>>> GOOD 
MORNING, 
EVERYBODY. 
I WANT TO START 
WITH A PERSON 
STATEMENT A IS'M 
JOINED BY 
LEADERS OF THE 
LABOR UNION AND 
REPRESENTED BY 
SO MANY OF THE 
HARD WORKING 
PEOPLE WHO MAKE 
OUR SCHOOL 
SYSTEMR UN, TAKE 
CARE OF OUR KIDS 
AND EDUCATE THEM 
AND PROTECT THEM 
AND FEED THEM. 
SO MANY GOOD 
PEOPLE WORK 
EVERY DAY IN OU R
SCHOOLS TO 
UPLIFT OUR KIDS. 
THERE'S NOTHING 
MORE PRECIOUS 
THAN TAKING CARE 
OF THE CHILDREN 
OF NEW YORK 
CITY. 
PARENTS, 
FAMILIES ENTRUST 
ALL OF US WITH 
OUR CHILDREN 
EVE RYD AYDIURNG 
THE SCHOOL YEAR 
AND THEY NEED TO 
KNOW THAT WE 
CARE ABOUT THOSE 
KIDS JUST AS 
MUCH AS THEY DO 
AND WE DO. 
SO I WANT TO 
THANK ANY 
COLLEAGUES IN 
LABOR WHO ARE 
COMMITTED TO 
THESE CHILDREN 
AND TTHO I
S 
CITY. 
YOU'LL HEAR FROM 
THEM IN A MOMENT 
AND THEY WILL 
AO LSMAKE 
ABUNDANTLY CLEAR 
THEIR JOB IS 
ALWAYS TO DEFEND
 
THEIN TESRET OF 
THEIR MEMBERS. 
THAT IS THE 
POWER AND 
IMPORTANCE OF 
THE LABOR 
MOVEMENT. 
WE HAVE ALL 
WORKED TOGETHER 
IN A 
CONSTRUCTIVE 
MANNER OVER 
HT ESELAST DAYS 
TO DETERMINE THE 
BEST W AYFORWARD 
FOR OUR SCHOOL 
SYSTEM. 
THE CTFA IWHS EN 
EVERYONE IS 
GATHERED 
TOGETHER AND 
WE'VE ALL KNOWN 
EACH OTHER A 
LONG TIME. 
IT'S GOING TO BE 
A COMPLEX MOMENT 
IN HISTORY TO 
SA
Y THE LEAST. 
IT HAS TO BE 
DISCUSSED AND 
RESOLUTION HAS 
TO E BFOUND. 
EVERYONE DID SO 
IN A 
CONSTRUCTIVE 
SPIRIT. 
THERE'S A LOT OF 
TMUUA LPRESECT 
AND A LOT WE'VE 
ALL BEEN THROUGH 
TOGETHER AND WE 
HAVE A COMMON 
DEEP CONCERN FOR 
THIS CITY. 
WE ALSO 
PROFOUNDLY IN 
THE SCHOOL 
SYSTEM AND HOW 
CRUCIAL IT ISSO  
OUR SOCIETY AND 
NOW MORE THAN 
EVER A MOMENT 
WHEN DOEMCRACY 
IS THREATENED 
AND PUBLIC 
EDUCATION 
ACTUALLY IS MORE 
AND MORE OF THE 
UNDERPEINNDG OF 
THE DEMOCRATIC 
SOCIETY. 
A LOT TO WORK 
THROAUGH I'ND M 
PEALSD ETO 
REPORT WE'VE 
COME TO AN 
AGREEMENT TO 
MOVE FORWARD TO 
ADDRESS REAL 
CONCERNS THAT 
HAVE BEEN RAISED 
ABOUT HOW TO DO 
THINGS THE RIGHT 
WAY, THE SAFE 
HEALTHY WAY AND 
HOW TO MAKE SURE 
PEOPLE ARE 
PREPARED FOR THE 
SCHOOL YEAR 
UNDER ABSOLUTELY 
UNPRECEDENTED 
SITUATIONS. 
WE HAVE A HUGE 
SITUATION TO GET 
THE HEALTH AND 
SAFETY PART 
RIGHT. 
WE'VE SAID, NEW 
YORK CITY IS 
TIAKNG THE BEST 
APRCTCEIS,TH E 
TRSOGENS
T 
METHODS FROM ALL 
AROUND THE WORLD 
AND APPLYING 
THEM ALL 
TOGHEETR HERE IN 
OUR PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS, THE 
HIGHEST STANDARD 
ANYWHERE IN THE 
WORLD TO PROTECT 
OUR KIDS, OUR 
FALIMIES, 
ARRANGE KAY  OUR 
EDUCATORS AND 
STAFF. 
WE HAVE 
EXTRAORDINARILY 
INODTRUCTIONAL 
ISSS UETOWO R
K 
THROUGH AS 
EDUCATORS AND 
PARENTS AND DSKI 
TOMA KE SENSE OF 
BLENDED 
LEARNING. 
SOMETHING WE 
HAVE NEVER DONE 
BEFORE. 
NEVER BEEN DONE 
ON THIS SCALE 
ANYWHERE BEFORE. 
THESE CHALLENGES 
REQUIRED A 
OTHUGTHFUL 
APPROACH WHAT 
WE'VE AGREED TO 
IS TO MAKE SURE 
THE HEALTH 
MEASURES ARE IN 
PLACE, TO MAK
E 
SURTE HERE'S 
TIME FOR THE 
APOPPRRIATE 
PREPARATION FOR 
OUR UCEDATS.OR 
O TMAKE SURE 
THAT WE CAN HAVE 
THE SHOOTEST 
BEGINNING OF THE 
SCHOOL YEAR EVN E
UNDER 
ERAXTORIDNALYRI 
CHALLENGES ITWH 
CONDITIONS AND 
MOVE FORWARD IN 
THE SPIRIT OF 
UNITY. 
LET ME GIVE YOU 
AN UPDATE AND 
WHY DID YOU HAVE 
TA I METHAT 
WOULD WORK WITH 
THE PLAN. 
SO THE NORMAL 
SCHOOL YEAR 
EDUCATOR STAFF 
ARE IN THEIR 
BUILDINGS BY THE 
DAY AFTER LABOR 
DAY, AND THAT 
WILL BTRE UE 
HERE AS WELL. 
TUESDAY, 
SEPTEMBER 8. 
SCHOL ODAYS 
SCHEDULED TO 
BEGIN SEPTEMBER 
10. 
