Do you believe you currently have enough information to make an informed decision about the return to in person learning?

No

Yes

Wish we had greater viability to possibility of teachers/classes reshuffling

The biggest questions the district hasn't answered relate to teacher safety and the fact that they aren't transparent about what kinds of PPE teachers will have. There is no indication they are following best practice which makes me worry for teachers and my kids.

District is selling something they can’t deliver. 80% of elementary teachers don’t feel safe returning. I trust my children’s teachers.

Need info on how DKC cohorts will be taken into consideration for hybrid model. How will children get from in person class to DKC? Will parents have to collect and sign them into DKC or will they be escorted over from classrooms?

The district has provided what they know. There is just so much unknown about this whole thing.

Will classes keep the same teachers? Changing teachers at Thos point is very upsetting

Moving forward with the same teachers

it has to be better than distance

I trust they’ll do their best to keep DL kids from the same class together.

Need information that masks are required, what happens with current teacher assignments, days/times onsite vs off

would follow what our teachers are doing

I have concern about COVID increasing during the flu season

Hybrid now?

Hybrid Jan?

Why did you make the choices you did above?

No

Maybe no

We wish to preserve the same teacher for our kids and need the choice to at least stay with our teacher to make a fully informed decision.

Yes

Yes

My son is not able to learn by zoom. He is antsy, it is hard for him and he misses his friends. It is particularly hard for him to get support in areas of weakness (writing) as well as areas of strength- (math). Online learning takes him down to a level of mediocrity

No

Yes

Prioritizing consistent schedule and everyday teacher child interaction for learning.

No

Maybe yes

We do NOT want Asynchronous learning for our two elementary school kids. Would rather continue with at home synchronous learning until we can go back to school full time.

No

Maybe yes

Do not want to return to asynchronous learning whatsoever, even for 2 days a week

Maybe yes

Yes

My preference is for kids to go back to in person learning, but not if it means that my kid would be going back in person to a brand new teacher/class. The possibility of reshuffling of teachers/classes is a huge concern - I would rather stay and keep things as is with distance learning if It meant preventing any reshuffling of teachers. I don’t see the benefit of going back to in person if kids are being forced to adjust to a brand new teacher, while they have spent all this time adjusting to their current teacher/class in a virtual environment.

Maybe no

Maybe yes

The small amount of synchronous learning during at home days has me leaning toward staying on distance.

No

Maybe yes

One parent is immunocompromised. Given how a significant portion of the general public seems to be casual and uninformed at best about pandemic safety, it's the parents I worry about, not the school protocol. Also we would feel much more comfortable if the school had the means to implement regular testing of all students like in other countries. That is not the school's fault, it is the fault of our inconsistent federal response for not pushing access to such things.

Maybe yes

Maybe yes

Would like more information on the plan.

No

Maybe no

The 2/3 days of asynchronous management isn’t worth the trade-off given the potential health impacts. Having read through the Duveneck site info (not the full health plan), it doesn’t sound adequate enough in terms of safety to protect the staff and children. Current DL is working well enough for most. Figure out a plan for kids who are in need of in person learning and let the community (Duveneck) stay together with DL as we have it now. Mixing kids from other schools creates more disruption for the kids (and teachers too).

No

Maybe no

I'm not comfortable with the asynchronous nature of the learning model. The spring was very hard and not very productive in terms of learning. Although I would prefer for my child to be in school, in person, I don't think that the benefit of being in school offsets the challenges of asking a child to watch videos for most of the remote learning days.

Maybe no

Maybe yes

Distance learning is working well for our family as it is right now. It seems stressful for all involved to rip the littlest ones away from a new routine just as they got used to it. It makes more sense to me to have a change occur after the break. However, I know that my family situation is not the same as many others and want to support them as well if they need their children to return to school. It's a very tough decision.

