As per our Superintendent’s email, the division is following on the direction on Manitoba Health and Manitoba Education. 

•  Direction is that schools remain open until the Department receives direction from the Chief Public Health Officer to close schools completely, it is our position that schools will remain open with staffing levels minimally necessary to operate.  We know that schools will continue to be accessed by staff, as well as custodial, maintenance, and trades personnel, and therefore some degree of “supervisory presence” will also be needed.
•  Having buildings operating on regular school day hours send a public message that learning continue to happen, appropriate social distancing practices through working from home is being practices to the extent possible, and that parents can still phone or contact the school in the event they wish to speak to the principal or be put in contact with their child’s teacher.
•  While there are undoubtedly questions and concerns from different employee groups about different working arrangements, those conversations are happening everywhere in the public and private sectors.

Any questions or concerns are to be discussed with you supervisor or the Superintendent. 

Take care & stay well. 

Tracey Stephen

President.