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4/4/2020 CORRECTION
TO
DAILY UPDATE #15
(4/3/2020)
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CORRECTION
We discovered an error in
the dates that were
reported with regard to
the
Distance
Learning
article below. Under
the third bullet below,
under "District
Communications," under the
heading "Timeline and
Reminders about Distance
Learning," the dates for
the "Official Launch &
Grading Resumes" were
reported
incorrectly.
The correct dates are
now reported below and
are highlighted.
We apologize for the error
and any confusion.
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AASD Office Closure:
AASD will be sending out
a Daily Update,
Monday-Friday, throughout
the school closure
period. The AASD
Office will
remain closed during
the period of time the
schools/district
are closed. AASD
staff will be working
remotely and can be reached
at the contact information
at the end of this
Update.
AASD has created a Google Form
for AASD Members to report
issues, questions or concerns
regarding work-related issues
and the COVID-19 virus.
Any issues, questions or
concerns submitted via the
Google form will be shared
daily with the District.
AASD will then share the
answers to issues, questions
or concerns submitted as those
answers are received from the
district.
The link to share
issues/questions/concerns
is:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVSsqBQSHboCdgqbnpaucUY--DHKjosG8MAmRuCxawzB4blg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Please do not share this link
outside of AASD membership
(classified and certificated
management/supervisors).
The link will be active until
this crisis is over.
PLEASE CHECK THE DISTRICT’S
WEBSITE TO ENSURE YOUR
ISSUE/QUESTION/ CONCERN HAS
NOT ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED
THERE.
NOTE: All previous
AASD Daily Updates and
Weekly Updates are located
on the AASD Website www.aasdcs.org if you need to refer back
to them for
information.
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Q and A (April 3,
2020) (Questions were submitted by
AASD members; the answers are
from the
District. AASD
publishes the answers as they
are received from the
District.)
No responses were
received from the District
to questions that have
been submitted. All
questions submitted have
been sent to the District
for response.
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DISTRICT
COMMUNICATIONS
SDUSD AND SDEA REACH
AGREEMENT REGARDING
DISTANCE LEARNING
See attached
agreement. AASD has submitted a
demand to bargain and will
be meeting with the district
next week.
EMAIL TO PRINCIPALS RE:
DISTANCE LEARNING
The email below went to
Principals today (note that
the links are only
accessible to principals who
have access to the Google
doc.)
April 3, 2020
Our leadership has never been
more important than right now,
as we embark on this new
journey of Distance Learning
together. Our students and
families are counting on us.
We look forward to connecting
with you either later today
(1:00 pm for Elementary/K-8
and 2:30 pm for Secondary and
Atypical) or Monday morning
(invites will be forthcoming)
to provide you more
information on our Distance
Learning plan. Please note for
year-round principals, we will
set up a meeting when you
return from break. As we
prepare for our soft launch of
Distance Learning to begin on
Monday, April 6th, alignment
and coherence are essential.
In preparation for the
meeting, please review this
Distance Learning Plan and the updates below:
DISTANCE LEARNING
LAUNCH
We have two important requests
as we prepare for our official
launch of Distance
Learning:
1. Continue to reach out to
your students and families to
share pertinent information.
We want to give educators the
time and space they need to
become proficient online
instructional educators. This
means, in some cases, you may
be the only one connecting
directly with your parents and
students in the days leading
up to the Distance Learning
launch on April 27th.
2. Help manage the technology
needs of your staff and
students. Please do not send
requests for staff who already
have working devices. Sending
out devices to staff who do
not truly need them means
someone in need might be left
without access.
Timeline and Reminders
about Distance
Learning
SOFT LAUNCH:
(Traditional Schools, April
6-24. Year-Round
Schools, April 24-May
8)
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Educators will be
starting from a
different place in terms
of proficiency, and this
is a good opportunity
for educators to prepare
for the official
Distance Learning launch
by:
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Participating in
district provided
training
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Starting or
continuing to reach
out to students and
families as they try
on new technology,
platforms and ways
of teaching and
learning
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Identifying the
limits of our online
outreach. If
students and/or
staff are missing
access to the
internet and/or
devices, we will be
working during this
time to close those
gaps
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Students will be
continuing their
learning using
enrichment materials
during this
time.
