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Superintendent Flanagan joins Mayor Weinberger and Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist, Dr. William Raszka for a Telephone and Virtual Town Hall Meeting to discuss re-opening schools in our community.
To learn more, visit https://www.bsdvt.org/district/reopenbsd/
A
Good
evening,
everyone,
I'm
mayor,
miro
weinberger,
thank
you
for
joining
the
telephone
town
meeting
event
that
where
this
is
the
third
time
during
the
pandemic,
that
we've
tried
to
gather
the
community
and
talk
about
key
milestones
in
this
pandemic.
We
had
one
of
these
way
back
in
march,
just
as
this
was
all
beginning.
A
We
have
people
joining
by
phone
by
zoom
and
on
facebook
live
tonight,
and
I
am
uh
really
thrilled
to
have
here
with
me
two
guests
from
the
uvm
medical
center,
dr
william
razcat,
and
our
brand
new
superintendent
tom
flanagan,
who
has
joined
us
in
the
middle
of
this
pandemic
and
taken
over
the
burlington
school
district
and
what
a
time
to
uh
have
uh
begun
your
tenure
here
tom.
uh
Thank
you
for
for
your
service
uh
at
this
real
time
of
need
for
the
community
um
I'll,
just
I'll.
A
um
I
was
a
big
supporter
of
shutting
down
the
schools
early
um
last
march.
I
thought
it
was
a
critical
step
as
the
as
the
virus
was
descending
upon
us
and
we
had
so
little
information,
testing
information
and
it's
a
little
understanding
of
the
virus.
I
thought
it
was
something
we
had
to
do
and
I
think
the
fact
that
governor
scott
made
that
decision
with
superintendents
was
was
critical
and
part
of
the
success
of
keeping
the
levels
of
virus
here
in
vermont,
always
at
a
pretty
level
low
level.
A
um
By
the
same
token,
uh
I
think
we
have
to
acknowledge
shutting
down.
The
schools
has
massive
impacts
on
the
community
large
impacts
on
on
kids
that
during
critical
times
of
their
lives,
you
don't
get.
You
know
time
you
don't
get
back
remote
learning
uh
we're
all
as
a
parent
of
two
children
in
the
school
district,
very
appreciative
for
the
incredible
hard
work
of
teachers
to
keep
our
children
learning
remotely.
But
it's
not
the
same.
We
all
know
it's
not
the
same,
and
uh
you
know
there
also
brought
impacts
on
the
rest
of
the
community.
A
You
know
what
do
we
know
about
this,
about
the
possibility
of
reopening
schools
and,
first
of
all,
we
know
other
parts
of
the
world
have
done
this
successfully.
There
are
other
parts
of
the
world
who
are
ahead
of
us
and
have
seen
school
districts
reopen
since
the
pandemic
began
and
been
able
to
operate
safely.
A
Second,
my
sense
and
we'll
hear
more
from
dr
ratzka
in
just
a
minute.
I
is
my
sense
that
we
have
met
the
public
health
conditions
necessary
to
to
attempt
to
do
this
one.
We
have
very
low
levels
of
virus
transmission
in
burlington
and
chittenden
county,
even
the
whole
state,
and
it's
been
that
way
for
an
extended
period
of
time,
which
sets
us
apart
from
most
of
the
country
right
now.
A
So
I
think
it
can
be
a
case
that
it's
the
right
decision
for
la
and
many
other
school
districts
to
have
decided
not
to
reopen,
but
also
be
the
right
decision
for
us
to
be
attempting
to
do
so.
um
But
the
other
thing
is
you
can't
just
have
schools
operating
as
normal?
You
have
to
take
steps
to
keep
those
facilities
safe.
A
If
you
want
to
ask
a
question-
and
we
have
some
people
standing
by
here
to
help
us
pull
this
off
and
get
your
question
asked.
I
mean
if
you're
on
facebook
go
ahead
and
use
the
comments
function
and
we're
going
to
try
to
monitor
that
and
answer
as
many
of
those
questions
as
we
can
over
the
course
of
the
next
hour.
So
with
that,
thank
you
again,
dr
razka.
Thank
you
superintendent
plan
again
for
for
joining
tonight
and
um
dr
azka
uh
turn
it
over
to
you.
Thank
you
for
all
your
service.
B
Thank
you
very
much
for
inviting
me
to
join
this.
I'm
very
excited
to
be
here
so,
as
the
mayor
has
said,
I'm
I'm
a
physician.
I'm
a
pediatric
infectious
disease
physician
at
the
university
of
vermont
along
the
cultural
medicine,
I'm
also
a
teacher
at
the
longer
college
of
medicine,
and
I
do
have
to
let
everyone
know
that
the
opinions
I'm
going
to
state
are
my
own
and
not
necessarily
those
of
the
universe
of
vermont.
But
I
want
to
talk
about
four
different
things
and
I
think
the
mayor
alluded
to
some
of
these
things.
B
So
for
those
of
you
who
are
on
zoom,
you
can
see
this
map
of
the
united
states.
It's
a
heat
map
of
covet
19
infections
in
the
united
states,
and
you
can
see
there's
some
grisly
purple
areas
and
the
sun
belt.
That
shows
there's
a
lot
of
transmission.
There's
a
lot
of
covid
there.
If
you
look
up
in
vermont
and
again
it's
for
the
phone,
you
can't
see
it,
but
there's
very
little
disease
there.
B
B
Everyone
is
barraged
every
day,
but
the
numbers
across
the
united
states
rising
rates
here
and
there
astronomical
surges
here
and
there,
particularly
in
the
sun
bill
that
is
not
vermont.
We
have
a
very
low
prevalence
if
there's
any
take-home
message
from
anything.
I
say
I
want
everyone
who's
listening
to
that
to
this
this
discussion
tonight,
to
remember
that
the
prevalence
rate
in
vermont
is
much
lower
than
almost
anywhere
else
in
the
united
states,
and
our
comparison
group
is
maine
and
countries
in
northern
western
europe.
B
That's
a
procurement
script,
not
georgia,
not
texas,
not
mississippi,
not
even
parts
of
iowa
right
now,
vermonters
have
worked
hard,
there's
been
economic
pain.
There's
been
this
great
messaging.
