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Letters to the Editor
4 The Reporter September 2020
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Inside This Issue
Business Directory......................69 Church News..............................38 Classifieds...............................68 Club Announcements.................30 Events.......................................25 Food & Dining.............................62 Home Improvement....................36 Letters to the Editor.......................4 Library...................................... Blanding.......................45 Seekonk......................40 Obituaries................................58 People.................................27 Rehoboth COA...........................49 Rehoboth Ramblings.................39 Rehoboth Town News................5 Restaurant Guide.......................65 School News...............................54 Seekonk Human Services..........48 Seekonk Town News...................16 State House................................66
by Laura Calverley Letters to the Editor...
The letters in this section and opinion articles do not reflect the views of the staff of The Rehoboth Reporter. It is not our intent to take sides on any issues, but to present all arguments from all points of view. If your point of view is not represented on an issue, it is only because you have not voiced your opinion. Let us hear from YOU!
DRRSD Back-to-School Transition
Dear Dighton-Rehoboth Families,
Throughout the summer, the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District has been preparing for the 2020-2021 school year. Certainly, the upcoming school year will look very different. The COVID-19 virus has changed many aspects of our educational system. What has not changed is a commitment to provide an education to our students prioritizing health and safety for our students and staff.
The DRRSD Back-to-School Transition Plan is a comprehensive document that outlines the start of the 2020-2021 school year. This document includes a plan for the delivery of instruction, health and safety protocols and requirements, strategies to support students, and professional learning for staff. In summary, the plan describes an initial remote learning model to begin the school year with a phased plan to transition to hybrid learning beginning in October.
Please note, to help prepare staff for all learning models, the commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has identified the first 10 days of the school year as professional development/training days for staff. Therefore, the first day of remote learning for students is September 18, 2020.
I would like to thank the Phase 4 Planning Committee comprised of teachers, administrators, support staff, parents, community members, and school committee members for their diligence and commitment to following guidance from DESE when developing this plan and for putting the students of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional Schools first.
See drregional.org for the full DRRSD Back-to-School Transition Plan. The mission of the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District, in partnership with parents and the community, is to provide students with the tools, including technology, to acquire knowledge, apply skills, critically analyze information and issues, and develop social responsibility.
In closing, thank you for your patience, for responding to our surveys, for your emails, and for providing feedback that helped guide this document. We learned from your experiences during the emergency school closure, and your input has helped to inform this plan. Thank you for your continued support, Dr. Anthony Azar
Remote Learning is Simply Not Good Enough
So many of us parents have become increasingly disappointed with our current School Committee and Superintendent. Having attended the last several School Committee meetings, it seems clear that they do not consider the welfare of our District’s children a priority. Nor do they value parent, resident or even expert input. Governor Baker has consistently stated that the numbers and the science overwhelmingly favor a return to in-person schooling. I fail to see why our District leadership will not take direction from these experts. This is a very polarizing issue, and parents should be afforded the opportunity to make the right choice for their families, whether that is full-remote or in-person learning. Each should be made available to our student population at the very start of the school year. Anything less is will further damage our children and cause them to continue to fall behind. Respectfully, Keri Cote - Rehoboth
