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LIVE TWEETING: School Board Emergency Meeting 11/10/20
Nov. 9 one-day totals:
219 students in quarantine, 9 positive cases
Average # of students in quarantine during the month of October: 217 per WEEK, 8 positive per WEEK
219 students in quarantine, 9 positive cases
Average # of students in quarantine during the month of October: 217 per WEEK, 8 positive per WEEK
EHS virtual substitutes show dramatic increase over the past 14 days
School board cites upward trend in addition to the 32.5 Edina cases per 10,000 as rationale for bringing forth a contingency plan
EHS, Valley View/South View, Countryside, and Highlands principals all express difficulty with staff shortages due to quarantines and positive cases
"These [protective systems] we have built to keep our students safe are starting to unpeel, they're getting to the point where we can't guarantee a safe learning environment for our students," Board Member Erica Allenburg says.
Meeting agenda for board meeting linked below: https://www.edinaschools.org/cms/lib/MN01909547/Centricity/Domain/92/111020%20Agenda%20Spec%20FULLv3.pdf
Staff quarantine numbers distributed evenly across elementary schools in addition to the secondary schools, administration says. Staffing issues around the district said to be unsustainable for the hybrid model.
"At Highlands, we're a case or two away from having to close the entire school," Highlands Elementary Principal Kathryn Mahoney said.
Discussion ensues on how to go forward with athletics and how it relates to community spread.
Funding allocated to EPS from the CARES Act has mostly been drained by first semester operations, bringing into question how second semester operations may be fueled
Debate on in-person instruction for K-2 students dominates discussion, with feasibility of safety protocols and staffing measures being concerns
The continuation of elementary school hybrid will be addressed and further discussed on Thursday, board says
Activities Director Troy Stein speaks in favor of continuing high school athletics, stating that EHS has the opportunity to control the safety of the environment
