Individual School Plans?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hearst is only bringing 10 K students back for in-person learning. What a cluster!

How many teachers are available? Sounds like only one teacher is available for in person learning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearst is only bringing 10 K students back for in-person learning. What a cluster!

Out of how many?

Out of 330 total students! They are going to have 1 classroom with in-person teaching for the whole school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearst is only bringing 10 K students back for in-person learning. What a cluster!

Out of how many?

Out of 330 total students! They are going to have 1 classroom with in-person teaching for the whole school.

1. That is the only requirement of central office.
2. I know it’s hard to understand but only 40% of teachers district wide were eligible to be called back for in person learning. There may not have been the available staff.

[Anonymous]

Hearst note:

Term 3 Updates
The Hearst Reopen Community Corps had our final Term 3 meeting on Wednesday, January 6, and reviewed the updated Term 3 reopening plan. As previously shared, our plan allows up to gradually reopen our school building to more students and staff in Term 3, with the hopes of bringing back additional students and staff in Term 4. The plan is built upon three principles that we consistently heard prioritized by students, staff, and families in reopening conversations - safety, consistency, and socialization. The plan prioritizes in person seats for our students who are at-risk, have disabilities, and/or are English language learners (ELLs) and will allow us to meet the needs of our students furthest from opportunity in a meaningful way, while also minimizing disruption to the current virtual learning model, given that the majority of Hearst students will remain virtual in Term 3.
My approach to the plan was also based on a both/and approach to staffing as opposed to an either/or approach. With an either/or approach, if personal or family health or childcare needs meant that a staff member was unable to work in person in Term 3, they would be forced to take leave for the duration of the term and be unable to serve our community in any way. The both/and approach took a different view, allowing staff to both take care of their personal and family needs during the ongoing pandemic while also continuing to serve the Hearst community virtually in Term 3.
The approved plan, revised since I shared the initial plan in my 12/20 update, allows us to serve just under 20% our of students in person and includes the following in person learning options for students in Term 3:

PK CARE classroom, maximum of 8 students, staffed by two contract teachers, one with several years of experience leading PK4 classrooms
K-2 CARE classroom, maximum of 10 students, staffed by Hearst partner teacher
3-5 CARE classroom, maximum of 11 students, staffed by DCPS staff with education experience
K in person classroom, maximum of 10 students, staffed by Hearst K teacher and Hearst K partner teacher
CARE+ classroom for English Language Learners (ELLs), maximum of 11 students, the morning CARE classroom component will be staffed by a Hearst partner teacher and the afternoon in person instruction will be led by a Hearst ELL teacher.
CARE+ classroom for students with disabilities (SWDs) in the general education program, maximum of 11 students, the morning CARE classroom component will be staffed by a Hearst partner teacher and the afternoon in person instruction will be led by a Hearst Special Education (SPED) teacher.

While we were hoping to open in person learning classrooms for our students in our CES classrooms in Term 3, DCPS staffing requirements for CES programs in combination with our staff availability in combination unfortunately will not allow for us to open in person CES classrooms in Term 3. We will revisit this in Term 4, in hopes that we can offer in person options for our CES students as part of our plan to open additional in person classrooms during the final term of the school year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hearst note:

Term 3 Updates
The Hearst Reopen Community Corps had our final Term 3 meeting on Wednesday, January 6, and reviewed the updated Term 3 reopening plan. As previously shared, our plan allows up to gradually reopen our school building to more students and staff in Term 3, with the hopes of bringing back additional students and staff in Term 4. The plan is built upon three principles that we consistently heard prioritized by students, staff, and families in reopening conversations - safety, consistency, and socialization. The plan prioritizes in person seats for our students who are at-risk, have disabilities, and/or are English language learners (ELLs) and will allow us to meet the needs of our students furthest from opportunity in a meaningful way, while also minimizing disruption to the current virtual learning model, given that the majority of Hearst students will remain virtual in Term 3.
My approach to the plan was also based on a both/and approach to staffing as opposed to an either/or approach. With an either/or approach, if personal or family health or childcare needs meant that a staff member was unable to work in person in Term 3, they would be forced to take leave for the duration of the term and be unable to serve our community in any way. The both/and approach took a different view, allowing staff to both take care of their personal and family needs during the ongoing pandemic while also continuing to serve the Hearst community virtually in Term 3.
The approved plan, revised since I shared the initial plan in my 12/20 update, allows us to serve just under 20% our of students in person and includes the following in person learning options for students in Term 3:

