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Educators make pitch for Wellesley COVID-19 testing program

August 31, 2020 by admin 12 Comments

Support our Teachers: Help them Feel Safe Returning to the Classroom


Over the past six months this country has faced some of its darkest hours. And, at the same time, it has been uplifting to see this community rise up.

As the pandemic unfolded, Wellesley community members rose up. Facebook groups were formed for information sharing and support, community groups brought medicine and groceries to those who could not go out, and of course there was an outpouring of donations. Wellesley has also risen up in response to the killing of George Floyd and the continued violence against the Black community. We have seen marches organized by community groups, religious leaders, and young adults. Here too, we are seeing Facebook aid us as groups have been launched to acknowledge systemic racism and to take action.

While all this gives one hope, it has been equally disheartening to see the lack of compassion for our WPS teachers. Among some community members, there is a sentiment that teachers are being unreasonable or demanding as they ask that we ensure that schools are safe before opening for in-person education. Comments have even been made that if “they” don’t want to return to their jobs, we can find young teachers who are excited to teach.

We are here to assure that the requests WPS teachers are making are not unreasonable. Requests for quality ventilation systems, regular testing, and appropriate masks and shields are the same requests that college professors and private school teachers are making. Unfortunately, our public schools cannot respond as colleges and private schools have, as they do not have endowments to use nor can they demand that parents pay a COVID-19 tuition surcharge. The teachers need our voluntary help and financial support.

We are sure you all know someone who is a teacher — perhaps a family member or a good friend. You know teachers do what they do because it is a calling. It is a passion. It is certainly far more than a job. Trust us when we say that no one wants to get back into the classroom more than a teacher. Life doesn’t feel normal in September without new pencils, smart board markers, and the anticipation of starting again with a new group of students. Yet, teachers cannot do what they love — focusing on our children and their learning — if they don’t feel safe.

Without a testing program in place, our teachers don’t feel safe. We humbly ask that you help us to return to the classroom with an assurance of safety by offering your financial support for the proposed viral testing program. Without the support of the community, this program cannot happen. Please consider making a pledge in any amount that is meaningful to your family by visiting the Wellesley Education Foundation website.

Just as we have helped those among us who are most vulnerable in this pandemic, and we continue working to confront the racism in our country, we ask for your help in supporting our teachers so that they and our children can return to in-person education and feel safe doing so.

Dennis J. Ceru, Babson College

Annie Cohen, Wellesley College Child Study Center

Danna Greenberg, Babson College

Betsy Komjathy, Babson College

Jamie Ladge, Northeastern University

Theresa Levy, Country School, Weston, retired

Wendi McKenna, Upham Elementary School, Wellesley, retired

Margaret Petrovich, Needham, Sunita Williams School

Donna Stoddard, Babson College

Below are the signatures of 175+ WPS educators who have signed this letter in less than 24 hours (as of 8/31/20 in the morning). More names are being added as the letter circulates.

