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From YouTube: Kindergarten Q&A Session
Description
On Tuesday, May 19, the Beaverton School District held a virtual kindergarten question and answer session to help answer questions from parents and guardians of incoming kindergarten students. For more information about kindergarten in the Beaverton School District, please visit our kindergarten webpage: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/enrollment/kindergarten
A
So
good
evening,
welcome
to
our
virtual
kindergarten
question
and
answer
session:
I'm
Kayla,
Bell
I'm,
the
administrator
for
early
learning
and
elementary
curriculum
instruction
and
assessment,
and
we're
very
happy
to
have
you
here
tonight.
As
you
will
see,
I
am
joined
by
a
variety
of
people.
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
introduce
them
right
now.
I
have
Kathleen
Skidmore.
She
is
our
executive
administrator
for
elementary
I
also
have
principals
with
us.
Today
we
have
Melissa
Murray
with
William
Walker
Jennifer
J
Martino
with
Raleigh
Hills
k-8,
and
we
have
Monique
singleton
with
both
elementary
school
as
well.
A
A
We
want
to
thank
you
for
being
here
today,
so
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
start
I'm.
Gonna
have
Kathleen
Skidmore
go
ahead
and
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
what
parents
can
expect
when
they
go
to
kindergarten
and
it
looks
like
I.
Have
there
is
Kathleen
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
have
Monique
singleton?
She
is
the
principal
of
those
elementary.
Would
you
Monique
go
ahead
and
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
parents
might
might
expect
when
they
go
to
kindergarten.
This
year,
sure.
B
Good
evening,
everyone
thanks
for
joining
us.
We
know
this
is
an
exciting
time.
As
you
start,
anticipating
kindergarten
for
your
child,
each
of
our
schools
in
Beaverton
have
very
similar
designs
for
our
kindergarten
programs.
A
big
focus
of
our
kindergarten
is
to
really
just
do
it
off
for
developmentally
appropriate
opportunities
for
kids
to
ease
into
school
and
a
full
day
in
school.
Most
students
up
to
that
point
haven't
been
in
a
full
day.
We
understand
that,
because
most
of
them
either
have
been
at
home,
with
family
or
in
some
sort
of
preschool
environment.
B
So
we
really
try
to
make
sure
to
see
where
they're
at
get
to
know
them
build
relationships,
help
connect
them
with
their
peers
of
the
similar
age
as
well
as
help
them
be
part
of
a
larger
school
community.
We
do
that
through
offering
opportunities
to
learn
routines.
They
learn
how
to
intern
to
cafeteria
and
have
lunch
together.
They
learn
about
building
community
within
their
classroom
sitting
in
community
circles,
doing
activities
together
that
their
teacher
is
designed.
B
We
do
a
lot
of
purposeful
play
within
our
schools
and
we're
expanding
that
as
we
go
into
next
year,
where
kids
really
can
develop
opportunities
to
explore
and
learn
about
the
environment
and
the
world
around
them
through
targeted
activities
that
teachers
design
through
a
variety
of
joys
and
a
variety
of
different
materials.
It's
really
fun
and
engaging
for
kids,
and
we
just
really
work
on
focusing
to
develop
their
confidence
in
themselves
as
independent
thinkers,
while
also
being
part
of
a
larger
community
and
developing
social
skills
that
will
help
them
throughout
their
schooling.
A
C
A
We're
starting
to
get
some
questions
coming
in.
One
of
the
questions
is
curious,
just
about
what
kindergarten
might
look
like
this
fall
and
I.
Believe.
That's
really
in
response
to
how
things
look
differently
due
to
köppen,
19
and
so
I
just
want
to
go
ahead
and
address
that
as
a
district.
We
are
working
on
our
return
to
school
plans
and
what
it'll
look
like
for
all
of
our
students
pre-k
to
12,
to
enter
the
classrooms
in
the
fall
and
by
say
entering
the
classrooms,
we're
looking
at
a
variety
of
ways.
Students
might
do
that.
A
We
will
have
some
virtual
opportunities.
We
have
remote
learning
opportunities
that
might
continue,
and
we
also
may
have
students
on
campus
right
now
as
a
district,
we're
working
on
the
variety
of
plans
for
how
that
will
look
and
we
hope
to
be
able
to
share
those
with
the
public.
In
the
coming
weeks.
A
We
are
working
and
waiting
for
guidance
from
OTE
from
the
Oregon
Department
of
Education
on
what
that
may
look
like
as
well,
but
we
want
you
to
know
that
the
safety
and
security
of
students
is
always
our
first
priority
and
as
any
kind
of
planning
that
we're
doing,
we
are
keeping
that
in
mind,
along
with
the
social-emotional
health
of
a
child,
so
I'm
gonna
move
to
our
next
question.
We
have
some
question
about
updates
regarding
orientation
Melissa,
would
you
be
able
to
answer
any
questions
about
orientation?
Please.
A
E
Well,
class
size
looks
different
building
to
building,
but
in
general
it
can
vary
anywhere
between
20
and
30
children.
In
a
kindergarten
class.
In
my
building
this
year
we
had
23
to
25
kids
in
each
of
our
three
kindergarten
classes
and
I
noticed
that
people
were
asking
about
AIDS.
We
don't
currently
have
full-time
AIDS
and
in
every
classroom.
E
A
B
In
our
district
we
have
three
schools
both
where
I'm
a
principal
as
well
as
Barnes
elementary
and
a
low
Huber
all
have
Dual
Immersion,
kk5
and
Louis.
Huber
has
K
eight
programs,
and
what
typically
happens
is
that
families
apply
to
those
programs.
