.
. >>>
. >>> A
. >>> A LOT OF PARENTS ARE
EAGERLY AWAITING THEIR KIDS
TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL BUT WHEN
WILL CLASSES RESUME
AND WHAT WILL SCHOOL LOOK LIKE
JOININGME NOW IS THE
SUPERINTENDENT. +@
SUPERINTENDENT. +@ FULL DISCLOSURE.
FULL DISCLOSURE. VERY TWO KIDS AT DISD SO I'M
INVESTED IN YOU
SUCCEEDING IN THIS.
WHAT FIRST OFF IS THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGE TO GETTING
THE KIDS BACK IN SCHOOL IN THE
FALL TERM
FALL TERM
FALL TERM >> I THINK WE NEED TO KNOW
WHAT THE RULES OF
ENGAGEMENT ARE.
ENGAGEMENT ARE. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE SOCIAL
DISTANCING
DISTANCING RIGHT NOW FOR SUMMER SCHOOL YOU
CAN HAVE NO MORE
THAN 11 KIDS IN A CLASS.
THOSE RULES IN PLACE.
IN AUGUST THAT WILL BE A HUGE
CHALLENGE.
CHALLENGE. WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE SEVERAL
SCHEDULES, PROCESSES.
SCHEDULES, PROCESSES. TH+@E RULES CHANGE BE WE WILL
HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY.
WE NEED CHILD CARE SUPPORT AND
IF ARE YOU UNDER 12
YEARS OLD YOU -- ITS CHILD
ABANDONMENT IF YOU LEAVE
A STUDENT AT HOME ALONE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT
MOVING PARTS.
MOVING PARTS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. WE
KNOW. WE WIL+@L FIND OUT MORE E+@VERY
WEEK THAT PASSES.
>> SAY+@ IT GETS BUMPED UP TO
WHERE YOU COULD HAVE
16, 17 KIDS IN A CLASS.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE
IS THE TEACHER AT THE FRONT OF
THE CLASS TEACHING
THE KIDS WHO ARE IN THE ROOM
WHILE +@THE KIDS ARE AT
HOME OR WATCHING LIKE A LI+@VE
FEED OF THAT
>> THAT'S PROBABLY NOT AS
LIKELY BECAUSE HOW DO WE
SELECT WHICH KIDS STAY HOME
WE WILL SURVEY THE PARENTS AND
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS
OF DOING THAT RIGHT NOW.
SOME PARENTS WON'T FEEL
COMFOR+@TABLE SENDING A
STUDENT.
STUDENT.
STUDENT. WE C+@AN ONLY GET 17 STUDENTS
+@
WE C+@AN ONLY GET 17 STUDENTS INSIDE A CLASSROOM.
+@
+@ WE
+@ WE MAY
+@ WE MAY HAVE TO HAVE A TWO
TEACHERS, ONE THAT TAKES
HALF OF THE KIDS AND ONE PART
OF THE BUILDING AND
THE OTHER HALF.
WE MAY HAVE TO USE MIDDLE
SCHOOLS AS ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS AND HAVE THE SECONDARY
STUDENTS LEARN FROM
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. AT
HOME. AT LEAST THEY DON'T REQUIRE
SUPERVISION AS MUCH AS
ELEMENTARY S+@TUDENTS DO.
WE ARE WORKING MULTIPLE PLANS
DEPENDING ON WHAT THE
RULES TELL US VERY PRECISELY AS
YOU JUST ASKED.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR GOAL
THEN IS TO TAKE A
DIFFERENT TACK.
DIFFERENT TACK. FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS
ITSELF SOUNDS LIKE
YOU WANT TO HAVE THEM IN A
CLASSROOM COME AUGUST.
>> THAT IS THE EMERGING PLAN.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE
[INAUDIBLE]
[INAUDIBLE] ON IT AND IT
DEPENDS ON WHAT THE RULES OF
ENGAGEMENT ARE.
ENGAGEMENT ARE. THAT'S OUR LEANING AT THIS
POINT.
POINT.
POINT. WE
POINT. WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION
IN JUNE BECAUSE YOU
+@ NEED TO KNOW HOW ARE YOU GOING
+@
NEED TO KNOW HOW ARE YOU GOING TO +@WORK WITH US IN
GETTING YOUR CHILDREN TO
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. THAT'S KIND OF THE LEANING ONE
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. I WOULDN'T SAY THAT'S FIN+@AL.
I WOULDN'T TAKE IT TO THE BANK
YET.
YET.
YET. >>
YET. >> IN TERMS OF THE TEACHERS,
HOW DO YOU MAKE
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR TEACHER WHO
MAY BE IMMUNE
COMPROMISED, MAYBE ELDERLY,
WILL YOU CONSIDER SOME
EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVES FOR
TEACHERS WHO MAY NOT
BE ABLE TO COME BACK
>> IT'S PROBABLY PREMATURE.
WE HAVE HAD A VERY LOW NUMBER
OF RESIGNATIONS.
OF RESIGNATIONS. WE ARE DOING A SURVEY WITH
TEACHERS TOO.
TEACHERS TOO. WE NEED 20 KNOW THEIR HEALTH
CONCERNS AND IF THEY
DON'T WANT TO COME BACK IN A
+@
DON'T WANT TO COME BACK IN A FACE T+@O FACE
ENVIRONMENT +@WE UNDERSTAND TH+
WE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO
EDUCATE ALL THE
STUDENTS ANY WAY.
WE WILL TAKE ALL OF THOSE
THINGS IN TO
CONSID+@ERATION.
CONSID+@ERATION. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OVER 40
EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE HAD 40
INDIVIDUALS -- SOME EMPLOYEE+@S
AND STUDENTS THAT HAVE
HAD THE VIRUS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS TO
CONSIDER AND BY AUGUST
HOW MANY OF THEM WILL BE OVER
IT.
IT.
IT. WE
IT. WE ARE COLLECTING ALL THAT
DATA.
DATA.
DATA. TO
DATA. TO KNOW HOW WE CAN EXECUTE THE
SCHOOL OPENING IN +@
AUGUST.
AUGUST.
AUGUST. >> ONE LAST QUESTION.
IF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENTS
DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE
SENDING THEIR KIDS BACK THERE
WILL BE ACCOMMODATIONS
THAT THEY COULD STILL LEARN AT
HOME +@
HOME +@
HOME +@ >> THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES.
WE ARE GETTING PERMISSION FROM
THE STATE AGENCY THAT
WE WILL STILL GET FUNDING AND
SOME PARENTS ARE VERY
COMFORTABLE DOING ONLINE
LEARNING AT HOME.
WE NE+@ED TO +@KNOW THAT FROM T
AND WILL ACCOMMODATE
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. THE
THEM. THE SHORT WE ARE IS YES.
WE WILL STILL HAVE THAT OPTION
AVAILABLE IN AUGUST.
>> ALL R+@IGHT.
I REA+@LIZE IT'S MAY AND WE ARE
TALKI+@NG+@ ABOUT +@AUGUST.
I EXPECT WE WILL HAVE MORE OF
THESE CONVERSATIONSAS
THESE CONVERSATIONSAS WE GET CLOSER TO THE DATE.