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Mission Statement

The mission of The Callahan Elementary School is to create a stimulating, secure learning environment where all students are empowered to take responsibility for learning while actively engaged in acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to become lifelong learners and contributing members of society.

News & Announcements

  • Survey Works for Families

    January 17, 2013 

    Dear William L. Callahan School Parents: 

    I am writing to ask you to take an important ten-minute online survey, called SurveyWorks, about our school. The Rhode Island Department of Education conducts this survey each year. It gives schools important feedback on these key areas for school success:


    • Climate and safety
    • Teaching and learning
    • Family involvement
    • Resources   

    As principal, I believe your feedback is essential to student and school success. Your views on matters like the safety of your child at school, the way students are taught, the condition of the school, and how connected you feel to this school are important to us. By taking this short survey you can help us to make improvements to our school. This survey is voluntary. Responses are anonymous and cannot be linked to any individual and no one can find out how you answered the survey. 

    Parents can take the short survey online or on paper between January 10, 2013 and March 1, 2013.  To take the survey online go to: www.surveyworks.ride.ri.gov and click on “Take a Survey. 

    If you don’t have access to a computer or the Internet or prefer to take the survey using pen and paper, you can pick up a paper survey in the school office or fill out the form below and return it to the school. We will send a paper copy of the survey and an envelope home with your child. Please return the completed survey in the envelope to the school no later than March 1, 2013

    Both the paper and online version of the survey will require you to enter the school code listed at the bottom of this sheet. The code allows the survey administrator to track the survey response rate for our school but does not identify you. 

     

    I want to thank you for being a part of this very important project. If you have any questions, please contact SurveyWorks at 1-877-787-5725 or email: surveyworks@wested.org.

     

    Sincerely, 

    David P. Brissette 

     

    School Code: only

    The survey website is: www.surveyworks.ride.ri.gov and click on “Take a Survey”

     

     

     

     

    Child’s Name:___________________________________________________________

    Child’s Teacher:__________________________________________________________

    Please send home a paper copy of the SurveyWorks! Parent Survey with my child in the following language:       

          English          Spanish         Portuguese

    Posted Jan 24, 2013, 11:04 AM by David Brissette
  • Opt out Form Surveyworks Survey

    Dear Callahan Families of 4th and 5th graders,

    Our school will be beginning the annual SurveyWorks Student Survey between January 10th and March 1st. All Rhode Island public school students in grades 4 through 12 are being asked to participate in this online survey at their school. An important notice was sent home from the school last week about the survey and your child’s participation. Only if you do not want your child to participate, you need to sign and return the opt-out form to the school by December 17th. Otherwise, if you are comfortable with your child taking the survey, you do not need to do anything.

    The survey will take a student take about 25 minutes to complete. Your child’s participation in the survey is voluntary and anonymous; no names will be collected or reported. The surveys are available for you to review at http://www.surveyworks.ride.ri.gov and in the school office.

    Please contact the main office if you need a new copy of the opt-out form. If you have any additional questions about this survey please contact the SurveyWorks Help Desk between 8am and 4pm EST at 1-877-787-5725 or surveyworks@wested.org.

    Thank you!

    Mr. Brissette


    Posted Dec 11, 2012, 5:21 AM by David Brissette
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