So
at
each
of
the
schools
websites,
you
can
find
an
application
for
a
Dual
Immersion,
and
you
would
just
submit
that
during
this
time,
when
our
offices
aren't
open,
you
can
submit
that
through
email
and
also
various
schools
have
office
hours
that
are
posted
on
our
web
sites.
B
That
will
let
you
know
at
least
once
a
week
or
where
someone
will
be
collecting
forms
outside
the
building.
So
you
can
always
turn
things
in
that
way
as
well,
and
if
you
have
specific
questions
you
can
contact
Bose
or
Barnes
or
a
little
Hubler,
because
secretaries
typically
are
checking
phones
every
couple
days,
even
in
this
remote
learning
environment.
So
thank.
A
F
In
kindergarten
and
so
much
is
covered
across
the
learning
day
and
really
this
year
as
we
go
into
the
upcoming
school
year,
focusing
on
play
as
a
method
to
learn
and
in
that
experience,
a
strong
focus
on
social-emotional
learning,
so
kids
can
learn
to
be
together,
and
that
is
also
a
huge
focus
across
the
content
areas
in
the
area
of
reading
and
writing
and
math
and
beginning
literacy.
Skills,
of
course,
are
emphasized
in
kindergarten
along
with
numeracy
skills,
and
there
is
a
focus
on
science
and
social
studies
throughout
the
year
as
well.
F
A
Thank
you.
We
also
had
a
question
about
visitation
of
classrooms
and
getting
to
meet
their
teachers
before
the
school.
Your
starts
again,
those
are
all
details
that
we
are
not
writing.
We
don't
have
those
details
yet,
but
I
would
definitely
recommend
keeping
an
eye
on
your
school's
webpage
and
checking
in
with
your
school
and
as
a
district
will
be
releasing
information
about.
If
we're
able
to
have
some
in-person
kindergarten
orientations,
I
can
tell
you
that
everyone
wants
to
do
that.
A
A
G
They
don't
automatically
transfer
over.
So
if
you
have
a
child
who's
being
served
in
early
intervention,
you
will
be
your
school,
the
case
manager
or
the
special
education
teacher
speech-language
pathologists.
They
should
be
reaching
out
to
you
to
talk
about
developing
an
IEP
and
establishing
a
special
education
eligibility
for
school.
G
However,
one
of
the
things
you
can
do
as
a
parent
is
making
sure
to
go
into
your
neighborhood
school
or
virtually
go
into
your
neighborhood
school
to
register
for
kindergarten,
because
we
need
to
know
that
the
student
is
planning
to
enroll
in
the
district
and
once
we
get
that
enrollment
process
taken
care
of
that
special
ed
team
will
meet
with
you
to
talk
about
what
kind
of
evaluations
or
anything
might
be
needed
to
make
sure
that
your
student
receives
services
in
the
fall.
Thank.
A
B
A
You
we
had
a
question
that
came
in
a
little
bit
earlier
that
wanted
to
know
about
how
many
days
a
week
do
kindergarten
students
attend.
They
typically
do
a
10-5
days
a
week,
along
with
their
peers,
now
and
I'm,
not
sure
if
this
is
a
question
regarding,
if
we're,
if
school
it's
differently
next
year,
but
typically
they
attend
five
days
a
week,
and
then
we
had
another
question
and
I'm
gonna
send
bark
Hart
to
answer
is
how
would
remote
or
virtual
online
learning
look
for
kindergarten?
Kids,
I
know.
H
Exactly
why
she
sent
that
to
me:
I
currently
have
a
six-year-old
kindergartener
at
home
that
I
am
experiencing
virtual
learning
with
this
is
a
great
question,
because
I'm
not
sure
for
next
year
how
that
will
exactly
look
to
the
Beaverton
School
District,
but
some
of
the
things
that
we
have
been
doing
that
have
worked
really
well
have
been
a
lot
of
community
meetings.
One-On-Ones
with
teachers.
H
I
know
there
have
been
a
lot
of
playdates
that
have
happened
virtually
and
that
has
been
something
that's
been
very
successful
and
and
helping
children
feel
connected
not
only
to
their
teachers
but
to
their
community
as
well.
And,
of
course,
there's
always
what
happens
after
a
child
has
an
interaction
with
the
computer
as
well,
and
right
now,
we've
been
really
working
on
encouraging
children
and
families
to
explore
together
through
inquiry.
H
Looking
for
these
shapes
and
lights,
and
colors
and
textures
in
their
community
and
they're
in
their
homes,
and
then
asking
questions
and
developing
a
sense
of
wonder
through
that
and
through
again
to
the
community
that
they
have
at
home,
so
there
will
be
some
interaction
online
as
you
know,
and
you
can
imagine
with
a
kindergarten
child
that
can
only
go
so
far.
So
it's
really
about
kind
of
that
hybrid
of
what
can
we
encourage
children
to
do
in
community
with
their
who's
at
home,
but
also
what
connection
can
we
make
online
Thank.
C
Well,
the
good
thing
is:
is
that
it's
never
too
late
to
enroll
your
child
for
kindergarten.
However
schools
when
school
starts,
it
is
best
if
you
register
before
the
first
day
of
school.
One
of
the
things
is
going
on
right
now,
where
all
schools
have
registration
online,
as
well
as
availability
to
pick
up
packets
registration,
packets
at
their
schools,
and
you
can
go
on
to
their
school
website
to
find
out
what
day
and
time
you
can
go
pick
up
a
packet.
We
encourage
you
to
do
it
right
now,
so
that
you
get
so.
C
A
D
We
currently
at
William
Walker,
do
not
have
an
after-school
care,
so
we
have
after
school,
cares
within
the
surrounding
area
that
provide
transportation
to
school
and
in
the
morning
and
after
school.
That
is
currently
the
situation
we
have
at
William
Walker,
but
other
schools
do
have
after-school
care
at
their
campuses.
