ZOOM.
ZOOM. OUR
ZOOM. OUR FIRST GUEST SAC CITY UNIFIED SUPERINTENDENT.
I KNOW THE LAST TIME WITIED
THAT MORNING DISTANCE LEARNING
HAD LAUNCHED, HOW IS IT GOING
WITH THAT?
>> IT IS GOING WELL, WE ARE IN
OUR THIRD WEEK OF DISTANCE
LEARNING, COMPLETELY NEW
LEARNING SPACE FOR ALL OF
US, FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS,
FAMILIES, FOR OUR ENTIRE
COMMUNITY, WE CONTINUED TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE MEETING THE
NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS, AND WE
HAVE NOW LAUNCHED A NEW EFFORT
TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
KEEPING OUR
STUDENTS ENGAGED, THAT WE HAVE
IDENTIFIED STUDENTS THAT WE
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT
AND ARE COMMITTED TO
MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN LOCATE
THOSE STUDENTS AND THAT THOSE
STUDENTS THAT ARE ACTIVELY HE
BEGINNINGED THAT
THEY ARE IN A SPACE OF LEARNING
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THAT WE
ARE ALSO MEETING THEIR SOCIAL
AND EMOTIONAL
NEEDS.
>> LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD, YOU
KNOW, EVERYBODY KNOWS THE YEAR
IS OVER IN TERM ITS OF
PHYSICALLY GOING TO SCHOOLS.
ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC ABOUT A
SEPTEMBER 3rd REOPENING WITH
THE KIDS BEING ABLE TO COME TO
THEIR SCHOOL AS SOON
AS.
>> YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LATE
START OF OUR ACADEMIC YEAR.
I AM CONSTANTLY IN TOUCH WITH
OUR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, WE
ARE FORTUNATE TO BE IN
SACRAMENTO WHERE OUR CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF ED IS
HEADQUARTERED, YOU KNOW, THIS
IS SUCH A NEW LEARNING SPACE
FOR ALL OF US THAT I KNOW THAT
WE HAVE BEEN USED TO A
DIFFERENT WAY OF LEARNING, WE
ARE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE
CAN, THERE IS A
LOT OF EFFORT.
AND CONSIDERATION TO LOOK AT
THE POSSIBILITY OF NOT
REOPENING, BUT THAT'S NOT A
DECISION THAT HAS BEEN MADE AT
THIS TIME.
>> OKAY NEXT ONE COMING UP, YOU
HAVE ALL THE SENIORS GRADUATING
THIS YEAR, WE'VE SEEN SO MANY
STORIES WITH
NEIGHBORHOODS DOING THINGS FOR
THE KIDS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T
GET THE ACTUAL -- THEY ARE NOT
GOING TO GET THE
ACTUAL CEREMONY AND ALL THAT
AND YARD SIGNS, IS THE DISTRICT
PLANNING ON ANYTHING FOR THE
GRADUATIONS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
YOU KNOW, I DO WANT TO COMMEND
SMALLER SCHOOLS, I HAPPEN TO
LIVE IN THAT AREA, AND I HAVE A
YARD SIGN UP ON MY YARD
CONGRATULATING ROSEMONT HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS.
WE HAVE TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO
VOLUNTEERED LAST FRIDAY AND
SURPRISED OUR STUDENT WITH A
YARD SIGN AND OTHER GOODIES.
I KNOW THIS IS A QUESTION
THAT'S ASKED EVERY SINGLE DAY
BY OUR STUDENTS AND OUR
COMMUNITY.
AT THIS POINT WE ARE LOOKING AT
A VIRTUAL GRADUATION CEREMONY
ACROSS THE DISTRICT,
UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE OF
THE SAC COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
ORDER AND THE FACT THAT WE WANT
TO CONTINUE TO MITT GET THE
SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS.
BUT WHAT WE HAVE SAID IS THAT
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
LOOK AT OTHER POSSIBILITIES
BEFORE THE END OF THE
SUMMER, SHOULD THOSE ORDERS BE
LIFTED, WE HAVE ACTIVE
STUDENTS, WE HAVE A TED
REPRESENTATIVE ON OUR BOARD OF
EDUCATION WHO HAS CONTINUED TO
DISCUSS WITH US ON THE FEELINGS
THAT STUDENTS HAVE.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW
DIFFICULT IT MUST BE, IF I WERE
A SENIOR TODAY, IT'S SUCH A
GLORIOUS MOMENT AND
MEMORABLE MEMORY FOR ALL OF OUR
STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES AND
WE ARE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN TO MAKE
THOSE MEMORIES COME TO LIFE
AGAIN THIS YEAR.
>> INDEED.
BY ANY CHANCE, ARE YOU WEARING
A HYRAM JOHNSON SHIRT?
IS THAT YOUR FAVORITE HIGH
SCHOOL?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I SPENT A
LOT OF TIME, I PASS THERE ON MY
WAY TO WORK EVERY DAY.
WE HAVE A FANTASTIC TEAM DOING
GREAT WORK.
I WAS THERE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO
WHERE WE WERE PROVIDING MEALS
TO OUR STUDENTS, COMMUNITY FOOD
BANK WAS DISTRIBUTING MEALS.
JUST A LOT OF GENEROSITY AND
INSPIRATION THAT COMES OUT OF
THAT PARTICULAR HIGH SCHOOL.
>> THEY HAVE A NEW FOOTBALL
STADIUM, FOOTBALL FIELD WHICH
IS BEAUTIFUL.
NEXT QUESTION FOR YOU MR.
SUPERINTENDENT, SUMMER SCHOOL,
WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR SUMMER
SCHOOL?
IS THAT OBVIOUSLY PROBABLY
LOOKING AT DISTANCE LEARNING
FOR THAT.
>> YOU KNOW, WE HAD BEEN
THINKING ABOUT THE WAYS IN
WHICH WE COULD MAKE SURE THAT
OUR STUDENTS WERE STILL
LEARNING DURING THE SUMMER, YOU
KNOW, THERE IS A IN EDUCATION
THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS A
SUMMER LOSS,
COMMUNITIES LIKE SAC CITY WHERE
ALMOST THREE OUT OF EVERY FOUR
STUDENTS ARE LOW INCOME,
ENGLISH LEARNERS, FOSTERED,
HOMELESS, THIS IS A PHENOMENON
BY WHICH STUDENTS GO INTO THE
SUMMER MONTHS AND ACTUALLY COME
BACK
WITH LESS KNOWLEDGE.
SORT OF SOME REGRESSION, SOME
BACKWARD MOVEMENT IN THEIR
LEARNING, YOU CAN IMAGINE FROM
MY PERSPECTIVE A
CONCERN THAT I HAVE AS WE WERE
CLOSING OUR SCHOOLS AND GOING
INTO THIS NEW LEARNING SPACE OF
DISTANCE
LEARNING, ALL TO SAY THAT WE
ARE CONSIDERING AND TALKING
THROUGH THE POSSIBILITIES OF
TAKING EVERYTHING THAT
WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT DISTANCE
LEARNING AND SEEING IF THERE IS
A POSSIBILITY DEPENDING ON
FUNDING LEVELS AND
OTHER THINGS OF CONTINUING TO
PROVIDE THAT KIND OF
INSTRUCTION TO OUR STUDENTS.
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