March 19, 2020

Dear Brentwood Families,

Below are the updates for today.

Food Distribution:

On Friday, March 20, 2020, meals will be distributed between 11:00am-12:30pm at the MS/HS auditorium entrance and will include enough food for lunch on Friday as well as breakfast and lunch for both Saturday and Sunday.

Next week’s distribution schedule will be Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On those days, enough meals will be provided to last until the next distribution day. This will decrease the number of times families will need to leave their homes for food distribution.

Closure Information:

Dr. Burch participated in a phone conference today with the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, Allegheny County superintendents, and several legislators. The expectation is that the closure will extend beyond the 10 days, although there still has not been any official action taken by the Secretary of Education or the Governor.

The discussion included how to equitably provide remote instruction if the closure does extend beyond March 27, 2020. The legislators recognized that not every district in the Commonwealth is prepared or able to immediately implement remote instruction. As such, they asked for superintendents to provide a list of considerations and resources necessary to implement instruction remotely. The District is working with the union to develop a plan for remote instruction that is appropriate for our diverse student and family needs.