08-25-2020
BSD Community,
It has been a month since I started as superintendent at Bloomfield and teachers and students have been in school for two weeks. I am enjoying getting to know the staff, students, parents, and community. It is very apparent that Bloomfield cares about one another and its school. Thank you for welcoming me and being patient with the learning curve that is present with moving into a new community and starting a new job. I am working hard, learning a lot, and my family is adjusting well.
It is great to see students and teachers in the school building in a traditional setting and it is interesting developing the remote setting in conjunction. Our teachers have been troopers working hard to figure out how to combine the remote world with the traditional classroom. There have been some technology issues at times, but I have seen teamwork amongst the staff to help resolve some of the issues. Our goal is to continue to become better at delivering quality instruction in all formats that are provided.
COVID-19 definitely has made this year unique and challenging. Overall, our COVID precautions are going well. Students and staff are doing a good job with wearing masks and we have continually tried to improve our seating arrangements for social distancing, schedules to limit social gathering, and cleaning of all areas. It has been challenging following health guidelines when students and/or staff have had COVID symptoms or have been in direct contact with someone that is infected. When and for how long should one quarantine, when to isolate, when do I keep my kids home, and for how long are all legitimate questions that many times depend on the circumstance. To help our community with these decisions, we have included COVID tabs on our school websites that can be used to answer some of these questions. To help reduce the many questions through emails and phone calls, please read through the links and documents provided in these tabs when you have COVID related questions. If the documents/links do not answer your questions, please email or call the school with your concerns and/or questions.
If you have not already, consider taking advantage of our new before and after school program created to provide support for all students. Click here for the link to the parent handbook. This program is a great way to get extra support and enrichment for your child.
Thank you for your support and commitment to Bloomfield as we seek to provide educational excellence!
Sincerely,
Dr. Trent Lehman
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