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March 25, 2020

Well, wow, not much to say other than I am thinking of you and am grateful for all you have been doing to reach out to kids over the past few days. I know we are all feeling nervous about how this is going to look. Hang in there, we are learning together and you are a group that pulls together to support students when times are tough.

By now I am sure you have seen the news that we are out until May 4. Every day gets a little more surreal. Please take a minute to respond to this survey when you have a chance. I am trying to collect information on how successful you have been in connecting with students. I encourage you to keep reaching out to students, letting them know you are there, even if it's just to check in.

Thanks for keeping me in the loop on what you are e-mailing students and for inviting me to your class and department meetings. It has been great to see you and the kids. Today we had over 80 sophomores join the class meeting. Thanks to the faculty who have been jumping on those too. The kids love seeing teachers and staff.

As you've heard on the news, the Commissioner will be sharing a plan tomorrow. We have been working as an admin team to look at how we can do this and you have been sharing great ideas and information as departments. I look forward to hearing more when I connect with department liaisons tomorrow. I am meeting with area principals Friday to share thoughts, and now plans, since the longer absence is official. Much more news to come in the next few days.

We'll talk soon!

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