Parent Information Letter for Survey
Dear parents,
You should have received today a permission form for something called the Middle Years Development Instrument. If your child has not given it to you yet, it should be in their planners.
The letter outlines a survey the Grade 4’s will be completing in the new year sometime between January and March 5th. Highroad Academy has partnered with the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) at the University of British Columbia to measure and promote children’s social and emotional development, health, well-being, and assets through the Middle Year Development Instrument (MDI). The Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) is a self-report questionnaire that asks children in middle childhood about their thoughts, feelings and experiences. The MDI is the first survey of its kind to gather information about the lives of children both in school, in the home and in the community, from their own perspective. The survey questions align with the BC Ministry of Education’s K-12 curriculum, which includes a focus on promoting children’s personal and social competencies and with our own Federation of Independent Schools Association (FISA)
What is the purpose of this survey?
The purpose of this survey is to better understand aspects of children’s social and emotional development, health, and well-being that contribute to their overall success in school and in life. The MDI gives children a voice in reporting their thoughts, feelings, and experiences in school, at home, and in the community, including how they spend their time after school. Educators at your school are participating in the MDI project because they want to know more about the health and well-being of their students and identify the ways in which children’s success and well-being can be promoted in schools and communities. They can use the information to improve education, support, and services for all students.
This is not a mandatory survey. Families may choose to not have their child complete the survey and the child may choose to withdraw from the survey at any point during the survey or skip questions they do not wish to answer. Results will remain private and will be combined to ensure that individual responses are not revealed. Below is a link to more information for parents.
If you don’t want your child to participate please contact me, fill out the withdrawal form at the end of the parent/guardian informed passive consent letter and return by January 11.
Below is a link to more information for parents.
Parent FAQs: http://earlylearning.ubc.ca/mdi/parent-guardian-resources/
Thank you,
Mr. Hancock