PK CARE classroom, maximum of 8 students, staffed by two contract teachers, one with several years of experience leading PK4 classrooms
K-2 CARE classroom, maximum of 10 students, staffed by Hearst partner teacher
3-5 CARE classroom, maximum of 11 students, staffed by DCPS staff with education experience
K in person classroom, maximum of 10 students, staffed by Hearst K teacher and Hearst K partner teacher
CARE+ classroom for English Language Learners (ELLs), maximum of 11 students, the morning CARE classroom component will be staffed by a Hearst partner teacher and the afternoon in person instruction will be led by a Hearst ELL teacher.
CARE+ classroom for students with disabilities (SWDs) in the general education program, maximum of 11 students, the morning CARE classroom component will be staffed by a Hearst partner teacher and the afternoon in person instruction will be led by a Hearst Special Education (SPED) teacher.

While we were hoping to open in person learning classrooms for our students in our CES classrooms in Term 3, DCPS staffing requirements for CES programs in combination with our staff availability in combination unfortunately will not allow for us to open in person CES classrooms in Term 3. We will revisit this in Term 4, in hopes that we can offer in person options for our CES students as part of our plan to open additional in person classrooms during the final term of the school year.

1 Teacher + 10 K students will be brought back for live learning. All of the rest are CARES classes. This is a farce.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearst is only bringing 10 K students back for in-person learning. What a cluster!

Out of how many?

Out of 330 total students! They are going to have 1 classroom with in-person teaching for the whole school.

1. That is the only requirement of central office.
2. I know it’s hard to understand but only 40% of teachers district wide were eligible to be called back for in person learning. There may not have been the available staff.

How do you have that data? And what does available include? I am an ‘available’ teacher as are many of my colleagues but our school decided not to bring teachers back.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearst is only bringing 10 K students back for in-person learning. What a cluster!

Out of how many?

Out of 330 total students! They are going to have 1 classroom with in-person teaching for the whole school.

1. That is the only requirement of central office.
2. I know it’s hard to understand but only 40% of teachers district wide were eligible to be called back for in person learning. There may not have been the available staff.

How do you have that data? And what does available include? I am an ‘available’ teacher as are many of my colleagues but our school decided not to bring teachers back.

I work in central office. “Available” means do not qualify for ada/Fmla. You would be considered available, even if your principal decided not to bring you back, if you do not qualify for ada/Fmla

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearst note:

Term 3 Updates
The Hearst Reopen Community Corps had our final Term 3 meeting on Wednesday, January 6, and reviewed the updated Term 3 reopening plan. As previously shared, our plan allows up to gradually reopen our school building to more students and staff in Term 3, with the hopes of bringing back additional students and staff in Term 4. The plan is built upon three principles that we consistently heard prioritized by students, staff, and families in reopening conversations - safety, consistency, and socialization. The plan prioritizes in person seats for our students who are at-risk, have disabilities, and/or are English language learners (ELLs) and will allow us to meet the needs of our students furthest from opportunity in a meaningful way, while also minimizing disruption to the current virtual learning model, given that the majority of Hearst students will remain virtual in Term 3.
My approach to the plan was also based on a both/and approach to staffing as opposed to an either/or approach. With an either/or approach, if personal or family health or childcare needs meant that a staff member was unable to work in person in Term 3, they would be forced to take leave for the duration of the term and be unable to serve our community in any way. The both/and approach took a different view, allowing staff to both take care of their personal and family needs during the ongoing pandemic while also continuing to serve the Hearst community virtually in Term 3.
The approved plan, revised since I shared the initial plan in my 12/20 update, allows us to serve just under 20% our of students in person and includes the following in person learning options for students in Term 3:

PK CARE classroom, maximum of 8 students, staffed by two contract teachers, one with several years of experience leading PK4 classrooms
K-2 CARE classroom, maximum of 10 students, staffed by Hearst partner teacher
3-5 CARE classroom, maximum of 11 students, staffed by DCPS staff with education experience
K in person classroom, maximum of 10 students, staffed by Hearst K teacher and Hearst K partner teacher
CARE+ classroom for English Language Learners (ELLs), maximum of 11 students, the morning CARE classroom component will be staffed by a Hearst partner teacher and the afternoon in person instruction will be led by a Hearst ELL teacher.
CARE+ classroom for students with disabilities (SWDs) in the general education program, maximum of 11 students, the morning CARE classroom component will be staffed by a Hearst partner teacher and the afternoon in person instruction will be led by a Hearst Special Education (SPED) teacher.

While we were hoping to open in person learning classrooms for our students in our CES classrooms in Term 3, DCPS staffing requirements for CES programs in combination with our staff availability in combination unfortunately will not allow for us to open in person CES classrooms in Term 3. We will revisit this in Term 4, in hopes that we can offer in person options for our CES students as part of our plan to open additional in person classrooms during the final term of the school year.

1 Teacher + 10 K students will be brought back for live learning. All of the rest are CARES classes. This is a farce.

You need to take that up with your principal. Other schools are bringing back 50% of the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearst note:

Term 3 Updates
The Hearst Reopen Community Corps had our final Term 3 meeting on Wednesday, January 6, and reviewed the updated Term 3 reopening plan. As previously shared, our plan allows up to gradually reopen our school building to more students and staff in Term 3, with the hopes of bringing back additional students and staff in Term 4. The plan is built upon three principles that we consistently heard prioritized by students, staff, and families in reopening conversations - safety, consistency, and socialization. The plan prioritizes in person seats for our students who are at-risk, have disabilities, and/or are English language learners (ELLs) and will allow us to meet the needs of our students furthest from opportunity in a meaningful way, while also minimizing disruption to the current virtual learning model, given that the majority of Hearst students will remain virtual in Term 3.
My approach to the plan was also based on a both/and approach to staffing as opposed to an either/or approach. With an either/or approach, if personal or family health or childcare needs meant that a staff member was unable to work in person in Term 3, they would be forced to take leave for the duration of the term and be unable to serve our community in any way. The both/and approach took a different view, allowing staff to both take care of their personal and family needs during the ongoing pandemic while also continuing to serve the Hearst community virtually in Term 3.
The approved plan, revised since I shared the initial plan in my 12/20 update, allows us to serve just under 20% our of students in person and includes the following in person learning options for students in Term 3:

PK CARE classroom, maximum of 8 students, staffed by two contract teachers, one with several years of experience leading PK4 classrooms
K-2 CARE classroom, maximum of 10 students, staffed by Hearst partner teacher
3-5 CARE classroom, maximum of 11 students, staffed by DCPS staff with education experience
K in person classroom, maximum of 10 students, staffed by Hearst K teacher and Hearst K partner teacher
CARE+ classroom for English Language Learners (ELLs), maximum of 11 students, the morning CARE classroom component will be staffed by a Hearst partner teacher and the afternoon in person instruction will be led by a Hearst ELL teacher.
CARE+ classroom for students with disabilities (SWDs) in the general education program, maximum of 11 students, the morning CARE classroom component will be staffed by a Hearst partner teacher and the afternoon in person instruction will be led by a Hearst Special Education (SPED) teacher.

While we were hoping to open in person learning classrooms for our students in our CES classrooms in Term 3, DCPS staffing requirements for CES programs in combination with our staff availability in combination unfortunately will not allow for us to open in person CES classrooms in Term 3. We will revisit this in Term 4, in hopes that we can offer in person options for our CES students as part of our plan to open additional in person classrooms during the final term of the school year.

