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DAILY UPDATE #27 -- 4/21/2020
- AASD OFFICE CLOSURE
AASD will be sending out a Daily Update, Monday-Friday, throughout the school closure period. The Weekly Update will continue as usual on Thursdays with the typical news and information for AASD members. 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. You may also share your gratitude for another AASD member, district personnel, etc. via the same link.
The link to share issues/questions/concerns/gratitude 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.
- Q and A (Tuesday, April 21, 2020) (Questions were submitted by AASD members; the answers are from the District. AASD publishes the answers as they are received from the District.)
Q – I keep hearing that there is going to be guidelines coming on attendance. This is going to be incredibly difficult to get an accurate portrayal of this in a daily basis. Is there any outreach being done with principals as they develop these new protocols and guidelines or are we being left out of this too?
A -- Please refer to the Educator’s Guidelines which included a section on how to track student participation in PowerSchool. The Principal Updates during School Closures (for April 17th) also includes a quick summary on how to connect with students and track participation on a weekly basis.
Note: Principals, many of you have reached out via the AASD google doc to report issues and concerns with the “Action Team Lead.” Those anonymous reports continue to come in daily and are shared with the District daily. AASD also reached out to Chief of Staff, Staci Monreal, yesterday to engage in conversation regarding the roles and responsibilities of the Action Team Lead. In response to the concerns shared, Area Superintendents have sent (or are sending) a four question survey to all Principals regarding their experience with their assigned Action Team Lead. The survey is anonymous. If you are a Principal that has been sharing concerns via the AASD google link regarding the role and responsibilities of the Action Team Lead, please share those concerns via the Area Superintendent survey. Also, you are encouraged to discuss any conflicts with the Action Team Lead directly with your Area Superintendent for resolution. If you still wish to share your concerns regarding the Action Team Lead via the AASD google link, please choose to list your name and work location so AASD can intervene and help. Out of respect and fairness, AASD has also had a number of Principals who have shared that their experience thus far with their Action Team Lead has been very helpful and positive.
These questions were submitted prior to the survey regarding Action Team Leads:
Q -- My ATL was asking me for weeks to determine a way to monitor student engagement. Today the district announced how this will be done in their "Educator Guidelines" handbook. I had no idea such policies or a handbook was in development. Now my staff will be upset that the time they spent on creating a process was wasted. How can we prevent things like this from happening in the future?
Q -- Having to meet with ATLs every single day is a burden. This is not necessary. Why isn’t the district leadership listening to principals? We already have our plates full. ATLs don’t know our staff, students, or parents. There isn’t a whole lot they can do for us. Having to meet with them takes time and is frustrating to try to come up with something to discuss.
Q -- Although I appreciate intentions behind having a daily check-in with my Action Team Leader, I'm finding that it's becoming too much. It is more like a check-off of action items on my part and less like a peer administrator support. In short: It is not supportive when the Action Team Leader every day asks for something from me that was according to the Action Team Leader requested by the Area Superintendent or a need based on discussions by Cabinet. Would it possible for principals to receive the same daily communication provided to Action Team Leader (wherever that may come from)? It is evident in my daily meetings that information is being shared with my Action Team Leader that is not shared with me and vice versa.
Q -- Things are getting out of control... The work is starting to become overwhelming. I thought we had two goals: get families internet and computers and get teachers doing virtual classrooms and activities....If I could be left alone to complete those two tasks I could get them done and in time. However, we are being directed to attend this and do that......all taking away from the main objective....how can you ask us to fill out a spreadsheet everyday with information we don't have......we haven't even had a pick up date yet and its how come you haven't filled this out...it's honestly probably the most demoralizing task principals can be given because there is no way to fill it out......we are making up numbers on them because we don't know what to do!!!!!!!! We can't be successful at it and it's so stressful. I was given two goals and am working all day every day to meet those goals just to be defeated at 3 pm when I get the call about "the numbers." Why is leadership so focused on a spreadsheet rather than having conversations like how are you doing? and how can I help you reach these two goals?.....it's ridiculous and a shame they are so out of touch......actually it's just sad.
A -- (Answer provided by the District) Thank you for your feedback. This information was shared with executive leadership.
- 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/gratitude to show your gratitude for the department or individual. AASD will publish that special thanks in our next Daily Update.
- OTHER NEWS
Pandemic Could Change Public Schools for Decades to Come, San Diego County Office of Education Official Says (San Diego Union Tribune, April 21, 2020)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2020-04-21/county-official-the-pandemic-will-change-public-education-for-decades-to-come
California schools ask for pension relief, more funding to cope with Coronavirus costs (Sacramento Bee, April 18)
https://amp.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article242100986.html
- 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
- 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.
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