Professional Learning Communities

2,717 responses  view the raw survey data

• If your school schedule was changed to include a one day late start each week for teacher PLC time, when would you prefer this begin?
  • 53.6% - 2026-2027 school year
  • 26.6% - 2027-2028 school year
  • 19.8% - not sure
     
• Currently, the majority of DCSD's high schools PLC days take place on Fridays. Understanding this, what day would you prefer the late start day be for elementary and middle schools?
  • 56.6% - Friday
  • 19.9% - Not Sure
  • 12.7% - Monday
  • 6.9% - Wednesday
  • 2.6% - Thursday
  • 1.4% - Tuesday
     
• If DCSD were to implement a late start day (45 minute delay) each week, how likely would this impact your child’s ability to attend school that day? (1=not at all likely | 5=highly likely)
  • 66.7% - 1-Not at all Likely
  • 6.6% -  2
  • 9.1% -  3
  • 4.1% -  4
  • 13.6% - 5-Highly Likely
     
• If DCSD were to implement a late start day (45-minute delay) each week, how likely would your family be to access child care on those mornings? (1=not at all likely | 5=highly likely)
  • 44.2% - 1-Not at all Likely
  • 4.9% - 2
  • 11.2% - 3
  • 4.9% - 4
  • 34.7% - 5-Highly Likely
     
• Some families have noted that they would take advantage of late start (45-minute) days by scheduling  appointments on those mornings. How likely would your family be to take advantage of that option?  (1=not at all likely | 5=highly likely)
  • 31.6% - 1-Not at all Likely
  • 7.9% - 2
  • 19.7% - 3
  • 9.3% - 4
  • 31.5% - 5-Highly Likely

In Spring 2025, in the DCSD strategic plan survey, we asked our community about their level of support for DCSD providing our elementary and middle schools with dedicated PLC time for teachers. 52% of respondents Agreed or Strongly Agreed that adding PLC time to our elementary and middle schools should be prioritized, while 21% were neutral to the idea.