The 5Essentials Framework is based on over 20 years of research from The University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. The Framework outlines the 5Essential factors that research revealed are necessary for driving sustainable school improvement: Effective Leaders, Collaborative Teachers, Ambitious Instruction, Supportive Environment, and Involved Families.

Research Shows Schools strong on at least three of the five essentials were 10x more likely to show substantial gains in student learning over time than schools weak on three or more of the five essentials. A persistent weakness in even just one of the essential factors reduced the likelihood of improvement to less than 10%.

The 5Essentials Overview