Austin ISD Health & Safety Protocols Survey | Encuesta sobre los protocolos de salud y seguridad en Austin ISD

In light of the sharp decline in COVID-19 cases, we need your input prior to revisiting our pandemic protocols which currently include mandatory masking.

While we had hoped in early Fall that masks would become optional upon vaccines being made available for five to eleven-year-olds, omicron proved to be more transmissible.

In anticipation of meeting with local public health officials to revisit our protocols, we want to make sure we hear from you first.

Please take a few moments to complete the survey below by Sunday, March 6 to help us think through any potential changes to our masking policies.

Ante el fuerte descenso de los casos de COVID-19, necesitamos su opinión antes de revisar nuestros protocolos con respecto a la pandemia, que actualmente incluyen el uso obligatorio de cubrebocas.

Mientras esperábamos que a principios del otoño que las máscaras se volverían opcional ya cuando las vacunas estuvieran disponibles para niños de cinco a once años, el Ómicron demostró ser más transmisible.

Antes de reunirnos con los funcionarios locales de salud pública para revisar nuestros protocolos, queremos asegurarnos de que usted nos dé su opinión primero.

Por favor, tómese unos minutos para completar la encuesta a más tardar el domingo 6 de marzo que aparece a continuación para ayudarnos a pensar en cualquier cambio potencial en nuestras normas sobre el uso de cubrebocas.

* What is your connection to AISD Schools? (Select all that apply) / ¿Cuál es su conexión con el AISD? (Seleccione todas las opciones que correspondan)

Parent/guardian | Padre de familia/guardián

74%

Student | Estudiante

12%

Teacher | Maestro/a

Community member | Miembro de la comunidad

Non-teaching staff | Personal no didáctico

Other | Otro

Campus partner | Socio del plantel

Closed to responses | 25,534 Responses

* With which school(s) are you most closely connected? (Select all that apply) | ¿Con cuál escuela está usted más conectado? (Seleccione todas las opciones que correspondan)

Bowie

Austin

Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA)

Anderson

Gorzycki

McCallum

Kealing

Lamar

Murchison

Ann Richards

Small

Crockett ECHS

Baranoff

Clayton

Akins ECHS

Mills

Kiker

Doss

Hill

Baldwin

O. Henry

Casis

Highland Park

Bailey

Bear Creek

Lively

Patton

Brentwood

Gullett

Barton Hills

Davis

Navarro ECHS

Zilker

Oak Hill

Becker

Covington

Summitt

Cowan

Lee

Bryker Woods

Menchaca

Blanton

Sunset Valley

Blazier

Boone

Maplewood

Ridgetop

Casey

Mathews

Kocurek

Paredes

Travis Heights

Central Office

Travis ECHS

Bedichek

Reilly

Joslin

Burnet

Cunningham

Pillow

Blackshear

Northeast ECHS

Eastside ECHS

Mendez

LBJ ECHS

Williams

Dobie

Dawson

Winn

Perez

Wooten

Sanchez

Harris

St. Elmo

Galindo

Langford

Allison

Martin

Guerrero Thompson

Garza

Sadler Means YWLA

Walnut Creek

Uphaus

Zavala

Graham

Wooldridge

Govalle

Hart

Webb

Cook

Linder

McBee

Padron

Palm

Pleasant Hill

Gus Garcia YMLA

Ortega

Rosedale

Odom

Houston

Pickle

Andrews

Barrington

Jordan

Norman-Sims

Widen

Overton

Campbell

Rodriguez

Alternative Learning Center (ALC)

Navarro GPA

Pecan Springs

Brown

Oak Springs

Austin State Hospital

Clifton

International

Travis GPA

Travis County Day School

Leadership Academy

Travis County Juvenile Detention Center

Phoenix Academy

JJAEP (Juvenile Justice Education Program)

EDAEP

Closed to responses | 24,612 Responses

* Do you think it’s time for Austin ISD to make masks optional? | ¿Cree usted que es hora de que el Distrito Escolar de Austin permita que los cubrebocas sean opcionales?

Yes | Sí

49%

No | No

45%

Unsure | No estoy seguro

Closed to responses | 26,011 Responses

* If you knew that Austin ISD would provide every student with a KN95 or similarly effective mask, would you feel more confident about making masks optional if numbers continue to decline? | Si supiera que el Distrito Escolar de Austin proporcionará a cada estudiante un cubrebocas KN95 o de eficacia similar, ¿se sentiría más seguro de hacer que los cubrebocas sean opcionales si las cifras siguen disminuyendo?