WE'LL HOLD THAT 
ORF A FEW DAYS 
AND WE'LL K AS
FOR EDUCATORS 
AND STAFF TO GET 
READY FOR THESE 
UNPRECEDENTED 
CIRCUMSTANCES SO 
SEPTEMBE1R 0 AND 
11 AND SEPTMBEER 
14 AND 15 WILL 
BE DAYS DEVOTED 
TO PREPARATION. 
TO REALLY MAKING 
SURE THAT 
BL
D ENDELEARNING 
CAN WORK FOR 
EVERYBODY AND 
EVERYONE 
UNDERSTANDS 
HETIR ROLE, 
EVERYONE HAS HAD 
A CHANCE TO 
PRACTICE 
TOGETHER AND 
COORDINATE AND 
OTHER HAVES A 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
COMMUNICATE WITH 
FAMILIES AND 
TN HESTARTING ON 
THE 16th OF 
SEPTEMBER, WE'LL 
HAVE A THREE ADY 
TRANSITIONAL 
PERIOD, ONLY 
THREE DAYS. 
FOR THOSE THREE 
DAYS, 
INSTRUCTION WILL 
BEGIN REMOTELY 
FOR ALL 
STUDENTS. 
ON SEPTBEEMR 
21st, MNDOAY, 
THE SCHOOL 
BUILDINGS OPEN 
FULSL TRENGTH. 
WE GO TO BLEENDD 
LEARNING AS HAS 
BEEN DESCRIBED 
PREVIOUSLY. 
WE HE AVSTUDENTS 
COMING INTO THE 
BUILDINGS, WHAT 
WOULD HAVE 
HAEPPNED ON 
SEPTMEBE1R 0 NOW 
HAPPENS ON 
SEPTEMBER 21st. 
SO IT'S BLENDED 
LEARNING, SOME 
KIDS IN SCHOOL 
ONE DAY. 
OTHER KIDS IN 
SCHOOL ANOTHER 
DAY. 
ONE THING THAT 
RELPACES IN 
PERSON LEARNING 
IS NOTHING. 
OUR EDUCORATS 
HAVE BEEN CLEAR. 
THE REMOTE 
LEARNING  WECAN 
TO ADDRESS 
DIGITAL DIVIDE 
AND PROVIDE FREE 
IERNTNE ATN
D 
DEVICES FOR KIDS 
TO MAKE REMOTE 
WORK AND NOTHING 
IS AS POWERFUL 
AS IN-PERSON 
LEARNING. 
THAT WILL BEGIN 
ON MONDAY, 
SEPTEMBER 21st. 
THE POINT I 
RAISED EARLIER 
AUBOFT SAETANY D 
ONE OF THE 
REASOS NW'REE 
CONFIDENT IN OUR 
ABILITY TO KEEP 
EVERYONE SAFE AS 
WE NOW HAVE OVER 
200 TESTIG N
LOCATIONS INEN W 
YORK CITY. 
MANY OF WHICH 
ARE VERY NEAR 
OUR PUBLIC 
SCHOOL BUILDING. 
SOME OF WHICH 
ARE IN THE AREA 
AND MOBILE 
STTEING VANS 
WITH TESTING 
TENTS AT SCHOOL 
SEITS NDA WE'LL 
MAKE TESTING 
AVAILABLE EVERY 
MONTH IN EVERY 
SCHOOL AND IT'S 
GOING TO BE MADE 
AVAILABLE IN A 
WAY THAT 
MAXIMIZES THE 
EASE FOR 
EVERYONE IN THE 
SCHOOL COMUMNITY 
TO GET TESTED 
WHO NEEDS TO GET 
TESTED. 
A MONTHLY 
MEDICAL PROCESS 
THAT'S BEEN 
WORKED THROUGH 
BY OUR HEALTH 
LEADERSHIP 
DOCTOR JAY AND 
ALONG WITH 
MEDICAL 
LEADERSHIP 
REPRESENTING THE 
UNITED 
FEDERATION OF 
TEACHERS. 
THEY'VE AGEDRE 
ON A PLAN TO 
MAKE SURE 
TEINSTG PPHAENS 
ON AN ONGOING 
BASIS AND I WANT 
TO EMPHASIZE 
WHAT'S 
CONVENIENT AND 
EASY AND 
STRAIGHTFORWARD 
FOR CONCERN AND 
OF COURSE T'IS 
FREE. 
AMPLE SUPPLY OF 
CLEANING AND PPE 
A CNDONANSTT 
CLEANNIG OF THE 
SCHOOLS AND 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING 
THROUGHOUT THE 
SCHOOL DAY. 
PODS, SO SMAL
L 
NUMBER OF 
STUDENTS AND 
STAFF TAY 
TGEOTERH.
 
A HOST OF 
MEASURES TO KEEP 
EVERYONE SAFE 
AGAIN, THE 
STRONGEST 
STANDARD IN THE 
WORLD. 
BEFORE I TURN TO 
THE CHANCELLOR, 
I WILL SIMPLY 
SAY THIS: THT A
EVERYONE HE,ER 
AND YOU'LL HEAR 
FROM EACH OF US, 
EVERYONE HERE IS 
COMMITEDT TO 
CHILDREN AND 
COMMITTED TO 
WORKING 
FAMILIES. 
WE KNOW THAT 
FAMILIES HAVE 
GE ONTHROUGH SO 
MUCH. 
IT'S OVER A 
MILLION FAMILIES 
LOSTHT EIR 
LIVELIHOODS JUST 
IN THE LAST SIX 
MONTHS AND SO 
MANY PEOPLE ARE 
HURTING IN THIS 
TOWN. 
SO MANY PEOPLE 
ARE HOPING TO 
GET BACK TO 
WORK.
 
SO MANY SINGLE 
PARET N
HOUSEHOLDS WHERE 
THE ABILITY TO 
SE NDTHE CHILD 
TO SCHOOL IS 
CRUCIAL. 
EVERYONE KNOWS 
KIDS HAVBE EEN 
THROUGH SO MAY.N 
SO MANY TRAUMA 
THAT CAN ONLY BE 
ADDRESSED WITH 
CONSISTENT HELP 
FROM HIGHLY 
DEDATICED, 
HIGHLY AITRNED 
ADULTS. 
OUR EDUCATORS, 
MENTAL HEALTH 
EXPERTS AND 
EVERYONE WHO'S 
GOING TO BE 
THERE FOR OUR 
KIDS AND THAT 
INCLUDES ALTL HE 
OTHER FOLKS THAT 
WORK IN THE 
SCHOOL COMMUNITY 
NEVER FORGET 
WHETHEIR T 'SA 
SCHOOL SAFETY, 
CUSTODIAL 
ENGINEER, 
CROSSING GUARD. 
