What is the latest on Lafayette reopening ?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, PP is correct. To get 22 kids in over the day that requires 2 classrooms. Even IF every teacher said they would do in person, they can not accommodate that.

At Lafayette they have 6 K classrooms and with an alternating schedule they could make it work. It is a staffing + flexibility issue. They didn't have enough teachers to provide IPL and they discounted any type of hybrid model that would require the teachers to teach more than 20 students.

How in gods name would you expect an online class of 30 kindergartners to work? Your proposal basically is to screw the kids at home in favor of kids in school. I know plenty of kids who can't come in -- so they don't deserve to learn? I'm sorry you are angry you didn't get a slot, but my goodness your suggestion is outrageous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, PP is correct. To get 22 kids in over the day that requires 2 classrooms. Even IF every teacher said they would do in person, they can not accommodate that.

At Lafayette they have 6 K classrooms and with an alternating schedule they could make it work. It is a staffing + flexibility issue. They didn't have enough teachers to provide IPL and they discounted any type of hybrid model that would require the teachers to teach more than 20 students.

How in gods name would you expect an online class of 30 kindergartners to work? Your proposal basically is to screw the kids at home in favor of kids in school. I know plenty of kids who can't come in -- so they don't deserve to learn? I'm sorry you are angry you didn't get a slot, but my goodness your suggestion is outrageous.

Now the claws come out. The PPP wants her kid in and f*** everyone else

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, PP is correct. To get 22 kids in over the day that requires 2 classrooms. Even IF every teacher said they would do in person, they can not accommodate that.

At Lafayette they have 6 K classrooms and with an alternating schedule they could make it work. It is a staffing + flexibility issue. They didn't have enough teachers to provide IPL and they discounted any type of hybrid model that would require the teachers to teach more than 20 students.

How in gods name would you expect an online class of 30 kindergartners to work? Your proposal basically is to screw the kids at home in favor of kids in school. I know plenty of kids who can't come in -- so they don't deserve to learn? I'm sorry you are angry you didn't get a slot, but my goodness your suggestion is outrageous.

Now the claws come out. The PPP wants her kid in and f*** everyone else

No kidding. "I'd like my kid to be in school every day, and to those kids who's parents are immunocompromised or with heath issues, get out of my way!"

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why there isn't capacity for K-2 kids who want to be in person. If each class is cut in half (between AM and PM cohorts), and they have the physical space plus all the teachers that they advertised as in person last week, why can they not have enough capacity for all the kids who want to be in person? Class size is capped to begin with and that is school-wide so the K-2 classes shouldn't be any bigger than the other grades. SOOOO frustrated.

I don't necessarily think schools have the physical space. If there is an AM and PM group per teacher, they are using 2 classrooms. So if 4 2nd grade teachers returned for AM/PM half days, they would need 8 classrooms. That takes up more than a floor for many schools, I'm sure.

Why the need to use two classrooms for the AM/PM groups? Janney is doing that as well. An hour between the two groups is adequate to clean the classrooms if the two groups shared one. Surface transmission is not a primary route of infection. They could get a lot more kids in the building if the am and pm groups shared one class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why there isn't capacity for K-2 kids who want to be in person. If each class is cut in half (between AM and PM cohorts), and they have the physical space plus all the teachers that they advertised as in person last week, why can they not have enough capacity for all the kids who want to be in person? Class size is capped to begin with and that is school-wide so the K-2 classes shouldn't be any bigger than the other grades. SOOOO frustrated.

I don't necessarily think schools have the physical space. If there is an AM and PM group per teacher, they are using 2 classrooms. So if 4 2nd grade teachers returned for AM/PM half days, they would need 8 classrooms. That takes up more than a floor for many schools, I'm sure.

Why the need to use two classrooms for the AM/PM groups? Janney is doing that as well. An hour between the two groups is adequate to clean the classrooms if the two groups shared one. Surface transmission is not a primary route of infection. They could get a lot more kids in the building if the am and pm groups shared one class.

