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Topic: Budget Hearing/COTW
Time: Jun 24, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 963 1272 0330
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We have been working on different instructional models for this coming fall and the attached survey will help us narrow our focus. I am planning on a full return to school, which starts on August 20, 2020. (Full Calendar will be finalized in the next few days) However, we know that we have to be ready for multiple models of instruction up to and including full online instruction, depending on how things unfold in Lansing and with the virus itself. Please click on this link to complete our survey. https://forms.gle/aiqT7EhGo2ZGJKPc8 We are attempting to meet the needs for all of our families and we need your input to guide our decision making and planning. This is very important and will only take a few minutes. The survey will be open until next week Friday, June 12. (Open the link to read the full letter)

Topic: Regular Board Meeting
Time: Jun 8, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 982 4134 6056
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Durand Area Schools Board of Education meeting scheduled for Wednesday, April 29th will be held via Zoom. Instructions to join meeting are as follows:

Topic: Committee of the Whole Meeting
Time: Apr 29, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 923 0664 4962
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that in order to slow the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan, she is ordering the closure of all K-12 school buildings, public, private, and boarding, to students starting Monday, March 16

Durand Area Schools Board of Education meeting scheduled for Monday, April 13th will be held via Zoom. (Click the link for more details)

Earlier this morning I was in Robert Kerr Elementary talking with teachers and support staff about how the events surrounding the state’s response to the coronavirus seemed to unfold hourly and right in front of our eyes. (Please click the link below to read the full letter)

Yesterday, Governor Whitmer sent out additional information regarding the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic including recommendations for Michigan residents, as well as mitigation strategies from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

Source your news carefully. Keep in mind that many social media streams and news outlets sensationalize and hypothesize. This style of reporting keeps people tuned in, but we know that this dramatizing often increases anxiety for viewers, which is clearly not helpful! (Click the link below to read the full article)