This is the last year I’m treated like a doormat. THIS IS NOTHING NEW. I don’t know of any teacher who has ever used the results of these tests to inform their instruction. Leave DeKalb. We are as concerned about the welfare of our students as anyone and are working our tails off to make this work. These kinds of things diminish credibility for the school district.  Email Board and Superintendent, 03/08/2016 – Approved Cross Keys Redistricting Plan What if the positivity rate increases during any of these phases? (Some high school classes may still have to be hybrid.). 1. News flash- despite rising case numbers in Georgia, Dec. 1 was our lowest 7-day average of Covid-related deaths (based on Date of Death, rather than the less-accurate Date of Report) since March 28, outside of a week-long dip in mid-June. And again, the VAST MAJORITY of those deaths were people ages 70 & above- not exactly a well-represented group within our school communities. @Mary Harris I have many friends who teach in other counties. Fulton 85.5% The School Innovation Department would like to thank all candidates for their participation in the Fall 2020 PAC elections process and for their desire to take a leadership role in continuous school improvement. The administration tells me this is how students will be organized, “Schools will organize all classes into two cohorts based on alpha order to adhere to social/physical distancing requirements and safety guidance. Is the two days per week transitional only, and if so, how long before they can go four days per week? How could receiving 20% less instruction time not be making our children fall behind private schools and neighboring F2F districts?) It’s just so nice to know that the school district cares about their staff and students. Por favor complete la encuesta a continuación. This is how teachers are always treated. My classroom has not been functional since March. If she is indeed in charge of Chamblee’s Charter approval, just hope that she has just as much compassion and respect (or less) than what was shown to her while at Chamblee. DeKalb County Schools. I’m just going to sit back and watch this disaster unfold. Either accept that or leave the teaching profession for a career that treats pregnant women like they’re humans. You will be fine! These students also must have parents sit side by side with them to provide assistance at all times during zoom “classes”. Does that mean staying at home rather than going into the building? 2) Become a substitute teacher to allow schools greater flexibility with high risk staff I’m trying to get hold of both presentations yesterday. If the positivity rate drops to below 10%, based on the presentation, it seems as if schools have the option to go back 4 days per week. Wish me luck these last 2 years in Dekalb Schools, Leave… I have worked over 30 years for DCSD, and have witnessed first hand it’s slow decline. These county generated tests are intended to provide teachers with data to see how our instruction is doing. Good luck! Local schools will collaborate with families to align the schedules of siblings. I for sure would not. Stan, thank you for this great information. That’s down from 25.7 on Nov. 1 and 26.4 on Oct. 1. Regarding whether there will be a smaller number in the class doesn’t matter. Please explain the logic? Here is the link to the DCSD Town Hall presentation from last night. [RELATED: Coronavirus and schools] FCS will delay all Fall Competitions until 9/14. Let this be the last time they show you that your life doesn’t matter!! I really feel bad for our teachers and students with this latest and last-minute decision. They have been individually informed of the requirements twice during COVID, and discussed their individual progress toward graduation. So frustrated to hear they are sticking to reduced instruction time. DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - Due to a high absence of faculty and staff, DeKalb County Schools will finish their fall semester virtually. In the return to school survey before, they stated children would likely have to change teachers if they returned. –Stan. Hasta La Vista CRCT and EOCT Encuesta de reapertura de otoño para padres de estudiantes del Condado de Dekalb. You are not stuck in this profession! We are nothing to them, just robots that do what they need us to do. Students may return to face-to-face instruction or continue in the virtual learning space. Bullying/Harassment Complaint Form; Student Handbook; ... 2020-2021 School Calendar: DeKalb County Board of Education » Calendar . Now there are dates. Are there any three reasonably objective (IE: not a DCSD employee) observers who would dare suggest that what DeKalb residents are getting from their public schools is even close to an “adequate education?” Maybe it is time to recognized, and act upon, the plain fact that DeKalb County Schools are in breach of the social contract and have failed in meeting the responsibilities required of them by the State’s Constitution. With Georgia lagging the nation and DeKalb below average in the state can anyone, outside DCSD, call this adequate? Even if the windows could open here, would teachers be allowed? Graduation rates for Chamblee and Cross Keys bring our Region 1 rate to fifth of seven, though Dunwoody is the top non charter/magnet school. We will still have to go into another teacher’s room, use their interactive board, their desk, etc.  2018-2019 Calendar. Is Jones head of HR or interim? I’m hearing that a lot of people aren’t even getting their sick time approved, so will the county even grant resignation requests? Knowing that, special areas will end up being the super spreaders as they move from one class to another. 