January 10, 2021
Dear Parents/Guardians of Students in Grade 8,
Once again, School District No. 83 has partnered with the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) at UBC to invite Grades 8 students to take part in completing the Middle Years Development Instrument. The MDI is a self-report questionnaire that asks children about their thoughts, feelings, and experiences in school and in the community. The survey questions align with the BC Ministry of Education’s K-12 curriculum which includes a focus on promoting children’s personal and social competencies.
The questionnaire will be administered between January 11th and March 5th, 2021 at SMS.
An ‘informed passive consent’ letter was emailed to each grade 8 family by Jennifer Findlay, SD83 MDI Coordinator, on November 27th. If you DO NOT wish your child to participate, complete and return the form attached, contact SMS MDI lead, Sandra Major at: smajor@sd83.bc.ca, or contact the project staff at mdi@help.ubc.ca.
The MDI is voluntary; your child can choose whether they would like to complete the questionnaire.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Jennifer Findlay, District Principal – SD83 MDI Coordinator at jfindlay@sd83.bc.ca
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