EVERYONE CARES 
ABOUT E THKIS D
D ANWOS RK
TOGETHER WITH 
OUR EDUCATORS TO 
PROVIDE THAT 
WARMTH AND 
EDUCATION FOR 
OUR KIDS. 
THAT'LL HAPPEN 
ON MONDAY, 
SEPTEMBER 21st. 
SO WITH THAT, I 
WANT TO AINGA 
ATHNAK LL MY 
COLLEAGUES FOR 
COMING TO THIS 
AGREEMENT SO WE 
CAN MOVE FORWARD 
TOGETHER. 
IT'S MY EAPLSURE 
NOW TO TURN TO 
THE MAN WHO'S 
BEEN LEADING 
THIS 
EXTRAORDINARY 
EFFORT TO BRING 
BACK THE NEW 
YORK CITY PUBLIC 
HSCOOS LAFTER 
THIS CRISIS. 
OUR CHANCELLOR. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MR. MAYOR. 
I WANT TO ADD MY 
VOICE IN 
HATNKING THE 
LEADERS OF OUR 
UNION AND LABOR 
PARTNERS FOR 
VENER WALKING 
AWAY FROM THE 
TOUGH ISSUES 
THAT WE'VE BEEN 
GRAPPLING WITH 
AND I WANT TO 
THANK THEM FOR 
STAYING ENGAGED 
AND WORKING 
THROUGH ALL THE 
DIFFICULT ISSUES 
FOR SIX MONTHS 
NOW, WE'VE BEEN 
CHARTING A PATH 
FOR PUBLIC 
EDUCATION AND 
WE'VE BEEN 
WORKING NIGHT 
AND DAY WITH OUR 
LABOR PARTNERS 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT OUR SCHOOL 
LEADERS, OUR 
EDUCATORS, OUR 
NURSES, 
CUSTODAINS, FOOD 
SAFETY WORKS,ER 
SAFETY AGENTS, 
EVERYONE THAT'S 
IN A SCOOHL 
BUILDING IS 
READY FOR THE 
NEW SCHOOL YEAR. 
SOMETIMES THAT 
MEANS TAKG INA 
FEW EXTRA DAYS 
TO PREPA, RE
WHICH IS WHAT 
WE'RE NOANUNCING 
HERE TODAY. 
TEACHERS WHO 
USUALLY GET TWO 
DAYS OF 
PRFEOSOSINAL 
DEVELOPMENT AT 
THE BEGINNING OF 
THE SCHOOL YEAR 
AND WE ALL KNOW 
THIS IS GNGOI O T
BE A SCHOOL YEAR 
UNLIKE ANY 
SCHOOL YEAR 
WE'VE EVER 
STARTED WILL NOW 
GET NINE. 
WE'VE HEARD FROM 
OUR EDUCATORS, 
WE'VE HEARD FROM 
OUR SCHOOL 
LEADERS, WE'VE 
HEARD FROM 
EVERYONE IN OUR 
SCHOOLS THAT 
HAVSAE WID E 
NEED SOME MORE 
TIME. 
STUDENTS WHO 
HAVEN'T BEEN 
INSIDE A HOSCOL 
BUILDING IN HALF 
A CALENDAR YEAR. 
THINK ABOUT 
THAT, THEY'LL 
HAVE A CHANCE TO 
RECONNECT WITH 
THEIR SCHOOL, 
MEET THEIR 
TEACHERS AND 
CLASSMATES, AND 
MAKE SURE THEY 
HAVE THE TOOLS 
THEY NEED TO BE 
SUCCESSFUL FOR 
THIS SCHOOL 
YEAR. 
THERE'S A LOT OF 
GROUND WORK 
THAT'S BEEN LAID 
FOR THIS 
SUCCESSFUL 
SCHOOL YEAR. 
THIS WILL 
STRENGTHEN AND 
IMPROVE AND MAKE 
IT SO THAT WE DO 
AHVETH E SAFSET 
START OF THIS 
SCHOOL YEAR. 
THE SUCCESS 
THAT'S BEEN PUT 
IN PLACE AND 
ADAPT WHERE 
NECESSARY AND 
MORE IMPORTANT 
THAN EVER THAT 
WE REMEMBER THE 
TWO WORDS THAT 
WE GAVE TO 
REMOTE LEARNING 
IN MARCH. 
FLEXIBILITY AND 
PATIENCE WITH 
EACH OTHER AND 
OUR STUDENTS. 
WE'RE ALL TAKING 
ON SOMETHING 
WE'VE NEVER 
TAKEN ON BEFORE. 
WE KNOW THE 
SCHOOL YEAR WILL 
BE LIKE ANOTHR E
SCHOOL YEAR 
WE'VE EVER HAD 
AND WE'RE 
EXCITED ABOUT 
TACKLING THESE 
HARD, HARD 
ISSUES BUT DOING 
IT IN A WAY THAT 
KES EPOUR 
STUDENTS AND 
STAFF AND 
EVERYNEO 
ASSOCIATED WITH 
OUR SCHOOLS 
HEALTHY AND 
SAFE. 
M. RMAYOR, IF I 
COULD, I'D LIKE 
TO S AYFA EW 
RWODS IN 
SPANISH. [
[ SPEAKING 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
 ] 
 >>THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, 
CHANCELLOR. 
NOW I WANTED TO 
TURN TO HET 
LABOR LEADERS 
WHO REPRESENT 
THE PEOPLE WHO 
DO THE WORK 
EVERY DAY TO 
EDUCATE AND 
PROTECT OUR 
KIDS. 
AND I'LL START 
WITH THE 
PRESIDENT OF TE H
UNITED 
FEDERATION OF 
TEACHERS AND I 
NWAT  TOSAY NOW 
AGAIN, MICHAEL 
AND I HAVE KNOWN 
EACH OTHER A 
LONG TIME. 
WE'VE BEE
N 
THROUGH MANY, 
MANY 
CONVERSATIONS IN 
THE LAST DAYS 
BUT EVEN MOE R
IMPORTANTLY OVER 
YEARS AND YEARS. 
IT'S VERY TRUE. 
HE IS A STRONG, 
STRONG VOICE FOR 
THE PEOPLE HE 
REPRESENTS AND 
ALSO SOMEONE I 
REMIND PEOPLE 
WHO TALK IN THE 
ACLSSROOM AND 
WHO FEELS HOW 
IMPORTANTLY TE H
WORK OF PUBLIC 
EDUCATION 
AFFECTS CHILDREN 
AND FAMILIES. 
WE UNDERSTAND 
WHAT IT MEANS 
FOR THIS WHOE L
CITY. 
I WANT TO THANK 
YOU, MICHAEL. 
