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Final supporters
Dear WRSD Community,
Monday, February 15, the school board voted in favor of the next stage of reopening. As part of that vote, they added an unexpected amendment. The unexpected amendment is the topic of this petition. Though we may feel differently about phase 5, I think we might reach common ground on this.
This amendment changed the Wednesday flex day to a regular school day. At face value, this seems harmless. In reality, during a time of chaos and unpredictability, it has been a critical time for our teachers to design and implement a highly demanding differentiated instruction model required during a pandemic.
Teachers use the time to:
- Touch base with students who have been struggling and work with them one on one.
- Have IEP and 504 meetings
- Have staff meetings
- Pursue professional development to improve outcomes during these trying times.
- Take lessons they have done before and convert them into meaningful lessons that can be done both in-person and virtually.
- Use this time to record instructional videos and redesign materials for students to use remotely (and sometimes while in quarantine).
- Some schools use it to check in on the mental well-being of the students.
- Use it to email and catch up with parents.
- Use it to collaborate with other teachers to help increase student outcomes.
During a "normal" day they have a brief prep period, but with Covid, much of this time is taken with additional tasks that keep students safe.
Ideally, no teacher would be teaching both in-person and remotely, but the reality is that without hiring more staff, a huge number of the faculty across the district remains responsible for both in-person and remote kiddos. Without this "flex" day, planning would suffer greatly and as a result, the educational experience would suffer as well.
Multiple administrators made an appeal to the board in support of keeping the flex day during phase 5 (as it had always been part of phase 5) but the board kept the amendment.
My appeal to you is that as parents, guardians, and grandparents, we let the school board and Superintendent know that we are in support of keeping the flex day. We believe it is a small sacrifice to make when by comparison, there is so much saved.
Please consider putting your name on this petition, and feel free to add comments. We will pass the names and your comments to the board and administration of WRSD.
"I sign this petition as a show of my support to KEEP the Wednesday Flex day during phase 5. I believe it is critical to teacher preparedness and their ability to connect with students and parents during the extraordinary demands of the pandemic."
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Updates
February 18, 2021
I truly never imagined we would see this kind of response. This momentum belongs entirely to the teachers and families who spoke up to protect our time together. I am just a person who started a page, but you are the ones who turned this into a real conversation.
Reached 100 supporters
February 18, 2021
51 Comments
As a student flex days are important for both online and in person students. It’s a time for students to get extra help on assignments and work on things they are struggling with to make sure they are competent. A lot of student think it’s important to keep this day especially with how far behind many kids fell during remote
Me and my kids have come to rely upon the Wednesday flex days to work on assignments and do some of my son's required IEP sessions; as there has been no room for these sessions to be scheduled during the other week days. I also feel that taking away the flex day will create an undue hardship on the teachers.
I think keeping flex days for our teachers is very important. I also feel it is important to keep this day because we are still in a pandemic. This day should be used for more thorough disinfecting of the school than is possible while students are there or in the few hours at the end of the day
Our teachers are working under conditions that are dangerous, unfair and unanticipated in any contract. We need to be able to listen to them and integrate their ideas into our plans to the greatest extent possible. Their experience is precious and I believe the best way forward must balance instruction with safety while avoiding burnout and it must start with them.
My daughter utilizes this day to connect with teachers and get extra help because the teachers are so busy trying to tackle in person students and remote students. Wednesday is really her catch up day with her teachers to help her improve her understanding of her work. Please keep the Wednesday’s flex.
Please keep the Wednesday flex day that is the days where I can catch up on work that I’m missing, it really helps me.
Keep the flex day!
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Final supporters
Dear WRSD Community,
Monday, February 15, the school board voted in favor of the next stage of reopening. As part of that vote, they added an unexpected amendment. The unexpected amendment is the topic of this petition. Though we may feel differently about phase 5, I think we might reach common ground on this.
This amendment changed the Wednesday flex day to a regular school day. At face value, this seems harmless. In reality, during a time of chaos and unpredictability, it has been a critical time for our teachers to design and implement a highly demanding differentiated instruction model required during a pandemic.
Teachers use the time to:
- Touch base with students who have been struggling and work with them one on one.
- Have IEP and 504 meetings
- Have staff meetings
- Pursue professional development to improve outcomes during these trying times.
- Take lessons they have done before and convert them into meaningful lessons that can be done both in-person and virtually.
- Use this time to record instructional videos and redesign materials for students to use remotely (and sometimes while in quarantine).
- Some schools use it to check in on the mental well-being of the students.
- Use it to email and catch up with parents.
- Use it to collaborate with other teachers to help increase student outcomes.
During a "normal" day they have a brief prep period, but with Covid, much of this time is taken with additional tasks that keep students safe.
Ideally, no teacher would be teaching both in-person and remotely, but the reality is that without hiring more staff, a huge number of the faculty across the district remains responsible for both in-person and remote kiddos. Without this "flex" day, planning would suffer greatly and as a result, the educational experience would suffer as well.
Multiple administrators made an appeal to the board in support of keeping the flex day during phase 5 (as it had always been part of phase 5) but the board kept the amendment.
My appeal to you is that as parents, guardians, and grandparents, we let the school board and Superintendent know that we are in support of keeping the flex day. We believe it is a small sacrifice to make when by comparison, there is so much saved.
Please consider putting your name on this petition, and feel free to add comments. We will pass the names and your comments to the board and administration of WRSD.
"I sign this petition as a show of my support to KEEP the Wednesday Flex day during phase 5. I believe it is critical to teacher preparedness and their ability to connect with students and parents during the extraordinary demands of the pandemic."
Updates
February 18, 2021
I truly never imagined we would see this kind of response. This momentum belongs entirely to the teachers and families who spoke up to protect our time together. I am just a person who started a page, but you are the ones who turned this into a real conversation.
Reached 100 supporters
February 18, 2021
51 Comments
I believe this day is a MUCH needed day for both staff AND students! This is a situation like we’ve never had before, please do not add to the stress and teacher burn out. Give them this day to catch up on all the tasks mentioned above.
As a student flex days are important for both online and in person students. It’s a time for students to get extra help on assignments and work on things they are struggling with to make sure they are competent. A lot of student think it’s important to keep this day especially with how far behind many kids fell during remote
Me and my kids have come to rely upon the Wednesday flex days to work on assignments and do some of my son's required IEP sessions; as there has been no room for these sessions to be scheduled during the other week days. I also feel that taking away the flex day will create an undue hardship on the teachers.
I think keeping flex days for our teachers is very important. I also feel it is important to keep this day because we are still in a pandemic. This day should be used for more thorough disinfecting of the school than is possible while students are there or in the few hours at the end of the day
Our teachers are working under conditions that are dangerous, unfair and unanticipated in any contract. We need to be able to listen to them and integrate their ideas into our plans to the greatest extent possible. Their experience is precious and I believe the best way forward must balance instruction with safety while avoiding burnout and it must start with them.
My daughter utilizes this day to connect with teachers and get extra help because the teachers are so busy trying to tackle in person students and remote students. Wednesday is really her catch up day with her teachers to help her improve her understanding of her work. Please keep the Wednesday’s flex.
Please keep the Wednesday flex day that is the days where I can catch up on work that I’m missing, it really helps me.
Keep the flex day!
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I believe this day is a MUCH needed day for both staff AND students! This is a situation like we’ve never had before, please do not add to the stress and teacher burn out. Give them this day to catch up on all the tasks mentioned above.