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[quote=Anonymous]I am not worried about academics. I mean, I am but we're just going to have to get the kids in there and see.

But I think the real value of some kind of universal summer school program through DCPS would be in helping kids reacclimate to school and to allow schools to focus on some of the mental health and behavioral issues before September and the academics/testing/etc. get center stage again. I don't think it would have to be full time over the summer (and that's probably not realistic). But particularly for younger kids, doing say a two week immersive program for all kids PK4-5 over the summer where they reconnect with the classroom and with peers, and do some orientation exercises. I think it would also help schools identify the kids who really need more help to readjust, both socioemotionally and academically, and to prepare for that in the fall.

Could also be a couple days a week, or outdoor programs. I don't know, but I do think something would help. Focus on the socioemotional stuff and as academic issues are identified, those kids could be tracked into programs designed to remediate lost learning (especially for literacy, omg I'm worried about these ECE and early elementary kids and literacy).

We need to start thinking about this holistically. And don't just think about your own child, think about the classroom of children. Think about the kids who never show up to DL, the ones who obviously have little adult supervision at home. All these kids are going back to the classrooms. Everyone will be impacted.[/quote]

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