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A
Welcome
everybody:
this
is
mayor,
Mayor,
Steve,
Haggerty
I'm
excited
today
to
have
both
of
our
superintendent's
here.
Phil
Earhart,
with
district
65
and
Erica
Witherspoon
who's
been
our
beloved
superintendent
for
many
many
years
at
ETH
s
today.
What
we
thought
we
would
do
is
do
a
quick
spotlight
on
one
of
the
sectors
that
are
part.
A
That's
part
of
the
mayor's
covin
19
task
force
that
I
established
right
after
the
pandemic
started,
and
we
just
wanted
to
take
a
little
time
and
give
our
viewers
an
opportunity
to
understand
how
the
schools
are
handling
this
a
challenging
time.
So
with
that,
let's
just
let's
just
go
right
into
it.
I
thought
Phil.
You
know,
I
think
a
lot
about
the
younger
students
in
town
I.
A
Have
you
know
a
sixth
grader
I
have
a
high
school
student,
so
I
can
sort
of
see
it
from
both
factors,
but
you
know
for
the
younger
students,
you
know
I
think
elearning
could
potentially
even
be
more
of
a
challenge
in
my
mind,
and
so
can
you
talk
to
us
about?
You
know
what
that
transitions
been
life
from
the
traditional
classrooms
now
to
eLearning
and
how
you
think,
students
and
the
teachers
are
adapting.
That's.
B
A
great
question
for
us:
it
was
a
little
more
of
a
challenge
because
we
only
have
one
to
one
computing
at
the
middle
schools
for
grades:
6
7,
&
8.
So
that
aspect
has
gone
very
well
on
working
through
that.
When
we
moved
to
the
lower
grades,
we
had
to
do
a
to
pro
to
prote
approach.
To
that.
The
first
part
of
it
was
dispel
a
lot
of
our
computers
that
rate
computer
labs.
We
could
distribute
that
to
our
younger
students,
so
they
can
have
the
technology
for
that.
B
The
second
thing
is
through
the
generosity
of
our
community.
We
had
donations
that
have
been
made
and
we've
been
able
to
purchase
more
computers
and
just
as
importantly,
hot
spots,
a
matter
of
fact.
Tomorrow
we
are
distributing
another
130
hot
spots
to
some
of
our
younger
students
so
that
they
connectivity
to
be
able
to
do
the
remote
learning
with
that
as
we
move
to
the
lower
grades,
as
you
alluded
to
bear,
it
is
more
of
a
challenge
and
our
teachers
are
up
to
that
challenge
and
it's
been
a
learning
curve
for
them.
B
We're
very
proud
of
them
for
being
a
continuous
learner
as
well
on
how
to
adapt
to
meet
their
needs.
The
other
challenging
part
we
have
had
has
been
looking
at
our
students
that
have
significant
disabilities,
and
how
do
we
provide
meaningful
education
to
them
that
will
benefit
them
through
the
long
run
with
that
as
well.
B
We
all
know
that
direct
instruction
is
much
more
powerful
than
remote
learning
is
so
we
know
there's
going
to
be
somewhat
of
a
working
dip
and
we're
aware
of
that
and
we'll
be
planning
accordingly,
how
we're
going
to
address
that
as
we
move
into
the
future.
With
that,
the
last
thing
we've
been
doing
to
meet
the
challenges,
is
we
have
professional
development
for
five
days
for
teachers
so
that
they
can
be
comforted
on
using
all
of
the
communication
tools
that
we
have
available
for
that
great.
A
C
Right
there
might
be
a
few
challenges.
I
will
give
credit
to
fill
in
district
65
I
do
think
that
it's
a
little
easier
with
with
older
learners
who
have
reached
the
high
school
that
it
would
be
like
clearly
like
with
a
second
or
a
third
grader.
I
can
only
imagine
the
challenges.
One
of
the
advantages
we
actually
have
had
is.
We
do
have
one-on-one
learning
all
of
our
students
when
they,
when
they
come
here
as
freshmen,
they
get
their
own
Chromebook.
They
are
able
to
keep
it
come
through
their
entire
high
school
time.
C
For
years
now,
we've
been
using
technology
in
classes.
