Posting this outside of the politics section in order to get a wider perspective and to see what people are doing with their kids in the fall regarding school reentry. Anyone else struggling with this decision?
BTW, if you want to try and make this political be forewarned I'm polishing this up:
Background: As some of you know, I'm an educator with 10+ years of experience in elementary ed (mostly K-2). I just got a promotion to an administrative position in May, so I won't be "in the classroom" this year thankfully, but now will be around 500+ students. My wife, a former K-12 music teacher of 10 years, is now a stay at home parent. We have two kids an upcoming 1st grader and soon to be 1 year old. The 1st grader is above grade level for academics, so no concerns there especially since I can fill in any missing gaps from the school, but he definitely had some emotional issues in April/May about not being able to return to the building.
My District: Our school district, one of the largest in the county, was the first one to close in the state in March. In the reentry poll given by the district 44% of parents voted to be online only, 12% voted in person, the remainder were from a variety of hybrid options.
***My son is zoned for the district I work in, but the home school is terrible. I might have the option to bring him to my new school with me which is #1 in the district and would be sufficient for this weird year as we are planning on moving next year to a different district.
Reentry Plan
Students are either going to be 100% online or 100% virtual must choose for the entire semester by July 16th. The start school is likely to be delayed 3 weeks to allow for an opportunity for active case numbers to decrease. Masks will be mandatory and temperatures will be taken at the door for everyone, including staff each day.
My Son's District: We do not live in this school district, but drive him 120 miles/day to get him here (60 miles round trip x 2 times a day). We love this school/district in general otherwise we wouldn't make the sacrifice we do. In the reentry pool 76% of parents voted for in person education and 22% chose online while 2% chose a hybrid option.
Reentry Plan
No decision made yet and they aren't making one till Mid/Late July. School is starting August 10th. The mayor has stated they are not issue fines for non-mask wearers, despite it being mandated in the county.
Where we are at:
Due to the fact my son's district isn't changing their calendar, we know what my district's plan is, and to reduce the populations our family is around we are strongly considering enrolling my son in my district/school. The bonus is we save 120 miles a day of driving! Beyond that though, my wife and I don't agree on anything.
My preference is to 100% home school him regardless of district for the 1st semester and reevaluate moving ahead for semester 2. My wife wants him 100% in person to avoid any emotional issues. My position is if we send him back, and then need to close, the damage will be greater. Not to mention who knows what will happen if he or the 1 year old get sick. We literally can't agree on the matter and have been debating this for the last 4-6 weeks. We only have another 10 days to decide in my district before we need to make a decision.
Fun times /s
BTW, if you want to try and make this political be forewarned I'm polishing this up:
Background: As some of you know, I'm an educator with 10+ years of experience in elementary ed (mostly K-2). I just got a promotion to an administrative position in May, so I won't be "in the classroom" this year thankfully, but now will be around 500+ students. My wife, a former K-12 music teacher of 10 years, is now a stay at home parent. We have two kids an upcoming 1st grader and soon to be 1 year old. The 1st grader is above grade level for academics, so no concerns there especially since I can fill in any missing gaps from the school, but he definitely had some emotional issues in April/May about not being able to return to the building.
My District: Our school district, one of the largest in the county, was the first one to close in the state in March. In the reentry poll given by the district 44% of parents voted to be online only, 12% voted in person, the remainder were from a variety of hybrid options.
***My son is zoned for the district I work in, but the home school is terrible. I might have the option to bring him to my new school with me which is #1 in the district and would be sufficient for this weird year as we are planning on moving next year to a different district.
Reentry Plan
Students are either going to be 100% online or 100% virtual must choose for the entire semester by July 16th. The start school is likely to be delayed 3 weeks to allow for an opportunity for active case numbers to decrease. Masks will be mandatory and temperatures will be taken at the door for everyone, including staff each day.
My Son's District: We do not live in this school district, but drive him 120 miles/day to get him here (60 miles round trip x 2 times a day). We love this school/district in general otherwise we wouldn't make the sacrifice we do. In the reentry pool 76% of parents voted for in person education and 22% chose online while 2% chose a hybrid option.
Reentry Plan
No decision made yet and they aren't making one till Mid/Late July. School is starting August 10th. The mayor has stated they are not issue fines for non-mask wearers, despite it being mandated in the county.
Where we are at:
Due to the fact my son's district isn't changing their calendar, we know what my district's plan is, and to reduce the populations our family is around we are strongly considering enrolling my son in my district/school. The bonus is we save 120 miles a day of driving! Beyond that though, my wife and I don't agree on anything.
My preference is to 100% home school him regardless of district for the 1st semester and reevaluate moving ahead for semester 2. My wife wants him 100% in person to avoid any emotional issues. My position is if we send him back, and then need to close, the damage will be greater. Not to mention who knows what will happen if he or the 1 year old get sick. We literally can't agree on the matter and have been debating this for the last 4-6 weeks. We only have another 10 days to decide in my district before we need to make a decision.
Fun times /s