1 Teacher + 10 K students will be brought back for live learning. All of the rest are CARES classes. This is a farce.

Do you know what was the demand from parents? Did the school survey the community to see how many parents wanted in person learning? The way all this reads is that the decision-making was based on the needs of the teachers and accommodating them and not necessarily what parents want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearst note:

Term 3 Updates
The Hearst Reopen Community Corps had our final Term 3 meeting on Wednesday, January 6, and reviewed the updated Term 3 reopening plan. As previously shared, our plan allows up to gradually reopen our school building to more students and staff in Term 3, with the hopes of bringing back additional students and staff in Term 4. The plan is built upon three principles that we consistently heard prioritized by students, staff, and families in reopening conversations - safety, consistency, and socialization. The plan prioritizes in person seats for our students who are at-risk, have disabilities, and/or are English language learners (ELLs) and will allow us to meet the needs of our students furthest from opportunity in a meaningful way, while also minimizing disruption to the current virtual learning model, given that the majority of Hearst students will remain virtual in Term 3.
My approach to the plan was also based on a both/and approach to staffing as opposed to an either/or approach. With an either/or approach, if personal or family health or childcare needs meant that a staff member was unable to work in person in Term 3, they would be forced to take leave for the duration of the term and be unable to serve our community in any way. The both/and approach took a different view, allowing staff to both take care of their personal and family needs during the ongoing pandemic while also continuing to serve the Hearst community virtually in Term 3.
The approved plan, revised since I shared the initial plan in my 12/20 update, allows us to serve just under 20% our of students in person and includes the following in person learning options for students in Term 3:

PK CARE classroom, maximum of 8 students, staffed by two contract teachers, one with several years of experience leading PK4 classrooms
K-2 CARE classroom, maximum of 10 students, staffed by Hearst partner teacher
3-5 CARE classroom, maximum of 11 students, staffed by DCPS staff with education experience
K in person classroom, maximum of 10 students, staffed by Hearst K teacher and Hearst K partner teacher
CARE+ classroom for English Language Learners (ELLs), maximum of 11 students, the morning CARE classroom component will be staffed by a Hearst partner teacher and the afternoon in person instruction will be led by a Hearst ELL teacher.
CARE+ classroom for students with disabilities (SWDs) in the general education program, maximum of 11 students, the morning CARE classroom component will be staffed by a Hearst partner teacher and the afternoon in person instruction will be led by a Hearst Special Education (SPED) teacher.

While we were hoping to open in person learning classrooms for our students in our CES classrooms in Term 3, DCPS staffing requirements for CES programs in combination with our staff availability in combination unfortunately will not allow for us to open in person CES classrooms in Term 3. We will revisit this in Term 4, in hopes that we can offer in person options for our CES students as part of our plan to open additional in person classrooms during the final term of the school year.

1 Teacher + 10 K students will be brought back for live learning. All of the rest are CARES classes. This is a farce.

Do you know what was the demand from parents? Did the school survey the community to see how many parents wanted in person learning? The way all this reads is that the decision-making was based on the needs of the teachers and accommodating them and not necessarily what parents want.

On one of the reopening calls the principal said the school was almost evenly split with 50% of parents wanting in-person instruction and 50% wanting to stay virtual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearst note:

Term 3 Updates
The Hearst Reopen Community Corps had our final Term 3 meeting on Wednesday, January 6, and reviewed the updated Term 3 reopening plan. As previously shared, our plan allows up to gradually reopen our school building to more students and staff in Term 3, with the hopes of bringing back additional students and staff in Term 4. The plan is built upon three principles that we consistently heard prioritized by students, staff, and families in reopening conversations - safety, consistency, and socialization. The plan prioritizes in person seats for our students who are at-risk, have disabilities, and/or are English language learners (ELLs) and will allow us to meet the needs of our students furthest from opportunity in a meaningful way, while also minimizing disruption to the current virtual learning model, given that the majority of Hearst students will remain virtual in Term 3.
My approach to the plan was also based on a both/and approach to staffing as opposed to an either/or approach. With an either/or approach, if personal or family health or childcare needs meant that a staff member was unable to work in person in Term 3, they would be forced to take leave for the duration of the term and be unable to serve our community in any way. The both/and approach took a different view, allowing staff to both take care of their personal and family needs during the ongoing pandemic while also continuing to serve the Hearst community virtually in Term 3.
The approved plan, revised since I shared the initial plan in my 12/20 update, allows us to serve just under 20% our of students in person and includes the following in person learning options for students in Term 3:

