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I m speaking with the new superintendent of Springfield Public Schools, Dr. Grenita Lathan. She comes to Springfield from Houston, Texas, where she served as interim superintendent for the Houston Independent School District. Welcome Dr. Lathan.
Thank you.
The last year has been a challenging one for many people. The COVID-19 pandemic required schools to take steps to keep their students and staff as safe as possible. What did the last school year look like at your district? What worked and what didn t?
Once again, thank you for having me today. What we did initially was to create what we call a communicable disease plan committee. We also created an instructional continuity committee. So two committees, one focused on reopening our district around safety protocols. That was the Communicable Disease Plan Committee. And then one around instruction, academic instruction, vote for both virtual and face to face instruction. As it relates to keeping students and staff safe, we