I have a cold that may or may not be COVID. I had a fever over the weekend and threw up, but I’m better and even took today off to rest. Do you think it’s reasonable to go back to work when I feel better rather than getting tested? If I’m positive for COVID, I have to stay home from work for ten days.
An interesting proposition! https://www.abqjournal.com/2459572/out-of-the-school-box.html
Two teachers from my school signed up at https://www.askhealthyquestions.com/nmteachers after seeing the business cards I’ve been leaving around. I am debating “outing” myself to them as the person with the cards and asking if they want some cards, too, to leave around school. I assume they wouldn’t out me to others; after all, I could out them right back, right? 🤔
APS is changing the guidelines to include masks indoors and outdoors and no spectators at sporting events. https://www.aps.edu/news/news-from-2021-2022/all-aps-schools-to-implement-enhanced-covid-safe-practices
Albuquerque Public Schools
All APS Schools to Implement Enhanced COVID-Safe Practices
Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 19, schools will take extra precautions to help reduce the spread of the virus.
This looks like a good resource! I’ll probably try this with my middle schoolers. Everything is cited, so I think I could defend using it in class. I can also tie it to middle school math standards. https://www.classicalhistorian.com/johns-blog/category/all?fbclid=IwAR00J8UrbAdlVc2RABHUz_L--U9gAspnlabdZvQCTu1weXPJHoCRhVZ8qEk
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🚨CALL TO ACTION🚨
Tell APS to stop all COVID mandates! Please flood these emails and phone numbers! You can help whether you have a child in APS or not - even if you don’t live in New Mexico!
Please email and/or call these people DAILY if you are able. This is not something I feel I can do personally as an employee of the district, so I really appreciate your support! The squeaky wheel gets the grease!
Albuquerque Public Schools students and staff are being mandated to wear masks indoors and outdoors. No spectators are allowed at games. Staff are required to be triple-vaccinated or submit to weekly testing.
Superintendent Scott Elder
superintendent@aps.edu
505-880-3713
NM Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham
505-476-2200
Board of Education
505-880-3729
Board Members:
Yolanda Montoya-Cordova
yolanda.cordova@aps.edu
Peggy Muller-Aragón
peggy.mulleraragon@aps.edu
Danielle Gonzales
DanielleGonzales2@aps.edu
Barbara Petersen
petersen_b@aps.edu
Crystal Tapia-Romero
crystal.tapiaromero@aps.edu
Josefina E. Domínguez
josefina.dominguez@aps.edu
Courtney I. Jackson
courtney.jackson@aps.edu
Associate Superintendents:
Gene Saavedra
saavedra_ge@aps.edu
505-880-3705
Dr. Antonio Gonzales
gonzales_gab@aps.edu
505-880-3705
Amanda DeBell
amanda.debell@aps.edu
505-880-2589
Troy Hughes
hughes_t@aps.edu
505-880-2589
Public Education Department:
Katarina Sandoval
Katarina.Sandoval@state.nm.us
Dr. Gwen Perea Warniment
Gwen.Warniment@state.nm.us
Dr. Vickie C. Bannerman
Vickie.Bannerman@state.nm.us
https://www.aps.edu/news/news-from-2021-2022/all-aps-schools-to-implement-enhanced-covid-safe-practices
Tell APS to stop all COVID mandates! Please flood these emails and phone numbers! You can help whether you have a child in APS or not - even if you don’t live in New Mexico!
Please email and/or call these people DAILY if you are able. This is not something I feel I can do personally as an employee of the district, so I really appreciate your support! The squeaky wheel gets the grease!
Albuquerque Public Schools students and staff are being mandated to wear masks indoors and outdoors. No spectators are allowed at games. Staff are required to be triple-vaccinated or submit to weekly testing.
Superintendent Scott Elder
superintendent@aps.edu
505-880-3713
NM Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham
505-476-2200
Board of Education
505-880-3729
Board Members:
Yolanda Montoya-Cordova
yolanda.cordova@aps.edu
Peggy Muller-Aragón
peggy.mulleraragon@aps.edu
Danielle Gonzales
DanielleGonzales2@aps.edu
Barbara Petersen
petersen_b@aps.edu
Crystal Tapia-Romero
crystal.tapiaromero@aps.edu
Josefina E. Domínguez
josefina.dominguez@aps.edu
Courtney I. Jackson
courtney.jackson@aps.edu
Associate Superintendents:
Gene Saavedra
saavedra_ge@aps.edu
505-880-3705
Dr. Antonio Gonzales
gonzales_gab@aps.edu
505-880-3705
Amanda DeBell
amanda.debell@aps.edu
505-880-2589
Troy Hughes
hughes_t@aps.edu
505-880-2589
Public Education Department:
Katarina Sandoval
Katarina.Sandoval@state.nm.us
Dr. Gwen Perea Warniment
Gwen.Warniment@state.nm.us
Dr. Vickie C. Bannerman
Vickie.Bannerman@state.nm.us
https://www.aps.edu/news/news-from-2021-2022/all-aps-schools-to-implement-enhanced-covid-safe-practices
Albuquerque Public Schools
All APS Schools to Implement Enhanced COVID-Safe Practices
Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 19, schools will take extra precautions to help reduce the spread of the virus.
