Dear Fairview Families,
As of their 1:00 p.m. press release today, the Ohio High School Athletic Association has officially cancelled all remaining Winter tournaments. This is extremely disappointing for us as a district and community as our two State-Qualifying wrestlers, Matt Kaufmann (Senior) and Declan Jewitt (Junior) will not have the opportunity to compete in Columbus this year. Thank you both for such an amazing season - we all know you two are champions and would have proven it in Columbus. #WarriorStrong
Instruction, feedback, demonstration of understanding, progress reporting:
These are key pillars of any teaching and learning. I’ve received many emails from teachers at all grade levels sharing work samples from our students, and the things our kids are doing is simply amazing! We all are so proud of the efforts we see our students making and truly appreciate all
your
efforts to encourage them to work hard, stay in contact with their teachers each day, and show what they know in unique and creative ways!
During this time, we have also been working on how to best report progress and grades when the third quarter ends on April 3rd. We are also working out how we will handle grade reporting for the fourth quarter, should home-based teaching and learning continue beyond the current stay at home order. More information will be provided soon...
Promise!
Spring Break plans:
We know many of you made plans for Spring Break and there have been a lot of questions how things may change. I’ve had some conversations with Board of Education members, and here are the two possible scenarios we will enact once we learn more from Governor DeWine:
Stay at home order lifted after April 3rd
:
Monday, April 6 and Tuesday, April 7 - Staff only (Students get an extra 2 days of Spring Break)
Wednesday, April 8 through Monday, April 13 - Spring Break
Tuesday, April 14 - All students and staff report
Stay at home order continued after April 3rd
:
Monday, April 6 through Monday, April 13 - Spring Break (Extra 2 days for everyone!)
Tuesday, April 14 - All students and staff continue home-based teaching and learning
Regardless of which path we take, the fourth quarter will officially begin on Tuesday, April 14.
Synchronous Videoconferencing between teachers and students:
We have been asked why we are not using Google Hangouts Meet or Zoom to have “real-time” (synchronous) videoconferences between our teachers and students. We are currently able to use both tools between adults, but there are many factors that must be considered when loading specific programs on district-owned computers that are used by students and significantly more laws and restrictions that must be followed to assure the privacy and protection of our children. I am aware that some other districts have chosen to use these tools anyway, but we cannot, in good conscience, do so. We have been very actively seeking options that will meet the required standards. We have contacted Google and have been informed they are aware of the problem with Google Hangouts Meet and a fix should be forthcoming in the next week or two. We will continue vigorously seeking and vetting any and all available resources that will help our teachers and students, but we will not compromise their safety and protection. Thank you all for your understanding and patience as we continue in this work.
Let’s try this again...
I goofed up on Tuesday and mis-heard what the Governor shared on his Tuesday press briefing about moving to weekly briefings. WRONG! - he is continuing daily. (My wife, Susan, aptly corrected me!) However, I mentioned that I would be shifting my District Updates to weekly (on Thursdays) with special blasts as needed. We will be sticking with that format to minimize the number of emails I’m sure you all are receiving lately.
Sorry about any confusion.
Finally, please do not hesitate to reach out to us if there is
anything
we can do to help you and your family. Nearly every parent or student or community member I have talked with over the past two weeks has led with something like this: “I know you’ve got to be really busy, so I didn’t want to bother you”. Even some parents have told me their kids are reluctant to reach out to their teachers for the same reason.
That’s why we’re here! This is what we do! We want to help… Please don’t hesitate.
Really!
Be well - stay safe - keep smiling.
Dr. Bill Wagner, Superintendent
Fairview Park City Schools
#ACommunityUnited
