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The main reason stated for planning the return now is the we have seen a decline in numbers for 3 straight weeks. This ignores the fact the the total number of cases is currently many times higher than it was in the fall. The total cases at ELMS in the 1st 3 months was 1, 4, and 7 (Sept/Oct/Nov). In January alone, we had 17 cases and February has 10 cases in only 11 days! This is faulty logic. We have many more cases now and this is not the time to drop all "mitigating strategies". I'm proud of our efforts & success and do not wish to put students and staff at unnecessary risk due to the complaints of the vocal minority about our current model. Is central office opening their doors to all on March 15th too? That would at least show everyone is sharing the risk.

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So we will "utilize a phased in approach to allow for ongoing monitoring of COVID numbers..." This sounds like if we get COVID then the district will reconsider? I'm not excited to be part of that experiment.

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It was stated that Mitigating strategies have been effective, so why STOP them now? We cannot do any of the current mitigating strategies with a full return other than wear masks.

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With schools that have previously been opened fully now closing because students are proven to be transmitting COVID (particularly the new variants), and the new variants being here in our state, why are we risking the health and safety of our staff and our students?

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Contact tracing per CDC guidelines is 48 hours before the test, AND 15 minutes accumulate in a 24 hour period. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/contact-tracing-plan/appendix.html#contact

Who and how will contact tracing be conducted with so many students?  Every bus a positive case will have to quarantine (and driver), every kiva, every lunch room aide/lunch duty teacher, plus at least 4 life arts teachers It seems like there will be a mucg increased need to shut down and/or for subs (which there is already a shortage of).

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There are posts from parents on social media and they are not aware that there will be no social distancing in school when all the students return. Are they going to be told?

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There will be NO social distancing. You wouldn't go in a public place and stand in a room with 25 people - so why is it OK in school?

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We can't do group activities and share materials at this time - so what we are left with is reinventing curriculum materials - which takes planning time! A lot of planning time. We need Wednesdays to be able to maintain and deliver a robust curriculum.

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So I did notice that the BOE who is pushing for full in person learning is still holding zoom meetings instead of in person meetings. I can only assume that if it is safe for staff and students to be placed together in a classroom all day 4/5 days a week, that the board will be able to resume in person meetings as well.

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We need our Wednesdays to meet the expectations of the district and the educational needs of our students. We are expected to teach virtual and in person students daily every single period. To do this, we must create two sets of materials and two sets of lessons possibly for each class. That is double the work just to prepare. Then, we must follow up with virtual students often independently. For instance, if I assign an exit slip in class I must create it and post it virtually, as well as hand it out in class-at least double the work for one simple task. And that is just one task-expand that over more difficult or complicated tasks. Now, we take that same exit slip and 10 of my 12 virtual students don't complete it (random numbers-our team has more than 12 virtual students). I then have to individually message each student/parents that the exit slip is not done and request it. That's 10 messages. Now, lets say 2 turn it in after my email. I then have to print those two, grade and scan back to student with feedback. And email a second round of reminders to the 8 who still have not turned it in. I think you can see the pattern here. The amount of preparation, follow up, and work that goes into one simple assignment is exponential with virtual students. I ask that my administration recognize the overwhelming amount of time that goes into teaching virtual and in person students at the same time. Then, I ask that they respect their teachers enough to give them that time by maintaining Wednesdays as a remote day in order to best meet the district's expectation that we are to teach two different sets of students each period.

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It seems the CDC thinks it is ok to for us to come back with 5 key components in place:
-Universal and correct wearing of masks
-physical distancing
-washing hands
-cleaning facilities and improving ventilation
-contact tracing, isolation and quarantining

Masks and washing hands seem like they are going well, HOWEVER, right now, in hybrid, physical distancing, cleaning and contact tracing is minimal at best. If all students come back, will cleaning improve? Who will disinfect classrooms in between classes? How is our school improving our ventilation? When is contact tracing going to improve?

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Currently, Wednesdays are remote for the cleaning of the buildings.  It seems counterintuitive to bring back more students for more days and not clean the buildings just as intensely as we have been with less students.  Already we are aware that there are more contagious strands of COVID in CT.  Why would we know this and then take away the cleaning day?

