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Day 49 \u2014 Learning From Home Experience<\/b><\/p>\n

I want to round out this short week by sharing the results of the survey we encouraged you to participate in earlier this month regarding our response to school building closures due to COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n

We had a great response from our families, students and staff. Also, we have been able to gather valuable insight into how we are all doing \u2014 what works, what doesn\u2019t and what else you need from ACPS during these unprecedented times. This data allows us to adjust and refine our approach to better serve each of you. We appreciate that so many of you took the time to answer our questions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The overall take-away was certainly a positive one and we are ecstatic to hear that we are meeting the mark in many ways. For example, 83% of parents, 88% of students and 84% of staff reported a high level of satisfaction with instructional and academic support during our distance learning experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is great news for all of those who have worked so hard within ACPS to establish and execute a virtual curriculum during these unprecedented times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, there are valid concerns from teachers about levels of student engagement that we must address as well. According to our data, 53% of teachers said that less than half of their students engaged in learning the week before the survey. We will dig deeper into this data over the coming weeks and pinpoint, where we can, patterns that may provide us with insight on how we can improve this data. If students aren\u2019t engaged with asynchronous and\/or synchronous learning, then we need to determine why and do our best to reach those individuals as we begin our summer learning through engagement and enrichment with our Continuity of Learning Plan 3.0.<\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, I wanted to let you know that our youngest learners can expect to receive their last learning packets of the academic year in the mail next week. Our curriculum experts have been working diligently and creatively to provide engaging and challenging content. In this packet, we have an exciting STEM activity called the Rain Jacket Project which we think will delight our youngsters in grades preK-2. We know they will love this activity and look forward to seeing some of the learning packet arrival postings on social media!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay safe, stay healthy and stay informed! Enjoy your weekend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Superintendent of Schools<\/span><\/p>\n

The Results of Our Survey Are In … See How We Are Doing<\/h2>\n

Earlier this month, ACPS conducted a pulse survey so that students, staff and parents could give us feedback about our response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis which closed our school buildings in March.<\/span><\/p>\n

ACPS received more than 11,000 responses. More than 5,500 students, 3,400 parents\/guardians and 2,000 staff responded to the survey. More than 700 parent responses \u2014 or just over 20% \u2014 were in a language other than English.<\/span><\/p>\n

The results of this survey will help us in multiple ways as we go forward. An analysis of the valuable data shows us what worked, what didn\u2019t and where refinements are necessary. Driving the survey was the desire to provide equitable access and engagement to ongoing academic, social and emotional support for every student and staff member.<\/span><\/p>\n

Review the <\/span>participation details<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Summary of Survey Results<\/b><\/p>\n

Areas of strength:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n