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Reopening Schools: 2020-2021 |
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On Monday, July 27, 2020, the T/E School District Administration will present its proposed plans for reopening T/E schools this fall. The presentation slides on the reopening plans are available here. |
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The District Meeting to Present the Reopening Plans will be held at 7:00 PM on July 27. In accordance with state guidelines, the meeting will be held virtually. The link to the live meeting will be available on the TESD website by 6:00 PM the day of the meeting. The meeting will be live streamed and also recorded. Barring any technical issues, a video of the meeting will be posted on the District website later on Tuesday, July 28. |
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Community members may submit comments or questions about the reopening plan by using the Reopening Plan Feedback Form. |
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The feedback form will close at noon on Monday, July 27. |
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Comments received by noon will be forwarded to all School Board members for their information. |
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The administration will attempt to incorporate the answers to as many questions as possible in Monday’s meeting presentation. |
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During the meeting, at the conclusion of the reopening plan presentation, the feedback form will be available again for community members to submit additional comments and questions. There will be a short break in order for the public to submit additional comments and questions. The administration will answer as many of the new questions as possible during the remainder of the meeting. |
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On Wednesday, July 29, 2020 the School Board will hold a special meeting at 7:30 PM to take action on the proposed reopening plans. In accordance with state guidelines, the meeting will be held virtually. The link to the live meeting will be available on the TESD website by 6:00 PM the day of the meeting. Community members will also have the opportunity to submit public comment about the reopening plans at the Special School Board Meeting. Public comment submitted for the July 29 Special School Board Meeting will be read at the meeting, time permitting. The agenda materials for the July 29 Special School Board meeting and information on how to submit public comment will be available on the TESD website on Tuesday, July 28. |
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Additional doc***ents on reopening schools include Frequently Asked Questions, Phased School Reopening Health and Safety Plan and the Continuity of Education Plan. |
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July 20, 2020 |
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Dear T/E Families and Staff, |
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I wish you all good health and wellness. As the summer progresses, I would like to provide you with an update on our planning process for the 2020-2021 school year and to announce some important upcoming dates. |
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Planning for Reopening |
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Since June, TESD has been working non-stop in preparation for the new school year. We have been meeting with stakeholders, receiving input, monitoring guidance and developing different plans and scenarios. A sampling of the preparation work happening over the summer includes: |
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Distance Learning Survey Results were compiled and posted on the District website. |
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The District continues to review feedback received through the Distance Learning Inboxes (open through July 31) on a daily basis. |
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A TESD Pandemic Team was formed to develop a formal reopening plan. |
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Teacher representatives and District administrators collaborated to review ideas for reopening. |
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District administrators met with representatives from TESD parent groups to gather additional input on reopening. |
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Review of the health and safety recommendations with local health officials and our school nurse team has been ongoing. |
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The District continues to monitor state guidance and recommendations from a variety of health and research organizations. |
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District administrators met with teachers by level to discuss reopening, receive feedback and answer questions. |
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New Guidance from the State Impacts Schools |
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New and ever-changing health guidance has required TESD to continually pivot and adjust our plans for how to reopen our schools this fall. You may have heard that on July 15, Governor Wolf released new directions for schools to help further reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania. In addition, on July 16, the Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Health provided further clarification on these directions. This latest guidance includes limiting indoor gatherings to no more than 25 people and a recommendation for social distancing of six feet or more in schools. These changes prompted a complete review and reworking of the District draft plan. |
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Timeline for Reopening Plan Presentation and Approval |
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As mentioned previously, the draft reopening plan will be shared with the community this week. The plan will then be publicly presented to the School Board and voted on next week. Key dates include: |
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Friday, July 24 – Draft Reopening Plan to be posted on the District website on a new page dedicated to sharing emerging information about school reopening |
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Monday, July 27 – District Meeting to Present Reopening Plan and receive public comment at 7:00 PM |
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Wednesday, July 29 – Special School Board Meeting to take action on Reopening Plan at 7:30 PM |
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In accordance with state guidelines that limit indoor gatherings to 25 people, both upcoming meetings will be held virtually. Links to the live meetings will be available on the TESD website by 6:00 PM the day of the meeting. Directions on how to submit comments or to ask questions will be provided on Friday. |
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Elements of the Plan |
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Pennsylvania school districts are charged with developing a plan that describes how schools will operate under a red, yellow and green pandemic phase. Red phase plans operate under the a***umption that school buildings are closed to students, and instruction is delivered virtually to all students. The virtual learning program will include increased live synchronous instruction at all levels. Yellow and green phase plans allow for a combination of in-person instruction and virtual learning. Because in-person instruction must follow the health and safety guidance, modifications to our typical program will be required. A 100% virtual learning model will be available as a choice for families in the yellow or green phases. |
