District 4 Meeting by Kristin Beller https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf As we think about the end of this school year and the beginning of the next quickly approaching, we need to develop clear, shared understandings about the needs public school workers will require to protect themselves, their students and their families. We cannot count on any local or state government entity to think of all the ways we need protection or all the ways our students may need academic or emotional support. WE are the body that must be creating space for us to have conversations with each other that center our needs. en-us 2020-05-13 05:47:40 UTC 2026-01-24 05:00:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/584752237 We need strict cleaning guidelines that need to be followed. More staff need to be hired to clean or buildings. More distance between peopl when eating. ]]> 2020-05-20 12:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/584752237 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/584755108 We need to stay home if we are sick and so do the children. It’s not ok to come into the building sick. ]]> 2020-05-20 12:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/584755108 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/584759636 We can’t have overcrowded buses like we do. We need to reduce the amount of kids on buses. Our buses also need to be cleaned more often and with harsher cleaners. ]]> 2020-05-20 12:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/584759636 Options https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587477777 We need to give families the option to continue remote learning OR to return to school with modified days of instruction.  If some parents choose remote learning, it would decrease the numbers at school.  Staff should also receive the same option.  Depending on the number of students returning to school, we need to consider scheduling students to day(s) of the week for direct instruction and then remote learning on the other days.  

We need to have a plan for deep cleaning schools every day and throughout the day.]]> 2020-05-21 17:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587477777 Limit interactions https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587493249 We need to limit interactions between various adults and students. One adult / # of students, in case there is a positive case within the group it stays contained in that group.]]> 2020-05-21 17:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587493249 Children getting on buses will need to be determined healthy- screened in some way, and bus drivers provided PPE. (for themselves and the riders.) https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587545681 2020-05-21 17:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587545681 We need students to be spaced out according to social distancing guidelines. Thought needs to be given to "traffic patterns" within the school and transitions - especially in regards to lunch & specials. dcward https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587712029 2020-05-21 19:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587712029 We need temperature checks, handwashing stations, cleaning supplies, and more custodians to clean rooms daily. dcward https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587713807 2020-05-21 19:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587713807 No more bus overcrowding. Multiple runs for buses. More drivers. Covered areas for safe drop-off/pick-up. dcward https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587717615 2020-05-21 19:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587717615 Equitable access to high-speed internet. Continued feeding programs. dcward https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587722633 2020-05-21 19:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587722633 PPE dcward https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587723910 2020-05-21 19:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587723910 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587785971 Schools that face the most adversity need more health and learning resources in their community so that equity issues aren't further exacerbated. Focus on priorities and not branding. For instance, the zip code surrounding my school has a higher rate of COVID and less resources to deal and they bring that to the school.


]]> 2020-05-21 20:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587785971 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587796838 Plenty of staff to monitor and carry out requirements to create a safe environment: PPE equipment, cleaning, monitoring, ways to communicate issues and have those issues solved in a timely manner.   More staff per student with the proper gear and clearly communicated, realistic procedures.  Better pay.  This goes for all staff including bus drivers. 


]]> 2020-05-21 20:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587796838 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587798144 Realistic expectations. Staff cannot stay organized and make fast adaptations if they were already overwhelmed to begin with.  They must be able to focus on teaching without worrying about also functioning as health care workers and inspectors.  Clearly communicated policy in advance placing education before politics.  

]]> 2020-05-21 20:12:11 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587798144 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587801243 They need clearly communicated policy and a sense of what is their responsibility in a quickly altering educational environment. This also is a teacher need.  They need this well in advance with maximum effort at reaching parents and the communities. Communities that feed schools now need to have equity issues addressed so that the students of already struggling school environments are not further lost.  Equity will be more important or students with resources will not experience the reality of what students with less resources go through and those students will be lost and not considered in future policy-making. 

]]> 2020-05-21 20:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587801243 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587858124 We really need to think holistically and this needs to include emotional support for our students. This is beyond what our counselors or a pre-packaged SEL program will be capable of providing, especially with conditions such as social distancing that promote isolation. From the top down, our children and not their test scores need to be prioritized.]]> 2020-05-21 20:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587858124 Scheduling is Key https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587922224 Traffic flow within the building needs to be well-thought.

Scheduling does not need to be tight where hallways/stairwells become congested.]]> 2020-05-21 21:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587922224 Student support - https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587931640 2020-05-21 21:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587931640 We must have clear and consistent cleaning guidelines. There must be alignment to ensure that students have a healthy learning environment at school and home tsmith1219 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587942577 2020-05-21 21:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587942577 Kids need to move https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587944130 It is important that students be able to get up and move freely. PE and recess are necessities. If they have to stay in their desks all day with no options for movement we are asking for trouble.]]> 2020-05-21 21:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587944130 Adequate equipment tsmith1219 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587945641 The district and state must provide us with the necessary equipment in order to teach in a healthy environment.]]> 2020-05-21 21:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587945641 Respect Time https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587946037 We are not drones. We need to have our time respected. We need to stand firm with contractual time and not allow for "I need this before tomorrow" when it is already 4:30. There are times of the day that we need to be "unreachable"..]]> 2020-05-21 21:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587946037 Clean. Space. tsmith1219 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587947106 Buildings and transportation must have strict and mandated guidelines with cleaning to ensure that students are safe. Strict spacing guidelines must be in place and followed. ]]> 2020-05-21 21:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587947106 Buses are a problem https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587948478 I don't know that buses are even acceptable until a vaccine is administered. Parents send children to school sick all the time. At a minimum students need their temperatures checked before getting on a bus.]]> 2020-05-21 21:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587948478 Equity tsmith1219 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587949512 We need to be realistic about the communities that are largely affected by this and discuss real solutions. The district is zoned off with unequal areas and some zip codes are suffering more than others. The district needs to take a deeper look and develop a plan for better access to technology, healthcare resources, grading, etc. ]]> 2020-05-21 21:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587949512 Understanding and Flexibility https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587949924 Schools are a microcosm of society. We can't ask schools to open until everything else is safe to be opened too. School is not a babysitter and we have to stop being treated as such.]]> 2020-05-21 21:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587949924 Parents https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587983973 How to help parents with remote learning so teachers aren't doing all the heavy lifting

