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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is at Two Rivers 4th Street. They have not been good at communicating what plans, if any, they have for in-person instruction beyond general aspirations that it will happen some day. They have talked about increasing “in person opportunities” but all we’ve seen so far is an in person, outdoor social event for my son’s class. The school is apparently offering a very small Cares-like class but only for the few kids who weren’t logging in to any of the online classes and wouldn’t/couldn’t do so after the school followed up with them. They have not announced any metric for what rate of infection would trigger a shift from DL to in person learning. HTH. [/quote]

Maybe post on DCUM less, read more of the TR emails and attend some of the meetings and Q&A the school does [b]every two weeks[/b] (same meetings they have done since school began). There is a big difference between not liking the outcome and not being told the outcome. TR has clearly communicated in advance of each term what their plans are. They have done surveys and published those survey results. In fact, the only part of your post that is accurate is that they have not set a metric.

I agree that TR sends a significant volume of communication, but its of very little substance. Teachers and staff will be able to get vaccinated beginning Jan. 25, there should be a reopening plan in place, beyond the CARES accommodation, even if its to say, we’re doing DL for the rest of the year (which is what they will likely do).

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You aren't asking for more substantive communication. You are asking them to communicate the outcome you want. Also, funny how you ignore the survey data from the TR community that shows a clear preference for DL this year even with a vaccine.

You are entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to want to return in person. But please stop conflating a lack of communication with not getting what you want.[/quote]

I have to disagree, and please note that I didn't indicate "the outcome" I want. That's not my issue at all--my issue is that there should be more detailed information about the outlook for the rest of the year. If it's DL for the remainder of the year, that is fine, but please announce that and be clear about what metrics informed that decision. Is it driven primarily by the staff and parent survey findings, or is that just one metric amongst a host of other factors. And the vaccine will be offered to staff and teachers beginning Jan. 25--how does this impact future planning? Will TR require staff to be vaccinated?

These are pretty basic issues to have resolved for future planning. [/quote]

I'm sorry, what does "basic" mean in that sentence? Whether to open schools? When to make that decision? What changed circumstances might appear this week, next week, next month? How community spread will occur? Whether variants of COVID will appear? How fast vaccines will be deployed and how widely they will be accepted? So sad that TR is struggling with that when every other school, school system, town, city, state and country seems to have so easily dispensed with such "basic" issues.

Implicit in what you typed was that you wanted schools open. It is beyond me why you are denying that. Nothing wrong with wanting that outcome; why not own it? TR has explained ad nauseum the data and information they have and will use in consideration of the past and future outcomes. It's on every deck that explains each decision. If you choose not to read it that is not their fault. That decision matrix does not include hard COVID transmission metrics for a "go/no-go" decision. I get that you wish it did; it doesn't. Get over it. Even if it did it would not result in the certainty you now claim to desire. You continue to confuse and conflate the difference between disagreeing with the decision (or the methodology) and whether or not is was explained to you (over and over and over again). Also, let me note you are SOOOO creative moving the goalpost saying that now all you want is to know what they will do for Term 4 now so you can plan. The situation is quite fluid across the US. Why on earth would they make a decision now? Even if they made the decision to return in-person for Term 4, things could change (read: spikes and city shut down again) and they would change that decision. Furthermore. [b]they have always said that no one is going to be required to go back in person this year of they are not comfortable doing so, which means if you must plan you can of course plan for DL through the year and check that off your list.[/b]

You got called out (by not just me) for spewing BS about lack of communication when your issue is not liking the outcome. You are behaving like an ES kid who keeps whining "but why" long after someone has explained why. My 9 year-old knows the difference between "I'm not happy with that outcome" and "please explain why". I'm done with you.[/quote]

Hello TR administrator.[/quote]

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