Dear TMS community,
As I noted in my last community-wide message from Friday July 17th, a lot has been changing on the public health and school reopening front. I'm writing now to provide you with more information about where we are in light of these changes. In order to do so in a visual way, I'm sending two separate videos on two different (though interrelated) topics. The first is a public health update I put together that summarizes information from the past week's worth of updates from Marin County Office of Education, Marin Health and Human Services, Governor Newsom, and the California Department of Public Health. The second video is a presentation of our Fall 2020 Plan, which outlines our three fundamental interventions for enhancing safety and flexibility for the coming school year: our cohort plan, the 3x3 block schedule, and a tiered approach that offers multiple steps between full remote learning and full in-person instruction.
I encourage you to watch these videos as a family and think about questions you may have. If you feel you have a pretty good handle on the Governor's announcement from last Friday and the current public health guidelines, you can probably skip the public health update I've made. If you only have a small amount of time to engage with these resources, I would encourage parents and students to focus on the "Fall 2020 Plan" video. If you do have questions, please feel free to submit them in the form linked in this email. I will also be hosting a Q&A via Zoom on Friday, July 24th at 9am to address questions and hopefully provide answers. Even if you can't make the Zoom call, please feel free to submit questions and I will address them in a community-wide email update coming soon.
All my best,
Ben