No | No

53%

Yes | Sí

36%

Unsure | No estoy seguro

12%

Closed to responses | 25,551 Responses

* If you knew that Austin ISD would continue testing protocols and require students and staff testing positively to quarantine, would you feel more confident about making masks optional if numbers continue to decline? | Si supiera que el Distrito Escolar de Austin continuará con los protocolos de pruebas y requiriendo que los estudiantes y el personal con un resultado positivo hagan cuarentena, ¿se sentiría más seguro de hacer que los cubrebocas sean opcionales si las cifras siguen disminuyendo?

Yes | Sí

48%

No | No

45%

Unsure | No estoy seguro

Closed to responses | 25,482 Responses

* What would you like to see before masks are made optional in our schools and facilities? | ¿Qué le gustaría ver antes de que los cubrebocas sean opcionales en nuestras escuelas e instalaciones?

Masks should be optional now | Los cubrebocas deberían ser opcionales ahora

42%

I’d like the mandate to stay in place for the rest of the school year | Me gustaría que el mandato se mantuviera durante el resto del ciclo escolar

30%

I would like to hear from our local health officials that masks no longer need to be required in schools | Me gustaría que los funcionarios de salud locales nos dijeran que los cubrebocas ya no son necesarios en las escuelas

18%

Let’s wait a few more weeks to ensure cases continue to decline | Esperar unas semanas más para asegurarnos de que los casos siguen disminuyendo

10%

Closed to responses | 26,690 Responses

Gabriel Keller**CLICK SEE MORE - I AM A STUDENT** The vast majority of the comments here have been made by parents that **do not** know their children, and most importantly **do not** understand the value of masks and keeping a mandate in order. Wearing a mask is not a detriment to kids in any...See More

Reply 897 Agree3 years ago

To all the people responding to Gabriel with “you’re a parent” “you work for aisd” you are belittling your own children by saying that they can’t be eloquent or well spoken.
I am an 8th grader. The person writing that comment is my close friend. Maybe you don’t believe me but ...See More

341 Agree3 years ago

Some children do feel uncomfortable wearing them. I’m sorry, but children, especially young children with learning disabilities need to see faces in order to learn. Children as a whole need to see faces too. It’s part of reading what people are saying, and picking up social cue...See More

229 Agree3 years ago

Sean ClarkeI know this doesn't mean much, but I can confirm Gabe is a student despite some interesting wording, as a student who knows him.

I think masks, at least from what I've seen, are part of the "normal" in school at this point and aren't suffocating us students. That said, I t...See More

164 Agree3 years ago

Gabriel, you claim to be a student yet keep referring to “our children”…looks like a parent over there

“I find your response to be a severe exaggeration of the true effect masks play on our children. Masks do not serve at all to detriment our children; in fact, they do...See More

70 Agree3 years ago

“…critical funding from chronic absenteeism..”

Given the writing level, you are quite obviously not a student and likely a disgruntled faculty member or someone who is not even associated with AISD. Nice try!

29 Agree3 years ago

* If the district makes masks optional, are there any situations where masks should remain mandatory? (Select all that apply) | Si el distrito hace que los cubrebocas sean opcionales, ¿hay alguna situación en la que deban seguir siendo obligatorios? (Seleccione todas las opciones que correspondan)

Yes, in spaces that hold large gatherings, such as assemblies. | Sí, en espacios donde se celebren grandes reuniones, como las asambleas.

53%

No, masks should be optional at all times. | No, los cubrebocas deberían ser opcionales en todo momento.

44%

Other | Otro

Closed to responses | 19,044 Responses

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Austin ISD Health & Safety Protocols Survey | Encuesta sobre los protocolos de salud y seguridad en Austin ISD

Austin ISD Health & Safety Protocols Survey | Encuesta sobre los protocolos de salud y seguridad en Austin ISD

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* What is your connection to AISD Schools? (Select all that apply) / ¿Cuál es su conexión con el AISD? (Seleccione todas las opciones que correspondan)

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* With which school(s) are you most closely connected? (Select all that apply) | ¿Con cuál escuela está usted más conectado? (Seleccione todas las opciones que correspondan)

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* Do you think it’s time for Austin ISD to make masks optional? | ¿Cree usted que es hora de que el Distrito Escolar de Austin permita que los cubrebocas sean opcionales?

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* What would you like to see before masks are made optional in our schools and facilities? | ¿Qué le gustaría ver antes de que los cubrebocas sean opcionales en nuestras escuelas e instalaciones?

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