Which districts/schools are having outdoor lunch?

[Anonymous]

Oh I'm ^^^ PP I should add, we are doing indoor lunch

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They’ve got to do something about elementary lunch. We haven’t eaten inside at a restaurant but a handful of times- especially not now. At least have them eat in the rooms with just their class!

I cannot stand the foolishness of opening full-time and then doing this. It’s a recipe for shutting down again.

Well they just don’t have the staff to in your words “do something” about lunch so you may as well get over it now.

They can figure it out. I’m a teacher. There are plenty of assistants, resource teachers, administrators, and yes- Extended Day. I’d do a rotating lunch shift, especially if another responsibility was removed elsewhere. Some of these people go in on the morning, and come back after school. They’d probably love to have two shifts closer together- morning and lunch, or lunch and after school. It may mean paying them or hiring more folks. They got a lot of CoVID $$$ and they need to figure it out.

At my school all of those people are on recess duty or taking their own lunch at that time so they would need to hire more people. Considering how many vacancies we have 2 weeks before school starts that seems unlikely.

I’d volunteer for a shift or two. We’re close to a vaccine for the kids. It’s better than the alternative- a bunch of quarantined/ sick kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They’ve got to do something about elementary lunch. We haven’t eaten inside at a restaurant but a handful of times- especially not now. At least have them eat in the rooms with just their class!

I cannot stand the foolishness of opening full-time and then doing this. It’s a recipe for shutting down again.

Well they just don’t have the staff to in your words “do something” about lunch so you may as well get over it now.

They can figure it out. I’m a teacher. There are plenty of assistants, resource teachers, administrators, and yes- Extended Day. I’d do a rotating lunch shift, especially if another responsibility was removed elsewhere. Some of these people go in on the morning, and come back after school. They’d probably love to have two shifts closer together- morning and lunch, or lunch and after school. It may mean paying them or hiring more folks. They got a lot of CoVID $$$ and they need to figure it out.

At my school all of those people are on recess duty or taking their own lunch at that time so they would need to hire more people. Considering how many vacancies we have 2 weeks before school starts that seems unlikely.

I’d volunteer for a shift or two. We’re close to a vaccine for the kids. It’s better than the alternative- a bunch of quarantined/ sick kids

Everybody just has to compromise for a while until we figure this out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They’ve got to do something about elementary lunch. We haven’t eaten inside at a restaurant but a handful of times- especially not now. At least have them eat in the rooms with just their class!

I cannot stand the foolishness of opening full-time and then doing this. It’s a recipe for shutting down again.

Well they just don’t have the staff to in your words “do something” about lunch so you may as well get over it now.

They can figure it out. I’m a teacher. There are plenty of assistants, resource teachers, administrators, and yes- Extended Day. I’d do a rotating lunch shift, especially if another responsibility was removed elsewhere. Some of these people go in on the morning, and come back after school. They’d probably love to have two shifts closer together- morning and lunch, or lunch and after school. It may mean paying them or hiring more folks. They got a lot of CoVID $$$ and they need to figure it out.

At my school all of those people are on recess duty or taking their own lunch at that time so they would need to hire more people. Considering how many vacancies we have 2 weeks before school starts that seems unlikely.

I’d volunteer for a shift or two. We’re close to a vaccine for the kids. It’s better than the alternative- a bunch of quarantined/ sick kids

Exactly! With a little creativity and all that federal funding designated for the purpose of keeping schools open, there are options. If the lunch issue isn’t mitigated, I believe many schools will face quarantines and closure within a month or so. We should be doing all we can to avoid that!

[Anonymous]

No commitment or district wide policy for outdoor lunch in APS.

Just saying schools will offer it where possible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No commitment or district wide policy for outdoor lunch in APS.

Just saying schools will offer it where possible.

They need to do their damnedest

[Anonymous]

Does anyone one know whether having extra HEPA air purifiers in the halls and in the cafeteria would help? Our school district already has them to add to increase air exchanges and I am guessing adding more would double or triple the air exchanges over a 25 minute period in a particular space. I would be happy to donate extra air purifiers if a school would take them and use them for the cafeteria and any other eating space.

[Anonymous]

You guys crack me up that you think anything more is happening that hasn’t already.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not easy to hire people to work a few hours in the middle of the day.

This. With covid it’s an even less appealing job. They used extended day staff last year but they are needed back in extended day now.

I honestly think PTA could staff it with volunteer parents. Many of us are still working remotely and don’t mind running over to monitor lunch for an hour once a week if it means safer lunches, which increases the chance of school staying open.

