PROVO, Utah and SEATTLE, Sept. 15,
2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualtrics (Nasdaq: XM), the leader and
creator of the Experience Management (XM) category, today announced
that the School Board of the City of
Virginia Beach, Gwinnett
County Public Schools and the Hemet Unified School District
are using Qualtrics to put parent, teacher and student experiences
at the center of their back-to-school plans. With Qualtrics,
educators can create a better learning environment for students
that prioritizes safety, well-being and mental health, while
building more trust between schools and families.
Parents are sending their children back to school for a second
time during a global pandemic, and as Delta cases surge, 56% of
parents say they are more worried about their kids' health and
safety this year than they were last year. Though most parents
agree in-person learning is best for their child, many would also
support school closures if Delta cases continue to spike.
For educators, designing a safe back-to-school environment
requires navigating complex questions about vaccine and mask
mandates, mental health concerns and remote learning. To answer
those questions, educators need the ability to both listen to and
understand the myriad competing voices of parents, teachers and
students, then take action in a way that responds to individual
concerns.
More than half of the top 50 school districts in the United States and 99 of the top 100
business schools use Qualtrics to understand and improve the
education experience. Here's how three
K-12 educational organizations are using Qualtrics to
prepare for the upcoming school year:
California's Hemet Unified
School District will leverage Qualtrics to connect with
students on a daily basis. Each day, as students begin their
schoolwork, they will receive a pop-up question where they can
provide feedback to teachers on their physical, social, emotional
and academic health needs. School officials can then use that data
to identify students who may be facing challenges and create action
plans tailored to the individual circumstances facing each
child.
In Virginia, feedback from
parents is essential to building trust between families and the
School Board of the City of Virginia
Beach. However, administrators began to receive less
feedback from parents because of time-consuming surveys and
duplicative outreach efforts run on the district's legacy system.
By turning to Qualtrics, education leaders can streamline feedback
requests and organize outreach efforts so parents have an
opportunity to provide timely feedback without receiving multiple
requests. Doing so will help them design a back-to-school
experience that fits their community's needs and will help increase
trust, engagement, teacher retention and student success.
In Georgia, Gwinnett County Public Schools, is one of
the largest and most diverse school districts in the United States with over 140 schools and
students from 133 countries. To create a more equitable and safe
learning environment for all students, the district solicits
feedback from parents and community leaders in their preferred
language to understand where improvements can be made. With
Qualtrics, the school district is able to gain insights into the
experience schools are providing, including student well-being,
access to school resources and impact of education on post-graduate
life. These insights help the district make data-driven decisions
as they work to create a safe and engaging experience for students
at school.
"Parents are sending their kids back to school during a
pandemic, again. Everyone's goal is to keep people safe and
healthy, but there is disagreement on what that looks like," said
Qualtrics Chief Industry Advisor of Education, Karla Fisher. "Educators have to make decisions
and set policies that effectively thread that needle — tailoring to
individual needs while protecting and serving everyone. Having a
way to listen to their communities and understand the parent and
student experience is essential to making the best possible choices
and building community trust in such challenging times."
To learn more about Qualtrics' education solutions, please
visit: qualtrics.com/education/.
About Qualtrics
Qualtrics, the leader and creator of the Experience Management
(XM) category, is changing the way organizations manage and improve
the four core experiences of business — customer, employee, product
and brand. Over 13,500 organizations around the world use Qualtrics
to listen, understand and take action on experience data
(X-data™)—the beliefs, emotions and intentions that tell you why
things are happening, and what to do about it. The Qualtrics XM
Platform™ is a system of action that helps businesses attract
customers who stay longer and buy more, engage employees who build
a positive culture, develop breakthrough products people love and
build a brand people are passionate about. To learn more, please
visit qualtrics.com.
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