Here is the Department of Ed summer school letter to parents from Chancellor Carranza:
Dear Families,
We know that the COVID-19 crisis and the unexpected shift to remote learning in the second half of the school year have presented challenges for many families all across the City. The strength, perseverance, and dedication of our 1.1 million students and the staff and families who support them day after day continues to amaze me. We have continually evolved our policies to meet this unprecedented time, developing and in some cases entirely reinventing them to support our students
and families. Today we are writing to share an update on summer school.
In continued adherence to federal, State, and City health guidelines, we are adapting our summer school model for summer2020. This year, we will offer summer school via remote instruction, allowing us to provide more students than ever before with the academic supports they need and a bridge from this school year to the next. In addition to academic instruction, students participating in these summer school programs will also have opportunities to go on self-paced virtual field trips
and engage in daily social-emotional learning activities.
Who in grades 3-8 will attend summer school?
Students in grades 3–8 who are not promoted in June will be required to attend summer school. They will participate in of remote instruction from Monday, July 13 – Tuesday, August 18.
Some students in grades 3–8 who are promoted in June may also be recommended by their teacher for additional academic support over the summer. They will participate in six weeks of remote instruction from Monday, July 13 – Tuesday, August 18.
Your school will notify you in June if your child is required or recommended to participate in summer learning programs.
Who in grades 9-12 will attend summer school?
Students in grades 9–12 who receive a grade of Course in Progress, or who need to retake a course they have failed in a prior term, will participate in remote instruction for the course(s) in which they need to earn credit. Remote instruction will run from Monday, July 13 –Friday, August 21.
Your school will notify you in June if your child is required or recommended to participate in summer learning programs.
What about students with 12-month Individualized Education Program (IEP) services?
Students in all grades with 12-month IEPs will participate in remote summer programming from Wednesday, July 1–Thursday, August 13. All students who are receiving or are eligible to receive these services will be contacted by their school shortly.
Your child’s academic success is of utmost importance. To ensure that students across the city receive the support they need this summer, we are dedicating all of our efforts to providing mandatory and recommended summer learning programs, and we will not be operating elective Summer Academy and school-based enrichment programs this year. We will continue to share resources and summer-specific activities at schools.nyc.gov/summer in the coming weeks so that all students can find
new and exciting ways to continue their learning this summer.
We always say that New York City has the best students, staff, and families in the world, and nothing will ever change that.
You continue to prove this day after day. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Richard A. Carranza
Chancellor
New York City Department of Education
Basically the same thing. Fail or NX means they didn't get the credit, and still need to...
ReplyDeleteAre we playing by the same rules, everyone who has retention rights gets a summer job???
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ReplyDeleteYou actually think they are going to hire summer school teachers? Keep dreaming.
De Blasio just wants the thugs to stay indoors - they won’t, even if you pay them - which in many ways they already do. Should be a fun summer in the Bronx.
ReplyDeleteAnd what makes people think that the kids who did no remote learning in the spring are going to do it in the summer?
ReplyDeleteYa see, the chancellor is doing a good job...
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Ylenia Aguilar Velderrain
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Thank you for your leadership and always standing up for our most vulnerable and precious population! #safetyfirst #WeAreInThisTogether
Where exactly is this money coming from? $52.41/hour x 5 hours a day X 5 days a week X 6 weeks is a nice piece of pensionable change.
ReplyDeleteMulgrew says...
ReplyDeleteQ:Members with pre-existing contditions--can they work remotely?
A: On the table.
Yeah, what about it? What if schools reopen, or even partially reopen? What safety measures will be taken? What about teacher travel on bus and train? What if I'm not comfortable. Or I just simply don't want to get sick?
JAmes, you know how to do a screen shot? :)
ReplyDeleteSome additional context: 6,000 teachers were also deployed for summer school last year and the program cost about $200M, per DOE.
ReplyDeleteLots more kids this year. Much higher class size coming.
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ReplyDeleteThey are not going to hire many(if any) teachers for summer school.
They will put together some pre-recorded lessons and play those for kids. This year, summer school is about telling the general public ‘hey, we did something’.
The city won’t spend much on summer school.
The real test for the efficacy of remote summer school will be the number of applicants they get to teach it. If a large number of teachers are interested, you know it will be a joke
ReplyDeleteIt will be a joke no matter what.
ReplyDeleteGoing forward, summer school should be pre-recorded clips and some nonsense assignments.
ReplyDeleteThe city shouldn’t waste money on summer school.
I have spoken to people who have worked summer school and they say it’s a joke every year. Plus, the kids that go to summer school love it.
EZ pass.
ReplyDeleteKids know they can no show 10 months and make it up in 18 days.
ReplyDeleteAll good comments. Considering the latest data and even Cuomo and DeBozo despite their stalling saying things will be open in June, there was no reason not to open summer school except to save $ by not paying teachers. AP's/Principal expect status quo. Meaning kids will have until August to submit things on G Classroom. Expect Mulgrew to consent on us working 1 day a week throughout the summer. "On the arm" as was mentioned, no per session. The UFT will whine "but it's not safe" while screwing us out of making money, and the UFT doesn't care as it derives no extra dues from per session pay.
ReplyDeleteThis only proves that Remote Learning will not replace teachers. Students needs their teachers.
ReplyDeleteCarranza's email to us on our DOE address says there will be a summer school application today. We shall see.
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