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[quote=Anonymous]My husband and I were just talking about our challenges with DL recently, and how it's frustrating that there are no good ways to convey our (constructive!) feedback to help make it better.

That's something a well-constructed survey could do -- not just see how families feel about return to in-person, but also explore ways to improve DL across the district so that if we must or choose to continue DL, it can be more effective. But they don't actually care about our experience, even though it's happening in our homes and we are directly involved in a way that parents NEVER are with in-person school. That seems relevant, but DCPS doesn't care.

There's also no nuance to the Trendency survey, even with the sliders to select preference. They are pushing you to say you want in-person or you don't, you support safety measures or you don't. It makes no sense. The vast majority of families want in-person, but have different feelings about when or if it can be made safe this year. But notice they don't ask THAT question because it would be too revealing (i.e. show that people desperately want in person but largely don't think DCPS can make it sufficiently safe). And regarding the safety measures questions -- is there anyone who is going to answer "Nah, I don't think safety measures like PPE and hot running water matter"? Of course people want the safety measures. The problem is that DCPS is too inept to do something as simple as making sure every elementary school in the city has functioning plumbing. The plumbing issue shouldn't even be a question, it's only a "safety measure" because so many schools in the system have been without functioning bathrooms or adequate supply of soap FOR YEARS.[/quote]

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