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From YouTube: August 5, 2020 Minneapolis 360 - KMOJ 89.9 FM
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Aug. 5: New school year. Minneapolis Public Schools superintendent Ed Gfaff, talks about how the pandemic is changing the upcoming school year, distance learning and resources for students and their families.
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We
dropped
some
gems,
absolutely
and
last
week's
show
was
a
was.
It
was
a
gym
and
this
week's
show
is
actually
a
gym
too.
So
I
am
super
excited
about
today.
So
I
want
to
welcome
everybody
to
minneapolis
360..
I
am
anthony
taylor.
I
am
the
african
american
community
specialist
for
the
city
of
minneapolis.
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I
welcome
everyone
today
at
one
o'clock
every
two
weeks
to
do
our
show
and
kim
talked
about
it
just
a
few
minutes
ago
about
some
of
the
information
that
we
want
to
provide
city
of
minneapolis
residents,
and
this,
I
think,
is
an
important
topic,
because
every
time
the
calendar
turns-
and
I
know
if
people
think
like
me
once
the
calendar
turns
into
august
folks-
are
starting
to
talk
about
school,
so
usually
typically,
what
happens
is
that
at
least
in
my
family
is
that
we
talk
about
school.
We
start
to
get
our
school
supplies
together.
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A
A
C
It's
we
are
very
excited
and
I
think
it's
important
and
before
ed
I'll
put
you
on.
I
just
want
to
just
talk
about
what
the
governor's
safe
learning
plan
is
and-
and
I
want
you
to
talk
about
how
it
affects
minneapolis
schools,
specifically
so
schools
are,
in
the
beginning
of
this
year,
have
a
choice
to
decide
on
three
models:
in-person
learning,
distance
learning
or
a
hybrid
model,
which
is
really
a
combination
of
in-person
and
distance
learning.
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So
again,
the
governor
has
let
school
districts
choose
on
what
their
plan
is
in
conjunction
with
state
officials
and
partnering,
with
different
schools
to
figure
out
what
models
they
can
use
during
the
school
years.
So
schools
have
to
announce
their
learning
models
and
really
what's
important,
that
all
of
these
models
and
these
decisions
are
based
on
factors
from
the
health
department
and
other
partners
to
make
sure
which
schools
and
charter
schools
work
best
for
those
school
districts.
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Whatever
the
schools,
your
school
go
to
your
districts,
that
your
schools
or
your
children
go
to
families
have
the
option
to
choose
distance
learning,
no
matter
what
school
districts
decide.
So
that's
really
a
key
component
to
the
governor's
order
allowing
districts
to
choose
their
model
so
bringing
in
superintendent
graf.
How
does
this
decision
affect
minneapolis
public
schools.
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A
A
number
of
documents
that
we've
been
working
from
all
summer
long,
the
minnesota
department
of
health
guidance,
the
minnesota
department
of
education
guidance
to
do
just
that
to
develop
scenarios
in
those
three
areas
in
minneapolis,
public
schools.
We
came
up
with
this
concept
of
creating
a
dial
very
similar
to
what
the
governor
has
done.
It
has
five
phases
to
safe
learning
and
phase.
One
was
full
distance,
as
you
mentioned,
districts
are
expected
to
require
that
as
an
option
for
for
families,
no
matter
what
their
scenarios
are
in
their
school
year.
A
So
we
we
have
that
dial
at
phase
one
distance
learning,
that's
where
we
were
last
spring.
Obviously,
we've
made
some
enhancements
to
our
distance
learning
model
and
where
we're
going
to
start
is
phase
two
of
the
dial
phase.
Two
is
distance.
Learning
with
supports
you
know,
hopefully
at
some
point.
During
the
school
year
we
will
be
in
phase
five,
which
is
a
return
to
in-person
learning.
But
for
now
we
took
a
look
at
the
governor's
guidance,
which
was
you
know.
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Looking
at
the
the
health
data
hennepin
county,
the
overall
case
rates-
and
you
know,
hennepin
county-
is
a
large
large
county.
