VOTE
VOTE NOW
VOTE NOW ON THE APP TO WEIGH IN. WHILE YOU ARE DOING THAT HERE
IS DAVID WITH VERIFY.
>>+@ MANY+@ DISTRICTS ARE TALKI
PUBLICLY ABOUT HOW TO RESTART
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. +@
SCHOOL. BUT IN THE AGE OF SOCI+@AL
DISTANCING, WHAT MIGHT THAT
LOOK LIKE?
LOOK LIKE? WE TALKED IN SCHOOL, ONLINE,
SOMETHING IN BETWEEN?
AFTER RUNNING DOWN SOME LEADS,
I THINK I'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD
IDE+@A.
IDE+@A.
IDE+@A. LET'S START WITH CLASS-SIZE.
>> DR. CHRIS SCRIBNER IS THE
SUPERINTENDENT FOURTH WERE
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS. HE SAYS TO KEEP KIDS +@6 FEET O
START FROM EACH OTHER, CAPACITY
WILL+@ BE CUT IN HALF.
A ROOM THAT HELD 25 KIDS WILL
HOLD 12 TO 13.
EVEN THEN, T+@HOSE KIDS WILL GE
LIMITED CLASSROOM TIME.
>> MANY OF US ACROSS THE
NATION, ARE IN LARGE DISTRICTS
TALKING ABOUT A HYBRID MODEL
+@
TALKING ABOUT A HYBRID MODEL WHERE SOME STUDENTS WOULD
ATTEND TWO DAYS FOR EXAMPLE,
AND THEN ONLINE LEARNING AT
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. 43.
43.
43. >>
43. >> HERE IS HOW THE HYBRID MODEL
MIGHT LOOK.
MIGHT LOOK. A TEACHER'S CLASSES SPIT SPLIT
INTO PART A AND B, THE A's
REPORT TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY IS SCHOOL ONLINE.
THE BEES REPORT ON WEDNESDAY +@
AND THURSDAY, ONLINE MONDAY
TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.
FOR THE LITTLEST KIDS THOUGH HE
SEES MUCH MORE FACE TIME.
+@
+@ >>
+@ >> THE
+@ >> THE EARLY CHILDHOOD, OUR
KINDERGARTEN, FIRST AND SECOND
GRADE, IT IS MY BELIEF THEY
NEED TO BE COMING TO SCHOOL
EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY. THAT IS A DIFFICULT AGE TO
INSTRUCT ONLINE.
INSTRUCT ONLINE. >> BUT+@ EVEN THEN, HE SAYS,
EVERYTHING WILL BE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE, AND+@ SOMETIMES ON SHOR
CHANGE, AND+@ SOMETIMES ON SHOR@ NOTICE.
NOTICE.
NOTICE. >> THE REALITY IS THAT WE ARE
LIKELY GOING TO HAVE TO PAVE
IT, MAYBE MORE THAN ONCE.
+@
IT, MAYBE MORE THAN ONCE. FROM A BRICK-AND-MORTAR
SCENARIO TO A HYBRID SCENARIO,
TWO DAYS IN, THREE DAYS OUT OR
PERHAPS EVEN FULLY ONLINE.
EACH ONE OF THOSE
CIRCUMSTANCES, COULD BE THE
REALITY FOR AT LEAST A PORTION
OF NEXT SCHOOL Y+@EAR.
+@>> SO HOW DO SCHOOL LOOK AND @
FEEL?
FEEL?
FEEL? STEVE HALSEY IS THE PRESIDENT
OF CORRIGAN, ARCHITECTURE FIRM
THAT WORKS WITH SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS.
HE SAYS TO FIND MORE SPACE,
ELEMENTARY CLASSES MAY HAVE TO
MOVE TO MIDDLE SCH+@OOL BUILDIN.
+@
MOVE TO MIDDLE SCH+@OOL BUILDIN. AND AFTER THAT, YOU'VE GOT TO
GET REALLY CREATIVE.
>> WHAT OTHER SPACES ARE
AVAILABLE IN A BUILDING?
TO TURN INTO CLASSROOMS?
+@>> CAFETERIAS ARE A LARGE SPA
THAT CAN BE UTILIZED FOR
MULTIPLE CLASSROOMS.
MULTIPLE CLASSROOMS. THERE IS ALSO MEDIA CENTERS AND
LIBRARIES THAT WE CAN SET UP
FOR PERMANENT CLASSROOMS INSIDE
+@
+@ OF
+@ OF THAT.
OF THAT. +@ >> STEVE SAYS A CHILD THE DAY
MY FLOW LIKE THIS.
