Iowa City School District
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Don't be a douche. There is a difference between knowing some words vs being able to read and navigate apps and websites etc. My son knows words, but still functions as a kindergartner.
Unfortunately, my wife and I have to go to work. So my son is stuck trying to navigate online learning at daycare with 25 other kids and 3 teachers. They are really daycare workers and not trained teachers or computer experts. So I can hope and wish they do a good job, but I can not control what happens at school.
My only options are to find a different school or different daycare for him. None of which are good options.
If I had a kindergartner theyd be a kindergartner next year
No. Straight up single birth. 1st grader said she’ll be 6 this month and the newest one is 3 weeks old.
If I had a kindergartner theyd be a kindergartner next year
Yes....and No.
Not everyone wants to put their life on hold for a year+
Our kindergartener was CLEARLY ready to be done with daycare and be challenged by the next step.
Daycare had educational components, but nothing like a full day of kindergarten. Fortunately we are 100% in person for elementary
My youngest is also in K this year. Here is what I'm doing so far. Look for READO bingo sheets. Print some off and have your kiddo do a few a day. Things like, say your ABCs, write your first name, find as many squares as you can in your house, etc. Once they complete the square have them color it in. Give them a little prize when the finish one. I also have a subscription to Epic Books and ABC Mouse which helps. I also have two 3rd graders with assignment boards to complete.
Daycare wanted to double my fee as the kids would be staying there more often with the hybrid approach. I told them I'd pay half of my normal fee for a "holding spot". We did this March - June and survived.
Best of luck!
Epic books is good. My youngest is in K and I'm damn glad we are full time back to school. He was so ready and all my kids are really enjoying school after such a along layoff. I hope it lasts.
Ours are hybrid which means 3 days remote/2 days onsite one week, 2 days remote/3 days onsite the next week. After a couple weeks they reassess. It's going to be bumpy but I'm thankful we're not full blown remote....yet. Yesterday began week 2
ICCSD is a joke and has been for some time. People need to take school board elections more seriously so we can have a well rounded representation.
We need better candidates - Someone who represents the "other" side. I thought Roesler might be the guy, but he seems to just follow along w/ all of the others.
If I had a kindergartner theyd be a kindergartner next year
Not a bad idea. The other positive is imagine the domination at recess when they get older
No. They are responding to the assignments because it is required learning. I am going through them all and commenting. 350 kids to touch base with on 2 different learning platforms. Though I was a little disturbed when a 1st grader posted a response video at 9:30. Go to bed!!
Didn’t this just happen to the DSMPS? Judge yesterday sided with the state and as of now, they are required to attend in person? Of course, they’re still trying to figure it out
If this continues, PE should be among the first classes to go away. It's a waste of time with online school.
Bullshit. Sorry but you're going to touch a freaking nerve with this because it's what I do and I would like to think what I have been creating for kids is NOT a waste of time. I think what I teach is just as important as pretty much every subject other than Reading. Sorry...algebra isn't more important than health and PE.
I agree with your overall point. I think PE and health studies sometimes gets that back seat to other traditional methods. I think the concern is the practicality of it translating in off site and non in person models compared to other courses.
When there is in person school it makes sense to get kids up and active.
When they are at home, doing online learning, PE does not translate and would be a very low priority to continue.
School districts should just offer PE waivers anyway if a kid is involved in any physical extra curricular activities.
When they are at home, doing online learning, PE does not translate and would be a very low priority to continue.
School districts should just offer PE waivers anyway if a kid is involved in any physical extra curricular activities.
Again. I don't agree with you at all. Low priority my ass. Go to Wal Mart and tell me PE shouldn't be a priority.
I think they are saying it's a lower priority during this online learning BS. I don't completely disagree, but I also don't know what kinds of PE assignments are being done at home
Anyone with kindergarten kids here care to comment? During "rest/nap" in their classroom... Are they required to wear their mask.
Our school requires it and not sure that I like that. So far our kindergartener is ok with it, so not going to raise a fuss, unless it becomes an issue
Our school requires it and not sure that I like that. So far our kindergartener is ok with it, so not going to raise a fuss, unless it becomes an issue
That would seem to be more of an indictment of the current PE system. Not working too well you're saying?
K and 1st masks are recommended/ not required. I think most of them have been wearing them for the most part. Not sure about rest time. My kids have not complained about masks at all.
As far as I can tell our positivity rate is still over 30%. Do you have a link saying that it has dropped below the 15% threshold?Yup. IC is going to have a decision to make with the positivity rate dropping (which is a great thing
Tough decision for the board...glad I'm not having to take that heat.
It's at 19.9% currently.
Over the next couple of days, the big spike will drop off the 14 day average, bringing it back below 15%.
(And, btw, whether you agree with her decision or not, the criteria was 15% AND 10% absenteeism.)
https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/percent-school-district-positive-analysis
Don't be surprised if Iowa City is granted another waiver. The last one was issued August 27. Which was 14 days ago. If they are issuing them two weeks out, IC could still get one.
Why would they get one? August 27th was three days into the big spike in the area. It made some sense at that time. But, positive case numbers in Johnson County have dropped precipitously since then, from 234 positive cases on 8/27 to just 18 on 9/7.
Reread. Never said that it had dropped below 15% only that it was dropping and in the future tense the school board will have a tough decision to make.
The decision has already been made. They are applying for another waiver according to the Press Citizen.
No, it said they are preparing one. Then they’ll decide what to do.
If we’re under 15% at that point, and we should be, then they would be wasting their time.
It's a big assumption to think we will keep going down. We were over 35%. Playing fast and loose could create another bloom quite easily. Plus we are intertwined with the university. If they go down, we go down.
Personally I am tired of people underestimating this virus
We aren't supposed to peak until after November. By then they project over 3,000 deaths. The entire state had a positivity rate of 16% today. Believing that the numbers will go down isn't based on much evidence. Quite the opposite. We are still in the middle of the storm.
The spike was the outlier. And, the worst of it only lasted four days. We’re already back to the background number of cases that we saw all summer. They will likely go down. Based on the evidence we have from existing waves. Not some hypothetical model that is based on assumptions and variables that are changing everyday.
We had a 16% positivity rate today and 12 more deaths. That qualifies for closures even on Reynold's hard to meet standards, at least for one day. That isn't background noise. Those are scary rates of positivity and deaths. Last year we had 99 deaths total from the flu. We hit that number weekly with covid. It is nothing to underestimate.
Iowa City High, IC West and IC Liberty football teams all at home tonight watching other local teams play instead of playing themselves.
And, with the IC school board submitting another remote learning waiver, they won’t get to play again for at least another 3 weeks. Most of the season.
And, with the IC school board submitting another remote learning waiver, they won’t get to play again for at least another 3 weeks. Most of the season.