Yes

Yes

Distance learning has not worked for our child or family

No

Maybe no

1. Masks are not required of K-2 (with exception)

2. No regular testing required or even at regular frequency for teachers at a minimum. (Synapse who does regular weekly testing, requires masks, takes place outdoors - just had its first positive on THURSDAY of its first week. I only know because a child in that pod is a family friend and we had an outdoor playdate for 30 min on Wednesday and now we are potentially exposed but likely the risk is 0. And our district doesn't have nearly the amount of safety measures in place and expects to open???)

3. The pulse survey returned results at about 60/40 in favor of returning which to me doesn't sound like enough of a majority that people feel ready.

4. What happens if AQI is bad again due to the next wildfire? Are classrooms equipped with air purification/filters to keep students/teachers safe in enclosed classrooms?

5. The amount of asynchronous learning seems to be increased in the Hybrid model due to in person instruction.

6. Surrounding school districts are not returning until January - MTV, Cupertino, SJ - they seem to be taking safety more seriously.

7. Other districts/schools/colleges that have not had any or very little cases of COVID have masks required, testing weekly, and a more aggressive protocol for handling positive cases.

8. I saw nothing about how bathrooms are being handled for students. Other than staggered use. Have you been in the Kinder bathrooms??? Or the boys bathrooms???

9. I saw only 1 entry for Cohort A and 1 entry for Cohort B in the Duveneck safety protocol PDF - why is there only 1???!!! In the county health dept's reopening guidelines they recommend having staggered or as many points of entry as possible to stagger the amount of people entering.

10. Flu season is starting and many symptoms are similar to COVID so many will be forced to stay home.

No

Maybe no

A vote for distance learning is a vote for supporting the health and safety of teachers. It is unethical to make teachers decide between their health and safety and their income / job. ALL teachers are at risk of long covid, a debilitating disease, so all teachers should be fully supporting in opting for distance learning, even if that means some families that prefer in person learning need to stay with distance learning for now. If even one Duveneck teacher gets sick or dies because of some parent's rush to get back in person teaching, will it be worth it?

No

Maybe no

The risks and disruption to return in Oct outweigh the benefits of return to in person learning. It is too soon. Recommend to make distance learning the main course of action until January and set up alternative for any families needing in person learning, not the other way around.

Yes

Yes

My son is a special needs student, and as a full time worker, and single parent I feel he would benefit from additional support that in person learning may provide

No

Yes

Prioritizing consistent schedule and everyday teacher child interaction for learning.

Yes

Yes

My kids are struggling on zooms. It is so very hard for them. They really need in-person instruction and their friends

Maybe yes

Maybe yes

My son is missing school and asks for it constantly. We aren't full decided and comfortable with the idea of going back but we feel like he's been missing too much for the last 6 months.

No

Maybe no

Rather than enough information, not sure why in-person learning would be beneficial, given the 50/50 asynchronous learning days and burden on the teachers — as well as worries about health and safety of teachers and kids?

Maybe no

Yes

I think Don is rushing this through to gain some pull for whatever he has planned after PAUSD. He first delayed closing. Then the DO went back and forth about what was required for students to do and what wasn't, pivoting too many times, leaving me and my kids confused, and my kids' teachers left to shoulder the parent blame and anger. Now he's blaming the county for dragging its feet on school reopenings and Tweeting nonsense, comparing eating downtown to my kids being in a classroom. He may be able to win my family over in his webinar, but right now, I don't think the has enough safety in mind and may be listening the squeaky wheels instead of proceeding cautiously. I want my kids back in school, but I don't want the older adults in my home and my kids teachers to suffer as a result. Until he can convince me he has thought about this, I'm not convinced in-person school is as safe as he says, even for elementary students.

No

No

The online learning 5x/week with teachers is going fantastically well. It encourages kids to be independent and have responsibility to get to their Zoom blocks on time. The teachers have invested a tremendous effort into the online model, and kids are now learning and bonded with their teachers. The hybrid model only has full-time teaching 2x-3x per week, which is not sufficient for learning because it's not enough instructional minutes. The asynchronous learning is not going to easy for our family because synchronous teacher interaction is how our kids learn best, and I suspect the same is true for other families.