PK CARE classroom, maximum of 8 students, staffed by two contract teachers, one with several years of experience leading PK4 classrooms
K-2 CARE classroom, maximum of 10 students, staffed by Hearst partner teacher
3-5 CARE classroom, maximum of 11 students, staffed by DCPS staff with education experience
K in person classroom, maximum of 10 students, staffed by Hearst K teacher and Hearst K partner teacher
CARE+ classroom for English Language Learners (ELLs), maximum of 11 students, the morning CARE classroom component will be staffed by a Hearst partner teacher and the afternoon in person instruction will be led by a Hearst ELL teacher.
CARE+ classroom for students with disabilities (SWDs) in the general education program, maximum of 11 students, the morning CARE classroom component will be staffed by a Hearst partner teacher and the afternoon in person instruction will be led by a Hearst Special Education (SPED) teacher.

While we were hoping to open in person learning classrooms for our students in our CES classrooms in Term 3, DCPS staffing requirements for CES programs in combination with our staff availability in combination unfortunately will not allow for us to open in person CES classrooms in Term 3. We will revisit this in Term 4, in hopes that we can offer in person options for our CES students as part of our plan to open additional in person classrooms during the final term of the school year.

1 Teacher + 10 K students will be brought back for live learning. All of the rest are CARES classes. This is a farce.

Do you know what was the demand from parents? Did the school survey the community to see how many parents wanted in person learning? The way all this reads is that the decision-making was based on the needs of the teachers and accommodating them and not necessarily what parents want.

On one of the reopening calls the principal said the school was almost evenly split with 50% of parents wanting in-person instruction and 50% wanting to stay virtual.

This principal just 100% prioritized teachers over parents. If s/he has capital to burn with parents (long track record of happy parents at the school), it’s the easier approach since s/he has to see the teachers every day. If s/he doesn’t have that capital, this will get her/him run out of the school. Frankly, parents at my school would revolt.

[Anonymous]

Is the Hearst re-opening plan for real? I just looked at several other elementary school's plans on their websites (including my own kid's school) and they are bringing back a lot more students. Some elementary schools even have at least one in person class per grade. And Hearst's principal could only bring back 10 kids in K for in person learning, according to what was shared above? She completely prioritizes teachers over students and families. Virtual learning does not work for most elementary students, and she is bringing back 10 out of 330+ kids because one Hearst teacher agreed to go back. ONLY ONE! What happened to the Teacher's Union recalling teachers when more students wanted to go back?

[Anonymous]

I thought the district mandated one live classroom per grade needed to be opened? I have a colleague returning to teach 2-3 kids while the other 20+ will remain virtual. They told me the only reason the classroom is opening is because the district said every grade level needs a live class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the Hearst re-opening plan for real? I just looked at several other elementary school's plans on their websites (including my own kid's school) and they are bringing back a lot more students. Some elementary schools even have at least one in person class per grade. And Hearst's principal could only bring back 10 kids in K for in person learning, according to what was shared above? She completely prioritizes teachers over students and families. Virtual learning does not work for most elementary students, and she is bringing back 10 out of 330+ kids because one Hearst teacher agreed to go back. ONLY ONE! What happened to the Teacher's Union recalling teachers when more students wanted to go back?

Hearst parent here. We are so angry about this. Principal is having two townhalls next week and is going to hear it from my spouse and I. This is unbelievable. Where the hell is the leadership? Where is the teacher’s so-called devotion to teaching and students. Our support of the school is done. This is a huge betrayal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the Hearst re-opening plan for real? I just looked at several other elementary school's plans on their websites (including my own kid's school) and they are bringing back a lot more students. Some elementary schools even have at least one in person class per grade. And Hearst's principal could only bring back 10 kids in K for in person learning, according to what was shared above? She completely prioritizes teachers over students and families. Virtual learning does not work for most elementary students, and she is bringing back 10 out of 330+ kids because one Hearst teacher agreed to go back. ONLY ONE! What happened to the Teacher's Union recalling teachers when more students wanted to go back?

That’s really crazy. I know our school is bringing a lot more back, and another friend’s kid’s school is actually requiring all teachers to come back (unless
Teacher has medical ADA of course). They felt it seemed most fair by doing that.