ACPS Decisions and Status

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like they are going to spend the entire year conducting surveys and evaluations, such that a decision will never get made. Sigh.

+1. Lots of surveys but no work on buildings to prepare. I think it’s just smoke and mirrors. ACPS doesn’t plan to provide in person instruction this year. Makes me want to move to one of the many places schools are open.

You mean places like North Carolina? https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/us/school-teac...eath-trnd/index.html

“None of the quarantined students have developed any symptoms or tested positive, Bailey said. The health department told the administration it believed Davis did not contract the virus from the school.”

So what’s your point?

That's SO reassuring.

This certainly had potential to go a very different direction. If you're okay with your kids attending class with a teacher who had COVID and eventually succumbed to it, then there's really not much for us to discuss

[Anonymous]

So from I have heard ACPS is way behind the curve compared to other schools. They have had a huge defection to private schools. And the sense is that they will not bring in any students until the next quarter in November - but the lack of plan is disconcerting. It seems that APS and ACPS are behind the curve where other systems plan to bring in high risk and K-2 soon.

[Anonymous]

I am an ACPS parent and wanted to give them a chance to try to make the virtual thing work but so far its a lot of BS. They know this doesn't work for the little kids but they still try to make it the worse possible experience for all involved. I mean do something....anything.

[Anonymous]

For my first grader it’s basically 5-6 hours of “work” with no value added. They are still dealing with kids who don’t know how to turn down their mics, all kinds of distracting background noise and feedback, and other fillers. Today they tried to do online reading assessments and it was a disaster. When does ACPS plan to correct course?

[Anonymous]

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So from I have heard ACPS is way behind the curve compared to other schools. They have had a huge defection to private schools. And the sense is that they will not bring in any students until the next quarter in November - but the lack of plan is disconcerting. It seems that APS and ACPS are behind the curve where other systems plan to bring in high risk and K-2 soon.

APS is currently working on their hybrid model plans. Announcement coming soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like they are going to spend the entire year conducting surveys and evaluations, such that a decision will never get made. Sigh.

+1. Lots of surveys but no work on buildings to prepare. I think it’s just smoke and mirrors. ACPS doesn’t plan to provide in person instruction this year. Makes me want to move to one of the many places schools are open.

You mean places like North Carolina? https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/us/school-teac...eath-trnd/index.html

“None of the quarantined students have developed any symptoms or tested positive, Bailey said. The health department told the administration it believed Davis did not contract the virus from the school.”

So what’s your point?

That's SO reassuring.

This certainly had potential to go a very different direction. If you're okay with your kids attending class with a teacher who had COVID and eventually succumbed to it, then there's really not much for us to discuss

Kids are overwhelmingly not getting seriously ill from COVID. So yes I would send mine to school. I currently send them to day care so I can work. ACPS is operating programs for kids that go to title 1 schools out of rev centers. Not sure why they can’t just expand that since it’s going well so far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like they are going to spend the entire year conducting surveys and evaluations, such that a decision will never get made. Sigh.

+1. Lots of surveys but no work on buildings to prepare. I think it’s just smoke and mirrors. ACPS doesn’t plan to provide in person instruction this year. Makes me want to move to one of the many places schools are open.

You mean places like North Carolina? https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/us/school-teac...eath-trnd/index.html

“None of the quarantined students have developed any symptoms or tested positive, Bailey said. The health department told the administration it believed Davis did not contract the virus from the school.”

So what’s your point?

That's SO reassuring.

This certainly had potential to go a very different direction. If you're okay with your kids attending class with a teacher who had COVID and eventually succumbed to it, then there's really not much for us to discuss

Kids are overwhelmingly not getting seriously ill from COVID. So yes I would send mine to school. I currently send them to day care so I can work. ACPS is operating programs for kids that go to title 1 schools out of rev centers. Not sure why they can’t just expand that since it’s going well so far.

And what about other people who may come in contact with infected kids? Who cares?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like they are going to spend the entire year conducting surveys and evaluations, such that a decision will never get made. Sigh.

+1. Lots of surveys but no work on buildings to prepare. I think it’s just smoke and mirrors. ACPS doesn’t plan to provide in person instruction this year. Makes me want to move to one of the many places schools are open.

You mean places like North Carolina? https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/us/school-teac...eath-trnd/index.html

“None of the quarantined students have developed any symptoms or tested positive, Bailey said. The health department told the administration it believed Davis did not contract the virus from the school.”

So what’s your point?

That's SO reassuring.

This certainly had potential to go a very different direction. If you're okay with your kids attending class with a teacher who had COVID and eventually succumbed to it, then there's really not much for us to discuss

Kids are overwhelmingly not getting seriously ill from COVID. So yes I would send mine to school. I currently send them to day care so I can work. ACPS is operating programs for kids that go to title 1 schools out of rev centers. Not sure why they can’t just expand that since it’s going well so far.

And what about other people who may come in contact with infected kids? Who cares?

Not that no one cares, but child care has been open throughout the pandemic and schools elsewhere are open. Places that take precautions (like my kids daycare) can operate without outbreaks.
COVID is now with us, so we need to manage and take precautions. The goal was never to wait until we eradicate the virus (which is never) to open schools.