With the current online learning model, each family can adjust their risk levels without putting other families at risk. In the hybrid model, no family can manage or even know their risk levels, since other families will make their own choices independently without informing other families in the class.

Maybe no

Yes

The current system is working great. I don’t want to go back to the model we had for the spring quarter. I didn’t feel my kids were learning nor motivated and it required a full time patent at all

times

Yes

Maybe yes

1) kids need peer exchanges again, too many kids aren’t able to engage fully in zoom classes and online learning, 2) getting harder and harder to do my full time job without some time while kids are in person school, and we can’t afford to sacrifice our jobs

Yes

Yes

1) I believe that young kids don't learn at their best by sitting in front of an iPad for 6 hours a day. (I can point to research done to support this statement, but I've certainly seen it real live and up close for 6 months now)

2) I support a teacher’s right to “teach from home,” and to be safe. But for the kids, this is not a meaningful health risk - the mortiality rate is less than the seasonal flu (or swimming pools, cars, bicycle accidents, etc)

3) For families like ours, with two careers, forcing parents to stay at home indefintiely is now jeapordazing our jobs, and forcing one of us to either give up our job or change jobs.

No

No

Concern about the pandemic not being under control in the near future. Also prefer as much synchronous learning as possible even if it is remote.

No

Maybe yes

Other districts in county are waiting, infection rates are still higher than in March, district leaders with minimal classroom experience are pushing to open without understanding what a socially distanced classroom will look and feel like

Yes

Yes

Forcing function to accelerate in person learning school Development and put the necessary steps toward in person learning

Yes

No

Kids need the social emotional learning, plus younger child can’t focus in Zoom

No

Maybe no

1. I don’t think anything changed. There is a reason we are remaining distanced - control the no of cases in our community. It’s working. 2. My kids are doing well with remote learning and I see no need to return and expose our family at this point. 3. I think that the remote model has more structure for students. The hybrid model does not provide a solid plan for two days of the week requiring parents to find ways to keep students busy through the Two days.

Yes

Yes

Distance learning is very challenging for kinders, especially those at DKC.

Yes

Yes

While distance learning this fall is far better than this past spring, it's not a substitute for in-person learning. The kids are missing so much both academically and socially. I think the kids can return safely and I wish they were going back sooner, or going back five days a week instead of just two or three. If they go back and there are issues, the district can always course-correct. There was a great story in the New York Times recently about a district near San Diego that returned in person this fall: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/us/school-covid-reopening.html?searchResultPosition=1

Maybe no

Maybe yes

At this point, I am prioritizing the synchronous learning (even though distance) over hybrid. I dislike hybrid bc a) the way the week Is split sounds confusing, and b) I don’t want asynchronous learning.

Maybe no

Maybe yes

The elementary teachers are not being listened to and shouldn't be asked to return without a clear plan of how the district will provide them with adequate PPE, the implementation of COVID-19 testing for students/staff, the increase in cleaning protocols (and hiring of increased janitorial staff), a plan for what to do if a student/staff member tests positive for COVID-19 (Would the whole class be quarantined for 14 days? Should teachers be expected to use their sick days?), etc. Additionally, going back now, right when flu season gearing up has the potential to put us right back where we started and re-traumatize our children. We should not be going back until we know it's for good to avoid destroying our children's sense of safety in the world. This has been an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) for all of our kids and it's best to look to research about what this means for them and how to avoid adding a second ACE in such a short succession.

Yes

Yes

I believe that the small cohorts in a classroom will be safe enough for the kids and teachers as long as the classes are kept separate and the parents practice safety in their personal lives -- which I trust you will all do!

No

Maybe yes

Current risk is still too high for kids and teachers to go back in person.

