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Will all grades be alpha/numerical as they are in normal years (A+, B, 4, 3, etc.)? Will any subjects be P/I like they were in the spring? 

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Will all grades be alpha/numerical as they are in normal years (A+, B, 4, 3, etc.)? Will any subjects be P/I like they were in the spring? 

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Can you provide updates about how online vs. in-person learning options will impact the Mandarin Immersion program? 

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Can you provide updates about how online vs. in-person learning options will impact the Mandarin Immersion program? 

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Will our family have a choice between Synchronous and Asynchronous at-home learning this fall?

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For each grade level, will the synchronous learning be "blocked" together or will it possibly be split into morning/afternoon?

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The 2nd AISD survey was received today - a little disappointing that it was literally 1 question (F2F or at home if school reopens on 9/8). Since we had to use our students' ID numbers for the survey, will you and other principals throughout the district be getting any survey results (school specific) to help with class placement? Based on the 1 question, there was no "maybe" so it seems that it would be a tool for you/principals to use (in theory) to limit moving kids around after the mandatory virtual 3 weeks should teachers/kids be allowed back on campus. 

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The 2nd AISD survey was received today - a little disappointing that it was literally 1 question (F2F or at home if school reopens on 9/8). Since we had to use our students' ID numbers for the survey, will you and other principals throughout the district be getting any survey results (school specific) to help with class placement? Based on the 1 question, there was no "maybe" so it seems that it would be a tool for you/principals to use (in theory) to limit moving kids around after the mandatory virtual 3 weeks should teachers/kids be allowed back on campus. 

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Hi! I have concerns regarding RRISD and Anderson High School's decision to have in person / on campus learning basically be the same as virtual learning, just while a student is physically on campus. Does AISD have plans to push this model down to middle and elementary school? The answer will impact our decision to send or not to send to school.

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Has it been decided if students will be able to go outside for recess (once they return to campus)?

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Has it been decided if students will be able to go outside for recess (once they return to campus)?

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Hi there. When requesting iPads in the Cloud, my returning first grader was available in the drop down box but my incoming pre-k child was not an option. He is fully registered and confirmed in the latest survey to attend, so I wanted to see or when I can also have the availability to enter his request in the Cloud?  Thank you!

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I haven't heard anything about what dyslexia support will look like in the fall, and this was a huge issue for us in the spring. Will Take Flight still be offered, and if so can it be done daily instead of just 2 days a week, more consistent with the normal school year? How will students' 504 accommodations be supported?

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For the pre-boxed school supplies, will we plan on starting with all supplies  at home, and bring them onto campus once back onsite ?  Do you foresee us needing to duplicate any supplies (folders, etc)?

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Has the school supplies list been posted? If not, can it please be e-mailed out?

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Has the school supplies list been posted? If not, can it please be e-mailed out?

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For our 4th Grade student, do we need to get a Chromebook or I-Pad from AISD, or can we use our own devise.  If we use our own device how do we obtain the software that is being preloaded on the AISD supllied techology?

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For our 4th Grade student, do we need to get a Chromebook or I-Pad from AISD, or can we use our own devise.  If we use our own device how do we obtain the software that is being preloaded on the AISD supllied techology?

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I love this pallet format. Thank you for putting it in place!

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I love this pallet format. Thank you for putting it in place!

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We have been keeping very strict quarentine and my kids are having a hard time emotionally with things (so am I, frankly).  I'm far more concerned about their emotional health than I am their academics right now.  Please tell me that Doss will be doing tons of stuff to address this.

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Can you explain once more how staff will meet the needs for both F2F and Virtual learners once we are able to go back? For some reason this piece is still confusing me and all of my friends. Will there be specific virtual instructors and specific in-person instructors or will each classroom be live streamed for the students at home? Will your choice to remain virtual affect who your teacher is, and if so, is it possible the teacher you hear from on Aug 11 does not in fact end up being your child’s teacher? Lastly, will it be different for MCI? Thanks in advance for answering this slew of questions!

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At the moment you answer this, what are Doss staff and teachers prepared to deliver from a synch/asynch and campus/distance perspective? While I appreciate the communication channels and regularity of them, there doesn't seem to be any information communicated. My impression is that Doss is still waiting for the district to tell them what to prepare for and how to do that while some other schools seem to have their own plans in the works.

