4/18/20 Update for BTU Members

• The first bullet should state, “All schools will provide age-appropriate schedules, with teacher input, and for at least three hours during which students can engage in remote learning with a caring adult. No BTU member will be asked to engage in synchronous hours for more than two hours at a time.” This CAN include not just direct instruction, but also office hours, one-to-one tutoring for students who need extra help, small groups, advisories, morning meetings, etc. It is NOT necessarily 3 hours of direct instruction or 3 hours of lessons that would be developmentally inappropriate, particularly for younger children.
  
  
• The second bullet should state said, “Teachers may be required to engage in 15 hours of synchronous time per week and an additional 5 hours of asynchronous time. 15 hours may be directed by the principal, with input from teachers, and the additional 5 hours are directed by the individual teacher, with input from the principal.”
• In the FAQ, we have made a couple of minor corrections- “EDFS” should be “TeachPoint” and we have corrected a grammatical mistake in the athletic coaches section.
• The link for the One Chelsea Fund was not working properly. Please see the corrected link.

• The Breathe for Change Link was broken. Please see the corrected link.

Lastly, please do see today’s Op-Ed on remote learning in the Boston Globe — it explains our thinking around remote learning and what we need to truly address inequities our students face.