The Public Schools of Southborough

Family Learning Model

Survey Results

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School Committee Meeting

January 13, 2021

Participation

Southborough (K-5)

650 Southborough Families Completed the survey

102 Southborough SARP Families

542 Southborough Hybrid Families

90% of Hybrid families think there are the right amount of safety measures

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Southborough (6-8)

265 Southborough Families Completed the survey

233 Southborough Hybrid Families

32 Southborough SARP Families

83% of Hybrid families think there are the right amount of safety measures

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K-5 Aggregate

48% Quite or Extremely

35% Somewhat

17% Slightly or Not

K-5 Aggregate

90% Agree/Strongly Agree

10% Disagree/Strongly Disagree

K-5 Hybrid

47% Quite or Extremely

36% Somewhat

17% Slightly or Not

K-5 Hybrid

91% Agree/Strongly Agree

9% Disagree/Strongly Disagree

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K-5 SARP

56% Quite or Extremely

31% Somewhat

13% Slightly or Not

K-5 SARP

90% Agree/Strongly Agree

10% Disagree/Strongly Disagree

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K-5 Aggregate

42% Not at all or slightly

27% Somewhat

31% Quite or extremely

K-5 Aggregate

45% Not at all or slightly

27% Somewhat

28% Quite or extremely

K-5 Communication

70% Quite or Extremely

20% Somewhat

10% Slightly or Not

K-5 Communication

68% Quite or Extremely

21% Somewhat

11% Slightly or Not

K-5 Communication

87% Email

3% Phone

7% Text

K-5 Communication

91% Email

2% Phone

6% Text

Southborough (6-8)

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265 Southborough families completed the survey

233 Southborough Hybrid families

32 Southborough SARP families

83% of Hybrid families think there are the right amount of safety measures

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6-8 Aggregate

38% Quite or Extremely

37% Somewhat

25% Slightly or Not

6-8 Hybrid

85% Agree/Strongly Agree

15% Disagree/Strongly Disagree

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6-8 Hybrid

36% Quite or Extremely

36% Somewhat

28% Slightly or Not

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6-8 Hybrid

85% Agree/Strongly Agree

10% Disagree

5.0% Strongly Disagree

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6-8 SARP

50% Quite or Extremely

47% Somewhat

3% Slightly or Not

6-8 SARP

84% Agree/Strongly Agree

16% Disagree/Strongly Disagree

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6-8 SARP

93% Agree/Strongly Agree

7.0% Disagree/Strongly Disagree

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6-8 Aggregate

38% Quite or Extremely

25% Somewhat

38% Slightly or Not

6-8 Aggregate

37% Quite or Extremely

29% Somewhat

34% Slightly or Not

6-8 Communication - School

66% Quite or Extremely

27% Somewhat

7% Slightly or Not

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6-8 Communication - District

62% Quite or Extremely

25% Somewhat

13% Slightly or Not

6-8 Communication-School/District

89% Email

6% Text

4% Phone

Summary K-8

Trends:

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• Increase opportunities for socialization
• Safety measures are greatly appreciated and are working
• Additional support on remote hybrid days
• Email is the preferred communication method
• Notification of every covid case in the district not just school-based

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What is working well for your child? (K-8)

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• Appreciation for remote work sent home in advance to have paper and pencil and be able to plan ahead
• In-person days
• Consistency of interaction with teacher in SARP
• Consistent routines and expectations are working well
• Teachers have been extremely invested and supportive of students
• Small classes in hybrid
• Enjoying specials
• Teacher support on Monday remote days
• Teachers are incredible

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What is challenging with your child’s education? (K-8)

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• Not coordinated lunch breaks for at home days for siblings
• Need increased live teacher support on remote days
• Some families would like additional self-paced work options to extend learning -- finishing early and not enough
• Not having a weekly schedule in advance
• Google classrooms have a lot of info and overwhelming
• Size of SARP classes
• Not enough or any teacher interaction on Mondays
• Limited feedback on student work

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Next Steps

Identify increased opportunities for:

Socialization� Hybrid teacher connections on remote days� Student feedback� Increased in-person learning

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Responses from Southborough Current Hybrid Families - If the district hybrid model were shifted to four-days in-person how would families respond?

Responses from Southborough Current SARP Families - If the district hybrid model were shifted to four-days in-person how would families respond?