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Kids walk in bunches in the hallways and between classes, nearly touching each other most of the time, as though just having a thin cloth mask is a magic cloak.  They ignore directions because the protocols are not enforced consistently and/or because they don't take safety protocols seriously.  Adults are often way too close also.  Outside at "mask breaks"  kids are way too close, and often make physical contact with each other.  Again, the common view is that being outside makes everything OK.  I am all for returning to normal, but I can't imagine things being safe with double the kids in the building and teachers unvaccinated.

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Kids walk in bunches in the hallways and between classes, nearly touching each other most of the time, as though just having a thin cloth mask is a magic cloak.  They ignore directions because the protocols are not enforced consistently and/or because they don't take safety protocols seriously.  Adults are often way too close also.  Outside at "mask breaks"  kids are way too close, and often make physical contact with each other.  Again, the common view is that being outside makes everything OK.  I am all for returning to normal, but I can't imagine things being safe with double the kids in the building and teachers unvaccinated.

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We began the year with several videos with protocols about students' social distancing, with markings in the hallways keep students walking single file, etc. Even with only half of the students in the building, NONE of this is being adhered to, and there is no support to address it. Has anyone reviewed hallway cameras to see what is really happening? Will administrators or other staff be monitoring hallway behavior with double the students in the building?

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The Transition slideshow states that the plan is to  "Align with a potential timeframe for teacher/staff."  HOW is that true?   Right now there is NO indication of if/when teachers will even be able to sign up for an appointment.  With immunity considered to be in force 2 weeks AFTER the 2ND vaccination, how can this possible be safe for teachers (especially those who are older but not quite 65, and/or have other health issues)? Even though children are more likely to have milder symptoms (and even be asymptomatic), there is concern (see article) that they are effective spreaders.  New, more contagious variants are also projected to be prevalent by March.

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The Transition slideshow states that the plan is to  "Align with a potential timeframe for teacher/staff."  HOW is that true?   Right now there is NO indication of if/when teachers will even be able to sign up for an appointment.  With immunity considered to be in force 2 weeks AFTER the 2ND vaccination, how can this possible be safe for teachers (especially those who are older but not quite 65, and/or have other health issues)? Even though children are more likely to have milder symptoms (and even be asymptomatic), there is concern (see article) that they are effective spreaders.  New, more contagious variants are also projected to be prevalent by March.

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Currently, students and teachers are tripping over backpacks and winter jackets that are on the floor.  With double the amount when students return, this could be a real safety hazard.  Will lockers be available?

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Currently, students and teachers are tripping over backpacks and winter jackets that are on the floor.  With double the amount when students return, this could be a real safety hazard.  Will lockers be available?

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I am expecting an increase in behavior incidences with a full return of students.  Will the offices be open for students who need to be removed from class to speak with an administrator or
counselor?

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How will social distancing work for the cafeteria? Lines for food would be too long if we keep each child six feet apart.

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How will social distancing work for the cafeteria? Lines for food would be too long if we keep each child six feet apart.

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for the cafeteria since the beginning of the year. How do you plan to address that as well as all the extra cleaning in between lunches?

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I also believe that without Wednesdays to plan and prepare, this school year would have been much more difficult to navigate.  I too feel that without Wednesday planning time I would not be able to keep up with the expectations that I am  already struggling to meet.

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Just a suggestion: I know that a middle school in another town has all the children remain in the same classroom for the whole school day and the teachers have their supplies on carts and go from classroom to classroom.  To me, this sounds a lot safer than having all of the students walking around in the small, tight kiva when there obviously cannot be proper social distancing.

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I am concerned that classes will be out of balance, so we will need to adjust some student schedules. Can survey the parents well before March 15, so we know who is coming back so we can have the classes adjusted?

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Will additional cleaning supplies be offered to teachers (especially PE)? Will these supplies be less hazardous to our health? Will they take less time to be effective (i.e. 5 min versus 10-20 min)?

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Planning for both the in-person students and the virtual learners takes an extraordinary amount of time. Right now, we are planning for both in person and virtual students by utilizing the time available to do so on Wednesdays. The amount of planning will not decrease once all the students return to in- person learning.  The virtual students will remain virtual, and, because of the increase in the number of students in the building, more students may move to the virtual learning model. If Wednesday's planning time is replaced with a regular school day, the expectation of accomplishing the same degree of planning with significantly less time is overwhelming. Without Wednesdays to plan and prepare, this school year would have been much more difficult to navigate.  I feel that without Wednesday planning time I will not be able to keep up with the expectations that I am  already struggling to meet.