We
also
know
that
minneapolis
is
unique
in
terms
of
some
of
the
health
challenges
that
it
has
as
a
as
a
city,
and
so
we
made
the
decision
based
on
all
of
that,
as
well
as
some
other
factors,
with
our
input
and
interest
from
staff
and
families
to
start
at
distance
learning.
With
supports-
and
one
specific
thing,
that's
important
to
note.
A
There
are
more
than
50
cases
per
10
000
residents
in
hennepin
county,
and
so
why
that's
significant
for
us
is
that
minneapolis
public
schools
is,
you
know,
consists
of
about
70
percent
students
and
families
of
color.
So
we
were
very
cognizant
of
the
health
concerns
and
the
safety
of
our
staff
and
students
in
making
this
decision.
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C
So
superintendent
graf-
and
I
thank
you
again
for
joining
us-
how
difficult
or
how
easy
was
this
decision
to
make,
knowing
that
that
students
haven't
been
in
school
since
march,
and
a
lot
of
socialization
comes
with
interaction
with
in-person
with
on
the
school
bus
in
the
classroom?
So
you
said
you
had
a
survey
and
there
was
a
lot
of
positive
data
that
that
families
wanted
to
start
out
with
distinct
learners.
Was
this
a
difficult
or
easy
decision
to
make
once
you
got
those
that
data
from
folks.
A
Oh,
it
was
a
very
difficult
decision.
You
know
we
wrestled
with
it.
We
wrestled
with
just
the
different
models
that
we
were
having
to
create,
there's
so
many
factors
and
variables
to
consider
you
know
the
safety
and
well-being
of
your
staff
of
our
staff.
So
what
does
that
look
like
when
we're
supposed
to
be
providing
transportation
or
we're
supposed
to
be
delivering?
A
You
know
meals
to
students,
or
I
mean
all
those
those
operational
things
you
have
to
think
about,
but
then
just
the
magnitude
of
impact
on
families.
You
know
we
know
we
have
families
through
last
spring
that
were
extremely
challenged
by
having
to
have
you
know
their
children
in
the
home
when
they
were
either
taking
care
of
other
children
or
other
family
members
or
working
and
trying
to
work
from
home
or
having
to
go
out
to
work
in
some
cases
because
they
were
essential
employees.
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So
none
of
that
none
of
those
situations
were
lost
on
us
at
all,
and
it
was
very
difficult
because
you
know
we
ultimately
want
to
take
care
of
our
our
students
and
our
families
needs
you
know
as
educators.
So
we
wrestled
with
that.
We
also
wrestled
with,
as
you
mentioned
at
the
beginning,
the
excitement
of
going
back
to
school.
You
know
such
nostalgic
thoughts
of
going
to
the
store
and
getting
your
pencils
and
your
new.
A
You
know
three-ring
binder
and
your
new
shoes
and
getting
all
ready
for
school
and
now
we're
wrestling
with
what
is
that
going
to
look
like
for
our
students?
But
I
think
where
we
landed
definitely
is
the
right
place
for
us
and
we
are
committed
to
making
sure
that
we
provide
the
best
experience
possible,
build
some
excitement
around
the
start
of
the
year
as
well
for
our
students
and
families.
You
know
we.
A
This
is
going
to
be
unlike
any
other
year
that
they've
had,
but
you
know
it's
our
commitment
to
ensure
that
they
are
seeing
the
joy
and
the
experience
of
learning,
even
though
it
will
be
in
a
distance
mode
to
start
with,
and
then
just
building
on
that,
as
as
we
see
our
health
situations
improve
we'll
move
towards,
you
know
the
next
phase
of
our
our
model,
which
is
potentially
disconcerting
with
some
targeted
in-person
supports
and
ultimately,
hopefully,
transitioning
to
full
in
person
in
school.
At
some
point,
this.
C
Year
we
are
talking
to
minneapolis
public
schools,
superintendent,
ed
graf
and
and
just
a
few
minutes
ago
superintendent.
You
talk
about
some
of
the
supports
that
minneapolis
public
schools
gonna
put
in
in
place,
and
I
want
to
just
talk
about
a
couple
of
things
when
you
talk
about
support,
so
if
students
probably
need
chromebooks,
I'm
for
sure
that
that
that
they're
going
to
have
to
do
then
we're
talking
about
doing
distance
learning
being
virtual.
