Parents/Guardians

• Really hoping school opens up for the middle and high school students soon. Don't think it fair for just K-6 students to return.

• I wonder if access to materials, books (in a different language), equipment, and Internet could be some issues for these children.

• I agree that this will help the students be more responsible and set them on their way to college. If could keep the schedule as it that would help them get accustom to the college classes.

• My daughter is doing well

• The teachers are doing an amazing job teaching our children. We as parents also need to help our children on areas they lacked by sharing their questions and thoughts and child see the involvement.

• Maybe small groups of students that need help on the same subject have a zoom tutor.

• I think like some kids its disadvantaged would be that some parents don't or can't speak language and make it harder for them for zoom.

• They are helping my son to finish his studies because the study is the most important

• I am glad teachers were able to see a positive side in our children's returning back to school. I hope all schools open soon to make everyone feel normal again. I find a disadvantage for my daughter not attending class as she has less education, only 2 hours per day and I would love for her to have more hours. At home she gets board, is on computer watching videos or watching TV and she does not go outside to play so I would rather have her going back to school. Also I feel that she already missed out a year of education or challenging her. I try to do things at home but it is not the same.

Students

• I would say there has been a loss of academic learning and negative impact in trends although the projections have shown a positive change. The adjustment to distance learning has taken up time that would typically be used for learning.

• I thought they were how I would perceive them to be. I also knew that there would be a larger gap this year due to Covid because it was a whole new experience for everyone and trying to navigate through it has been challenging. Covid has brought a whole new level of stress to students as some have had to help in the household with chores, bringing in income, etc. I think added stress, less time to focus on school, and lack of motivation are factors in these results.

Administration

• Very concerning, as those subgroups are more dependent on the in-person support.

• Students are disenfranchised. Having to take care of chord, younger students, no supervision, hard to hold them accountable.

• I am worried about the negative trends that all three of these demographic groups are predicted to endure, as Socio-economically disadvantaged students, as well as English Learners and Foster Youth have historically endured learning loss with their various circumstances and lack of access to equitable resources.

• We need to provide additional supports.

• I worry that the special groups will have greater learning loss than our projections indicate. Primarily because I don't think they are included in the testing data that we are using to make the projections.

• Our EL students have had less opportunity to gain proficiency in English during distance learning which makes all content areas more difficult.

• Virtual learning has presented different challenges to different students. Some students that were struggling with in person learning are now performing significantly better while other students who were strong academically are now struggling. I do believe that those students with other challenges are going to suffer the most academically during this period because it is so much more difficult to provide them the support they would receive with in person learning.

• All students are experiencing a loss of learning it is evident. We need to get them back in the classroom and begin to fill in the gaps.

• All the above subgroups are struggling academically during distant learning. The subgroups listed typically have less support at home.

• For Los Robles our data indicates less learning loss and in some cases gains for our English Learners and Special Education subgroups in comparison to the learning loss predicted for these subgroups at the district level.

• As a learning director, one of my roles is to monitor attendance. I have had to keep closer contact with the foster youth students at my site. The families experience significant hardships and we have had to be more involved with home visits to ensure the students have what they need. We have a pair of staff members who conduct home visits on Wednesday, and will deliver materials, incentives for motivation, stop by to trouble shoot device/connection issues.

Teachers

• The apparent decline for the EL students is concerning because, language-wise, they were behind to begin with and need every instructional minute to expand their knowledge.

• One thing I did not mention, when I was sharing, was that the data from the STAR and Checkpoints might be skewed. Which students are truly placing their best efforts on these tests? There is the possibility that this data reflects our top and middle students not the scores of our lower students. This could affect the accuracy of the data.

• The Covid pandemic has affected every facet of our daily lives, school is just a part of this. The pressure to succeed in school is often overshadowed by survival and copeing with changing family dynamics, lost jobs, illness . . . Just life. It is very complex and not easily resolved.

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Parents/Guardians

• My experience with all of this distant learning isn't for all. But I will give a HUGE thank you to my son's school; Porterville Military Academy; for never letting the students give up. And the staff always being there for there students.

• Thematic curriculum, sequence of learning, access to library materials, learning new technology, pathways.

• I think the school is doing a great job!

• I honestly feel like there kids that are hands-on or in-person learners will have it hard for the tests. Me personal I learn more by watching and seeing things and longer time learning it.

• These meetings help me a lot.

• I need to send my children back to school to get them moving and socializing, they have a hard time participating in class, virtually.

Students

• I feel like my quality of education and learning has worsen despite all efforts given by staff members across the district.

• I've always had a pretty good academic record. I work hard and am motivated in school, but this year has been the most challenging. I say this because I've never felt more stressed in my life as I've been trying to adapt to learning through Distance Learning and not having all my classes 5 days a week.

Administration

• Typical experience has been to see growth overtime as teachers understand the standards and refine their pedagogy.

• Phone calls, SSTs, SEL outreach.

• Students that participate in in-person learning have been demonstrating positive academic gains, motivation and self-esteem.

• Our teachers have been amazing. Our students and parents have stepped up and are doing the best they can during a very difficult time.