They're
used
to
turning
in
I
mean
they
turn
in
all
their
assignments,
using
technology
even
prior
to
this
that
they
they
they
understand
how
to
work
with
our
teachers
or
communicate.
That's
the
good
news
and
and
and
and-
and
so
it
has
helped
a
lot
and
and
our
students
overwhelmingly
have
responded.
You
know
we're
having
over
3,000
students
every
day
of
our
3,700
attend
class,
and-
and
it's
not
like
it's
only
3,000.
C
If
a
kid
misses
one
day,
they
may
be
back
the
next,
but
somebody
else
may
be
misses
a
day,
so
the
vast
majority
95%
of
our
seniors
are
attending
their
classes
all
the
time.
So
that's
the
good
news,
but
education.
The
way
it's
designed
currently
in
our
country
and
most
of
the
world
is
designed
to
be
in
person.
It's
that
that
that
milieu,
that
you
create
it's
that
interaction
with
the
teacher.
It's
that
relationship
building.
It's
all
those
things
that
happen.
C
Zoom
is
now
a
verb,
and-
and
thank
you
for
assuming
us
today,
but
but
a
lot
of
that
in
person,
relationship
building
and
interaction
is
lost
and,
and
so
I
give
a
huge
shout
out
for
high
school
students
huge
shout
out
for
our
teachers.
The
transition
has
gone
well,
but
it's
not
completely
the
same.
Eric.
B
A
Was
gonna
say
it's
as
a
parent,
we're
all
we're
all
parents,
you
know,
there's
a
relationship
that
you
have
with
your
children
and
then
you're
out
and
about,
and
you
hear
somebody
else
talk
about
your
child
right,
because
your
child
has
this
other
experience
where
they're
interacting
with
adults,
there's
still
a
child
but
they're
interacting
with
adults,
and
we
are
losing
that
every
not
just
in
Evanston
that
and
there's
so
much
value.
I.
Think
that
probably
comes
from
that
there
really
is.
You
know,
let's
talk
about,
let's
talk
about
some
of
the
key
challenges.
A
C
Yeah
and
thank
you
for
mentioning
challenges
because
we'd
have
like
everybody,
the
city,
everybody
there's
make
so
many
unknowns,
but
but
everything
we
hear
and
those
of
us
who
booth
who
really
try
to
pay
attention
to
science
and
medical
research
and
public
health
officials.
We
know
that
this
isn't
going
to
be
an
easy
fix
and,
and
and
and
these
issues
are
going
to
be
facing
us
for
quite
some
time
and
and
and
in
that
context,
I
must
tell
you.
I
worry,
because
I
worry
as
much
as
I
want
everybody
back.
C
Bringing
all
those
young
people
back
together
in
a
school
too
soon
I
think
is,
is
really
something
that
should
concern
us
I.
Think
we
really
need
to
understand.
Many
of
us
know
as
parents
and
and
when
we
were
ourselves.
Kids
seems
like
when
the
flu
or
something
is
going
around
in
school.
Everybody
is
getting
the
flu
everybody
is.
C
It
is
coming
down
because
of
just
how
young
people
interact
with
one
another
and
and
how
it
really
is
close
quarters
and
so
I
think
one
of
the
big
challenges
we're
going
to
have
is
not
only
continuing
to
rev
up
and
even
deliver
our
education
better
remotely,
but
we're
going
to
have
some
real
challenges.
If
we
do
start
to
reopen
whenever
that
may
come,
I
don't
think
it's
going
to
be
just
you
know.
We
hear
this
comment.
C
Doctor
Faust,
you'll
say
it's
not
like
turning
on
I
switch
well,
this
certainly
isn't
going
to
be
just
turning
on
a
switch.
I
I
think
that
we're
going
to
have
a
lot
of
planning
and
and
and
have
to
take
so
many
precautionary
steps,
even
when
the
time
comes,
that
we
can
start
easing
back
into
anything
even
remotely
similar
to
what
schools
may
have
looked
like
before
right.