How
can
families
get
these
chromebooks
if
they
don't
have
them?
What's?
A
Well,
last
spring
we
distributed
close
to
16
000
devices
for
our
families.
We
also
distributed
a
number
of
hot
spots,
because
we
know
that
you
know
the
digital
divide.
The
inequities
that
are
out
there
related
to
connectivity
are
not
just
about
having
you
know,
network
our
system
of
infrastructure
in
our
city,
but
it's
the
cost
associated
with
that.
So
we
again
are
very
committed
to
making
sure
that
they
have
those
very
technical
supports.
A
C
That
and
also
too
superintendent
I
want
to
just
talk
about
maybe
tutors
and
homework
help.
I
know
as
a
student,
especially
as
a
high
school
student,
I
relied
a
lot
on
either
my
study
halls
or
my
tutors.
While
I
was
doing
in-person
classroom
learning
like
going
to
school
like
regular
right
so
since
we
are
now
in
minneapolis,
is
going
to
distance
learning.
How
can
folks
access
that
help,
and
even
with
with
some
of
our
our
latino
brothers
and
sisters
right?
How?
How
can
we
get
some?
How.
C
A
So
there
are
a
couple
things
again.
The
first
thing
we
want
to
make
sure,
as
we
start
up
this
school
year,
is
that
we
have
really
good
contact
information
for
families.
You
know
we
want
to
make
sure
we
have
their
cell
numbers,
their
addresses
email
accounts,
because
the
schools
are
going
to
be
the
direct
point
for
contact
in
communication
with
families.
So
it's
critical
that
they
have
that
information.
A
A
To
work
very
hard,
the
month
of
august,
to
develop
that
connection
with
families-
you
know
many
of
our
students
will
be
starting
a
new
division.
You
know
they
went
from
elementary
to
middle
school
middle
school
to
high
school,
some-
maybe
even
changing
schools.
So
we
want
to
establish
that
strong
connection
early
on
with
some
communication,
so
expect
to
have
some
more
outreach
from
our
families,
but
in
terms
of
the
support
for
homework,
definitely
looking
to
their
teacher
directly
teachers
will
be
able
to.
A
You
know,
share
their
online
information
that
they're
going
to
be
providing
on
a
consistent
basis.
We
also
do
know
that
students
who
speak
spanish
or
other
languages
will
be
able
to
get
that
assistance
through
teachers.
We
have
some
supplementary
resources
on
our
website
and
encourage
everyone
to
go
to
our
website.
A
Mpls.K12.Mn.Us
we're
going
to
have
more
information
on
there
about
distance
learning,
a
site
solely
dedicated
to
distance
learning,
with
some
answers
to
questions
that
people
might
have
and
then.
Finally,
as
this
is
a
distance
learning
with
supports,
our
first
group
of
supports
that
we're
focused
on
does
include
tutoring
support.
We're
looking
at
working
with
you
know,
americorps
partners
such
as
americorps
or
reading
corps
for
a
focus
on
our
reading
and
math
city
of
lakes
is
another
tutor
that
we're
going
to
be
working
and
collaborating
with.
A
In
addition
to
that,
we
will
have
our
school-based
health
clinics
set
up
at
our
high
schools,
so
that
students
can
get
support
for
physical
and
mental
health
in
person
and
our
school-based
mental
health
partners,
such
as
north
point
in
washburn.
You
know
at
various
schools
throughout
minneapolis
public
schools
we'll
be
assisting
with
those
needs
of
of
you
know
what
those
supports
might
look
like
during
our
distance
learning
time.
B
Those
are
all
wonderful.
I
guess
I
have
a
question
superintendent
so
as
far
as
let's
say
our
youth,
the
the
young
ones.
You
know
whether
they're
in
third
grade
or
fourth
grade,
and,
of
course
you
know,
parents
have
to
they
have
to
work
to
make
ends
meet,
and
you
know
they
may
not
have
the
time
to
necessarily
be
able
to
assist
as
much
you
know
with
the
kids
in
their
their
schooling.
So
I
guess
my
concern
is
just
them
getting
behind.
