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District survey shows steady belonging overall; open-text responses highlight peer meanness, social isolation and identity concerns
Summary
New Albany-Plain Local presented results from its 2025–26 student belonging survey: participation rose slightly from 2024 but declined among upper high-school grades; 218 students were shown an optional open-text prompt and 190 responded, with top themes of peer teasing, social isolation and identity-based exclusion.
Greg Taylor, director of assessment and accountability, presented the district's November 2025 belonging-survey results to the board. The survey covers grades 1–12 with simplified questions for early grades and an extended instrument for grades 4–12.
Taylor said participation rose modestly overall compared with 2024 but remained below the district's earlier peak. Primary grades (1–3) saw a notable increase while participation among juniors and seniors fell; survey administrators flagged survey…
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