State of the District/LCAP and Community Conversation Feedback
(Numbers next to list items indicate multiple similar responses.)
Attendance
o
Late buses - child gets to
school sometimes an hour late - 3
o
Attendance - having all
stakeholders understand that it is important
o
Snow days need new plan - 4
o
Natural disasters - 4
o
Rough winter
o
Lengthy holiday breaks
o
Students and staff - 2
o
Hours out of school are not being
made up – sick days, snow days, athletics - 4
o
Attendance - 7
o
Early out/late in STHS
o
Bus messages and sports okay
o
Too many independent studies
o
Not having school
o
Ripple effect from school closures
and delayed starts
o
Too much interruption
o
Transportation - 2
o
Weather - 4
o
Sick days
Basic Needs
- Not enough food at STMS
- Nutrition - not healthy food
- Meal applications need to be completed by
parents
Communication
o Decisions
being made without or little input from those most affected
o Folks
not having a say in what is happening
o Lack
of transparency at all levels
o No
clear path to success
o Community
perception
o Unity (School/
communication)
o Lack
of consistent vision from the top to the bottom
o Misinformation
English
Learner (EL)
o Language
barrier issues - 4
o Not
enough speaking Spanish advocacy
o Lack
of academic language for EL students to be
successful
o Lack
of ELOs - standard learning opportunities
o
How to address ESP in gen ed classes
Environmental and
Situational Factors
o Poverty
- Rebound from COVID
- Unforeseen distractions
- Screen time
- Social media
- iPhone
- Changes in student culture - hard for organization to keep pace
- Student engagement with peers - 2
- Distractions - 3
- Family
- Relationships and personal communications
- Attitudes
- Family dynamics
- Motivation - 2
Facilities
o Facilities
- 2
o Modernize
facilities
o Lack
of space
Housing/Income
o
Homelessness
Learning
improvement
o Hands-on
learning - recognize different learning styles
o Staff
support 2 (lack of)
o Interventions:
speech, math and reading - 2
o Teacher
collaboration time
o Focus
on too many things - not a deep dive
o Teachers
unable to focus on enrichment/CORE only
o Relevant
curriculum - life skills
o More
Collaborative Learning
o K-12
- rigorous curriculum alignment
o More
rigor
o Student
staff connection
o SEL
needs to be visited frequently
o Active
outdoor time needs to be a priority
o Students
lacking confidence and commitment
o Need
to understand the why and Trust the system
o Getting
resources
o Learning
o Acknowledging
need for social emotional development concerns
o Burning
differences
o Amount
of aides in specific classes 3
Principals
- No full-time principal
MTHS
- No clear list of
resources
- Lack of English Learner
resources in math at STHS
Mental
Health
o Mental
Health - 5
o Trauma
- 3
o Limited
understanding of mental health and impact on learning
o Social
emotional needs
o More
counselors
o Consequences
expectations - drugs bathroom
o What
are you doing to encourage behavior and consequences?
o Drugs/
bullying/ social media
o Relationship
support
o Drugs
at Middle School/Bullying
o Bullying
- 4
o Need
for kindness and empathy
o Stress/anxiety
o Not
having ABA therapy available
STHS
o Communication
of A-G AG requirements
o Students
not getting the classes they need because they didn't know what they needed
o Library
o Better
student relationships with teachers and secondary
o Reinstate
ELL programs classes at High School
o Bathroom
issues at STHS – vaping, smoking, bullying - 2
o Communication
of AP/dual enrollment opportunities at STHS
Special
Needs
o Disabilities
o Equity
access
o Increase
special needs resources
o More
inclusion of special needs students in typical classes with aides
Technology
and Navigating Technology
o Technology
and navigating technology
o Over
Reliance on screen time
o For
ADHD
o Phones
o State
recognition of virtual learning no
o Distance
learning
o Remote
learning/alternative lifestyle/hybrid
o How do we
seek hybrid Solutions - Tahoe is unique
Miscellaneous
o Cultural
competency
o Parent-teacher
involvement
o Teachers
are rude to students
o We
need to recognize and celebrate the successes and achievements that we
have more of this
o Student
needs to work
o Alignment
across schools
o Gaps
in student performance based on equity across
sites, representation of staff, accountability with teachers, lack of
support for different needs
o Tracking
o College
track - 38% are qualified to go to a four-year college
o Not
raising bar in general - 2
o Some
class sizes are too large to allow teachers to build relationships
o Staffing
o Parents
- 2
o Funding
o The
teacher’s union seems to not be open/receptive to work with Administration
o District
Office needs to change
o The
conversation about what we have learned about what the kids and our district
need
o
Support and access for
extracurricular activities
o Staff
retention will be able to keep great staff
o More
extracurricular
o Create
opportunity for wider engagement
o We need to compete with the world
o Partnering with too few
afterschool activity childcare providers
o Police
Department legal will not arrest students who break the law (drug/alcohol)
o Teachers Union
o All kids should have access to TK not just half the kids
o Specialization in Middle School especially ST and M
o The district/admin desire to assure students pass classes and who don't support
o Teachers who try to get kids to do the work - it is the teacher's
fault when there are F's
o Behavior
and interaction between teachers and students
Involving Parents more would help