So
I
will
let
my
colleagues
speak
as
to
if
their
schools
do
yeah.
B
I
can
speak
to
votes
and
both
fo
Santos
I
was
at
shows
Heights
a
couple
years
ago
as
principal,
and
we
also
had
a
program.
It's
really
an
independent
program
from
the
school
district.
They
actually
rent
the
space
from
the
district
and
they
do
all
the
registration
independently
from
the
school.
So
it's
really
about
finding
out.
Maybe
if
school
contacting
the
school
off.
E
Raleigh
Hills
is
a
teen
club
like
that
running
a
teen
club
campus
as
well.
This
this
will
be
our
first
time
having
club
K,
and
so
we
are
having
an
information
meeting
on
May,
28th
and
the
evening.
If
anyone
from
Raleigh
Hills
is
listening
and
wants
to
find
out
more
about
club
K
at
Raleigh
Hills,
we.
A
G
And
I
think
I
saw
a
couple
other
things
in
there
about
speech.
So
one
of
the
questions
have
been
about
how
many,
how
much
speech
services
do
it
does
a
kindergarten
nerd
typically
get,
and
usually
that
is
dependent
on
the
IEP
team.
So,
looking
at
the
students,
IEP
goals
and
determining
how
much
how
many
minutes
per
week
per
month,
the
student
will
need
in
order
to
make
progress
towards
their
IEP.
G
So
we
have
a
child
coming
in
with
an
IFSP
part
of
that
conversation
will
be
with
your
ifsp
team
and
your
your
new
IEP
team
to
talk
about
what
that
might
look
like,
and
if
you
have
a
child
who's
currently
receiving
speech
their
speech
therapy.
You
would
end
up
having
two
scenarios:
one.
If
you
have
a
child
who's
already
receiving
speech
therapy
through
Northwest
Regional
ESD,
they
have
an
IFSP.
They
would
be
coming
into
the
system
with
those
supports
already
ready
to
go
in
terms
of
an
eligibility
in
an
IEP.
G
If
your
child
is
receiving
private
services,
when
they
start
in
the
fall,
then
we
would
take
a
look
at
them,
get
to
know
them
and
then
consider
whether
or
not
we
need
to
pursue
a
special
education
evaluation,
which
would
then
look
at
like
evaluation
at
the
start
of
the
school
year.
So
a
lot
of
that's
dependent
on
whether
or
not
the
child
is
receiving
private
therapy
or
is
already
enrolled
in
early
intervention
services
and
Danielle.
A
G
The
Beaverton
School
District
has
a
continuum
of
placement
options.
Every
single
elementary
school
in
the
district
middle
school
and
high
school
has
a
resource
room
setting.
They
also
have
speech
language
therapy,
support
boat
motor
support,
occupational
therapy.
Physical
therapy
support
all
of
that
within
the
school
site.
We
do
have
some
students
who
have
more
complex
needs
that
require
more
of
a
structured
environment,
and
so
we
have
hum
type
programs
special
nice
programs
throughout
the
district.
G
So
depending
on
the
need
of
the
student
and
the
IEP
teams,
conversations
and
review
of
data,
that
team
may
look
at
a
variety
of
different
placement
options,
but
our
goal
is
to
serve
students
primarily
in
their
neighborhood
school
within
the
resource.
Room
setting
is
really
kind
of
what
we
strive
for,
and
most
students,
when
they
come
in
to
kindergarten
will
primarily
start
in
their
neighborhood
school
in
resource
room
unless
they
were
in
a
more
intensive
program
through
early
childhood
special
education.
Thank.
A
C
Here
tag
stands
for
talented
and
gifted,
and
one
of
the
things
that
happens
when
all
children
kindergarten
through
twelfth
grader
in
school.
Our
teachers
are
looking
for
markers
that
might
indicate
that
the
child
is
gifted,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
will
happen
in
the
first
four
months
of
school
is
as
your
child
is
doing,
their
everyday
work
and
interaction
with
other
students,
interaction
with
their
teachers.
C
Their
teachers
are
evaluating
them
at
all
times,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
they'll
do
is
it's
called
a
kingler
assessment
where
they
will
look
at
markers
to
determine
if
a
child
should
be
tested
or
not.
So
a
teacher
can
determine
if
a
child
is
tested,
but
also
a
parent
can
put
in
a
request
for
a
child
to
be
tested.
And
then,
if
the
child
and
the
teacher
and
the
parent
both
feel
the
same
way,
then
children
are
tested.
C
It
doesn't
happen
very
often
in
kindergarten,
because
kindergarten
is
all
about
foundational
skills
and
a
lot
of
our
kids
come
in
with
strong
foundational
skills,
so
people
think
they're
gifted.
But
what
turns
out
is
that
they're
just
bright
right
now
and
that
gifted
this
needs
to
evolve
over
time.
All
of
our
kids
are
gifted
in
something,
though
Thank.
C
A
great
question:
as
a
former
principal
and
as
a
former
kindergarten
teacher,
we
had
lots
of
twin
situations,
and
so
we
don't
encourage
twins
to
be
in
the
same
classroom
because
we
want
them
to
kind
of
create
their
own
life
for
themselves,
their
own
Friendship
Circle,
their
own
identities
within
the
school
system.
However,
there
are
some
situations
where
it
is
better
for
twins
to
be
together.
So
the
best
thing
that
a
parent
can
do
is
call
the
school
when
right
before
school
starts
and
have
a
conversation
with
the
principal
thank.
A
F
With
that,
I
just
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
know
our
families
to
know
that
we
are
ready
for
kindergarteners
and
that's
a
bit
of
a
shift
on
the
on.