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Are there any plans to share about how drop off and pick up will operate when on campus learning is available?

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Are there procedures available for when a parent needs to come on campus (after on campus learning is available)? Talking about security and health procedures...how are those supposed to work together?

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Will classes in the same grade be aligned in what is being taught from week to week? Or will teachers still be independent of each other as is normal?

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Does the Attorney General statement impact AISD/Doss? If so, how? Or is the impact limited to what TEA published and how it is or isn't influenced by the AG?

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Since classes within a grade are supposed to be aligned together, will the daily schedules be aligned as well? As in, will the synchronous blocks be at the same time across the grade level?

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Will the teacher that contacts students on Aug 11 be the teacher of that student regardless of in person/distance learning selection?

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Can you please define what "Live Teacher Support" means? 

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Can you please define what "Live Teacher Support" means? 

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Thanks for posting the draft schedule! What do the two columns mean for 4th: 4th or Carroll 4th?

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Is the district-wide technology shortage going to have an impact on our start date? Is that the reason for the possible delay?

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Can you tell me if 100% asynchronous is still an option? Dr. Steenport said it was in a comment above, but I don't see or hear much about that being a choice.

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Why are there such big breaks in synchronous learning during the day?  It would be nice to have all kids booked at the same time in one block for main subjects to align schedules.  It also allows for working parents to schedule meetings say “can’t meet until after 11a” or can only take morning meetings, etc.

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I see that there will be a parent-principal coffee Thursday morning. However, if the board does make changes, how soon will there be another parent-principal coffee to discuss this? Will we have to wait another week for more updates? Is there any way to shift the zoom meeting to Friday when we have more information?

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Thank you for this format to have questions answered...what will be the policy when a student or staff member has an immediate household member test positive? i.e. a student’s Mom. Will just that family (student/staff member) have to quarantine, or would this trigger a classroom quarantine? Again, thanks so much.

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Thank you so much for posting the virtual schedule! A few questions:(A) I was under the impression that this VL schedule was going to mimic the on -campus schedule so that if/when a child transitions from VL to on campus the schedule remains constant; hence the incorporation of teacher planning, recess etc?  (B) If this schedule is solely for VL and for those that continue to be virtual even when the school opens, why are on-campus only activities being factored in?  (C) Is the 30 min SEL session for all kids in the morning substantial learning time b/c it seems - for 2nd gr specifically, that it is being used to meet the 90 min minimum requirement, and (D) again for 2nd grade specifically there are only  (2) 30 min SL blocks (not counting SEL). Will teachers be splitting this time between multiple subjects or creating an A day and B day schedule?

Add on: What is Doss admins definition of "draft" for this schedule?

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Curious why SL is so spread out in the day?  For example, In fourth it looks like there is a homeroom/SEL at 7:45 and then no class until 9:15?  Then they have an afternoon session?  What was the rationale for having all grades on different schedules with big gaps in SL?  Trying to get my head around how to keep my kids engaged in between and manage 3 different schedules in addition to work schedule?  Thx

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Virtual Schedule for dual working families 

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Virtual Schedule for dual working families 

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The virtual schedules are set up as if the kids are in school (30min blocks for lower grades). For dual working parents what flexibility will there be? Will the first meeting of the day with the teacher always be at 7:45? It was nice having later class calls last spring. Parents will need more flexibly while school is remote.

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Schedule - Teacher Planning/Live Support Clarification

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Schedule - Teacher Planning/Live Support Clarification

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Thanks for providing a schedule to us!  I know this is a ton of work.
For blocks marked "teacher planning", are there activities planned/expected for students to complete during this time?
And for "live support", if your child is not part of live support calls for that day, are there other activities planned/expected to complete during that time? Thanks!

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Not sure if this can be answered, but curious as to if there is any chatter about how the SB is going to vote tomorrow night?

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Will any kids be getting hard copy or online versions of text books? I know the lower grades use resources like GoMath, which were used in the classroom and for homework until Spring Break.

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While I very much appreciate this being put out now, I am extremely concerned with how, as a working parent, I can manage these schedules across multiple children?  It would be very helpful to have all of the synchronous learning in the morning, followed by the asynchronous.  This gives me the opportunity to form a pod with others or potentially bring someone in my home for a few hours each day to ensure asynchronous is getting done?   Also, having time aligned across grade levels also ensures parents are able to focus on work during a set time.  My kids are not able to manage this schedule alone, and it would be very distracting for working parents.  While I know this is very difficult for teachers and staff, it is also extremely challenging as parents to make it all happen too.  Any streamlining would be appreciated.

