2019-nCoV (Coronavirus)
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Heard it hear first, Governor Dewine is mandating all 23 community colleges move to online instruction ASAP. Announcement coming at 2. Last bit of insider trading before I exit stage left...
IT is scrambling to ensure everyone is setup to WFH (remotely, for you old farts). Luckily I had my 1x/monthly WFH day scheduled for today. Would love to be notified by EOB today not to return for a few weeks lol.
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Depends. If we were adequately testing and understood the scope of community transmission in Ohio, and our intent was to be proactive, then I would say very very soon. Since we aren't doing that, the only other bellwether we have is a large uptick in instances of older people showing up to hospitals with rapid onset of unexplained respiratory issues. This will be their key indicator of community transmission, however, the general public will not know until those people are tested and results come back 48-72 hours later. Once that happens we will know that we should have closed schools 5-17 days prior.
twireman
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We had to sign a paper yesterday asking if we had internet access in our home in case school was closed for the year. Kids will be able to access learning modules online. This is kindergarten and second grade.
Through the rumor mill, our administrators are meeting this evening because of state mandated planning. I hear we may be having an emergency PD day on Friday to implement a plan for online classes. Looks like it’s coming to schools closing down.
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Just to ease some concerns about planning though. I have been in similar meetings twice a day for the past two weeks. Planning is not something to fret over, all available options including worst case scenarios should be carefully thought out in advance, planned, and available in the event they're needed. It doesn't mean the items being planned for will happen, but rather if we reach a point where they're needed we're not scrambling around trying to figure it out. Odds are all available options are being placed in phased approaches and identified with key trigger points. If A or B happens, we can do X,Y and Z and here is how we will execute X, Y and Z. Here is the trigger points where we've decided that B has happened and we now need to execute X. Part of that is understanding and gathering information, Such as the form mentioned above. Before planners can plan they have to understand capabilities and impact. For example they need to look at say, 85% of our students have internet access, our e-learning module has a capability to support all 100%, for the 15% remaining how can we provide education, can we get cell phones from the state to use as acccess points for them, can we create a clean environment and only bring those 15% in, can we transfer them to the states online school program. etc.. Lots of variables and options.
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To date, the Ohio Department Of Health has tested a whopping total of 17 people.
https://www.10tv.com/article/ohio-confirms-first-coronavirus-cases-continues-testing-2020-mar
https://www.10tv.com/article/ohio-confirms-first-coronavirus-cases-continues-testing-2020-mar
I finally heard from some of my family in Italy. They are all in the southern part, but it is there too. A couple of pics from the grocery store. Three shoppers allowed at a time.
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You and I both work in school districts with the working poor/lower class, I have a few kids per class that do not have the internet or computers at home. Online classes wont meet the needs of all and will be a pain in the ass for teachers.
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School districts will never agree to this, this will never be an option, that would open so many other cans of worms, school districts are in the business of staying open and maintaining the staff they have, not giving students away to a already corrupt e-learning system. Most likely scenario extended school days, or extended school year into the summer. I seen this once in the mountains of NC when the snow got bad in 2011, kids went to school into July.
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Just examples to show that they have to consider all possibilities and options. I'm not on their planning committee but I guarantee you that all options are on the table for discussion, no matter how shitty or extreme they may seem now. Failing to plan, is a plan to fail.