What school districts need to consider when developing reopening plan

The New York State Education Department outlined what districts need to consider when developing a reopening plan.

TONIGHT ALI TOUHEYBREAKS IT DOWN FORUS.IN THIS 28-SLIDEPRESENTATIONWE'RE GETTING A CLEARERPICTURE OF WHAT THESTATE EXPECTSSCHOOL DISTRICTS TOINCLUDE IN AREOPENING PLAN.THERECOMMENDATIONSCOME FROM THE NYSEDUCATIONDEPARTMENT AFTER ITHOSTED A SERIES OFVIRTUAL TASK FORCEMEETINGS LASTMONTH.SOT :05BROWN: IT'S NOT ABOOK OF MANDATES.IT'S A HELPFUL TOOL.IT'S GUIDANCE.ACCORDING TO THEEDUCATIONDEPARTMENTMORETHAN 1600,EDUCATORS,PARENTS, STUDENTSAND COMMUNITYMEMBERS OFFEREDINPUT ON 15 TOPICSRANGING FROMHEALTH ANDSAFETYTOTRANSPORTATIONTONUTRITION.SOT :06ROSA: THESE ISSUESWERE ANALYZED,TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT,AND YOUR VOICESMATTERED.THE GUIDANCE CALLSFOR SCHOOLDISTRICTS TOREGULARLY SANITIZESCHOOL BUSES.

ITALSO REQUIRESPASSENGERS WEARFACE MASKS ANDPRACTICE SOCIALDISTANCING.NUTRITION ISEXPECTED TO BEANOTHER FOCUS IN ADISTRICT PLAN..SOT :09KATHLEEN DECATALDO:DURING THISUNCERTAIN ECONOMICTIMES, THAT HAVE HITOUR POORESTCOMMUNITIESHARDEST, ENSURINGMEAL ACCESS IS EVENMORE CRITICAL.ACCORDING TO THESTATE ONE WAYTRAFFIC PATTERNS INTHE HALLS,EXPANDINGCLASSROOM SIZESAND USING THE GYMAND CAFETERIA FORINSTRUCTIONALLEARNING ARE BEINGTOSSED AROUND BYVARIOUSSCHOOLS.SHOULDWE RETURN TO IN-PERSONINSTRUCTION.SOTCHRISTINA COUGHLIN:CONSIDER WHETHERTHE CURRENT SPACEAS IT IS ARRANGEDCREATES RISKS FORSTUDENTS FACULTYDER ONECONDITION.SOT :09CUOMO: IREOPEN LS.

IT'SNOT DO WE YOUREOALI STAND UP CLOSEDISTRICTS HAVE UNTIEDUCATIONDEPARTMENOF TONAWANDAI IS EILEENBUCKLEY...SHAVE A DAREOPENING.

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