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Where safe and feasible, bringing students, faculty, and staff back to our classrooms remains the top priority for me and the Santa Fe Public School Education Committee. In order to fulfill the promise of giving two weeks notice to parents, faculty and staff, and then sending students back to the classroom, I plan to make an announcement before February 4, announcing that a volunteer school will be opened on February 22.

Despite the obstacles, the area will move forward, which will affect personnel and students.

First, nearly 300 SFPS employees have been approved to receive medical treatment or elderly accommodation. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, they can work from home this school year. Even if vaccinated, their accommodation conditions can be approved throughout the school year, making staffing difficult.

Second, due to distance requirements, SFPS does not have square feet in many classrooms and cannot accommodate 50% of the student capacity required by the New Mexico Department of Public Education. A distance of six feet must be met, and our classrooms include furniture that affects the available space, such as laboratories and art tables, bookcases, teacher desks, etc.

Third, since New Mexico is a collective bargaining country, the region negotiates employment terms and conditions with our union. Bringing back educators and employees will require renegotiating, which may be futile because NEA-Santa Fe’s position is that employees must have the opportunity to be vaccinated before returning to the classroom.

In the end, the elementary school of the Santa Fe Public School passed the rigorous review by independent inspectors, but PED required the fire chief or fire chief to conduct inspections. Although I am confident that SFPS will pass the inspections of its schools, including elementary, middle and middle schools, the results are outstanding, which is crucial.

In these cases, the only viable option is to return SFPS to a voluntary hybrid program. We are swiftly working hard to bring back as many students as possible. The principal communicates with teachers to see who is willing to return to campus. Education leaders explore four different hybrid models to improve our hybrid service delivery and provide priority for students Prepare whoever returns as needed.

We believe that we will meet the necessary criteria to allow our students to participate in the activities of the New Mexico State Activity Association.

In addition, it also provides monitoring testing and contact tracking methods for quick response. According to PED requirements, when our area is red, 25% of it will be tested once a month. As conditions improve, this proportion will decrease to 12.5%.

In addition, when providing vaccines for Group 1B, I established a partnership with the Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center to collaborate with the region. We have also applied for the expansion of the pharmacy license in the area to vaccinate employees, and I hope to cooperate with other vaccinators.

Students must be provided with the opportunity to meet the gold standard of learning provided by Santa Fe public schools. We will do so safely as soon as possible.

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