Student Surveys

The information on this page is a brief summary. For additional guidance, please review Policy 520: Student Surveys.

Occasionally, the school district utilizes surveys to obtain student opinions and information about students. 

Some surveys may collect identifiable student information. Other surveys are anonymous and no attempt is made to identify a student participant. There is not a requirement that the student participates in a survey - nor any penalty for a student who opts out of a survey.

Parents/guardians are asked at the beginning of each year to give consent for their children to participate in surveys. Notice to parents is not required for the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information collected from students for the exclusive purpose of developing, evaluating, or providing educational products or services.

Planned surveys include the following:

• Student Sense of Belonging Survey: Administered to students in grades K-12 annually. Students respond to 7 age-appropriate, research-based statements designed to gauge their connection to school.
• Minnesota Student Survey: Administered to students in grades 5, 8, 9 and 11 every three years, the next administration of this survey takes place in 2028. Families of students are notified in advance. The anonymous survey asks students how things are going at school, with their peers, and about health-related thoughts and behaviors.