Announcements:

The Connetquot Central School District Board of Education and administration remain staunch advocates for all students, both in supporting actions that are educationally sound and with regard to matters that promote physical safety. Most recently, the district made an appeal to our elected state officials, imploring them to pass a waiver on the requirement to administer the federally mandated assessments in 2021 as well as wrote a letter to the county regarding a proposed bill to help safeguard against the reckless operation of bicycles. Copies of these letters are below for our community to read. Please be assured, that as a district we feel it is incumbent upon us all to advocate for what is best for our students and hope that these messages encourage those in the position to do so to take action, not only on behalf of our Connetquot students but those in our region and state.

Dear Connetquot Educational Community,

Earlier this week I shared an update regarding our district’s in-person learning platform and our new proposal aimed at bringing all students grades 6-12 back to school full time and rejoining our cohorted fourth and fifth grade classes. Further details about this proposal will be discussed at length during this Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting, which will be livestreamed for all in the community to view. For reference, a copy of the message outlining the proposed re-entry plan can be found here.

We recognize that there will be families that may have personal challenges with this amended plan and remind all that a caveat to this proposal is the option for parents/guardians to choose to move their child(ren) from fully virtual instruction to daily in-person instruction, or from in-person hybrid instruction to fully virtual instruction. To aid in our planning process, we remind those families who intend to switch their child(ren)’s learning platform to please complete the survey below by Friday, March 12, 2021. Elementary switches to in-person instruction will begin on Monday, March 22nd. Secondary switches to in-person instruction will begin on the same schedule as the return to full in-person instruction. All Elementary parents who answer the survey to change their child's educational platform will be contacted by their building principal during the week of March 15th. Please only take the survey if you are requesting a change to or from the fully virtual educational platform. The survey can be accessed here.

As we realize that some families will have questions about the implementation of this new plan and how our school will operate when welcoming students back full time, I’ve attached a brief listing of frequently asked questions and corresponding answers. The answers included in this document are current as of this writing and it’s my hope that they will aid families in determining which learning platform is best for their child(ren). This document will be added to throughout our re-entry process and will be posted to the district’s website following Tuesday’s Board meeting.

FAQ Re-entry proposal 3/5/2021

I thank all in advance for your support and attention to this matter. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.


Sincerely,

Lynda G. Adams, Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools