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LMichele
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What's the plan for no school?
I think it is going to be a fight to get students (ie-teachers) back into the buildings in NYC, and unfortunately that could drive what happens elsewhere.
Sitting in on the UFT phone call with our president this week, he really sounds 100% against us going back into buildings and could hold the entire process up by wanting to make sure every school has safe ventilation. I really see the union fighting this with everything they've got, and think they are gearing up to do so.
As a teacher, though, I really don't understand the opposition reopening is facing from many teachers across the country. Some unions in other states are reaching out to lawyers to offer their members discounts on wills and life insurance policies.
Is there a risk to going back? Sure. But there's the same risk as other jobs, and no one is talking out as much as teachers.
I don't think we can go back right now to 100% capacity until we see what happens with a hybrid reopening. And I know a hybrid will absolutely be the worst thing for working parents, so I'm not sure what the solution is. But starting with a hybrid and then seeing what happens from there with precautions in place is a start and then maybe we can have our own "phases" like Cuomo's.
I also can't understand how most districts don't seem to be working, or offering training, on remote learning this summer. We cannot be in the same place in September with five months behind us as we were in March with literally a day's notice. Maybe some districts are already working on this, but I know my school is not and I haven't heard from any of my friends that their schools are working on this.
I WANT to plan to be the teacher my students need me to be in a few weeks. I just wish I knew what to plan for. There will not be enough notice given at all for teachers to do this successfully again.
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What's the plan for no school?
I asked this question last month and someone gave me a hard time about it - interesting enough, they were one of the first to comment on your post.
I have a feeling, no matter how good things are looking now, at the 11th hour we will be full remote. And I am 100% sending my kids to school with no questions but, I am having doubts even though things look good.
I will be working from home and teaching I guess. Some local teachers who were impacted by recent catholic school teachers are offering to teach remote learning so I may look into that for my younger son. My older son has more opportunities for socialization outside of school.
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| Posted 7/23/20 11:24 AM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
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Posted by GoldenRod
They are still figuring that out. Another study confirmed that "children" don't transmit much, but the age of what is a "child" may need to be addressed. Just because humans think under 18 is a child, apparently Covid19 doesn't follow our guidelines.
This made me 
Interesting! I wonder if it’s then because of the hormonal change that happens during puberty.
That's an interesting theory. Hopefully it's interesting enough that someone is looking into it. It seems like a logical idea, since that's one of the biggest differences between a 4 year old and a 14 year old.
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| Posted 7/23/20 11:28 AM |
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JandJ1224
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Since COVID I've been working remote full time and my company will be transitioning to full time working at home for future. My husband has a rotating schedule.
We are lucky that if we have to do school remote we can make it work. It is certainly not my preference, especially if it is run similarly to the way it was handled in the spring.
I am looking into private school for next year.
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| Posted 7/23/20 12:49 PM |
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blu6385
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
I work from home but I actually have to work day so I can’t sit with my kids to do remote learning. Especially if it’s like anything it was in spring. (Yes I now some people have a good experiences but tons of people didn’t)
Not sure what I am going to do but the hope is that they have a much better approach where teacher are actually teaching. If not unfortunately my kids will probably fall behind!
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SLPRunner
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Posted by LMichele
I think it is going to be a fight to get students (ie-teachers) back into the buildings in NYC, and unfortunately that could drive what happens elsewhere.
Sitting in on the UFT phone call with our president this week, he really sounds 100% against us going back into buildings and could hold the entire process up by wanting to make sure every school has safe ventilation. I really see the union fighting this with everything they've got, and think they are gearing up to do so.
As a teacher, though, I really don't understand the opposition reopening is facing from many teachers across the country. Some unions in other states are reaching out to lawyers to offer their members discounts on wills and life insurance policies.
Is there a risk to going back? Sure. But there's the same risk as other jobs, and no one is talking out as much as teachers.
I don't think we can go back right now to 100% capacity until we see what happens with a hybrid reopening. And I know a hybrid will absolutely be the worst thing for working parents, so I'm not sure what the solution is. But starting with a hybrid and then seeing what happens from there with precautions in place is a start and then maybe we can have our own "phases" like Cuomo's.
I also can't understand how most districts don't seem to be working, or offering training, on remote learning this summer. We cannot be in the same place in September with five months behind us as we were in March with literally a day's notice. Maybe some districts are already working on this, but I know my school is not and I haven't heard from any of my friends that their schools are working on this.
I WANT to plan to be the teacher my students need me to be in a few weeks. I just wish I knew what to plan for. There will not be enough notice given at all for teachers to do this successfully again.
I work for the DOE too. I agree teachers need to return. That said I did apply for a medical accommodation because I am pregnant. I think the problem teachers are having in other states is that cases are much higher than in NY. I mean can you blame Florida teachers for not wanting to go back to the classroom?
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Naturalmama
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Posted by SLPRunner
Posted by LMichele
I think it is going to be a fight to get students (ie-teachers) back into the buildings in NYC, and unfortunately that could drive what happens elsewhere.
Sitting in on the UFT phone call with our president this week, he really sounds 100% against us going back into buildings and could hold the entire process up by wanting to make sure every school has safe ventilation. I really see the union fighting this with everything they've got, and think they are gearing up to do so.
As a teacher, though, I really don't understand the opposition reopening is facing from many teachers across the country. Some unions in other states are reaching out to lawyers to offer their members discounts on wills and life insurance policies.
Is there a risk to going back? Sure. But there's the same risk as other jobs, and no one is talking out as much as teachers.
I don't think we can go back right now to 100% capacity until we see what happens with a hybrid reopening. And I know a hybrid will absolutely be the worst thing for working parents, so I'm not sure what the solution is. But starting with a hybrid and then seeing what happens from there with precautions in place is a start and then maybe we can have our own "phases" like Cuomo's.
I also can't understand how most districts don't seem to be working, or offering training, on remote learning this summer. We cannot be in the same place in September with five months behind us as we were in March with literally a day's notice. Maybe some districts are already working on this, but I know my school is not and I haven't heard from any of my friends that their schools are working on this.
I WANT to plan to be the teacher my students need me to be in a few weeks. I just wish I knew what to plan for. There will not be enough notice given at all for teachers to do this successfully again.
I work for the DOE too. I agree teachers need to return. That said I did apply for a medical accommodation because I am pregnant. I think the problem teachers are having in other states is that cases are much higher than in NY. I mean can you blame Florida teachers for not wanting to go back to the classroom?
Absolutely not. I think a number of states- Florida, Texas, Arizona, California, Georgia- should absolutely not be returning to school buildings. The teachers there should be suing the governors to stay home- it is disgusting they are even thinking of opening.
But in states like NY, NJ, CT- I think teachers without pre existing conditions need to go back to school. I am a teacher, and I very much want to go back- as do all of the teachers I know.
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| Posted 7/23/20 1:24 PM |
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beachbabe
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
I will continue working from home if there is no in person school.
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| Posted 7/23/20 1:53 PM |
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nycbuslady
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Posted by beachbabe
I will continue working from home if there is no in person school.
So will I. I'm fortunate that I have the option to work from home. However, I'm sure that not many people have that option. What will they do?
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| Posted 7/23/20 2:19 PM |
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PhyllisNJoe
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Just wanted to leave a link here. A friend of mine who has a tutoring business (she’s a teacher) is preparing for the chance school won’t be back the way most would hope.
They are offering individual or group teaching at your home.
J.A. Tutoring
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| Posted 7/23/20 4:09 PM |
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Christine2
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Posted by Naturalmama
Posted by SLPRunner
Posted by LMichele
I think it is going to be a fight to get students (ie-teachers) back into the buildings in NYC, and unfortunately that could drive what happens elsewhere.
Sitting in on the UFT phone call with our president this week, he really sounds 100% against us going back into buildings and could hold the entire process up by wanting to make sure every school has safe ventilation. I really see the union fighting this with everything they've got, and think they are gearing up to do so.
As a teacher, though, I really don't understand the opposition reopening is facing from many teachers across the country. Some unions in other states are reaching out to lawyers to offer their members discounts on wills and life insurance policies.
Is there a risk to going back? Sure. But there's the same risk as other jobs, and no one is talking out as much as teachers.
I don't think we can go back right now to 100% capacity until we see what happens with a hybrid reopening. And I know a hybrid will absolutely be the worst thing for working parents, so I'm not sure what the solution is. But starting with a hybrid and then seeing what happens from there with precautions in place is a start and then maybe we can have our own "phases" like Cuomo's.
I also can't understand how most districts don't seem to be working, or offering training, on remote learning this summer. We cannot be in the same place in September with five months behind us as we were in March with literally a day's notice. Maybe some districts are already working on this, but I know my school is not and I haven't heard from any of my friends that their schools are working on this.
I WANT to plan to be the teacher my students need me to be in a few weeks. I just wish I knew what to plan for. There will not be enough notice given at all for teachers to do this successfully again.
I work for the DOE too. I agree teachers need to return. That said I did apply for a medical accommodation because I am pregnant. I think the problem teachers are having in other states is that cases are much higher than in NY. I mean can you blame Florida teachers for not wanting to go back to the classroom?
Absolutely not. I think a number of states- Florida, Texas, Arizona, California, Georgia- should absolutely not be returning to school buildings. The teachers there should be suing the governors to stay home- it is disgusting they are even thinking of opening.
But in states like NY, NJ, CT- I think teachers without pre existing conditions need to go back to school. I am a teacher, and I very much want to go back- as do all of the teachers I know.
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Mrs213
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Posted by ali120206
I asked this question last month and someone gave me a hard time about it - interesting enough, they were one of the first to comment on your post.
I have a feeling, no matter how good things are looking now, at the 11th hour we will be full remote. And I am 100% sending my kids to school with no questions but, I am having doubts even though things look good.
I will be working from home and teaching I guess. Some local teachers who were impacted by recent catholic school teachers are offering to teach remote learning so I may look into that for my younger son. My older son has more opportunities for socialization outside of school.
Go suck an egg
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| Posted 7/23/20 8:15 PM |
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RainyDay
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Posted by Mrs213
Posted by ali120206
I asked this question last month and someone gave me a hard time about it - interesting enough, they were one of the first to comment on your post.
I have a feeling, no matter how good things are looking now, at the 11th hour we will be full remote. And I am 100% sending my kids to school with no questions but, I am having doubts even though things look good.
I will be working from home and teaching I guess. Some local teachers who were impacted by recent catholic school teachers are offering to teach remote learning so I may look into that for my younger son. My older son has more opportunities for socialization outside of school.
Go suck an egg
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| Posted 7/23/20 8:32 PM |
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beachgirl
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Some questions for the teachers on this board:
1) If you are a teacher what is the "general" feedback from your colleagues in the NY / NJ / CT areas about in school teaching this fall?
2) Are you hearing from your teacher union reps?
3) Are you (or your colleagues) doing any prep this summer for distance learning in the fall to make it more seamless than our last distance learning session?
4) Do you think it will be more disruptive to the kids if schools reopen in person this September and have to revert back to distance learning a few weeks / months later?
Thank you
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| Posted 7/23/20 8:54 PM |
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LMichele
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Posted by beachgirl
Some questions for the teachers on this board:
1) If you are a teacher what is the "general" feedback from your colleagues in the NY / NJ / CT areas about in school teaching this fall?
2) Are you hearing from your teacher union reps?
3) Are you (or your colleagues) doing any prep this summer for distance learning in the fall to make it more seamless than our last distance learning session?
4) Do you think it will be more disruptive to the kids if schools reopen in person this September and have to revert back to distance learning a few weeks / months later?
Thank you
1. My friends that I work with want to go back, at least partially in a hybrid. We know this will be brutal on parents though. I want to be back in the classroom. Some of my friends do not want to go back until flu season is over or there is a vaccine.
2. The UFT is by far the most vocal union in the area. It’s bigger than the LI unions and more in the public eye. Our president seems dead set against us going back and has alluded to taking action if we go back and it’s not safe.
3. My school has purchased technology for all students and our curriculum resources will all be the digital components this year with the assumption(at least a few weeks ago) we would be in a hybrid model and it was easier to bring tech back and forth than all of our books. Other than that, we have not had any discussions on what this will look like.
Personally, I don’t know how to plan. I may just start going through my lessons and seeing what needs to be changed to be digital. I am also reflecting on what I did this year and what can change. For example, I often had lessons on Zoom and then assignments for students to do on their own. This, in hindsight, took a lot of time. In school, I would do the lesson and give students time to complete the work. I think I will follow this if we are fully remote-give a lesson on Zoom and have students do the work while on Zoom so it’s not taking double the time and so I’m there to help.
I also created a very comprehensive website for parents and students that will link to everything they need.
4. I think no matter what, this year will be unlike anything students can fathom experiencing. Even if we do go back, I think there will be a lot of fear from families passed on to them that might make them worried/afraid to be in school. For those who opt to stay home, I think they will miss their friends and feel like they are missing out when we are all together on Zoom and/or they are watching me on a live stream teach in the classroom.
I don’t feel prepared for this at all, unfortunately. And I know I am doing more work to prepare myself this summer than almost all of my teacher friends and co-workers, so I can’t imagine if I am feeling this way how they feel (if they care, which we know some teachers don’t).
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| Posted 7/23/20 9:06 PM |
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BargainMama
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by AliceCullen
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Posted by BargainMama
Our district announced the K-6 plan yesterday. Full day schooling, in the building. 15 kids max to a class. Aftercare in each elementary building. No masks required for students as long as they are at their desk. Staff requires masks. Bus transportation, 1 kid to a seat. Temp checks. Now we wait on the secondary schools (who I know are getting the short end of the stick with a/b days, and some grades in the high school will only be remote I've heard)
School is happening on Long Island unless our number goes above 5 percent right? It's at 1 percent on Long Island as a whole, as of 4:30pm last night. So 99 percent of the people being tested for Covid are negative.
So if its one kid per bus where are they getting all these extra busses to get kids to from school?
In my district they are asking parents who don’t NEED the bus to drive their children. If you’re a sahm or dad or start work later, many can sacrifice the convenience of the bus and drive them kids, making more room on the bus.
I'm trying to imagine how large school districts are going to handle parents dropping off their kids. Longwood, for instance, has almost 3000 students! That's a lot of cars to handle. Connetquot has almost 2,000, and only one entrance. It's impossible to get out when just one grade has a concert or Open House.
I'm sure they're coming up with options, but things are going to be chaotic for a while....
I live in a small district. With that said, there are typically 3 to a seat I hear. My 7th grader has always been driven to school, so I will continue that. They are encouraging others to do the same.
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KarenK122
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Posted by BargainMama
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by AliceCullen
Posted by RainyDay
Posted by BargainMama
Our district announced the K-6 plan yesterday. Full day schooling, in the building. 15 kids max to a class. Aftercare in each elementary building. No masks required for students as long as they are at their desk. Staff requires masks. Bus transportation, 1 kid to a seat. Temp checks. Now we wait on the secondary schools (who I know are getting the short end of the stick with a/b days, and some grades in the high school will only be remote I've heard)
School is happening on Long Island unless our number goes above 5 percent right? It's at 1 percent on Long Island as a whole, as of 4:30pm last night. So 99 percent of the people being tested for Covid are negative.
So if its one kid per bus where are they getting all these extra busses to get kids to from school?
In my district they are asking parents who don’t NEED the bus to drive their children. If you’re a sahm or dad or start work later, many can sacrifice the convenience of the bus and drive them kids, making more room on the bus.
I'm trying to imagine how large school districts are going to handle parents dropping off their kids. Longwood, for instance, has almost 3000 students! That's a lot of cars to handle. Connetquot has almost 2,000, and only one entrance. It's impossible to get out when just one grade has a concert or Open House.
I'm sure they're coming up with options, but things are going to be chaotic for a while....
I live in a small district. With that said, there are typically 3 to a seat I hear. My 7th grader has always been driven to school, so I will continue that. They are encouraging others to do the same.
Our district is looking at the same type of plan but also to have secondary in full days as well (with masks). Our plans won't be released until next week. The busing issue is difficult. The one to a seat has not been approved by the State yet but we are hoping that will be the case. Parents are going to be asked to drive their children. Schools are going to have to created staggered drop off and pick up times to avoid crowds. I wouldn't be surprised if it takes an hour in the morning and afternoon for drop offs.
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| Posted 7/24/20 7:10 AM |
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RainyDay
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Posted by KarenK122
Posted by BargainMama
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by AliceCullen
Posted by RainyDay
Posted by BargainMama
Our district announced the K-6 plan yesterday. Full day schooling, in the building. 15 kids max to a class. Aftercare in each elementary building. No masks required for students as long as they are at their desk. Staff requires masks. Bus transportation, 1 kid to a seat. Temp checks. Now we wait on the secondary schools (who I know are getting the short end of the stick with a/b days, and some grades in the high school will only be remote I've heard)
School is happening on Long Island unless our number goes above 5 percent right? It's at 1 percent on Long Island as a whole, as of 4:30pm last night. So 99 percent of the people being tested for Covid are negative.
So if its one kid per bus where are they getting all these extra busses to get kids to from school?
In my district they are asking parents who don’t NEED the bus to drive their children. If you’re a sahm or dad or start work later, many can sacrifice the convenience of the bus and drive them kids, making more room on the bus.
I'm trying to imagine how large school districts are going to handle parents dropping off their kids. Longwood, for instance, has almost 3000 students! That's a lot of cars to handle. Connetquot has almost 2,000, and only one entrance. It's impossible to get out when just one grade has a concert or Open House.
I'm sure they're coming up with options, but things are going to be chaotic for a while....
I live in a small district. With that said, there are typically 3 to a seat I hear. My 7th grader has always been driven to school, so I will continue that. They are encouraging others to do the same.
Our district is looking at the same type of plan but also to have secondary in full days as well (with masks). Our plans won't be released until next week. The busing issue is difficult. The one to a seat has not been approved by the State yet but we are hoping that will be the case. Parents are going to be asked to drive their children. Schools are going to have to created staggered drop off and pick up times to avoid crowds. I wouldn't be surprised if it takes an hour in the morning and afternoon for drop offs.
So what happens if not enough parents agree to drop their kids off?
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PitterPatter11
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Posted by RainyDay
Posted by KarenK122
Posted by BargainMama
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by AliceCullen
Posted by RainyDay
Posted by BargainMama
Our district announced the K-6 plan yesterday. Full day schooling, in the building. 15 kids max to a class. Aftercare in each elementary building. No masks required for students as long as they are at their desk. Staff requires masks. Bus transportation, 1 kid to a seat. Temp checks. Now we wait on the secondary schools (who I know are getting the short end of the stick with a/b days, and some grades in the high school will only be remote I've heard)
School is happening on Long Island unless our number goes above 5 percent right? It's at 1 percent on Long Island as a whole, as of 4:30pm last night. So 99 percent of the people being tested for Covid are negative.
So if its one kid per bus where are they getting all these extra busses to get kids to from school?
In my district they are asking parents who don’t NEED the bus to drive their children. If you’re a sahm or dad or start work later, many can sacrifice the convenience of the bus and drive them kids, making more room on the bus.
I'm trying to imagine how large school districts are going to handle parents dropping off their kids. Longwood, for instance, has almost 3000 students! That's a lot of cars to handle. Connetquot has almost 2,000, and only one entrance. It's impossible to get out when just one grade has a concert or Open House.
I'm sure they're coming up with options, but things are going to be chaotic for a while....
I live in a small district. With that said, there are typically 3 to a seat I hear. My 7th grader has always been driven to school, so I will continue that. They are encouraging others to do the same.
Our district is looking at the same type of plan but also to have secondary in full days as well (with masks). Our plans won't be released until next week. The busing issue is difficult. The one to a seat has not been approved by the State yet but we are hoping that will be the case. Parents are going to be asked to drive their children. Schools are going to have to created staggered drop off and pick up times to avoid crowds. I wouldn't be surprised if it takes an hour in the morning and afternoon for drop offs.
So what happens if not enough parents agree to drop their kids off?
In my district, the elementary schools will then go to a A/B day schedule. My district is allowing for a fully remote option and it appears 25% of the district is taking that option.
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RainyDay
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What's the plan for no school?
