REOPENING: Seattle Public Schools seeking survey responses by Wednesday

Now that Seattle Public Schools has a plan for meeting the governor’s order to offer some in-person learning to elementary students by early April, it’s surveying families to find out how many intend to accept that offer. The district sent this reminder tonight for families to return those surveys:

Seattle Public Schools sent an important survey last week to families with students in kindergarten through fifth grade in order to determine how many students from those groups will be returning to in-person learning in SPS schools next month. Survey responses are due by midnight Wednesday, March 24.

The survey, which was sent to families on Friday, March 19, 2021, is the primary way for the district to ascertain the instructional model choice of families:

• A hybrid instructional model of in-person part-time and remote part-time —
* M-T-Th-F half-day in-person, half-day remote
* W full-day remote for all students
• A full remote instruction model.

Return Dates
• March 29 – All preschool students and students enrolled in elementary special education Intensive Services Pathways;
• April 5 – All other kindergarten to 5th grade students;
• April 5 – Students enrolled in middle and high school special education intensive pathways.

Preschool and elementary students enrolled in a K-8 school will follow the start dates outlined above.

The announcement includes a reminder of the schedule changes announced over the weekend. Meantime, the return to schools isn’t finalized yet – the Seattle Education Association is voting this week on whether to accept the agreement.

5 Replies to "REOPENING: Seattle Public Schools seeking survey responses by Wednesday"

  • Anne March 23, 2021 (9:10 am)

    Once again I have a question. If kids are half day in person, half day remote & hours are:Morning session 8-10:45 Afternoon session- 11:45-2:30 Are morning kids expected to get out of school  at 10:45 & get home by 11:45 to be ready for remote learning? The afternoon kids then must be done with remote learning at 10:45 & get to school by 11:45 for afternoon in person class?All kids must fit lunch in there somewhere too?With transportation issues-car/bus whatever -this seems almost impossible. I must be misunderstanding this.

    • MercyMoi March 23, 2021 (11:34 am)

      Anne – I would wait to hear from your student’s teacher. The plan is to give the AM Cohort asynchronous work for the PM, and the PM group asynchronous work in the AM. Keep in mind that some schools are only serving in-person students in the AM and fully-remote students in the PM. But the plan for each Cohort to do asynchronous work in the other part of the day still applies. You will get communications from your school and teachers.

      • Anne March 23, 2021 (3:00 pm)

        I don’t have a student in SPS-just asking because I’m curious & it seems confusing. 

    • AMC March 24, 2021 (10:07 am)

      Anne, in short the answer is no. Since half the day is asynchronous that means students don’t have to do the assignments at a certain time during that period and it’s done offline.

      • Anne March 25, 2021 (9:50 am)

        Sorry- not trying to be deliberately obtuse- just wanted a clearer answer. So it seems students (who opt in) go to either morning session OR the afternoon session- (each session being approximately 2:45) 4 days a week. With Weds being remote remote for all. 

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