Madeira City Schools’ leadership team continues to plan for the start of the 2020-21 school year, exploring different ways to keep students and staff safe while maintaining the academic excellence we are known for. Among engaging with local colleagues, health officials, and state leaders, our research has included listening and learning from headmasters from schools across Europe and Australia who have restarted their schools and are currently in session. We know going back to school in the fall will likely be different than ever before. The health and safety and emotional well being of our students, employees, families, and our community will remain our top priority.
An expanded Planning Commission team of nearly 45 parents, teachers, and administrators have met virtually on Tuesday evenings as a part of our process for discerning the most successful restart to our school year. Surveys from this group were sent to parents and staff on June 1 to help understand thoughts and concerns about restarting in the fall. While there are varying viewpoints and perspectives related to reopening our schools that we should all respect, our June 1 survey results suggest that nearly 92% of our families feel comfortable sending their students to school with some level of increased health & safety measures in place. Understanding the dynamic nature of the COVID-19 situation, a continuum of options is being considered as our RESTART Madeira plan may require multiple plans and adaptations throughout the school year that we should be prepared and ready for should the need arise.
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