Slightly more than 60% percent Greeley-Evans School District 6 households prefer the option of traditional, in-school learning for students in the fall, according to a district-wide survey on its plans for reopening.
Late last week, District 6 sent out more than 23,000 surveys to evert household to allow them to weigh in on district plans for educating students in the 2020-21 school year as the uncertainly lingers surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
District 6 has not been in school since before spring break in March. The district added an additional week to its spring break for staff and teachers to prepare for the switch to all-remote learning on March 31. District 6 and Weld RE-4 announced in April they would remain with online classes for the rest of the year.
District 6 spokeswoman Theresa Myers said the survey included three options for students in the fall, and families were asked to rank their choices according to first, second and third. The proposed options were: traditional, in-person learning at school with health restrictions; a combination of in-person and remote learning; and full, remote learning only.
Of the 3,722 responses the district received by the return deadline Wednesday, Myers said 2,240 — or 60.1 percent — picked traditional, in-school learning as the first choice. Nearly 700 of the responding households (655) chose the combination in-school and remote learning as the preferred option, while 455 of the respondents went with full, online-only schooling as the first choice.
Myers emphasized the online-only option will be in place for all families who might feel a need to keep a child out of school.
“We will give this option regardless because some families won’t feel comfortable with their child returning to school,” Myers said. “We will accommodate them.”
Among the respondents who chose the combination option as a first choice, Myers said the preference was for students to go to school two full days a week, with the rest of the week utilizing remote learning.
Myers said the district also sent out a survey to more than 2,800 faculty and staff members and received more than 1,00 replies. The district asked the staff members about teacher availability to teach online and their preferences for a plan for fall.
She said the district continues to look at look the surveys and record information based on written comments provided in the questionnaire — and that the district will come up with a tentative plan by the end of the month with room for changes based on state and local guidelines in reaction to the progress of coronavirus.
“We have to be nimble with it,” Myers added. “I think we’ll have a plan for all three options and then tweak it.”
The survey is one factor in the district’s decision on how to manage school in the fall. Myers said District 6 will also consider information from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado Department of Education.
Two teams of District 6 staff will evaluate the survey responses and craft the district’s ultimate plan. The teams are comprised of representatives from academics, such as teachers and principals, and another team is made of healthcare personnel.
“We know most would love to go back to school full time and that might be an option,” Myers said. “I think we’re in a good space where we can plan for the contingencies.”
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