The surveys are available now through Friday, March 31. Please use the following link to complete the survey: 5 Essential Survey.

We will take all of your input seriously and use it to continually review and update our current educational practices. Results will never be connected to your child. No individual will be identified in the school reports and teachers and administrators will not see individual responses.

The survey is administered online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago and provides a comprehensive picture of a school’s organizational culture in an individualized report measuring the five essentials critical for school success:

• Effective Leaders

• Collaborative teachers

• Involved families

• Supportive education

• Ambitious instruction

The survey results will be sent to District 205 and will be included in the Illinois State School Report Card next fall.

Thanks, in advance, for taking part in this important survey.

Mrs. Coate

Dear Parent/Guardian,

We are writing to inform you about a student survey that will be administered to 4th graders at your child’s school called the Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This is the twelfth year the Illinois State Board of Education will implement this survey across the state. This survey is based on 30 years of research at the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. It asks students about their 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 state 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 UChicago Impact Support Center

(https://impactsurveyshelp.force.com/s/article/illinois-5essentials-survey-questions).

If you do not want your child to participate, fill out the information below and ask your child to return a note with the following information to his or her teacher.

Thank you for your cooperation,

Galesburg Community Unit School District 205

School Name: _______________________________________

I DO NOT want my child, ____________________________, to take part in the 2023-2024 Illinois

5Essentials Survey.

SIGNATURE OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN

DATE

Click here to nominate a #205 staff member: https://forms.gle/dKxYFirU2qxCt53H8

Mrs. Grice, Dean of Students

Mrs. Knuth, Nurse

Mrs. Hickey, Family Engagement

Mrs. Mowen, Outreach

Mrs. Fones and Ms. Patch, Front Office Assistants

Email: kcoate@galesburg205.org
Website: https://steele.galesburg205.org/
Location: 1480 West Main Street, Galesburg, IL, USA
Phone: (309)973-2016
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Twitter: @wearesteele