Big changes coming to 2020 TUSD school year

Big changes coming to 2020 TUSD school year, including 'Zoom' classes

TRUJILLO -- ANSWERINGQUESTIONS FROM PARENTS TONIGHT-- ABOUT THE DISTRICT'SPROPOSED INSTRUCTION MODEL.

9ON YOUR SIDE'S LUZDELIACABALLERO LISTENED INTO THETOWN HALL -- AND HAS ANSWERSTO SOME OF THE MOST COMMONQUESTIONS FROM PARENTS.NATS SCHOOL BELL THE 20-20SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE FAR FROMTRADITIONAL.

T-U-S-DSUPERINTENDENT DR. GABRIELTRUJILLO SAYS INSTRUCTION WILLBE ON A COMPUTER THROUGHZOOM-- REGARDLESS OF WHETHERSTUDENTS ARE LEARNING FROMHOME OR ON CAMPUS.

WHAT THISWILL NOT BE IS SITTING ASTUDENT BEHIND A COMPUTER FORHOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS WITHABSOLUTELY NO BREAK.

OURSTUDENTS OF COURSE WITH THEON- CAMPUS OPTION-- EACHSTUDENT WILL BE ASSIGNED TOONE CLASSROOM.

THE MAJORITY OFINSTANCES, WE BELIEVE WE'REGOING TO BE AVERAGING CLASSSIZES RIGHT AROUND 12 OR 13.AT OUR BIGGER SCHOOLS, WE DOBELIEVE WE WILL HIT CLOSER TO15.

PASSING PERIODS -- HAVEBEEN REDUCED.

FROM SIX ORSEVEN PASSING PERIODS A DAYWHERE HUNDREDS OF KIDS AREPASSING EACH OTHER.

NOW DOWNTO JUST BASICALLY TWO OR THREEBREAKS WHERE THE SAME 13, 14,OR 15 KIDS STAY WITH EACHOTHER AND GO OUT ONE CLASSROOMAT A TIME TO A CAFETERIA OR APLAYGROUND.

DR. TRUJILLO SAYSCAMPUSES WILL BE CLEANEDREGULARLY, THERE WILL BEREGULAR HEALTH SCREENINGS, ANDSCHOOLS WILL ENFORCE C-D-CGUIDELINES.

WE WILL BEREQUIRING MASKS FOR OURSTUDENTS AND OUR STAFF AND THEPHYSICAL DISTANCING OFSTUDENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTEDINSIDE OF EVERY CLASSROOM.

WEWILL HAVE STUDENTS IN APAPERLESS ENVIRONMENT--JUSTHAVING STUDENTS AT A COMPUTER,WE ARE DRAMATICALLY REDUCINGTHE OPPORTUNITY OF SPREAD INAN INDOOR ENVIRONMENT.

ON TOPOF THOSE MEASURES -- THESCHOOL IS ALSO PROVIDINGFUNDING FOR MORE CUSTODIANS --AND USING A QUARTER MILLIONDOLLARS -- TO MAKE SUREEVERYONE HAS THE TECHNOLOGY TOSUCCEED IN THIS NEW NORMAL.ALSO APPROVED AS PART OF THEBUDGET, $250,000 ALLOCATEDTOWARDS BEING ABLE TO PAY HIGHSPEED INTERNET SERVICE FORSTUDENTS AND FAMILY THAT NEEDHIGH SPEED INTERNET AND ALSOFOR OUR TEACHERS.

ONCAM TAGSPORTS WILL BE ROLLED OUT INPHASES-- LOCKER ROOMS WILL NOTBE USED, AND PRACTICES WILL BELIMITED TO 7 PEOPLE OR LESS.FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THETUSD REOPENING PLAN, VISIT OURWEBSITE, KGUN9-DOT-COM.LUZDELIA CABALLERO, KGUN9 ONYOUR SIDE.THE DISTRICT HAS TWO MORE TOWNHALLS SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS THERE- OPENING PLAN -- ONE FORSPANISH SPEAKING PARENTS --AND ONE FOR EMPLOYEES.

BOTHARE SET FOR MONDAY -- ON THEDISTRICT'S FACEBOOK PAGE.

ALINK IS ON OUR WEBSITE -- KGUN9 DOT COM.NOW -- TO HIGHER EDUCA