IT STARTS AT HOME, WITH
PARENTS, WHO MAKE SURE THEIR
KIDS ARE+@ HEALTHY AND HAVE THE
PPE.
PPE.
PPE. ALL
PPE. ALL GOOD, GO TO SCHOO+@L.
WHERE START TIMES ARE STAGGERED
SO EVERYONE DOESN'T SHOW UP AT
ONCE.
ONCE.
ONCE. AT
ONCE. AT SCHOOL, STAFF WILL CHECK
EVERY PERSON'S TEMPERATURE AND
MAKE SURE KIDS WASH THEIR HANDS.
IF A CHILD IS SICK, THEY HAD TO
AN ISOLATION ROOM.
HEALTHY, GO TO CLASS, AND STAY
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. NEW GUIDANCE FROM THE CENTERS
FOR DISEASE CONTROL SAYS THAT
SCHOOLS SHOULD ENSURE STUDENT
AND STAFF GROUPINGS ARE AS
STATIC AS POSSIBLE, BY HAVING
THE SAME GROUP +@OF CHILDREN,
STAY WITH THE SAME STAFF.
STEVE CALLS T+@HAT A COHORT.
>> IF YOU HAVE A COHORT OR A
GROUP OF STUDENTS AND A TEACHER
THAT, IN A CERTAIN DOOR, THEY
USE A CERT+@AIN RESTROOM, THEY
USE CERTAIN THINGS IN THE
BUILDING, THEN IF ONE OF THEM
HAPPENS TO GET SICK, THEN YOU
DON'T HAVE TO, UNLESS SOMETHING
BROKE IN THE CHAIN YOU DON'T
HAVE TO GO AND LOCKED DOWN THE
WHOLE SCHOOL.
WHOLE SCHOOL. YOU LOOK AT THAT ONE GROUP+@ AN
SEE WHAT THAT COHORT HAS DONE
AND WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN.
>> WHAT KIND OF EXPECTATIONS
SHOULD WE HA+@VE ABOUT
ACHIEVEMENT?
ACHIEVEMENT? THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEACHERS
UNION FOR DALLAS SCHOOLS.
DO YOU THINK TEACHERS CAN BE
HELD TO THE SAME STANDARDS OF
MAKING SURE THAT THE KIDS LEAVE
IT WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF
KNOWLEDGE THAT WE EXPECTED AT
THE BEGINNING OF LAST SCHOOL
YEAR?
YEAR? +@
YEAR? +@ >> IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR,
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A
DIFFICULT EXPECTATION, NOT ONLY
TO BE EXPECTED BUT TO PRODUCE.
THERE WILL HAVE TO BE A LOT OF
TIME SPENT FINDING OUT WHERE +@
KIDS ARE.
KIDS ARE.
KIDS ARE. AND THEY WILL HAVE TO BE GIVEN
TIME TO BE ABLE TO CATCH UP.
I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE
EXPECTATIONS DIFFERENTLY.
EXPECTATIONS DIFFERENTLY. FIND DIFFERENT WAYS+@ TO DO THA
THE EVALUATIONS.
THE EVALUATIONS. I THINK ALL OF THAT HAS TO BE
LOOKED AT, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE
THE INPUT OF THOSE BEING
EVALUATED.
EVALUATED. TO HELP THE ADMINISTRATION
UNDERSTAND, THIS IS RE+@ALITY I
OUR SCHOOLS.
OUR SCHOOLS. WE ARE IN IT EVERY SINGLE DAY.
>> AND OF COURSE, THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY OF MORE SCHOOL
CLOSURES AND DISRUPTIONS.
ANTICIPATION, THE TEXAS
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE TA IS
RECOMMENDING THE SCHOOL YEAR
STARTED ABOUT A MONT+@H EARLIER
AN+@D AND ABOUT A MONTH LATER.
WITH LONGER HOLIDAY BREAKS AS A
BUFFER IF SCHOOLS NEED TO
CLOSE.
CLOSE.
CLOSE. >>
CLOSE. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SCHOOL
YEAR IS GOING TO B+@E ROUGH.
>> IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT.
I TRULY BELIEVE IT WILL BE VERY
DIFFICULT.
DIFFICULT. EDUCATION HAS TO BE FLEXIBLE.
THE TEACHERS, THE STUDENTS HAVE
TO BE FLEXIBLE.
>> FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TO BE
PRODUCTIVE AGAIN, PARENTS AND
FAMILIES NEED THE CERTAINTY OF
STRUCTURE THE SCHOOL PROVIDES.
WHAT I HAVE FOUND IS THAT
SCHOOL MINISTRIES ARE LOOKING