IT'S BEEN TOUGH 
DISCUSSIONBUS T 
VERY PRODUCTIVE 
DISCUSSIONS 
THROUGHOUT AND I 
WANT TO TNHAK 
YOU AND MY 
PLEASURE TO 
INTRODUCE 
MICHAEL. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MAYOR. 
THANK YOU, BILL. 
THIS IS WHY THE 
HOLD UP IS AN 
EXAMPLE FOR 
OTHER PLACES TO 
LOOK AT ON HOW 
PEOPLE ARE 
SUPPOSED TO GET 
THINGS DONE. 
THEY'RE NOT 
EASY, BUT I SIT 
HERE TODAY 
TALKING TO THE 
ARPETSN, O TL AL
OF MY MEMBERS, 
THE TEACHERS, 
GDUIANCE 
COUNSELORS, PARA 
PROFESSIONALS 
AND ALL THE 
HTERAPISTS, AND 
I CAN SAY TO YOU 
NOBEW CSAUE WE 
HAVE OUR 
INDEPENDENT 
MEDICAL EXPERTS 
HAVE STAMPED 
THIS PLAN AND WE 
NOW CAN SAY THAT 
NEW YORK CITY 
PUBLIC SCHOOL 
SYSTEM HAS THE 
SMOGRT AGESVSIE 
POLICIES AND 
GREATEST 
SAFEGUARDS OF 
ANY SCHOOL 
SYSTEM IN THE 
UNITED STATES IN 
AMERICA. 
WE WOULD NOT BE 
ERHE AT THIS 
POINT IF IT 
WASN'T FOR 
EVEORYNWE HSO' 
AT THIS TABLE 
RIGHT NOW AS 
WELL AS MANY 
OTHERS WHO HAVE 
ORWKE
D 
TIRELESSLY TO 
GET US HERE. 
THIS HAS BEEN A 
DIFFICULT TIME 
FOR OUR TCIY. 
WHAT YOU'RE -- 
THE THINGS THAT 
WE'RE GOING TO 
STILL HAVE TO 
DEAL WITH ARE 
IGOTONG  BE 
DIFFICULT ALSO. 
BUT I THINK IT'S 
INCUMBENT UPON 
ALL THE LEADERS 
IN THE CITY AND 
ALL THE LEADERS 
INSIDE OF EACH 
SCHOOL TO TAKE 
THE SPIRIT OF 
MAKING SURE THAT 
WE'RE WORKNIG 
TOTHGEER TO MAKE 
SURE THAT WHAT 
WE'RE DOING IS 
IN THE INTEREST 
OF EVERYONE THAT 
WALKS INTO THAT 
SCHOOL BUILDING. 
EVERY TEACHER 
THAT CALLS THEIR 
STUDENTS THEIR 
KIDS, THEY NEVER 
LCAL THEM THEIR 
STUDENTS BECAUSE 
THEY'RE THEIR 
CHILDREN. 
THE PRINCIPALS 
CALL THEM THEIR 
ICHELDRN. 
WE TAKE VERY 
SERIOUSLY THE 
RESPONSIBILITY 
TO KEEP THEM 
SAFE. 
WE TAKE IT VERY 
SERIOUSLY WHEN 
WE ARE TALKING 
TO THEIR PARENTS 
THAT WE WANT 
THEM TO KNOW 
WE'RE DOING 
EVERYTHING IN 
OUR POWER TO 
KEEP THEIR 
CHILDREN SAFE. 
BUT WE ALSO WANT 
TOMA KE SURE 
WE'RE DOING 
EVERYTHING IN 
OUR POWER IN 
THIS CITY TO 
KEEP THE PEOPLE 
HWO ARE DOING 
THAT PHENOMENAL 
WORK IN OUR 
SCHOOLS EVERY 
DAY SAFE ALSO. 
THAT'S AWHT 
WE'RE HERE TODAY 
TO ANNOUNCE. 
WE'RE ALSO 
ANNOUNCING AT 
THE SAME TIME 
THAT WE ALL 
UNDERSTAND WE 
NOW AHVE ANHEOTR 
DIFFICULT ROAD 
TO GO DOWN. 
T HEAMOUNT OF 
WORK THAT IS 
GOING TO HAVE TO 
BE DONE OVER THE 
NEXT COUPLE OF 
WEEKS JUST TO 
GET ALL OF OUR 
CSHOOLS PREPARED 
AND READY TGOO  
AND THEN MAKE 
SURE THAT WE'RE 
ALL DOING 
EVERYTHING IN 
OUR POWER TO 
KEEP EACH AND 
EVERY SCHOOL 
SYSTEM SAFE AND 
IF THERE'S A 
PROBLEM, ALL 
NBEIG THERE 
TOGETHER TO SAY, 
WE WILL BRING 
RELIEF QUICKLY 
AND WE'LL MAKE 
SURE THAT NO 
SCHOOL IS BEING 
ELFTOU T THERE 
TO STRUGGLE ON 
THEIR OWN. 
THAT'S THE 
COMMITMENT AND 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
YOUE 'RHREAING 
FROM ALL OF US 
TODAY. 
IT'S NOT GOING 
TO BE EASY, BUT 
I'M VERY PROUD 
TO SAY THAT WE 
DID THIS AT THI S
MOMENT BUNOT W
 
IT'S UP TO ALL 
OF US TO BE 
THERE TO SUPPORT 
EACH OTHER TO 
SUPPORT OUR KID
S 
AND TO MAKE SURE 
THAT WE ARE THE 
ONES KEEPING THE 
LARGER AND BEST 
SCHOOL SYSTEM IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES OPEN, 
RNUNING, AND 
SAFE. 
SO I THANK YOU 
ALL OF MY 
COLLEAGUES WHO 
ARE HERE TODAY. 
>> THANK YOU, 
VERY, RVEY MUCH, 
MIKE HE'LL, AND 
I ARFFIM LARGEST 
NAD EBSTS CHOOL 
SYSTEM IN THE 
COUNTRY AND DOE 
GETTING READY TO 
SERVE OUR KIDS 
AND OUR 
ADMINISTRATORS
 
AND THEY'RE 
SHOWING 
APPROACHES WITH 
TREMENDOUS 
CAPACITY, 
TREMENDOUS 
LEADERSHIP AS 
THEY DO THAT. 
I WANT TO THANK 
EVERYONE WHO 
PROVIDES THAT 
LEADERSHIP AT 
O URSCHOOL LEVEL 
AN HDERE ON 
BEHALF OF ALL 
OUR 
ADMINSTIROATR S,
T HEPRESIT DENOF 
THE CSA. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MR. MAYOR AND 
CHANCELLOR AND 
MICHAEL AND 
HENRY FOR YOUR 
PARTNERSHIP. 
