001afternoon this is chris cooper superintendent of schools in clearwater um you may have heard by now that governor kelly has announced she will issue an executive order on monday that will delay the opening of k-12 schools in kansas until after labor day which will be september 8th i just wanted you to know that this brings a lot of unanswered questions that i will be seeking answers for soon i have a superintendent's meeting tomorrow with the kansas state department of education at 12 30 on thursday i hope to have some of our questions answered at that time just know that we will move forward with the planning process as what school will look like when we do reach september 8th we will have multiple plans in place so that no matter what comes at us we
002can provide a sound a high quality education for every student in clearwater whether that's remotely hybrid model or on-site obviously we all want things to return to normal and to be able to have kids in school and do things that we've always done before but we also want everyone to be safe so um i will be trying to provide updates as i get them and let you know anything that i know about what school is going to look like september 8 and what activities this affects between now and then such as our planned summer school which is scheduled to open on monday uh july 20th and also uh our summer weights and those activities again lots of unanswered questions i hope to be providing some answers to those questions by friday so that we know
003what's going on starting next week again as always if you have any questions thoughts concerns don't hesitate to reach out to me you can call the district office or you can also email me at ccooper usd264.org thanks for your grace and patience and understanding as we navigate through this and figure out what works best for clearwater given the guidance and res and orders that we must follow as a school district stay well and i will be back in touch