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Vermont-NEA Releases Detailed Roadmap to Safe Reopening
Resumption of Schools Requires Phased-In Approach
Vermont-NEA issues detailed roadmap to ensure safety for students, educators, communities
MONTPELIER – The union representing Vermont’s educators today released details of its phased-in approach to safely reopening the state’s schools in a way that protects students, school employees, and communities.
“When it comes to safety, we have to get this right,” said Don Tinney, a high school English teacher who serves as the elected president of the 13,000-member Vermont-NEA. “We believe that taking a methodical, phased-in approach is the surest way to avoid making mistakes that would endanger our students, educators, parents and communities.”
Vermont-NEA is proposing a return to in-person instruction in four phases, in combination with distance and hybrid learning models, expanded social and mental health services, local safety-and-health committees, instructional planning to address racial and social inequities, expanded staffing to provide essential services, facility preparations, and more guidance and assistance to special educators.
Specifically, the union’s phased-in plan calls for two weeks of intensive planning; a period of reconnecting with students and families; a return to instruction after meeting strict safety, health, and staffing requirements; an on-going evaluation of how teaching, learning, and safety are progressing; and the establishment of a state commission charged with ongoing expert guidance for the duration of the upcoming school year.
The union’s plan can be found here.
Central to the union’s approach is a focus on safety and on including the front-line school employees who work directly with students in the planning process. “Our teachers, paraeducators, school nurses, custodians, food service workers, bus drivers, and counselors are the experts when it comes to teaching and learning,” Tinney said. “Along with medical and safety experts, we must all work together to ensure that every district is safe for students, educators, and our communities.”
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