Mission Statement 

The mission of the Colona School District is to promote student growth by providing rigorous and relevant learning opportunities in order to succeed in an ever-changing world.

On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, UChicago Impact will administer the 5Essentials Survey online. This survey is based on the Five Essentials for School Success, an evidence-based framework developed by the University of Chicago. This framework identifies how school performance on five factors or “essentials” can lead to important student outcomes, including improved attendance and larger test score gains. 

Those 5Essentials are:

• Effective Leaders

• Collaborative Teachers

• Involved Families

• Supportive Environment

• Ambitious Instruction

School-level 5Essentials Reports will be generated from carefully analyzed survey data if at least 50 percent of teachers respond to the survey—these Reports will be sent to schools and districts in May and will be included in each State School Report Card, released by ISBE in the fall. 5Essentials Reports for your school will also then be publicly available via the Illinois 5Essentials website. The Reports will include the results of rigorous statistical analyses of raw data as well as detailed question response rates, such as the percent of teachers who find their schools’ professional development initiatives helpful. Student and teacher identities will be kept completely confidential, and responses will not be linked to individual students or teachers.