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Director of Student Services <br /> No report <br /> Chief Financial Officer <br /> No report <br /> Assistant Superintendent <br /> No report <br /> Superintendent <br /> No report <br /> Liaisons <br /> None <br /> D. Old Business <br /> Mr. Robinson thanked everyone that has reached out to the School Committee. Chair <br /> Robinson reminded everyone that they are a policy board and to be cautious about <br /> operations dialogue. <br /> Preliminary School Reopening Plan <br /> Dr. Doherty began by thanking all the administrators, staff and community members that <br /> assisted in putting the full comprehensive report together with a quick turnaround. He <br /> pointed out that the information presented last week was a bare bones version based on <br /> requirements from DESE. This plan is more detailed. <br /> Dr. Doherty reviewed the guiding principles of the plan which include creating an <br /> environment that fosters the physical and mental health, safety, engagement and <br /> purposeful learning as our core values. This model represents the value of equity, <br /> inclusion and diversity throughout all of our district and building decisions. <br /> The decisions around the return to school must reflect a global view of risk. We must <br /> balance the risks of COVID-19 infection with in-school learning, with other significant <br /> risks to the overall health and well-being of our kids when they are not in school. <br /> He reviewed the school year calendar. The year will start for staff on August 31 with 10 <br /> days of staff training. During this time small group grade 9 orientation will be held at the <br /> high school. The student year will begin on September 15'h. There are 4 additional PD <br /> and one conference day built into the calendar. The election day and any snow and heat <br /> emergency days will now be remote learning days. <br /> Dr. Doherty reviewed the proposed phased-in hybrid model. Families will have the <br /> choice of either the phased in hybrid or fully remote. The hybrid model will be divided <br /> into two cohorts of students(A & B). Cohorts will alternate weeks of in-person and <br /> remote learning Monday-Thursday with Fridays as a half day of remote learning for all. <br /> All students enrolled in the RISE Preschool and high needs students(cohort C)will <br /> attend in person daily except for Friday, which will be remote. Cohort D will participate <br /> fully remote per the family request. The Superintendent reviewed the phase in process <br /> Page 1 2 <br />