Being forced to change the way one has to live is never easy and always subject to spirited debate. I understand that. As a young person growing up in New York, I well remember my father (a proud New York police officer) being incredibly upset at two changes he vehemently …
As we reach the halfway point of the summer, this is a good time to update our stakeholders on some of the planning taking place. Proposed ‘Safe Return to School Plan’ As you are aware, we intend to make a few modifications to our summer school plans by moving to …
This, my friends, has been a year! And, to think that school ends this week with graduations soon to follow, I have to look back and reflect on the amazing work of so many of our dedicated employees who made it happen. While the fear and uncertainty of a puzzling …
Students are a resilient lot! I have spent many mornings in our schools and always enjoy the opportunity to converse with our young people. They are honest, forthright and not afraid to ask the difficult questions. I have said many times that the future of our country is bright as …
We are delighted to begin second semester, as we know that the holidays have been a struggle for many of our students and families who have been isolated due to the pandemic. While the first semester was quite challenging, kudos to our staff and students who have continued to work …
The news this week centered around the likelihood of a vaccine that demonstrates great promise for helping us beat this virus. For all of us, it can’t get here soon enough but the mere hope that it will be available should inspire us to continue to work hard. Because we …
This week, we spoke publicly of the first “potential” school spread instances of COVID-19. This was not unexpected as, despite our hard work with safety protocols, we are a microcosm of our community where spread seems to be increasing. I am incredibly proud of all of our staff and students …
In light of the prolific challenges we have faced in recent months, I am incredibly proud of our staff and students for being able to make the most of a situation that everyone wants to disappear. While summer planning for schools opening was intense, actually executing the plan was even …
As we sit on the cusp of opening our schools after more than five months of relative closure, I feel confident we have developed an excellent plan that is designed to mitigate risk of spread and provide choices to students and parents. This plan is far from perfect and we …
Well, we made it through April and May with mixed results regarding our conversion to remote learning. Despite gargantuan efforts by teachers and administrators to connect with each student, we averaged around 70 percent engagement through fourth quarter. Some of that was due to the manner in which courses were …
