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Board reviews social‑emotional and civic‑engagement survey results; members ask for school‑level breakdowns
Summary
District staff presented results from the Fundamental 3 (social‑emotional learning) and Fundamental 4 (civic engagement) datasets, noting growth in several SEL areas but lower survey participation this year. Board members requested disaggregation by school and grade to guide targeted interventions.
District staff presented quantitative results for Fundamentals 3 and 4 — social‑emotional learning (SEL) and civic‑minded graduate measures — and discussed response rates, year‑over‑year trends, and possible next steps.
Presentation highlights: Staff reported improved results in several SEL subdomains, including "hope about the future" (+3%), "emotional awareness" (+4%), "self‑regulation" (+4%), peer respect (+6%), group belonging (+5%), and problem solving (+7%). For civic outcomes, presenters noted that some measures (for example, political engagement) increased while overall participation in the civic‑minded graduate instrument was lower this year (about 56.8% completion of that instrument).
Response rates and administration: Staff said the civic‑minded graduate instrument had substantially lower response volume this year — roughly half the responses compared with the prior year — and explained part of that change stemmed from differences in how the instrument was administered to graduating students (embedded in sign‑out/check‑out activities rather than a separate hour). A board member asked whether administration changes caused variation in participation; staff said they would investigate and return with school‑level breakdowns.
Board requests and next steps: Multiple board members asked staff to break results down by school and grade and to supply demographic cross‑tabs where useful, so principals and system leaders can identify targeted improvement actions. Board members also discussed how to present Likert‑scale results (for example, grouping responses into positive, neutral and negative bands) to avoid misleading readouts. Staff agreed to provide additional school‑level and cohort analyses and to offer guidance for principals on interpreting results.
Ending: The board voted to find the superintendent in compliance with the reporting requirements for Fundamental 3 during the meeting. Staff will return with more disaggregated data and recommended school‑level actions.
