Face-to-face or online? Seminole County parents have until Monday night to return school survey

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Parents in Seminole County have until Monday night to return a crucial survey to the school district.

The survey will let district officials know if parents want to keep their child enrolled in one of the online options for the second semester or return to face-to-face learning.

The district says the survey is mandatory and needs to be completed by Monday night at 11 p.m.

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The results of the survey will determine plans for the second semester. So far, about 23,000 parents have responded.

Only parents who have students currently enrolled on the Seminole Connect, save my seat virtual school or the hybrid learning options need to fill out the survey.

The survey asks parents to indicate whether they will have their child begin attending face-to-face classes at the start of the second semester or remain in the current option.

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“This go around we are trying to get a definite affirmative answer in response to what their decision is because of all the scheduling that does need to take place,” said Seminole County Public Schools communication officer Michael Lawrence.

The last semester, 45,000 students returned to face-to-face learning. The survey will give the district a better idea of how many students will be going back to face-to-face learning.

“We anticipate since this is the first opportunity since those save our seat virtual students have to return to face to face, that we will see a similar jump or potentially higher,” Lawrence said.

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Since the survey went out last week, the district is still waiting to hear back from the parents of 22,500 students.

Lawrence said, “If they do not make a response, rather than defaulting in their current situation whether its Seminole Connect, save their seat virtual or the hybrid version they are currently in the schools will be contacting them.”

Seminole’s superintendent has asked the state board of education to keep the online instruction option open to be able to give parents concerned about COVID-19 a choice.

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