DAILY UPDATE #108 -- 8/24/2020
 

  • 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.

     
  • DISTRICT COMMUNICATIONS
    The following communication was sent to Principals on August 21:
     
    • IT UPDATES
      • Student Device Deliveries to Schools - Rapid Response Request: INFORMATION 
         
    • FOOD SERVICES UPDATE
      • Please share the following information with your students and their families:
        • Current summer meal distribution will end on Tuesday, August 25. Extra meals will be provided on Monday 8/24 and Tuesday 8/25 to last through the week.
        • Beginning Monday, August 31, nutritious breakfast and lunch are available to be picked up from Noon-2 p.m. Monday – Friday at designated school sites.  
        • Your school’s designated meal pick-up location is [Food Distribution Centers]
        • Please bring your student’s school ID, or the Student ID/Password Information card you received with the pick-up of Chrome books, or write your student’s name, school and Student ID # on a sheet of paper, and be prepared to hold it out of your car window for verification of school attendance.
        • Curbside grab n’ go meal pick-up locations will follow school holidays and will be closed on Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day.
      • For more information and resources, refer to the entire Food Services Update.
         
    • PARAEDUCATOR UPDATE
      • We have developed a paraeducator website with resources, links, PD information and tips for Seesaw Google and Canvas! Please share with your paras.
      • Please note: The Educator PD August 26-September 4th is for Educators only. Paras will not be able to attend.  The Para PD page is constantly updated with new offerings to support them with online learning.
         
    • BENCHMARK ADVANCE ELA/ELD OBSOLETE MATERIALS
      • The district recently adopted Benchmark Advance for grades TK-5 ELA/ELD and Amplify for grades 6-8.  These new instructional materials replace the old adoptions of Houghton Mifflin’s Legacy of Literacy for grades K-5; Prentice Hall Literature for grades 6-8 ELA; Keys to Learning, Shining Star, and Prentice Hall Literature for middle school ELD courses and are now considered obsolete.
      • The following options are available for these obsolete materials:
        • The obsolete materials can be given to students and parents.
        • The obsolete materials can be sent to the IMC Warehouse by submitting a Discarded Textbook Transfer Form to the Instructional Materials Office.  If this option is chosen, schools must prepare books for district truck pick-up by boxing or bundling books for delivery to the IMC Warehouse. Please mark all boxes/packages “Discard” and prepare a “Discarded Instructional Materials Transfer Form” available from the Instructional Materials Office website.  The IMC has a finite number of large gaylord boxes that can be used for discarding obsolete textbooks only.  You can request no more than two of these boxes by emailing Yvette yarambula@sandi.net or Anne amealiffe@sandi.net  in the Instructional Materials Office. 
      • Additional information can be found by accessing the district’s Administrative Regulation 3270.
         
    • “QUESTIONS FROM THE FIELD” UPDATE
      • If you have questions on the reopening of schools, please submit them HERE
      • Here is the link to the responses to the questions previously submitted.
         
    • ELEMENTARY UPDATE - BENCHMARK ADVANCE ELA/ELD
      • The following materials have been ordered for each grade level. Here is a description of what materials are included in each package: 
      • Reminder:  Monday at 8:00, we are hosting a voluntary informational session with Benchmark consultants to overview the curriculum and resources. It is also an opportunity for principals to ask questions.  Register with this Link
         
    • SECONDARY UPDATE - HIGH SCHOOLS - MANDATORY MASTER SCHEDULE MEETING
      • The voluntary master schedule for Monday is now a MANDATORY meeting for all high school principals to address the use of instructional minutes during the school day. The meeting will take place from 3:15pm - 3:45pm. 
         
    • SAT CANCELLATIONS
      • The district was notified by College Board that the August 29 SAT administration scheduled at Serra, Patrick Henry, and Twain high schools has been cancelled due to COVID-19. A message will be sent by the district Communications Office to notify families and share instructions for refunds/rescheduling.

         
  • ANOTHER INSPIRATIONAL AND MEANINGFUL ONE MINUTE MESSAGE FROM SUPERINTENDENT JOE SANFELIPPO, FALL CREEK WISCONSIN.  TAKE JUST ONE MINUTE TO LISTEN
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOu5RENTNfg
     
  • OTHER NEWS
    'Rigor' through distance learning calls for quality not quantity (Ed Source by Tom Armelino, former ACSA State President, August 21)
    https://edsource.org/2020/rigor-through-distance-learning-calls-for-quality-not-quantity/638466?fbclid=IwAR1tuIGfOeKXpdtSxtWoDk_-Gio4eGnCYQS9cyGn8YnTdZqMzezW0FJZX1c
     
    Are schools reopening safely enough?  UCSD experts question state's reopening guidelines (SD Union Tribune, August 22)
    https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2020-08-22/are-schools-reopening-safely-enough-ucsd-experts-question-states-reopening-guidelines
     
  • 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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