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>> WELL, SOME CHICAGO PUBLIC

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SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE SET TO HEAD

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BACK TO THE CLASSROOM IN

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JANUARY, SOME CATHOLIC SCHOOL

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STUDENTS COULD BE SWITCHING TO

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REMOTE LEARNING.

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THE ARCHDIOCESE ANNOUNCED

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SCHOOLS WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO

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TRANSITION AFTER THANKSGIVING

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BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW MANY

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SCHOOLS WILL CHOOSE TO DO THAT.

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JOINING US IS JUSTIN LOMBARDO,

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CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

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FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO.

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JUSTIN, THE ARCHDIOCESE SAYS 80%

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OF SCHOOLS WANT TO CONTINUE WITH

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IN-PERSON LEARNING, 20% WANTED

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TO GO ALL REMOTE BUT THERE HAVE

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BEEN NO KNOWN CASES OF

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CORONAVIRUS SPREAD IN SCHOOL.

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WHY DID YOU WANT TO GIVE SCHOOLS

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THIS OPTION?

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>> WE WANTED SCHOOLS TO HAVE THE

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OPTION SO THAT WE WOULD

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UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL SITUATION

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THAT THEY ARE IN.

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WE, OF COURSE, LOOK AT CRITERIA.

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AND BRANDIS, I WANTED TO CLARIFY

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WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MOVING REMOTE

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IT'S NOT A PERMANENT MOVE TO

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REMOTE.

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IT'S SIMPLY AN EARLIER PIVOT FOR

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REMOTE LEARNING WHICH WE'VE SAID

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WILL HAPPEN THROUGH JANUARY

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15TH.

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AFTER THAT DATE WE ARE FULLY

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EXPECTING TO BE 100% BACK

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IN-PERSON.

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BUT THE REASON WHY WE LOOKED AT

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IT NOW WE WERE LOOKING AT ISSUES

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OF THE CURRENT TRAJECTORY OF THE

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PANDEMIC PARTICULARLY DURING THE

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HOLIDAY SEASON.

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WE WERE LOOKING AT WHAT OUR

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PARENTS ARE SAYING TO US.

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WHAT QUESTIONS THEY ARE ASKING.

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WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT

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OPERATIONAL ISSUES PARTICULARLY

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THE STRESS AND THE EXTRA

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WORKLOAD ON TEACHERS TO MANAGE A

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DUAL MODE OF TEACHING.

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MANY TEACH REMOTELY AND HAVE TO

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TAKE CARE OF THE INCLASSROOM.

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GIVEN ALL THE FACTORS LET'S LOOK

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AND ASK MORE ABOUT WHERE THE

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SCHOOLS ARE FEELING THEY ARE AT

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TO MANAGE THROUGH THE CHRISTMAS

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BREAK.

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>> AND THANK YOU FOR THAT POINT

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OF CLARIFICATION.

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YOU'VE ANNOUNCED THE FIRST TWO

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WEEKS OF 2021 WILL BE ALL REMOTE

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TO CREATE THAT SORT OF

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QUARANTINE PERIOD IN CASE PEOPLE

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SHOULD TRAVEL AROUND CHRISTMAS.

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THAT PLAN IS IN EFFECT.

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REMIND US WHAT PREVENTION

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MEASURES YOU HAVE IN PLACE FOR

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IN-PERSON LEARNING?

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>> WELL, WE FOLLOW MOST OF THE

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PREVENTION MEASURES THAT HAVE

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BEEN PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN

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SCHOOLS.

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WE MASK FOR THE ENTIRE DAY.

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THE CHILDREN ARE PLACED IN

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COHORTS AND THEY STAY WITH THAT

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SAME GROUP OF STUDENTS FOR THE

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ENTIRE LEARNING DAY AND THEY ARE

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SEPARATED FROM ALL OTHER

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STUDENTS THROUGH LUNCH,

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RECREATION TIME AND ALL THAT.

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SO THEY ARE TOGETHER AS A COHORT

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EVERYDAY THE SAME GROUP OF KIDS.

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WE MANAGE TO THE SOCIAL

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DISTANCING.

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WE ENCOURAGE AND KEEP HAND

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SANITIZING PROTOCOLS AND

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CLEANING PROTOCOLS IN THE

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THE OTHER THING WHEN WE GET A

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POSITIVE OR A PRESUMPTIVE

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POSITIVE, IN ANY OF THE COHORTS

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OR EVEN A CLOSE EXPOSURE WE ACT

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ON IT IMMEDIATELY.

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WE WILL QUARANTINE A COHORT TO

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MOVE AWAY.

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WE WILL QUARANTINE AN INDIVIDUAL

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WHO IS A PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE AS

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WELL AS THE COHORT.

