We continue to appreciate your commitment, partnership, and cooperation with us as we prepare for the safe and successful start of the new school year in these most difficult times. Thank you to all of you who participated in our Q&A sessions with our building principals last week. We found these sessions to be avenues for very important dialogue. Further, thank you to all of the families that inquired about more details with respect to the in-person and remote learning opportunities to begin the new school year. Our district is poised to provide a robust in-person and remote or parallel learning environment through the Flip the Classroom (FTC) model program. We look forward to welcoming more than half of our families back into the physical classrooms and engaging with others through FTC in their homes.

The 2020-2021 school year will be one that has never been experienced before. Last evening, the Board of Education held a Special Meeting to further review and discuss the instructional pathways for reopening our schools, along with sample schedules. The Board of Education read over 70 emails received, and listened to comments from various stakeholders; parents, Oak Brook Education Association representatives, staff, and community members - at the previously held Education and Community Outreach committee meetings as well as at this Special Meeting.

This morning, the Education Committee met, reviewed, and discussed four different options that were presented for reopening schools, along with survey results from staff and families. The Committee heard from administration, the Oak Brook Education Association, staff, parents, and community members who shared their perspectives and concerns, as did the chair and co-chair of the Committee.