Maybe no

Yes

It’s too soon for another transition, kids are just starting to get comfortable with school again after a rough spring. It’s likely that the in-person program will shut down again before end of the year, creating yet another change in routine for kids & teachers. And I can’t imagine how hard it would be for teachers to give the kids what they need, when they are scared for their own health & safety. It sounds miserable. If I didn’t think it was so important for my kids to stay with their new teachers, we’d move them to FDL.

No

Yes

In person learning just a few weeks from now seems too soon. We are also very concerned with our student staying with their current teacher. Distance learning just started working really well for us.

Maybe no

Maybe yes

Need more info - I hear teachers and classes will be mixed up again. I do not think that’s a good idea

No

Yes

Prioritizing consistent schedule and everyday teacher child interaction for learning.

Maybe no

Yes

I'm very concerned about the asynchronous time. My child will not watch videos with no teacher holding him accountable; those days will turn into "play with mommy" days, but I have to work every morning. I fear that the at-home asynchronous time will be miserable for us both, and not worth the trade-off of either 2 or 3 days live in person. And I'm worried about how the teachers are supposed to deliver high-quality teaching through two modalities at the same time (live synchronous and at-home asynchronous). It's unrealistic. The District, and our Principal, just keep saying our teachers will have to work harder. That's not a reasonable answer!

No

No

Infection rates in Santa Clara county are higher now than In April.

No

Maybe yes

Information feels too limited and the decision feels rushed.

Maybe no

Yes

1. We enrolled in hybrid due to our experience in spring. We are very happy with the way the current system is working keeping everyone safe.

2. We are in the Flu season along with COVID, both have some common symptoms which can cause lot of anxiety for parents and staff.

3. Given there are 4 weeks of vacation in Fall my 4’th grader is looking at 5 weeks of in-person learning accompanies with lot more risks over weighing the benefits. My 2’nd grader will have a little longer in-person education but given 4 weeks of vacation, it feels safer to re-visit in-person learning in January 2021

4. You might say, switch to DL then.....it is unfortunately not as simple. We live the care and energy our teachers have shown in the current DL program, switching to DL and getting kids adjusted at elementary level is going to be very hard on kids. We want our kids to go back to school but we want that to happen safely.

Maybe yes

Maybe no

I don't have nearly enough information to make these choices. At present, I am pleased with what I am seeing from distance learning and worry that if we move to hybrid, much of the progress (albeit different from other years) will be lost. That said, my children are missing the social elements of school and that is critical for kids' well being. I am open to the hybrid model but believe we need a much deeper parent teacher connection in order for the limited synchronous learning to be effective. if we are to go to hybrid, I would strongly advocate that parents and teachers have some workshops in advance to ensure parents know the curriculum expectations well (far more than what a back to school night would offer) and that together, parents and teachers set some clear learning objectives. Yes this requires a lot more work but in the end will be worthwhile for students, parents, and teachers. It doesn't have to be time intensive for parents or teachers. This is a brave new world we all need to navigate together. Happy to sign my name to this and help out on these fronts - Meagan Nichols

No

Maybe no

Risk is too high. The scenarios the school covers in their doc requires any of the people involved in the scenarios to get tested and test positive. It does not cover exposure or people who are asymptomatic and don’t go get tested or anyone that didn’t happen to go and get tested. I can barely get me or my kids off the couch most days so not sure How many people are going to drive over every so often to a clinic for a test. But I do think the school has thought through a lot of this and they’re clearly communicating the level of risk involved and letting people have that transparency and make a decision, which is good. But yeah, we are planning to DL for the rest of the year so likely we will not get our current teacher, which is ok enough for us. Thanks!

No

Maybe no

The system is working well. Do not want to risk kids/teachers during flu season

No

No

The synchronous learning has been effective. It is dangerous for my family to return to in person when there is no need to take unnecessary risk! Please keep the Cally synchronous learning model.

