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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Alright, I need someone to give it to me straight. What are we thinking for Monday re staffing? Please tell me my kids will be in school.. [/quote]

100% chance they will be in school early in the week.  Later in the week, who knows.  Depends how bad it goes w/ substitutes.    [/quote]

[b]Does APS have any planning in place? Have I missed some metrics as to when school will need to go virtual due to staffing issues? And will they close just certain unstaffed classrooms, entire grades, the whole school? How will staffing be prioritized (e.g. will special needs or younger Elementary kids be prioritized, can substitutes and bus drivers be allocated toward the most in need students?).[/b] And will virtual be mandatory? Distance learning didn’t work for us last year. I’d rather just go on vacation than spend the time at home on an iPad. If my kid can’t get a real education for a week or two, then I’d rather use that forced time off work for something enjoyable since I only get limited PTO. [/quote]
To answer your first questions, APS has no plan and has disclosed no metrics.  They're flying by the seat of their pants.  Zero leadership.
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There are metrics put out by VDH that guide how to implement SB1303. A school can close if staff absenteeism or student absenteeism reaches a “critical level” and I think it’s defined in that guidance.

A parent can always fail their kid on the screener and then the absences will be excused because they are not allowed to be on school grounds. The kid is also then entitled access to quarantine learning that’s specified on the APS website. [/quote]I've read SB1303 and it doesn't define critical staff absences, nor did I see it in the Virginia State guidance.  If it's specified, what is the threshold?  To my understanding each school district gets to define it themselves....[/quote]

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