So by threatening an A/B schedule it'll force parents that want 5 days to drop their kid off
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| Posted 7/24/20 8:24 AM |
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SLPRunner
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Posted by beachgirl
Some questions for the teachers on this board:
1) If you are a teacher what is the "general" feedback from your colleagues in the NY / NJ / CT areas about in school teaching this fall?
2) Are you hearing from your teacher union reps?
3) Are you (or your colleagues) doing any prep this summer for distance learning in the fall to make it more seamless than our last distance learning session?
4) Do you think it will be more disruptive to the kids if schools reopen in person this September and have to revert back to distance learning a few weeks / months later?
Thank you
1. In general, my co-workers and I want to go long as we feel we are supported and it's safe. I work with medically fragile students in NYC so it's a little different. Supposedly we will given full hospital like PPE but we need to work physically closely with our students so it will be hard.
2. UFT is pretty vocal lol.
3. I think my school did a pretty good with remote learning. Me and most of my co-workers are working summer school so we continue to practice and learn more. We all took different PD's to learn different technologies. The biggest learning curve is for parents we feel.
4. Good point about re-opening and then going back to remote. I'm not sure. I think it will hard on the kids either way. I think for own son at least getting into school and meeting his new teacher will be important so he has some frame of reference for who he is working with.
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PitterPatter11
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
) If you are a teacher what is the "general" feedback from your colleagues in the NY / NJ / CT areas about in school teaching this fall?
Everyone I know wants to go back as long as DOH protocols are followed. Many fear as the weeks go by, districts will become lax. I mean the guy who cleans my room doesn't even sweep the floor most days and sometimes forgets to empty the garbage cans so I can understand their concern.
2) Are you hearing from your teacher union reps?
No, but our school has not officially released their plan yet.
3) Are you (or your colleagues) doing any prep this summer for distance learning in the fall to make it more seamless than our last distance learning session?
Some people are. I personally am not. I went above and beyond for my students last year and I will continue to do the same this coming school year. All the training offered by my school are on how to use technology I have been using for years. I am on the Tech Committee for my school so I usually get to test things out before other teachers do. I also have a pretty robust learning management system portal and a YouTube Channel that I started in 2014 that is well known in my specific curriculum area.
Additionally, I know my district admin is putting together a comprehensive list of things that we will need to do once we begin the school year whether it be a hybrid or virtual model. I do not want to develop lessons and then have to redo everything. My district has not yet released their plans so I have no idea what the school day will look like. They also haven't given us our schedules or what we will be teaching so I would ultimately be prepping for classes that I may or may not be teaching. So, instead of spinning my wheels, I am trying to keep my 6 year old out of the house while my DH works from home.
4) Do you think it will be more disruptive to the kids if schools reopen in person this September and have to revert back to distance learning a few weeks / months later?
I do not think it will be disruptive to the students. I want to go back so I can at least meet my students. I strongly feel that the first few weeks should be about building connections and establishing routines and expectations. If we then need to leave school, there will be some sort of connection, which will better enable me to teach them virtually and will allow them to buy in.
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| Posted 7/24/20 8:40 AM |
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PitterPatter11
Baby Boy is Here!
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Posted by RainyDay
So by threatening an A/B schedule it'll force parents that want 5 days to drop their kid off
They're not threatening. They need to follow the DOH's guidelines. This is the only way to make it work. In my area, there has been a bus driver shortage for the last two years so hiring more drivers is not even an option because people are not interested in driving school buses.
Countries that have successfully opened schools have followed similar "bubble" models. Countries that failed to do this had to close schools again.
Message edited 7/24/2020 8:47:03 AM.
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| Posted 7/24/20 8:44 AM |
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KarenK122
The Journey is the Destination
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Posted by PitterPatter11
Posted by RainyDay
Posted by KarenK122
Posted by BargainMama
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by AliceCullen
Posted by RainyDay
Posted by BargainMama
Our district announced the K-6 plan yesterday. Full day schooling, in the building. 15 kids max to a class. Aftercare in each elementary building. No masks required for students as long as they are at their desk. Staff requires masks. Bus transportation, 1 kid to a seat. Temp checks. Now we wait on the secondary schools (who I know are getting the short end of the stick with a/b days, and some grades in the high school will only be remote I've heard)
School is happening on Long Island unless our number goes above 5 percent right? It's at 1 percent on Long Island as a whole, as of 4:30pm last night. So 99 percent of the people being tested for Covid are negative.