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Where is the consideration towards teachers who are unvaccinated and more at risk of serious complications should they contract the virus? Doubling the number of exposures is very risky for these teachers. FMLA is not an option for those who need to collect a paycheck.

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Where will staff stand to monitor cafe when there is twice as many students in there with their masks off.

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Where will students in PE put their bags when we have double classes on each side of the gym?

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Are we OK sharing equipment and not needing to sanitize it with the potential increase in students

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Parents do not know the conditions of the classroom spaces and the cafeteria and that social distancing will be non-existent. Why hasn't that information been shared?

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I see no possible way to make the lunch room a safe place, for students or for teachers.  To be clear - it is NOT SAFE NOW. Students are already too close with their masks are off.  Teachers and lunch proctors are too close to students without any protection.  Adding twice as many kids will make it twice as dangerous.

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How will equipment and material shortages be handled when we are adding twice the students? Speaking for the Life Arts courses, due to cohorting, we are now teaching the same grade at the same time (unlike previous years for teachers who are not aware of that ).  Now with 1/2 the kids we are able to share equipment.  We will not be able to do this once they all return and will be forced to change our curriculum AGAIN.

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How will equipment and material shortages be handled when we are adding twice the students? Speaking for the Life Arts courses, due to cohorting, we are now teaching the same grade at the same time (unlike previous years for teachers who are not aware of that ).  Now with 1/2 the kids we are able to share equipment.  We will not be able to do this once they all return and will be forced to change our curriculum AGAIN.

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I see no possible way to make the lunch room a safe place, for students or for teachers.  To be clear - it is NOT SAFE NOW. Students are already too close considering their masks are off.  Teachers and lunch proctors are too close to students without masks.  Adding twice as many kids will make it twice as dangerous.  And adding lunches to the Meeting House Kiva will only spread the dangerous situation to MORE rooms.

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In yesterday's presentation it was stated that many parents want to have their students come back full time, and some want to go all remote and there is no in between.  Isn't the hybrid model the "happy medium".  It is disheartening that the district is making decisions just based on what SOME parents are pushing for.

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The comparison to other districts "successfully" returning is appalling.  Many of the districts being compared to EL have a few hundred students TOTAL.  At ELMS we have over 1000 people in the building EVERY DAY.

ALSO, those districts are not successful and have to shut down for 2 weeks at a time constantly. How is that better than hybrid where we have maintained mostly in all school year?

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Although it is true that the infection rate has gone down considerably across the state, it is still at 6% here in East Lyme as of today's data from Ledge Light. Shouldn't the district wait until the transmission rate is reduced?

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Although it is true that the infection rate has gone down considerably across the state, it is still at 6% here in East Lyme as of today's data from Ledge Light. Shouldn't the district wait until the transmission rate is reduced?

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The 7 sinks in my Science room were cleaned daily at the beginning of the school year, but have not been since. Will custodial staff be required to clean them daily again when we reopen? I have noticed level of detailed cleaning/sanitizing to be inconsistent in my room.

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Will the wider community be educated about how school is not going to be normal just because the students are returning full time? This model will be unsustainable if the community don't do their part.

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Recently there was a case reported of mumps being transmitted between children in NY because they were facing each other across a table (and the transmitter was vaccinated). Although this was premask times this could readily happen with COVID given the right conditions (NO SOCIAL DISTANCING).

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Can we align timeline with elementary school phase-in so there will be no conflicts? 

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Can we align timeline with elementary school phase-in so there will be no conflicts? 

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I am excited to hear the news of our full time return.  However, I do have a concern with the timeline.

At this point Grade 3 & 4 are scheduled to return March 29th and Grade 5 and 6 will be returning on March 15th.

Have you considered that many Grade 5/6 students provide childcare for their Grade 3/4 siblings?

With this schedule, my 12-year old daughter will return to school before my 9 year old son---- which means my 9 year old son will be home alone for 2 weeks.

With that said, can we allow some flexibility for student's to return full time.  For example, I can't send my 6th grader until my 4th grader returns too.

Or, can we phase in Grade 5/6 at the same time Grade 3/4 is being phased in-- which is March 29th?  I do think this option will help so many families who share the same experience as my family.