We
are
in
this
great
situation
because
of
all
the
efforts
that
people
put
into
this,
but
we,
our
prevalence
rate,
is
really
low
and
that's
a
great
place
to
be
so.
What's
the
data
on
sars
kovi
transmission
in
children?
B
It
turns
out
that
initially
these
were
based
upon
household
contact
cities.
They
would
find
children
who
were
infected
with
the
the
virus,
so
it
had
coven
19
and
say:
well,
you
know
what
what
happened.
Did
they
get
it
from
an
adult?
Are
they
transmitted
to
somebody
else?
And
basically
all
the
household
contact
studies
have
been
done
have
really
suggested
that
children
are
not
the
drivers,
but
almost
always
the
children
had
acquired
the
disease
from
an
adult,
whether
some
household
or
someplace
else.
There
was
a
really
well
publicized
study
out
of
south
korea.
B
um
That
was
came
that
was
published
in
july
of
this
this
summer.
That
suggested
that
children
10
to
19
were
just
as
infectious
as
adults
got
a
lot
of
national
play.
It
turned
out.
They
looked
at
their
data
again
three
weeks
later
and
said
now
that
we
actually
can
figure
out
which
way
the
transmission
is
going.
It
turned
out
that
children
were
remarkably
unlikely
to
transmit
the
disease
in
their
household
that
they
primarily
had
gotten
it
from
other
contexts.
So
household
contact
studies
are
really
reassuring.
B
School-Based
studies
at
the
onset
of
the
pandemic
are
also
really
reassuring
that
young
children,
particularly
young
children,
were
not
transmitting
the
disease
to
other
children
or
adults,
and
that's
based
upon
data
in
singapore,
ireland,
australia
and
other
countries
in
western
europe.
Just
they
were
not
trans
and
it
was
actually
hard
to
find
many
children
that
had
transmitted
to
other
children
or
adults.
B
B
B
So,
in
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
child
care
centers
were
taking
care
of
of
children
of
all
ages
of
a
central
healthcare
worker.
So
this
is
not
just
three
year
olds
and
two-year-olds.
These
are
two-year-olds
five-year-olds
12
year
olds,
and
the
ymca
data
is
amazing.
There
were
occasional
people
that
were
identified
in
these
settings
who
had
covered
19,
but
there
were
no
outbreaks.
There
was
no
ongoing
transmission,
a
report
just
out
of
brown
and
rhode
island
data
suggested
again
with
some
simple
mitigation
procedures.
They
are
not
seen
outbreaks.
B
Our
vermont
data
over
the
summer
is
incredibly
reassuring.
Our
burlington
data
over
the
summer
really
reassuring
we're
not
seeing
outbreaks,
really
good
news
in
areas
of
low
prevalence.
The
data
is
really
clear.
There's
been
little
transmission
in
schools.
Now
I
have
to
be
very
careful
and
areas
of
low
prevalence,
so
this
is
denmark.
This
is
the
netherlands.
This
is
parts
of
germany
and
really
importantly,
three
scandinavian
countries
actually
measured
incidence
rates
or
prevalence
rates
of
covet
19
and
teachers
in
the
general
adult
population,
and
they
did
not
see
a
difference
and
they
did
not.
B
They
were
not
seeing
a
change
in
prevalence
rates.
This
is
really
great
news,
but
again
low
prevalence
areas
in
areas
where
there
is
high
prevalence.
When
you
open
school
things,
don't
go
well
so
in
israel,
when
they
open
the
entire
economy,
open
bars
and
schools
at
the
same
time
and
could
not
physically
distance
in
israeli
high
schools,
they
saw
lots
of
disease
in
the
high
schools.
So
our
our
conclusions
are
then
areas
of
pro
low
prevalence
and
with
wise
use
of
mitigation
procedure
procedures.
The
data's
really
reassuring
about
school
opening.
B
B
So
again,
all
children
are
going
to
be
required
to
wear
a
mask
unless
there's
a
developmental
or
medical
reason,
not
to
wear
that
the
teachers
will
be
wearing
masking
we're
going
to
use
physical
distancing,
there's
a
controversy
board
that
should
be
three
feet
or
six
feet.
Different
organizations
have
different
recommendations.
B
Keep
in
mind
the
six-foot
rule
that
the
cdc
follows
is
based
upon
adults.
Coughing
seven-year-old
children
cannot
cough
the
same
way
a
60
year
old
man
can
cough
they're
really
different.
So
that's
why
some
people
are
using
three
feet
or
three
to
six
feet:
we're
going
to
avoid
congregating
in
indoor
facilities
like
gymnasiums
or
cafeterias.
B
Some
schools,
though
not
necessarily
burlington
or
use
staggered,
start
and
times
hand
washing
will
be
important
and
daily
cleaning
the
deep
clean
that.
So
we
don't
need
to
deep
clean
every
couple
days,
but
all
the
facilities
and
the
staff
there
have
a
great
plan
of
routine
cleaning.
Of
course
we're
going
to
identify
those
people
who
might
be
infected
and
isolate,
and
we
have
a
great
contact
method
to
do
that.
So,
what's.
D
B
Summary
we
have
a
low
prevalence
rate
in
vermont,
which
is
fantastic
news,
and
the
mayor
emphasized
that
this
is
a
great
place
to
be.
We
are
different
from
every
other
spot.
We've
had
consistent
messaging
from
the
governor
and
the
health
department.
Everyone
else
about
distancing
masking
that's
going
to
be
essential
to
maintain
the
schools
have
developed
marvelous
mitigation
plans.
They
are
really
on
top
of
they've,
been
working
on
this
non-stop
for
a
long
time,
and
the
health
department
is
ready
to
step
in
and
they've
done
a
marvelous
job.
A
A
um
I
I
think
you
and
you
know-
and
I
appreciate
the
the
core
point
which,
as
I've
understood
the
key
to
reopenings
of
schools
and
pretty
much
every
other
element
of
our
society
that
we
have
been
reopening
since
may
in
earnest,
is
to
have
these
public
health
procedures
uh
in
place,
um
and
I
know
that
this
is
something
the
burlington
school
district
team
has
been
working
hard
on
um
we've.
You
know
something
that
uh
has
I've
really
appreciated.
That
has
gone
on
throughout
the
pandemic.
A
Is
that
um
the
school
district
and
the
city
have
been
in
close
touch
in
a
way
that,
during
normal
times,
you
know
we
really
we
do
some
of,
but
nothing
like
we
have
since
the
pandemic.