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Students should be
prepared to begin
learning online in
the classes for
which they are
enrolled
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Materials can be
found in the
district’s Instructional
Resources
website
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OFFICIAL LAUNCH &
GRADING RESUMES:
Traditional Schools,
April 27.
Year-Round Schools, May
11.
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ATTENTION AASD RETIRED
MEMBERS
If any AASD retired member
needs assistance with
essential items, shopping,
phone check-in’s or anything
else during this time of
crisis, please contact one
of the AASD staff member’s
below who will ensure that
you get help. We know
some of our valued retired
members may be alone during
this time and we want to
assure you that we are here
to support and help
you.
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SPECIAL
GRATITUDE
If an AASD member has a
department or individual
that deserves special
recognition during this time
of crisis, please use the
link
above for reporting
issues/questions/concerns to
also show your gratitude for
the department or
individual. AASD will
publish that special thanks
in our next Daily
Update.
Many of our AASD Members in
Good Standing, including
Julie Garcia from Ed Tech,
thank
Toren Allen, Executive
Director of Integrated
Technology, who has worked tirelessly
to support our district with
access to technology during
these challenging times.
Starting from making sure
central office staff have
devices and a secure network
from home, to organizing
efforts for students and
staff to have access to
technology for teaching and
learning, Toren is making
sure everyone is covered! It
is this behind the scenes
work that often times goes
unnoticed. Great job, Toren.
We appreciate all that you
do!
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OTHER NEWS
Grades Can Only Go Up: New
Details on San Diego Unified’s
Online Learning Plan (VOSD,
4/2/20)
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/education/grades-can-only-go-up-new-details-on-san-diego-unifieds-online-learning-plan/
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
FROM UNION PLUS (ALL AASD MEMBERS IN GOOD
STANDING ARE AUTOMATICALLY
MEMBERS OF UNION PLUS
THROUGH AFSA. SOME
AASD AFFILIATE MEMBERS AND
AASD RETIRED MEMBERS HAVE
ELECTED TO BE AFSA/UNION
PLUS MEMBERS)
Need more
balance
between
information
and
overload?
We're here
to help.
With most of
the country
under "stay
at home"
orders and
many of you
on the
frontlines
to stop the
virus, we
realize the
stress that
comes from
such
disruption
and
information
overload. It
can be hard
to find the
balance
between
staying
informed and
being
overwhelmed.
We're here
to help by
distilling
some
important
information
for you.
How the
"CARES"
Act May
Impact You
and Your
Family
We've
created a
summary of
the CARES
Act that was
signed into
law last
week to
provide
important
relief to
working
families.
This is not
an
exhaustive
explanation,
but rather a
summary the
provisions
that will
most
directly
impact
working
families.
How Union
Plus and
our
Partners
are
Supporting
You and
Your
Family
Union Plus
is proud to
provide
Hardship
Help to
eligible
union
members. In
addition,
many of our
program
partners
have really
stepped up
to the plate
to offer
important
billing
accommodations
and
flexibilities
during this
time. We’ve
included a
summary for
you
below.
Union
Members
are
Leading
the Fight
on the
Frontlines
We are
inspired by
the union
members and
leaders that
are leading
the fight
against the
virus on the
frontlines.
Nurses,
grocery
store
workers,
sanitation
workers,
postal
workers,
utility
workers,
machinists,
auto
workers, and
so many more
are out
there every
day making
sure we can
defeat the
virus, save
lives, and
get America
back to work
again.
Worker
safety is
paramount
right now
and the
AFL-CIO is
leading the
fight to
ensure
worker
protections
are in
place.
We wish you
all safety
and health
during this
uncertain
time. We
will get
through this
together.
Mitch
Stevens
President,
Union
Plus
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How
the
Coronavirus
Aid,
Relief
and
Economic
Security
("CARES")
Act May
Impact
You
and
Your
Family
The
CARES
Act
is
a
stimulus
package
that
became
law
last
week.
The
Act
includes
measures
intended
to
stimulate
the
economy
and
provide
financial
relief
to
individuals,
as
well
as
small
businesses
and
large
corporations.
The
Act
is
883
pages,
but
check
out
these
quick
take-aways
of
the
measures
that
will
most
directly
impact
you
and
your
family.