So if its one kid per bus where are they getting all these extra busses to get kids to from school?
In my district they are asking parents who don’t NEED the bus to drive their children. If you’re a sahm or dad or start work later, many can sacrifice the convenience of the bus and drive them kids, making more room on the bus.
I'm trying to imagine how large school districts are going to handle parents dropping off their kids. Longwood, for instance, has almost 3000 students! That's a lot of cars to handle. Connetquot has almost 2,000, and only one entrance. It's impossible to get out when just one grade has a concert or Open House.
I'm sure they're coming up with options, but things are going to be chaotic for a while....
I live in a small district. With that said, there are typically 3 to a seat I hear. My 7th grader has always been driven to school, so I will continue that. They are encouraging others to do the same.
Our district is looking at the same type of plan but also to have secondary in full days as well (with masks). Our plans won't be released until next week. The busing issue is difficult. The one to a seat has not been approved by the State yet but we are hoping that will be the case. Parents are going to be asked to drive their children. Schools are going to have to created staggered drop off and pick up times to avoid crowds. I wouldn't be surprised if it takes an hour in the morning and afternoon for drop offs.
So what happens if not enough parents agree to drop their kids off?
In my district, the elementary schools will then go to a A/B day schedule. My district is allowing for a fully remote option and it appears 25% of the district is taking that option.
We are basically the same. Can I ask what the remote option looks like? I can't see how there would be enough teachers to teach in person and also fully remote.
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| Posted 7/24/20 9:16 AM |
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BargainMama
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Re: What's the plan for no school?
Posted by KarenK122
Posted by PitterPatter11
Posted by RainyDay
Posted by KarenK122
Posted by BargainMama
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by AliceCullen
Posted by RainyDay
Posted by BargainMama
Our district announced the K-6 plan yesterday. Full day schooling, in the building. 15 kids max to a class. Aftercare in each elementary building. No masks required for students as long as they are at their desk. Staff requires masks. Bus transportation, 1 kid to a seat. Temp checks. Now we wait on the secondary schools (who I know are getting the short end of the stick with a/b days, and some grades in the high school will only be remote I've heard)
School is happening on Long Island unless our number goes above 5 percent right? It's at 1 percent on Long Island as a whole, as of 4:30pm last night. So 99 percent of the people being tested for Covid are negative.
So if its one kid per bus where are they getting all these extra busses to get kids to from school?
In my district they are asking parents who don’t NEED the bus to drive their children. If you’re a sahm or dad or start work later, many can sacrifice the convenience of the bus and drive them kids, making more room on the bus.
I'm trying to imagine how large school districts are going to handle parents dropping off their kids. Longwood, for instance, has almost 3000 students! That's a lot of cars to handle. Connetquot has almost 2,000, and only one entrance. It's impossible to get out when just one grade has a concert or Open House.
I'm sure they're coming up with options, but things are going to be chaotic for a while....
I live in a small district. With that said, there are typically 3 to a seat I hear. My 7th grader has always been driven to school, so I will continue that. They are encouraging others to do the same.
Our district is looking at the same type of plan but also to have secondary in full days as well (with masks). Our plans won't be released until next week. The busing issue is difficult. The one to a seat has not been approved by the State yet but we are hoping that will be the case. Parents are going to be asked to drive their children. Schools are going to have to created staggered drop off and pick up times to avoid crowds. I wouldn't be surprised if it takes an hour in the morning and afternoon for drop offs.
So what happens if not enough parents agree to drop their kids off?
In my district, the elementary schools will then go to a A/B day schedule. My district is allowing for a fully remote option and it appears 25% of the district is taking that option.
We are basically the same. Can I ask what the remote option looks like? I can't see how there would be enough teachers to teach in person and also fully remote.
I dont know how its possible either. And even the a and b day schedule, who is teaching the kids those 3 days a week they are home? Our school did an awful job with distance learning already. Spanish instruction needs a teacher. Not YouTube videos like mine was directed to(not made by the teacher) I dont get how it will work. Seems ambitious
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