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A
Good
afternoon
and
welcome
to
this
afternoon's
youtube
conversation
with
charleston
council
district
staff
members,
I'm
erica
taylor,
chief
of
staff
and
the
moderator
afternoon.
We
so
appreciate
you
watching
informations
that
we've
already
received
we're
going
to
answer
questions
that
we've
received
through
our
safe
email,
as
well
as
questions
that
we
receive
live
during
today's
conversation.
A
We
want
you
to
know
that
we
may
not
be
able
to
get
to
all
the
questions,
but
we'll
do
our
very
best
to
do
so
before
we
start
with
our
questions.
I'd
now
like
to
introduce
our
superintendent,
dr
jerita
posterweight,
who
will
explain
to
you,
what's
led
us
to
this
point
thus
far
and
what
you
can
expect
on
september,
8th
dr
postoway
thank.
B
You
erica
several
weeks
ago.
Our
board
realized
that
whether
or
not
to
come
back
to
school
is
a
matter.
That's
deeply
personal
and
highly
important
for
both
parents
and
staff
members,
so
they
kept
hoping
that
if
our
community
cooperated
and
coveted
19
rates
continued
to
drop,
they
would
be
able
to
offer
to
parents
and
staff
members
some
options
when
it
comes
to
september
8th.
They
wanted
to
honor
the
wishes
of
those
who
are
convicted.
That
in
in-person
instruction
is
the
best
option
for
their
children
on
september
8th
and
for
those
who
are
convicted.
B
They
also
want
us
to
opt
to
offer
and
allowed
us
to
then
stand
up
a
separate,
longer-term
virtual
option
for
parents
who
know
now
that
they
want
at
least
faster
and
if
necessary,
they
would
need
the
district
to
run
over
option
for
the
whole
school
year.
So
that's
where
we
are
on
august
5th
dhec
announced
that
our
charleston
county
covered
rates
had
declined
steady.
If
we
look
at
incident
rates,
it
declines
steadily
for
21
days.
B
If
our
community
does
as
well
in
the
next
three
weeks,
we
may
be
in
a
in
a
much
better
situation
when
school
opens
so
we'll
work
with
every
single
in
the
district
as
principals
and
teachers,
discern
which
teachers
and
other
staff
members
are
comfortable
returning
to
work
with
children
in
person.
B
At
this
point
in
time
what
parents
want
and
how
the
schools
match
up
what
teachers
are
comfortable
doing
in
this
particular
time,
given
the
health
conditions
in
our
community
and
what
parents
want,
if
all
the
parents
who
want
in-person
instruction
cannot
be
served
in
person,
then
schools
will
begin
to
create
the
remote
instruction
with
the
teachers.
Your
children
will
will
very
likely
have
later
on
in
many
instances
and
as
conditions
become
safer
or
more,
the
climate
improves
than
those
children
will
be
phased
in.
B
I
think
I've
made
that
point
really
clearly
what
how
do
we
make
those
decisions?
They'll
be
these
determining
factors
will
work
with
medical
experts
to
look
at
each
school
facility.
The
arrangement
have
arrangements
that
have
been
made
at
each
facility
how
many
students
they
feel
for
us
to
bring
in
as
as
we
start
back.
B
Secondly,
we
need
to
know
how
many
teachers
are
coming
back
at
this
time
in
person
to
teach
children
in
person
and,
third,
we
need
to
know
what
parents
want
so
over
the
next
few
days,
you
should
be
hearing
from
your
child's
school
to
ask
you
now
from
the
school
level,
precisely
what
you
want,
and
it
will
be
our
work
over
the
next
two
weeks
to
try
to
make
sure
we
do
the
best
job
we
can
at
matching
what
each
parent
wants
with
what
our
employees
feel
they
can
safely
deliver.
A
C
Erica
I'm
currently
the
chief
operating
officer,
and
I
want
to
provide
a
little
bit
a
little
bit
of
background
of
how
we
got
here
so
on
the
27th
of
july.
The
board
of
trustees
voted
to
allow
us
to
open
the
schools
between
20
and
25
percent
of
the
normal
building
capacity,
and
they
outlined
a
number
of
conditions
for
that.
On
this
past
monday,
the
board
allowed
us
to
have
the
flexibility
to
increase
those
percentages
where
it's
safe
for
in-person
attendance
at
an
individual
school.
So
what
do
we
have
for
capacities?
C
Two
different
numbers?
One
is
the
normal
building
and
that's
a
number
that
we
published
early
on
this
year
and
it's
not
the
maximum
capacity
for
a
school.
It's
the
number
of
students
that
can
fit
comfortably
and
it's
based
on
the
class
sizes
that
are
authorized
by
the
district
for
the
elementary
schools.
C
We
average
the
number
of
students
and
develop
a
number
and
on
the
high
school
side,
we
look
at
the
block
schedule
and
the
planning
period
lunch
period
and
develop
another
number,
and
we
apply
that
to
our
schools,
I'll,
look
at
classroom
sizes
to
adjust
up
or
down,
and
we
end
up
with
a
number
again.
The
board
has
directed
us
to
use
20
to
25
percent
of
that
number.
C
Secondly,
of
what
was
originally
called
a
covid
capacity,
and
that's
really
just
taking
a
look
at
it's
in
the
school,
providing
six
foot
spacing
between
every
seat
or
having
a
divider.
It's
not
again
the
maximum
number
of
students
we're
going
to
put
into
a
school
based
on
kovid,
but
it
gives
the
school
an
idea
of
how
many
seats
they
will
have
to
use.
C
There
are
a
lot
they
would
be
allowed
to
space
kids
out
every
other
seat
if
that
was
pot,
if
that
was
the
the
number
of
kids
coming
in
equated
with
the
number
of
seats
and
and
and
so
on,
that
number
in
some
cases
may
be
higher
than
the
normal
building
capacity.
So
those
are
the
two
numbers
we've
used
as
a
guide.
The
normal
building
capacity
is
what
we're
using
to
develop
the
percentage
of
students
coming
the
number
of
students
coming
back.
A
D
So
for
for
families
who
want
in
instruction
we're
going
to
start
off
by
a
matching
process.