F
The
way
we
have
looked
at
it
in
the
past
is:
is
a
child
kindergarten
ready
and
we're
really
switching
that
narrative
to
are
we
ready
for
all
children,
and
so
I
can
assure
you
that
the
teachers
in
the
Beaverton
School
District
and
the
principals
leaders
in
each
school
are
so
ready
for
your
child
and
we'll
do
everything
we
can
to
support
their
growth
in
in
all
areas.
So
we
do
believe
that
your
child
is
always
ready
for
kindergarten.
H
To
that
I
echo
everything
Sara
Duncan
just
shared,
but
as
parents
I'm
sure
you're
also
wondering
so
what
does
that
mean?
What
should
I
do
to
get
my
child
ready,
even
though
we
just
said
they're
already
ready,
we're
ready
for
them
we're
getting
ready
for
them,
and
so
I
would
just
like
to
add
I
guess
since
I'm
in
it
as
well.
H
It's
reading
to
your
child
as
much
as
you
can
writing
with
your
child
as
much
as
you
can
talking
to
your
child,
asking
them
questions
and
then
pausing
and
listening
deeply
to
what
they
have
to
say,
as
they're
trying
to
figure
out
their
worlds
when
you're
reading
with
them.
If
you
start
noticing
they
want
to
play
around
with
letters
and
numbers
and
play
dice
games,
that's
wonderful,
too,
but
those
are
the
things
we
really
want.
H
A
B
In
our
district,
we,
as
I,
said
at
Bose,
Elementary
and
Barnes.
We
have
two
programs.
Our
programs
are
what
are
called
90/10
Spanish
immersion
and
at
Aloha
Huber.
There's
a
50/50
Spanish
immersion
program
and
the
90/10
model
is
basically
that
in
kindergarten
students,
all
students,
native
spanish-speaking
and
native
english-speaking
start
their
elementary
career
learning
to
read
and
write
in
Spanish.
First,
they
spend
90%
of
their
time
learning
in
Spanish
and
10%
learning
in
English.
B
Research
has
proven
that
that
actually
is
conducive
for
native
English
speakers,
who
are
learning
Spanish
as
a
second
language,
but
is
especially
valuable
for
native
Spanish
speakers
to
have
a
solid
foundation
in
Spanish,
so
that
then
they
can
linear,
add
their
English
literacy
and
language
development.
To
that,
so
it's
designed
the
whole
program
model
is
designed
to
help
support
our
English
language
learners.
It's
research-based
proven
to
be
the
best
model
to
help
them
achieve
the
highest
levels
of
English
acquisition.
So
we
have
those
models
in
place
gradually.
What
happens
in
first
grade?
B
Is
they
have
80%
in
Spanish
20%
in
English,
then
in
second
grade
at
70%,
in
Spanish,
20%,
in
English
and
in
third
fourth
and
fifth,
they
spend
50%
of
their
time
in
each
language.
So
it's
important
that
parents
understand
those
pieces
and
families
are
who
are
interested
are
encouraged
to
apply
again.
As
I
said,
we
target
and
focus
on
our
communities
that
we
serve
at
each
of
our
schools,
and
then
families
that
are
interested
from
other
schools
will
be
able
to
hear
more
information.
B
Once
we
decide
is
a
district
around
our
orientations
both
and
Barnes
I
know
we
both
have
orientations
for
dual
language,
so
we
like
provide
a
separate
in
for
national
evening,
so
families
who
are
interested
can
hear
more
about
that
and
depending
on
how
the
plan
evolved
for
fall,
we
may
end
up
having
to
do
that
remotely
similar
to
this
and/or
being
able
to
show
some
videos.
We
have
some
that
we're
putting
together
from
past
years
to
be
able
to
show
a
snapshot
of
what
that
looks
like
that,
it's
a
pretty
amazing
program.
B
All
of
my
own
three
children
have
gone
through
Spanish
immersion
programs
and
I
have
a
junior
and
an
eighth
grader
and
a
fourth
grader,
and
it's
pretty
amazing,
to
see
the
impact
for
them
and
developing
their
confidence
and
giving
them
some
lifelong
skills
that
will
help
them
in
all
their
future.
Endeavors
and
I
I
just
think
it's
a
fantastic
program.
I've
worked
within
those
programs
for
18
and
my
20
years
in
education,
I'm,
a
big
fan
so
I'm
happy
to
answer
other
questions
as
we
have
future
information
nights
at
Bose.
Thank.
A
B
So
at
Barnes
Elementary
they
are
proceeding
with
a
school-wide
implementation,
so
that
means
all
kindergarten
classes.
Last
this
current
year
in
Knight,
2019-20
and
then
next
year,
as
well
as
following
years,
all
kindergarten
classrooms
will
be
Spanish
immersion.
B
So
if
a
family
is
in
the
Barnes
attendance
area
and
fine
learns
about
it
and
chooses
it
that
it
is
not
necessarily
something
for
their
family,
they
can
apply
through
the
school
office
and
be
placed
at
one
a
nearby
school
and
that
skit
that
gets
worked
out
through
the
office
and
I
believe
transportation
is
provided,
is
Melissa.
I
know,
you've
been
a
sight
for
some
of
the
families
who
have
opted
out.
Yes,.
D
A
H
Sure
I'll
get
us
started
and
maybe
Sarah
old
junk
jump
in
our
math
curriculum
is
called
context
for
learning.
It's
taught
in
a
workshop
format.
It's
by
Kathy
faz.
No,
it's
very
much
math
problems
in
the
context
of
real
life
situations,
teachers
set
off
on
a
set
Shara,
real
life
situation
or
problem
kids
go
off
and
try
to
figure
it
out
with
manipulatives
and
with
their
in
collaboration
with
their
peers
and
then
come
back
to
share
different
strategies
for
that.
