Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire for G7 & 8 students
Dear Parent/Guardian,
At ISB we care deeply about the well-being of our students. To help us meet our mission to support them in leading healthy, active and balanced lives, all Grade 7 & 8 students will complete the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) each school year during Advisory. Grade 6 will be offered this questionnaire in semester 2.
- December 2 – Grade 7
- December 7 – Grade 8
Why is the questionnaire being administered?
The purpose of this questionnaire is to:
- Identify students who require immediate support
- Identify students who are struggling with social/emotional/behavioral issues in order to provide appropriate early intervention/prevention support
- Obtain an overview of the social/emotional/behavioral needs at our school to ensure that we are providing optimal support for our students
How and when will the questionnaire be administered?
The online questionnaire will be administered during your child’s Advisory and will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. The survey items are available for you to review here.
How will the results be used?
- The data collected will be managed, analyzed, and reported by a team including the school counselors, school psychologists and the Director of Student Services in accordance with the ISB Confidentiality Policy.
- Individual student responses to the questionnaire are confidential. Any concerns raised through the survey administration process will be shared only with school personnel involved in supporting that student.
- The questionnaire administration process has been designed to identify specific students who need additional support. The survey will be conducted electronically and students’ names will be captured along with their responses. ISB counselors will meet with any student whose responses indicate a need for follow up and parents will be notified.
- School counselors, school psychologists, and administrators will analyze overall trends to help improve student support at ISB.
- In completing this questionnaire your child will have an opportunity to privately reflect on his/her current social emotional health and wellness. Some parents may choose to use the questionnaire as an opportunity to create dialogue related to social emotional wellbeing topics with their child following completion of the survey.
Does my child have to complete the questionnaire?
No. As a parent or guardian, you can opt out of having your child complete this questionnaire. Students will be informed that they may choose to skip any questions that they do not feel comfortable answering.
Parents/Guardians who do not want their child to take the survey should let their child’s school counselor know by phone or in writing prior to the administration of the SDQ. ISB will assume parent/guardian consent to their child participating unless the school counselor has been notified. Parents do not have to do anything unless they do not want their child to participate.
Thank you so much for your support with this important project.
The ISB Counseling Team
Middle School Counselors:
Kevin Nelson (kevinn@isb.ac.th)
Colleen Coady (colleenc@isb.ac.th)
MS and HS School Psychologist:
Ryan Ruhl (ryanr@isb.ac.th)
Director of Student Services:
Keith Collins (keithc@isb.ac.th)
Middle School Principal:
Dennis Harter (dennish@isb.ac.th)
MS Schedule for next week
Next week we will continue the hybrid cohort for one last week, with 2 days on campus alternating with 2 days in Virtual School. The schedule is shared below.
Highlights:
- Monday, November 1st: Day 6
Grade 6 on campus
Grades 7/8 Virtual School - Tuesday, November 2nd: Day 7
Grade 6 Virtual School
Grades 7/8 on campus - Wednesday, November 3rd, Day 8 – Early Dismissal
Note the time changes for this day below.
And continue from there.
Additional ATKs will go home next week
On Wednesday and Thursday of next week, ISB will send home additional 2 ATK boxes per student to replenish home supplies.
- Wednesday, Nov 3rd – Grades 7/8 students
- Thursday, Nov 4th – Grade 6
Testing should still take place on Sunday and Wednesday evenings, submitting the form between 4 and 8 pm.
ATK tests remain Sundays and Wednesday evenings
Please remember that students should take ATK tests and parents complete the form on Sundays and Wednesdays, 4-8 PM.
This is regardless of which school days your child will be on campus. When the community adheres to these days, we are able to contact trace as needed.
Thank you for supporting your child’s campus access and health and safety by following these requirements.
ISB Athletics Season 2 registration (Volleyball, Softball/Baseball)
Tryouts for U12-U14 Season 2 are starting on Monday 15th November. This is open to all students in grade 6, 7 and 8. Practices will be on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30-3:30. Registration is open until Wednesday 10th November on the ISB Athletics website: https://inside.isb.ac.th/isbathletics/
Repeat Announcement: MS Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences
Middle school will host ONLINE MS Parent-Student-Teacher conferences on November 18 & 19 throughout the day. More information will come about signing up for appointments to Zoom for short 5-minute sessions with a teacher. There are a lot of logistics required to make online conferencing work for 400 MS students who each have 8 or 9 teachers.
Please note the dates and more information will come out soon about sign-ups and format.