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Challenge: responding to students 1 by 1
Success: Responding to students 1 by 1

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Meeting the needs of students with special needs and ESL

Creative and expand new ways of learning

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Challenge-getting technology to students.
Success-My district became aware of how much we all need each other.

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Challenge: How to support / connect with students
Success: Able to collaborate to complete tasks, organize work and plan for 2020-2021 SY!

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Challenge: Not being able to be in front of my students while tutoring them.

Success: A time for my students to be more creative.  Assignments allowed for this

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Challenge: not been able to see students, faculty and staff.
Success: Engaging more online check in with students.

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Challenge: not able to meet people or do the job I love to do
Success: was able to know more about student's parents!

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Students that did not hace internet conection

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Kids not participating, some students work better on their own.

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Kids not participating, some students work better on their own.

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Challenge: I am teaching a summer sheltered English program for newcomer high school students, it has been a challenge to create relationships with these students that I have never met IRL unlike my regular year students.

Success: Finding creative ways to reach out to and teach and support students and families.

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Challenge has been not being able to see Children.

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Karen
Dark or blank screens when facilitating. Challenge
Fun and new innovative games and virtual activities Victory

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Challenge: Kids not showing up to class.
Success: Shared struggle with co-workers building unity

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I have NO job, and I am appreciating the time to study.

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Challenge -- not being able to reach/assess certain students.
Success - I felt some students turned in excellent work because they had more flexibility.

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A challenge is overcoming the boredom of Zoom faculty meetings.

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challenge-- some students did not engage even once.
success-- home visits meant I got to know some families better.

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Success is getting to teach summer camps on line

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Working with online venue

Success I was been able to maintain connection with my students.

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Challenge: Not all my students had digital devices or wifi to join daily virtual classes
Success: By Spring
Break, all my students were connected because of my homevisits.

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Encouraging parents to encourage students to participate in Social Skills lesson or counseling with children that have emotional needs prior to Covid

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Challenge: As the principal of middle school, how to help my teachers transition so quickly to digital learning curriculum in a humanistic, compassionate way, and bring parents and students onboard.
Success: my tech TOSA got us up to speed quickly on Google Classroom.

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Message from our superintendent, Dr. Diann Kitamura, June 16, 2020

During this summer, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we'll be sharing more school-related information that affects all of us. Please take a few minutes to read this email and share the information with friends and neighbors who have students in our school district. Durante este verano, debido a la pandemia del coronavirus COVID-19, compartiremos más información relacionada con la escuela que nos concierne a todos. Por favor tómese unos minutos para leer este correo electrónico y compartir la información con amigos y vecinos que tienen estudiantes en nuestro distrito escolar.

Thank you so much to all of the parents, students, and staff who have written to me about your concerns about reopening schools, sports and activities, or not. Know that we are not trying to take away any programs or activities. For example, some parents think that the district doesn't want to start contact sports, like football. In fact, this type of decision is not ours to make. We have to follow Sonoma County health department guidance. What we are tasked with doing now is to create a plan for school in the fall that takes into account the health guidance regarding the pandemic, our capacity to meet the guidance, and the needs of our community.

Muchísimas gracias a todos los padres, estudiantes y personal que me han enviado mensajes sobre sus preocupaciones en cuanto a la reapertura, o no, de escuelas, deportes y actividades. Sepa que no estamos tratando de eliminar ningún programa o actividad. Por ejemplo, algunos padres piensan que el distrito no quiere comenzar entrenamientos para deportes de contacto, como el fútbol americano. De hecho, no tenemos el poder de tomar este tipo de decisión. Tenemos que seguir las recomendaciones del departamento de salud del condado de Sonoma. Lo que tenemos que hacer ahora es crear un plan para las escuelas para el otoño, que tenga en cuenta las recomendaciones sanitarias con respecto a la pandemia, nuestra capacidad para cumplir con dichas recomendaciones, y las necesidades de nuestra comunidad.