Our
literacy
curriculum
is
a
balanced
literacy
approach.
We
use
many
different
tools.
H
Our
backbone
would
be
the
luciecox
units
of
study
teachers,
college
units
of
study
in
reading
and
writing.
We
also
have
a
phonics
curriculum
and
we
have.
We
have
we're
adding
phonemic
awareness
to
round
that
out.
We
have
a
handwriting
curriculum
as
well.
We
have
we
really
try
to
take
a
balanced
approach
to
literacy,
to
include
phonics
and
whole
language
and
all
the
components
that
truly
allow
for
a
comprehensive
literacy
program.
Do
you
want
to
add
anything
Sara
or.
F
I'll
just
add
that
all
of
those
resources
are
built
on
the
foundation,
a
very
strong
professional
development,
that's
offered
for
staff
and
teachers
across
our
district.
So,
with
all
of
the
tools
that
Jen
mentioned,
hours
of
professional
development
have
been
provided
for
teachers
to
support
them
in
their
best
practices,
which
is
best
practices
for
each
of
those
content,
areas
to
really
understand
why
and
those
tools
are
helpful
to
meet
the
needs
of
students
and
respond
to
the
to
the
needs
of
students
within
their
class.
Thank.
A
H
That
learning
through
play
would
then
lead
into
the
other
work
that
the
children
would
do
and
help
engage
them
in
the
work
that
they
would
do.
They
would
be
doing
what
we
just
talked
about
during
reading
and
writing
workshop,
where
they
read
and
write
with
in
collaboration
with
their
peers
and
with
their
teacher
there's
specials
during
the
day,
and
that
would
come
at
different
times
depending
on
the
school
individual
school
schedules.
There's
a
lunch
portion
of
the
day.
There
are
recesses
throughout
the
day.
H
I
cannot
tell
you
exactly
where
they
are,
because
every
school
has
their
own
schedule
for
that.
We
also
include
science
and
social
studies
through
an
inquiry
process
or
there's
a
big
idea
such
as
what
is
our
place
in
the
world
and
how
do
what's
our
responsibility
to
the
earth
and
vice
versa,
and
they
would
study
that,
through
the
lens
of
living
things
and
their
own
community
as
well
Sara
jump
in
if
I've
missed
a
huge
chunk
of
the
kindergarten
day.
H
A
Also
want
to
acknowledge
I
know,
there
are
many
comments
that
are
asking
about:
how
do
we
social
distance
kindergarten
students?
How
do
we
ensure
that?
How
many
can
actually
arrive
at
kinder
right
now,
Oh
des
at
25
and
asking
you
know
what
what
are
we
planning
to
do?
I
mean
I
want
to
be
really
transparent,
that
we
are
working
on
all
of
those
plans.
We
are
not.
We
don't
have
those
plans
available
for
you
tonight,
but
there
is
a
team
of
district
leaders.
A
Teachers
are
part
of
that
work,
administrators
and
we
are
going
through
the
the
guidance
that's
coming
from
Oregon
Department
of
Education
from
Kate
Brown,
and
we
are
really
looking
at
what
are
limitations
for
next
year
and
how
do
we
keep
our
kids,
safe,
so
I
think
it's
really
important
for
families
to
know
that
again,
safety
and
security
and
the
health
and
well-being
of
your
child
is
number
one
and
we
want
to
make
sure
all
those
pieces
are
in
place.
So
some
of
the
things
that
we're
typically
talking
about
that
typically
take
place
in
kindergarten.
A
We
may
have
to
make
some
adjustments
to
that.
We
still
know
that
play
is
essential.
We
still
know
that
the
social-emotional
health
is
essential.
We
know
that
kids,
working
and
playing
together
is
essential
and
we
just
have
to
figure
those
pieces
out.
So
we
are
that's
something
that
our
district
is
working
on.
Individual
principals
and
schools
will
will
provide
information
as
we
have
it
and
again
you
can
always
look
to
our
VSD
website
as
well.
A
I
just
know,
there's
many
comments
about
that,
and
I
want
to
assure
you
that
those
comments
we're
reading
each
and
every
one
of
them,
and
it
is
something
that
is
part
of
our
framework
and
how
we're
trying
to
address
students
returning
to
school
but
I'm
going
to
ask
Danielle.
We
have
a
question
about
ESL
students
and
receiving
services,
I'm
wondering
if
you
can
address
that
great.
G
So
ESL
is
English
as
second
language
and
we
actually
refer
to
it
as
eld
English
language
development,
and
we
do
offer
eld
programs
for
students
who
are
kindergarten.
It
just
depends
on
the
school
so
depending
on
the
school
and
their
their
instructional
model.
There
is
a
push
in
support
where
our
kind
of
co-teaching
model,
where
the
eld
teacher
and
the
general
education
teacher
work
together.
G
Additionally,
there
is
some
schools
that
still
provide
a
pullout
model
where
students
who
are
in
kindergarten,
who
are
learning
English
as
a
second
language,
we'll
go
to
the
eld
classroom
and
work
with
the
ESL
teacher
at
a
certain
part
of
the
day,
and
it
varies
on
time.
Usually
it's
about
a
half
an
hour.
It
just
depends
on
the
school
in
the
school
structure
there
Thank.
E
Sure
so,
a
lot
of
it
stems
from
what
Jen
and
Sara
described
about
our
workshop
model,
and
so
kids
come
in
and
they
have
a
10-minute
mini
lesson
with
their
teacher.
That
gives
them
the
big
concept
for
the
day
that
they're
they
get
an
invitation
to
try
that
out
and
then
they
go
back,
and
these
do
some
independent
work.
And
during
that
work
time,
teachers
are
meeting
individually
with
kids
or
in
small
groups
and
that's
when
they're
tailoring
their
that
portion
of
the
day
to
the
individual
or
small
group
needs
of
the
kids.