Thanks so much to David Clements from The Professor’s Record for reposting my Call To Action to his large following!
For those not familiar, I wanted to add that Albuquerque Public Schools is the largest school district in New Mexico with 82,000 students, 14,000 employees, and 142 schools.
For those not familiar, I wanted to add that Albuquerque Public Schools is the largest school district in New Mexico with 82,000 students, 14,000 employees, and 142 schools.
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In the last week, they installed two of these UV air filters in each classroom. We are supposed to run them overnight, since they’re too loud to run during class.
Seems expensive 😳
Seems expensive 😳
From a Canadian public school teacher https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/im-a-public-school-teacher-the-kids?fbclid=IwAR0kdKELrku-e7-jxQYQzZw4EHlat3gewJsYnaAUvsAFq78l1GupRMpOpkg
https://www.thefp.com/
I’m a Public School Teacher. The Kids Aren’t Alright.
My students were taught to think of themselves as vectors of disease. This has fundamentally altered their understanding of themselves.
Thanks so much to everyone who is calling and/or emailing. As an employee of the district, I don’t feel like this is something I can personally do.
If you can, please email daily! The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
If you can, please email daily! The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
We not only classify students by race in our student information system, but also literally have a list of all our Native American students. We were sent this list to choose students to nominate for the district’s Native American Student Recognition. While I’m happy to celebrate students’ successes, I’m hesitant about racially-based classifications and recognitions.
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This afternoon, I went to the bathroom during a passing period, as I often do. I can’t go during class, and I have three classes in a row after lunch. As my students arrive from their previous classes, they wait outside my portable until I am there to let them in. For those who may not be aware, a portable is like an RV or mobile home; the door opens to outside.
When I arrived back to my portable, my students were standing around, and some were eating; I encourage my students to eat during lunch and passing periods, as they are not allowed to eat in the portables. I was surprised to see a colleague standing with my students. Her portable is not next door to mine, but probably within shouting distance, so she’d made an intentional trek over. She announced to me that my students don’t know how to wait in line and that some had their masks off.
“Yes,” I responded casually, “They are eating.” I had not yet realized that this was going to be a confrontation.
My colleague then sternly reminded me that we have an outdoor mask mandate at APS, calling me by first name in front of my students. I again responded that the kids were eating.
Her next line was something to the effect of, “I don’t know if you believe in COVID or whatever, but I have an 8-year-old and don’t want to catch it.”
She walked away, and my students immediately began explaining that they had not been misbehaving, that it was some kids who weren’t even in our class. I wasn’t taking comments and told them to line up against the portable. They were stunned by the whole exchange.
When they came inside, I overheard comments about what a “Karen” that teacher is, and I shut them down immediately. The comments continued, and I reprimanded them more forcefully. Even after what she did to my students and me, I kept to my rule that they will not badmouth other teachers in front of me.
I spoke to my principal after school. As part of our discussion, he told me, as he has before, that he doesn’t wear a mask anywhere except school. My opinion is that he thinks she’s nuts for going off on me and these kids about masks outdoors, but he obviously can’t say that.
When I arrived back to my portable, my students were standing around, and some were eating; I encourage my students to eat during lunch and passing periods, as they are not allowed to eat in the portables. I was surprised to see a colleague standing with my students. Her portable is not next door to mine, but probably within shouting distance, so she’d made an intentional trek over. She announced to me that my students don’t know how to wait in line and that some had their masks off.
“Yes,” I responded casually, “They are eating.” I had not yet realized that this was going to be a confrontation.
My colleague then sternly reminded me that we have an outdoor mask mandate at APS, calling me by first name in front of my students. I again responded that the kids were eating.
Her next line was something to the effect of, “I don’t know if you believe in COVID or whatever, but I have an 8-year-old and don’t want to catch it.”
She walked away, and my students immediately began explaining that they had not been misbehaving, that it was some kids who weren’t even in our class. I wasn’t taking comments and told them to line up against the portable. They were stunned by the whole exchange.
When they came inside, I overheard comments about what a “Karen” that teacher is, and I shut them down immediately. The comments continued, and I reprimanded them more forcefully. Even after what she did to my students and me, I kept to my rule that they will not badmouth other teachers in front of me.
I spoke to my principal after school. As part of our discussion, he told me, as he has before, that he doesn’t wear a mask anywhere except school. My opinion is that he thinks she’s nuts for going off on me and these kids about masks outdoors, but he obviously can’t say that.