So
if
you
are
interested
in
five
days
instruction
out
of
september,
8th,
we're
also
surveying
teachers
and
those
teachers
who
teach
in
person,
the
principal
will
make
a
match
between
class
and
the
families
if
we
do
have
more
families
than
we
have
positions,
we'll
prioritize
the
students
based
on
objective
criteria.
D
Now,
if
right
now,
we
don't
anticipate
that
we're
going
to
get
close
to
our
safe
building
capacity,
given
the
current
numbers
and
level
of
interest
that
we
got
off
the
parent
information
form
that
went
out
this
past
week.
However,
over
time,
hopefully,
as
it
gets
safer,
more
students
will
come
back
more
feel
comfortable
and
as
we
approach
that
we
may
have
to
revisit
something
like
a
schedule,
but
we're
not
there.
Yet.
A
Thank
you
so
much
carolyn.
The
next
question
that's
come
in
is
what
is
ccsd
doing
to
address
the
inequity
that
it
already
existed
and
was
further
exacerbated
by
our
students
missing
in-person
school
during
the
last
quarter
of
the
year.
I'd
like
to
ask
mr
don
kennedy,
our
chief
financial
and
administrative
officer,
to
answer.
E
Thank
you
erica.
So,
in
terms
of
the
financial
resource,
the
inequities,
the
school
board
adopted
the
fiscal
year
21
budget,
the
fiscal
year
that
we're
currently
in
on
june
24th,
which
was
in
the
middle
of
the
covet
19
crisis.
In
that
budget,
the
school
board
approved
an
additional
15
million
dollars
to
inequities
in
the
system.
E
It's
called
the
mission,
critical
action
allocation
and
if
the
citizen
would
recall
that
spring
of
last
year,
when
the
citizen
groups
came
up
with
the
mission
critical
action
initiatives,
the
board
adopted
those
in
december
this
past
december
and
we
funded
those
in
the
budget
and
the
board
approved
the
budget,
and
we
were
able
to
do
that
because
of
the
the
fiscal
soundness
of
the
of
the
district.
E
We
have
built
up
a
significant
reserves
for
for
this
type
of
occasion,
when
we
might
have
some
some
unknown
to
occur,
and
so
we
were
able
to
continue
to
do
that
and
I'll
ask
miss
belcher
in
a
second
to
talk
about
what
some
of
those
items
are
for
the
15
million
dollars.
But
I
will
also
also
add
that
the
the
question
of
inequities
in
the
system,
as
it
relates
to
financial
resources,
is
not
just
a
a
district
issue.
E
It's
more
of
a
larger
community
issue
in
how
we
fund
schools.
So
I
would
encourage
people
to
take
a
look
at
the
2008
legislative
act
to
act,
388
that
restrict
the
the
local
community
community's
ability
to
raise
funds
for
our
education
to
educate
our
children.
So,
in
terms
of
the
specifics
on
the
academics,
I'll
ask
ms
beltran
to
to
address
that.
Thank.
D
You,
sir,
I
mean
I'm
pleased
to
say
that
continues
its
commitment
to
the
mission
critical
work,
despite
the
setback
of
covet
19..
So
specifically,
we've
hired
and
I'm
pleased
to
welcome
jacqueline
haynes
as
the
new
executive
director
for
the
acceleration
schools.
She,
an
instructional
coach
will
work
closely
with
the
acceleration
schools
which
are
12
schools
of
the
board
designated
as
needing
additional
supports.
D
We
are
contracting
out
with
an
additional
professional
development
provider
to
work
closely
with
teachers,
principals,
school
leaders
and
instructional
coaches
on
the
new
curriculum
like
what
does
it
look
like
whether
we're
in
person,
or
virtually,
to
have
a
truly
rigorous
instruction
where
the
kids
are
taking
on
most
of
the
intellectual
lift?
They
will
have
much
more
in-person
support
and
coaching
than
others
will,
particularly
on
that
and
the
district
of
law.
D
Cultural
competency
initiative
where
folks
around
this
room
have
gone
through
some
initial
cultural
competency
training,
because
I
think
a
big
piece
of
the
inequity
exists
because
there
is
some
bias
in
our
system
and
in
us,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
aware
of
that.
So
we
do
a
better
job
by
all
of
our
kids.
A
D
To
register
for
the
temporary
remote
option,
your
school
should
be
reaching
out
right
now
to
confirm
your
initial
intent
around
exactly
what
you
were
interested
in,
whether
you
wanted
to
go
back
to
school
in
person
or
interested
in
the
virtual
academy,
if
you're
open
to
in-person
instruction
at
some
point
in
the
year,
but
you're
not
ready
yet
temporary
remote
is
the
right
option
for
you
and
you'll
register
for
that
through
your
school.
A
A
F
All
right
so
great
evening,
everyone!
So
we
want
parents
not
to
stress
too
much
and
know
that
there
is
an
opportunity
to
reconsider
or
remain
steadfast
with
the
decision
they
made
earlier.
So,
as
we
stated
previously
and
as
recent
as
the
committee
of
the
whole
meeting
on
monday,
we're
going
to
ask
parents
to
participate
in
a
verification
process
and
as
a
part
of
that
process,
we
will
ask
parents
to
solidify
what
their
preferences
are
in
reference
to
the
learning
modes
for
their
scholars
on
next
year.
F
So
we
would
expect
that
families
will
receive
that
information
this
evening.
So
just
hold
fast
and
know
that
coming
and
you
will
have
that
opportunity.
A
D
Forgive
me
eric,
I
missed
a
little
bit
of
the
question.
Would
you
repeat
it.
D
A
Thank
you
so
much
another
question:
will
teachers
be
required
to
teach
from
the
school
every
day
of
the
school
week,
regardless
of
whether
they
are
teaching
in
person
temporary,
remote
or
the
virtual
academy,
and
I'd
like
michelle
simmons?
Who
is
our
associate
superintendent
for
our
elementary
schools?
To
please
answer
that
question.
G
Good
afternoon,
everyone-
and
thank
you
for
the
question
erica.
The
answer
to
that
question
is
yes,
we
will
have
teachers
reporting
to
their
facilities
to
their
classrooms
to
deliver
instruction,
regardless
of
the
mode
we're
operating
in.