Elizabeth Abramson, Hardy Elementary School

Jessica Alter, Wellesley Middle School

Cailin Andruskevich, Hardy Elementary School

Darah Angelus, Hardy Elementary School

Taryn Arthurs, Schofield Elementary School

Lina Balta, Schofield Elementary School

Ellen Banthin, Sprague Elementary School

Sara Bartelloni, Upham Elementary School

Katie Bender, Wellesley High School

Caryn Berkowitz, Hardy Elementary School

Rebecca Blouwolf, Wellesley Middle School

Louisa Blumenthal, Sprague Elementary School

Julie Boehm, Wellesley High School

Sanford Bogage, Wellesley Middle School

Anne Bresnahan, Hardy Elementary School

Laura Brooks, Hunnewell Elementary School

Jayne Byrne, Sprague Elementary School

Rita Cameron, Bates Elementary School

Lisa Cannon, Hunnewell Elementary School

Julie Caparco, Wellesley Middle School

Kate Carrier, Hardy Elementary School

Kim Casalena, Sprague Elementary School

Dayna Chisholm, Schofield Elementary School

Ilyce Chizmadia, Wellesley Middle School

Melissa Clancy, Bates Elementary School

Jennine Clark, Wellesley Middle School/WPS AT specialist

Deb Cohen, Bates Elementary School

Farrah Compeau, Upham Elementary School

Katy Comstock, Bates Elementary School

Christina Cooney, Sprague Elementary School

Thomas Corcoran, Hardy Elementary School

Kenneth Craig, Sprague Elementary School

Trisha Czyryca, Hardy Elementary School

Kathleen Derian, Wellesley Middle School

Cecily D’Esopo, Hunnewell Elementary School

Kate Dienel, Sprague Elementary School

Meghan Dore, Wellesley High School

Taryn Drake, Sprague Elementary School

Lisa Driver, Wellesley Middle School

Bethaney Duncan, Upham Elementary School

Megan Dwyer, Hardy Elementary School

Amanda El-Lakkis, Schofield Elementary School

Robyn Ennis, Schofield Elementary School

Andrea Fay, Hardy Elementary School

Katie Feldman, Fiske Elementary School

Tracey Ferree, Schofield Elementary School

Kim Fleming, Schofield Elementary School

Jessica Forshner, Wellesley Middle School

Lauren Frazer, Wellesley Middle School

Jordan Freeman, Schofield Elementary School

Nicole Fyvie, Bates Elementary School

Robyn Gaines, Hardy Elementary School

Elizabeth Garry, Upham Elementary School

Anne Gayner, Fiske Elementary School

Derrick Genova, Wellesley High School

Nicole Giammarco, Hardy Elementary School

Paul Giancioppo, Wellesley High School

Stephanie Giancioppo, Wellesley High School

Alison Giorlando, Fiske Elementary School

David Goldsmith, Wellesley Middle School

Lisa Goodman, Hardy Elementary School

Ann Greenawalt, Wellesley Middle School

Louise Griffin, Bates Elementary School

Sharon Grossman, Fiske Elementary School

Paul Guzzi, Hardy Elementary School

Bevin Hale, Sprague Elementary School

Heather Haskell, Hunnewell Elementary School

Jill Heckman, Sprague Elementary School

Jacqui Hennessey, Fiske Elementary School

Moe Henzel, Sprague Elementary School

Heather Heon, Sprague Elementary School

Mindy Hoge, Wellesley High School

Jackie Hoglund, WPS Instructional Technology Specialist

Rebecca Hoitash, Upham Elementary School

Alyssa Holtzman, Fiske Elementary School

Lisa Humphrey, Upham Elementary School

Amy Hurwitz, Schofield Elementary School

Allison Hutchins, Hardy Elementary School

Erica Ilyin, Bates Elementary School

Franny Jacobson, Bates Elementary School

Sara Jauniskis, Sprague Elementary School

Julie Johnson, Hardy Elementary School

Kelley Joyce, Bates Elementary School

Meredith Kacavich, Bates Elementary School

Nina Kahn, Hardy Elementary School

Lynn Kaminski, Hunnewell Elementary School

Amy Kapinos, Bates Elementary School

J.J. Kelleher, Wellesley Middle School

Erin Kelley, Bates Elementary School

Laura Kelly, Bates Elementary School

Kristin Kelly, Hardy Elementary School

Laurie Kern, Schofield Elementary School

Sarah Kess-Uygungil, Hardy Elementary School

Peter Knapp, Hunnewel and Upham Elementary Schools

Michael Krieger, Wellesley High School

Katie Lai, Schofield Elementary School

Alyson Lajeunesse, Sprague Elementary School

Brienne Lemire, Hardy Elementary School

Renee Lilley, Hardy Elementary School

Karen Lindquist, Sprague Elementary School

Kristin Lueken, Schofield Elementary School

Jen Lundbohn, Sprague Elementary School

Susan Lydon, Schofield Elementary School

Kristen Lynch, Hardy Elementary School

Heather Macchi, Bates Elementary School

Kelsey Macklis, Schofield Elementary School

Jennifer MacPherson, WPS Elementary Math Dept.

