Nearly two-thirds of the Spring ISD student body have chosen to participate in remote learning for the first grading period of the 2020-21 school year, according to learning option survey results obtained by Community Impact Newspaper on Aug. 10.

According to SISD Director of Communications Karen Garrison, 34% of survey respondents selected the district's Safety First In-Person learning option, while 66% opted for the district's Empowered Learning At-Home option. The survey closed to respondents Aug. 7 at 5 p.m.
"We appreciate our families responding to the learning option survey and letting us know what will work best for them," said Mark Miranda, executive chief of district operations. "Working with our families to help every student be successful is our priority as we start this new school year, whether they choose the Safety-First In-Person learning option or Empowered Learning At-Home."

As previously reported by Community Impact Newspaper, while SISD will begin the upcoming school year remotely until at least Sept. 11, if in-person learning resumes Sept. 14 as currently planned, whichever learning choice families choose for the first grading period will take effect through Nov. 20 for students in pre-K, Oct. 30 for elementary schools and Oct. 2 for secondary schools.

According to the district's current plans, while families can opt into remote learning at any time throughout the school year, students may only opt into in-person learning at the start of a new grading period.

For more information about both learning options, click here.