They
will
be
accompanied
by
support
staff
as
well,
who
can
be
helpful,
be
assisting
and
supporting
their
instructional
needs
as
well.
A
D
Think
the
answer
right
now
is
not
yet
system-wide
as
as
we're
able
to,
and
we
see
that
we're
actually
able
to
do
things
safely
and
we're.
Seeing
that
we're
able
to
accommodate
kids
and
adults
well
in
each
building.
Then
we'll
see
phase
in
more
aftercare
and
other
programs
always
for
small
numbers
of
kids
and
always
making
sure
that
we're
following
the
social
distancing
and
mask
and
other
safety
procedures.
C
So,
looking
back
to
when
the
board
approved
the
20-25
percent
on
the
27th
of
july,
they
gave
us
an
overarching,
overarching
guidance
of
using
medical,
metrics
and
logistical
considerations,
and
so
what
that
means
is
we
look
at
the
medical,
metrics,
accelerate,
ed
and
dhec,
published
some
guidelines,
some
metrics
earlier
this
summer.
They
use
the
incident
rate
for
a
two-week
period.
They
use
the
trend
at
incident
rate
for
two,
the
trend
rate
for
that
incident
rate,
and
then
they
also
use
the
positive
rate
over
two
weeks
and
that's
based
on
county
numbers.
C
As
dr
posterweight
mentioned
earlier,
the
incident
rate
has
dropped
significantly
over
three
over
three
weeks,
in
fact
closer
to
four.
Now
that
we've
been
going
down
we're
still
in
the
high
category,
but
the
trend
rate
is
low,
so
we've
got
a
high
and
a
low
on
the
positivity
rate,
which
was
actually
a
question
that
has
as
well.
The
positivity
rate
has
decreased,
albeit
very
very
slightly
so
that
one
is
decreasing,
has
decreased
a
little
bit
looking
at
those
three
maps
from
the
medical
side
and
then
on
the
logistics
side.
C
We're
obviously
going
to
be
looking
at
each
school
to
make
sure
that
we've
got
the
right
amount
of
ppe,
personal
protective
equipment
for
our
teachers
and
our
kids
we'll
be
looking
at
the
cleaning
schedules
we'll
be
looking
at
bussing
to
make
sure
we
can
get
kids
at
school
safely,
we'll
be
looking
at
our
hvac
systems,
I'm
very
confident
that,
from
a
logistical
perspective,
we're
in
very
good
shape
and
would
be
able
to
support
whatever
is
needed
based
on
the
on
the
on
the
metric
side.
So
that's
that's
it
in
a
nutshell.
A
Thank
you
so
much
one
another
question
for,
for
when
will
parents
be
able
to
see
what
classes,
including
core
and
electives,
will
be
offered
through
the
virtual
academy
and
through
what
format.
D
Certainly
right
now
the
the
push
for
august
14th
is
just
for
virtual
academy,
like
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we've
got
that
number
finalized.
So
then
we
know
the
distribution
of
kids
at
each
grade
level
and
that
can
help
us
clarify
the
schedule
for
elective
courses.
So
that
is
the
key
outstanding
question.
A
This
question
is
for
bill:
brigman
who's,
our
chief
human
resources
officer
and
the
questions
about
substitute
teachers
and
what's
the
backup
plan,
if
a
teacher
becomes
ill.
H
Thank
you
erica.
We
have
a
very
solid
plan
in
place
for
substitute
teachers.
Each
school
in
our
district
will
receive
a
permanent
sub
or
subs
that
will
come
to
their
building
every
day,
regardless
of
need.
It's
not
like
the
traditional
format
where
substitute
teachers
rotate
across
the
district
to
various
schools.
Again
they'll
have
permanent
subs
that
we're
calling
building
level
subs.
H
A
Thank
you
bill
another
question
from
aaron
c
we
just
received
it
says
what
covid
testing,
if
any,
will
be
required
for
staff
and
or
students
jeff.
Can
you
answer
that
for
us.
C
C
A
Thank
you
so
much
another
question.
It
says
for
children
attending
in
person
they're
quarantined
for
any
reason,
but
feel
well
enough
to
continue
to
participate.
Will
they
have
that
opportunity?
Michelle?
Can
you
answer
that
question.
G
A
Thank
you
so
much
michelle.
We
have
a
question
about
our
school
calendar
and
the
question
is
from
elaine
w.
Will
there
be
an
updated
school
calendar?
My
general
counsel
will
answer
that
question.
I
B
So
I
I
think
in
early
march
the
rationale
for
the
governor
closing
schools
was
that
one
understood
much
about
this
new
coronavirus
worldwide.
So
the
governor
took
the
precautionary
measure
of
closing
schools.
In
the
meantime,
we've
learned
a
whole
lot
more.
The
coronavirus
as
educators,
we've
learned
from
pediatricians
we've
learned
from
epidemiologists.
B
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
answering
that
question.
I
do
have
another
question
for
miss,
belcher
and,
and
the
question
is
from
dan
w.
When
is
the
last
day,
to
give
us
an
answer.
If
my
children
can
be
in
school,
when
is
the
last
day
that
we
would
like
parents
to,
let
us
know
if
their
children
will
be
able
to
attend
school
in
person.
D
We're
asking
each
parent
to
verify
the
information
that
you
filled
out
in
your
survey.
The
schools
are
reaching
out
now
to
confirm
so
that
we
know
the
parents
who
want
five
days
a
week
in
person,
and
we
know
the
parents
were
interested
in
temporary
remote.
We
had
a
large
percentage
of
parents
who
didn't
complete
that
survey,
so
that
process
is
important.
D
So
we
expect
that
to
be
done
early
next
week.
My
expectation
is,
then
principals
will
do
the
difficult
task
of
trying
to
those
teachers
who
are
willing
to
teach
in
those
families
that
want
five
days
a
week
of
instruction.
I
would
expect
that
it's
going
to
take
us
a
good
week
and
a
half
beyond
that.
So
it'll
be
at
least
a
week
prior
to
the
opening
of
school
that
we
can
confirm
everything
we
don't
want
to
over
promise
and
under
deliver.
A
C
So
I
will
at
face
shields
is
a
subject:
that's
discussed
pretty
much
each
and
every
day,
ideally,
we
would
be
wearing
face
shields,
certainly
much
more
comfortable
than
than
the
mass.