Scott Marder, Sprague Elementary School

Erin Matranga, Hardy Elementary School

Patty McCarthy, Bates Elementary School

Donna McFarlane, Hunnewell Elementary School

Anna McGrath, Hunnewell Elementary School

Meaghan McKelvey, Wellesley Middle School

Amanda McKenney, Schofield Elementary School

Emma McMahon, Schofield Elementary School

Neysa Mcnamara, Hardy elementary school

Kyra McNaughton, Wellesley Middle School

Michele Mendoza, Fiske Elementary School

Katrina Mills, Upham Elementary School

Anthony Moretti, Schofield Elementary School

Julie Morris, Schofield Elementary School

Louisa Morrison, Wellesley High School

Kaitlyn Murray, Bates Elementary School

Kristen Nagle, Bates Elementary School

Leonie Nakayama, Schofield Elementary School

Kim Nicksa, Schofield Elementary School

Kati Okoshi, Sprague Elementary School

Ariane Oliver, Wellesley Middle School

Megan O’Reilly, Upham Elementary School

Ruth Ortiz, Schofield Elementary School

Kelly O’Sullivan, Fiske Elementary School

Susan Pasciscia, Schofield Elementary School

Emily Paterson, Schofield Elementary School

Vixen Peare, Sprague Elementary School

Lauren Pedroli, Hardy Elementary School

Karen Pekowitz, Hardy Elementary School

Elizabeth Perry, Bates Elementary School

Karen Poole, Hardy Elementary School

Suzanne Rabinovitz, Bates Elementary School

Jonathan Rabinowitz, Wellesley Middle School

Elizabeth Rey, Bates Elementary School

Susan Ridker, Wellesley Middle School

Jeffrey Robin, Wellesley High School

Alee Rogers, Sprague Elementary School

Pamela Rosenbloom, Bates Elementary School

Jillian Rubinstein, Upham Elementary School

Heather Sanborn, Schofield Elementary School

Kristin Scotland, Hardy Elementary School

Roxanne Scott, Hunnewell Elementary School

Ali Sganga, Upham Elementary School

Ilene Sharpe, Wellesley Middle School

Lisa Sheehan, Hardy Elementary School

Cassie Short, Wellesley Middle School

Jacey Shumaker, Upham Elementary School

Rachel Silver, Sprague Elementary School

Meghan Sjostedt, Hardy Elementary School

Beanie Spangler, Wellesley High School

Sarah Steinberg, Wellesley Middle School

Jody Steinhilber, Wellesley Middle School

Rachel Stewart, Schofield Elementary School

Marcia Sullivan, Hunnewell Elementary School

Catherine Sullivan, Schofield Elementary School

Liam Sullivan, Wellesley Middle School

Maya Swartz, Hardy Elementary School

Ashley Tarnauskas, Wellesley Middle School

Ellen Theriault, Bates Elementary School

Kristi Thompson, Hardy Elementary School

Sara Toppelberg, Bates Elementary School

Laurette Ullian, Hardy Elementary School

Kristen Walsh, Upham Elementary School

Patricia Weismer, Wellesley Middle School/WPS AT specialist

Liz Wheeler, WPS Teacher of Deaf and Hard Hearing

Suzanne Whitehouse, Upham Elementary School

Kim Willdridge, Schofield Elementary School

Sarah Williams, Bates Elementary School

Kate Wilson, Schofield Elementary School

Sarah Wong, Schofield Elementary School

Elisabeth Zimmer, Schofield Elementary School

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Comments

  1. WHS parent says

    September 1, 2020 at 7:39 am

    Teachers should be able to work remotely if they feel unsafe in their workplace. Only the at-risk students should return to the school buildings. Everyone else should be remote until Spring.

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    • AQ says

      September 1, 2020 at 12:58 pm

      How do you expect Kindergarteners to learn remotely?

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  2. matthew Santoro says

    September 1, 2020 at 9:52 am

    Teachers continue to move the bar for what they consider to be a safe environment for returning to the classroom. Do you know what other school districts are asking for a viral testing program??? No one! What other essential workers are be giving access to a viral test program?? None. You’re asking a community that has been unable to work on a regular schedule since March to now donate to an unnecessary test program. If the teachers union is so sure this is necessary for their well being they should be funding the program themselves.