We
have
uh
at
one
point
we
were
meeting
together.
Basically,
almost
every
day,
then
we
went
down
to
three
times
a
week.
Now
we're
down
to
about
a
weekly
coordination.
Call
between
all
the
city
department
heads
as
well
as
a
representative
from
the
school
district
in
and
uvm
medical
center
uh
too.
C
So
I
just
wanted
to
yeah.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
mayor.
Thank
you,
dr
aska,
for
for
having
us
here
today
and
and
uh
first
for
setting
this
up.
I
think
it's
really
important.
uh
We've
been
using
um
a
set
of
core
principles
in
in
our
planning
to
return
to
school,
uh
and
those
principles
are
equity,
engagement
and
deep
learning,
and
this
is
an
opportunity
for
for
us.
I
I
think,
to
engage
uh
in
with
community
with
our
community
um
and
to
hear
questions
and
to
be
able
to
give
some
information.
C
I,
as
you
said
mayor
I
I
am
new
to
burlington
uh
and
and
most
excited
to
have
my
my
three
daughters,
who
are
gonna,
be
uh
one
in
middle
school.
Two
in
elementary
school
head
head
back
to
school
on
september,
8th
and
they're
really
excited
to
to
get
going,
um
so
uh
we
want
to
really
emphasize
the
importance
of
collaboration
mayor.
C
C
Learning
is
going
to
be
happening
on
a
days
and
on
b
days,
whether
you're
in
school
or
at
home,
um
and
and
we're
really
emphasizing
the
importance
of
being
back
to
school,
to
make
sure
that
we're
catching
that
we're
we're
catching
back
up
uh
for
any
learning
that
was
lost
and
then
continuing
to
move
forward.
um
With
this
priority
of
deep
learning
and
of
and
of
really
engaging
meaningful
learning
experiences,
which
is
to
me
the
core
equity
imperative
that
we
have
in
our
in
our
district.
um
We
on
that
along
those
lines.
C
We
have
we're
offering
four
days
of
of
uh
learning,
of
in-person
instruction
for
students
who
have
ieps
as
a
result
of
a
special
education
need
and
also
english
learners.
We
wanted
to
make
sure
we
were
prioritizing
services
for
for
for
those
students,
and
we
are
also
still
keeping
class
sizes
small
and
ensuring
that
there
is
distancing
class
sizes
range
are
ranging
between
8
to
15.
C
Students
with,
I
think
the
average
class
sizes
are
in
the
are
probably
in
the
12
12
student
range,
and
if
you
walk
into
our
classrooms
right
now,
I've
been
walking
to
schools
and
and
you'll
see
class
desks.
That
are
spaced
apart,
um
but
still
bright,
welcoming
engaging
spaces
that
show
that
um
we
are
ready
for
students
to
come
back.
I
was
over
at
sustainability
academy
today
and
and
um
and
and
flynn
yesterday
and
the
the
halls
are
gleaming.
C
The
walls
are
gleaming,
the
the
classrooms
are
set
up
and
we're
ready
for
for
learning
and
excited
for
students
to
come
back.
We
also
have,
and
90
of
our
students
chose
the
hybrid
room,
hybrid
um
model,
and
so
I
think
that
just
shows
the
the
will
of
the
of
the
community
to
return
to
school
in
person.
Ten
percent
of
our
about
ten
percent
of
our
our
families
chose
the
remote
option,
which
is,
which
is
a
great
option
as
well
and
we're.
C
So,
over
the
course
of
the
summer,
we
have
um
done
an
analysis
of
all
of
our
hvac
systems
to
make
sure
that
and
we've
replaced
uh
filters
at
all
of
those
we've
upgraded
filters
and
we
having
are
increasing
airflow.
So
I
was
actually
in
a
room
today
where,
usually
you
can't
feel
the
airflow
there's
an
in
and
out
in
each
room
um
in
terms
of
air
coming
in
and
coming
out,
you
could
actually
feel
the
air
moving,
and
so
we've
been
able
to
increase
airflow
to
keep
that
going.
Also,
we
have.
C
We
have
some
rooms
where
we
we've
purchased
air,
purifiers
and
so
they're,
where
they're
air
purifiers
in
some
spaces,
we
don't
need
them
in
all
spaces,
but
in
some
spaces
and
also
fans
in
in
some
spaces
and
and
also
emphasizing
we're.
We
are
also
emphasizing
outdoor
learning.
We
have
tents
at
each
of
our
schools
um
and
and
multiple
tents
at
some
schools
and
making
sure
we're
providing
an
opportunity
for
students
to
get
outside
too.
C
I
I
mentioned
um
a
second
ago
so,
uh
but
when
you
do
look
at
a
classroom
for
the
most
part
in
our
in
our
classrooms,
you're
gonna
see
desks,
spaced
three
to
six
feet
apart.
uh
The
guidance
from
the
agency
of
education
changed
last
week
or
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
from
the
recommendation
of
a
six
foot
physical
uh
distancing
to
three
to
six
feet,
uh
because
the
the
numbers
are
are
so
good
in
vermont
and
we're
not
we're
in
a
good
place.
C
We
were
able
to
flex
that
a
little
bit
that
allowed
us
to
bring
students
with
ieps
and
students
who
were
learning
english
back
um
and
also
allowed
us
to
look
a
little
bit
more
flexibly
at
our
at
our
classroom.
Setups
we
do
have,
we
do
have
barriers
and
some
in
some
I
was
in
a
room
today
that
was
there
was
a
circle
table
and
there's
plexiglas
in
between,
so
that
students
can
actually
sit
across
from
each
other
around
a
circular
table,
but
there's
a
plexiglas
in
between,
but
it
doesn't
feel
overly
sterile
again.
C
C
There's
some
there's
some
movement
there,
but
we've
I've
also
been
messaging
to
families
and
to
students
and
and
to
our
community
as
much
as
we
can.
We,
if
we
can
utilize
other
forms
of
transportation,
uh
that
that
will
help
to
sort
of
ease
the
the
the
demand
on
the
public
transportation
and
also
not
uh
not
all
of
our
students
will
be
in
school.
