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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe scene in the office is shown below. This is going to be difficult to get used to, but I guess I will have some time to process before we have a lot of people coming through the office anytime soon. I am wondering how the new bullet-proof glass holds up to viruses\u2026(sorry isolation lowers the standard for humor!) I\u2019ve retreated to the book room for my temporary office since power drills and saws are not very conducive to conference calls or WebEx meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So I know you have lots of questions (and so do I). I thought I would reach out with what I can share at the moment, which I must be honest does not feel like much. As you probably already saw Governor Brown extended our closure until the end of April. So that changes things dramatically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Will we make up the days? <\/strong> I don\u2019t know yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Will the rest of the year be called off?<\/strong> I don\u2019t know yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Will we shift to distance learning? <\/strong> Most likely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What will distance learning look like? <\/strong> That\u2019s for us to determine. I think the most valuable question for us to ponder is the following; \u201cHow do we want to maintain our community connection during this difficult time and what do we want that to look like with the current restrictions on socializing?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n When do we start distance learning? <\/strong> Unofficially, I believe we will start on April 1st with students…and no, this is not an April fool\u2019s joke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What about internet access for all families?<\/strong> Solutions are in the works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What about Kinder and 1st grade without iPads?<\/strong> I don\u2019t have a good concise answer for this question just yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What about the All School Storyline? <\/strong>As you may have already seen from Alicia\u2019s email, this will be postponed to the Fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When can we come back to the building? <\/strong> Your first official day back still remains Monday 3\/30. This week\u2019s days are being treated similarly to snow-day closures, so anytime you put in this week would be considered voluntary. We also need to adhere to the Governor\u2019s directives of keeping group gatherings small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What about SBAC testing? <\/strong>As of today, the requirement still stands, so I will assume we still need to complete this, but I am fully aware that could change at any moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What about the variety show, other events and 5th-grade promotion?\u00a0 <\/strong>I think it\u2019s safe to say these will need to look very different in order to comply with restrictions on gatherings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How will we communicate if we can\u2019t meet in groups? <\/strong> WebEx – it uses your devices Facetime app along with other tools. It takes a little getting used to, but it\u2019s a powerful tool. Look for invitations to join WebEx meetings from me in the near future. We\u2019ve been practicing with it as an admin team and I think you will find it pretty darn user-friendly. If you receive invitations from me in the next couple of days feel free to join and practice with the tool. These will just be low pressure, low expectations experiences so don\u2019t join if you are already busy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We can use this tool with each other and with students (it\u2019s on their iPads).<\/p>\n\n\n\n I know there are more questions, so feel free to fire them my way.\u00a0 I will continue to restrict my communication as directed so that the most current information comes from our district office, but I feel mostly safe with the answers provided above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ll leave you with the following closing thoughts;<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/what-teachers-china-have-learned-past-month<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n We can do this!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cKids are always learning.\u00a0 What they are learning right now is how adults respond.\u201d\u00a0– Josh Starr I want to give a shout out to Lori & Shahayla pictured below along with Brad & Tim for all their hard work these … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/U4l7Delvof9wcTIOhefCCOlx-3ze2jU_QVBtU-y8kyFLQ1sv11GwtAAEeLGgZW3NmQczjWMjBYNimvfsbHNqJu3bCJBBgtnsWHlGCWg8TopwKbbIG6Di2xQdJcAu60HBei9FpECu\")
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