Dear Parent/Guardian,
As part of our focus on school
effectiveness, Jack MacKenzie School will be participating in an online school
survey for students – Tell Them From Me (TTFM).
TTFM is an online survey that
allows students to give their feedback and share their voice on their school
environment, experiences at school, and any school improvement programs.
During the period from October 15th to November 17th, all
students in grades 4-8 will be given the opportunity and time to participate in
this survey during regular school hours. They are encouraged to complete the
survey, but may choose not to as it is completely voluntary. Students who agree
to complete the survey will be given a random username and password to access
and complete the survey. Students’ names cannot be linked to their responses
which allows it to be completely anonymous. Results will show all student
scores combined together – it is not possible to single out individual students
in the results.
The student survey will be
completed electronically and will require approximately 35-40 minutes to
complete. The student survey measures include such topics as emotional and
social well-being, physical health, and behaviours and attitudes linked to
student success. The survey also allows students to give their thoughts and
feedback in open-ended question responses.
TTFM was created by The Learning
Bar, based on the work by Dr. J. Douglas Willms. Dr. Willms is widely known
nationally and internationally for his work on educational monitoring systems,
including the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) of the
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Since 2004, Tell Them
From Me has quickly grown to become Canada’s largest national school survey.
If you would like more
information, please contact Mr. Russ Clarke.
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