Baltimore Co. School weighing options for restart

Baltimore Co. School weighing options for restart

BE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THEPLANS TO REOPEN SCHOOLS IN THEMIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC.

TONIGHTEDUCATION LEADERS ARE TAKING ALONG, HARD LOOK AT HOW TORESUME CLASSES IN LESS THANTWO MONTHS.

WE HAVE LIVE TEAMCOVERAGE TONIGHT.

RAYSTRICKLAND IS IN BALTIMORECITY, BUT WE BEGIN WITH WMAR2NEWSAT THE HEADQUARTERS FORBALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLICSCHOOLS.

EDDIE, YOU LISTENEDIN ON A VIRTUAL SCHOOL BOARDMEETING ON THE ROADMAP TORECOVERY?THE BALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOLBOARD IS LOOKING AT 3SCENARIOS.

SAYING THOSESCENARIOS ARE CONDITION BASEDNOT TIME BASED.

I TALKED TOTHE PRESIDENT OF THE BALTIMORECOUNTY TEACHERS UNION WHO SAYSTHIS IS SOMETHING THEY CANNOTRUSH AND THAT THE SAFETY OFSTAFF AND STUDENTS NEEDS TO BETHE TOP PRIORITY BECAUSE LIVESARE AT RISK.What the start of school willlook like is a moving targfor school boards all over thecountry.

Dr. Darryl WilliamsBaltimore County PublicSchools Superintendent12:2━12:45“Not only do wehave to address the teachingand learning, but the socialwel━ being of our staff andstudents.

To that end Ileaning towards a virtualreturn with some type ofphased in approach after weopen.

Perhaps looking at thetransition years particularlythose in Kindergarten, gradesix and grade nine” At avirtual BALTIMORE COUNTYSchool Board meeting TUESDNIGHT they laid out how theycreated 3 plans from over50,000 responses from unionleaders, teachers, parents,and students.

VOICE OF:LisaMack BCPS School Board Dist.

113:4━14:00“People are askingquestions like what is theremote learning going to looklike?

How many hours?

Willthey be graded assignments?

Isattendance going to berequired?

Will students getcomments on their assignmentslike essays” In scenario 1the district would continuewith an enhanced version ofRemote learning.

That would beif Maryland and BaltimoreCounty are back in Phase 1 ofreopening.

This is thepreference of the BaltimoreCounty Teachers Union nomatter what phase they are in.The second scenario acombination of in person andremote learning.

Schools openat 3━35% capacity withstudents on a 3 week rotationor at 50% capacity on a 2 weekrotation.

In that scenariostudents would be in classMonday thru a Thursday andteachers would be thereeveryday with Friday as aplanning day.

Thirdscenari━100% in personlearning.

This would happen ifBaltimore County is in Phase 3of reopening.

In any scenariothey are looking AT changes tothings like food for studentswhen THEY ARE IN CLASS ANDWHEN THEY'RE NOT... andtransportation.

OTHER MAJORCONCERNS INCLUDE, How theywill handle IT, if studentsand teachers test positive.Review of ventilation andcleaning in the buildings.Cheryl E.

Pasteur BCPS BoardDist.

2 21:3━22:42“Itclearly makes good sense to meto start off virtually.

Iteasier to move people into thebuildings than it is to putthem in the buildings and haveto pull them out”THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOLSCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 8TH.BALTIMORE COUNTY AND ALLPUBLIC SCHOOLS MUST PUBLISHTHEIR RECOVERY PLAN BY AUGUST14TH.

THE HARFORD COUNTY BOARDOF EDUCATION WILL HAVE ASIMILAR VIRTUAL MEETINGTOMORROW AT 5:30.

LIVE ATBALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOLHEADQUARTERS IN TOWSON EDDIEKADHIM WMAR2 NEWS.THERE ARE SO MANY FACTORS TOCONSIDER IN THE PLAN TO