No

No

We picked FDL because I could tell from the board meetings in spring and summer how much the board wanted to return to in-person ASAP and I knew that I was not going to be ready for it when they were. I also knew how anxious and uncertain I would feel whenever a transition plan was going to be discussed, whether that was going to happen in October or January, and decided to just circumvent that worry by signing up for the FDL program. I was also hoping that the FDL teachers would be more capable and enthusiastic since they also would have a feeling of security, knowing how the whole year was going to be taught. Finally, I was hoping that since they made a choice to teach in the full distance learning program, they would not treat it like a temporary thing and would be fully committed to making the program work since day 1. It was definitely the right choice for our family.

No

Yes

Safety

Yes

Yes

I’m eager for my child to be back in a classroom, and I feel Iike PAUSD has done a great job thinking through the reopening.

No

Yes

I have a problem with no masks required for K-2. I have a problem with no regular testing for teachers and students. I have a problem with how air ventilation is not even really addressed - only windows and doors being open is not the answer. What about wildfire days? Using existing heating and HVAC is not a solution nor an improvement in ensuring safety from transmission. I don't believe this district has does anything beyond what the county health department recommends/requires and merely copied/pasted from them. They did not add, improve, or think beyond what might improve and ensure the health and safety of our students and staff.

Yes

Maybe yes

to me, this is a constantly evolving safety scenario and hard to predict oct 20 vs jan 1 in regards to community infections. the current distance learning despite the number of minutes intended has very very little actual instruction and lots of clock watching. the asynchronous hours estimated in this new model seem exaggerated as well and really only numerated to meet legal requirements thankfully. safety and educational theatre

Maybe yes

Maybe yes

I am comfortable sending my child to school. What I am not comfortable with is the prospect of going back and forth between in-person and distance learning if new Covid cases pop up after the return to school. In that case, I’d rather we just stick to distance learning to reduce disruption as much as possible.

No

Maybe yes

After 5 weeks, the kids have a good learning rhythm with the teachers. They have made friends in their new class. It does not seem worth the risk of Covid to go to the hybrid plan especially when they are not guaranteed their teacher or classmates. Plus, the hybrid system does not appear to offer the dynamic learning opportunities the current distance learning program provides. There is no need to rush back to school when there is no vaccine. Duveneck’s teachers have done an exceptional job with their distance learning programs. For our family this works, and we would like to keep it this way until is safe to return to school.

Maybe yes

Maybe yes

We need more information to make this decision, especially around what exactly the at-home, asynchronous elements of hybrid learning will look like. Spending 2-3 days being asked to learn independently via asynchronous power point presentations and youtube videos (like last year) would be a major and stressful setback for our children. And we are concerned that this is being rushed through without adequate thought and consideration for the reality of this pandemic. While we are very eager for our child to return to "normal" school, we do not want it to happen at the expense of our child's or teachers' physical and emotional health. We are concerned about the very likely disruption of schools having to re-close, causing stress and uncertainty to our already burdened kids (not to mention their teachers) as they are moved from one scenario to another.

No

Maybe no

There's quite a bit of policy and operational details that are missing from the proposed plan that perhaps will be covered in the various meetings this week. For example, the 3 scenarios for responding to confirmed or suspected COVID exposure seem insufficient which may lead to a potential lack of communication. It doesn't address if a student or someone in the household comes into contact with someone who has been exposed to COVID but hasn't been tested yet. Should they contact the school? It doesn't stipulate the timeframe in which people should notify (before/after test) about exposure, is it any and all exposure, etc... Do children who are in quarantine join the DL class? Do they miss out on instruction? In the Isolation Space who will triage students and if they are exposed in the course of monitoring student/staff are there back up staff to replace this person?

No

Maybe no

I trust they’ll do their best to keep DL kids from the same class together.

Maybe yes

Maybe yes

I appreciate the great effort to be thoughtful, communicative and rigorous in making any changes, so as to improve the learning experience for Duveneck pupils. Whatever path forward is decided on, I personally think things will remain highly likely to change - perhaps many times - subject to infection rates etc in the broader community.