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Can you elaborate on how instruction will be administered to families who choose 100% asynchronous?

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Surprised by the 30 min SEL block first thing followed by recess at 815, as well as by the day ending at 2 with teacher planning. Would be great to consider teacher planning time in the morning and going until 3 in the afternoon, to better mirror the regular school day. It will be a struggle to get them on a call for 30 minutes and then have a free break so early in the morning. A longer lunch break would make more sense. Also, for many (most?) working parents, meetings start on the hour or half hour.

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Thank you all for your transparency and work. With all due respect, I don’t think a tour of the new campus is appropriate at this time. We need you to focus your efforts on helping guide us through the virtual start, getting a better understanding of the options presented by TEA and AISD, and preparing your staff so they can get off to a great start. Spending a Zoom meeting touring a building we can’t access for two months is a waste of time. You had questions today from families asking what they should do if they can’t get a device before Sept. 8, and what options are there for those who can’t afford My Friend’s House - please use your time to get educated on what’s happening and make sure Doss is ready to serve all students. Thank you.

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Dr. Steenport - even though it may not be final can you provide a draft listing of apps, programs, websites that students will need to access for virtual learning? We have a REALLY old iPad that we dug out as a Plan B (in case we are unable to get tech from AISD). We'd like to start testing its capabilities so if its too old we have time to put together a Plan C.

Based on the parent tech support, is safe to say other than the student portal which includes BLEND, SeeSaw is the only other platform??

TY!!

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The first part of the school schedule with morning meeting/SEL - is that school-wide or by class

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Can you share some of the learning’s you and the staff had from the Spring around what did and didn’t work?  And elaborate on how you will take those learning’s and apply them to the fall?  Thx

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Could you please help me to understand why the teachers have more planning time than synchronous teaching time?  It just doesn't seem logical to me when I look at the schedule.  

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Could you please help me to understand why the teachers have more planning time than synchronous teaching time?  It just doesn't seem logical to me when I look at the schedule.  

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With the delay, can the draft schedule be reevaluated?

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With the delay, can the draft schedule be reevaluated?

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Now with the delay of the start, can the schedule be reevaluated? I know not everyone's needs can be accommodated but can another survey be sent out? I know in the spring, the feedback was the need/want different live teaching time for different kids at home but perhaps this thinking had evolved over the summer...

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How does the delay affect the scheduled holidays, teacher work days, vertical days and the end of school?

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Can we please get the schedule for MCI 4th and 5th grade?

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Can we please get the schedule for MCI 4th and 5th grade?

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Assign Classes Based on Virtual/In Person Choices

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Assign Classes Based on Virtual/In Person Choices

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Now that the start date has been delayed, can class assignments be made with the knowledge of which students plan to return to school vs. stay virtual? This would reduce the shifting once that decision is made if we can assign classes that way upfront.

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This schedule needs to be fixed. Parents realize that much time and energy has gone into creating it, but it's not feasible for parents to manage. Please revise as soon as possible.

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Is there any opportunity to loan out the chromebooks/tablets the PTA paid for to students who need devices, until the district can recover from the backlog?

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Other schools nearby are using a similar schedule that feels realistic to parents - Highland Park, Hill, etc. Why is Doss doing something so unnecessarily complicated with the complex, disjointed schedule?

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Can you clarify how attendance will be taken and also if synchronous learning blocks are required.  I'm hearing different things about this from other families.  Thanks!

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Are there any particular supplies we need for virtual learning?

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What do I need to do to let the school know my child will not be returning to Doss/AISD?

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Can we pick up our school supplies early? We are moving to plan B That  will start sooner than the planned pickup and would like to not repurchase everything if possible. Thank you.

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Kindergarten: Recess at 8:15am? Lunch at 10:30am... what’s going on?

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Kindergarten: Recess at 8:15am? Lunch at 10:30am... what’s going on?