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The
AFL-CIO
Shares
Priorities
of
the
Labor
Movement
to
Address
the
Coronavirus
The
AFL-CIO
has
shared
the
labor
movement's
priorities
during
this
pandemic
and
they
are
to:
Protect
front-line
workers;
Mitigate
the
broader
public
health
crisis;
Sustain
people
through
the
crisis;
Sustain
workers
in
severely
affected
sectors;
Sustain
state
and
local
governments,
and
to
Rebuild
the
economy
and
put
people
back
to
work.
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How
Union
Plus
and
our
Partners
are
Supporting
You
and
Your
Family
Union
Plus
Hardship
Help
—
Here
When
You
Need
Us
Participants
in
our
Union
Plus
Mortgage,
Credit
Card,
Personal
Loan
or
supplemental
insurance
programs
may
be
eligible
for
additional
hardship
assistance
through
our
Mortgage
Assistance
Program
or
other
Union
Plus
hardship
assistance
programs.
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Free
Webinar
on
April
15th:
"Managing
your
Money
During
the
Coronavirus
Pandemic"
Union
Plus
and
Money
Management
International
are
pleased
to
present,
"Managing
your
Money
During
a
Pandemic,"
a
free
webinar
to
offer
financial
strategies
for
navigating
the
COVID-19
crisis.
This
webinar
will
offer
tips
and
action
plans
for
managing
financial
pressure
and
dealing
with
creditors
during
this
challenging
time.
Be
sure
to
pre-register
and
even
ask
questions
in
advance.
Wednesday,
April
15,
2020
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Our
Partner
Responses
to
the
Coronavirus
Pandemic
Be
sure
to
routinely
monitor
what
our
partners
are
doing
to
support
you
during
this
time,
as
we’ll
regularly
update
our
blog
with
new
developments.
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Union
Members
Making
a
Difference
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Wisconsin
Machinists
Extend
Contract
to
Accelerate
Ventilator
Production
Wisconsin
International
Association
of
Machinists
and
Aerospace
Workers
(IAM)
have
taken
bold
action,
and
unanimously
approved
a
one-year
contract
extension
—
rallying
to
the
call
for
emergent
ventilator
production.
"This
extension
allows
the
company
and
union
to
work
together
to
produce
lifesaving
ventilator
equipment
that
will
be
used
around
the
world
to
combat
the
virus,"
said
IAM
District
10
Business
Representative,
Joe
Terlisner.
IAM
International
President
Robert
Martinez,
Jr.
notes,
"It
is
because
of
hard-working
and
dedicated
men
and
women
like
the
membership
of
Local
1406
that
I
know
we
will
get
through
this
crisis.
They
are
an
inspiration
to
all
of
us
in
a
time
when
the
whole
world
needs
to
be
joining
together
in
solidarity
to
tackle
this
pandemic.
They
are
literally
saving
lives
and
our
entire
union
is
incredibly
proud
of
them."
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United
Auto
Workers
Work
to
Build
Ventilators
—
Helping
to
"Stop
the
Spread"
of
the
Coronavirus
(COVID-19)
Both
Ford
and
General
Motors
have
stepped
up
to
build
much-needed
ventilators
for
patients
across
the
country
suffering
from
symptoms
of
the
Coronavirus
(COVID-19).
United
Auto
Workers
(UAW)
International
President
Rory
Gamble
noted,
"From
the
days
of
Rosie
the
Riveter,
UAW
members
have
stepped
up
during
difficult
times
in
this
nation’s
history
for
the
good
of
us
all."
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Helpful
Information
from
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention
(CDC)
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DISTRICT WEBSITE
For your convenience, the
District has created a list of
Frequently
Asked Questions. To
access that list, click the
link https://sites.google.com/sandi.net/covid19/staff-info
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AASD CONTACT
INFORMATION DURING THE DISTRICT CLOSURE
Executive Director, Donis
Coronel -- donis@aasdcs.org
619-813-8792
Office Manager, Linda
Crout-Hamel -- linda@aasdcs.org
619-861-2701
Office Clerk, Jim Costello
-- jim@aasdcs.org
Please keep informed via the
District’s website www.sandi.net,
Daily Updates from AASD
and via the AASD Website
www.aasdcs.org.
Contacts
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