On November 12, York Region District School Board invited
all students to participate in the Every Student Counts Survey (ESCS). Thank
you to all of the families who have completed the survey so far. Your
participation is greatly appreciated.
This is a friendly reminder for families with child(ren) in
Kindergarten to Grade 6 to please
complete the online survey at home with your child by November 30. Earlier this
month, you should have received a school letter with a link to the online
survey. Families with more than one child in Kindergarten to Grade 6 were asked
to complete one survey per child.
The online survey is available in English, Arabic,
Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Farsi, Gujarati, Hebrew, Korean,
Punjabi, Russian, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese.
If you have misplaced your letter, please contact the
school office. If you have already
completed the survey, please disregard this letter.
The ESCS is voluntary and confidential. Survey results will
be used to help improve our schools and to:
● Identify and eliminate systemic barriers to student success;
● Create more equitable and inclusive school environments; and,
● Improve student achievement and well-being.
A summary of the results (grouped data only) will be
available at schools and on the Board’s website in Spring 2019.
If you have any questions about the survey, please feel
free to contact me. Additional information about the survey (i.e., FAQs and
survey questions), is available at www.yrdsb.ca/escs.
This important initiative will help us work together to
create equitable and inclusive school environments. Parents and guardians are
our strongest partners in education and we thank you for your support.