THIS CERTAINLY 
HAS BEEN A TEAM 
EFFORT, A TOTAL 
EFFORT TO MAKE 
IT REAL 
DIFFICULT AND 
CHALLENGE 
RCETIIFCATE AND 
WE'RE HERE WHERE 
WE NEED TO BE AT 
THIS IPONTA ND 
THAT'S REALLY 
TIME IS ALWAYS 
THE COMMODITY 
THAT EDUCATORS 
ARE LOOKING FOR 
AND ASKING . FOR
OUR DAYS ARE  SO
BUSY WITH 
STUDENTS IN AND 
OUT AND O UR
CHILDREN IN AND 
OUT OF E TH
BUILDINGS AND 
WITH SO MUCH TO 
CARE FOR A ND
THERE'S ALWAYS A 
NEEFD  ORMORE 
TI
ME TO PLAN 
THINGS 
EFFECTSIVELY AND 
APPROPRIATELY 
AND ALL THOUGH 
THE TASK BEFORE 
REMAINED 
MONUMENTAL AND 
TIME WILL NOT BE 
A LUXURY RIGHT 
NOW, AT LEAST 
THEREI S THE 
TIME TO START TO 
THINK ABOUT 
THINGS AND 
REFLECT AND MAKE 
SURE WE'RE ABLE 
TO PROVIDE THE 
PROGRAM FOR OUR 
STUDENTS THAT WE 
NEED AND WE'RE 
ABLE TO DO IT IN 
A SAFE AND 
CONDUCIVE 
ENVIRONME.NT 
AND I'M JUST 
PROUD THAT WE 
ARE HERE AT THIS 
MOMENT AND WE'RE 
GOING TO 
CONTINUE TO WORK 
TOGETHER AND I 
JU
STHA VTOE  
ECHO WHAT 
MICHAEL SAID, 
THERE ARE GOING 
TO BE SCHOOLS 
THAT NEED SOME 
ADDITIONAL HELP 
AND NEED SOME 
SUPPORT AND 
WE'RE GOING TO 
BE THERE TO 
SUPPORT THEM AND 
MAKE SURE THAT 
WER'E ALL ABLE 
TO OPEN 
SUCCESSFULLY AND 
OPRVIDE A 
PROGRAM THAT OUR 
PARENTS AND 
STUDENTS AND 
STAFF MEMBERS 
ARE ALL PROUD OF 
AND WANT TO 
RETURN TO AND 
FEEL THAT IT IS 
IN EVERYONE'S 
BEST INTEREST. 
COME NOVEMBER, 
WE'LL HAVE MANY 
PARENTING 
LOOKING TO GET 
IN THE SCHOOL 
SYSTEM THAT HAVE 
VIPREOSLUY 
CHOSEN REMOTE. 
THANK YOU ALL SO 
MUCH AND I LOOK 
FORWARD TO THE 
HARD WORK THAT'S 
AHEAD. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY, VERY, 
MUCH. 
FINALLY I WANT 
YOU TO HEAR FROM 
A MAN THAT 
REPRESENTS FOLKS 
THAT DO SUCH 
CRUCIAL WORK AND 
OFTEN DON'T GET 
THE RECOGNITION 
THEY DESERVE. 
I WANT TO SAY 
THANK YOU TO ALL 
THE PEOPLE THAT 
WORK IN OUR 
SCHOOLS, WHO ARE 
MEMBERS OF DC37 
ASK ME. 
I WANT TO DO A 
PARTICULAR 
APPRECIATION 
OFFER FOR OR U
FOOD SERVICE 
WORKERS. 
THESE FOLKS FOR 
EVERYONE ALL 
THROUGH THE 
SUMMER, WE WERE 
ABLE O TSAY, 
UNLIKE 
UNFORTUNATELY SO 
MANY OTHER 
PLACES IN THE 
COUNTRY, NO ONE 
IN NEW YORK CITY 
WILL EVR EGO 
HUNGRY. 
EVERYONE THAT 
NEEDS FOOD WILL 
HAVE FOOD. 
NO MATTER HOW 
MANY MEMBERS OF 
YOUR FAMILY OR 
HOW TOUGH THE 
SITUATION, WE'LL 
PROVIDE FOOD FOR 
YOU IN EVY ER
NEHIGBHOROOD. 
THAT'S PART OF 
THE HEROIC 
EFFORTS OF THE 
WORKERS WHO WENT 
THEREEV EY R
SINGLE DAY AND 
MADE THINGS 
HAPPEN FOR OUR 
FAMILIES, 
PROTECTED THEM 
BY PROVIDING 
THEM WITH 
NUTRITION THEY 
NEED EDA NDKEPT 
THE SCHOOL 
BUILDINGS SAFE 
IF THE PROCESS 
FOR THEM AND SO 
MANOY THER GOOD 
PEOPE LTHAT 
WORKED TO KEEP 
THEIR SCHOOL 
SAFE THROUGHOUT 
THE SUMMER. 
THEY'RE A 
REMAINDER TO US 
WHAT THAT HARD 
WORK AND 
TEAMWORK MEANT. 
I ALSMOENTT O 
SAY AS I 
INTRODUCE HENRY 
THAT HIS UNION 
PLAYED SUCH A 
CRIAUCL ROLE N I
THE CITY IN SO 
MANY WAYS FAR 
BEYOND THE 
SCHOOL SYSTEM 
BUT ALSO HIS 
MEMBERS DEPEND 
ON THE SCHOLO 
SYSTEM FOR THEIR 
KIDS. 
SOTH IS IS A 
MOMENT TO 
RECOGNE IZTHT A
WE'RE ALL IN 
THIS TOGETHER IN 
SO MANY WAYS BUT 
A SPECIAL THANKS 
TO ALL THOSE 
FOLKS WHO WORK 
SO HARD OVER 
THIS SUMMER TO 
KEEP HTINGS 
GOING AND MY 
PLEASURE TO 
INTRODUCE AND 
HENRY. 
>> THANK YOU. 
LET ME THANK YOU 
FOR YOUR 
DILIGENCE AND 
WORK THAT MY 
CHANCELLOR MIKE 
COLLEAGUE 
EMBARKED ON THIS 
INCREDIBLE 
EFRFOT BUT MOST 
IMPORTANTLY I 
WANT TO THANK 
THE MEMBERS OF 
DC37 WHO HAVE 
SACRIFICED 
THEMSELVES 
THROUGHOUT THIS 
WHOLE PROCESS. 
WE'VE LOST 151 
OF OUR MEMBERS 
DUE TO THE 
PANDEMIC. 
