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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an APS elementary teacher and I'm ready to go back 4 days.  It's much easier and more efficient in person. However at my school we have limited rooms to accommodate big numbers and so on the days when my hybrid group is not there, another grade level uses the room. Not sure where we'd go if all 4 days.[/quote]

Can I ask how you think Fairfax is doing it then? Just out of curiosity. If they are the biggest school system in VA, and can do it, what exact reason is there for APS to be unable to do so? I'd be interested in an insider's perspective. For reference, a 2nd grade FFX teacher tutors our elementary child because they are just not doing well virtually, and she expressed total shock and dismay that APS is not shifting to 4 days per week.

I think in many other parts of the country, schools are just operating with status quo spacing--and implementing masking and other measures to maintain safety.

Finally, APS could get creative, just like parents and every other person tethered to a school has, and consider using alternative spaces if spacing is an issue. I'd imagine HS is most flexible to pivot. They could utilize community center spaces, vacant commercial spaces, etc etc etc. Though this has obviously been an option since day 1 of COVID, no one has meaningfully explored it it seems. Yes, I know, logistical challenges.

You know what's more logistically challenging than getting APS students in to schools more than 2 days per week? COVID vaccination distribution. Management of the border crisis. Yet, those are both still happening because there is accountability for the individuals running those programs, and they don't get to say, "It's just too hard", or, "too operationally challenging". They are sucking it up and figuring it out. [/quote]

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