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I trust that when we post our plan on Friday, some of your questions will be answered, but more will be generated. I would like nothing more than to open school safely on August 31 in the same manner as in previous school years, and I am saddened as an educator and as a parent that health directives will require major changes to what we normally do. Please know that we are doing our very best to maintain the safety of our school community and the integrity of T/E’s educational program delivered by T/E teachers and staff, either remotely or in person. |
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Sincerely, |
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Dr. Richard GusickSuperintendent of Schools |
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Dear Pattye, |
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We had our reopening meeting today and I wish I could say I feel better after given some info and time to ask questions but I don’t. |
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The only definite information we were given is that we have to be prepared to be virtual for the fall, but that will only happen if we are in the red phase again. They did tell us virtual learning will have live learning for language arts and math, and they’re working on specials, science, and social studies. |
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Questions were asked about how many students would be in each room – the questions weren’t answered. |
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Questions were asked about procedures if a student or teacher gets sick – no plan was given, just that the CDC is notified and they control what actions the school takes. |
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We asked about teachers who are high risk and what provisions would be made for them – question was not answered. |
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We did learn that the District is buying masks and face s***elds, and some desks will be equipped with Plexiglas for students who cannot wear a mask due to health reasons. |
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They are spacing the desks 3 feet apart right now, and hope to extend that spacer closer to 6 feet if the numbers allow. |
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They did say the plan is not finished, and they do not have a plan for specials yet. |
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They were also iffy when we asked about how we would be notified of exposure, saying the CDC would do contact tracing. Currently- we aren’t even notified of lice outbreaks so I’m not confident we’ll get notified about this. |
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So many questions were left unanswered I’m even more concerned about returning. |
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We were told that they are really trying to improve the virtual learning plan so it is more like in person school, and that they hope if the plan is good enough more parents will opt in for virtual learning so we can have lower in-school numbers. |
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In terms of transportation, they are extending the pick-up and drop-off window in hopes that more parents will do that instead of riding the buses. Right now, the recommendation is 2 students per seat, which we already do and seating on the busses cannot be done socially distanced 3-6 feet apart. |
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Lunches will be in the cla***rooms and students will get 2 choices- there was no mention of recess. |
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Really, what I took from the meeting is that the school district is only fully “online” if we’re in red, and they have no idea about anything else. They did really focus on how we have until August 31 before anything is set in stone and that it’s very possible things may change before then. |
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I read your post today, and one of the questions I saw asked was if teachers had been provided online training to help if the schools are virtual. |
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As far as I know, no we have not. The question was asked in our teacher reopening meeting if we would be provided distance learning training. The administration say they may set up some practice times the week of August 24th for teachers to get used to possibly having a camera on them and juggling virtual and in person cla*** at the same time (if the District chooses to go with the integrated plan). It’s all a mess. |
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If a teacher tests positive for COVID-19, are they required to quarantine for 2-3 weeks? Is their sick leave covered, paid? |
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If that teacher has 5 cla***es a day with 30 students each, do all 150 of those students need to then stay home and quarantine for 14 days? |
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Do all 150 of those students now have to get tested? Who pays for those tests? Are they happening at school? How are the parents being notified? Does everyone in each of those kids’ families need to get tested? Who pays for that? |
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What if someone who lives in the same house as a teacher tests positive? Does that teacher now need to take 14 days off of work to quarantine? Is that time off covered? Paid? |
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Where is the district going to find a subst**ute teacher who will work in a cla***room full of exposed, possibly infected students for subst**ute pay? |
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Subst**utes teach in multiple schools. What if they are diagnosed with COVID-19? Do all the kids in each school now have to quarantine and get tested? Who is going to pay for that? |
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What if a student in your kid’s cla*** tests positive? What if your kid tests positive? Does every other student and teacher they have been around quarantine? Do we all get notified who is infected and when? Or because of HIPAA regulations are parents and teachers just going to get mysterious “may have been in contact” emails all year long? |
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What is this stress going to do to our teachers? How does it affect their health and well-being? How does it affect their ability to teach? How does it affect the quality of education they are able to provide? What is it going to do to our kids? What are the long-term effects of consistently being stressed out? |
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To go back or not to go back |
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“ … DASD is the only district in Pennsylvania to earn the highest rating of AAA from both Moody’s and S&P rating agencies for the district’s superior financial health, and the district has earned the Meritorious Budget Award from the a***ociation of School Business Officials fifteen years in a row for excellence in budget presentation.” |
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