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I’ll be in and out. Or based on hitting the 10% criteria? Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) are the lowest performing 5% of Title I schools in the state when ranked based on their three-year CCRPI average, Promise Schools are the 5.01% to 10% lowest performing Title I schools in the state when ranked based on their three-year CCRPI average. Her child’s daycare was recently shut down due to Covid infections. AdvancED is the global leader in preschool through 12th grade accreditation services and is responsible for conducting five-year accreditation renewal visits for member school districts. I’d like to second Meg’s question as to when they go back 4 days per week. This all seems to be happening very fast. How much sympathy do you think they have for teachers who have to go to work with children who aren’t sick? Keep In Mind – DeKalb Schools administration would like you to keep the following in mind: • In surveying our DCSD families on intent to return to school, over 40% of families indicated their desire to send their children back to school. I’d suggest talking to your principal to see what supports are needed. DeKalb County Schools. Teachers report on January 4th and immediately begin teaching from their classrooms the same day, which seems to be expecting everything to work as it should after 10 months of not using the classroom computers. This law provides that students shall no longer be required to earn a passing score on the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) to earn a high school diploma. No school has the proper equipment for teachers to work virtually from school. FYI parents- I know someone just diagnosed with Covid. We feel strongly that we should have the option for him to be face to face, so we are very happy with this announcement! 3) What is the metric for going back to school now? I could go through hundreds of examples of quality teachers being run off or earning more money elsewhere, new principals hiring their friends and running off teachers who require discipline and push their kids, and the county overloading schools and underfunding them (while putting a principal in place who needed not one but two coaches and still was removed after 18 months). You all are ridiculous in this region. DeKalb County School District will delay all athletic activities until the end of September because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a district press release. ... Cobb County Schools. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.”. The logistical challenges of the hybrid model are impossible to surmount. On March 12-15, 2017 DeKalb County School District (DCSD) engaged in an AdvancED External Review. If the settlement checks are “wages,” and if DCSD doesn’t pay into Social Security, then why is Social Security being deducted from the settlement amount? Mass exodus from education is probably likely.   Public Meetings on Redistricting Options, “Power concedes nothing without a demand. They keep talking about cleaning the buildings but Covid is airborne so what are the precautions for the students and staff. Enter your email address to stay in the loop and get new posts via email. If DCSD doesn’t open in-person learning on January 4th, then the blood on their hands won’t be virus related, but because they’ve left behind tens of thousands of students and shaved years off their expected lives. ... Once approved, the plan will be distributed to the DeKalb County community. What position did she leave to become HR? ADA documentation can also be accessed through the following link: https://dcsd.sharepoint.com/hr/Pages/Forms.aspx Employees may use the email to make requests: ADArequests@dekalbschoolsga.org. #walkaway. Has any teacher stood up and said “you know, we’re screwing our kids here, what can we do?”. January 3, 2019 – DeKalb County School District (DCSD) has updated the long-term enrollment forecasts for each school year from the Fall of 2019 through the Fall of 2025. Will Region 1 get additional funding? 3. CDC says, “Based on what we know at this time, pregnant people are at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 compared to non-pregnant people. Not one parent cares about our well-being. They’re mad enough that you’re part of the unnecessary spread but now YOU put THEIR lives at risk when you need their medical help for Covid, which had you been responsible you wouldn’t have gotten infected n the first place. This is ridiculous! Given that the whole point of the lawsuit centers around the fact that DCSD doesn’t pay into Social Security (and it meant to provide an alternative retirement plan), it’s quite a smack in the face to have Social Security deducted. Excuses that lockdowns will not be mandated by the person you elected. Therefore, he can never back up falsehoods he spews with any facts!!! 2020 has been interesting! DeKalb specifically hasn’t had a 7-day average of 2 deaths or more per day since August, and has operated for most of the fall under 1 death per day on average. And no hands-on activities or anything that requires materials of any kind, obviously. I would expect the same- only worse- after Christmas. Shouldn’t they be counted as graduating on time if they complete their requirements by 22? And don’t forget about your virtual students! I really thought you’d make it to 2022. The provision of an adequate public education for the citizens shall be a primary obligation of the State of Georgia. Any idea what other school districts are doing to cover classes when a teacher is out for any reason. My daughter is Magnet and went to Wadsworth, Salem MS, Southwest Dekalb (9) and has been at Arabia Mountain since 10th and will be graduating this year.   