Honey-Do List

March 16: Read the Hive. Remind your friends to read the Hive.

March 31: Asynchronous Wednesday

April 2: Report Cards and Progress Reports finished

April 2: Good Friday

April 6: Bulletin Board Pictures due to Jodi

April 26: Return to in-person learning

Reopening V.5

Well, at least we finally have a date.
The big day will be April 26. (My parents' 41st Anniversary!)
Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to make this day a reality.
I am convinced that we could open our doors safely tomorrow to welcome our friends back because of all of your hard work.
You may want to bookmark this page as there is a ton of info here!

Thank you all for your thoughtfulness in proposing learning models that make sense for our remote families and our in-person families.
Thanks to the incredible amount of teamwork that this entire staff exhibits every day we do not have to do any concurrent teaching!
We do have some teachers that will continue to provide a mix of in-person and online instruction
Here is a link to the learning model that each team will be using
Prior to 4/26, we will change homeroom assignments in SIS.
Next week, we will notify remote families that their child's teacher(s) will change
Kristen, Keri, Danielle, Brian, Sarah will be responsible for the final report cards and progress reports of students that are remaining remote

Keri has reworked our specialist schedule so that students that are in person will have the opportunity to have live-streamed or in-person specials based on the comfort level of the provider.
The exception to the above is Art.
Remote students will continue to have asynchronous specials
We do not have the 6th special to cover for grade-level CLTs.
Paras who cover the CLT/Art time will be provided with a 1/2 day G.O.O.S.E card (Get OUT of School Early) for every 4 CLT/Art blocks they cover.
Here is the link to the PD schedule.

Space will be at a premium when we return.
There have been some changes to space assignments to accommodate people who need to teach remotely during the day and take small groups
Thank you everyone for your flexibility!
Here is where we will be able to find our colleagues when we return to daily in-person learning

Many of you have asked if the furniture requests are real. Are they really going to be placed in classrooms?
Given that this is not completely in my control my answer is a very strong maybe.
I put in the order for the plexiglass yesterday.
During the district calls that I have 2xs a week, the district seems to be backing away from plexiglass because the CDC guidance seems to have backed away from it.
I have asked for the additional desks that people have requested
Bill has an inventory of what is in 207 and other storage nooks. If you need something immediately ask him!

I started the welcome back bulletin Boards in September.
They were in a very undone state until this week.
I need your pictures for the second bulletin board by 4/6
This bulletin board will get us through next year's opening too which means no nagging next year!
Keri, Danielle, Ben, Kathryn, Taydavia you all look marvelous up there!

Our families rely heavily on our before and after school programs to support their families. We ran our own before-school program and contracted with Imajine That for after-school programming.
Last year, before our school closure, Imajine That informed me that our K0/K1 students would no longer be able to attend their program. I had not made any moves on this because we have been unable to offer these services this year.
In planning for next year it was time to determine how we would continue to support families with high-quality before and after school programming.
Given factors including the cost and the ability to serve our youngest learners, I have decided to partner with Boston's Bridge to Excellence (BBTE) to facilitate both our before-school and after school programs.
They are fully licensed by Massachusetts and will be able to accept vouchers for both the before school and after school program.
The before-school program will begin at 7:30 and the after school program will end at 6.
Before school will cost $70/week and the after-school program will cost $160.
BBTE leverages its own partnerships and resources to bring in enrichment programming and opportunities for children and families at no additional cost. I am looking forward to this partnership to help provide a truly extended day learning experience for our students.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about this change.

I have tried to lead by demonstrating my trust in your judgment, professionalism, and all-around awesomeness.
Given my complete faith in you and the fact that you are amazing communicators with families, I have made the decision that we will not hold formal parent conference days this Spring.
I feel that in the best interest of students to not have any further disruptions or changes in their learning schedule.
I trust that if you have concerns or praise for students that you will reach out directly to parents and schedule a meeting time and we do not need to schedule formal days.