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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.

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.[/quote]

The whole thing seems poorly thought out. Despite Dana Edwards and her team having months to think through this stuff since they got this feedback from parents, teachers and students around confusion of the purpose of the transition day over and over again.[/quote]

I think it’s funny (but not funny) that Dana Edward’s and her team are catching blame when changing the day was then Superintendent’s idea and Edward’s and her team tried to get the board to accept it being a half day noting that many schools had traditions  and they wanted to get data about how half a day went.  [/quote]

Dana is catching the blame because she couldn't answer or explain basic things like what is this accomplishing that the previous orientations didn't, why half-day vs full day since you initially proposed it as a half-day, and what do you want all of the other grade-level teachers and students to DO that day?[/quote]

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