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Superintendent urges phased return tied to 5% infection threshold; surveys, learning centers and vaccine access planned
Summary
Superintendent outlined a phased plan tied to a 5% seven‑day infection rate: open learning centers first, then phased in‑person instruction once rates are stably below 5%; DPSCD will deploy family and employee surveys, stand up an online learning task force, operate hubs and pursue an MOU with the city health department to provide vaccine access to employees and contracted workers.
Superintendent (identified in the transcript as Doctor Nikolai Aviti) delivered an extended report on the district’s COVID‑19 response and planning for a return to in‑person learning, telling the board he favors a data‑driven, phased approach.
He said the district is using a seven‑day infection‑rate average and has set a working threshold of 5% as the point below which it would consider reintroducing in‑person learning. Under the approach he described, the district would first reopen learning centers for students who need in‑person support and then phase in full in‑person instruction only after the infection rate is consistently below 5%. He cautioned against opening and…
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