Reopen Roadmap: Sunnyside district begins 30-day game-plan

Reopen Roadmap: Sunnyside district begins 30-day game-plan

REOPEN -- AND KEEP KIDS SAFE.THE STATE RELEASED A ROADMAPTODAY TO HELP GUIDE THEM.TONIGHT - SUNNYSIDE'SSUPERINTENDENT TALKS TO USABOUT THE DISTRICTS PLANS SOFAR -- NOW ONLY TWO MONTHSFROM THE START OF THE SCHOOLYEAR.IT MAINLY COMES DOWN TO ANUMBER'S GAME -- WHEN THECLASSROOM DOORS OPEN - HOWMANY STUDENTS WILL BE SITTINGIN THE SEATS?

I BELIEVE THEREWILL BE A GOOD SUBSECTION OFOUR COMMUNITY THAT'S FEARFULOF SENDING STUDENTS TO SCHOOL.EVEN WITH SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE.SUPERINTENDENT STEVE HOLMES ISALREADY ANTICIPATING A LOSS OFAT LEAST 400 STUDENTS.

HE ALSOPOINTS TO A NATIONAL SURVEYTHAT SHOWS POSSIBLY 30 TO 40PERCENT OF STUDENTS COULDCHOOSE TO STAY HOME.

WE CANUSUALLY PREDICT, BUT FOR ME,IT'S AN UNKNOWN.

SO HE'S HADTO PLAN FOR -- THE UNKNOWN.THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHOSHOW UP -- IN CLASS -- IMPACTSFUNDING AND STAFFING LEVELS.HOW DAUNTING IS THIS?

HOW MUCHCAN YOU REALLY DO?

THAT'S AGREAT QUESTION.

THE MODELS TRYTO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OFSTUDENTS IN A CLASSROOM.

HE'SPREPARING TO PUT DESKS 6 FEETAPART - FACING FORWARD.

TOACCOMMODATE --- HE'SCONSIDERED A STAGGEREDSCHEDULE -- BUT IF A LOT OFSTUDENTS STAY HOME.

THIS IDEAOF HAVING TO CREATE ASTAGGERED SCHEDULE BECOMES AMOOT POINT.

HOLMES STILL HASTO MOVE FORWARD.

THE STATE'SNEW ROADMAP IS FLEXIBLE --EACH COMMUNITY IS DIFFERENT SODISTRICTS CAN DECIDE ON WHATTO DO.

HOLMES SAYS IT'SCONSISTENT WITH C- D-CGUIDELINES SO HE'S ALREADYBEEN BUILDING A CONCEPTUALFRAMEWORK.

SO NO DECISION HASREALLY BEEN MADE AT THISPOINT?

THAT'S CORRECT.

WE'RETAKING JUNE TO GOCOLLABORATIVE - WITH PARENTSSTAFF AND TEACHERS MORESPECIFICALLY -- START PUTTINGSOMETHING ON PAPER.

HE SAYSPARENTS WILL WANT TO KNOW SOON-- WHAT A RETURN TO SCHOOLWOULD LOOK LIKE.

THE 30-DAYGAME- PLAN BEGINS WITH NEWSURVEYS GOING OUT TO FAMILIESTHIS WEEK.

WE HAVE TO AT LEASTHAVE A PLAN ON WHAT IT LOOKSLIKE AT THE END OF THE MONTH.IF YOU HAVE A REBOUND ARIZONASTORY TO SHARE -- LET US KNOWAT KGUN9DOTCOM/ REBOUND -- ORYOU CAN EMAILS US ATREBOUND@KGUN9.C OM.