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[quote=Anonymous]On the actual decision-making, I give them a solid B+. Choosing to start virtual is the right choice, no matter how painful for everyone. Especially given what we see in the suburbs and with the frustrating amount of community spread despite the overall numbers trending downward. I wish the decision could have been made earlier in the summer, but I also see how many factors are beyond their control.

Regarding communication and getting stakeholders on board with these decisions? D-. It's been terrible. In theory Bowser has been speaking to the public enough, but from a parent's perspective, I still have NO IDEA what is going on with my school this fall. I don't know who my kid's teacher is. I don't know when I will find out. I don't know what my kid needs for school or how to set it up at home. I don't know if we will receive a device from the school district (yes, we did the tech survey and yes, we requested one, but have heard nothing else). The number of unknowns is so high and my anxiety is through the roof in large part because I just have no idea what's going to happen. Better, more specific, more thorough communication from Bowser on down would go a long way to address that, even if it's just to say "We're working on it and will have info to everyone by [x date]" or "These are the concerns with technology distribution and here is how we are approaching." There is no transparency. It only makes everyone anxious and frustrated, and means that even if the ultimate plan is good, it will be hard to get families and teachers to comply because they were consulted in the planning process and received the whole plan last minute as an info dump.

Leadership is like 80% communication. It's been really bad.[/quote]

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