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CHCCS MSAN students present 'Portrait of a Teacher' survey to school board
Summary
A team of high‑school students from the district's Multicultural Student Achievement Network described a two‑year project, reported a student survey of more than 2,000 responses, and outlined next steps including teacher roundtables and continued outreach to faculty.
A group of high‑school students representing the district’s Multicultural Student Achievement Network (MSAN) presented March 27 to the Chapel Hill‑Carrboro City Schools board on a two‑year project called Portrait of a Teacher.
The students — organized by district equity staff — said the project is a "direct response to the Portrait of a Graduate" and aims to clarify traits and practices students want from teachers so classrooms support belonging and learning for students of color and other historically underserved groups.
MSAN presenters said their districtwide student survey drew more than 2,000 responses and highlighted several recurring themes: students asked for teachers who are flexible in instruction, enthusiastic, understanding, open‑minded and mindful of students’ other commitments; respondents reported variability in whether teachers showed genuine concern for students’ mental and emotional states. One presenter said roughly 500 respondents indicated they believed only two or three teachers would express genuine concern for their well‑being.
The MSAN students said they will follow up with an end‑of‑year recap survey, convene roundtable discussions at each high school to hear student voice in a conversation format, and conduct a teacher survey to identify what teachers need from students to support learning. Board members praised the students and asked about dissemination; the student team said they have presented at teacher conferences and will pursue faculty‑meeting and new‑teacher orientation slots to share findings.
Ending: Students asked the board to support their plan to engage teachers and administrators and to help share student feedback across the district’s professional development and hiring conversations.