E
So
it
really
helps
them
to
find
out
what
the
kids
know
already
and
what
they
need
to
learn
next,
and
the
great
news
is:
is
that
we
do
workshop
for
reading,
writing
and
math,
and
so
the
teachers
are
getting
to
know
their
students
very
well
and
that,
through
that
knowledge
of
what
they're,
knowing
they
know,
how
to
give
them
that
next
thing
that
will
just
help
each
one
of
them
move
up
to
them
to
the
level
and
meet
their
potential
even
given,
where
they
come
in
to
to
us.
A
We
can
tell
you
that
when
we
started
this
spring
when
we
started
getting
some
different
kinds
of
guidance,
around
Cobin
19
parent
volunteers
were
not
allowed
in
the
classrooms
for
those
fight
that
fight
I
believe
the
final
week
before
we
ended
up
closing
school
guidance
around
whether
or
not
parent
volunteers
will
be
back
in
the
in
the
classrooms
will
really
depend
on
guidance.
We
get
from
OD
e
and
from
our
governor
and
again,
those
are
those
those
details
that
we
have
not.
A
B
Talk
about
that
so
yep
students
have
access
to
PE
twice
a
week
music
twice
a
week
and
then
there's
typically
another
one
or
two
other
specials
depending
on
the
school,
and
those
options
could
include
library,
technology
and
perhaps
art
or
science
theme
option.
So
it
just
depends
on
the
programs
and
supports
that
that
school
has
in
place,
but
students
have
a
specials,
typically
45
minutes
in
each
building
each
day
and
those
are
taught
by
trained
teachers
and
also
support
staff
who
are
trained
in
those
different
ways.
B
A
G
I
Kayla
I'm
gonna
speak
up
about
allergens,
because
that
was
one
of
the
things
that's
been
in
the
the
chat,
but
then
I'll
have
someone
else,
talk
about
the
lunch
schedule
and
what
that
looks
like.
So
we
have
district
nurses
who
it's
really
important
when
you're
registered,
registering
your
child
to
make
sure
to
fill
out
the
registration
form
and
indicate
if
you,
your
child,
has
any
food
or
other
allergies,
because
we
use
that
information
to
help
us
then
pull
information
to
determine
if
we
have
any
students
who
require
a
health
management
plan.
G
A
D
D
The
structure
of
depends
on
the
school
and
your
ability
to
just
wear
your
playground
is
and
being
able
to
move
kids
and
in
and
out,
some
schools
may
play
first
and
then
eat
other
schools
may
eat
and
then
play
it
just
varies,
but
it
really
is
a
great
time
for
kindergarteners
they
sit
and
talk
and
eat
and
there's
a
lot
of
help.
So
don't
worry
that
they're
not
gonna
have
things
the
help
to
open
things
up.
D
We
really
flood
in
those
early
months
a
lot
of
help
in
kindergarten
to
make
sure
we
again
everybody
situated
we're
able
to
help
them
be
able
to
open
up
their
juice
boxes
or
whatever
they
bring
from
home.
And
then
we
build
those
skills
and
helping
them
to
be
able
to
open
those
items
on
their
own,
and
if
they
don't
buy
a
lunch
at
school,
I
mean
and
if
they
buy
a
lunch
at
school
and
the
legend
school
is
great.
They
have
the
vegetable.
Salad
bar
option
is
wonderful
and
they
had
a
lot
of
variety.
D
B
Look
could
I
add
one
more
thing:
I
found
to
be
helpful
as
a
principal
and
as
a
parent
of
three
kids
who
have
transitioned
from
different
experiences
into
school.
Full-Time
I
would
recommend,
especially
with
so
much
time
together
at
home,
that
in
the
coming
weeks
and
months
that
you
have
some
opportunities
just
to
practice,
eating
out
of
a
lunch
box
and
pack,
a
lunch
have
a
picnic
in
the
backyard
pack.
A
lunch
eat
have
picnic
at
the
kitchen
table
and
talk
through
choices
that
you'd,
like
your
child,
to
be
thinking
about.
B
You
know,
humans
are
humans
and
cookies
are
yummy
and
when
acts
and
treats
are
put
in
lunches
which
are
great
to
have
a
lot
of
kids
will
go
straight
for
that
treat
versus
the
healthy,
robust
meal.
You
pack
form,
and
so
I
just
think
it's
good
to
remind
parents
on
give
parents
that
kind
of
clue
that
we
do.
Although
what
Melissa
said
is
true,
we
have
lots
of
help.
B
There
typically
are
anywhere
from
60
to
100
kindergartners
in
a
cafeteria,
and
it's
great
if
kids
have
some
of
those
self-management
and
also
just
some
confidence
and
knowing
what
they
can
pick
for
healthy
choices
and
have
some
of
that.
Those
values
and
those
experiences
that
you
shared
with
them,
helping
them
make
those
choices
as
they
get
into
that
more
independent
stage
being
at
school
on
their
own.
So
we,
you
can
definitely
tell
when
kids,
have
have
those
opportunities
and
they're
really
trying
to
make
those
healthy
choices.
B
First
and
they're
saving
that
cookie
for
their
treat
at
the
end
versus
like
going
straight
in
for
the
chips
in
the
cookies,
so
I
think,
and
then
parents
later
will
ask
us
like
how
come
my
kid
still
has
all
their
sandwich
left
and
they
go
ate
all
the
cookies
and
chips
and
we're
like
that's
what
they
wanted.
So
just
try
to
I'd
encourage
you
to
try
to
have
those
practice
times
with
them
and-
and
this
kind
of
gives
us
that
extra
time
as
parents
to
practice
that
thank.