C
I'm
also
hopeful
that
we
have
success
and
that
we
can
come
back
to
school,
particularly
in
that
pre-k
five
range
as
soon
as
we
possibly
can,
maybe
even
if
we
have
a
lot
of
success
in
september
coming
back
in
early
october,
so
that
we
can
get
back
to
school
five
days
a
week.
I
know
the
alternating
day.
Schedule
is
a
real
burden
on
on
our
families
and
our
community,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
we
can
get
back
as
soon
as
we
can
uh
just
some
dates
at
the
end.
C
To
remember
school
school
starts
on
september
5th,
for
for
the
majority
of
students,
pre-k
starts
on
september
14th.
We
just
learned
that
the
vermont
virtual
learning
collaborative
uh
we
learned
yesterday.
That's
the
the
um
way
that
our
students
in
grades,
9
through
12,
are
going
to
be
receiving
their
remote
learning.
C
For
those
students
who
are
fully
remote
is
going
to
start
on
september,
14th
uh
we're
getting
started
with
sports
they're
going
to
look
different,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
students
are
out
and
active
and
enjoying
that
that
the
community
that
sports
brings
um
and
and
yeah
so
we're
ready
to
we're
ready
to
go.
We're
excited
for
school
to
start
on
september,
8th.
A
A
If
you
would
like
to
talk
by
phone
again,
press
star,
3
and
we'll
try
to
get
you
on
on
the
air,
um
I
I
have
one
question
uh
as
as
we're
starting
here.
uh
You
know
dr
raska,
how
um
you
know
we've
been
uh
at
the
city
talking
a
lot
uh
since
since
may,
and
attempting
to
reopen.
We
have
really
had
this.
uh
This
been
uh
using
this
concept
of
a
boxing
in
the
virus
and
basically
uh
the
the
concept
being.
A
We
are
going
to
have
positives
from
time
to
time
within
the
community,
and-
and
you
know
we
have
some
days
where
there
is
zero
uh
evident.
You
know
no
new
infections
that
we're
aware
of,
but
um
generally
it's
uh
you
know.
The
average
for
months
now
has
been
around
four
or
five
in
the
county,
uh
sometimes
less,
sometimes
a
little
more
um
and
what's
really
important
when
there
is
an
infection.
You
know
it's
not
this.
For
the
great
majority
of
people,
this
is
not
a
you
know.
A
This
is
uh
this
is
something
that
they
will
recover
from,
uh
and
the
goal
cannot
be.
um
Nikola
is
not
right
right
now.
The
public
health
goal
is
not
zero,
newer
infections,
but
the
goal
is
that
when
there
is
an
infection
that
we're
able
to
box
it
in
quickly
we're
able
to
through
testing
contact,
tracing
isolation
and
quarantine
efforts,
we're
able
to
quickly
define
who
has
the
virus
and
keep
them
separated
from
from
others,
so
the
virus
doesn't
spread
and
keep
them
separated
from
really
vulnerable
communities.
A
B
So,
thank
you
for
that
question.
I
think
that
the
the
likelihood
of
infections
in
school
is
low,
but
it's
going
to
mirror
the
prevalence
rate
in
the
community
that
if
we
keep
the
prevalence
rate
in
the
community,
we're
going
to
have
a
low
prevalence
rate
in
schools
and
actually
schools
may
be
even
a
bit
safer
than
most
other
public
spaces,
because
we're
going
to
be
screening
people
to
go
in
we're
going
to
be
monitoring
very
carefully
we're
going
to
do
contact
isolation.
B
I
think
it's
actually
a
very
safe
public
space,
but
there
will
be
some
child
that
will
be
diagnosed
with
covet
19
and
the
state
health
department
has
really
elaborate
plans,
just
as
you
mentioned
that
as
soon
as
we
identify
a
person,
we're
going
to
do
contact
tracing
that
one
of
the
reasons
that
we're
really
interested
in
making
sure
we
know
exactly
who
those
children
are
with
is
so
that
we
know
who
are
the
potential
exposures
there's
a
very
specific
definition
for
an
exposure.
The
health
department
will
be
notifying
everyone
really
quickly.
B
E
F
Oh
hi,
um
yes,
it's
karen
turner
and
uh
yesterday
secretary
french
in
the
governor's
press
conference,
indicated
that
schools
would
likely
be
going
to
um
step
three
in
right
away
like
in
two
weeks,
and
so
I
wondered
how
burlington
schools
were
going
to
handle
the
physical
distancing
in
that
scenario,
with
all
kids
back
at
school.
Thank
you.
C
Sure
so
there
are
these
steps
in
the
vermont
department,
uh
our
agency
of
education
guidance
for
returning
to
school
step.
One
is
fully
remote
step.
Two
is
kind
of
this
hybrid
remote
option
and
um
or
it
includes
language
that
led
us
to
the
decision
to
do
hybrid,
uh
remote
to
start
and
then
step
three
loosen
some
of
those
restrictions.
C
So
the
important
thing
to
know
is
that
moving
to
step,
three
doesn't
mean
that
we
are
uh
directed
or
given
the
green
light
to
immediately
go
into
uh
full
full
on
in-person
instruction.
uh
What
it
means
is
that
some
of
the
restrictions,
some
of
the
the
guidance
loosens
a
little
bit
around
physical,
distancing
and
um
and
and
some
of
the
guidance
just
allows
a
little
bit
uh
bigger
groups
to
be
together
and
to
and
to
have
more
flexibility.
So
it
indicates
that
we
are.
A
C
Yes,
absolutely
I
mean
our
goal
is
to
I
mean
I
think
the
community
has
been
clear
that
they
they
want
uh
to
be
back
in
person
and
and
um
it's
pretty
clear
that
people
want
to
come
back
more
than
two
days
a
week,
because
that
just
places
such
a
burden
on
on
families,
but
also
we
know
that
students,
you
know,
need
five
days
a
week
of
learning
that
is
in
person
as
as
much
as
we
possibly
can.
So.
C
C
We
have
to
rethink
the
entire
way
that
we
operate
um
and,
and
there
are
contracts
in
place-
and
there
are
a
lot
of
like
you-
know-
things
that
we
have
to
work
through
to
make
sure
that
we're
able
to
operate
under
different
conditions,
because
even
step
three
is
our.
The
conditions
are
not
the
same.
It's
not
like
everything
is
lifted
and
you're
back
to
school,
as
you
were
in
uh
last
um
last
january,
uh
it's
there's
a.
