View FAQs for Spring 2020 Educator Social Media Challenge here.
Who is eligible to participate in the contest?
Any U.S. Study Island school customer is eligible to participate. All students K-12 are encouraged to participate. A minimum of 20 students must be active in the customer’s Study Island program for the contest period in order to be eligible to win a school prize. There are no limitations on number of students participating tied to the individual student winners; the student’s school must only be registered for the student to participate.
Who can register a school?
Registration must come from a school-affiliated employee. Each individual school must register to participate. District registration is not accepted. If you want to register your entire district, please either register each school individually or email
[email protected] with a list of all schools within the district that would like to compete. Please make sure to use your school-provided email address when submitting entries. Student and parent entries will not be considered. For students to participate in the individual competition their school needs to be registered—individual students need not register.
What if my school doesn't fit in the traditional registration categories?
(ie. K-5 is Elementary, 6-8 is Middle, 9-12 is High) Each school may only compete in one grade level category. The school will compete in the category in which they have the most students using the program during the contest period.
What does it cost to compete in the Study Island 2020 Spring Questions Contest?
It is free to register and compete in the contest. Any additional advertisement, prizes, or incentives provided by a school or district are at the sole discretion and expense of that school or district.
How will winners be selected?
One school winner will be named from each of the following school levels: elementary, middle, and high (for a total of 3 school winners). School winners will be determined by taking the total number of questions answered correctly by all active students during the contest period divided by the number of active student users in the Study Island account during the contest period. By arriving at an average number of questions answered correctly per active students in the program, both large and small schools have equal chances to win.
A first and second place student winner will be named from each one of the grade spans: K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 (for a total of 6 student winners). The two students with the most questions answered correctly who also have an average percentage correct of 60% or more will be the winners. A student winner can come from a winning or non-winning school.
What content will count towards contest question totals?
All Study Island subjects are allowed. Custom content and open-ended questions will be excluded.
Students are encouraged to complete assignments that meet their differentiated academic needs and the decision to assign different levels of content is at the discretion of the teacher. Questions answered in content below grade level for remediation needs, on grade level, and above grade level for acceleration purposes will count towards contest totals.
What happens in the event of a tie?
In the event of a tie (for either a school prize or student prize) the school or student with the highest average percentage correct in Study Island will be named the winner.
How can educators follow along to see how many questions they are answering correctly?
To view progress for an entire school: Access the Class Comparison Report on the Reports page. For Report Format, select “All Activity”, and for Select A Class, choose “All Grades”. Filter the report by the dates of the contest period.
To view progress for a class: Access the Class Gradebook Report from the Reports page. For Report Format, select “All Activity”, then select your class and filter the report by the dates of the contest period.
What do winning schools receive?
One winning school in each of the following categories: elementary, middle, and high school (for a total of 3 school winners) will receive the following:
- A Study Island Questions Contest
- A $250 pizza party
- A $250 school supplies gift card to the retailer of their choice
What do winning students receive?
The top two students in each of the following grade spans: K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 (for a total of 6 student winners) will receive the following:
1st place:
- A Study Island Questions Contest Medal
- A $100 Target gift card
2nd place:
- A Study Island Questions Contest Medal
- A $50 Target gift card
When does the contest end?
The contest window ends on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 11:59 PM Central.
When will winners be announced?
The school and student winners will be announced no later than Friday, April 10th 2020. Winners will be notified individually prior to the public announcement.
Who can I contact with additional questions regarding the contest?
Please email
[email protected] with any additional questions regarding the contest.
All contest entries subject to official rules.