No

Maybe yes

I want my child and her teacher to have some stability. The choices the district are offering do not provide for this. I understand why they have to do this, but as a parent it doesn't make it easier to choose. Bottom line: I want my child to have the same teacher, I want my child to have synchronous lessons like we are now.

Maybe no

Maybe no

This is our first year at Duveneck for both children. The last month of distant learning has been more successful than what we expected. We like the teachers and our classrooms and we want to stay with them. If returning to hybrid learning means we will lose our current teachers, we prefer to stay in distant learning because we don't believe the benefit of returning to school part time and all the complexities it may bring our lives outweighs the harmony and routine we've so nicely established already as a family and as a classroom.

No

No

In light of Don Austin’s tweet “An observation - Our team is spending countless hours debating & researching students using playground equipment, athletic cohorts, & general distancing. Around town - same kids w adults on all park equipment, full organized sports practices, packed streets.” I have completely ost faith in his ability to lead. A superintendent that doesn’t also observe that those are all outdoor activities doesn’t understand how Covid spreads or the risks of reopening to say nothing of the fact that his availability heuristic has no place in policy or public comment and fails to consider families like ours, of which there are many, who have not and are not engaging in such activities. His safety plan doesn’t require all students to wear masks, declared outside instruction not feasible and fails to inform families what instruction will actually look like in a socially distanced indoor classroom. The PTA should admonish his condescending and snide “observation” which essentially called parents in Palo Alto who disagree with his reopening plan hypocrites. There is no way I can consider putting my family at risk during a pandemic by sending my child to in person instruction while Don Austin is superintendent.

Maybe no

Yes

The current system is working great. I don’t want to go back to the model we had for the spring quarter. I didn’t feel my kids were learning nor motivated and it required a full time patent at all

times

Yes

Yes

Fully for IEP child, otherwise I probably would be happy staying with distance learning.

Yes

Yes

Social / emotional missing.

No

Yes

Prioritizing consistent schedule and everyday teacher child interaction for learning.

No

Maybe yes

After 5 weeks, the kids have a good learning rhythm with the teachers. They have made friends in their new class. It does not seem worth the risk of Covid to go to the hybrid plan especially when they are not guaranteed their teacher or classmates. Plus, the hybrid system does not appear to offer the dynamic learning opportunities the current distance learning program provides. There is no need to rush back to school when there is no vaccine. Duveneck’s teachers have done an exceptional job with their distance learning programs. For our family this works, and we would like to keep it this way until is safe to return to school.

No

Maybe no

1. We are very satisfied with the current online learning for my kid. It has been primarily synchronous and the teacher did a wonderful job keeping my kid engaged. The online Zoom class has been working fine for my kid.

2. Based on the proposed hybrid learning plan, the students will be doing primarily asynchronous learning for the 3 days they’re not at school. So we prefer the online learning mode which offers much longer synchronous learning time.

3. Based on the reality of students’ age and maturity level, we feel it’s nearly impossible for all of children to follow the safety and hygiene guidelines at all time while they are in school. In the meanwhile, enforcing the safety and hygiene guidelines will also cause unnecessary stress to the children.

No

Maybe no

Asynchronous learning does not work for working parents. Being in an enclosed space for multiple hours could create problems for transmission. School districts that have opened across the country have then closed. Please do not do this.

Maybe no

Maybe yes

I don't want our teachers to change, I like how school is going right now and don't want change. Our kids need more time to adapt than a few weeks. Let's harden our thinking in data and stop going back and forth (home then in person then home then in person)

Yes

Yes

social emotional development

No

Yes

If hybrid would be 2 days at school and 2 days at home, it does not allow for me to work full time and yet still expose my family to covid infection ( no win-win for me as a parent) and for the kid it is really hard to not have a logic schedule in place

No

Yes

Very clear that Covid spread isn’t under control and we need to maintain distance learning to help prevent the spread.

Maybe no

Maybe yes

I'd rather wait until January for in-class, but this is a personal view. Things are kind of working for my child now and with number of COVID cases going up nationally I feel that it's better to not disrupt things, considering that we have the thanksgiving break, and holidays. Not to mention the election with potentially a subsequent change in policies country-wide.