B
Echo
what
Harry
said
and
take
it
probably
the
next
step
is
to
work
answer
not
just
about
the
students,
but
also
about
the
staff,
because
they're
much
more
susceptible
with
this
and
then,
as
our
students
go
home
with
their
parents,
their
grandparents,
you've
multi-generational
going
on.
That's
a
second
one
and
then
I
think
another
challenge
we
have
and
mayor
you've
mentioned
it
already
for
this
is
the
financial
challenge
that
we
have
facing
us
as
we
look
at
our
budget,
not
just
for
20,
but
also
for
21,
which
is
going
to
have
an
even
bigger
impact.
B
What
is
going
to
be
the
property
tax
payment
percentage?
We've
been
running
about
99
percent,
but
we
know
it's
going
to
be
lower
as
where
there
are
hard
times
right
now.
We
also
know
that
the
number
of
Appeals
has
gone
up
tenfold.
We've
been
running
about
four
to
five
a
year
and
now
we're
about
forty
to
fifty,
just
because
of
the
hard
times
they're
going
on
with
that
as
well,
and
then
I
think
both
Eric
and
I
would
share
this.
B
A
B
B
At
this
point,
we're
going
to
be
continuing
to
do
remote
learning,
as
we
were
doing
now
for
our
summer
school
program,
both
of
our
districts
I
know,
have
a
lot
of
community
agencies
that
use
our
schools
as
well,
and
at
this
point
for
saying
they
will
not
be
used
in
testing
what
the
latest
is
from
the
health
officials
and
that
were
to
changed
and
we'll
make
adjustments
for
that
for
the
Fall
we're
looking
at
a
number
of
scenarios.
One
scenario
would
be
that
we'll
be
back
to
normal
I.
B
Don't
think
there
will
be
normal,
as
we
know
it
now,
but
some
type
of
a
normal,
a
which
is
pretty
unlikely.
A
second
option
would
be
to
look
at
doing
remote
learning
again
in
the
fall.
A
third
option
we're
looking
at
is:
if
the
guidelines
come
out,
where
we
would
do
social,
distancing
and
the
other
health
precautions
for
that,
we
could
look
at
having
both
a
kind
of
a
hybrid
model
where
students
might
go
to
school
part
of
the
day
to
make
sure
we
have
the
six-foot
social
distancing
another
part
of
the
day.
B
They
may
have
remote
learning
going
on.
So
we're
looking
really
at
those
three
scenarios
to
see
where
we'll
do
take
all
the
plans
we
have
for
that.
As
we
said
before,
we'll
have
to
see
what
the
health
officials
say
is
in
the
best
interest
in
the
safety
of
our
students
and
also
the
community
is
well.
C
So
summer,
school
is
absolutely
going
to
be
remote,
the
earliest
that
we
would
even
anticipate
anything
going
on.
Our
building
would
be
at
the
start
of
next
school
year.
If
that
were
even
possible.
But
one
of
the
big
things
for
summer
is.
We
know
that
there's
been
a
loss
of
learning.
We
know
that
there
have
been
students
who
have
fallen
behind
in
their
credits
there.
C
With
all
of
this
going
on
we'll
offer
not
only
a
lot
of
the
courses,
we
would
normally
offer
where
students
are
trying
to
get
ahead
in
some
of
their
credits,
so
that
so
that
they
can
take
more
electives
next
school
year,
but
we're
also
going
to
offer
remedial
courses
we're
going
to
offer
credit
recovery
courses
and
we're
going
to
offer
students,
for
example,
more
reading,
support
and
and
literacy
classes.
So
we're
going
to
have
a
really
big
summer
school
and
hopefully
that
will
position
this
a
little
better
for
whatever
the
fall
might
bring
and
fill.
C
A
Lot
of
planning
going
on
right
now
is
by
both
districts.
Well,
let's
go
ahead
and
end
with
with
the
positive
and
in
the
optimistically
what
is
and
I
believe
this
in
every
tragedy
and
every
kind
of
disaster
and
I've
spent
my
career
working
working
on
those
there's,
a
silver
lining
to
all
of
these
I
believe
and
I'd,
be
interested
in
I.
Think
your
view
is
being
justed
in
your
perspective
of
what
that
silver
lining
is
so
let's
go
ahead
and
start
with
you
Phil
and
then
we'll
end
with
Eric
on
that
one.
