For days I've been trying to synthesize the stream of thoughts about re-opening schools in my head into something digestable, but I haven't been able to get there.

But to start let me say this - schools closed their physical buildings 5 MONTHS AGO.

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Distance learning/virtual models need to look VERY DIFFERENT in the Fall than they did in the Spring. This is no longer something we can claim was "unpredictable" or "unprecedented" - WE KNEW this was a possibility. So at a minimum we need to expect:

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devices for every student
plans to increase internet access OR ways to transmit information where internet is unreliable (flash drives, wifi on wheels, etc)
1on1 check-ins with students/teachers AT LEAST once a week

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Individual parent calls BEFORE the start of the academic year
live instruction daily (with option to watch later for families who can't access it during the time assigned because of work)

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There's so much more but as we see in this data compiled by @LatinoDecisions we are leaving our most vulnerable families and students behind and WE HAVE TO DO BETTER.

https://latinodecisions.com/blog/latino-families-are-not-equipped-for-distance-learning-in-the-fall/?fbclid=IwAR1aRHnow1i7CTbJd6nWFQhKFu070dQVsWr9G1eElNmKiwqLPds-1OCKtTg

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