HOLMES BEACH – Eighty-two percent of Anna Maria Elementary school students plan to attend school using the in-person, brick-and-mortar learning option if the new school year begins on Monday, Aug. 17 as planned.
That is the highest percentage in Manatee County, according to the school district. Countywide, the average for all 32 elementary schools combined is 69% for those who selected the brick-and-mortar learning option.
Just 18% of AME students will use the at-home, online eLearning option, the District reported, and none opted for the hybrid learning option – a combination of in-school and at-home learning.
At 80%, Ballard Elementary has the second-highest percentage of students who selected the brick-and-mortar method. At 57%, Daughtrey Elementary has the lowest.
At 38%, Daughtrey has the highest percentage of students who selected the eLearning option. At 18%, Anna Maria Elementary and Manatee Elementary have the lowest. Countywide, 27% of elementary students selected eLearning.
Braden River Elementary and Gullett Elementary have the highest percentage of students who selected the hybrid option – 18%.
Anna Maria Elementary is the only school that reported no students selecting the hybrid option.
“All three options, including hybrid, were offered to our parents. I spoke with three or four parents that inquired about the hybrid option but chose to do eLearning or return to brick-and-mortar instead,” Anna Maria Elementary Principal Jackie Featherston said via email.
The next lowest elementary schools in terms of hybrid option selections are Samoset Elementary, Ballard Elementary and Tillman Elementary at 1%. Countywide, 4% of elementary students selected the hybrid option.
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