NYSED says the guidance was informed by four virtual Regional School Reopening Task Force meetings and student forum hosted last month.
NEW YORK STATE HASNOW OFFEREDSCHOOL DISTRICTSSOME GUIDANCE ONHOW TO SAFELY RE-OPEN IN THE FALL.THIS 145-PAGEREPORT -- WHICH YOUCAN FIND AT WKBW-DOT-COM -- WILL HELPLOCAL SCHOOLS GETREADY TO WELCOMEBACK STUDENTS ANDSTAFF.NIKKI DEMENTRI WENTTHROUGH EVERYPAGE OF THIS REPORT-- AND AS SHE FOUNDOUT -- SOMERECOMMENDATIONSARE FLUID -- WHILEOTHERS -- ARE NON-NEGOTIABLE."AS SOON AS THESCHOOLS CLOSED, YOUHAD TO STARTTHINKING ABOUT HOWYOU'RE GOING TOREOPEN THEM, AGAIN."WESTERN NEW YORKREGENTSREPRESENTATIVE DR.CATHERINE COLLINSSAYS THE KEYTAKEAWAYS TO THESTATE REOPENINGSCHOOLS GUIDANCEARE COMMUNICATIONAND FLEXIBILITY."ONE SIZE CAN'T FITALL.
IT HAS TO BETAILORED TO YOURSCHOOL.SCHEDULING IS LEFTUP TO DISTRICTS.
THESCHOOL DAY COULDBE IN PERSON,REMOTE OR ACOMBINATION.
FOR INPERSON LEARNINGGUIDANCE DETAILS ALIMITED NUMBER OFSTUDENTS AND STAFFIN SCHOOL BUILDINGS,STAGGEREDSCHEDULES AND THENEED FOR MORECLASSROOM SPACETO MAXIMIZE SOCIALDISTANCING."WE WANT THEDISTRICTS TO BE ASCREATIVE AND WEWANT TO BE ASSUPPORTIVE AS WECAN."BUT THE STATEEDUCATIONDEPARTMENT SAYSLEARNING NEEDS TOBE FLEXIBLE.DEPENDING ON STATEOR LOCAL CLOSURES,SCHOOLS WILL NEEDTO HAVE A MODEL INPLACE TO ENSUREINSTRUCTIONCONTINUESSEAMLESSLY.GRADING POLICIESWILL BE LEFT UP TOEACH DISTRICT."WE HAVE 700DISTRICTS, SO WEHAVE SO MANYPOSSIBLEARRANGEMENTS."AND IF IN-PERSONLEARNING IS A REALITYTHE GUIDANCE FORTRANSPORTATIONSTRETCHES ALMOSTFIVE PAGES LONG."THAT'S A VERYIMPORTANT PIECE,VERY IMPORTANTPIECE."STUDENTS HAVE TOWEAR A MASK UNLESSTHEY ARE MEDICALLYUNABLE TO.THE DISTRICT MUSTPROVIDE A MASK IFTHE STUDENT DOESNOT HAVE ONE.SIX FEET OF SOCIALDISTANCING APPLIESTO THE BUS RIDE --BUS STOP ANDUNLOADING.CHILDREN WHO LIVE INTHE SAME HOME AREENCOURAGED TO SITTOGETHER.ALL DISTRICTS ANDSCHOOLS IN NEWYORK ARE REQUIREDTO CREATE AREOPENING PLAN BYTHE END OF THEMONTH.
GOVERNORANDREW CUOMO SAYSA FINAL REOPENINGDECISION FORREGIONS WILL BE ONAUGUST 1ST.
THAT'SBASED ON COVID-19DATA.
TO FIND THEFULL 145 PAGEGUIDANCE, HEAD TOOUR WEBSITEWKBW.COM FOR NOW,ND, 7EWN.
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