CCSD discusses reopening plan

Superintendent Jesus Jara addresses additional concerns about the start of the next school year.

This as the schoolboard prepares to talk about the plan at tonight's meeting.

PREPARES TO DISCUSS THE PLAN ATTONIGHTS MEETING.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR MARISSAKYNASTON BREAKS DOWN SOME OFTHE BIGGEST CONCERNS FROMPARENTS AND TEACHERS--AND HOWTHE SUPERINTENDENT PLANS TOADDRESS THEM.THE PLAN WAS RELEASED A COUPLEDAYS AGO- BUT SOME PARENTS ANDTEACHERS SAY- NOW- THEY HAVEMORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS.TAKE SOT REAX :37 OUR CHILDRENNEED SOCIAL INTERACTION ANDHANDS ON LEARNING, A REAL LIFESCHOOL WILL LOOK MUCH DIFFERENTFOR CCSD STUDENTS NEXT YEAR.AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNSFROM PARENTS- BLENDED LEARNING.IN CCSDS PLAN- STUDENTS WOULDONLY GO TO SCHOOL TWO DAYS AWEEK- THEN CONTINUE DISTANCELEARNING THE OTHER THREE DAYS.SOME- CAN EVEN CHOOSE TO DODISTANCE LEARNING FULL TIME.SUPERINTENDENT JESUS JARA-ADMITTING THIS ISNT WHAT HEWANTS FOR CCSD STUDENTSEITHER.TAKE SOT JESUS JARA 2:10 LOOKIT'S NOT IDEAL, AS ASUPERINTENDENT, AND A FATHERAND FORMER TEACHER, THE FIRSTTHING I WANT IS ALL STUDENTSOUR STUDENTS TO BE IN OURSCHOOLS 2:21 IN A SURVEY- THEMAJORITY OF PARENTS WANTED INPERSON LEARNING.JARA SAYS- THIS PLAN IS THEONLY WAY THEY CAN MAKE THATHAPPEN- TO STAY SAFE DURING THEPANDEMIC.TAKE SOT JESUS JARA 1:29 WHENYOU LOOK AT SOCIAL DISTANCING,AND THE GOVERNORS ORDERS, IT'SREALLY NO MORE THAN 18 KIDS, SOTHAT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TODO A COVERT OF STUDENTS 1:46BUT ROUGHLY 70-THOUSANDSTUDENTS STILL DONT ACCESS TOWIFI ENABLED DEVICES.SOMETHING JARA SAYS- HE HOPESTO ADDRESS WITH MONEY FROM THESTIMULUS PACKAGE.YOU CAN LOOK AT ALL THEPROPOSED CHANGES ON OURWEBSITE- BOARD MEMBERS WILLDISCUSS THE PLAN TONIGHT- ANDVOTE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.MK- 13AN.AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHIMEIN ON CCSD'S PLAN AHEAD OFTONIGHT'S MEETING--- YOU CANSUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS.JUST SEND THEM TO THE E-MAIL ONYOUR SCREEN BY NO LATER THAN 2