But
right
now
we've
been
working
with
our
medical
expert.
We
need
to
be
wearing
masks
and
not
face
shields,
so
face
shields
be
authorized
without
masks,
except
for
extreme
circumstances.
We
have
medically
fragile
children
with
instructors
that
need
to
wear
a
shield
and
not
a
mask.
C
We'll
have
individual
exceptions
that
we've
gotten
support
from
the
medical
providers,
but
as
of
today,
mass
are
required
face
shields
would
provide
an
additional
level
of
support,
but
face
shields
can't
be
worn
without
the
masks.
Right
now,.
C
So
we've
got
a
extremely
good
process
in
play
now
when
school
was
when
we
were
when
we
left
our
school
buildings
this
spring,
our
nursing
staff,
supported
dhec
and
doing
contact
tracing
and
so
they've
got
some
very
valuable
experience
in
doing
that
rapidly,
we
are
completing
those
most
mostly
within
three
hours
of
when
we're
notified,
and
so
our
nursing
staff,
when
finding
out
an
individual,
has
tested
positive,
we'll
do
that
investigation
very
quickly
identify
the
individuals
that
will
need
to
be
quarantined
and
also
identify
the
school
space
that
needs
to
be
deep
cleaned
and
we'll
take
care
of
that.
A
F
So,
thank
you
all
in
great
day
again,
so
we
all
know
that
we're
concerned
with
the
learning
gaps
of
our,
especially
given
the
abrupt
change
that
happened
in
march.
But
with
that
being
said,
we'd
like
to
bring
some
comfort
comfort
to
our
parents
and
our
scholars
and
that
their
members
across
the
nation
that
start
school
after
labor
day
and
those
scholars
do
take
ap
exams.
So
that's
something
we
want
you
all
to
know,
but
outside
of
that,
our
high
schools
individually
are
looking
at
ways
to
support
scholars.
A
C
So
I
I'll
say
that
the
the
school
board,
the
board
of
trustees,
trusts
our
decision-making
ability
and
we-
and
we
do
have
a
number
of
schools
as
an
example
with
very
low
enrollment
and
a
lot
of
space,
and
so
we
could
very
easily
see
it.
An
opportunity
increase
the
number
of
that
school
as
school
opens
on
the
8th
of
september.
So
it
does
provide
us
flexibility.
It
does
not
change
the
guidelines
which
they
have
outlined
for
us,
both
the
medical,
metrics
and
logistical
considerations.
B
And-
and
I
would
just
add
to
that-
that
the
board
didn't
leave
the
decision
just
to
school
staff
it
it
was.
The
opportunity
was
for
schools,
teachers
to
have
enough
a
chance
to
weigh,
in
with
their
preferences,
to
give
schools
and
teachers
not
to
reach
out
to
make
sure
understand
what
parents
want
given
the
current
conditions,
and
then
they
think
that
they
can
serve
more
or
fewer
students.
They
work
with
the
district
staff.
D
So
the
the
the
obvious
just
to
make
sure
I'm
clear
all
of
our
programming
is
going
to
be
aligned
to
the
south
carolina
grade
level
standards
as
outlined.
So
the
teachers
are
teaching
the
same
content
each
grade
level.
There
is
a
distinct
curriculum
for
virtual
academy.
The
scope
and
sequence
is
similar
to
the
scope
and
sequence
that
we
would
have
in
traditional
either
in
person
or
a
temporary
remote
option
at
the
end
of
a
quarter.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
We
have
another
question
and
it's
from
aja
and
the
question
is:
will
students
lose
their
spot
at
magnet
schools
if
they
chose
to
be
educated
outside
of
ccsd
for
either
part
or
for
the
entire
school
year?
Dr
postoy.
B
Yes,
when
a
student
withdraws
from
charleston
county
schools,
they
relinquish
the
spot
at
any
school
enrolled.
In
now.
If
a
magnet
school
student
chooses
to
enroll
in
the
virtual
academy
with
charleston
county
schools,
they
remain
a
student
in
county
schools
and
it's
easier
for
us
to
reserve
the
seat.
But
if
a
parent
withdraws
a
student
off
of
our
rolls
and
officially
they're
they're
out
of
the
state-wide
roster
of
students
who
are
listed
as
officially
attending
charleston
county
schools,
we
lose
funding
for
that
student
and
that
the
seat
is
then
relinquished.
A
Thank
you.
We
have
a
question
from
eduardo
c.
Will
volunteers
be
allowed
to
come
into
our
school
buildings
jeff?
Can
you
answer
that.
C
Yep,
thank
you
eduardo
for
that
question.
Volunteers
will
not
be
permitted
schools.
We
worked
very
closely
with
the
experts
and
have
really
determined
with
them
that
we
want
a
minimum
number
of
visitors
in
school,
both
for
the
safety
of
our
students
and
faculty,
but
also
for
those
individuals
that
so
graciously
volunteer
to
help
us
we'll
continue
to
re-evaluate
that
on
a
regular
basis.
We
obviously
know
the
importance
of
those
volunteers
and
helping
in
in
most
cases,
the
the
kids
that
need
it,
the
most
and
so
we'll
continue
to
keep
an
eye
on
it.
C
But
as
of
the
as
of
the
school
start,
we
we
will
not
have
volunteer
groups
in
our
schools.
I
Can
I
just
add
a
little
something
to
that
one
for
water,
because
he
mentioned
region,
partners
and
community
schools.
I
just
want
to
say
that
those
organizations
are
reaching
out
already
to
to
see
if
they
can
provide
remote
instruction
or
remote
volunteer
services.
I
shouldn't
say
instruction,
but
but
that
is
an
option
and
they
are
looking
into
that
and
it
should.
They
should
be
prepared
to
do
that
right
at
the
start
of
school.
B
Thank
you
for
adding
that
natalie,
because
I
noticed
another
question
from
a
parent
wanting
to
know
how
they
could
get
tutoring
assistance
for
their
child,
who
might
be
on
virtual
remote
if
they
weren't
able
to
afford
the
tutoring.
So
there's
the
hope
that
we
can
partner
with
some
of
the
volunteer
and
philanthropic
organizations
in
our
area
to
to
provide
those
kinds
of
additional
support
without
charge
for
parents.