Public Meetings on Redistricting Options, “Power concedes nothing without a demand. Virtual learning may not be going well, but there are things in place to make sure Seniors aren’t ignorant of their requirements even with COVID. I’m sure we all work hard at our jobs and can empathize with our teachers. What if the technology doesn’t work (it won’t)? You can move anon. Conduct Post-planning and Pre-planning Activities for Second Semester (Teacher/Staff Workday), January 15, 2021 It’s sick time/FMLA/or be fired. We were a better system when you decided to go with Kittredge…, What can we do to fix this besides leaving ? I can foresee technical difficulties the first week or so as teachers adjust to working from the schools and will not be surprised if this affects the testing schedules for high schoolers. and this couldn’t be discussed. If an employee believes he/she has a medical condition that qualifies for an ADA accommodation, he/she must complete an ADA application and provide supporting medical certification to begin the process. The mission of DeKalb Central Schools is to develop socially responsible students who are literate, academically successful, engaged in all aspects of their education and prepared for success in the 21st century. Common sense sure isn’t…..That’s for sure<<<<< This is where the unbreakable laws of physics and the clear definition of work comes in handy. I know, she was a professor at Clark Atlanta University as well. Is it enough work or are our students, particularly given DeKalb’s performance on its best day, falling further and further behind their peers throughout the state and the country? A/C heating. I’m not doing the cleaning. I’m still unclear if Jan. 4th is a teaching day. Priority School is a school which has a 3-year average of CCRPI Content Mastery scores in the lowest 5% or is a high school with a graduation rate less than 60% for 2 consecutive years. Maybe it is time to acknowledge this isn’t working and no amount of effort is likely to change that.”, https://theotherdunwoody.blogspot.com/2020/11/hey-joules.html. What accounts for the difference in grad rates between DHS & CCHS? Are the classrooms going to have webcams with mics by January 4th? I know my school is not the only disaster waiting to happen. #walkaway. 2. Demographics moonlights as a Trump lawyer. Or…..how/if the bar has been lowered. Stan, do you have an answer for @lmartin re Special Needs kids? So proud of Tapestry Public Charter School and its community of students, staff and parents. * Send Stakeholder Notification (Staff, Families, and Community Partners) A sign at Murphey Candler Elementary School in Lithonia, DeKalb County on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Remind the students to bring their own cleaning materials since again, we are out. #walkaway. I applaud DCSD for finally starting to look at the facts & the science and listening to the experts and at least giving us the option of getting our kids back in school. In other testing news, MS teachers are now being asked to burn more scarce class time with unnecessary Benchmark Tests. Hope the pink and green bubbles come with fragrance because we are going nowhere faster than ever before. ", What hogwash….you're a trip…january 4th we will be at 400 cases per 100,000 in Dekalb and 300,000 cases per day nationally …I'd like you to show up for face to face covid learning….your tiresome tune would change quickly. Everyone is going to be infected with covid rates above 400 and still rising. I really hope they are taking the “compassion over compliance” line seriously…. Dr. Campbell who is her coordinator is taking her position in the interim as well. We get it. Who said that? But to say I’m confident in the County would not be accurate. Bye now! Yes, there are sanitizer stations, but half of the time, they are empty. Right now we’re seeing a spike in cases to match the highest levels of the entire pandemic, perhaps in part due to family gatherings at Thanksgiving. That’s not really realistic for a lot of people who have purchased homes and invested their hard earned money and are close to paying off and like their communities. I believe Gwinnett allows schools to decide what works for their school. Fall 2020 Parent Survey-English . Do these rates factor in students who move to other schools for magnet programs, etc? One with double digit growth, one with double digital shrinkage What are the procedures for resigning under these circumstances, and will it have a negative impact on our certifications? When and how will the decision to transition to 4 days per week be made? Tapestry is NOT an alternative school as is indicated. § 20-2-281.1. I feel with proper procedures we can all maintain a high level of safety. The protest was planned following an announcement made on Dec. 14 that the district would return to in-person schooling beginning Jan. 19. DeKalb Co CTL United School District; 3326 County Rd 427, Waterloo, IN 46793; Phone: 260.920.1011; Fax: 260.837.7767; District Feedback/ Tip Line I have to say I am very surprised at the Chamblee HS numbers. Are we concerned about the staff? DeKalb Schools has more “Chronically Failing Schools” than any other school district in Georgia. Your email address will not be published. I applauded Dekalb for taking a stand and not backing down (at least until we hit the peak of the outbreak ). Teachers are not the only ones at risk. They are also the students who are most adversely impacted educationally and behaviorally with virtual school. The staff meeting had all of the charts but no dates. Not such good news then! ... Parents will be asked to choose between a "face-to-face" or "full remote" learning model for the first semester of the 2020-2021 school … Don’t be fooled by the phrase “deep cleaning.” In our district, that means