[Anonymous]

Masks, distancing, hand washing, and cleaning, among other safety protocols. With our area’s current low rates, schools can safely open in some type of model (younger kids and special needs/ELL, half-days, hybrid, etc.).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ACPS still has problems with how its Virtual Plus classes operate. I just listened to the librarian take 17 minutes to take attendance for library encore including being critical of an ESL student who barely knows any English for his response to his name being called out for attendance.

So now it is 7 minutes before dismissal and the classroom teacher is taking attendance again even though the students have been on zoom almost continuously since noon. Why this is the focus rather than students’ mental well being is beyond me.

[Anonymous]

It’s beyond painful. The morning meeting where kids are supposed to go around and greet each other takes forever and serves no purpose through a screen. Let it go, ACPS! Stop trying to replicate a love classroom via Zoom. Focus on what can be taught, not all these useless time sucking activities.

[Anonymous]

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like they are going to spend the entire year conducting surveys and evaluations, such that a decision will never get made. Sigh.

+1. Lots of surveys but no work on buildings to prepare. I think it’s just smoke and mirrors. ACPS doesn’t plan to provide in person instruction this year. Makes me want to move to one of the many places schools are open.

You mean places like North Carolina? https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/us/school-teac...eath-trnd/index.html

“None of the quarantined students have developed any symptoms or tested positive, Bailey said. The health department told the administration it believed Davis did not contract the virus from the school.”

So what’s your point?

That's SO reassuring.

This certainly had potential to go a very different direction. If you're okay with your kids attending class with a teacher who had COVID and eventually succumbed to it, then there's really not much for us to discuss

Kids are overwhelmingly not getting seriously ill from COVID. So yes I would send mine to school. I currently send them to day care so I can work. ACPS is operating programs for kids that go to title 1 schools out of rev centers. Not sure why they can’t just expand that since it’s going well so far.

And what about other people who may come in contact with infected kids? Who cares?

Not that no one cares, but child care has been open throughout the pandemic and schools elsewhere are open. Places that take precautions (like my kids daycare) can operate without outbreaks.
COVID is now with us, so we need to manage and take precautions. The goal was never to wait until we eradicate the virus (which is never) to open schools.

I thought the goal was to buy us as much time as possible to either come up with a vaccine or some effective therapeutic treatment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like they are going to spend the entire year conducting surveys and evaluations, such that a decision will never get made. Sigh.

+1. Lots of surveys but no work on buildings to prepare. I think it’s just smoke and mirrors. ACPS doesn’t plan to provide in person instruction this year. Makes me want to move to one of the many places schools are open.

You mean places like North Carolina? https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/us/school-teac...eath-trnd/index.html

“None of the quarantined students have developed any symptoms or tested positive, Bailey said. The health department told the administration it believed Davis did not contract the virus from the school.”

So what’s your point?

That's SO reassuring.

This certainly had potential to go a very different direction. If you're okay with your kids attending class with a teacher who had COVID and eventually succumbed to it, then there's really not much for us to discuss

Kids are overwhelmingly not getting seriously ill from COVID. So yes I would send mine to school. I currently send them to day care so I can work. ACPS is operating programs for kids that go to title 1 schools out of rev centers. Not sure why they can’t just expand that since it’s going well so far.

And what about other people who may come in contact with infected kids? Who cares?

Not that no one cares, but child care has been open throughout the pandemic and schools elsewhere are open. Places that take precautions (like my kids daycare) can operate without outbreaks.
COVID is now with us, so we need to manage and take precautions. The goal was never to wait until we eradicate the virus (which is never) to open schools.

I thought the goal was to buy us as much time as possible to either come up with a vaccine or some effective therapeutic treatment.

I thought the goal was to flatten the curve and not overwhelm the hospitals and then manage with precautions so things can open safely. All of that was achieved and most things are open so schools should open as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like they are going to spend the entire year conducting surveys and evaluations, such that a decision will never get made. Sigh.

+1. Lots of surveys but no work on buildings to prepare. I think it’s just smoke and mirrors. ACPS doesn’t plan to provide in person instruction this year. Makes me want to move to one of the many places schools are open.

You mean places like North Carolina? https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/us/school-teac...eath-trnd/index.html

“None of the quarantined students have developed any symptoms or tested positive, Bailey said. The health department told the administration it believed Davis did not contract the virus from the school.”

So what’s your point?

That's SO reassuring.

This certainly had potential to go a very different direction. If you're okay with your kids attending class with a teacher who had COVID and eventually succumbed to it, then there's really not much for us to discuss

Kids are overwhelmingly not getting seriously ill from COVID. So yes I would send mine to school. I currently send them to day care so I can work. ACPS is operating programs for kids that go to title 1 schools out of rev centers. Not sure why they can’t just expand that since it’s going well so far.

And what about other people who may come in contact with infected kids? Who cares?

Not that no one cares, but child care has been open throughout the pandemic and schools elsewhere are open. Places that take precautions (like my kids daycare) can operate without outbreaks.
COVID is now with us, so we need to manage and take precautions. The goal was never to wait until we eradicate the virus (which is never) to open schools.

I thought the goal was to buy us as much time as possible to either come up with a vaccine or some effective therapeutic treatment.

I thought the goal was to flatten the curve and not overwhelm the hospitals and then manage with precautions so things can open safely. All of that was achieved and most things are open so schools should open as well.

Both were goals, not mutually exclusive. Open schools and watch infection rates rise. Maybe you and your family will be okay. Maybe not. Maybe you and your family will spread it to someone who spreads it to someone who dies. How would you feel then?