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Understanding Your School: Survey Results

In 1991, the Consortium began to regularly survey all Chicago public school principals, teachers, and students to learn their views on and experiences in our public schools. In the spring of 2005, nearly 130,000 students, teachers, and principals across the system participated in the Improving Chicago's Schools survey. The next survey will be administered in spring of 2011.

Our surveys ask about learning climate, student-teacher relationships, leadership, and quality of the school's instructional program. They also ask about the school's professional environment, and the nature of the school's relationships with parents and the community. Most recently we have added survey questions that inquire about juniors' and seniors' preparation for life after high school.

Data from these surveys are used in many ways. One of the most important is the school-specific, confidential reports that are prepared for every school in which a minimum response rate was achieved. Additionally, teacher, principal, and student reports supplement the Consortium's analyses of student test scores and other performance indicators to provide a comprehensive picture of the condition of Chicago public schools. Along with extensive field work and other research, surveys help identify the classroom practices and school organizational characteristics that most effectively improve student engagement and learning.

The Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR), in conjunction with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), will be conducting its next survey of CPS students, parents, teachers and principals in 2011.  If you have any questions regarding the upcoming teacher or principal surveys please contact Loretta Morris, CCSR’s Survey Data Manager, at 773-834-3629.  Any questions regarding the student or parent surveys should be directed to the CPS Office of Research, Evaluation, and Accountability at 773-553-2422.