Welcome to the new year. I hope everyone had a wonderful break and was able to spend quality time with friends and family. I'm sure many of us continue to have hopes that each year will be better than the last and I'm sure you have seen the memes that talk about the pronunciation of the year 2022 and how it sounds like "2020 TOO!" With the arrival of Omicron and how many people are currently sick with it, that may not be too far off. However, I do believe there is much hope that things will continue to improve. I know most of us got our vaccines at the same time and are therefore eligible for the booster. If you have not received your booster shot, I encourage you to go get it. It seems that Covid is here with us and this is how we protect ourselves from getting seriously ill. If you have not read my email that went out yesterday to all families and staff, please take some time to read the new updates for Covid. Teachers should also continue to monitor changes to the opt-out file as parents continue to submit the form.
Just like other businesses, we are experiencing staff shortages due to Covid. We all need to be patient and understanding as we may be asking everyone to take on some different roles. Gina and I do not want to overburden anyone, but we may be asking that you do something different. For example, assistants may take on different tasks and our Resource Department may become a resource for all. For office staff and administration, the priority for the next few weeks will be getting ready for re-enrollment and the Angel's Gala so know that we all will be working very hard for the next few weeks but together we will get through this and we always need to remain focused on what is most important - our students. I did tell Fr. Dermot not to panic if he sees all the students in the FLC watching a movie with just 2 teachers supervising but I'm sure we will be able to do much better than that. It is somewhat comforting to know that it's not just our school. I had a zoom meeting Friday morning for principals and we are all dealing with the same problems right now. The Diocese will continue to monitor the situation and we will have weekly updates like at the beginning of the year.
The new teacher computers have arrived, however, the monitors did not. I have followed up on the status and I know John is getting the computers ready for when the monitors arrive.
Teachers should be receiving a schedule next week for i-Ready testing which is currently scheduled for the second week back. Since we have a Professional Development day on Friday, Jan. 7, I am tentatively canceling our faculty meeting on Monday. I'm sure everyone has plenty to do coming back from break. I say tentatively because some of us may need to meet briefly if we need to map out a plan for the week once we see what the staff and student attendance is on Monday. Please monitor your email for updates Monday morning. For Friday's professional development, all teachers PK-8, Encore, and ESE should plan to attend.
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