Planificación del Regreso a Clases
Hemos escuchado a más de 2,600 de ustedes, a través de encuestas de familias y personal, y correos electrónicos enviados a mi oficina, sobre sus inquietudes y necesidades con respecto al regreso a clases en otoño. También tenemos más de 20 grupos/comités de trabajo para Regreso a las Escuelas(RTS), que incluyen maestros, personal, padres, estudiantes y liderazgo sindical, quienes han estado trabajando arduamente durante las últimas semanas, finalizando sus recomendaciones para las escuelas. Esos comités utilizarán la guía que recientemente han publicado el Condado de Sonoma, el Departamento de Educación de California, el Departamento de Salud Pública de California, y los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades, que junto con sus comentarios, se utilizar[an para el Plan para el Regreso a las Escuelas que se presentará a la Mesa Directiva de nuestro distrito escolar el 8 de julio.

No hay una solución simple. Es probable que haya diferentes escenarios, entre los que se incluyan el aprendizaje desde el hogar y que el aprendizaje en las aulas, y que estos sean muy diferentes de lo que estamos acostumbrados. Recuerde, tomaremos nuestras decisiones basadas en las ciencias y datos en correlación con nuestra capacidad física para garantizar que los estudiantes y el personal estén lo más seguros posible, según lo determinen las recomendaciones, así como las expectativas que estamos escuchando de todos ustedes..

Declaracion sobre Black Lives Matter
La mesa directiva y yo recientemente publicamos una carta a la comunidad, asegurando nuestra solidaridad con la comunidad afroamericana y #BlackLivesMatter. El trabajo continuo de la mesa directiva se compromete a eliminar las barreras para los estudiantes y priorizar la equidad y acceso. La mesa directiva está actualmente en proceso de aprobar un programa de Estudios Étnicos. Ustedes pueden leer la carta aquí: srcschools.org/BlackLivesMatterStatement

Continuación de Comidas
Nuestro departamento de Servicios de Alimentación Infantil continúa brindando comidas para llevar a niños de 0 a 18 años este verano. Para ubicaciones, horarios y más información: srcschools.org/freemeals

Presentar una Solicitud para P-EBT
Las familias que son elegibles para comidas escolares gratuitas o a precio reducido tienen hasta el 30 de junio para solicitar P-EBT, un programa estatal que brinda hasta $ 365 por niño para comprar comida. Las familias que no han recibido los beneficios ya pueden presentar su solicitud en https://ca.p-ebt.org/es/
NOTA IMPORTANTE: Las familias deben presentar una solicitud para comidas escolares en el distrito escolar Santa Rosa City Schools antes de ser elegibles para el programa P-EBT. Se puede hacer por Internet o por medio de una solicitud en papel:
* La Solicitud de Comidas Escolares en línea está disponible aquí
* O puede llamar al 707-890-3800 ext. 80701 para recibir una solicitud de comidas en papel
Se les animan a todas las familias a presentar una solicitud aún si su familia no era elegible antes del cierre de las escuelas. ¡Llame al mencionado número de teléfono para recibir ayuda!

Inscripción en las Escuelas
Nos emociona dar la bienvenida a nuevas familias al distrito escolar Santa Rosa City Schools, para los grados de Kinder Academy a Grado 12. Si tiene un vecino o amigo que necesita inscribir a sus hijos, infórmeles que necesitan completar el proceso lo antes posible para que podamos establecer comunicaciones entre ellos y su escuela. Línea de inscripción bilingüe: 707-890-3808 o use este enlace: srcschools.org/registration

Próximamente: envíe un MENSAJE DE TEXTO a su escuela / maestro con ParentSquare
En esta era del coronavirus COVID-19, es importante asegurarse de que todas las familias obtengan información actualizada en el idioma y la forma que elijan. Lo han pedido. Es por eso que nuestro distrito se está mudando este verano a ParentSquare, una plataforma de comunicación fácil de usar, para poder comunicarse con cada padre por medio del método que elijan: voz, texto, correo electrónico o aplicación móvil. ParentSquare también tiene traducción instantánea a varios idiomas, para que los padres y los maestros puedan comunicarse recíprocamente en diferentes idiomas. Se le enviará más información este verano.