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AND CLOSE CONTACTS WE MOVE THEM

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OUT OF THE CLASSROOMS BACK HOME

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TO E-LEARNING QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

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THOSE ARE OUR FUNDAMENTAL

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PROTOCOLS.

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WE VISIT THE SCHOOLS REGULARLY

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ON A RANDOM BASIS BECAUSE WE

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SURVEY THEM AND WE LOOK AT THE

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DATA AND VISIT TO MAKE SURE THAT

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THE STANDARD PROTOCOLS WE WANT

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FOLLOWED ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED

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CORRECTLY AND WE FIND VERY FEW

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SCHOOLS WHERE WE HAVE TO

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INTERVENE.

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>> JUSTIN ARE YOU CONCERNED THAT

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OVER THANKSGIVING AND THEN LATER

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OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY THAT

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STUDENTS MIGHT GATHER WITH

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EXTENDED FAMILIES AND POSSIBLY

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CREATE A SPIKE IN CASES FOR THE

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ARCH

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ARCHDIOCESE?

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>> I THINK THAT IS ON THE PLATE.

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ALL ONE HAS TO DO IS LOOK AT

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FILM ON YOUR NEWSCAST AS WELL AS

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OTHERS OF THE AIRPORTS.

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AND THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THAT

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ARE THERE.

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ALSO THE DATA OUT OF CANADA

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WHICH CELEBRATES ITS

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THANKSGIVING EARLIER THAN WE DO,

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THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT

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PUBLISHED THAT THEY BELIEVE

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STRONGLY THAT AT TWO WEEKS AFTER

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THEIR THANKSGIVING IN OCTOBER,

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THEY HAVE A EXPERIENCED A

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SIGNIFICANT BUMP IN CASES.

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SO WE CANNOT IGNORE THE FACT

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THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO TRAVEL.

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WE'RE SEEING THEM TRAVELING.

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SO WE BELIEVE THE JUDICIOUS

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THING IS LOOK AT THE LOCAL

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CONTEXT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO

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TO HEAD OFF THAT SPIKE.

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>> YOU ALL MADE THE DECISION TO

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ALLOW SCHOOLS TO GO REMOTE BASED

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ON A SURVEY OF TEACHERS AND

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STAFF.

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HOW DID ANSWERS VARY ACROSS THE

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COMMUNITY?

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SOME COMMUNITIES ARE FACING

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DIFFERENT RATES OF CORONAVIRUS

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THAN OTHERS?

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>> THAT'S REALLY A VERY GOOD

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QUESTION.

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ACROSS THE BOARD BY AND LARGE WE

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HAD A DISTRIBUTION OF ROUGHLY

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80% WANTED TO STAY THE COURSE.

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IRRESPECTIVE OF WHERE THEY CAME

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FROM.

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20% THAT DID ASK EITHER TO

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REMOVE COMPLETELY MOVE NOW

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COMPLETELY TO VIRTUAL AFTER THE

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THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY OR TO ALLOW

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A HYBRID BACK AND FORTH.

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I WILL SAY SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS

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WHICH HAVE ALREADY HAD A HIGHER

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PERCENTAGE OF THE LEARNER'S

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HAVING PIVOTED TO E-LEARNING

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ALREADY, INCREASED THAT

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PERCENTAGE.

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SO THEIR RESPONSES OFTEN WERE

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HIGHER IN THE RANGE OF LET'S

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MOVE NOW.

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SO WE SAW THAT ACROSS DIFFERENT

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COMMUNITIES.

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>> AND HOW WILL YOU DECIDE WHAT

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OTHER CHANGES YOU MIGHT NEED TO

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MAKE GOING FORWARD WITH REGARD

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TO REMOTE VERSUS IN-PERSON

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LEARNING?

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>> AGAIN WE ARE GOING TO MONITOR

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WHAT IS GOING ON.

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WE ARE LOOKING AT CONTINUOUSLY

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AT THE FACTORS OF WHAT ARE OUR

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FAMILIES TELLING US, WHAT IS THE

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GENERAL ENVIRONMENT AROUND THE

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PANDEMIC AND WHAT HEALTH EXPERTS

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ARE TELLING US BOTH THE PUBLIC

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DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND OUR

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PRIVATE ADVISERS.

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WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT THE

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WORKLOAD IS LIKE AND THE

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OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

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WITHIN A SCHOOL TO KEEP IT

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MOVING ALONG.

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WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AS WELL AS

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THE STRESS LEVELS ON THE

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TEACHERS AND STAFF.

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WE CONTINUALLY REVIEW THIS DATA.

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WE HAVE WITH THE TASK FORCE AND

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THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM WE

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HAVE A CALL EVERYDAY, FOUR DAYS

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A WEEK OUT OF THE FIVE.