Public Comment Response - July

ID	Name	Question / Comment
Jul-01	Amanada Emigh	Submitted a statement saying that she was hoping the district would announce a plan to start school via computers and e-learning and then reassess the situation after Christmas; if the district is not going to propose a fully virtual reopening option for families, she is not sending her son to school this fall and will find another educational option for him. Thank you.
Jul-02	Mary Wiley	Submitted a statement expressing her concerns in regards to opening classroom doors when there has yet to be a vaccine available to combat this virus; also requested that the Board reveal the plan of action in order for parents to arrange their options. Thank you.
Jul-03	Crystal Rangel	Submitted a statement asking what the plan is going to be for those who attend buildings with no air conditioning, as wearing a mask is going to be difficult in those conditions. The plan that was presented did take into account the buildings without air-conditioning. The heat should be done by the October 19th hybrid start date.
Jul-04	Dianna Harrigan	Submitted a statement expressing her sadness in hearing of the upcoming plans the district has to allow staff and students to return to school this fall; also posed several questions with regards to school opening. Questions for School Openings: If a teacher tests positive for COVID-19 are they required to quarantine for 2-3 weeks? Is their sick leave covered, paid? If that teacher has 5 classes a day with 30 students each, do all 150 of those students need to then stay home and quarantine for 14 days? • Do all 150 of those students now have to get tested? Who pays for those tests? Are they happening at school? How are the parents being notified? Does everyone in each of those kids' families need to get tested? Who pays for that? What if someone who lives in the same house as a teacher tests positive? Does that teacher now need to take 14 days off of work to quarantine? Is that time off covered? Paid? Where is the district going to find a substitute teacher who will work in a classroom full of exposed, possibly infected students for substitute pay? Substitutes teach in multiple schools. What if they are diagnosed with COVID-19? Do all the kids in each school now have to quarantine and get tested? Who is going to pay for that? What if a student in your kid's class tests positive? What if your kid tests positive? Does every other student and teacher they have been around quarantine? Do we all get notified who is infected and when? Or because of HIPAA regulations are parents and teachers just going to get mysterious “may have been in contact” emails all year long? What is this stress going to do to our teachers? How does it affect their health and well-being? How does it affect their ability to teach? How does it affect the quality of education they are able to provide? What is it going to do to our kids? What are the long-term effects of consistently being stressed out? How will it affect students and faculty when the first teacher in their school dies from this? The first parent of a student who brought it home? The first kid? If that teacher has 5 classes a day with 30 students each, do all 150 of those students need to then stay home and quarantine for 14 days? Do all 150 of those students now have to get tested? Who pays for those tests? Are they happening at school? How are the parents being notified? Does everyone in each of those kids' families need to get tested? Who pays for that? What if someone who lives in the same house as a teacher tests positive? Does that teacher now need to take 14 days off of work to quarantine? Is that time off covered? Paid? Where is the district going to find a substitute teacher who will work in a classroom full of exposed, possibly infected students for substitute pay? Substitutes teach in multiple schools. What if they are diagnosed with COVID-19? Do all the kids in each school now have to quarantine and get tested? Who is going to pay for that? What if a student in your kid's class tests positive? What if your kid tests positive? Does every other student and teacher they have been around quarantine? Do we all get notified who is infected and when? Or because of HIPAA regulations are parents and teachers just going to get mysterious “may have been in contact” emails all year long? What is this stress going to do to our teachers? How does it affect their health and well-being? How does it affect their ability to teach? How does it affect the quality of education they are able to provide? What is it going to do to our kids? What are the long-term effects of consistently being stressed out? How will it affect students and faculty when the first teacher in their school dies from this? The first parent of a student who brought it home? The first kid? Hopefully, the plan that was presented at the meeting was able to address many of your concerns about the safety of our students and staff. We appreciate the thoughtful questions that you have posed to us. We too, have asked the same questions and have worked with our reopening task forces to address them. Within the next few weeks, our Reopening with Equity Reference Manual will be coming out that will address each of these questions and more. The manual will be posted on our website with the expected date of August 7. Hard copies will also be available.
Jul-05	Kathy Siefert	Submitted a statement on behalf of the Crete-Monee Education Association (CMEA) expressing their gratitude to district administration for their continued collaboration in working together to plan for the upcoming school year. Thank you.
Jul-06	Nikki Dixon	Submitted a statement asking the Board to consider offering a 100% e-learning option for the fall to help protect students, staff, and their families, as well as families to choose between e-learning and in-person instruction based on current circumstances. Thank you.
Jul-07	Donna Dillworth	Submitted a statement asking if the district is considering some type of reimbursement to households/parents for acting as part-time teachers this past spring, as well as including compensation for personal supplies; also asking if tours of the schools will be available prior to students returning so that parents are able to see how classrooms will be set up and the process that will be followed for students during lunch time and any out-of-class activities, as well as what adjustments the district has made at CSK to account for no air conditioning in the classrooms along with poor air circulation. Unfortunately, the district cannot reimburse households for assisting their children with the remote learning process. However, the district is sensitive to our families during this time and does recognize and appreciates the support from parents. To address the compensation, the district is providing free breakfast and lunches to ALL students starting next year. In addition, the district has reduced their school registration fees by ⅓ this year and plans to continue with another ⅓ next year. Our goal is to eliminate fees for our families all together. This is our way of letting you know that we are in this together and appreciate all that you do. Tours for parents before hybrid learning begins: This can be arranged at your child’s school with your building principal.

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