B
B
A
A
A
We
will
have
staff
supporting,
and
you
know,
because
we're
starting
in
distance
learning
we're
not
going
to
have
that
immediate
face-to-face
support.
But
as
we
move
through
our
our
continuum,
our
turn
that
dial,
we
will
see
more
of
those
opportunities
and
that's
part
of
the
partnership
that
I
mentioned.
You
know
making
sure
that
we
have.
You
know
contact
opportunities
available
as
our
dial
turns
as
we
get
into.
A
Maybe
the
the
second
portion
of
our
phase
two
distance
learning,
but
the
expectation
for
all
of
our
kids
is
that
they
will
have
much
more
teacher
contact
on
a
daily
basis
and
we're
looking
at
trying
to
provide
live
lessons
as
much
as
possible
and
then
recording
those
lessons
with
support
staff
following
up
and
again
just
trying
to
ensure
that
the
communication
is
really
strong.
You
know
we
don't
want
parents
to
expect
families
to
expect
that
they
have
to
be
the
teacher.
A
B
A
Creative
and
and
build
those
relationships
with
kids,
so
they
stay
connected
to
their
learning,
but
academics
and
support
are
certainly
a
concern
of
ours
and
we'll
be
monitoring
that
also
with
some
of
our
our
diagnostic
supports
for
for
students.
So
we
can
see
that
their
their
learning
is
actually
progressing
from
where
they
were
last
year.
B
A
So
this
is
a
again
an
area
that
I
think
is
of
great
significance
and
importance
when
we
talk
about,
you
know
how
students
learn
and
knowing
that
some
of
our
students
in
the
category
of
level
four
are
our
most
intense
needs
and
you
know
the
resources
and
how
we
wrap
around
and
support
those
students
is
top
of
mind
for
us.
So
what
we're
doing
with
special
education
providing
related
services
in
multiple
ways,
we'll
have
our
online
learning
services,
instructional
materials
we'll
have
telehealth
services,
we'll
have
additional
instructional
videos.
A
You
know
we
know
that
this
is
a
very
different
time
and
we
know
again
with
some
of
our
special
education
students
and
the
unique
needs
that
they
have
they're
going
to
need
much
more
intensive
support
and
that's
all
part
of
you
know
part
of
what
we're
looking
to
do
with
our
staff
as
well.
You
know
beyond
just
the
classroom
teacher.
We
have
associate
educators,
you
know
who
do
an
amazing
job
of
working
with
students
and
families
so
we'll
be
leveraging
their
efforts.
C
A
Well,
right
now
we
are
still
operating
our
summer
feeding
program
as
we
refer
to
it.
We
have
you
know
nearly
50
sites
across
the
city
where
families
can
pick
up
meals.
They
get
one
food
package
per
child
per
week,
so
it
within
that
package
they
get
five
breakfasts
and
five
lunches
for
a
total
of
10
meals
per
week,
and
I
will
tell
you-
I
just
spoke
with
a
director
before
coming
on
here:
who's
been
out
helping
trying
to
coordinate,
pick
up
and
drop
off
of
distribution
for
you
know
not
students,
but
families
in
the
community.
A
A
Of
the
you
know,
the
the
food
desert
that
exists
on
the
north
side
and
the
importance
of
nutrition-
not
only
you
know,
for
for
adults,
but
especially
for
our
students,
so
we're
we're
providing
that
service
now
we'll
be
providing
it
through
august
21st.
We
will
look
at
some
type
of
transition,
especially
as
we
go
back
into
a
hybrid
model,
but
more
information
will
be
coming
out
on
the
district
web
page,
and
so
I
encourage
people
to
go
to
mpls.k12.mn.us
and
we
have
a
link
on
there.
C
We
are
with
superintendent,
ed
graf
minneapolis
public
schools
today,
talking
about
what
distance
learning
looks
like
for
the
upcoming
school
year,
superintendent
graf-
if
you
had
one
piece
of
advice
to
give
to
folks
on
how
to
prepare
for
this
unprecedented
time
with
the
beginning
of
school
year
being
distance
learning.
What
would
that
be.
A
Oh
one
piece
of
advice-
I
I
would
say
you
know
first
and
foremost
take
care
of
your
health.
