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School Updates

Dear AL Community,

As you know the whole world is going through exceptionally trying times. Our school community has been extremely supportive of our disadvantaged families. The Board of Directors and the administration would like to wholeheartedly thank all those who helped the perishable food collection and distribution, and those who generously contributed to the GoFundMe campaign.

Académie Lafayette has set up a COVID-19 Task Force composed of the administrative team, the principals, the social workers, the board of directors and the PTO president. The Task Force meets on a daily basis or whenever necessary to monitor the situation, manage the needed community support and the communication.

You will find below some important information about food service, online academic program, and technology support. As we transition into online teaching and learning, I would like to invite everyone to be patient and to understand that we may face few challenges in this journey.

Please contact me, or your building principal or social worker, if you need any information or support.

Thank you very much for your patience and your strong support. Stay safe.

Elimane Mbengue

Head of School

[email protected]

Food Service

• Take our  sack lunch survey if you need food assistance. 
• We will be distributing food at the Armour campus on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. We will be doing food distribution this Monday, March 23 on a first come first served basis between 10:00 and 12:00. 
• Boys and Girls Club food service available: Breakfast: 8:30 - 9:30, Lunch 11:00 - 1:00pm. More here .

Teaching and Learning

• Teachers will have virtual training on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday next week. 
• The online teaching experiment will start on Thursday and Friday for middle school and the K-5 teachers that are ready.
• Teachers will have daily online office hours for children who may have questions or need additional help. 
• Courses will be recorded and put on Google Classroom for students in grades 2-8. Have your child check their AL emails on Thursday morning to accept the invitation to join the classrooms. 
• K-1 will use a different platform. Parents will receive more information from their teachers.
• Additional information will be shared early next week.

Technology and Equipment

• The Chromebook distribution will start on Tuesday, March 24. We will start with those who do not need hotspots based on the Technology need survey.
• The Internet hotspots distribution with Chromebooks will take place on Wednesday, March 25 for those who need both.

Communication

• The school website will be updated to include information about the COVID-19 School Updates
• 4 interns are returning to France.