A
Right
thanks
no
problem.
Thank
you
that
please
thank
you
for
adding
that
another
question
for
natalie.
Will
there
be
a
waiver
that
would
be
needed
to
be
signed
before
students
returned
school
in
charleston,
county.
A
Thank
you
so
much
we
we
do
have
another
question.
This
is
for
carolyn
and
it's
from
a
a
parent,
amy
martin,
I'm
new
to
the
district
and
just
submitted
my
registration
and
virtual
academy
form.
What
is
a
reasonable
amount
of
time
before
I
hear
from
our
school
one
week
more.
D
If
you've
registered
and
complete
the
registration
form
for
virtual
academy,
you
should
hear
from
the
virtual
academy
team
next
week.
A
Thank
you
so
much
another
question:
carolyn
for
students
with
specific
learning
disabilities
who
require
multi-sensory
curriculum
that
can
only
be
taught
by
certified
teachers
and
parents
can't
access
the
curriculum.
How
will
the
needs
of
those
students
be
met.
D
And
for
all
of
our
special
needs
students,
including
those
with
multi-sensory
issues,
we
want
to
adhere
to
the
iep.
So
again
the
parent
has
to
make
the
choice
on
the
setting.
So,
depending
on
what
the
setting
option
you
choose,
whether
it's
in
person
or
a
virtual
option,
we
would
adjust
the
iep
to
meet
that
need
now.
My
knowledge
of
that
curriculum
is
minimal.
It's
not
my
expertise,
but
my
sense
is
that
there
are
ways
in
which
a
teacher
could
do
still
some
of
it
through
a
virtual
medium
they're,
going
to
be
some
limits
to
that.
A
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
that
this
one
for
dr
postelwade
will
school
start
on
september,
8th,
yes,
regardless,
regardless.
Thank
you.
A
We
have
one
question
about
our
high
school
students
and
the
question
is:
will
high
school
students
who
are
going
back
to
in
person
school
september
8th,
be
allowed
to
exchange
classes
and
what
would
that
look
like.
F
I
can
take
that
question.
The
answer
is
yes,
and
it
would
have
to
follow
all
of
the
safety
guidelines
we
put
in
place
happen
and
principals
are
well
aware
of
that.
A
H
Thank
you
erica,
so
how
we're
handling
that
in
hr
we're
asking
the
teachers
and
contact
me
personally
to
talk
through
their
particular
situation.
A
Thank
you
so
much
bill.
Mr
question,
I'd
like
for
you
to
answer
what
level
of
parent
involvement
will
be
needed
for
students
who
attend
the
virtual
academy,
and
this
is
from
a
parent
who
works
full-time.
G
A
Thank
you
michelle.
I
have
a
follow-up
for
you
and
or
jeff
it's
from
laura
s
and
the
question
is:
will
elementary
school
students
have
recess
and
during
recess
will
they
be
able
to
take
their
mask
off.
C
So
if
you
I'll
take
that
one
michelle
very
well
so
at
this
recess
will
be
permitted,
we'll
make
sure
that
the
playground
equipment
is
clean.
If
we
cannot
maintain
social
distancing,
the
children
will
still
wear
their
masks
outside
continue
to
communicate
with
our
medical
experts
on
the
on
the
more
detailed
ways
on
how
to
handle
it.
But
as
of
today,
that's
that's
the
plan.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
This
question
is
for
carolyn,
because
we've
gotten
it
a
few
times
at
the
difference
between
virtual
and
temporary
remote.
If
you
could
explain
that
once
again,
I'd
appreciate
it.
D
D
Those
might
be
for
folks
who
have
a
medically
vulnerable
family
member
or
the
virtual
thing
was
working
for
your
family
and
you
want
to
continue
it
temporary
we're
seeing
such
a
large
number
of
parents
who
are
interested
in
person
at
some
point
during
the
year,
but
they're
not
ready.
Yet,
given
our
current
virus
levels,
we're
asking
schools
across
the
system
to
provide
a
temporary
option
now
temporary
remote
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
have
loss
of
learning
and
we
have
a
smooth
transition.
D
It's
temporary
at
least
a
quarter
for
elementary
and
middle
school
students
and
for
a
semester
for
high
school
students.
Now
our
assumption
here
end
of
the
quarter
as
the
end
of
the
quarter
approaches.
The
board
will
step
back,
we'll
step
back
and
look
at
the
medical
guidance
from
musc
from
dhec,
and
if
the
virus
levels
are
still
in
the
same
place
extend
the
temporary
another
quarter.
D
A
D
If
you're,
if
a
student
with
a
diagnosed,
iep
or
504
plan
serves
for
the
virtual
academy,
the
office
of
exceptional
children
is
going
to
reach
out
immediately
to
make
sure
that
we
can
accommodate
the
special
learning
needs
in
the
virtual
context,
or
have
conversations
with
the
family
that
we
should
adjust.
The
iep
there
will
be
special
educators
connected
to
virtual
academy
and
in
some
cases
the
home
school
provides
special
education
services.
It
truly
varies
depending
on
the
special
need
of
your
child.
A
F
So
all
students
are
going
to
be
assessed
with
a
diagnostic,
so
we
can
see
where
they
are.
We
understand
and
realize
that
you
know
based
on
where
we
were
in
the
spring
and
and
like
I
said,
we
have
had
to
change
and
and
really
do
things
differently
as
far
as
how
we
educate
our
kids,
that
there
may
be
some
learning
gaps.
So
we
want
to.
F
A
Thanks,
dr
williams,
another
question,
mr
borrelli:
will
the
playground
equipment
be
cleaned
between
each
group
of
children
having
recess.
C
Thanks
eric,
I
appreciate
that
follow-up
from
from
kelly.
It
was
probably
something
I
should
have
addressed
in
my
playground
answer
earlier,
but
we
have.
We
do
not
have
any
recommendations
for
medical
professionals
that
that
are
allowing
us
to
clean
playgrounds
after
every
use,
with
the
playgrounds
being
out,
we
have
the
natural
degradation
and
and
killing
of
the
careers,
and
so
the
cleaning
of
playgrounds
will
not
be
after
every
every
playground
use,
but
we
will
do
high
touch
surfaces
on
occasion
during
the
school
day.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
D
They
will
have
an
opportunity
to
interact
with
their
teacher.