Just as a side note, my 4th grader is the one who needs to be back in school the most.  He is doing 15+ hours of asynchronous work on his own every week which is really taken a toll on his mindset about his academic ability and his overall love for school.

Thank you for considering this option!

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The Science Department would appreciate the opportunity to pilot Gizmos, a virtual platform that would allow our students to continue to participate in lab investigations, manipulate variables, collect and analyze data-- standards that are aligned with NGSS standards and crucial to students success on the state Science test.   A program like Gizmos would allow us to continue to provide high quality instruction safely in the Science classroom, especially given the number of students in class with a full return.
Please! We really need this!
https://www.explorelearning.com/

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Right now the Science classrooms are very tight with the way the tables are arranged. The long row of tables also feels like a safety concern as students can only enter and exit their desks from either side of the long row. Given that we will have 24 students in a classroom, can we rethink how tables are positioned? I would prefer to move my tables back into small groups to allow for movement and space around the classroom.

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I too have a concern about cleaning in the classrooms. I am not seeing regular cleaning of tables in my classroom.

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Given the large number of students/adults in the kiva, how will contract tracing be conducted? Will we need to quarentine for every student that tests positive?

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I do have concerns about the time-line and the lack of information about vaccines for teachers, but overall this is great news that we are thinking of making a full return soon!  Our students definitely need this!

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It will be so wonderful to be a TEAM again-- and not a Cohort.  :)

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Nothing from WB Mason was provided, never mind other sources. And some material will run out with more students in the building.

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Thank you for allowing us to be a part of this conversation!  As a teacher/parent, I can clearly see this need and feel safe with a full return.

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My tables are rarely sanitized. Will this improve.

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How will equipment and material shortages be handled when we are adding twice the students? Speaking for the Life Arts courses, due to cohorting, we are now teaching the same grade at the same time (unlike previous years for teachers who are not aware of that ).  Now with 1/2 the kids we are able to share equipment.  We will not be able to do this once they all return and will be forced to change our curriculum AGAIN. 

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How will equipment and material shortages be handled when we are adding twice the students? Speaking for the Life Arts courses, due to cohorting, we are now teaching the same grade at the same time (unlike previous years for teachers who are not aware of that ).  Now with 1/2 the kids we are able to share equipment.  We will not be able to do this once they all return and will be forced to change our curriculum AGAIN. 

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Wednesdays have been essential to the increase in preparation for virtual students. How will this be addressed? Especially with the increased number of Virtual Vikings that is sure to come.

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Wednesdays have been essential to the increase in preparation for virtual students. How will this be addressed? Especially with the increased number of Virtual Vikings that is sure to come.

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Will classroom tables be cleaned each day?

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Will classroom tables be cleaned each day?

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When will we know how many students in our classes are virtual and how many will be in person so we can plan accordingly.

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Will we know how many new virtual Vikings to expect before we go full in so that we can be prepared? Will there a a deadline parents must decide?

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Will we know how many new virtual Vikings to expect before we go full in so that we can be prepared? Will there a a deadline parents must decide?

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I see no possible way to make the lunch room a safe place, for students or for teachers.  To be clear - it is NOT SAFE NOW. Students are already too close considering their masks are off.  Teachers and lunch proctors are too close to students without masks.  Adding twice as many kids will make it twice as dangerous.  And adding lunches to the Meeting House Kiva will only spread the dangerous situation to MORE rooms. 

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I see no possible way to make the lunch room a safe place, for students or for teachers.  To be clear - it is NOT SAFE NOW. Students are already too close considering their masks are off.  Teachers and lunch proctors are too close to students without masks.  Adding twice as many kids will make it twice as dangerous.  And adding lunches to the Meeting House Kiva will only spread the dangerous situation to MORE rooms. 

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If CO is overwhelmed by cohort changes, just put a freeze in now without bringing kids back full time.  It doesn't have to coincide with us coming back full time.
Parents and teachers were told there would be a freeze at the beginning of the year, too.

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In October the # of COVID cases was 12, and it was unsafe to return. We are now at 361. How is this safe? Why are we pushing to come back in when it is not safe.

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If cohort changes are supposed to be frozen when this goes into effect, will students still be able to zoom from home daily when they are feeling sick or whenever they feel like it?  This requires additional planning for teachers. 