There
are
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
pieces
to
work
out
there.
C
My
goal
is
to
get
back
in
in
early
october
and
I'm
really
hoping
that
we
show
success
here.
We
work
collaboratively
to
to
make
this
happen
when
we're
flexible
and
we
when
we
make,
we
make
it
happen
and
show
that
we
can
come
back,
because
that's
that's
the
right
thing.
I
think
for
people
for
the
community.
A
A
Sometimes
he
says
of
the
spigot
doing
that
with
this
major
function
of
the
school
district
as
well
doing
it
in
this
incremental
way
um
makes
a
lot
of
sense,
and
it's
and
it's
great
to
hear
that
there
is
a
possibility
out
there
that
um
uh
we
could
get
back
to
more
normal
times
um
and
more
normal
schedule
within
personal
learning,
not
that
far
down
the
road.
I
see
some
great
questions
coming
in
on
the
zoom.
A
Let
me
try
to
get
to
a
bunch
of
them,
they're
so
straightforward,
but
this
is,
I
sort
of
you
know
I
I
think
indication
you
know.
As
a
parent
out
there
we
get
so
many
communications.
Getting
some
of
this
basic
stuff
right
is
is
really
important.
So
if
there's
someone
uh
laura
is
asking
if
my
child
goes
to
school
on
a
days
since
we're
closed
next
monday,
does
that
mean
the
first
day
of
school
will
be
thursday
september
10th?
For
kids
on
a
days.
C
Yes,
the
first
in-person
day,
obviously
will
be
well,
maybe
not
obvious.
The
first
in-person
day
will
be
on
the
10th,
but
we
will
be
reaching
out
so
teachers
and
schools
will
be
reaching
out
um
to
their
classes
before
school
starts
and
wednesday
is
a
full
remote
day.
So
that
would
be
a
day
of
uh
where
there
can
be
um
or
where
there
can
be
a
check-in.
A
C
So
I
I
think
the
model
itself
creates
real
changes,
because
one
of
the
things
that
we
really
cared
about
was
that
there
would
be
continuity
as
much
continuity
and
sort
of
connectedness
throughout
the
week
as
there
could
be,
and
we
felt
like
having
two
days
that
weren't
side
by
side
allowed
that
to
happen.
So
the
students
weren't
away
for
too
long.
So
a
lot.
Those
those
remote
days,
um
the
the
b
day
right,
the
the
or
the
a
day
if
you're,
depending
on
which
group
you
are
those
are
going
to
be.
C
um
Students
are
going
to
come
home
with
with
work
uh
that
was
prepped
the
day
before.
And
then
we
are
also
working
on
figuring
out
ways
to
connect
new
students
to
each
other
students
to
teachers
on
those
days
and
and
making
sure
that
they
are
connected
in
um
through
their
learning
into
their
class
on
those
off
days.
And
there
are
different
ways
because
of
snapping
and
because
of
kind
of
what
is
possible.
Based
on
what
schools
different
schools
look
like
those
days.
C
May
those
days
will
look
a
little
bit
different
for
different
classes
and
schools,
but
we're
also
working
to
create
as
much
consistency
as
possible.
That
wednesday,
which
is
the
remote
day
for
everyone,
will
be
of
will
be
a
remote
day.
So
we
have
put
out
schedules
of
what
those
sample
schedules
of
what
those
days
look
like
and
schools
are
putting
out
individual
schedules
of
what
those
days
look
like.
So
the
remote
day
that
wednesday
will
include
more
touch
time
because
you'll
have
all
students
at
home
and
the
teachers
will
have
time
to
work
with
students.
A
Great
um
I,
dr
raska,
I
think
here's
a
great
question
for
you
from
adam.
um
uh
You
know
what
is
the
plan.
Is
the
question
for
regular
covid
testing
for
students,
staff
and
teachers
to
identify
and
mitigate
any
outbreaks,
and
and
uh
and
you
know,
and
to
agree
that
I
think
you
know
we're
not
relying
on
that
kind
of
surveillance
testing.
I
think
it
would
be
great
if
you
could
explain
to
people.
B
So
right
now
the
vermont
department,
health
and
uh
uvm
medical
center
do
not
support
routine
testing
of
asymptomatic
individuals
and
particularly
using
antigen
tests.
There's
been
a
lot
of
interest
in
doing
testing
surveillance
testing.
Dr
jaw
has
thought,
has
promulgated
a
thought
that
we
could
do
lots
of
testing
all
the
time
and
we
could
identify
people.
The
problem
is
that
we
don't
have
a
really
inexpensive
point
of
care
test.
That's
sensitive
and
highly
specific.
It
doesn't
exist
when
that
does
exist,
then
that
would
be
a
really
great
idea.
B
That
would
be
really
cool
that
we
could
actually
do
a
lot
of
testing.
Every
single
student
would
be
tested
a
couple
times
a
week,
every
single
staff
member-
we
just
don't,
have
it
yet.
The
abbott
tests,
the
binocs
now
test
that
got
all
the
publicity
is
still
only
approved
for
testing
people
who
are
a
symptomatic
and
in
the
first
day,
seven
days
and
here's
the
the
speed
of
science
and
decision
making
these
days.
That
test
was
approved
based
upon
102
results.
B
It
takes
a
couple
thousand
test
results
to
get
a
new
strep
throat
test
approved,
but
this
is
approved
based
on
102..
We
don't
really
know
how
that's
going
to
perform
in
a
surveillance
model.
To
be
honest
with
you,
the
vermont
department,
health
and
the
governor's
scientific
task
force
we'll
be
taking
up
this
issue
again,
we
looked
at
it
this
past
week,
we're
going
to
look
at
it
again
this
week,
but
right
now
that
testing
is
not
ready
for
prime
time
it's
on
the
radar.
A
A
um
We
have
been-
and
there
was
a
seven
day
story
on
it
earlier
uh
yesterday,
um
and
we
talked
about
a
little
bit
on
my
briefing
yesterday.
This
is
sort
of
real
time.
It's
it's
evolving,
but
something
we
have
been
working
hard
on
through
the
month
of
august
is
some
kind
of
wastewater
testing
that
would
potentially,
if
this
works,
give
us
a
a
early
warning,
an
early
sense
of
uh
virus
levels,
virus
transmission
levels
changing
in
the
community.
