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Systemwide Temporary School Closure as of November 19

11/18/2020

The NYC Department of Education has shared that given recent increases in transmission, we have reached a point in our City’s infection rate that requires all students to transition to remote learning. Beginning Thursday, November 19, all school buildings will be closed, and all learning will proceed remotely for all students, until further notice.

Please check your email for more specific information about the switch to our quarantine schedule at PS 39 and additional support information. You can also visit our Shift to Schoolwide Remote Only page on this website.

Responding to the Potential School Building Closures

11/13/2020

In response to recent news that NYC Public Schools may need to close school buildings due to rising COVID cases, here is the plan we have in place to communicate with you should the school building need to close:

We will send out a written message and screencast about the NEW schedule for the whole school switching to remote learning.
All students will continue to receive learning through iLearn, in math, literacy and cluster content. Students will submit work and received feedback through that portal. New schedules will be posted in iLearn.
Our principal, Sara Panag, will host a parent town hall along with Kathryn Fitzgerald, Rudi Ganz and Karen Herskowitz. We will share and answer questions about instructional expectations and schedules, which will be posted in iLearn and sent via email.

Please review the mobile classroom supply list for your child's grade level and replenish/replace any needed supplies

Parent Teacher Conferences Moved to December 7

11/3/2020

This year school started nearly a month later than we usually would have as we had to ensure that protocols were in place prioritizing safety for staff and students to be in the building as well as the time needed to orient students on their hybrid in-person days, and students whether hybrid or fully remote with their remote classroom environments.

The first report cards for this year will be published on Friday, December 4, 2020. With that we have decided to move the date for Parent-Teacher Conferences from the DOE recommended date of Thursday, November 5, 2020, to Monday, December 7, 2020. This means that Thursday, November 5, will be a regular full day for PS 39's Group B.

Report cards will be available through your NYC Schools Account. We are reviewing the DOE's 2020-21 Grading Policy that was published a few days ago and we will share more once we have crafted our grading policy for this blended learning and hybrid/remote school year.

Systemwide Temporary School Closure as of November 19

Responding to the Potential School Building Closures

Parent Teacher Conferences Moved to December 7

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