Monroe NY News

Brighton High School recently issued the following announcement.

Dear Brighton Families, 

We hope you and your families are well. Thank you for providing us feedback on reopening through a Thought Exchange last month. We analyzed your feedback and spent time discussing it during our Blueprint Planning Day.  

We are awaiting guidelines from the state before we will be able to plan in earnest for reopening. We will ask for additional feedback and input if it’s needed based on what the state guidelines require us to plan for. 

We have developed the following plan for reopening: 

The BCSD Reopening and Rethinking Task Force (BRRTF) will be convened to develop plans for submission to the state. The BRRTF will be broken up into two separate working groups: Operations (health, safety, transportation, food service, cleaning, and general operations and maintenance concerns) and Instruction. The groups will include administrators, teachers, staff, nurses, and parents through the PTSA. 

Below is the timeframe for the task force: 

• The week of July 13: State guidance will be received and analyzed. Groups will be organized, information will be disseminated, and additional community feedback will be gathered if it’s needed. 
• The week of July 20: The two working groups will meet to review and draft plans. Regional coordination will be considered. 
• The week of July 27: Plans will be revised, completed, and submitted to the State Education Department. 
• The week of Aug. 3: Plans will be communicated to the community. We will consider state action prior to the communication. 

Our priority as a school community will be the safety of our children, families, and staff. We will follow all rules and regulations. We are also committed to returning and doing everything possible to do so. However, it is important to note that decisions regarding reopening will not be in our hands. The Governor has made that very clear. What we can control is our own ingenuity, creativity, and commitment within the rules we are given. As the name of the task force indicates, we need to consider reopening as our first priority, but we also will need to collaboratively rethink how we support students, families, and staff. 

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