A
You
potentially
can
narrow
that
down.
One
thing
that
is
being
looked
at
specifically
is
whether
this
you
could
actually
do
waste
water
testing,
some
actually
testing
the
wastewater
flows
in
a
way
that
would
give
us
some
sense
of
uh
whether
there
was
new
positives
happening
at
the
high
school.
um
We,
you
know,
like
dr
razga's
points
about
how
science
is
evolving,
and
this
is
a
very
fluid
situation.
A
We
don't
have
this
totally
nailed
down,
but
something
we're
working
hard
on
and
we're
hopeful
about
this,
giving
us
some
additional
level
of
monitoring
in
some
sense
of
virus
transmission
levels
in
the
community
and
some
early
warning
sign.
If
there
is
starting
to
be
a
problem
in
a
certain
area,
um
let's
go
back.
Do
we
have
anyone
else
on
the
phones,
jordan?
Okay,
we
don't
have
anyone
on
the
phones,
although
we
do
have.
uh
Let
me
just
say
again:
we
know
there
are
hundreds
of
people
who
are
listening
on
the
phone.
A
A
Let
me
see
this
is
a
long
one.
Let
me
see
if
I
got
the
detailed
one,
it's
a
question
for
dr
rosko
when
a
child
is
discovered
to
have
a
fever
or
other
covid-like
symptoms
during
the
school
day,
and
they
are
placed
in
the
school's
isolation
room
while
they
wait
for
an
adult
to
come
pick
them
up.
Will
the
school
nurse
and
staff
member
attending
them
have
ppe
like
how?
Maybe
you
could
just
it's
a
pretty
detailed
question?
Could
you
speak
to
that?
A
B
There
are
pathways
to
isolate
that
child
in
a
space
that
has
adequate
ventilation
that
has
adequate,
distancing
and
the
people
caring
for
that
child
will
have
adequate
personal
protective
equipment.
So
everyone
in
the
school
system
is
going
to
be
maxed.
The
teachers
will
probably
be
wearing
higher
levels,
either
surgical
mass
or
procedure
mass
or
kn95
mass.
These
are
just
different
numbers
to
say
how
much
they
protect
people
from
becoming
effective
or
spreading
the
virus,
but
very
specifically
the
school
nurse,
or
that
healthcare
personnel
will
be
wearing
a
medical
grade
masking
as
well
as
eye
protection.
B
A
Great
um
the
here's,
a
question
um
it
goes
back
to,
uh
um
and
you
know
this
echoes
with
um
questions
I've
heard
throughout
the
pandemic,
from
all
sorts
of
sorts
of
operations
wanting
some
sense
of
uh
notice.
If
there
will
be
kind
of
changes
in
posture,
um
the
question
uh
superintendent
is
you
know
you
reference
the
possibility
of
maybe
even
in
october,
uh
you
know
a
month
out
going
to
some
kind
of
new
footing,
a
change
in
the
schedule.
C
No,
my
plan
is
to
make
sure
that
we're
giving
people
at
least
the
you
know.
I
don't
want
to
put
a
specific
day
on
it,
but
we
want
to
give
people
time
to
come
back
um
and
I-
and
I
think
that
we
one
of
the
things
that
we're
really
trying
to
do
is
work
closely
with
our
families
and
and
that
that
really
happens
at
the
school
level,
but
making
sure
we're
not
putting
policies
in
place
that
that
prevent
people
prevent
families
from
making
decisions
that
are
best
for
them.
In
a
time
that
is
relatively.
C
That
is
extremely
challenging.
So
my
goal
would
be
to
give
at
least
give
a
couple
of
give
two
weeks
uh
notice
and
I
think,
um
but
also
balancing
wanting
to
get
back
as
soon
as
possible.
So
to
me
there
that's
the
that's
the
tension
and-
and
so
I
think
I
believe,
we're
gonna
uh
dr
rascal
will
has
much
more
information
on
this
than
I
do.
C
But
I
really
think
we're
gonna
know
a
lot
more
when
we
get
into
the
second
and
third
week
of
september
which,
where
you
know
how
we're
doing
we
definitely
know
how
we're
doing
right.
In
terms
of
how
we're
operating
um
and
and
um
and
then
I'm,
I'm
really
looking
carefully
at
the
numbers
across
the
state
so
and
in
the
city.
C
So
if
the
numbers
continue
to
look
good
in
the
city,
we're
operating
well
um
in
in
mid
september,
and-
and
we
feel
like-
we
can
make
the
shift
um
with
our
with
our
with
uh
to
operate,
um
then
we
would.
We
would
do
that
so
want
to
give
as
much
time
as
possible,
but
also
want
to
get
back
as
soon
as
possible.
A
E
A
In
the
school
planning
is
there
is
there
a
sense
of
you
know
how
much
things
would
need
to
worsen
before
we
would
say
we're
no
longer
in
a
low
prevalent
situation,
and
this
has
broader
implications
is:
is
there
are
there
any
rules
of
thumb
uh
or
kind
of
standards,
uh
or
just
how
you
know?
What's
your
reaction
to
that
that
question
the
possibility
of
that
general
condition
changing.
B
So
I
think
that
the
health
department
and
the
secretary
french
and
the
governor
everyone's
going
to
be
monitoring
the
infectivity
rate
everyone's
going
to
be
watching
that
they're
going
to
look
at
the
rolling
averages,
they're
going
to
look
what's
happening
um
uh
over
time.
You
know,
is
our
infectivity
rate
creeping
up,
we're
like
0.25
right
now
before
our
funeral
average
is
just
so
low.
You
know.
B
Other
states
have
set
a
five
percent
threshold,
that's
a
huge
margin
for
us,
but
uh
this
rolling
average
will
be
careful
and
I
think
we're
gonna
have
to
be
thoughtful
about
like.
If
for,
if
there
is
say
an
outbreak
in
manchester,
you
know
it's
unclear
to
me
that
you
would
need
to
close
anything
in
st
johnsbury.
Actually,
I
would
hope
you
wouldn't
have
to
do
that.
C
And
I
would
just
add
what
we've
learned
from
second
one
we've
heard
from
secretary
french
and
dr
ruska
speaking
to
this.
Is
that
that's
that's
going
to
be
a
decision
that
we
will
be
a
part
of
at
the
local
level.