I
think
the
lesson
that
you
know
dr
williams
and
miss
simmons,
and
I
would
say
we
learn
from
our
spring-
is
we
want
to
make
sure
that
any
virtual
schedule
is
much
more
structured
than
what
it
was
in
the
spring?
It
might
be
to
a
bell
schedule
so
that
a
teacher
is
teaching
for
30
minutes
with
a
class
and
their
their
other
kids.
Are
there
just
like?
D
We
are
there's
some
conversation
opportunity
here,
maybe
not
through
typing
but
conversation
and
then
there'll
be
independent
work
and
then
another
30
minutes
direct
instruction
independent
work.
Obviously
it
won't
go
through
the
whole
day
for
our
littlest
ones,
because
that's
too
much
screen
time,
but
the
idea
here
is
to
make
it
as
we
can,
because
we
want
to
teach
new
content
and
we
really
want
to
accelerate
instruction.
A
G
Very
good
club-
and
it's
pretty
much
all
of
the
above,
so
canvas-
will
be
where
we
store
it'll,
be
like
our
clearinghouse,
where
everyone
through
12
will
be
able
to
use
various
platforms
that
you
may
be
familiar
with
as
a
family.
So
google
canvas
is
the
housing
system,
but
google
and
some
of
the
other
ones,
you
might
know,
like
class
dojo.
A
lot
of
platforms
that
teachers
use
on
a
daily
basis
will
still
be
used
by
canvas
where
we
house
everything.
A
Thank
you
so
much
another
question
that's
come
in
is,
can
you
please
explain
the
downward
trend?
Comment
that's
made,
can
you
explain
it
a
little
bit
more
jeff.
C
We
look
at
that
both
for
incident
rate
and
the
positivity
rate,
and
we
monitor
that
as
far
as
the
downward
trend
of
the
incident
rate
goes
d,
heck
actually
rates
it
and
provides
us
that
that
that
downward
trend
over
the
period
of
time
and
it's
over
that
two-week
period
and
right
now,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
it
is,
it
is
a
hot,
a
high
downward
trend
and
it
is
low
as
rated
by
d
heck
two
days
ago,.
A
Thank
you.
Another
questions
that
has
come
in
jeff
is
about.
Are
schools
providing
ppe
for
teachers
and
or
students.
C
Yes,
we
are
providing
initial
outfitting
of
ppe
as
it
stands
right
now.
Our
plan
is
to
have
three
sets
of
cloth
masks
for
each
student
in
our
school.
We'll
also
have
disposable
masks
for
those
kids
that
forget
it
on
a
given
day
and
we
would
be
able
to
disposal
math
disposable
masks,
both
as
they
get
on
the
bus
or
they
come
into
the
school
from
riding
their
bike,
walking
or
being
being
dropped
off.
C
From
a
teacher
perspective,
we've
already
issued
four
cloth
masks
to
each
school
for
their
faculty
at
this
point
and
as
we
get
more
in
we'll
continue
to
increase
that
number
other
items
of
ppe
I
mentioned
earlier
that
can't
be
worn
alone
without
mass,
but
we
will
have
a
face
shield
for
every
teacher
that
wants
that
with
their
mask
or
if
they're
more
than
six
foot
away
from
a
student,
they
they
can
begin
to
move
toward
wearing
that
face
shield,
as
the
numbers
continue
to
decrease.
C
We'll
also
have
an
ample
supply
of
disposable
gloves
where
they're
needed.
Our
nurses
clinics
will
also
be
fully
outfitted
to
take
care
of
any
incident
that
might
occur
and
make
sure
that
they're
properly
protected
in
their
in
their
spaces.
C
I
would
say
that
in
today's
environment
it
is
very
realistic
for
kids
that
are
that
young
to
wear
masks.
It
is
something
that
protects
the
individual
and
more
so
protects
the
individual
that
we're
around,
and
so
our
masks
protect
others.
I
would
encourage
and
and
really
plead
with
parents
to
get
with
their
kids,
if
already
to
to
allow
them
to
see
the
benefits
of
wearing
a
mask
practice
wearing
a
mask.
C
So
when
they
get
to
school,
they
feel
comfortable
right
now,
we've
begun
a
kaleidoscope
for
our
teachers,
kids,
that
are
in
schools
right
now
and
they
are
wearing
masks
and
so
far
it
is
gone
well
for
the
first,
the
first
day
and
a
half.
It
is
something
that,
if
we're
wearing
our
masks,
our
numbers
will
come
down
even
faster
and
it
will
allow
us
to
get
back
to
normal
sooner.
So,
yes,
it
is
realistic
to
to
expect
young
kids
to
wear
masks.
A
Thank
you
so
much
jeff,
dr
williams,
a
question
for
you
about
the
virtual
school
that
cc
that
we,
the
virtual
school,
that
option
that
we
will
offer.
Is
it
accredited
in
south
carolina
for
high
school
students.
A
F
Is
it's
the
credit
under
our
accreditation
for
charleston
county
school
district?
So,
yes,.
A
Okay
and
then
just
a
follow-up
on
that
question
from
a
parent
and
the
question
is,
with
the
virtual
academy,
will
there
be
classes
available,
such
as
art,.
F
Right
now,
we
need
to
see
what
the
needs
are
for
all
of
our
our
kiddos
and
what
we're
currently
trying
to
do
is
when
we
have
needs
like
that.
Possibly
you
know
reaching
out
to
our
our
schools
to
see
what
we
can
offer
to
those
kids
in
the
virtual
academy
that
need
those
types
of
courses,
but
right
now
we're
going
to
see
what
what
the
what
the
the
needs
are
for
the
kids
and
kind
of
start
with
that
as
a
starting
point.
D
A
C
So
we
have
devices
within
the
district
to
allow
for
one-to-one
one-to-one
use,
so
that
means
we
have
enough
devices
for
every
single
student.
We
did
issue
a
significant
number
of
them
in
the
late
spring.
