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DAILY UPDATE #106 -- 8/20/2020
- AASD OFFICE CLOSURE.
AASD will be sending out a Daily Update, Monday-Friday, throughout the return to instruction/school reopening period. The Weekly Update will continue as usual on Thursdays with the typical news and information for AASD members. The AASD Office continues to remain closed. AASD staff are working remotely and can be reached via 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, COVID-19, return to instruction and school reopening. AASD will provide answers to issues, questions or concerns submitted as answers become available. 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.
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 (Thursday, August 20, 2020)
Q: I'm a Building Services Supervisor. My supervisor told me that it is not custodial staff who are responsible for temperature taking and mask wearing, etc. of teachers as they start to return to sites, but it is the principals’ duty. But if the principal is not required to be on campus, then who has the job of temperature taking of teachers?
A: (Answer provided by AASD) See important custodial update below. It is not the responsibility of custodial staff or the principal to take temperatures of the teachers who are electing to teach from campus. Teachers are to buddy up and take the temperatures of each other.
Q: High school administrators are receiving conflicting and incorrect information from the Instructional Support Officer and Chief of Learning. In many cases, we have had to change our course of action (master schedules, communication to parents/teachers, etc.) several times because the directives keep changing. This equates to wasted time and unnecessary stress. In addition, emails go unanswered, with a response only after reminders are sent. We cannot prepare for distance learning without dedicated, correct and timely support from district staff.
A: (Answer provided by AASD) Thank you for sharing this concern. It has been shared with executive leadership and AASD is awaiting a response.
- DISTRICT COMMUNICATIONS
The following communication was sent to Principals on August 19:
- IMPORTANT CUSTODIAL STAFF UPDATE
- Here is the link to an email sent to Custodial Staff regarding requirements and procedures concerning teacher access to classrooms/designated spaces for the start of the school year, and the support of distance learning. The email included the following attachments:
- OPERATIONS SITE ACCESS
- Please remember to complete this Google Form if you have scheduled dates for any on-site textbook/materials distribution or in-person enrollment (for families without access to technology).
- Reminder: The health and safety of all of our school sites are our priority and must be followed. We’ve asked all Departments to minimize the amount of physical materials they plan to deliver to sites this year. Site administrators are not required to be on site.
- 2020-21 SECONDARY GRADING CALENDAR
- The Grading Schedule for 20/21 is now available which includes grading period beginning/end dates, new enrollment cut-off dates, and seat time requirements for credits.
- GATE CERTIFICATION
- There will be GATE certification classes available for the 2020-2021 school year. The two semesters will be a hybrid version of online and zoom one-on-one classes through UCSD.
- Class schedules and registration information are posted on the GATE website through the staff portal. If you have questions you may contact Chris Marra (cmarra@sandi.net).
- Elementary Update - ST Math Principal Session
- Friday, August 21st at 9:00 am
- ST Math is providing a principal session to provide an overview of the neuroscience behind the program, data results from SDUSD, and information about the administrator access. If you attended the previous principal session, please note that this session will cover much of the same information.
- Here is the link for participants to register: REGISTRATION LINK
- Agenda:
- 9:00-9:05 Welcome
- 9:05-9:40 Neuroscience Discussion
- 9:40-9:50 San Diego Unified Data Study Results
- 9:50-9:55 Login Process for Administrators
- 9:55-10:00 Closure/Wrap-Up
- OTHER NEWS
Here’s what happened when students went to school during the 1918 pandemic (CNN, August 19)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/19/us/schools-flu-pandemic-1918-trnd/index.html
San Diego County approves 19 schools (mostly private schools) to reopen (SD Union Tribune, August 19)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2020-08-19/san-diego-county-approves-seven-schools-to-reopen
As U.S. Schools Move to Reopen Amid Pandemic, Teachers Threaten to Strike (NY Times, August 19)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/world/covid-19-coronavirus.html
- 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.
- 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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