9-15-20

Hello Team and Family –

Day #1 is in the books. It was amazing to hear about all of your interactions with our students, and how we were able to successfully guide them through the first day of virtual instruction. As we enter day #2, please see the following thoughts and things to remember/reiterate:

1. Attendance – Today was the first day, so hiccups were to be expected. Many of your school teams have started to address the issues, and began working to improve upon these issues for tomorrow. Please make sure to start reaching out to families, and encourage them to go directly to school if they are needing any type of support.

2. Grace – Thank you for giving students grace, and extending that grace to others. Please continue extending grace through your flexibility and patience with students as we endure this new normal.

3. Joyful Environments – This is unconventional for everyone. I was so appreciative and grateful for the lengths that you all went to make sure students felt seen in this virtual world. Please continue that work. No matter the learning modality, you (the teacher) are the difference-makers and the reason why students show up. Please continue to deposit coins in that relationship bank!

Tomorrow, we will continue visiting more classrooms. We look forward to seeing everyone. Please feel free to send me any feedback or thoughts regarding ways that we can support you. Thank you for all of your efforts on day #1 – this is a different start to the school year, but the love and care you have for students could be felt over the internet – they truly loved seeing you! Thank you for all you do and continue to shine.

Next Steps & Things to Keep in Mind:

1. STEAM classes will not happen for the first 2 weeks. STEAM teachers place this info in your classroom, and teachers be sure to inform your students

2. Update roster from PowerSchool

3. Students who need assistance with accessing their SLPREP student emails should be directed here

4. SLPREP student emails & phone numbers are located here

5. Add any missing students directly into your Google Classroom by clicking on ‘People”.

6. Students will be able to view any teacher-invitation directly in their Google Classroom

7. Add the entire Admin Team & Nicole Torres to your Google Classroom

8. Ms. Boudreau will test all links during meet times, and update from Google Classrooms as needed

9. When conducting parent outreach, please make sure to complete our outreach log here

10. Teachers, please use this resource to help students navigate the days on their schedule that are synchronous vs asynchronous (add this to your Google Classrooms)

11. Here are some scripted answers that you can use in the event you need to begin responding to parent questions about technology Scripted Answers

Let's continue to rise together in the days to come. Thank you, and have a great day #2. #LEVEL-UP

Respectfully,

Francisco J. Albertorio