Aunque hay mucha incertidumbre, puede estar seguro de que continuaré defendiendo la seguridad y bienestar de nuestros estudiantes, personal y comunidad. Seguiré brindándole información actualizada durante el verano, por favor revise su correo electrónico de forma regular.

Return to School Planning
We have heard from more than 2,600 of you, through surveys of families and staff, and emails sent to my office, about your concerns and needs regarding returning to school in the fall. We also have more than 20 Return to School (RTS) working groups/committees, which include teachers, staff, parents, students, and union leadership, that have been working hard these past few weeks, finalizing their recommendations for school. Those committees will be using recently released guidance from Sonoma County, the California Department of Education, the California Department of Public Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and your input, to create a Return to School plan to be presented to our Board of Education on July 8th.

There is no simple solution. There will likely be different scenarios, involving learning from home and learning in classrooms that look very different from what we are used to. Please remember, we will make our decisions based on science and data in correlation with our physical capacity to ensure students and staff are safe as possible, as determined by the guidance, as well as the expectations we are hearing from all of you.

Black Lives Matter Statement
The Board of Education and I recently released a letter to the community, assuring solidarity with our Black community and #BlackLivesMatter. It pledges the school board's continued work to remove barriers for students, and to prioritize equity and access. The board is currently in the process of approving an Ethnic Studies curriculum. You can read the letter here: srcschools.org/BlackLivesMatterStatement

Continuation of Meals
Our Child Nutrition Services department is continuing to provide Grab-and-Go meals for children ages 0-18 this summer. For locations, times and more information: srcschools.org/freemeals

Applying for P-EBT
Families that are eligible for free/reduced price school meals have until June 30 to apply for P-EBT, a state program that provides up to $365 per child to spend on groceries. Families that have not received the benefits already can apply at https://ca.p-ebt.org/en/
IMPORTANT NOTE: Families must apply for meal benefits from Santa Rosa City Schools school district first, in order to qualify for P-EBT. You can do that online or with a paper application:
* Online Meal Application is available here
* Or call 707-890-3800 ext. 80701 to receive a paper meal application
All families are encouraged to apply, even if your family did not qualify for meal benefits before school closure. Call the number above for assistance!

School Registration
We're excited to welcome new families to Santa Rosa City Schools, for grades Kinder Academy to 12th. If you have a neighbor or friend who needs to register their children, please let them know to register as soon as possible so that we can set up communication from their school. Bilingual registration line: 707-890-3808 or srcschools.org/registration

Coming soon: TEXT your school/teacher with ParentSquare
In this time of COVID-19, it's important to ensure that every family gets up-to-date information in the language and way that they choose. You have asked for this. That's why our district is moving this summer to ParentSquare, an easy-to-use communication platform, to be able to reach every parent in the method they choose: voice, text, email or mobile app. ParentSquare also has instant language translation, so that parents and teachers can communicate back and forth in different languages. More information will be sent to you this summer.

Although there is much uncertainty, you can remain certain that I will continue to be an advocate for the safety and well being of our students, staff and community. Providing you updates through the summer will continue, so please check your email regularly.
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Message from our superintendent, Dr. Diann Kitamura, June 16, 2020 During this summer, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we'll be sharing more school-related information that affects all of us. Please take a few minutes to read this email and share the information with friends and neighbors who have students in our school district.

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Challenge- Cannot see students/ teachers
Success- More opportunities for inclusion!

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Challenge: Distracted by all the fun things about being home when trying to work.

Success: A lot of increased awareness around the importance of mental health and social/emotional learning in public education. Enjoyed seeing the creativity of many of my teachers in engaging students with technology!

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One challenge I had was having a toxic relationship with my principal and also having to deal with middle school hormones at the same time.

One success I had was getting a job offer at a new school starting this summer where I will be a 6th grade Math Teacher.

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Q: "During this pandemic school closing, describe one challenge and one success?"