June 26, 2020

Greetings Brentwood Families, Faculty, and Staff,

Food Distribution:

Food Distribution to families will continue through June 30, 2020 with the last distribution on June 29, 2020. The reason the food distribution will cease is due to the repaving project at the MS/HS which will begin in early July. Thank you to The Nutrition Group employees and Mrs. Wilding for working so hard to ensure our families are fed!

Learning Tomorrow Together Reopening Plan 2020-2021

•	PDE hired the company Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic at Mathematica to summarize existing research on COVID-19 and generate a Pennsylvania-specific body of research - both qualitative and quantitative - that can inform decision making around completion of local health and safety plans, preparations for resumption of in-person teaching and learning, and development of supports for student and staff wellness. This report was released on Wednesday and the administration will review it to assist us in our decision making.

The link to the report is included below.

https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/midatlantic/pdf/ReopeningPASchools.pdf

•	The administrative team met to discuss the parent and family survey results. This information will be combined with the teacher and staff reports to outline a Reopening Plan. With the constantly changing information being released, there will be additional opportunities for students, parents, and families to express their thoughts and opinions about the Reopening of Schools.

•	The Board of School Directors’ meetings will be held live moving forward. The next regularly scheduled meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 13, 2020. The meeting will take place in the MS/HS cafeteria to allow for “physical” distancing.

The term physical distancing is going to be used moving forward. In our discussions with the Allegheny Health Department there was concern that the term “social” distancing was being used to represent what was truly meant to be “physical” distancing. Our goal will be to encourage socializing but at a safe physical distance.