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    • WPS Parent says

      September 1, 2020 at 9:24 pm

      Actually Newton teachers are pushing for the same program…

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  3. AQ says

    September 1, 2020 at 12:57 pm

    Most private schools are not implementing testing. Where are they getting this information?

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  4. Ridiculous says

    September 1, 2020 at 1:21 pm

    Teachers have taken a 7 month vacation on our dime. Enough is enough. Now they are afraid of teaching in empty buildings?? Do the walls carry Covid??

    They ask who will watch their kids. Maybe the same magical work force that has been watching the rest of our kids for the past 7 months. It seems none of them made any plans or arrangements because they were planning on a second surge having taken place by now and providing them with another year of paid vacation. Now they demand viral testing, another delay tactic while they wait for MA numbers to go up, and inevitably when the time comes to actually teach our children again, they will point to the increase in MA cases to demand more time off.

    This has forever stained the reputation of teachers in the mind of the general public, and they have no one but themselves to blame. I hope no one ever asks me to donate to an end of the year gift or teachers appreciation luncheon again. We see now how much the teachers care about their jobs and our children.

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  5. Elementary Parent says

    September 1, 2020 at 2:20 pm

    Assurances of safety? How about our levels are as low as can be, public health experts have deemed us able to reopen, and camps/activities/sports/dining/retail, etc are operating. Not to mention many schools around us began opening this week, without any sort of mass testing program. Is it because we live in a wealthy community that teachers think they can demand that parents pay $1.5m for extra-extra-extra assurances? I applaud the efforts of those organizing the testing program and think it would be wonderful, and I have pledged to contribute- but it should be an add-on, supplemental, exceptional bonus we can deliver, NOT a requirement to reopen. Public health experts, of which we in Mass. are blessed with the best of the best, have established standards alongside the governor’s office, and we’ve satisfied those. End stop. Our kids are suffering and those of us who send our kids to WPS are effectively ‘on hold’ while the rest of society has adjusted to the new normal, except teachers. The profession has changed. This is going to be the new normal for awhile, unfortunately, and those unprepared to return in these most favorable of unfavorable circumstances (again, in a situation where our levels are incredibly low and we’ve been given the green light by public health experts) should step aside. They act as if we’re throwing them into the lions’ den in asking them to return- when we are sending OUR CHILDREN to the same buildings, assured, again, by the public health experts and science and many protocols approved by the School Department. Protections for those with medical conditions are already in place, and I’m sure there are incredibly strict procedures in place in the event our numbers rise. Enough already. Trust the science and experts and please return to our children!

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  6. Parent says

    September 1, 2020 at 8:31 pm

    couldn’t agree more with…. “Teachers should be able to work remotely if they feel unsafe in their workplace. Only the at-risk students should return to the school buildings. Everyone else should be remote until Spring.”

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  7. WPS Parent says

    September 1, 2020 at 8:40 pm

    I do support the proposed testing program for WPS teachers and students and encourage the community to financially support this program, to the extent they are able. Educators are an important part of the Wellesley community. I encourage all WPS teachers and school support staff and our local current and former educators to make voluntary pledges to this important cause, in any amount that is meaningful to them, in order to help our teachers feel safer returning to classroom.

    I do not support the position that this testing program must be funded and implemented prior to a return to in-school teaching this fall. A community-funded testing program should not be a requirement for educators to return to in-person teaching in Wellesley. It should be viewed as a beneficial, additional, safety protocol to those that have already been put in place by the Town and approved by the Board of Health and an element that will help keep schools open on a regular basis by keeping potential COVID outbreaks isolated and manageable.

    WPS teachers have asked for certain safety measures to help them feel safe returning to the classroom. I do not think that is unreasonable or demanding. To date, Wellesley has upgraded school ventilation systems, obtained sufficient PPE for educators, procured tents for outdoor learning, limited in-person learning in all schools to a number of students that allows for 6 feet of spacing between students in the classroom, issued a mask mandate for all staff and students, allowed for a half day of all-remote learning for all students on Wednesdays so educators have more time for planning and to adapt to the hybrid curriculum, shortened the school year to 170 days to allow for adequate training before the start of school, and pushed back the start of the school year to mid-September for remote learning and early October for in-person learning. All of this should make our educators feel safe and supported by the Wellesley community, whether or not a unique, one-of-a-kind testing program can be funded and implemented in the next 30 days.