But
we
also
are
going
to
be
in
close
coordination
with
the
department
of
health
and
the
agency
of
education
on
on
any
decision
around
going
back
to
programming.
A
So
um
I
want
to
just
I'm
going
to
share
my
screen
for
a
second
here
to
share
a
resource
with
people
that
I'm
not
sure
you
know
I
want
to
make
sure
people
are
aware
of,
if
you're,
trying
to
monitor
yourself.
uh
What's
going
on
that
general
prevalence,
how
are
things
going?
One
resource
we've
created
in
city
here
at
the
city
is
we've
created
a
dashboard
on
the
city
webpage,
and
this
is
one
image
from
that
dashboard.
A
Where
you
can
see.
These
are
the
new
cases,
new
infections,
in
chittenden,
county
by
day,
each
bar.
There
is
a
day
and
you
can
see.
Actually
today
was
a
very
good
day.
There
were
zero
new
cases
that
were
reported
out
um
today.
uh
There
was
another
question
I
saw
in
the
chat,
suggesting
that
we
are,
you
know,
creeping
back
up
uh
to
levels
um
uh
you
know
uh
such
as
where
we
were
in
the
spring.
I
really
don't
see
it.
That
way
I
mean.
A
You
know
pretty
consistently
about
five
or
less
and
that
hasn't
really
really
changed
um
and
then
comparing
it
to
march
or
april
uh
is
really
very
hard
to
do,
because
we
just
had
very
little
testing
back
in
april
that
first
spike
you
see
in
april
um
those
you
know
back,
then
we
we
really
had.
We
were
largely
blind
to
uh
trans.
You
know
the
rates
uh
in
the
in
the
community
because
we
had
so
little
testing
or
early
on.
um
Another
thing
I
just
want
to.
A
I
want
to
point
out
there's
huge
amounts
of
resources
for
people.
If
you
want
to
get
into
almost
any
element
of
the
coronavirus
response,
I
encourage
people
to
check
out
the
city's
webpage.
I'm
trying
to
find
one
uh
so
one
more
thing
that
goes
to
a
message
that
it
is
sort
of
a
visual
way
to
think
of
some
of
what
dr
rosko
was
mentioning
before,
and
this
goes
to
all
of
our
responsibilities
as
we're
trying
to
keep
that
prevalence
rate
very
low.
A
This
is
a
way
to
think
about
what
you
can
do
in
a
kind
of
graphic
way.
Where
are
there?
Where
are
the
highest
risks?
Where
are
the
areas
that
you're
most
at
risk
for
contracting
the
virus?
We
talk
about
the
three
c's
closed
spaces,
indoor
spaces,
uh
crowded
places
where
there
are
many
many
other
people
and
close
contact
setting
situations
where
you
are
within
six
feet
of
other
people
for
an
extended
period
of
time.
A
They
they
were
the
first
one
where
we
saw
a
graphic
like
this
areas
where
those
settings
overlap
are
um
even
higher
risk
and
then,
where
you
have
all
three
of
those
conditions,
that's
where
you
really
have
the
conditions
for
for
a
super
spreader
event
that
we've
read
so
much
about
and
where
you
can
have
large
numbers
of
people
infected.
So
I've
found
that
a
helpful
uh
device
to
think
about
is
we're
all
doing
risk
assessments
these
as
we
go
through
our
daily
life
and
think
about
uh
how
we
navigate
these
times.
E
D
D
Hi,
mr
mayor,
um
my
question
was
a
concern
about
high
school
students,
particularly
junior
high,
but
particularly
high
school
students.
I
noticed
when
they're
not
in
school,
and
I
had
an
incident
just
the
other
day,
where
they're
out
in
big
groups,
not
just
in
seeing
not
masking,
and
when
I
spoke
to
them,
they
weren't
taking
it
seriously
at
all.
Is
there
any
education
program
for
them
while
they
are
in
school
about
the
seriousness
of
the
virus
and
how
they
need
to
behave
when
they're
not
in
school,
yeah.
D
C
Barbara
thank
you
yeah,
and
I
appreciate
that
I
actually
think
being
back
in
school
provides
us
the
opportunity
to
do
that
in
a
way
that
we
haven't
been
able
to
over
the
summer
and
spring.
So
so
I
appreciate
you
bringing
that
forward.
We
are
going
to
be
talking
about,
um
particularly
in
high
school,
the
you
know,
kovit
and
the
and
how
to
be
safe,
and
we
will
have
lots
of
clients
and
conversations
around
that
at
the
school
and
we
will
also
make
sure
we're
including
education
about
how
to
remain
safe
outside
of
school.
C
B
Can
I
add
one
thing:
I
just
think
it's
all
of
our
responsibility
that
in
every
single
situation
we
should
remind
people
that
we're
in
this
together.
I
actually
saw
a
patient
today
delightful
teen,
and
he
said
he
would
never
wear
a
mask
when
he
visited
his
friends
at
their
house
and
because
I
don't
wear
my
shoes
in
their
house
why.
B
I
would
order
the
mask-
and
I
wanted
to
emphasize
to
him
it's
a
sign
of
respect
for
that
family-
that
you're
going
to
wear
a
mask
so
that
you
wouldn't
transmit
the
disease
that
I
hope
that
we
can
and
all
of
our
situations,
whether
in
the
medical
or
in
the
school
or
out
in
the
soccer
field
or-
and
they
also
say
this
is
a
sign
of
respect.
This
is
a
sign
that
we
are
going
to
help
prevent
disease,
um
and
but
everyone
has
to
have
that
same
message.
A
A
really
interesting
question
um
that
I
think
you
know,
I
think
this
would
be
great
if
we
can
sort
of
set
some
expectations
for
people.
I
I
can
imagine
it'll
be
a
scary
moment
if
and
when
there
is
a
positive
in
a
burlington
school.
This
fall.
um
What
what
should
people's
expectations
be
about?
How
and
I
know
it's
impossible
to
speak
to
kind
of
every
permutation
here,
but
maybe
you
could
speak
to
kind
of
the
the
philosophy
a
little
more
to
the
philosophy
that
we
will
employ.
A
uh
You
know:
does
one
positive
means
everybody's
getting
sent
home
for
a
while
until
we
figure
it
out
or
is
it
some
you
know?