• When the staff analyzed the data they attributed the success of our subgroups to having them participate in small in-person cohorts as early as November 2020.

• When students are in the classroom, they are given the opportunity to focus and learn.

• I believe that classroom instruction is the best it has ever been. The inclusion of technology, when used as part of a well-planned lesson, provides students the opportunity to learn at their own pace.

• We had to slow things down

• My personal experience with academics, both as a student and a teacher, have been good ones. I considered myself as an outlier in that I come from a SED background, but I had good mentors and educators to edify me. As a teacher, I feel that the relationships I took the time to establish, the quality lesson designs, as well as the systems of interventions for my students enabled my students to be prepared and successful for their high-stakes exams.

• Currently focused on our seniors and those academically at-risk.

Teachers

• My experience is with overseeing students at PHS and from my discussions with teachers, some software programs like Rosetta Stone and Reading Plus have actually allowed these students to maintain a significant amount of work as opposed to more direct instruction classes.

• As most teachers will attest to, engagement strategies that keep our students involved and on task is the challenge. As a math department at BMS, we discuss the different strategies being used and use them to help us with keeping engagement from students. Things like using esti-mysteries as warm-ups, keeping breakout rooms short, but meaningful, and having positive interactions with our students. Just a few of the things we are working on as a team.

• It has been very difficult to establish relationships with students over zoom especially when the majority of students are off video. Mentorship has always been important part of my teaching experience. For many of the focus group students it can be as important (or more) than the academic learning.

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Parents/Guardians

• When will high school begin?

• I like how similar messages and ideas are being used across the academic areas. For example, the use of the Frayer Model to define a vocabulary word, term or concept in Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies.

• I think the school is doing a great job!

• My daughter is doing well.

• I personally think its going to be hard for kids especially when they have zoom instead of person school. I feel they don't have much time to learn and be ready.

• This meeting is my inspiration to continue studying.

• I would like to see our school be at top, on all academic levels. As a parent I want to know what is my responsibility with my children and if other parents need help, I can help too. I know many parents say they are tired or busy but our children are our future and I am willing to help out the community.

Students

• I believe there is going to be a learning gap/loss in those subjects in all grades when compared to previous years. With my experience students are having more difficulty comprehend and retaining the material through distance learning.

• I think it's essential to have math classes every school day. The block schedule my high school is on now does not allow for that. Math has been more challenging for me this year not just because I'm taking a dual enrollment Trig/Pre-Cal class, but because I'm not seeing math everyday like I would in a normal school year. I think having math classes everyday is super helpful because it allows you to practice everything you learned more than just 2 days a week. My teacher has had to teach us lessons in half of the time she normally has and we get less practice with it because we have to stay on track with PC's timeline.

Administration

• Those students in the core classes are struggling more due to expectations, pacing...

• I am hopeful that although we are predicted to see learning loss continue for our at-risk demographic groups (SED, EL, and FY), that we will continue to find ways to support their mental health and recapture their learning through intensive intervention systems, as well as opportunities for modified credentials (lowering credit requirements, etc.).

• To be able to fill skill gaps.

• I wonder why our students are doing better in Math during distance learning.

• I feel that Math instruction is easier to translate into online learning than the other subjects during distance learning. ELA and science are probably the hardest hit subjects to support students in a distance learning environment.

• Students need to be in the classroom to learn.

• There are a lot more standards to cover in ELA than math and typically math scores were higher than ELA but that has changed with common core. One reason talked about why math scores are lower on CAASPP is due to more reading is required in math now than before.

• In our Healthy Kids Survey our students reported less than 50% are getting physical activity at least 4 times a week.

Teachers

• The EL students are missing thousands of conversations in English that would occur outside of designated ELD instruction. From question like "do you have a pencil?" or "Are you going to the rally in the gym?" The loss of these opportunities is tough.

• Tutoring, online classes and cohort groups focusing on graduation will have significant impact on finding our way back to the new normal in education regardless of the focus group.

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Parents/Guardians

• Technology has been a problem. Lessons can be hard to see or hear on the Chromebook. We've had to do a lot of work arounds but for those families without the wherewithal, staying engaged would difficult.

• Thank you for giving us so much information.

• I believe that kids should've had more hours on zoom class for them to learn more of a subject in class. Just because I feel like less hours is giving them rush time of learning.

• We did not understand much because we did not attend the other meetings.

Students

• I think this is a obstacle that will affect students' behavior and performance even when they return to campus. I believe in order to help students and staff get through this rough patch, schools should have support systems to meet students' academic and emotion/mental needs.

Administration

• K-2 learning loss? As these younger students return to small cohorts it seems as though the impact on acquiring foundational skills has been significant. Is there a plan for providing early intervention to fill gaps on foundation skills? Extending in-person time for K-2? Summer School? Hiring additional support staff or Americorp to support K-2 small intervention groups?

• We all need to stick together. Teamwork has never been more important.

• Graduation and making sure seniors reach the finish line

Teachers

• Needed more discussion time in the breakout room. It was still meaningful. Thanks

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