Engagement Surveys / Assessment & Accountability / SDE

Idaho’s accountability system includes satisfaction and engagement surveys administered to students, staff members, and parents. These surveys are an important measure of school quality.

Each year, all public schools in Idaho must administer these surveys to students in grades 3-12, school staff members, and the parents of the students they serve. Idaho currently administers these surveys via Cognia’s delivery platform.

2023 Survey Rosters Ready for Review

Review and revise your survey roster, and prepare to administer the survey. Survey administration window: February 15 - March 31, 2023.

ADMINISTER 2023 SURVEY

Resource Files

General Information

Technical Information

Toolkit

Parent and Staff Survey Communication Toolkit

Frequently Asked Questions

District Administrators and Accountability Coordinators

When will surveys be available in eProve?

Surveys will open on February 15.

Where do I login to eProve?

On the MyJourney login page existing users can select reset password and receive an email with directions. If difficulties obtaining access continue, contact Cognia Customer Care at eprove@cognia.org or (888) 413-3669.

As it relates to an account with PII access, all heads of institution and designated accountability coordinators have been assigned PII permissions by Cognia (as directed by the Idaho State Department of Education). All users with Administrator permissions can add or edit users to their respective institutions, as well as grant PII permissions. Users requiring PII permissions outside of the state provided list must contact their head of institutions to grant this permission.

Will rosters of students be just one grade level per school?

Rosters will be for all grade levels for the school.

Is there a provided means for schools to distribute the login information to students, or do districts/schools have to generate those themselves?

Student Rosters can be downloaded by users with PII permissions from either the district or schools’ accounts in eProve surveys. If downloaded from the district account, the student roster report will show login information for students from all institutions within that district. If downloaded from the school’s account, the student roster will show login information for the school.

Are the last three letters of last name case sensitive as part of the login process for students?

The entry of the first three letters of the last name on the Student Login dashboard is not case sensitive.

How are changes to student information in rosters handled?

The school’s survey coordinator should contact the school principal or district test coordinator to add/update students in the school roster. School principals and district test coordinators can update student information in the statewide roster by using the roster change template in eProve. Student roster change requests will only be processed by Cognia when received from principals or district test coordinators.

At the district level, is there the ability to download the complete roster for each school?

A comprehensive roster for the entire district can be downloaded in eProve surveys. Within the roster the district filter by institution to see just the students for a specific school.

Can principals give rights to access the roster to others’ to manage?

Principals have the ability to assign PII permissions from the Manage Users tab in eProve surveys. Once PII permissions are granted, the user will be able to access and download the student roster.

Does the student have to be in attendance on the first day of the survey or anytime during the administration of the survey?

The student can take the survey anytime during the administration window.

What if a school serves 6th grade as well as grades 3-5?

Upon logging into the survey, the 6th grade students will receive the middle school survey. If an elementary school has a 6th grade, they will see an Elementary school survey for their grades 3-5 as well a middle school survey to administer to their 6th graders.

Do CTE centers have to participate in the survey?

No, students are being surveyed in their home schools.

Can the survey be translated into other languages?

The survey currently has an option to convert to Spanish.

Where can information on special education accommodations be accessed?

Download the administration guide that includes a section on recommended student accommodations.

What special education accommodations are available for students who take the ID alternative assessment?

The students should participate in the survey with appropriate accommodations as outlined in their IEP. The administration guide also provides support information for accommodations. Discussions are ongoing to provide additional supports in the future for students with disabilities that take the ID alternative assessment.

Are survey items secure (like test items on state assessments)?
No. The survey questions are available here:

Elementary School Survey Questions | español (PDF)

Middle School Survey Questions | español (PDF)

High School Survey Questions | español (PDF)

Parent Survey Questions | español (PDF)

Staff Survey Questions
Are student responses confidential?

All answers by the student are aggregated for reporting and kept private. No single student’s answers are shared with the school or able to be traced back to individual students on any reporting available. Only aggregated data is reported to schools, districts and the state.

Will schools serving grade ranges covered by different surveys (for example a school serving grades 3-6) have their data disseminated by survey type or will it be in one file for the school?

Separate reports will be provided for grades 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12.

Will the report show completion status by student?

The student roster report will show assignment to each student and will update with a submitted status and completion date as students complete their individual surveys.

If a student takes the survey at another location, will his/her results still be counted with his home school population?

The results will be captured under the school they are attached to in the roster file.

Teachers, Staff, and Other Stakeholders

When will the survey be given to students

The survey administration window will be open from February 18 through March 31, 2020.

What is the purpose of the student engagement survey?

The SDE is determined to provide schools and districts with information that supports improved teaching and learning. The Cognia Student Engagement Survey collects direct feedback from students regarding their learning experiences and the results help leaders and teachers understand what students need for their success. The SDE also uses the student engagement survey in school accountability by reporting the results for all schools on IdahoSchools.org and using the measure as a 'School Quality and Success Indicator’ for K-8 schools. Learn more about how Idaho calculates and reports student engagement for accountability.

Which students are included in the survey administration?

All students in grades 3-12 who were actively enrolled in an Idaho school during the survey window should participate in the survey administration.

How will students receive access to complete the surveys?

The survey is administered online to students statewide. Each student will enter his/her unique login credentials to access the survey that was developed for his/her grade level. Idaho district coordinators will provide school coordinators the unique login credentials for each rostered student.

How long is the survey and will students be asked demographic questions?

There are 20 survey questions for students to answer. Students will not be asked any questions related to their gender, race or religion.

What does the survey measure?

The survey items are categorized under the three domains of A: engagement types (behavior, cognitive and emotional). These domains are then broken down further by three components of engagement quality – committed, compliant and disengaged.

Are the Cognia surveys research-based?

Yes, the surveys are research-based with analysis to affirm validity and reliability of results. Subject-matter experts developed the questions and piloted the survey across several states with over 20,000 students participating. Get more information on the student engagement survey.

Are the student data safe?

Yes, all students receive a unique identifier used for no purpose other than this survey administration. Survey results are not reported at an individual student level.

How will survey data be used?

The data will be used to measure student engagement across schools and districts. These data will help inform professional development and continuous improvement at the school level. In addition, statewide data will be reported by the Idaho State Department of Education as an indicator of school quality as part of the state’s accountability system under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Training Resources

Student Engagement Survey Administration Webinar

Idaho State Department of Education