SO FOR US, THE 
SAFTYE F OTHE 
KIDS, THE 
PARENTS, AND THE 
SAFETY OF THE 
RWOKSER ARE THE 
MOST IMPORTANT 
THINGS. 
BOTH AS A PARENT 
AND A LEADER 
REPRESENTING 
THAT THE MAYOR 
SAID MORE THAN 
150,000 WORKER
S 
IN THE CIY TAND 
ALMOST 100,000 
RETIREES WHOSE 
CHILDREN ARE IN 
THE SCHOOL 
SYSTEM, THIS S I
REALLY IMPORTANT 
TO US. 
THERE WAS A 
SILVER LINING 
ABOUT THIS WHOLE 
PANDEMIC HAS 
BEEN THAT THE 
WORLD HAS 
RECOGNIZED THE 
WORK OF EVERY 
DAY PEOPLE O WH
DO WORK, 
CAFETERIA 
WORKERS, NURSES, 
PEOPLE WHO 
SOMETIMES GET 
OVERLOOKED; 
RIGHT, EARLY 
CHILDHOOD 
EDUCATORS WHO 
DID A TREMENDOUS 
JOB OF KEEPING 
THE KIDS 
INSTRUCTED EEVN 
WHEN THE MOST 
CHALLENGING 
TIMES AND WE ARE 
HERE FOR THEM 
AND WE ARE 
PLEASED TO 
ANNOUNCE THE 
REOPENING OF 
SCHOOL S.
I WOULD SAYT O 
THEM, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
YOU ARE 
PROTECTED AND 
YOU'RE 
RECOGNIZED FOR 
THE WORK YOU'VE 
DEON.
 
IT IS IMPERATIVE 
THAT WE GIVE 
BACK TO THE 
PROCESS OF FULLY 
REOPENING AND 
THE WORK WILL 
CONTINUE. 
THIS PLAN WE'RE 
ANNOUNCING TODAY 
TAKES INTO 
CONSIDERATION 
THE MONUMENTAL 
TASK OF 
REOPENING THE 
SCHOOL. 
MORE THAN 10,000 
OF DC CITY 
MEMBERS HAVE 
CONTINUED TO 
WORK SERVING 
ORME THAN HALF A 
MILLION NEW 
YORKERS EVY ER
SINGLE DAY. 
MANY OF THEM 
ACTUALLY WORK 
THROUGHOUT 
HOLIDAYS THAT 
RNOMALLY ARE 
SCHEDULED IN THE 
SCHOOL YEAR AND 
FOUR THOF JUY L
WEKEENTD HEY 
CONTINUED TO 
PREPARE FOOD FOR 
MANY NEW YORKERS 
WHO WERE 
FFSUERG INFROM 
FOOD INSECURITY. 
SO THEN I GIVE MY
IN SOME MEASURES 
AS A PARENT 
OURSELF, WE HAVE 
ANE RUSVO 
FEELING BUT WE 
MUST GET THIS 
RIGHT AND THE 
ONLY WAY WE CAN 
DO ATHT IS IF WE 
WORK TOGETHER 
AND MAKE SURE 
THAT THE SCHOOL 
SYSTEM CONTINUES 
TO FUNCTION AS 
PROTECTED. 
THANK YOU FOR 
THE OPPORTUNITY 
AD NKILOONG 
RFOWARD TO 
REOPENING THE 
SCHOOLS. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, HENRY. 
AND EVERYONE 
YOU'LL HEAR A 
COMMON SENSE OF 
RESOLVE AND THE 
ABILITY OF ALL 
OF US TO WORK 
TOGETHER TO GET 
SOMETHING DONE 
FOR OUR KIDS AND 
OUR FAMILIES. 
IT IS MADE 
POSSIBLE BIT 
UNDERLYING FACT 
THAT THE PEOPLE 
OF THIS CITY 
WORKED SO HARD 
FOR MONTHS NOW 
TO FIGHT BACK 
THIS DISEASE. 
AS WE'RE TALKING 
ABOUT ALL THESE 
ISSUES THAT 
WE'RE ALL 
WORKING ON 
TOGETHER, LET'S 
AGAIN GIVE 
THANKS TO THE 
VEERY DAY NEW 
YORKERS WHO PUT 
ON THOSE MASKS, 
KEPT SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, DID 
THINGS RIGHT AND 
LLAOWED US TO BE 
AT THIS POINT 
WHERE WE CAN 
TAKE THE STEP 
FORWARD. 
I WANT TO GO 
OVER TODAY'S 
INDICATORS 
BEFORE WE TURN 
TO HET MEDIA 
BECAUSE THIS 
REALLY SAYS WHY 
WE'RE HERE TO 
BEGIN WITH. 
NUMBER ONE, 
DAILY NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE ADMITTED 
TO NEW YORK CITY 
HOSPITALS FOR 
SUSPECETD VCOID-
19 THRESHOLD IS 
200 PATIENTS. 
TODAY'S REPORT, 
52 AND AGAIN 
WITHIN THOSE 52, 
THE NUMBER OF 
CONFIRMED 
POSITIVE FOR 
ACTUAL COVID-19 
IS 15%. 
NUMBER TWO, NEW 
REPORTED CASES 
ON A SEVEN DAY 
AVERAGE IS 550 
CSEAS AND 
TODAY'S REPORT 
227. 
NUMBER THREE, 
PRESENTING TO 
PEOPLE TESTING 
CITY WE ID
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19. 
HTATT HRSEHOLD 
IS 5% AND 
TODAY'S REPORT, 
1.33% CITY WIDE. 
WITH THAT, WE 
WILL TURN TO OUR 
COLLEAGUES IN 
THE MEDIA AND 
PLEASE LET US 
ALL KNOW THE 
NAME AND OUTLET 
OF EACH 
JOURNALIST. 
>> WE'LL NOW 
BEGIN TODAY'S Q 
AND A. WE'RE 
JOINED BY DEPUTY 
MAJOR, DOCTOR, 
AND OTHERS. 
>> UNLESS I 
MISSED T I 
HAVEN'T HEARD 
ANYONE MENTION 
COVID TEINSTG 
HIWCHA S OF 
YESTERDAY THEY 
SAID MANDATORY 
COVID TESTING 
WAS AN ASOBLTEU 
EADL BREAKER 
HERE. 
MA, YORWILL YOU 
REQUIRE THAT ALL 
TEACHERS AND 
STAFF AND 
STUDENTS BE 
TESTED
? 
>> ANDREW, I'VE 
KNOWN YOU A LONG 
TIME AND RESPECT 
YOU. 
I THINK YOU DID 
MISS IT. 
