Information for Parents and Guardians

Overview

Parents & Guardians may be curious about social and emotional learning, the DESSA assessment, and/or Aperture Education. This article compiles helpful resources that can be shared with them.

Parent Portal

Our website includes a Parent Portal with background information about the DESSA assessment, along with definitions of the social and emotional competencies that the DESSA measures. There are also activities related to each competency designed to be used at home.

Resources

The Downloads section of this article includes some helpful resources:

Frequently Asked Questions for Parents
Parent Letters Describing the DESSA (versions with and without an opt-out option)
Parent Letters Promoting Social and Emotional Learning at Home (English and Spanish versions)
Parent Letter explaining SSR (Student Self-Report) and the reasoning behind their child's completion of it.
If a paper copy of the assessment forms needs to be included with the parent letters, those pdfs can be found in the "DESSA Forms for Parents" article.