How would DCPS actually staff hybrid?

[Anonymous]

Parent here but I wonder if any teachers have been told.
It doesn't make any sense to me how DCPS would staff a hybrid model.
I know FCPS went distance-only (vs hybrid) not because of the virus but because they couldn't make hybrid staffing work.

If (at the MS and HS levels) only 25% of the class is in school for each of the 4 days of instruction, what is happening to the 75% of the kids who are home each day?
Who is teaching them? Are they having any instruction?

Thx so much for any answers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parent here but I wonder if any teachers have been told.
It doesn't make any sense to me how DCPS would staff a hybrid model.
I know FCPS went distance-only (vs hybrid) not because of the virus but because they couldn't make hybrid staffing work.

If (at the MS and HS levels) only 25% of the class is in school for each of the 4 days of instruction, what is happening to the 75% of the kids who are home each day?
Who is teaching them? Are they having any instruction?

Thx so much for any answers.

DCPS teacher here (elementary), we have exactly as much information as you. I have zero idea how this will work. DCPS will not allow anyone to apply for FMLA or the CARES act until a decision has been announced. Which means they have exactly one month to figure out how to work this. This doesn’t inspire much confidence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parent here but I wonder if any teachers have been told.
It doesn't make any sense to me how DCPS would staff a hybrid model.
I know FCPS went distance-only (vs hybrid) not because of the virus but because they couldn't make hybrid staffing work.

If (at the MS and HS levels) only 25% of the class is in school for each of the 4 days of instruction, what is happening to the 75% of the kids who are home each day?
Who is teaching them? Are they having any instruction?

Thx so much for any answers.

Deal teacher here- I haven’t been told anything either.

[Anonymous]

Another DCPS teacher, and I also don't know anything. I'm expecting an announcement of all DL on Friday, but if they announce hybrid I also hope that they will also give us (a lot!) more information on how it will work.

[Anonymous]

It's really crazy to me how little info DCPS has given teachers. I know how stressed I feel by the uncertainty as a parent, and that's even knowing that we will almost certainly just do DL even if there is a hybrid option. I don't understand how teachers can be expected to plan for the year, for their own childcare needs, or just get in the mindset they need to tackle the coming challenges.

I don't understand why DCPS (and other school districts) couldn't have introduced a flexible plan earlier in the summer to give everyone some sense of understanding of the process. Just tell us what circumstances need to be in place to make in-person possible, and then update us throughout the summer on how close or far we are from those metrics. And also to let people know what DL will look like and what hybrid will look like, so we can plan for a range of outcomes instead of infinite outcomes. If there are difficulties with the plan (staffing, money, etc), just tell people. I don't know what they think they gain in making the process completely opaque. It just makes everyone stressed and angry and decreases the odds that anyone will be satisfied with whatever we finally wind up doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's really crazy to me how little info DCPS has given teachers. I know how stressed I feel by the uncertainty as a parent, and that's even knowing that we will almost certainly just do DL even if there is a hybrid option. I don't understand how teachers can be expected to plan for the year, for their own childcare needs, or just get in the mindset they need to tackle the coming challenges.

I don't understand why DCPS (and other school districts) couldn't have introduced a flexible plan earlier in the summer to give everyone some sense of understanding of the process. Just tell us what circumstances need to be in place to make in-person possible, and then update us throughout the summer on how close or far we are from those metrics. And also to let people know what DL will look like and what hybrid will look like, so we can plan for a range of outcomes instead of infinite outcomes. If there are difficulties with the plan (staffing, money, etc), just tell people. I don't know what they think they gain in making the process completely opaque. It just makes everyone stressed and angry and decreases the odds that anyone will be satisfied with whatever we finally wind up doing.

Another teacher... That would make too much sense!

[Anonymous]

Another DCPS teacher who has heard nothing. I get all my updates from the same sources parents do—news leaks and chancellor emails.

I swear that during PD week they said that distance learning days were asynchronous with no live teaching. Which would be the only way it would make sense for me to teach some kids in the classroom and also be the teacher for the DL days. How that would work for someone on total DL I have no idea. I think in the press conference and town halls they said it would be live on DL days, but I almost think they are saying that to appease parents and it won’t really happen. Unless they plan to build an hour into our day without kids in person to host a video lesson?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another DCPS teacher who has heard nothing. I get all my updates from the same sources parents do—news leaks and chancellor emails.

I swear that during PD week they said that distance learning days were asynchronous with no live teaching. Which would be the only way it would make sense for me to teach some kids in the classroom and also be the teacher for the DL days. How that would work for someone on total DL I have no idea. I think in the press conference and town halls they said it would be live on DL days, but I almost think they are saying that to appease parents and it won’t really happen. Unless they plan to build an hour into our day without kids in person to host a video lesson?

So middle and high school hybrid kids will be teaching themselves 3 days out of 4? And the distance learning-only kids will be teaching themselves 4 days out of 4?
This is going to work really well with Algebra, Calculus, AP classes, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another DCPS teacher who has heard nothing. I get all my updates from the same sources parents do—news leaks and chancellor emails.