WE SAID VERY 
CLEARLY, THERE'S 
GOING TO BE A 
MONTHLY MEDICAL 
MONITORING 
PROGRAM. 
WE'RE GOING TO 
ENSURE THAT 
EVERY SINGLE 
SCHOOL HAS THIS 
PROGM RAAND 
ILT'L BE 
GOVERNED BY OUR 
HEALTH 
LEADERSHIP. 
WE HAVE TO 
ASSESA S CERTAIN 
NUMBER OF KIDS 
IN EACH SCHOOL 
EVERY SINGLE 
MONHT AND THAT 
WILL BE DONE ON 
A MANDATOY R
BASIS. 
GO AHEAD. 
>> YOU SAID 
MANDATORY WASN'T 
YOUR APPROACH. 
YOU LOOKED AT 
OHETR COUNTRIES. 
THAT WASN'T THE 
BEST PRACTICE, 
SO WHAT CHANGED 
YOUR MIND? 
WAS IS THE 
THREAT OF A 
TEACHER STRIKE? 
>> LOOK, ANDREW, 
AGAIN, WE'VE ALL 
BEEN WORKING 
TOGETHER. 
WHAT WE'VE FOUND 
HERE WAS A WAY 
THAT MADE SENSE 
BECAUSE IT WAS 
BEING DONE 
OVERTIME ON A 
MONTHLY BASIS. 
A SAMPLE FROM 
EACH SCHOOL AND 
A WAY THAT 
WORKED. 
EACH UNION WILL 
BRING ITS OWN 
APPROACH TO THIS 
AND THE WAY 
WE'LL APPROACH 
THE KIDS. 
WREE' ALL 
WORKING TOGETHER 
TO FIGURE OUT 
THE DETAILS BUT 
I KNOW FOR SURE 
THAT EVERYBODY 
IN THE SCHOOL 
WILL HAVE 
TESTING. 
IT WILL BE DONE 
EVERY SINGLE 
MONTH. 
IT WILL BE 
GRIOROUS AND 
WE'LL BE LOOKING 
CONANSTTLY FOR 
ANY SIGNS OF 
CHALLENGE AND 
ANYOE NTHAT 
TESTS POSITIVE 
OF COURSE WILL 
BE ISOLATED AND 
WILL TRIGGER THE 
TEST AND PHRASE 
APPARATUS. 
WE OUFNAD  WAY 
TO DO THIS IN A 
WAY THAT MAKES 
SENSE AND IS 
ATTAINABLE 
>> GOOD MORNING, 
MR. MAYOR AND 
EVERYONE WHO'S 
THERE, 
CONGRATULATIONS. 
MY FIRST 
QUESIOTNIS  
ABOUT THE TWEET 
THAT COUNCIL 
MEMBER MARK SENT 
LAST NIGHT, 
WHICH MAYBE NOT 
IS AS RELEVANT 
NOW GIVEN YOUR 
ANNOUNCEMENT. 
HE SAID SCHOOL 
LEADERS WERE 
INFORMED LAST 
NIGHT THAT THEIR 
SCOOHLS COULD 
NOW USE MONEY TO 
PURCHASE PPE FOR 
STUDTENS NDA 
AFSTF,H WI CHIS 
A SHIFT THAT 
YOURE' 
EVPRIOLUSY 
SAYING THAT PPE 
IS BNEIG BOGHUT 
FOR EACH SCHOOL 
CENTRALLY. 
I'M WONDERING, 
CAN YOU EXPLAIN 
WHAT GUIDANCE 
SCHOOLS ARE 
BEING GIVEN AND 
IF HITS CHANGED. 
>> I'LL START IN 
TMSER OF THE 
CHANCELLOR. 
LOOK, WE'VE SAID 
FROM THE 
BEGINNI NGTHAT 
WE'RE GOI NGTO 
MAKE SURE EVERY 
SCHOOL HAS WHAT 
THEY NEED AND, 
YOU KNOW, THE 
LIST I GAVE YOU 
EARLIER, THE 
EXTENT OF THE 
CLEANING, T HE
EXTENT OF THE 
PPE THAT'S 
ALREADY BEEN 
PRODEVIDT, HIS 
IS UNPRECEDENTED 
OBVIOUSLY AND 
THE CHANCELLOR 
AND I HAVE BEEN 
OUT IN SOCHOLS 
SHOWING YOU AND 
YOUR COLLEAGUES 
EXCTALY WHAT'S 
ALREADY BEEN PUT 
N IPLE ACAD N
WILL BE 
CONTINUED SO, 
CHANCELLOR, YOU 
WANT TO SPEAK TO 
THAT? 
>> YES, THANK 
YOU. 
LET ME BE VERY 
CLEAR 
>> MASKS BOTH 
FOR ADULTS AND 
ILCHENDR AND DIS-
INFECT TENT AND 
WE'LL CLEAN THE 
SCHOOLS AND HAVE 
APPPRORTEIA 
GOWNS IF THEY'E R
MANNING AN 
SOILATION ROOM 
AND EVERY DAY 
THERE'S 30 DAYS 
ANDW E'L L
REPLENISH EVERY 
DAY SO THEER'S A 
30 DAY SUPPLY. 
POINT, END OF 
SENTENCE, NO 
QUESTION. 
THAT WILL 
HAPPEN. 
WHAT WE CLARIFY 
FOR SCHOOLS IS 
'WEVE BEEN 
GETTING REQUESS T
FROM SCHOOLS CAN 
WE PURCHASE 
CERTAIN THINGS? 
SOME SCHOOLS 
WANT A 
PERSONALIZED 
MASK WITH OUR 
SCHOOL LOGO. 
CAN WE PURCHASE 
THOSE? 
OF COURSE YOU 
CAN
. 
SO WHAT WE'RE 
DOING IS 
GIVERRING 
SCHOOS LAOLBSUTE 
GUIDANCE ON WHAT 
THEY CA DNO AND 
OF COURSE THEY 
CAUSN E THEIR 
RESOURCE IFS 
THEY CHOOSE TO 
USE THEM THAT 
WA YTO DO GO 
ABOVE AND 
BEYOND. 
LET'S BE CLEAR, 
WE'LL HAVE ALL 
OF THAT PPE 
EVERY INSGLE 
DAY. 
ESSENTIALLY SO 
SCHOOLS DON'T 
HAVE TO MAKE 
TH EATXTENT. 
>> ANOTHER 
QUESTION THAT'S 
BAOUT SCHOOLS 
AND THE PRESSURE 
OFF SURROUNDING 
AREAS AND EVEN 
ALL THE 
CHALLENGES IN 
SCHOOLS. 
