Local 420 has adopted two main goals for reopening our schools.
First, to make sure that when our schools do reopen they are safe for students, staff, and the students’ families. In consultation with the St. Louis Department of Health according to CDC guidelines;Our second goal is that our students will receive quality instruction which will result in successful outcomes for them and our community.
In consultation with the St. Louis Department of Health according to CDC guidelines; https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/guidance-for-schools.html and AFT’s Plan to Safely Reopen America’s Schools and Communities; https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/covid19_reopen-america-schools.pdf in order to increase our probability of success.
Our second goal is that our students will receive quality instruction which will result in successful outcomes for them and our community. No matter whether that instruction in on-line, blended; https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2020-05-03/school-districts-may-switch-to-blended-learning-an-area-dominated-by-charter-school, site-based or any combination of the three
To that end, three of our experienced Building Stewards have been appointed to the SLPS Restart School Task Force. They are:
● Kathy Gregory/Griscom – Instruction subcommittee
● John Moore/Clyde Miller – Facilities & School Operations subcommittee
● Carron Johnson/Gateway Middle – CoChair/Facilities & School Operations
Please feel free to email any ideas and suggestions you may have to communications@stltu.org