they used the broom on almost the entire floor and maybe emptied the trash. One had no principal, I suspect that the Towers number (and the others with major decline) are the honest numbers. There never has been and it won’t start today. What will the contact hours be when the schools are re-opened? Suck it teachers. It’s ok “teachers.” We’ve accepted you’re not going to return to work f2f, will continue to “teach” a non-accredited DeKalb distant learning program until fall 2021 or 2022. At my daughter’s school, f2f sit on a chromebook all day and learn via Zoom just like the virtual students. Teaching in-person is more effective than virtual (duh), but make sure you don’t actually get near the students. Are teachers supposed to walk into a classroom they haven’t been in since March and start teaching at 7:30 am on Jan. 4th? The survey is available in both English and Spanish. I have been so frustrated with virtual, and because we both work, our DES 4th grader has been in daycare doing virtual. I appreciate a positive approach, but to not acknowledge the incredible challenge of the last 10 months is beyond puzzling. @ SHERRI E PAGE , are you a teacher? Does any teacher in DCSS think giving these tests, just weeks after MAP tests, is what we should be subjecting our students to? @abcdefg Not a single person here is surprised by all this. @Dekalbmom, Good question. Teachers, the police have left Atlanta due to lack of respect. I don’t understand why teachers should be exempt from paying for daycare just like the rest of us working parents have been doing since March. Will Dekalb go after teaching licenses if the teachers decide to quit? It’s not a matter of if we get Covid, but when in these circumstances. #walkaway teachers! My children’s schools were filthy on their best day. @Alison Mercer- Juniors and Seniors meet individually with their school counselor to review requirements. The fact that Braaten is still employed at DeKalb and will be in charge of Chamblee’s charter review says it all.  2021-2022 Approved Calendar Guess what, all they hear are *crickets*, We can leave too! 2020-2021 Approved Calendar  2019-2020 Calendar DeKalb Schools funds and has various programs at different schools depending on their designation. If our lives mean so little to you then we are leaving to find a profession that will appreciate us, our hard work, and our dedication. There may also be parents like myself that were not comfortable with the disruption of going back and forth between virtual and in person that would be comfortable with full time face to face. Will everyone get a participation trophy, go out into the world… And fail? In the presentation, it mentions using “non-homeroom teachers” as subs which means using special area teachers to cover classes. The nurse at my school quit awhile ago. The timing of this is odd with cases spiking and schools being shut down all over metro Atlanta. Thanks for sharing this Stan – have you seen any mention of the self-contained special Ed students? What parameters determine if a student “graduates” high school? @anonymous-doctors/nurses will have sympathy for teachers because it’s work f2f or be fired for us. Will they stay their course or “cave” when everyone else openS and Biden pushes for it. Thank you for always keeping us up to date with DCSD decisions. Juniors have their individual meeting around spring break, Seniors in September. Only the most foolish parents would risk a child’s life or a teacher’s life for 2 days of face to face instruction. Gwinnett 83.2% That is scary. But you can get a BETTER education elsewhere. You know good and well this is a dangerous virus and you are willing to risk all of our lives. I’ve been told by others that their principals and by HR that pregnancy is not being approved for remote/telework. Nor will they put their own families at risk.  Enrollment and Capacity Maybe if we listened, supported and related to them we’d see some real cooperation for the benefit of everyone. On Dec. 1, which is the most recent date the data is considered accurate for Date of Death, we were at a 7-day average of 17.9 Covid-related deaths per day statewide. We will get good medical care if admitted to the ICU and sympathy. This brings up more questions than it answers. • 2 Days of face to face instruction per week But for narcissistic people like you putting everyone else at risk when you don’t have to, good luck. I have been in a school and the staff is struggling to reach a parent for non emergency things…imagine the run around when the child is febrile- short of breath or other symptoms. Don’t forget to do your hall duty, lunch duty, bus duty, and morning duty. Was this timeline created with vaccine distribution in mind? I make 2 hundred less every paycheck now. IT DOESN’T. Vaccines won’t be enough for you to return like you all used to say. DeKalb County School Enrollment; Archived News; Superintendents Message; Home; Calendar . The assumptions made about teachers that I see on this blog and in other social media are unfounded. This includes marching bands and auxiliary groups. Parents are urged to complete the seven question survey and submit it online. Forward ideally. DeKalb Schools Superintendent Ramona Tyson will present a re-entry plan for schools to the DeKalb County Board of Education on June 8. Also, has DCSD considered NOT having teachers teach both to the kids in classrooms AND at home simultaneously? I know of a colleague that passed of COVID last year and not a word was mentioned. 10, 11, and 12-month Staff Return to Work, January 14, 2021 And would that be effective with phase 1 of this new plan? Good question. Yes to all of the above (except the part about griping about more work). 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