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District pilot of Florida Youth Survey at Gifford Middle prompts parental-notice concerns

2564858 · March 10, 2025
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Summary

Staff said the Florida Youth Survey was administered to a small sample at Gifford Middle; trustees asked why parents reported not receiving permission notices and directed staff to improve advance notice and public documentation of survey materials and opt-out procedures.

District staff told trustees that the 2025 Florida Youth Survey was administered in the spring to a state-selected sample at Gifford Middle School and that the district used paper consent for that small pilot group rather than the district-wide FOCUS parent portal.

How it was run: Staff said the state randomly selects classes and that for 2025 a small sample of roughly 97 students at Gifford Middle participated. Because the sample size was limited, the district…

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