Parents in the Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 are being reminded to complete the Illinois 5Essentials parent survey before March 10, 2026. The survey is part of a statewide effort to gather feedback from parents, teachers, and students on school conditions.
LaToya Berry-Coleman, Director of Curriculum and Assessment, stated: “This is a reminder to participate in the parent survey supplement, part of the Illinois 5Essentials Survey administration. We guarantee that survey responses will never be connected to the identity of you or your child. School reports will only present aggregated information of how parents and students responded as a whole.”
A report for parents will be generated if at least 20 percent of parents or guardians respond. While individual data will not be made public, these reports will be shared with building principals and district administrators to help guide decisions based on parent input. Berry-Coleman emphasized confidentiality: “Your participation in the parent survey will help us understand the conditions at your child’s school and guide improvement. Again, your identity and individual survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.”
Teachers and students in grades four through twelve across Illinois are also participating in the 5Essentials Survey. Reports for schools will be produced if response rates meet required thresholds. These research-based findings are expected to be distributed to schools and districts in May and included in the State School Report Card released each fall.
Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 serves both Madison and St. Clair counties, including schools such as Caseyville Elementary School, Collinsville High School, Collinsville Middle School, Dorris Intermediate School, Jefferson Elementary School, John A. Renfro Elementary School, Kreitner Elementary School, Maryville Elementary School, Summit Elementary School, Twin Echo Elementary School, and Webster Elementary School (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). The district enrolled over 6,100 students during the 2019-2020 school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/), with a demographic breakdown of approximately 56 percent White students, 14.1 percent Black students, 24.1 percent Hispanic students, and less than one percent Asian students (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
According to state data from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), there are no teachers within this district who have more than ten absences per year; about four out of five teachers are women (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In terms of spending, Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 allocated $16,872 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure exceeding $104 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
The district reported a chronic truancy rate of just over three percent—significantly lower than the statewide average—with “chronically truant” defined as missing five percent or more of mandated school days without valid excuse (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
To take part in the parent survey before March 10th or for further questions about participation or confidentiality measures, parents can visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/. Additional support is available by contacting UChicago Impact Survey Support at 1-866-440-1874 or via email at impact-surveys@uchicago.edu.
