Friendly reminder: Wear a mask to protect the people around you and help slow the spread. #StaySafeMN

ECCS is excited to name Nate Gibbs as the next principal of Chaska Middle School West. Gibbs will start his role in early July, and follows Sheryl Hough who announced her retirement earlier this year. We are proud to welcome Nate to ECCS. Read more: district112.org/blog/2020/06/1…

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead CMSW

Let’s keep in mind that if Distance Learning is the plan that is put into place for your school in the fall and you’re unhappy about that, it might only last a few weeks before we’re back in school again at least part time. #thinkpositive

What will school look like this fall? ECCS staff have been planning three possible learning models: in-person, distance, and hybrid. Read more about these models and opportunities for community engagement including a parent survey in the 112Online: conta.cc/3hlRIP4.

The average public school building is 44 years old. Some have new, top-of-the line HVAC systems. Others lack a full-time custodian. COVID numbers are an important factor in deciding to reopen. But so are the numbers inside a school. We must #ReopenSafely.

Our team has recorded a webinar titled : Moving a DL/Biliteracy Program to a Distance Learning Platform: Suggestions and Examples , to respond to continued dialogue in the field during these times. Please feel free to share. Password : Biliteracy2020! teachingforbiliteracy.com/sample-pd/?fbc…

Why are we trying so hard to make this school year look like it was in the past...which by the way looked like something out of the 1920s? Let’s do school the way school needs to be to best suit the present and what we need to be successful in the future. #outsidethebox

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How the words we use have evolved over the past 175 years. ow.ly/18Qe50B3I2f

Wearing a mask is critical to getting and keeping students in school safely. Carver County cases are trending upward, we all need to do our part to keep our community healthy. Mask Up ECCS! Visit the data dashboard to stay informed: district112.org/datadashboard/. #ECCSSTRONG

Recycling plastic doesn’t work. The makers of plastic – the nation’s largest oil and gas companies – have known that all along, even as they spent millions telling Americans the opposite. FRONTLINE trib.al/6k35Wjr

For decades, the plastic industry sold the public on an idea it knew wouldn’t work: that most plastic could be and would be recycled — all while making billions selling more plastic. NPR and FRONTLINE spent months digging into the lie. trib.al/ZJuywJo

"Mini-lessons should be explicit, engaging, & brief. Do not rerecord your mini-lessons. Let go of imperfection- our students need to see that we are not perfect." Eric Hand ☮️ TCRWP

Me think kindness means sharing cookies. Me prefer to eat all da cookies, but me can be kind and share too. #WorldKindnessDay

More than anything else, teachers want their students to be successful. And right now, many students are struggling, despite the best efforts of teachers. I know this thing is hard on students...but it is also taking an emotional toll on teachers who are desperate to help them.

When he was 4, Santiago Potes' parents fled Colombia and settled in Miami. Now, at 23, he's a new graduate of Columbia University — and the first Latino DACA recipient to be awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. trib.al/891TNln