Dr. Fabiola Bagula, Superintendent, San Diego Unified
“If we ask the children how they’re doing and they tell us, then we must do something about it.”
Board Of Education meeting, April 28, 2026.
San Diego Unified’s Wellness SurveyAsks Every StudentSeventeen Questions.
Three Students Chose “Somewhat Well.”Listen To What Each One Actually Meant.
10 How well do you manage tasks when they seem overwhelming?
Student voices are shared with permission.
- Listensto students in their own words.
- Marksthe move.
- Namesthe skill.
- Placesit on a rubric.
Your Survey,In Their Voice
Your 17 questions, exactly as you wrote them. A student picks an answer. Then a classmate asks why.
Any of the 17 questions · a live conversationYour Survey, Plus The WhyTap an answer. Ahmed asks about it, out loud, for up to three minutes. Then see what comes back.Answer one
Three questions · on video · no live callAsked By A ClassmateNathan asks on camera. The student answers by voice or typing, never on camera.Watch and answer
Your Report,Reimagined
Your published numbers stay exactly as they are. Beside each one: what students said.
For the districtYour Numbers. Their Words.Every item’s result, with the reasons, the people and the places students name.Open the district view
For a counselor or teacherWhat A Counselor SeesOne student, one answer: what they picked, what they said about it, and one next move.Open a sample check-in
Also: the note a family gets, in English and Spanish, with their child’s own words.
When Something Breaks,Start With Their Words.
Six questions. A student’s reflection. A profile an adult can read before the conversation.