No

Maybe no

I feel that my child is settling to FDL well. She really enjoys her current teacher, classmates and she is doing well. This will be very disruptive. I don't think it is a good idea and fair to make the change at this time for both the teachers and students. I also feel that quality of learning would not be better with 2 days on campus and the rest of the days at home with asynchronous learning mostly. It is not worth the health risk for my child to return to school at this time.

No

Yes

If hybrid would be 2 days at school and 2 days at home, it does not allow for me to work full time and yet still expose my family to covid infection ( no win-win for me as a parent) and for the kid it is really hard to not have a logic schedule in place

Maybe yes

Maybe yes

We cannot decide for sure! It really depends on whether they have the same teachers and same classmates. It's very disruptive to kids as they just got used to Online. It also doesn't give much times for parents to plan schedules. We cannot confirm going back to hybrid without knowing if they'll have the same teachers, same classes, and exact detailed safety protocol specific to Duveneck, not just district. Specifics should be laid out before asking parents to confirm decisions. I know it's very difficult, but if Duveneck can let us know which teachers are coming back and whether kids are guaranteed that class, it'll help. Also an exact list of safety measures, not just general guidelines, would be helpful. Thank you!

Maybe yes

Yes

Some of our kids are having a tough time with so much screen time. In-person may help turn it around but keeping the same teacher is also very important and less traumatic. We would follow our teachers, if they kept doing DL, we would be OK continuing, if they changed to in-person we would 100% do in-person. We LOVE all the Duveneck teachers which is why we chose NOT to do full DL in the first place!! We knew we would be in GREAT hands with all of Duveneck's staff. It's very important to us!!!

No

No

COVID clearly imposes a risk on the community including the elderly in our homes, returning to school is reckless and incorrect giving the pandemic has not been abated at this time.

Maybe yes

Maybe yes

i wish they would consider splitting the classrooms in distance learning too. a half day of instruction in a smaller group would solve a lot of problems. less time waiting for lengthy roll calls every block and for 20+ kids to give their answers. more individual attention for kids needing help

No

Maybe yes

Two worries about the hybrid plan: asynchronous learning is worse, and the health and plan-reversal risk will be too high in Nov/Dec. Given how well synchronous distance learning is going, (1) it’s a net loss to get two distance-constrained in-person days if the cost is two asynchronous days (asynchronous is lower-quality and requires hands-on parent supervision for young kids that’s difficult for work-from-home parents), and (2) even *if* the virus risk is low enough now, there’ll be higher risk in flu season, plus risk of disruption from repeated back-and-forth between hybrid and distance. Again, not worth abandoning the good current model so quickly just to get two days a week of compromised in-person instruction.

No

Maybe no

Two Paccc centers had to close this summer for positive cases. Opening will lead to rapid closure and disruption.

No

Maybe no

Still concerned about covid-19 and not confident it won’t spread badly on return to in person. Also concerned about the two days asynchronous learning which is planned in contrast to the current 5 day engagement.

No

No

In person learning will significantly increase risk of exposure for kids, their families and the community as a whole. This can be seen today at college and university campuses around the country, where numbers of exposed are concerningly skyrocketing. Another example, are counties like Israel where the reopening of schools has led to a massive exposure of children and their surrounding community.

Maybe yes

Maybe yes

I am comfortable with my child going on campus. What makes me worried about the on campus model as presented is the asynchronous learning of 2-3 days in a week. Atleast with the distance learning model, the student gets a daily interaction with the teacher and the class. With the proposed on campus model, I don’t see how asynchronous learning with only a short Zoom check in is beneficial to my child and their education. In addition, this will mean that I will be the de facto teacher for those 2-3 days which is not acceptable to me.

No

No

Distance learning is working great for our kids! Under the current circumstances we don’t see any significant academic nor social advantage in the hybrid option, just an opportunity for community COVID exposure risk.