Why do you think it would be for just "an hour once a week?"

Maybe your kids go to a school where the majority of parents have desk jobs from home. What about the schools where a majority of the parents need to work in person--as landscapers, house cleaners, in fast food restaurants, etc?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not easy to hire people to work a few hours in the middle of the day.

This. With covid it’s an even less appealing job. They used extended day staff last year but they are needed back in extended day now.

I honestly think PTA could staff it with volunteer parents. Many of us are still working remotely and don’t mind running over to monitor lunch for an hour once a week if it means safer lunches, which increases the chance of school staying open.

Why do you think it would be for just "an hour once a week?"

Maybe your kids go to a school where the majority of parents have desk jobs from home. What about the schools where a majority of the parents need to work in person--as landscapers, house cleaners, in fast food restaurants, etc?

I’m willing to volunteer at another school if there’s an unmet need.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not easy to hire people to work a few hours in the middle of the day.

This. With covid it’s an even less appealing job. They used extended day staff last year but they are needed back in extended day now.

I honestly think PTA could staff it with volunteer parents. Many of us are still working remotely and don’t mind running over to monitor lunch for an hour once a week if it means safer lunches, which increases the chance of school staying open.

Why do you think it would be for just "an hour once a week?"

Maybe your kids go to a school where the majority of parents have desk jobs from home. What about the schools where a majority of the parents need to work in person--as landscapers, house cleaners, in fast food restaurants, etc?

I’m willing to volunteer at another school if there’s an unmet need.

For several hours, five days a week?

[Anonymous]

Our PTO (in an affluent neighborhood) can't even get parents to volunteer to donate a food item for the staff back-to-school breakfast. You think we'd have enough to staff lunch for all 6 grades, 5 days a week???? Lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not easy to hire people to work a few hours in the middle of the day.

This. With covid it’s an even less appealing job. They used extended day staff last year but they are needed back in extended day now.

I honestly think PTA could staff it with volunteer parents. Many of us are still working remotely and don’t mind running over to monitor lunch for an hour once a week if it means safer lunches, which increases the chance of school staying open.

Why do you think it would be for just "an hour once a week?"

Maybe your kids go to a school where the majority of parents have desk jobs from home. What about the schools where a majority of the parents need to work in person--as landscapers, house cleaners, in fast food restaurants, etc?

I’m willing to volunteer at another school if there’s an unmet need.

For several hours, five days a week?

This, they won't do this unless they can staff all of lunch every day. Unfortunately volunteers aren't always reliable because most don't view it as a "real job" and frequently call out or cancel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not easy to hire people to work a few hours in the middle of the day.

This. With covid it’s an even less appealing job. They used extended day staff last year but they are needed back in extended day now.

I honestly think PTA could staff it with volunteer parents. Many of us are still working remotely and don’t mind running over to monitor lunch for an hour once a week if it means safer lunches, which increases the chance of school staying open.

Why do you think it would be for just "an hour once a week?"

Maybe your kids go to a school where the majority of parents have desk jobs from home. What about the schools where a majority of the parents need to work in person--as landscapers, house cleaners, in fast food restaurants, etc?

I’m willing to volunteer at another school if there’s an unmet need.

For several hours, five days a week?

This, they won't do this unless they can staff all of lunch every day. Unfortunately volunteers aren't always reliable because most don't view it as a "real job" and frequently call out or cancel.

How about if they see who shows up, and see if they can’t make it work, at least sometimes? Even one class pulled out of that cafeteria means more safety for all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not easy to hire people to work a few hours in the middle of the day.

This. With covid it’s an even less appealing job. They used extended day staff last year but they are needed back in extended day now.

I honestly think PTA could staff it with volunteer parents. Many of us are still working remotely and don’t mind running over to monitor lunch for an hour once a week if it means safer lunches, which increases the chance of school staying open.

Why do you think it would be for just "an hour once a week?"

Maybe your kids go to a school where the majority of parents have desk jobs from home. What about the schools where a majority of the parents need to work in person--as landscapers, house cleaners, in fast food restaurants, etc?

I’m willing to volunteer at another school if there’s an unmet need.

For several hours, five days a week?

This, they won't do this unless they can staff all of lunch every day. Unfortunately volunteers aren't always reliable because most don't view it as a "real job" and frequently call out or cancel.

How about if they see who shows up, and see if they can’t make it work, at least sometimes? Even one class pulled out of that cafeteria means more safety for all.

I’m sure the parents of Arlington would be very chill if their kids weren’t the ones lucky enough to eat outside