A number of public school systems such as New York have made their plans public, some of which extend online-only learning through the fall. One school system that seems well equipped for a reopening despite its state's rising COVID-19 cases is that of the Miami-Dade County Public School.
School reopenings have become a hotly debated issue across the U.S. as the Trump administration is threatening to withhold funds from schools that do not open in-person as scheduled. A number of public school systems such as New York have begun to plan for the new year. Many plans call for an extension of online-only learning through the fall.
"The reason why we had the seamless transition from traditional schooling to distance learning is because we had been somewhat influenced by the fact that we are coastal towns subject to periodic hurricane threats,” he said. “So we do have experience in shutting down our school systems and continuing education."
Flexibility will be imperative to ensuring innovative instructional models for the 2020-2021 school year when it comes to funding the M-DCPS plan. An emergency order from the Commissioner of Education provides fiscal stability for the first quarter, according to the district. "We have teachers who have compromised health systems that are of a certain age that puts them at greater risk. You need to have protocols in place to address that,” he said. “For parents, understanding what they want, what they need, and their flexibility based on their personal, professional circumstances is because that will absolutely impact, influence their children's return to school.
"I appreciate Miami-Dade's commitment to science, data, and community needs to make this decision. However, I worry about a mixed-approach where parents are deciding on whether to send students to school or have them learn at home. It's an incredibly difficult decision for a parent and puts the stress on the family. Meanwhile, teachers will have to balance students at home and students in the classrooms.
"Basically, they're not comfortable doing it until a vaccine is available. And I think that that reflects a concern about the practicalities of social distancing and mitigation measures taken in schools," he said.
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