Dear Venture Staff,

The third trimester is off to a really good start.  Thanks for everything you've done to make that happen.

As a staff, we need to complete our HRS level two survey. This survey is vital for helping us focus and refine our collective work, as well as aligning it with district initiatives. Please ensure that you fill this out before Spring Break.

Additionally, there is a student survey available on Clever. Please plan on giving this survey by Thursday, March 20.  This allows some time to know the students (which often leads to more accurate responses) and it allows for make up time before spring break starts.  

Please talk to students and explain that we use this information to find out how they're doing and to make improvements to our program.  You could have a bit of a class conversation where they talk about things that are going really well for them.  They can do an "ink, pair, share"  where they write the good stuff on a sticky note, then share it with a partner, then they can share with the class.  Then they can come up with one reasonable suggestion for improvement and share that. Be sure to collect these.  

Then the next day they could do the survey.  This small step, or one similar to it, is incredibly impactful on how seriously students take the survey.  

Thank you for your attention to these important tasks.