They said in their presentation that they viewed it as a bonus they wouldn't have to clean the classrooms until the end of the day. If they have to clean in between then they have to clean twice. It is extra work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, PP is correct. To get 22 kids in over the day that requires 2 classrooms. Even IF every teacher said they would do in person, they can not accommodate that.

At Lafayette they have 6 K classrooms and with an alternating schedule they could make it work. It is a staffing + flexibility issue. They didn't have enough teachers to provide IPL and they discounted any type of hybrid model that would require the teachers to teach more than 20 students.

How in gods name would you expect an online class of 30 kindergartners to work? Your proposal basically is to screw the kids at home in favor of kids in school. I know plenty of kids who can't come in -- so they don't deserve to learn? I'm sorry you are angry you didn't get a slot, but my goodness your suggestion is outrageous.

You are misunderstanding. 33 students would be taught by each IN PERSON teacher (in groups of 8-10 per session). There are around 20 students whose families prefer they stay all virtual, so they would be in a dedicated class together. The other two virtual teachers would have rotating classes of 25 each day, and the cohorts would switch every 2 days (25, I might add, is how large the virtual classes are going to be with the model they are implementing. The principal made it quite clear the staff are all fine with larger virtual classes).

Such a model requires more imagination and flexibility to pull off, and it's not ideal, but at least it would equitably distribute the in-person learning among all the kids whose families want it.

Anyway my thought experiment isn't going to happen and who knows if in person learning will start in <3 weeks with case loads going the wrong direction and these potential new strains that are more contagious.

[Anonymous]

The wait list appears to be working. We got an email today offering us a spot in a K-2 in person class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The wait list appears to be working. We got an email today offering us a spot in a K-2 in person class.

See? PPs need to relax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The wait list appears to be working. We got an email today offering us a spot in a K-2 in person class.

See? PPs need to relax.

I'm a new poster. But to the comment on relaxing, we are a family that would like to go back and have not been offered a slot yet. And, honestly, it is hard to be among the few that are not allowed back while others get at least a little in person instruction. So, I guess I ask on behalf of us families affected that you have a little compassion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The wait list appears to be working. We got an email today offering us a spot in a K-2 in person class.

See? PPs need to relax.

I'm a new poster. But to the comment on relaxing, we are a family that would like to go back and have not been offered a slot yet. And, honestly, it is hard to be among the few that are not allowed back while others get at least a little in person instruction. So, I guess I ask on behalf of us families affected that you have a little compassion.

DP here. I hope you get a spot. That wasn't a nice comment from pp telling people to relax. DL is horrible for most kids so of course parents are concerned for their children. We got a spot because DC has an IEP, but trust me you wouldn't want to trade places with us if it meant taking the SN too.

I hope all DCPS schools open up back to normal for term 4 (no WTU troll responses please).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The wait list appears to be working. We got an email today offering us a spot in a K-2 in person class.

See? PPs need to relax.

I'm a new poster. But to the comment on relaxing, we are a family that would like to go back and have not been offered a slot yet. And, honestly, it is hard to be among the few that are not allowed back while others get at least a little in person instruction. So, I guess I ask on behalf of us families affected that you have a little compassion.

DP here. I hope you get a spot. That wasn't a nice comment from pp telling people to relax. DL is horrible for most kids so of course parents are concerned for their children. We got a spot because DC has an IEP, but trust me you wouldn't want to trade places with us if it meant taking the SN too.

I hope all DCPS schools open up back to normal for term 4 (no WTU troll responses please).

That’s not going to happen. 100% certain. The plan you are seeing is it.

[Anonymous]

If the new more contagious variant ends up dominating
the US as it has done in England, all schools will need to shit down. Right now predictions are that it will form the majority of new cases by March.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the new more contagious variant ends up dominating
the US as it has done in England, all schools will need to SHUT down. Right now predictions are that it will form the majority of new cases by March.

[Anonymous]

Don’t be such a downer. Schools aren’t super spreaders. DCPS is back!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t be such a downer. Schools aren’t super spreaders. DCPS is back!

https://www.wsj.com/articles/europes-schools-are-closing-again-on-concerns-they-spread-covid-19-11610805601

Don’t be so sure of yourself. It’s not looking great for Europe anymore.