That's.
B
A
great
question
I
think
one
of
those
is
that,
even
though
we're
further
apart
we're
closer
together
in
some
ways
as
far
as
our
community
goes
and
our
families
on
doing
this,
we
realize
it
is
a
real
challenge
for
our
parents
and
our
families
of
fine
to
work
from
home,
also
the
students
and
making
sure
their
work
is
because,
as
been
completed,
especially
the
younger
grades,
that's
important
as
well.
I.
Think
a
second
thing
is:
we
have
found
that
an
Eric
mentioned
before,
like
with
zoom.
B
There
are
some
things
that
we
probably
could
use
technology
more
or
in
the
future
when
we
do
get
back
to
someone
in
their
normal.
That
will
make
us
work
smarter,
rather
than
harder
with
that
as
well.
A
third
one
which
I
think
is
very
invigorating
is
to
see
the
community
rallying
together
on
this,
whether
it's
food
distribution,
as
I
mentioned
before
some
financial
grants
that
we
have
received
to
purchase
more
software
and
hardware
for
our
students.
B
C
I'm
gonna
butcher
it,
but
there's
a
Winston
Churchill
quote
that
goes
something
like
this.
A
pessimist
sees
challenges
in
every
opportunity
and
an
optimist
sees
opportunity
in
every
challenge.
I
think
there's
a
huge
opportunity
here.
Right
now,
I
keep
reminding
people
all
the
time.
We
are
literally
reinventing
redesigning
recreating
reimagining
everything
we
do.
We
have
a
senior
awards
night
coming
up
next
week.
We
had
our
completely
rethink.
What
that's
going
to
be
like.
We
have
a
graduation
coming
up.
We
have
a
completely
redesign
and
rethink
what
that's
going
to
be
like
and
more
to
academics.
C
We
have
classes
going
on
and
we
have
to
redesign
and
rethink.
How
do
we
deliver
education?
The
best
we
can
I
really
think
that
we
are
learning
a
lot
and-
and
so
you
know
we'll
be
drawing
off
of
what
we
already
knew,
what
we
took
us
routine,
but
we're
also
going
to
be
having
new
eyes
as
we
look
at
everything
and
I
think
it's
a
great
chance
to
really
reinvigorate
and
improve
education.
I
think
it's
really
a
great
chance
to
realize.
Okay,
what
we
did
worked,
but
now
the
new
things
we
learn.
C
If
we
incorporate
many
of
those
as
well,
we
ought
to
be
able
to
make
a
system
that
works
even
better
than
we've
ever
seen
before.
So
that's
what
I'm,
seeing
and
I'll
be
perfectly
honest:
I!
Don't
don't
want
to
sound
too
optimistic
to
people
who
are
suffering
in
so
many
ways,
but
but
I
see
I,
see
great
opportunity
in
what's
going
on
and
and
I
think
it's
going
to
make
education
better,
I
see.
A
Some
great
opportunities
for
young
people
to
observe
leadership
when
leadership's
really
need
it.
No,
no
and
I
think
we're
all
we're
all
observing
that
I
hope
appreciating
in
a
greater
way
the
value
the
value
of
leadership
I
also
think,
just
as
a
parent
that
there's
something
special
about
it
all
slowed
down.
He
came
to
a
screeching
halt
and
all
of
a
sudden
siblings
who
are
running
in
different
directions,
and
parents
that
were
running
in
different
directions
are
actually
together.
More.
A
B
A
We
are
so
appreciative
of
your
leadership
and
what
is
going
on
in
schools,
and
what
the
two
of
two
of
the
schools,
along
with
the
city,
has
been
doing
to
address
some
food
insecurity
issues
which
are
rising,
not
surprisingly,
with
the
breakfast
and
the
lunch
program.
So
we
really,
from
the
city's
perspective,
value
greatly
the
collaboration
that
we've
had
with
both
of
you
I'm,
so
glad
that
the
schools
are
part
of
the
mayor's
coronavirus
task
force.
So
thank
you
for
for
spending
a
few
minutes
with
us
and
be
well
both
of
you
be
well.