Principal Investigator
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Project Description
Gallop conducted a self-administered web survey in English from November 2024 to January 2025, with a sample of 421 superintendents. The sample was weighted using post-stratification weighting to ensure the final sample approximated the national demographics of superintendents on the basis of student enrollment locale and census region.
Research Questions
- What summer learning opportunities do districts offer, as reported by superintendents?
Key Findings
The survey found that superintendents are supportive of summer programs, with almost all (91 percent) reporting summer programs are important to reaching district goals and the majority of superintendents planning to maintain (66 percent) or increase (16 percent) spending on summer learning in 2025. In terms of barriers, superintendents see scheduling conflicts as the top reason children may not participate in summer programs. Despite this barrier, the majority of superintendents reported that their programs were either at (58 percent) or over (five percent) capacity.
Study Citation
National Summer Learning Association & AASA. (2025). Bridging the summer gap: What district leaders say about learning beyond the school year (Gallup Report). Retrieved from https://www.summerlearning.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf/NSLA_AASA_Superintendent-Survey-Report.pdf
The Key Findings above were reproduced from the published report and do not necessarily reflect interpretation of Overdeck Family Foundation staff.
