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amother

Tue, Sep 01 2020, 11:40 am

Public schools will be opening at the end of the month. Where does that leave private schools?

SixOfWands

Tue, Sep 01 2020, 11:44 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Public schools will be opening at the end of the month. Where does that leave private schools?

NYC was clearly not ready to open. They had no plans for how to protect students or teachers.

Delaying was the best thing they could do. Hopefully they'll buy a clue in the next few weeks.

In the meantime, private schools hopefully have their acts together.

amother

Pewter

Tue, Sep 01 2020, 11:45 am

Public schools in Monsey are not opening but all jewish schools are starting. Brooklyn is probably the same.

DrMom

Tue, Sep 01 2020, 11:48 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Public schools will be opening at the end of the month. Where does that leave private schools?

Does one depend on the other?

avrahamama

Tue, Sep 01 2020, 11:50 am

DrMom wrote:

Does one depend on the other?

For things like busing, technology and textbooks. Maybe also therapists and resource room.

amother

Brown

Tue, Sep 01 2020, 11:51 am

SixOfWands wrote:

Yes, the NYT has good coverage. Their PPE supplies were enough for at most 2 weeks. Teachers still didn't have schedules. A hybrid plan like they wanted to do takes an enormous amount of work to set up in regards to schedule and is extremely complicated. All for having the kids go in 2x a week for not even a full day. Sounded like they didn't have enough qualified teachers either.
Private schools are much smaller and can set their own schedules etc

amother

Pewter

Tue, Sep 01 2020, 12:18 pm

DrMom wrote:

Does one depend on the other?

It depends on what. My neighbors kids school doesn't have private bussing so the kids are not having transportation as of yet.

amother

White

Tue, Sep 01 2020, 2:44 pm

The special ed classes in monsey public schools are opening.

keym

Tue, Sep 01 2020, 2:53 pm

OP, this is talking about NY CITY right?

Mama Bear

Tue, Sep 01 2020, 4:08 pm

Talmud Torahs in Wmsbg & BP are all open. Girls schools iyh opening on schedule. if anything, this buys us more time, bc if opening public schools will cause a spike, at least it'll be after rosh hashana.

ra_mom

Tue, Sep 01 2020, 6:12 pm

NYC private schools all had to submit plans for approval. As long as they were approved (your school wouldn't have sent a start date until they got approved) they can operate now.

cnc

Tue, Sep 01 2020, 7:09 pm

ra_mom wrote:

NYC private schools all had to submit plans for approval. As long as they were approved (your school wouldn't have sent a start date until they got approved) they can operate now.

This.
But unfortunately schools are not being reimbursed for programs for days before September 21.

amother

Blush

Tue, Sep 01 2020, 7:41 pm

cnc wrote:

This.
But unfortunately schools are not being reimbursed for programs for days before September 21.

What types of programs are they reimbursed for?

Also, public schools are opening virtually on the 16th, 17th, or 18th depending on the school, but not starting the in person hybrid model until the 21.

cnc

Tue, Sep 01 2020, 7:42 pm

amother [ Blush ] wrote:

Bussing
Food
Attendance
Etc

amother

Lime

Tue, Sep 01 2020, 7:49 pm

What about Title 1 funding?

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