]]> 2020-05-21 22:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587983973 is the 10 day headcount state, federal...etc? do we have leeway with this to ensure adequate funding? it seems a lot of students might be out the first few weeks of school https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587984223 2020-05-21 22:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587984223 SEL support for students and teachers https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587985716 2020-05-21 22:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587985716 realistic version of a remote/in-house hybrid, how do we keep up with everything? https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587986443 2020-05-21 22:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587986443 consistency from school to school https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587986789 2020-05-21 22:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587986789 bottom up not top down leadership, can schools have task forces to report https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587987753 2020-05-21 22:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/587987753 We need desks in classrooms to help with social distancing. Tables will not be efficient enough to help with this. We also need mental health to help students cope with our new norm. Students should come in on different days, for instance having an A /B day or 1/2 days. https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/588084885 2020-05-22 00:10:47 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/588084885 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595184300 We need resources to be able to teach from home. (maybe a document camera to help with lessons). I personally think children are going to need text books. Text books will help drive instruction and be a great resource for students. I know when we were all in school we had them and schools have gotten away from them. But during this time, wouldn’t they be helpful?

We also need a direct plan on what remote learning needs to look like, maybe have examples for different grade  levels. We need a guideline for taking grades and what is actually expected from students. We’ve had too many students submitting incomplete work or just unacceptable work.]]> 2020-05-26 16:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595184300 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595190488 We need to limit interactions with adults and students. Over crowding of buses cannot happen. If we are practicing social distancing maybe 1 to a seat or 1 to every other seat (and I have no idea how we can do this! We have A LOT of students). Maybe students need to wear masks on the bus but they have to wear them correctly. If a child is sick, they should NOT be allowed to get on the bus at all. We need to do some sort of screening at bus stops. ]]> 2020-05-26 16:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595190488 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595192933 I agree with the comment above mine and would have written the same ]]> 2020-05-26 16:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595192933 All children need their own desks and materials https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595205609 2020-05-26 16:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595205609 We need clear guidelines on cleaning and social distancing. Class sizes need to be reduced in order to effectively apply social distancing. bnorwood1 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595214501 2020-05-26 16:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595214501 I agree with having text books for students. https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595215002 2020-05-26 16:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595215002 Students and staff should have their temperature taken before getting on the bus or van. Possibly we need two staff on each vehicle. https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595220089 2020-05-26 16:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595220089 We need emphasis on cleaning at school. Clear guidelines on social distancing, and allowance for staff members, with underlying health conditions, to work from home occasionally. bnorwood1 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595227279 2020-05-26 16:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595227279 There needs to be some kind of community outreach that can help families with what they need https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595228610 2020-05-26 16:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595228610 Reduce the number of students on the buses to allow for some social distancing. Also, regular cleaning of buses. bnorwood1 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595241225 2020-05-26 16:49:51 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595241225 Zip Code Map https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595701967 Wake County implemented a zip code map to help track reported cases to show the spread of COVID19. Surely our leaders will take this under consideration when decisions are being made and resources are distributed.]]> 2020-05-26 21:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595701967 plastic partition around front desk in lobby dcward https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595814725

]]> 2020-05-26 22:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595814725 access to cleaning supplies dcward https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595815113 2020-05-26 22:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595815113 We need WCPSS to help reach families who speak other languages to assist and support them with remote learning/technology support. https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595839294 2020-05-26 23:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595839294 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595844199 We need clear guidelines on cleaning and social distancing. Class sizes need to be reduced in order to effectively apply social distancing.


]]> 2020-05-26 23:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595844199 I wonder what type of PPE will be available/required for adults/children?? Also-there seems to be a PPE shortage- I wonder how we will obtain the PPE https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595856703 2020-05-26 23:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595856703 https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595859344 To go on the padlet " We need a NO TOLERANCE policy for those parents who do not follow the guidelines set by WCPSS.  Im worried about those students who are sick that may not be picked up by an adult and required to ride the bus home.

]]> 2020-05-26 23:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/595859344 Families https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/597032815 Families need to continue being provided food and resources.  Maybe a google meet session for parents to help support them with at home schedules, or specific ways to help students stay connected to their teachers/school family.  

]]> 2020-05-27 14:17:38 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/597032815 Staffing https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/597039732 If students are screened before entering the bus, an additional adult needs to do that.  We cannot expect bus drivers to safely get students to school and be healthcare workers as well.  
Parents need to be held accountable for sending a child to school if they are sick. ]]> 2020-05-27 14:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/president67/kl8zhqmo2i9jczjf/wish/597039732