We've
brought
those
back
in
we're
identifying
any
shortages
and
supplementing
schools
that
need
them,
but
I
fully
expect
that,
as
of
day,
one
we'll
have
a
device
in
every
student's
hand,
that
needs
one.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
No
thank
you
for
answering
that
question
carolyn
another
question
for
you:
what
plan
is
in
place
to
provide
assistive
services,
such
as
physical
speech
and
occupational
therapy,
to
virtual
learning,
students.
D
Again,
it
once
moved
that
a
student
has
an
iep
who's
interested
in
either
virtual
academy
or
remote
instruction.
The
special
educator
or
the
office
of
exceptional
children
will
reach
out
to
figure
out
how,
where
the
parent
wants,
the
services
provided.
Speech
and
language
pathology
can
be
offered
very
easily
through
a
virtual
medium,
something
like
occupational
therapy
and
physical
therapy.
There's
obviously
more
constraints
around
that,
and
so
the
conversation
might
be.
Where
should
what's
the
right
setting,
and
how
can
we
provide
that
service
in
a
way
that
meets
both
the
parents?
A
Thank
you
so
much
carolyn
jeff.
I
got
a
question
about
bus
transportation.
Can
can
you
share
with
our
parents
what
they
can
expect.
C
I
I
was
hoping
we'd
get
bus
questions.
I
do
want
to
go
back
real,
quick.
I
want
to
clarify
my
device
answer.
We
have
not
issued
devices
in
the
past
for
cd
students
and
we
do
not
have
the
devices
for
cd
students
this
year.
So
that's
one
one
caveat
that's
k-12
of
the
one-to-one
devices
so
onto
transportation,
which
is
very
exciting.
C
We
have
a
new
contract
in
place
this
year
and
we're
very
optimistic
about
the
levels
that
we're
going
to
be
able
to
provide,
despite
the
capacitance
that
are
they're
driven
by
by
covet,
we've
got
the
new
buses
on
site.
We've
got
drivers
ready
to
go
and
we're
very
close
on
publishing
our
route
schedule
expect
to
see
that
in
the
next
few
days.
C
We
expect
that,
no
matter
how
many
kids
are
back
in
school,
we
will
generally
run
the
same
routes.
That's
the
easiest
way
to
get
around.
It
will
result
in
the
highest
efficiency
to
get
kids
to
school
and
make
sure
we
don't
miss
any
stops
by
publishing
that
schedule.
That
will
allow
parents
to
identify
whether
or
not
there's
a
stop
in
proximity
to
their
house
and
have
that
dialogue
with
transportation
so
that
we
can
adjust
routes
if
necessary
before
before
school
starts.
C
As
far
as
the
operation
itself,
recent
guidelines
from
dhec
and
the
state
department
of
education
have
identified
that
we
can
go
to
a
max
capacity
of
67
percent,
which
means
on
most
of
our
buses.
That's
52
students,
which
is
roughly
one
or
two
per
seat
and
we'll
identify
where
the
seats
will
be
used.
We'll
fill
the
buses
from
back
to
front
to
minimize
the
contact
between
children
and
exit
the
bus
from
front
to
back
again.
C
For
the
very
same
reason,
our
bus
drivers
will
have
a
stock
of
disposable
mass
for
kids
that
come
to
the
stop
without
a
mask,
and
so
we're
very
optimistic
that
our
transportation
will
be
solid
this
year
and
we'll
begin
to
work
that,
as
we
would
a
normal
school
year,
I
will
add
that
we've
added
some
additional
cleaning
to
the
buses.
We're
now
disinfecting
once
at
the
midday
point
and
once
after
school,
so
that
we've
got
fresh
buses
in
the
morning
and
that's
that
is
a
change
from
previous
years.
C
So
we
are
looking
at
because
that
we're,
because
we're
restricted
by
covid
capacity,
we
will
be
looking
for
parents
to
tell
us
assure
us
that
that
they
need
a
bus
pass,
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
when
a
bus
pulls
up,
we've
got
capacity
within
that
bus
to
maintain
covet
standards.
So
we
we
expect
that
during
leap
week
that
first
week
of
september
for
k-8
kids,
that
will
be
establishing
a
process
to
issue
bus
passes
to
those
that
want
them.
C
That
will
further
allow
us
to
make
sure
that
our
routes
are
solid
and
guarantee
their
child
a
seat
on
that
bus.
Each
and
every
day.
A
Thank
you
so
much
jeff.
I
do
have
a
question
for
miss
simmons,
the
question's
from
a
rising
kindergarten
parent,
and
it's
that
they
didn't
receive
a
survey.
What
should
they
do.
A
Thank
you
so
much,
dr
williams.
If
you
can
answer
this
question
and
it's
about
lunch,
what
what
would
what
will
lunch
look
like
in
our
schools
this
year.
F
Again,
we're
gonna
ask
that
the
schools
you
know
based
on
you
know
their
building
their
the
capacity
of
the
cafeteria
kind
of
make
those
decisions
at
the
school
base
at
a
school-based
level.
We
would
like
to
read
that
if
they
feel
that
it's
not
safe
enough
for
kids
to
do
so
that
they
could
possibly
have
that
lunch
and
breakfast
in
the
classroom,
but
if
they
feel
like
they
can,
you
know,
execute
scholars
having
lunch
in
the
classroom
safely,
then
they
they
they're
able
to
do
so.
C
I
like
talking
about
food
as
much
as
I
talk
and
add
to
dr
williams.
Our
nutrition
services
department
has
really
worked
hard
to
ensure
that
not
only
do
we
maintain
the
quality
of
food,
we
will
have
hot
lunches
for
for
our
kiddos.
The
process
for
them
to
get
their
meals
is
going
to
be
completely
safe.
It's
a
touch-free
system,
both
from
a
payment
perspective
or
a
a
checkout
perspective,
and
also
from
a
handing
off
of
the
food
perspective.
They'll
all
be
in
containers
in
which
are
safe
for
the
safe
for
the
kids.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
We
we
have
another
question
from
adana
r
and
the
question
is:
who
are
temporary
remote
teachers
and
who
are
the
virtual
academy,
teachers
and
carolyn?
If
you
can
answer
that
appreciate
it.
