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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Again, I still do not understand: If this "transition day" is for K, 6 and 9, new transfer students or special education students, what is the guidance for all of the teachers and students for whom that DOES NOT apply to? Stay home?[/quote]

That was exactly the question the teachers had which is why CO came to the BOE meeting saying to make it only a half day and then get some feedback to determine if it needed or should be a whole day.  There was balking at that because some working parents might have to take off half a day or find childcare for that half a day. SO now everyone has to brainstorm a whole day and still await guidance on what everyone else is supposed to be doing.

[b]I can’t wait to hear how some of the student groups feel about folks wanting them to essentially do first day of school activities two days in a row.[/b][/quote]

Yes, this was something I put in the survey comments. If the transition day is going to have a pep rally, an activities fair, etc, wouldn't they also want to do those same things for the returning students the next day or at least sometime that week?[/quote]

For 6th and 9th they've always had a 1/2 before school started.  This isn't anything new.[/quote]

Yes but they didn’t do Peo rally’s or club fairs during the 1/2 day because usually that is done once everyone is back.  And the greetings activities that happen the week before work because teachers are already there for Pre-Service and and at the HS level many Fall sports teams are already practicing.  Plus the buses and transportation got the entire weekend to make any adjustments that came up from running the buses in Thursday.[/quote]

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