    It is disheartening as a member of the community to see what feel like continual, insurmountable roadblocks to getting our kids back to school in-person. The Mass Teachers Association has yet to support any school district in the state that has put forward a hybrid in-person learning approach for the fall term. Instead, it vocally supports each town’s union and the teachers’ refusal to enter schools for training or teaching and it supports threats to strike rather than teach in-person. The state has put out guidance that clarifies which towns should be returning to school in-person, in some capacity this fall. Wellesley is one of those towns. Comments have even been made on social media that parents who are in favor of in-person learning this fall are “looking for babysitters” for their kids. I can assure you, that is the last thing I want. I want the highly qualified educators to return to the classroom to teach our students in the only way they know how to teach and the only way our kids know how to learn – in person.

    Many students will have challenges this year. Some will have safety concerns about returning to in-person learning. Some will have challenges in a hybrid learning structure. All have already lost months of learning, social engagement, and emotional connections that will be hard to make up for. The sooner educators start return-to-school training in the school buildings; learn and get comfortable with new safety protocols and raise reasonable concerns about them; reconnect with colleagues in-person (at a 6 foot distance, but in-person); collaborate on how to structure learning in the new hybrid world; support each other; brainstorm on how to best teach and support the students; and laugh and struggle and find creative ways to work through the bumps -the sooner we can get to the new normal of in-person teaching. Administrators, teachers, and support staff need their passion for working in education and be willing to work together for the students more than ever this year in order to teach and inspire students during these challenging times.

    90% of WPS parents/guardians feel it is safe to send their students back to school in-person this fall. 90% of us trust the administrators, teachers and support staff to keep students safe in school with the protocols already put in place by WPS and based on the current Wellesley COVID statistics. I ask the teachers to trust the majority of their WPS community by returning to in-person education for all students, all grades, no later than the current October 1 date proposed by the WPS administration, with or without the funding and implementation of a testing program.

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    • Wellesley Dad says

      September 2, 2020 at 1:49 pm

      Couldn’t have said this better myself. This is a very well-written and thoughtful comment, and encapsulates everything our household is feeling (and I would imagine others are feeling, as well). Yet another concession by parents is disappointing, but I will certainly support it and do whatever it takes to get our kids back to school. I wish I felt that same urgency and problem-solving efforts from the WEA.

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  8. WPS Parent says

    September 8, 2020 at 4:46 pm

    I would like to better understand which of the requests included in this letter are not being met by the school district and the community. This way we can address the legitimate safety concerns of our teachers so that they can get back into the classroom full time – developing our students and helping them safely learn. My understanding is that, as requested, the schools are being fitted with high quality filters on the HVAC systems, that the testing program is planned and current seeking full funding, and that PPE will be provided to the staff. If the testing program is fully funded, will that, along with the changes to the HVAC systems and the PPE, provide an environment where our teachers feel safe enough to return, not just in a hybrid model, but full time?

    While the schools have not published (and likely cannot) the list of teachers taking a one year leave of absence, it is apparent which teachers are not returning this year based on the self-organized lists pulled together by families. In our school, I’ve noted that the four teachers who were at the school last year but have no student names listed with them for this year, all signed on to this letter.

    As it stands right now, at least four classes at our school have no teachers. With school starting in a week, this creates further anxiety and uncertainty for our community’s families and puts the WPS Principals in a real pinch to find qualified educators on very short notice.

    What additional steps can we implement to create an environment where our teachers feel safe enough to teach in the classroom with our children? I would love to see all our our great teachers back in the classroom this year.

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    • WPS parent says

      September 8, 2020 at 7:55 pm

      I admire your optimistic view of our teachers. However, the superintendent has said that teachers with childcare issues are being paid to take a year of leave also under the federal Covid guidelines. So, unfortunately the cynic in me thinks it likely that many of the teachers who are able to make this claim have done so. Nothing we as a community can do about that. No amount of PPE, HVAC, or distancing can change the fact that some teachers are using this as an opportunity to take a year off at our children’s expense.

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