Dear Los Alamitos Unified School District Staff, Families and Community,
We are fortunate to serve a community that has been our dedicated partner in opening both our Hybrid and [email protected] schooling options for our students. This has been a difficult task for all and an even more difficult adjustment for our families. In a year that has thrown many curve balls, we have remained Better Together, united in a common interest to provide the best we can for Los Alamitos USD students and families.
On the recent survey sent to all families enrolled in our Hybrid setting, approximately two-thirds of our Hybrid families responded and more than 65% of those responses indicated a desire to transition to an extended school day beginning in late April/early May for the last few weeks of school. Many expressed their desire to increase classroom time as much as possible and to unite both A and B Cohorts together before the end of the year. We also had over 1,200 families indicate a desire to remain in the Hybrid model due to the impact another change would have on their family. Many of these families reached out stating that as much as they would welcome additional in-person instructional opportunities, any change this late in the school year would create a significant hardship for their family. They shared how they have already altered their work schedules, arranged for different drop-off and pick-up schedules, and secured child care options that now would create disruptive and difficult challenges for their family the last few weeks of school. While our goal is to serve the diverse needs of our families, the decision on how we best meet competing and compelling needs makes any decision more complex and nuanced.