Update on Staff Survey

Jeffrey S. Moquin <jeffrey.moquin@browardschools.com>

Mon 9/14/2020 1:48 PM
To: BCPS School Board Members <schoolboardmembers@browardschools.com>
Cc: BCPS Cabinet and Secs <BCPS_Cabinet_and_Secs@browardschools.com>; BCPS Board Members Secretaries <BCPS_BoardMembersSecretaries@browardschools.com>; Leo Nesmith <leo.nesmith@browardschools.com>; Veda F. Hudge <veda.hudge@browardschools.com>
School Board Members,
 
At the Board Workshop scheduled for September 22nd plans will be discussed for students returning to the physical campus and transitioning to face-to-face instruction.
 
In order to optimize the likelihood of a successful transition, it will be necessary for all teachers to return to the physical campus and provide synchronous instruction for those students on campus, as well
as those electing to remain in the eLearning environment.  This determination is largely predicated on the District’s inability to add instructional resources beyond what is feasible within budgetary
constraints.
 
This correspondence serves to inform School Board Members that school-based administrators will begin having conversations with their teachers this week to ascertain the probability of their teachers
returning to the physical campus.  Teachers who are unable to physically return to campus due to medical circumstances will need to avail themselves of any applicable leave for which they qualify.  It is
to be determined whether the District will allow teachers to work remotely in very unique circumstances.
 
Staff has initiated discussions with the Broward Teachers Union (BTU) regarding this transition.  There has been a request from BTU for teachers to be provided time prior to the return of students to the
campus, in order to prepare their classrooms accordingly.  It is our intent to recommend the District accommodate this request by modifying the school calendar to provide two (2) early release days the
week before the District intends to have students return to the campus.  Optimally, teachers will return to the physical campus the week before students return and continue to provide eLearning from the
physical campus.  This will allow teachers to re-acclimate to the physical campus; and with two early release days, teachers will also be able to prepare their classroom for the physical return of students.
 
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.
 
Jeff