Hamburg Central measuring desk placement, staggering school start times

Hamburg Central measuring desk placement, staggering school start times

AT LEAST ONCE.IN THE SOUTHTOWNS...THE HAMBURGCENTRAL SCHOOLDISTRICT ISPREPARING SCHOOLBUILDINGS FOR THESAFE RETURN OF ITSSTUDENTS.SCHOOL LEADERS,TEACHERS ANDCOMMUNITY MEMBERSHELPED SHAPE THISPLAN THAT INCLUDESTHREE POTENTIALSCENARIOS:100 PERCENT OFSTUDENTS FOR ONCAMPUS LEARNING...100 PERCENT OFSTUDENTS ENGAGEDIN OFF-CAMPUSLEARNINGREMOTELY...OR THIRD - A HYBRIDMODEL COMBININGBOTH ON AND OFFCAMPUS LEARNING.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSSENIOR REPORTEREILEEN BUCKLEYWALKS US THROUGHTHE PLAN...MICHAEL CORNELL."WE'LL BE READY TOOPEN OUR DOORS ONSEPTEMBER THE 10TH."BUT RETURNING TOSCHOOL FOR 35-HUNDRED HAMBURGCENTRAL SCHOOLSTUDENTS WILL LOOKDIFFERENT FOR IN-PERSON LEARNING...."THERE BE FAR FEWERPEOPLE WALKING INTHE BUILDING AT ANYGIVEN TIME.WHENTHEY ARRIVE."HAMBURG SCHOOLSSUPERINTENDENTMICHAEL CORNELLSAYS THEY WILL BEGINWITH STAGGEREDARRIVAL TIMES AND ANEW WAY OF HEADINGTO CLASS...MICHAEL CORNELL.

"ATTHE SECONDARY LEVELWE'RE NOT USINGLOCKERS - THEY WON'TGO TO THEIR LOCKERRIGHT AWAY.THEY'LLGO TO THEIR FIRSTPERIOD CLASS."FOR STUDENTS IN KTHROUGH 5 HERE ATARMOR ELEMENTARYSCHOOL -- CLASSSIZES WILL SHRINK...EILEEN BUCKLEY."THIS IS WHAT THE NEWNORMAL WILL LOOKLIKE HERE IN A FIRSTGRADE CLASSROOM ATARMOR ELEMENTARYNORMALLY THERE AREBETWEEN 17 TO 22DESKS - RIGHT NOWIT'S DOWN TO SEVENSIX FEET APART."STUDENTS WILL BEREQUIRED TO WEARFACE MASKSTHROUGH OUT THEDAY."MASK WEARING IS - ISONE OF THE MANYMITIGATION EFFORTSTHAT WE'LLUNDERTAKE DE-DENSIFYING -DISTANCE - MASKING."HAMBURG SCHOOLPARENTS WILL BEREQUIRED TO CHECKTHEIR CHILD'STEMPERATURE ATHOME.AT HAMBURG HIGHSCHOOL....THE GYMWILL BE USED...FORLUNCH...MICHAEL CORNELL.

"ITLOOKS LIKE THECAFETERIA WOULDLOOK IF WE WEREDOING EXAMINES.BUTIT'S SET UP IT'S SET UPFOR LUNCH AND THEDESKS ARE A LOTFARTHER APART."CORNELL SAYS ABOUTTWO-THIRDS OFSCHOOL FAMILIESHAVE ALREADYAGREED TO BRINGTHEIR CHILD TOSCHOOL TO HELP THEDISTRICT CUT BACKON THE NUMBER OFSTUDENTS ONSCHOOL BUSES..."HAVING 50-PERCENTOF YOUR STUDENTSGOING ON ANY GIVENDAY THAT CERTAINLYHELPS LIMIT DENSITYON BUSES."THAT MEANS IN-PERSON SCHOOLDAYS WOULD BESTAGGERED FORSTUDENTS.THE DEADLINE FORPARENTS TO DECIDE IFTHEY WANTEDREMOTE LEARNINGONLY FOR THEIRCHILD WAS THIS PASTSUNDAY.

BUTCORNELL WOULD NOTTELL US HOW MANYFAMILIES TOOK THATOPTION.CORNELL SAYS HISBIGGEST CHALLENGEIS "HELPING PEOPLEFEEL COMFORTABLE"BECAUSE EVERYONEHAS HAD A DIFFERENTCOVID EXPERIENCE.IN HAMBURG, EILEENBUCKLEY, 7 EWN.