D
Certainly,
we've
we've
hired
12
teachers
now
to
teach
in
the
virtual
academy
that
went
through
a
recruitment
and
selection
process
again
based
on
their
proficiency
and
instruction
and
comfort
with
the
as
we
provide
a
remote
instruction,
it's
going
to
be
your
child's
teachers
from
schools
that
we
will
actually
have
some
teachers
who
are
more
comfortable
with
remote
instruction,
initially
teaching
those
temporary
remote
classes.
D
I
would
actually
just
say
it's
a
good
time
to
remind
families.
I
think
you
could
probably
infer
this,
but
we're
probably
going
to
have
a
movement
of
students
working
with
different
teachers
over
the
course
of
the
year,
depending
on
the
medium.
To
this
extent,
possible
principles
are
going
to
try
to
minimize
that,
because
we
know
the
importance
of
relationship
but
to
to
balance
the
city.
A
Thank
you
so
much
jeff.
Another
question
for
you
is
to
work
with
internet
providers
to
increase
bandwidth
for
ccsd
families.
C
That's
a
great
question,
and-
and
there
is
a
lot
of
work
being
done
on
the
information
analogy
side,
the
challenges
we've
had
with
with
internet,
for
our
students
at
home
is
twofold.
One
are
those
that
live
remote,
those
are
on
the
outskirts
of
charleston
county,
which
may
not
have
a
good
level.
In
that
case,
we
are
working
with
internet
providers
to
try
to
increase
the
coverage
in
those
areas,
and
then
there
are.
C
There
are
the
students
that
their
families
may
not
be
able
to
afford
internet,
and
we
have
a
significant
number
of
those
students
we
put
in
a
request
through
the
state
department
to
get
mifi's
and
those
are
the
individual
packs
which
will
provide
action
to
cellular
service
within
an
area
where
a
family
can't
afford
those
are
for
the
families
in
high
poverty
that
can't
afford
internet
we'll
be
able
to
provide
those.
C
Additionally,
we
have
added
antennas
at
all
of
our
schools
to
provide
outside
coverage
that
will
allow
families
to
get
their
kids
to
a
school
outside
the
building
at
any
time
24
7
to
have
access
to
the
the
internet.
I
know
that's
not
a
perfect
solution,
but
that
is
something
that
I
think
will
will
help
those
kids
that
don't
but
can
get
to
that
location,
their
respective
school
location.
A
Thank
you
so
much
michelle.
Can
you
share
a
little
bit
about
how
children
will
be
allowed
to
socialize
and
and
parents,
and
it's
important
and
we
want
to.
G
That's
a
really
good
question,
because
not
in
typical
times
so
school
will
not
look
like
it
typically
has.
In
the
past.
We
have
to
be
able
to
ensure
and
give
parents
peace
of
mind
that
their
babies
will
be
safe
when
they're
in
the
schoolhouse,
and
so
that's
going
to
involve
some
social
distancing
to
the
extent
that
students
can
interact,
engage
participate
with
one
another,
we'll
be
contingent
on.
How
c
make
that
play
that
interaction
and
that
engagement?
G
A
Thank
you
so
much
dr
williams,
dr
belcher,
can
you
share
a
little
bit
about
the
virtual
academy
and
what
that
looks
like
for
high
schools.
D
Certainly
so
I'll
start,
that's
okay,
dr
williams,
and
turn
it
over
to
you.
What
the
high
schools
have
said
to
us
is
that
they
really
want
to
program
the
virtual
options
themselves,
because
they
want
to
make
sure
students
have
the
level
of
electives
that
they
typically
have
typically,
so
they
are
working
right
now
to
provide
virtual
options
for
their
community.
I
F
Looking
at
how
best
circlers
as
it
relates
to
whatever
mode
they're
in
because,
like
I
said,
we
realize
that
you
know
we
have
to
address
some
of
the
learning
gaps
that
our
scholars
had
on
last
last
year,
but
also
comparatively
what
we
did
last
year
has
to
be
different
this
year
and
different
in
a
good
way
as
to
how
we
serve
our
kids
and
ensure
that
all
the
things
that
they
need
academically
instructionally,
that
we
we
ensure
we
provide
it
to
them.
A
Thank
you
so
much,
and
this
is
the
last
question
that
we're
going
to
take
this
afternoon
and
the
question
is
what
kind
of
training
or
intro
sessions
will
parents
receive,
as
it
relates
to
virtual
learning.
F
If
I
could
add
one
piece
of
that-
and
I
know
jeff
will
actually
like
this
part
we're
calling
some
of
these,
our
parent
boot
camps
and
our
military,
so
parents
get
ready,
we're
gonna
have
boot
camp
for
you
all
right.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
That
was
our
last
question.
It
was
really
fun
moderating
this
session
with
you
all,
and
I'm
going
to
ask
dr
postoy
to
close
us
up.
B
Oh,
thank
you
erica.
I
want
all
the
cabinet
members
for
participating
today,
as
you
can
tell
we're
working
really
hard
and
we
want
to
give
credit
from
this
point
forward
to
the
folks
at
the
schools.
The
teachers
are
back
this
week.
Many
other
personnel
are
also
back
this
week,
supporting
the
effort
working
with
principals,
they'll
be
working
with
parents.
Our
board's
goal,
as
we
said
at
the
beginning,
is
to
try
to
as
quickly
and
safely
as
possible,
give
every
parent
the
choice
that
you
believe
is
in
your
child's
best
interest.
B
We
don't
have
the
answers
to
all
of
your
questions.
We
don't
have
all
the
answers
we
need
yet
and
every
single
time
we
develop
a
set
of
answers.
We
realize
they've
created
a
whole
new
set
of
questions.
We
answer
those
questions
as
conditions
change
around
us,
so
we
thank
you
for
joining
us
for
this
session.
B
If
you
feel
that
this
was
helpful
and
useful,
we'll
consider
doing
it
again
if
it
was
a
good
use
of
your
time,
and
I
I
would
just
say
we
appreciate
your
grace
and
generosity
and
patience
with
us
as
we
work
through
this
complex
and
and
difficult
time
trying
to
serve
children
as
well
as
we
can.
Our
final
word
of
thanks
goes
to
teachers
without
the
teachers
be
able
to
serve
children
in
any
way,
so
they
have
stepped
up
in
an
amazing
way.
We
understand
their
concerns.