I swear that during PD week they said that distance learning days were asynchronous with no live teaching. Which would be the only way it would make sense for me to teach some kids in the classroom and also be the teacher for the DL days. How that would work for someone on total DL I have no idea. I think in the press conference and town halls they said it would be live on DL days, but I almost think they are saying that to appease parents and it won’t really happen. Unless they plan to build an hour into our day without kids in person to host a video lesson?

So middle and high school hybrid kids will be teaching themselves 3 days out of 4? And the distance learning-only kids will be teaching themselves 4 days out of 4?
This is going to work really well with Algebra, Calculus, AP classes, etc.

Do you see why teachers are so angry now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another DCPS teacher who has heard nothing. I get all my updates from the same sources parents do—news leaks and chancellor emails.

I swear that during PD week they said that distance learning days were asynchronous with no live teaching. Which would be the only way it would make sense for me to teach some kids in the classroom and also be the teacher for the DL days. How that would work for someone on total DL I have no idea. I think in the press conference and town halls they said it would be live on DL days, but I almost think they are saying that to appease parents and it won’t really happen. Unless they plan to build an hour into our day without kids in person to host a video lesson?

So middle and high school hybrid kids will be teaching themselves 3 days out of 4? And the distance learning-only kids will be teaching themselves 4 days out of 4?
This is going to work really well with Algebra, Calculus, AP classes, etc.

I’m with you! I know they have boasted that they digitized the curriculum, and I think that’s the reason for the push to Canvas. All the course content is on the website—prerecorded instructional videos, readings, activities, etc. Students can complete work on Canvas at home or in the classroom so in theory it would be pretty seamless. In class teachers go over content for the week in a day or two (depending on age) and then kids work independently to do assignments but can get online feedback from staff while at home.

It’s not perfect, but it’s a big step up from just packets (in theory of course). What I don’t know is if I have a full day of class when I’m going to check in on kids online and grade/give feedback. Wednesday only?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another DCPS teacher who has heard nothing. I get all my updates from the same sources parents do—news leaks and chancellor emails.

I swear that during PD week they said that distance learning days were asynchronous with no live teaching. Which would be the only way it would make sense for me to teach some kids in the classroom and also be the teacher for the DL days. How that would work for someone on total DL I have no idea. I think in the press conference and town halls they said it would be live on DL days, but I almost think they are saying that to appease parents and it won’t really happen. Unless they plan to build an hour into our day without kids in person to host a video lesson?

So middle and high school hybrid kids will be teaching themselves 3 days out of 4? And the distance learning-only kids will be teaching themselves 4 days out of 4?
This is going to work really well with Algebra, Calculus, AP classes, etc.

I’m with you! I know they have boasted that they digitized the curriculum, and I think that’s the reason for the push to Canvas. All the course content is on the website—prerecorded instructional videos, readings, activities, etc. Students can complete work on Canvas at home or in the classroom so in theory it would be pretty seamless. In class teachers go over content for the week in a day or two (depending on age) and then kids work independently to do assignments but can get online feedback from staff while at home.

It’s not perfect, but it’s a big step up from just packets (in theory of course). What I don’t know is if I have a full day of class when I’m going to check in on kids online and grade/give feedback. Wednesday only?

As far as I know though teachers will still have to teach live lessons and they didn’t say they’d give us any videos to upload. Canvas is an empty vessel if you will, it’s mostly up to teachers to fill it up. They only said they’d provide digitized curriculum.

So I also don’t know how hybrid could work unless there’s teachers for DL and a teacher for hybrid ( responsible for in person portion only)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another DCPS teacher who has heard nothing. I get all my updates from the same sources parents do—news leaks and chancellor emails.

I swear that during PD week they said that distance learning days were asynchronous with no live teaching. Which would be the only way it would make sense for me to teach some kids in the classroom and also be the teacher for the DL days. How that would work for someone on total DL I have no idea. I think in the press conference and town halls they said it would be live on DL days, but I almost think they are saying that to appease parents and it won’t really happen. Unless they plan to build an hour into our day without kids in person to host a video lesson?

So middle and high school hybrid kids will be teaching themselves 3 days out of 4? And the distance learning-only kids will be teaching themselves 4 days out of 4?
This is going to work really well with Algebra, Calculus, AP classes, etc.

I’m with you! I know they have boasted that they digitized the curriculum, and I think that’s the reason for the push to Canvas. All the course content is on the website—prerecorded instructional videos, readings, activities, etc. Students can complete work on Canvas at home or in the classroom so in theory it would be pretty seamless. In class teachers go over content for the week in a day or two (depending on age) and then kids work independently to do assignments but can get online feedback from staff while at home.

It’s not perfect, but it’s a big step up from just packets (in theory of course). What I don’t know is if I have a full day of class when I’m going to check in on kids online and grade/give feedback. Wednesday only?

As far as I know though teachers will still have to teach live lessons and they didn’t say they’d give us any videos to upload. Canvas is an empty vessel if you will, it’s mostly up to teachers to fill it up. They only said they’d provide digitized curriculum.

So I also don’t know how hybrid could work unless there’s teachers for DL and a teacher for hybrid ( responsible for in person portion only)

My understanding is the digitized lessons are going to be in Canvas and we can modify what else is on there.