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If cohort changes are supposed to be frozen when this goes into effect, will students still be able to zoom from home daily when they are feeling sick or whenever they feel like it?  This requires additional planning for teachers. 

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If a student or staff member contracts COVID from work, is the District covering medical expenses through workman's comp? Especially the long haulers and the students that may get long term health effects from having COVID.

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Teaching to Zoom already takes so much time away from in person students and we are constantly rushing back and forth. Having twice as many students in the classroom will be an even larger disadvantage to both on person and zooming students. 

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Teaching to Zoom already takes so much time away from in person students and we are constantly rushing back and forth. Having twice as many students in the classroom will be an even larger disadvantage to both on person and zooming students. 

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What new supplies will teachers be given to offset the incredibly dangerous position we are being put in? 

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What new supplies will teachers be given to offset the incredibly dangerous position we are being put in? 

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We were never given instructional supplies at the beginning of the year! Just some glue sticks.

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Teachers need Wednesdays, since we are being asked to teach a full class of students while simultaneously teaching a large number of virtual students. These Wednesdays are CRITICIAL if you want teachers to continue to teach enriching activities.

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Is the district covering long term costs associated with so called 'long haulers', those people who suffer symptoms for months after being cleared of covid?

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Students are already failing to socially distance in the hallway. This will be non existent when everyone returns

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Will students be allowed outside for recess. Students needs this time for S/E well being!

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I stopped a student with a mask lowered in the hallway because they were eating. Difficult to monitor with half the students - extremely difficult with everyone back.

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The data table in the presentation is misleading.  The number of  cases in February makes it look like there is a significant decrease in cases in the schools between January and February.  It is only February 11th.  There are many days left in this month.

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Keep Wednesdays as they are for the remainder of the year

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Keep Wednesdays as they are for the remainder of the year

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-Time to figure out how to share LESS supplies with MORE students (i.e. computers in TE that will actually run the software, sewing machines in Life Skills, PE Equipment, Art Supplies).  In the past we have taught different grade levels at the same time allowing us to share supplies for different curriculums.  IF all students return, we will have to share 1 class set of materials with MULTIPLE classes of the same grade.

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Keep Wednesdays as they are for the remainder of the year

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Keep Wednesdays as they are for the remainder of the year

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Continued need for extra planning time for:

*Grading 2 curriculums for 4 grade levels (5,6,7,8 in person and 5,6,7,8 Virtual Vikings/Kids that are in quarantine)

* Planning time for 2 curriculums for 4 grade levels (5,6,7,8 in person and 5,6,7,8 Virtual Vikings/Kids that are in quarantine)

*Reinventing curriculums for 2 curriculums for 4 grade levels (5,6,7,8 in person and 5,6,7,8 Virtual Vikings/Kids that are in quarantine) AGAIN

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Since social distancing seems to be no longer important are parents coming into the building?

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Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions and concerns. I hope that these concerns are addressed before announcing any return date as it does not seem possible to return safely at this point.

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I think it is absolutely ridiculous that this is happening before we know when we are getting our vaccines. There is no sureity that we are getting the vaccine any time soon

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Additional social distancing materials may be needing for Meeting House Hill and markings may be needed for the cafe. It is possible to social distance students in the cafe if they sit in the right place at each table. Putting markings on the tables may help students know where to sit and say in the right place.

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I know this isn't a question, but given the fact that we are only returning full time five days for a month and a half, I think it is important to keep the same schedule.

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Are we going to keep teaching VV students in the same way we are now? I know some people are talking about changing schedules or the way we are instructing, but I think it would be too much stress on students to be changing this on them.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to present this information to us and all your hard work. It is clear that you have put a lot of time into making this decision and I think it is vitally important that all of our students return back full time!

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Will kivas and life arts teachers be quarantining when there are positive cases since social distancing will no longer be possible?

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Will kivas and life arts teachers be quarantining when there are positive cases since social distancing will no longer be possible?

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If all students are back in, can the kivas go back to the waterfall schedule?

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It will be difficult to maintain social distancing during lunch.

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With indoor dining still restricted in our state, how can we safely operate school lunches?

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With indoor dining still restricted in our state, how can we safely operate school lunches?

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Once we are back 5 days, the schedule will have to be tweaked.