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I am really struggling to understand the logic of the kindergarten schedule. They meet for 30 minutes and then recess is at 8:15am, exactly when most parents who work need to dive into work? And then LUNCH is at 10:30am? Why can’t lunch be when lunch normally occurs, like 12pm to fit family and work schedules? Would appreciate it if this can be reviewed and we can see a little more common sense applied here... thanks

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Can you please indicate where they extra 11 mins a day will go in the VL learning plan--Asynchronous or Synchronous?? Has any thought been given to reducing or canceling the extra DOI days given teachers have extra time at the beginning of the school year?  I do respect the chance for staff development, don't get me wrong, but the kids have quite a bit of learning to make up.

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This is not as much of a question as a comment, but I think it would be terrible for a child to have to change teachers (and classmates) once we are allowed to have in person instruction, should his or her assigned teacher stay virtual.  I know you will be calling parents to find out their intentions, but it sounds like that will be after classes have been assigned.  I think there are many parents who can tell you their preference today.  It seems that would aid in class placement, especially if you have teachers you already know will stay virtual.  Thank you for your hard work!

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I am currently watching the latest Principal coffee and was wondering if the screening questions don't just ask about symptoms, pending lab tests or final lab results about the student's household?  As we all know, fever is not a great indicator of COVID and if we all have to wait until there is a lab result (which are taking a long time and a lot of people are not quarantining when they should be), exposure may have already happened for 7+ days.

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When in-person learning does resume (or the option becomes available), will teachers be able to teach students in a "normal" capacity or will it be limited to engaging in a similar way to distance learning? What if half the class still chooses distance learning while half is in-person?

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After the mandatory virtual learning and once kids start the slow process of returning to school, will the kids who continue to learn from home retain the same teachers that they had in the first few virtual weeks? And also will Fridays still be a flex day once kids return to school?

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After the mandatory virtual learning and once kids start the slow process of returning to school, will the kids who continue to learn from home retain the same teachers that they had in the first few virtual weeks? And also will Fridays still be a flex day once kids return to school?

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At the time we are asked to decide about whether we want to return in person or not, will we know if our currently assigned teacher will be teaching virtually or in-person once in-person learning resumes?  Personally, my decision about sending my child back in person may be influenced by whether my child will or will not have to change teachers.   Weighing health concerns vs. consistency/continuity.  TIA

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As a pretty tech obsessed person, why can't I seem to find this on any of the apps mentioned? Was it not posted after all? Am I missing something? I definitely have an account, student ID, and am logged in, etc.

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Do the teachers have headsets and mics ready to go for teaching? Was thinking of things that have helped us out as the rest of us have been working remotely this year, and if the teachers don't have headsets and mics for teaching virtually, could we pitch in to purchase for them?

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Hello! I've sent out several emails to people at Doss from my Gmail address, but each email comes back as blocked. I am able to receive Doss emails, but not able to reply or send. Any idea why that could be? Who would be the best person to reach out to regarding this?

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We received a note from AISD saying to contact the Doss Office about hotspot pick up.  Will this be combined with the iPad pick up being scheduled?  I assume so, just didn't want to miss it.  thanks.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1louVCIzOmFAc9hzCJh67GIQdFxvpjD29Xxc5Vb-Ge9w/edit

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There is much coming out that gaiters are not safe and reliable as masks.   Im concerned about the Doss branded ones.  Are these special gaiters?  fabric/layers??

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Hi there. I read that at some point before the campus opens, each family will be asked if they plan to continue with virtual learning, or elect for in-person. When can we expect to learn the details of what the in-person scenario would look like? For example, will the students be taught live by their teacher the majority of the day, or will it be "virtual" even though they are on campus (AHS model)? How many students will be in a live class and how will they be physically distanced? Will they get recess? What will Specials and Lunch look like? I'd like to request that the detailed plan be shared well in advance of having to make this decision, so that each family has time to consider what is best for them. Thank you!

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Is there an update on when we can pick up tech from the Doss campus?  I saw the preliminary schedule, but haven't seen anything about specific pick up times since then.

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Is there an update on when we can pick up tech from the Doss campus?  I saw the preliminary schedule, but haven't seen anything about specific pick up times since then.

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My oldest child has started school, and teachers are posting their agendas for the following week on Friday afternoons. This agenda communicates daily lessons with associated links, assignments, homework, and the method of turning in assignments. I feel like this is especially helpful for parents, tutors, childcare centers, and pod facilitators to plan for the upcoming week before Monday morning. Just a suggestion!

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Does Laurie Beaman have a recommendation on protective equipment we can purchase for the chromebooks?  There are lots of options on Amazon, but I'm wondering if she has a recommendation.