You
know
wash
your
hands
wear
face
covering
in
public,
and
you
know
we
have
to
make
sure
that
our
physical
emotional,
mental
health
is
is
strong
because
we've
got
to
be
there
for
our
students
and
our
youth.
So
that
would
be
the
first
piece
of
advice
that
I
would
have
beyond
that.
A
I
will
say:
stay
tuned
for
more
information
and
if
you're,
a
prospective
minneapolis
parent
or
you've
got
a
student
that
is
currently
in
minneapolis
public
schools.
I'd
strongly
encourage
you
to
stay
connected
with
channel
15
or
our
website,
we'll
be
certainly
pushing
out
information
via
email
and
also
make
sure
that
you
have
updated
your
address.
Your
phone
number
and
contact
information
because
we're.
B
C
B
B
Well,
you
know,
I
feel
confident
in
what
he's
saying.
As
far
as
the
new
plan,
it
was
really
difficult
to
adjust
to.
You
know
right
during
the
middle
of
the
school
year,
that
is,
everybody
have
to
stop,
and
now
we
got
to
figure
out
a
plan
on
how
we
can
teach
everybody
from
home
and
how
parents
you
know
now
people
got
to
stop
working
and
they
got
to
help
their
kids
and
then
it
seemed
like
the
parents
became
teachers.
So
it
was.
B
B
You
know
this
is
something
that's
it's
hard
for
me
because,
just
like
you
know,
my
daughter
is
going
off
to
college
and
they
decided
to
do
online
schooling
at
clark
where
she
was
going
to
go
so
then
she
was
like.
Oh,
I
think
I'm
going
to
do
my
second
choice
of
texas
southern
because
she
said
it
was
just
hard
doing
online
school
during
her
high
school
years,
so
she
was
like.
I
don't
want
to
have
to
do
it
for
college
too.
So
you
know
I'm
just
I'm.
I
am
still
concerned.
B
C
It's
extremely
hard
to
to
to
be
able
to
not
be
with
you
with
your
peers
and
not
socialize
and
and
not
play
sports,
and
I
think
some
of
the
the
things
that
this
has
affected.
Young
people
is
school
and
that
fact
that
they,
they
can't
be
in
school
and
they
have
to
do
distance
learning
when
there's
so
many
other
distractions
at
home.
Right.
C
I'm
hoping
that
some
of
the
programs
that
we
have
provided
over
the
the
last
few
months
during
covert
helped
on
how
to
get
your
your
child,
prepared
with
some
things
that
you
can
do
to
help
them
a
learn
and
be
really.
You
know,
help
them,
participate
in
different
things
and
have
creative
ideas
and
ways
to
keep
young
people
busy.
But
this
this
does
affect
them
quite
a
bit.
B
It
does
especially,
you
know,
I
kind
of
worry
a
little
bit
more
about
the
younger
ones
and,
like
you
know,
if
their
parents
aren't
computer
friendly,
if
they
don't
really
know
how
to
use
these
applications
or
the
software
and
you
know
and
so
trying
to
navigate
you
know
with
google
meets
and
zoom
meetings
and
all
you
know,
and
if
you're
not
computer,
you
know
illiterate,
then
I
just
feel
like
you
know
it
can
be
a
little
challenging.
So
I
just
hope
that
you
know
community.
B
C
Absolutely
and
I'm
I'm
so
glad
the
superintendent
came
on
it
and
just
a
couple
takeaways
that
I
think,
is
really
important
from
what
he
said,
and
he
gave
some
great
information
is
that
you
need
to
check
in
with
your
district,
to
find
out
exactly
what's
going
on.
So
what
he
said
I
thought
was
very
important
is
make
sure
that
your
phone
number
is
up
to
date,
make
sure
that
your
email
is
up
to
date,
that
that
the
schools
have
your
contact
information
for
whatever
changes
and
all
the
information
is
coming
up.
B
C
C
Thing,
saint
paul's,
school
district,
absolutely
so
make
sure
those
districts
have
your
information
and
continue
to
check
their
website
for
additional
information.
But
if
we're
talking
specifically
with
minneapolis,
it
is
going
to
start
distance
learning
for
this
school
year.
So
and
I
think
it
was
a
good
decision.