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Thank you for all that you do.  It is not easy to be a leader during this time.

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Thank you for all that you do.  It is not easy to be a leader during this time.

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I am happy that students will be coming back full time. The situation has been difficult on mental health. The best thing for kids is to be back in school. We will figure out the details and do the best we can. I am grateful.

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It seems unfair for middle school to be back in full while also simultaneously teaching virtual vikings. Elementary students are asynchronous 3 days a week, our students are not. There shouldn't be such a rush to return in full for middle school. When Wednesdays disappear, teachers will also lose that extra time to plan for lessons that needs to be designed to teach in person and virtual at the same time. Is the district suggesting that this type of planning does not require any extra planning on our part?

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It seems unfair for middle school to be back in full while also simultaneously teaching virtual vikings. Elementary students are asynchronous 3 days a week, our students are not. There shouldn't be such a rush to return in full for middle school. When Wednesdays disappear, teachers will also lose that extra time to plan for lessons that needs to be designed to teach in person and virtual at the same time. Is the district suggesting that this type of planning does not require any extra planning on our part?

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Will teachers be provided N95 masks?

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If the numbers are low enough to have a full return, why are BOE meetings still virtual?

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If the numbers are low enough to have a full return, why are BOE meetings still virtual?

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Will we offer COVID testing to teachers?

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Should we expect in person observations now? If it's safe for teachers to be exposed to 80-100 kids everyday, it seems it should be safe for administration should do in class visits.

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With a full return, what will be the expectation for quarantining when a student or students test positive in a Kiva/Lunch group/Life Arts class? Will contact tracing continue?

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Wil the offices now be open? If a student behavior problem occurs, (which will increase with the increased population of students), it seems the office should be unlocked to staff and students.

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If all students are returning, that will mean there are 35-45 students on each side of the gym. CDC recommends more spacing than even 6 feet when doing cardio. How is that safe?

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My room isn't big enough to fit that many students an social distance (none of the classrooms are).  Are parents informed that social distancing will not happen?

I will need to change my tables back to a configuration that no student is socially distancing.

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It is hard to imagine pushing a full return for students with a teaching population that has not been vaccinated! Surrounding districts have had teachers receive both vaccinations already, when can we expect to receive those and be safe while teaching?

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With a full return of students, I anticipate a rise in the current virtual vikings.  We will continue to need to make curriculum revisions (as we have had to do with the continuous changes that happen) to meet the increased demands of teaching both in-person and virtual students.  This poses many difficulties in a hands-on movement oriented environment, with no in person observations yet administrators have not seen the difficulty of this.

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In PE classes, we have been instructed by administration to use minimal equipment and to make certain that cleaning of that equipment occurs between classes.  Will we be able to use more shared equipment now that we will have more students per class?  Will there be extra time to ensure cleaning of that equipment occurs?

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A concern, with respect to PE classes, is having 40-50 kids in a half of a gym with the same number on the opposite side of the divider. We already have safety concerns with the stuff that they bring to class, use of shared equipment and close interaction while exercising. Where will kids put their stuff when they fully return? Will social distancing/shared equipment guideline relax? Can we expect that students can place their stuff in the locker room or another place to not overcrowd the already small congested space with more personal belongings?

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Since social distancing is no longer a priority, will offices open?  Observations of teachers be in person? Professional growth meetings in person? Faculty meetings in Person? BOE meetings in person?  A major concern is lunches and staff covering lunch duty.  At the moment there are approximately 30-40 kids in a half of Cafeteria not wearing masks for 25 minutes, doubling that with full return will seem to be UNSAFE.

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It is extremely concerning that the Governor still has not made a decision re. where vaccinating teachers and staff falls in the priority list/rollout. Please do what you can, in concert with your colleagues across the state, to advocate that we be next.

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Without the ability to social distance, can teachers rearrange their classroom tables so they are no longer in rows?

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We can expect principals in our classrooms now for observations, correct? And we can expect all district meetings to be held in person in Central Office as they were pre-COVID, right? Or is it only safe at the Middle School and Elementary Schools? And in that case, will the teacher break room in the back of cafeteria be used?

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How will discipline be handled?  Will students be able to be sent to the office? With a full return of students... behavior issues will increase.

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How will discipline be handled?  Will students be able to be sent to the office? With a full return of students... behavior issues will increase.