A
E
Last
year
we
had
this
great
time.
We
got
a
chance
with
the
kindergarten
teachers
to
sit
down
with
each
student
and
do
a
little
assessment,
and
so
they
got
to
meet
with
each
child
and
talk
to
them
a
little
bit.
And
then
we
had
half
the
half
the
kindergartners
come
on
one
day
and
then
half
the
kindergarteners
come
on
the
second
day,
so
they
spent
some
time
with
the
teachers.
Then,
after
that,
we
sat
down
and
we
talked
about
balancing
the
classrooms.
E
E
Are
we
gonna
have
those
assessment
days,
and
those
are
questions
that
Kayla
I'm
sure
would
say
we
just
don't
know
at
this
time,
but
even
still,
there
have
been
years
where
we
haven't
had
those
days
to
get
to
know
the
kids,
where
we
still
go
through
that
process
of
trying
to
create
the
balanced
classrooms,
so
that
each
teacher
has
a
similar
number
of
children
and
some
similar
balance
of
boys
and
girls,
so
that
they
can
just
do
their
best.
For
that.
Differentiation
that
we
talked
about.
Thank.
A
You
and
I
know:
what's
on
a
lot
of
parents:
Minds
every
single
year
is
about
the
safety
of
the
building.
How
do
we
keep
our
kids
safe
when
they're
inside
the
building
and
what
are
the
safety
measures?
Can
anyone
just
come
into
the
building?
What
does
that
look
like
one
of
our
principals
just
talked
about
their
building.
E
Yeah
I
don't
mind
since
I'm
still
unmuted
go
ahead
and
talk
about
so
we
ask
all
of
our
visitors
to
come
in
through
the
front
office
and
they
will
sign
in
and
wear
a
nametag.
If
they're
a
volunteer
that
is
in
our
system,
then
they
will
have
a
nametag,
that's
already
made
for
them,
because
we
have
the
background
check
and
so
they'll
just
find
their
nametag
put
it
on,
and
then
they
get
to
go
into
the
classroom
or
through
to
do
the
other
jobs
that
they
might
be
working
on
for
us
and
in
the
classroom.
E
But
all
all
people
who
come
into
the
building
do
come
through
that
front
office
so
that
we
can
make
sure
we
know
who's
in
our
building
at
all
times.
So
if
they're
there
just
to
eat
lunch
with
their
student,
that's
great
and
they
can
just
sign
in
and
get
a
visitor's
tag
and
then
we
send
them
on
their
way,
get
them
where
they
need
to
be.
But
we
do
ask
all
visitors
to
come
in
through
that
front
office,
so
we
can
make
sure
who's
who's
there
at
all
times.
A
D
Absolutely
I'm,
just
like
everything
we
do
at
school.
We
we
practice
it.
We
talk
about
it,
we
really
make
it
a
normal
thing
and-
and
the
kids
usually
when
it's
time
to
have
a
drill,
they're
prepared,
they're
excited
because
it's
almost
like
a
show
where
they
get
to
perform,
and
we
know
we
also
do
provide
students
that
are
needing
and
they
might
have
sensory
issues
or
just
with
our
loud
noises
at
our
alarms.
D
We
do
allow
them
to
take
headsets
out
that
they're
that
they
know
to
grab
themselves
and
then,
after
our
drills,
students
are
always
provided
with
feedback
as
to
like
great
job.
He
came
out
of
the
building
really
quietly
and
quickly
and
and
they're
really
excited
about
it
and
I
think
when
they
go
back
to
the
classroom,
they
do
talk
about
how
they
did
a
great
job
with
it
and
I
know.
For
my
own
daughter,
she's
now
a
first
grader
when
she
would
come
back
from
her
kindergarten
drills,
she
was
really
excited,
she
would
say
mom.
D
A
Thank
you
so
much
Kathleen.
We
have
a
question
I
believe
about
administrative
transfers,
so
I'm
hoping
you
can
address
it
so
if
they
have
finally
moved
over
the
summer
and
they
have
a
kindergartener
but
also
have
a
sibling
that
attends
a
different
school,
do
they
need
to
do
a
school
transfer
now
is
or
when
would
they
do
that
within
the
time?
Maybe
just
talk
about
that
process
a
little
bit?
Yes,.
C
They
will
act
on
them
in
August
and
an
administrative
transfer
is
for
a
family
that
would
lives
in,
let's,
say,
lives
in
barn
attendance
area
and
would
like
to
go
to
a
different
school
because
they
their
parents
might
work
there
and
closer
to
another
school,
and
so
they
would
like
their
child
to
go
there
because
it
will
be
convenient
for
them.
Not
all
administrate
transfers
are
approved.
C
There
is
a
hardship
criteria
that
you'll
find
in
the
form
and
the
form
is
found
on
the
website
and
there
are
four
criteria:
it's
the
same
hardship
criteria
that
OD
II
uses
and
you
hand
it
in
to
your
home
school
principal.
So
that
would
be,
if
you
lived
in
barns,
you'd
hand
it
into
barns,
Elementary
and
then
the
barns
principal
and
then
the
school
that
you're
trying
to
attend
would
have
a
conversation,
and
the
first
thing
they're
going
to
look
at
is
capacity.
Do
they
have
room
for
the
kids?
A
Thank
you
so
much.
We
have
a
few
questions
about
what
that
first
day
looks
like
do.
I
have
to
drop
my
kids
off.
Can
I
walk
them
to
class?
What,
if
I,
don't
have
a
background
check?
What
can
I
expect
as
a
as
a
parent
for
the
first
time
coming
into
school,
with
my
kindergartner
I'm
wondering
if
one
of
the
principal's
could
address
that
for
us
I.
B
Can
talk
about
that
just
as
Jen,
unless
I
have
shared
that
there
are
some
things
that
are
consistent
around
safety
in
all
our
schools?
There
are
also
things
that
vary
a
little
bit
and
I
would
say
that
what
you
can
be
guaranteed
to
have
is
that
there
will
be
plenty
of
staff
on
hand
on
the
first
day
of
school,
if,
indeed,
we
all
get
to
come
and
be
in
face-to-face
contact
with
each
other
during
the
first
day
or
first
weeks
of
kindergarten
that
we'll
have
plenty
of
staff
on
hand.
B
I
knit
I
can
speak
to
the
schools
where
I've
been
principal
at
and
we
always
have
lots
of
people
on
hand.
We
have
class
lists
ready
to
go.
We
have
arrows
signs,
multi-lingual
Pitts
staff,
who
can
direct
families
that
speak
different
language,
and
then
we
just
make
sure
that
everybody
gets
to
the
right
spots.
I
guarantee
you
that
when
a
child
comes
into
a
building,
there
are
lots
of
adults
within
five
to
ten
feet
of
them
and
are
constantly
they're
available
to
warmly
help
them
and
support
them
and
get
them
to
the
right
spots.
B
We
don't
lose
kids
in
schools
and
we
do
a
great
job.
I
think
as
a
whole.
District
of
making
sure
see.
Kids
are
safe
and
taken
care
of
we're
all
very
aware.
Kindergarteners
are
in
a
special
situation.
They
haven't
been
in
our
buildings,
they
haven't
been
in
a
full-day
school
environment,
and
so
we
take
special
care
and
put
a
lot
of
effort
into
making
sure
they
get
all
the
support
that
they
need
and
often
I've
seen
some
parents.
They
kind
of.
B
We
sometimes
will
have
what
we
call
a
whoo-whoo
or
like
boohoo
gathering
for
our
parents,
where
some
parents
like
woohoo
they're,
going
to
kindergarten
and
others
are
like
boo
there,
and
we
try
to
make
sure
to
have
that
gathering
for
our
parents,
so
they
can
kind
of
decompress
from
that
emotional
place
of
giving
their
children
to
us
and
trusting
us
with
them.
And
so
we
take
that
responsibility
really
seriously
in
our
schools
and
make
sure
to
provide
whatever
guidance
or
support
we
need
to
for
the
kids,
but
also
for
parents.
So
there's
lots
of
opportunities.
B
If
your
questions
don't
get
answered
tonight
to
be
able
to
get
those
questions
answered
at
your
school
sites,
I
know
that's
got
to
be
hard
when
you're
thinking
about
all
the
things
they're
pertinent
to
you
and
you
want
to
know-
and
you
may
not
get
the
monitor
tonight,
but
do
know
that
we'll
do
everything
we
can
in
our
school
sites.
I
would
just
add
one
thing
about
that
on
all
of
our
school
websites.
B
There's
a
button
in
the
top
right
corner
called
connect,
I
think
it
says,
and
if
you
click
on
that,
then
there's
a
contact
us
button
and
if
you
click
on
that
button,
it
sends
a
direct
email
to
typically
a
school
secretary
or
principal,
or
checking
that
regularly
and
I
get
daily
emails
that
I'm
responding
to
from
families
who
are
contacting
us
about
all
kinds
of
things.
So,
if
you're
having
trouble
or
not
sure
how
to
contact
or
who
to
contact,
that's
the
best
place
to
start.
Okay.
B
A
C
Right
now,
I
recommend
that
you
sit
still
and
I
know.
That's
a
that's
a
hard
thing
to
say,
but
registration
has
just
opened
up,
and
so
we
are
gathering
the
names
and
the
emails
and
the
paperwork
in
order
to
get
you
on
class
or
get
you
on
the
school
roster
and
then
once
that
happens,
then
the
school
will
be
reaching
out
to
you
to
like
give
you
newsletters
that
they're
passing
out
to
the
rest
of
their
community.
There
also
will
be
sending
information.
C
That's
just
pertinent
to
kindergarten
you'll
hear
more
about
kindergarten
closer
to
school
year,
starting
than
you
will
right
now.
So
the
themes
like
well
my
child
be
able
to
ride
the
bus.
What's
the
bus,
where
do
they
get
picked
up?
What
are
the
meals?
All
of
that
information
will
be
coming
in
August.
Thank.
A
B
That
might
be
happening
because
really
placements
come
down
to
whatever
teachers
are
assigned
to
that
grade
level
and
then,
whatever
kids
are
coming
into
that
grade
level,
and
then
we
try
to
create
communities
that
are
productive
and
positive
for
everybody.
So
that's
kind
of
a
complex
one
to
answer
in
a
succinct
way.
Mm-Hmm.
A
B
Now
most
of
our
schools
we're
getting.
Our
secretaries
are
looking
at
those
online
registrations
and
they're
starting
to
prep
they're
processing,
those
typically
a
secretary
to
reach
out
if
they
needed
additional
paperwork
or
verification
around
birth
certificate
or
some
of
our
immunizations.
And
then,
as
we
move
into
the
more
cysts,
more
clear
planning
for
what
the
fall
will
look
like
I'm,
suspecting
that
in
most
schools
we
will
create.
B
We
have
a
way
to
create
mailing
lists
for
those
families
that
have
been
registered
and
emails
and
different
schools
do
different
things,
but,
for
instance,
we
both
would
send
out
an
email
to
all
the
families
that
have
registered
to
welcome
them
and
to
send
them
a
welcome
letter
both
by
email
and
a
hardcopy.
Mailing
and
different
schools
do
different
things
to
reach
out
to
you,
but
I
suspect
that
by
the
middle
of
August,
you
should
for
sure
should
hear
from
the
school
if
not
before
them.
In.