District presents Qualtrics LCAP partner feedback and student themes; facilities and technology flagged

District leadership presented preliminary results of the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) educational‑partner survey at the April 18 meeting, summarizing response patterns and next steps.

The district contracted Qualtrics for a comprehensive survey instrument and collected responses across elementary, junior-high and high-school stakeholders. Presenters reported roughly 872 responses this cycle (compared with 960 in the prior year) and described a net‑promoter‑style scoring approach: scores clustered around 4.0–4.2 on a 1–5 Likert scale. The presentation emphasized that the platform can be filtered by site and stakeholder group and that full data and the survey instrument will be published on the district’s Ed Services site.

Key takeaways distilled from both the general survey and AI analysis of student feedback included a concern about learning‑materials gaps in math and reading (about 19 percent of respondents flagged this), requests for more student support personnel, increased STEM/STEAM opportunities, and concerns about connectivity and Wi‑Fi reliability. Building maintenance (“buildings in good repair”) emerged as the largest variance versus overall net‑promoter ratings, signaling community concern about facilities.

Presenters said the district will continue to analyze the data, align site SPSAs with LCAP goals, and present recommended LCAP goals to the county office and the board for adoption in June. Trustees asked to see disaggregated themes by elementary and secondary levels; the administration said Qualtrics allows that drill‑down.

The presentation also described student feedback results using AI to cluster hundreds of free‑text notes; common student concerns included homework volume and coordination across teachers. District staff stressed the data will be made available for principals and educational partners to inform site plans.