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Does Laurie Beaman have a recommendation on protective equipment we can purchase for the chromebooks?  There are lots of options on Amazon, but I'm wondering if she has a recommendation.

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Can you confirm where and when we should pick up student Chromebooks? The email from AISD linked a flyer for computer curbside locations, but also said our own campus may have different instructions. It’s a bit confusing.

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Sorry to ask this dumb question - but we are getting emails that are the exact same email coming in from you directly and then Doss and then the PTA also captures the same email.  Are there some settings that are making the same email come from both you and Doss?   See below screenshot.

Are there recommendations on how best to streamline the communications?  I know they are super important and have been working my way thru them, but finding it extremely difficult to keep up and also manage my day workload.

When the school year begins we will then get communications from blend/seesaw.  Let me know your thoughts and will also post on the Padlet.

thank you for all that you are doing managing this for us!

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Picked up my 1st graders iPad today (yeah) but I don’t see where Seesaw is embedded in the Student/Blend account like it is supposed to be. It is a separate app just like normal. 🤷‍♀️ Also, can you remind us where to access the Blend FAQs? My 1st grader doesn’t need to get all of the principal notifications for the Doss Elem course, but it looks like if I turn notifications off they turn off for ALL courses. I’m sure I’m missing something.

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Hi Dr. steenport,

I just read face masks will be required for all students when campus reopens. How do you anticipate this working for mci students? Seeing how words are formed seems a key part of the learning process.

Thank you,
Stephanie

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I'm still very confused about iPads.  i requested on for my 1st grader.  I heard many families picked up at anderson high today and some have gotten calls from doss.  How is this supposed to work?

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The attendance PDF that was included in the 8/28 Principal Update seems to be the standard attendance rules referencing tardy bells, etc.  I thought we were taking attendance asynchronously through a variety of means these first 4 weeks?  Can you please clarify what the attendance rules will be during our time of virtual learning?

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Will there be a 3rd phase of iPad distribution?

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Will there be a 3rd phase of iPad distribution?

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We requested an iPad for our kindergartner but didn't see our name on the most recent (phase 2) list. Will there be another phase for iPad pick-up before school starts? Thanks!

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Is there some guideline to setting up the iPad for the students?  I kind of expected strip down experience. I turned on my kindergarten students iPad an there were 52 apps on the desktop and streaming news.  I would like to lock it down to just the essentials for what they need.

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Have you cancelled curbside pickup today/Friday 9/4 due to weather? Thank you!

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Have you cancelled curbside pickup today/Friday 9/4 due to weather? Thank you!

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Specials question- I'm confused. I understand that Specials happen the same day of the week each week and that is synchronous. In addition to T, W and Th synchronous Specials, my first grader should also complete 1 assignment (asynchronous) for EACH of the Specials (3 total?)? But they won't be completing "assignments" during synchronous times only during asynchronous? Is this correct? 

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Specials question- I'm confused. I understand that Specials happen the same day of the week each week and that is synchronous. In addition to T, W and Th synchronous Specials, my first grader should also complete 1 assignment (asynchronous) for EACH of the Specials (3 total?)? But they won't be completing "assignments" during synchronous times only during asynchronous? Is this correct? 

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Are kids supposed to update to Zoom 5.2? There are limitations with their current Zoom on Chromebook (5.0). If they are supposed to update Zoom, how is it done?

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Are kids supposed to update to Zoom 5.2? There are limitations with their current Zoom on Chromebook (5.0). If they are supposed to update Zoom, how is it done?

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Regarding the most recent final survey about returning to in-person learning on Oct 6 — If we opt to stay virtual at that time, when will the next re-entry point be? Will there be another option to return to the classroom, or are we committing to stay virtual for the remainder of the semester?

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Hi do you happen to know how UT COVID rates are being factored into the AISD return decision making? Do we follow the county and is the UT rate counted in the county (doesn't appear so)?  Thank you

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Do you know if there will be options like Third Base or iKids for after school care for students who return in person on Oct. 5th?

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Can library time be made into a special?

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Can library time be made into a special?

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We have such a great librarian, can we have some optional "specials" time for library where she can do what she would normally do weekly with classes? I think Mondays or Fridays would be a great day :). Live would be preferable but perhaps it could be recorded so lots of kids can access at once.