Some raise a concern regarding the importance of giving kids an opportunity to socialize for their healthy social emotional development. This raises the following questions:

What kind of socializing experience will the kids get from a class full of masked kids (and teacher), where they can’t even see their friends’ facial expression as they converse.

What healthy social emotional advantage will they get from an environment that will demand them to stay away from each other and will be intensely stressed (rightfully so) if they don’t. That in itself can be an unhealthy social emotional experience.

No

Maybe yes

After 5 weeks, the kids have a good learning rhythm with the teachers. They have made friends in their new class. It does not seem worth the risk of Covid to go to the hybrid plan especially when they are not guaranteed their teacher or classmates. Plus, the hybrid system does not appear to offer the dynamic learning opportunities the current distance learning program provides. There is no need to rush back to school when there is no vaccine. Duveneck’s teachers have done an exceptional job with their distance learning programs. For our family this works, and we would like to keep it this way until is safe to return to school.

Yes

Yes

I’m eager for my child to be back in a classroom, and I feel Iike PAUSD has done a great job thinking through the reopening.

No

No

The synchronous learning has been effective. It is dangerous for my family to return to in person when there is no need to take unnecessary risk! Please keep the Cally synchronous learning model.

Maybe no

Maybe no

I think the school done a great job in preparing and executing the distance learning. It works.

The other main aspect missing is social, and I feel comfortable continue maintaining small controlled pods for our family.

I believe COVID is relatively in control in the area and I think opening the school in the fall/ winter is asking for trouble.

I’m coming from Israel and I know from close look how quickly things can escalate.

Another concern is holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. People will extend their circles over the holidays (as can be demonstrated now in Israel) and kids will come back to school without the option of self quarantine for two weeks without missing material. And so kids and stuff will come to school not knowing if they carry the virus.

No

No

Science and experiences from other countries and states shows the danger of opening at this point. I am in a high risk category and having the kids going back in this scenario is a death sentence for me.

No

Maybe no

Still concerned about covid-19 and not confident it won’t spread badly on return to in person. Also concerned about the two days asynchronous learning which is planned in contrast to the current 5 day engagement.

No

Maybe yes

It’s unclear to me how the hybrid model will work in terms of safety protocols as well as teacher and class configurations.

If I use my child’s class as an example. I want to know how the district chooses which teacher will do DL for kids in that class who opt for DL and which teacher will do the hybrid model. Or is it the same teacher for both DL and hybrid students in my child’s current class.

I want to know if my child’s teacher will change and if my child’s class make up will change. If my child’s class make up changes, how will it change? Will my child be in a split class grade.

I would want as much detail as possible so that I’m not surprised by the change.

To be honest, the DL learning is currently working well for both my children. So I don’t want to change the current situation until there are more details that are baked. Thank you!

No

No

Do not find it logical to have a middle schooler continue distant till Jan 7, and the 5th grader return on Nov 9th. Why are we in a hurry to get back to in-person when the data from other “western” countries of the world show increasing rates of infection after school openings?

What is the science behind this plan?

No

Maybe yes

Don’t feel safe enough to return our kids to school. Heard after school summer program in Palo Alto closed due to Covid with 12 kids. With so many kids on campus and teachers and aides shuffling between classrooms, how does it make a safer choice to return?

Maybe no

Maybe no

I want my children to remain with their current teachers, regardless of distance learning vs. hybrid. I don't want my kids to get shuffled to a new teacher when the hybrid transition happens, and then to another new teacher when case counts rise and we all go back to distance learning. It's important for kids to build trust & rapport with their teachers, and for teachers to know their students, and I'm concerned that this is getting lost in the shuffle.

No

Maybe yes

Don’t feel safe enough to return our kids to school. Heard after school summer program in Palo Alto closed due to Covid with 12 kids. With so many kids on campus and teachers and aides shuffling between classrooms, how does it make a safer choice to return?

No

Maybe no

The system is working well. Do not want to risk kids/teachers during flu season