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Vancouver schools see modest gains in student belonging; survey flags gaps by question and group
Summary
District staff presented Panorama survey results showing modest districtwide gains in belonging (elementary ~58%, middle ~51%, high ~49%) and strong teacher-support scores, while highlighting outliers that require school-level follow-up and deeper disaggregation.
Interim Associate Superintendent Janelle Ephraim told the Vancouver School District board the presentation would show how the district’s strategic plan is reflected in Panorama survey results on student belonging.
Chris Giannotti, the district elementary director, reported that 58% of third through fifth graders answered favorably on the belonging band and that 47% responded favorably to the single question “How much respect do students at your school…
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