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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does this apply for ALL students who want to come back?  Or just a lucky few? my understanding is some schools (Stoddert) can only accomodate some students- not all who want in person can get it.

Thanks for any insight [/quote]

Stoddert parent here. Yes, there are less teachers in the classroom than at other schools and hybrid was only introduced in second and fourth grades. Instead it was decided to offer one classroom per grade level of 11 students only instead of including more children with a hybrid system. In term four there will be a second classroom of hybrid added to each grade level. Not the worst reopening in DCPS -- and to their credit they resisted the ridiculous option of adding cares classrooms (their is only one - the minimum) -- but when compared to Key for example Stoddert has been much less open. I believe that Key parents are much more involved, and this is part of the reason. I also think that as another poster said principals at schools that are open have helpe to motivate their teachers to understand the importance of in-person learning.[/quote]

Do you expect to see an improvement to this in the fall. thanks! [/quote]

I believe that for five full days per week in the fall the advocacy needs to continue. DCPS needs also to commit to simulcast. If there are DL only classrooms it may throw off the spacing. DCPS needs to not offer the ADA exemptions for the fall. It should be informing teachers and staff as of now that these will not be offered.

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Heck no. I don’t support simulcast. As a self contained teacher doing exactly that it sucks! The child online just isn’t as engaged and it sucks having to try just because the parents don’t feel it’s safe...regardless if we haven’t had a single case...
It’s also so much extra work to create activities that will transfer to online AND in person.

And I bet you accommodations will be offered in the fall. I hope not though, [b]DL shouldn’t be an option in the fall.[/b] [/quote]

+1, not sure how much people realize how ineffective it is and how many additional resources it takes to maintain dual lessons for IPL/virtual and managing Canvas. If DCPS commits to simulcast/onilne it should only be with a separate online school, like Friendship. I am teaching hybrid now somewhere else, it's not sustainable and every student is losing. I'm not even sure if it's better than 100% virtual when everyone was getting the same instruction. Now hybrid, instruction is split 50/50ish or by thirds but the imbalance between IPL/virtual students and having to teach online inside a school with IPL kids (the majority) who are now conditioned and basically tethered to their computers means the kids going to school are losing hours (every day) of access to in person instruction.

I have kids at Deal and I know what's down the road on April 26th, at least I won't be disappointed or surprised when everyone else realizes how much of a disaster is headed their way.

This is probably why the Lafayette principal is forcing the issue, as she should. I get it, everyone's kid is the most important but this idea of clinging to a teacher where the personal relationship is almost always as long as the academic year (why the heck do people get so emotionally attached to teachers, it's not a reciprocal relationship at all) has always struck me as bizarre especially now when none of these kids have met their teacher in person.[/quote]

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