Principal's Weekly E-Blast

Dear Lincoln Families,

 

When we return from Spring Break, our school district will enter Phase 2 of Alternative Instruction whereby we will introduce new content/instruction. The goal of alternative instruction during Phase 2 of school closures is the continuity of y(our) child's education, which includes new and review content, enrichment and remediation, a variety of delivery options and focus around essential standards. After Spring Break, on Monday, April 13 by 10AM, you will receive the layout of the first instructional week under Phase 2.

 

While, in my frank opinion, there is no replacement for in-classroom instruction, we believe we can engage students in learning around essential standards to mitigate academic losses to the best extent possible. There will be a variety of options to engage students, including video conference, audio conference, online platforms like Edulastic/Reading Eggs/Raz Kids/Zearn/Khan/etc., Google Classroom, pre-recorded lessons and more, in order to ensure student engagement, learning and equal access.

 

You are not alone to provide new content/instruction to your child. That said, we are partnered and reliant on each other to make it happen during this national crisis. I strongly encourage you to reach out to your teacher for support and guidance, especially during office hours where you or your child may benefit from feedback, support or direction. This includes social-emotional needs, which can also be addressed by myself, counselor and school psychologist.

 

I also encourage you to accomplish what you can and make peace with what you cannot. Case-in-point, my wife and I (she is also a school administrator) are more than slightly behind in our Lincoln CDC lessons for Matilda. Thank you in advance for not sharing that with Ms. Lu. We will catch up!

 

Finally, I will continue to encourage families to reach out to me with questions and concerns. We are by no means perfect, we will make mistakes, but we will continue to grow under these strange and temporary circumstances. And while I will be first to admit that I am a much better in-school principal than digital one, let me assure you, our teachers are working tirelessly to figure this out and support our students and families everyday. Keep in mind, like you, their kids are at home, too. They have, and continue to, go above and beyond to meet our students (and our parent partners) educational needs.