Is
there
gonna
be
kind
of
a?
Are
you
going
to
work
with
these
pod
systems
you
set
up?
How
can
you
speak
to
how
um
you
know
what
what
should
the
expectation
appearance
be
if
there
is
a
positive.
C
Yeah
and
dr
rasky,
you
can
add
on
if
I,
if
I,
if
I
need
help
here,
but
the
we're
going
to
take
every
every
kind
of
illness
seriously
right
I
mean,
I
think
the
big
thing
to
know
is
that
we
can't
come
to
work
or
to
school
when
we're
sick
in
a
way
that
we
may
have
done
in
the
past.
So
if
a
student
gets
sick,
we
are
going
to
make
sure
that
we
isolate
the
student.
We
have
spaces.
Dr
vasquez
talked
about
that.
C
We
also
our
proven
coordinator
for
the
district
is
one
of
our
school
nurses
um
and
our
lead
nurse
over
at
edmonds
middle
school.
So
she's
helped
us
get
the
rooms
prepared
and
the
guidance
on
what
those
rooms
look
like
and
what
the
supplies
are
that
we
need
in
those
spaces,
um
and
then
we
and-
and
we
if
a
student,
though,
is-
is
positive
um
in
one
of
our
schools.
C
We
would
use
contact
tracing
right,
so
we
would
immediately
work
with
the
department
of
health
uh
who
would
who
would
take
the
lead
with
us
and
collaborate
on
on
how
we
followed
up
with
families,
and
we
would
be
looking
at
those
students
who
spent
more
than
15
minutes
with
that.
um
With
with
the
look
at
the
people
who
spent
15
more
than
15
minutes
together
within
six
feet.
First,
and
that's
who
we're
hearing
the
department
of
health
would
be
reaching
out
to
for
contact
tracing.
A
A
C
If
the
question
is
for
families,
when
the
student
is
in
a
remote
setting
the
support's
really
going
to
come
from
the
class,
the
the
teacher,
so
there
will
be
a
classroom
teacher,
a
teacher
at
each
grade
level,
who
will
be
in
k-8,
who
will
be
leading
uh
the
ver,
the
the
remote
learning
uh
for
students
who
are
in
full-time
remote
so
that
that
uh
support's
gonna
come
through
those.
Those
teachings.
A
A
um
My
team
will
try
to
make
sure
that
all
of
these
questions
are
packaged
up
uh
from
the
different
platforms
and
sent
over
to
superintendent
plan
again
his
team,
so
that
you
can
be
mindful
of
these
and-
and
I
know
the
school's
doing
a
lot
of
communicating
uh
right
now
in
the
days
to
come,
um
uh
so
we'll
try
to
hit
anything
uh
that
we
didn't
get
to
uh
in
that
way
um
before
we
sign
off.
uh
Thank
you
again
to
both
of
you.
Do
you
either?
A
You
have
any
kind
of
final
thoughts
that
you
want
to
leave
our
viewers
with
we
really
have
had.
I
think
we've
had
about
500
people
participating
in
this
conversation
in
one
way
or
another
tonight.
So
uh
thank
you
for
helping.
uh
You
know
just
a
lot
of
interest
in
this
any
any
final
thoughts
you'd
like
to
leave
people
with
so.
B
I
would
actually
like
to
shout
out
to
the
state
of
vermont:
I
have
cogs
across
the
country
and-
and
we
are
just
such
a
unique
environment-
the
health
department,
the
schools,
the
governor,
everyone
is
working
together.
It
is
a
true
collaborative
effort
and
because
of
that
collaboration,
we're
in
a
great
spot,
I'm
I'm
thrilled
to
be
a
part
of
it
mask
socially,
just
physically
distance.
We're
going
to
make
this
work
thanks
for
allowing
me
to
participate.
C
Thank
you
just
to
echo
that
I
I
agree.
I'm
I
moved
here
in
july.
I
feel
extremely
fortunate
to
be
um
living
in
vermont
with
my
family
in
burlington
in
particular,
and
and
with
the
uh
community's
support
and
and
the
welcoming
of
me,
I'm
just
very
appreciative.
I
do
feel
like
we're
ready
to
to
start
school
and-
and
I
know
that
you
know
there
are
still
details
that
we're
ironing
out,
but
we've
done
that
on
the
planning
and
we're
we're
going
to
be
ready
for
and
excited
for,
students
to
come
back.
A
couple.
C
A
It
well
dr
raska
you're,
uh
your
colleague
uh
the
president,
ceo
of
uh
the
uvm
medical
center,
dr
stephen
leffler
who's
participated
in
our
past
town
town
meetings
and
and
uh
um
often
comes
on.
These
uh
briefings
uh
on
wednesdays
that
we
have
uh
together
has
really
made
a
kind
of
point.
The
point
you're
making
there
that
one
thing
setting
apart
vermont's
response
is
the
coordination
um
between
different
uh
different
institutions
and
levels
of
government
and
agencies.
A
We
can
hope
uh
conversations
like
tonight
really
make
me
optimistic
that
we
are
are
figuring
out
uh
how
to
how
to
deal
with
this
uh
uh
here
here
in
vermont
here
in
burlington,
and
uh
we
we
are
gonna
together,
make
our
way
through.
We
would
not.
I
think
it's
important
to
point
out
fundamentally
uh
well.
I
think
that
coordination
and
collaboration
on
the
part
of
institutions
has
been
a
key
part
of
the
success.
A
The
uh
none
of
that
wouldn't
have
mattered
if
burlingtonians
and
vermonters
uh
were
not
so
committed
as
individuals
and
as
households
uh
to
containing
the
virus
and
making
our
way
through
this
together.
uh
The
the
way
in
which
everyone
has
chipped
in
with
this
has
been
a
heartwarming
element
of
this
incredibly
challenging
time
since
the
beginning.
A
Thank
you
both
for
for
sharing
your
wisdom
and
giving
us
all
um
a
lot
to
think
about
as
we
as
we
start
this
important
chapter
and
a
lot
of
tools
to
work
with
to
make
sure
that
collectively
we
make
the
reopening
of
the
schools
another
vermont
win
uh
in
the
weeks
ahead.
It's
been
great
doing
this
with
you
we'll
talk
to
you
both
again
soon.
Thank
you,
everyone
for
joining
us
tonight
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