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There are too many voices that have gone unheard and that is part of why our country is so fragmented.

The Trump years brought many awful things to the surface, but many of them existed long before him. Our beautiful country has its flaws….and it is important that we examine them or else they never get fixed. Yesterday was a triumphant and joyous day for many of us….but there is still a lot of shit that needs to be fixed in this country and Joe Biden isn’t doing it alone. Let’s not get too busy congratulating ourselves (paraphrasing). This entry was posted in Uncategorized on Januby btlawren. Let’s get teachers and staff vaccinated and start getting kids back in the classroom. That is slowing down the reopening of schools and the rest of our society. As of a couple of days ago, only 5.5% of Californians have received a shot and fewer than half the doses we’ve received have been administered. But instead of his plan to shift around money to create an illusion of new funding for reopening, he’d be better served continuing to focus on more efficient distribution of the vaccine in California. Governor Newsom’s recent statement about not waiting for perfect conditions to get kids back in the classroom is correct. It is a matter of implementing the plans that have been developed based on the health guidelines available. It isn’t a lack of a plan that is preventing the return- there might be minor differences in the details, but the blueprint is there for a return to the classroom.

I know for MDUSD, and I’d imagine for almost every other school district, that the Superintendent, the staff and the Board have exhaustively planned for the return of students. There is lots of talk about looking at this District or that state to find a model of how they have planned for kids to come back. But why wouldn’t we be able to start physically returning kids to the classroom where they need to be? We’d still need physical distancing and there would not immediately be the same number of students in a classroom. Of course there would still be safety protocols and cleaning procedures to follow. If we get our teachers and staff vaccinated, what would prevent them from returning to classrooms? There are many complex issues in the reopening of schools during Covid, but sometimes we make things too complicated. This entry was posted in Uncategorized on Februby btlawren. It is a foundation for having the next school year provide full-time campus instruction. It allows the District to build on it over the summer and help catch up students who have fallen behind. Give parents an opportunity to help with the return and be involved in supporting it. Trust that we will look out for each other- parents won’t sent kids to school who might be ill. Let’s build trust for families who are concerned that students won’t even come back in the fall. Let’s give teachers and staff the opportunity to trust that all the safety measures are being taken to protect everyone. Let the students of those teachers come back, even if it is just for a few hours a couple of times a week to start.

Next, let the teachers who want to return to in-person instruction do so. Start with the small groups that have already been approved- let’s prioritize getting them on campus. We can’t get every kid back in school tomorrow, but let’s start getting some kids back on campus very quickly. Instead of trying to solve everything at once, we are better off collaborating on taking smaller steps that get us going in the right direction. Parents don’t trust that unions want to get kids back in school.ĭistricts don’t trust the county and the state to provide clear and consistent guidance. Teachers and staff don’t trust the school district to keep them safe.