>> 'SIT A GREAT 
QUESTION AND 
LI'L FIRST SAY 
WE'VE BEEN SO 
FOCUSED 
UNDERSTANDABLY 
ON GETTING 
EVERYTHING READY 
FOR THIS 
ABSOLUTELY 
UNPRECEDENTED 
START OF SCHOOL 
THIS AYER THAT 
ELECTION DAY 
SEEMS A WAY O. FF
I'LL NOCETI ONLY 
63 DAYS AWAY. 
IN THE SCHEME OF 
THINGS, SEEMS 
LIKE A WAYS OFF. 
WE HAVE TO MAKE 
SURE THAT PEOPLE 
AE RSAFE. 
WE HAVE TO MAKE 
SURE OUR SCHOOLS 
CAN FUNCTION NOW 
AND OUR CHSOOLS 
HAVE A LOT FEWER 
KIDS IN THEM NAD 
NORMALLY THE 
CASE THAT AFFECT 
THE EQUATION AND 
I'LL TURN O T
RICHARD BECAUSE 
I WANT TO HEAR 
THE LATEST FROM 
HIM ON 
DISCUSSIONS IN 
TERMS OF 
ELECTION DAY AND 
OBARD OF 
ELECTIONS. 
>> I WAS A 
GOVERNMENT 
TEACHER AND 
BELIEVE IN 
DEMOCRACY BUT I 
BELIEVE KIDS 
SHOULD BE IN 
SCHOOL IN THE 
SAFEST 
EIRNVONNTME 
ESPECIALLY 
DURING A MAN 
DEMOCRATIC. 
CAN WE FIND 
ALTERNATE 
LOCATIONS TO BE 
SEUD AS VOTING 
LOCATIONS AND 
WE'LL HAVE MORE 
TO SAY ABOUT 
THAT. I 
THINK WE'LL E B
SURPRISED BY THE 
AMOUNT OF HUMAN 
BEINGS AND 
ABSOLUTE MIN 
NU NMBECSAESRY 
TO CARRY OUT OUR 
MISSION AND OUR 
MISSION IS TO 
EDUCATE KIDS. 
>> NEXT IS SHAWN 
FROM THE DAILY 
NEWS. 
>> GOOD MORNING, 
EVERYONE. 
I STILL DON'T 
QUITE GET HOW 
THE COVID 
TESTING WIL L
WO. RK
CULODYO U SHARE 
MORE DETAIL ON 
THAT
? 
I'D APPRECIATE 
IT. 
THE MAIN 
QUESTION IS, WHO 
XEACY TLWILL BE 
TESTED? 
IF SOMNEEO HSOWS 
SYMOPTMS I,S 
HETRE A TEST 
EVERY MONTH. 
EVEORYNATE  ONE 
SOOCHL ETGTING 
TESTED AND MAYBE 
ONLY SOME OF 
THOSE PEOPLE AND 
MORE. 
>> SURE, SHAWN, 
I'LL START BY 
SAYING WE'LL GO 
OVER THE BROAD 
STROKES TODAY. 
MORE INFORMATION 
IN THE COURSE  OF
THE DAY AND THE 
NEXT FEW DAYS. 
OUR HLTEAHCE AR
LEADERS WORKED 
CLOSELY WITH THE 
HEALTHCARE 
EXPERTS TO A T 
OA N COMOMN 
VISION. 
AGAIN,T  IIS 
EVERY SCHOOL 
THAT IS DOING 
THE TESTING 
MONTHLY. 
IT IS RANDOM. 
I WANT TO BE 
CLEAR ABOUT THAT 
SO IT'S A MIX OF 
MBEME RSOF THE 
SCHOOL COMMUNITY 
WILL BE TESTED 
EVERY MONTH. 
EVERY UNION IS 
OIGNG TO WORK 
OUT THE IR
SPECIFIC 
APPROACH TO IT. 
LET'S HAVE THE 
DOCTORS GIVE 
THIRE TOP LINES 
ON HOW THIS 
MEDICAL 
MONITORING WL IL
 BECARRIED OUT. 
>> I THINK THE 
MOST IMPORTANT 
THING TO 
REMEMBER IS ANY 
CHILD WHO IS 
SICK FIRST OF 
ALL SHOULD NOT 
BE ATTENDING 
SCHOOL AND EVERY 
CHILD WITH COVID 
SYMPTOMS SHOULD 
BE TAKEN FOR 
COVID TESTING SO 
THE PROGRAM, THE 
MEDICAL 
MONITORING 
PROGRAM THAT 
YOU'RE HEARING 
ABOUT TODAY IS 
REALLY FOCUSED 
ON THE PEOPLE 
WHO ARE 
PHYSICALLY 
PRESENIT N THE 
SCHOOL AND 
THEY'RE 
THEREFORE N OT
PPLEOE TWIH 
SYMPTOMS AND THE 
PURPOSE OF THIS 
IS TO GET INCITE 
FOR HOW MANY 
PEOPLE MAY BE 
INFECTED AT ANY 
ONE TIME AND 
THEY DON'T HAVE 
SYMPTOMS AND 
THAT'S ONE OF 
THE CHALLENGES 
WE SEE. 
WE'LL BE WORKING 
VERY CLOSELY 
WITH ASTTE OF 
THE UNIONS AND 
PARENTS AND ALL 
THE TEACHERS IN 
THE AFSTF. 
WE HAVE 
COLLECTED IN THE 
SCHOOLS AND THE 
RESULT 
IMMEDIATELY. 
>> DOCTOR, DO 
YOU WANT TO ADD 
ANYTHING? 
>> THAT'S 
EXACTLY RIGHT. 
THE ONE SMALL 
THING THAT I 
WILL ADD IS 
BEYOND THE 
MEDICAL
 
MONITORING 
PROGRAM, WE WANT 
TO COINTN UETO 
EMPHASIZE THAT 
TESTING REMAINS 
AVAILABLE FOR 
ALL STUDENTS AND 
ALL STAFF FREE 
OF CHARGE. 
>> I'LL SAY 
BEFORE WE GO 
BACK TO SEAN, 
I'M REMINDING 
ALL PARENTS AND 
REMINDING THEM 
FOR THEIR KIDS, 
OVER 200 
LOCATIONS RIGHT 
NOW IN NEW YORK 
CITY WHERE YOU 
CAN GET A TEST 
FOR FREE AND 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING WE'RE 
SAYING TO ALL 
NEW YORKERS. 
ESPECIALLY TODAY 
IS GET TESTED 
TUESDAY. 
IF YOU HAVEN'T 
BEETN ESD TEOR 
HAVEN'T BEEN 
TEST ADD LONG 
TIME, IT'S A 
GD OOTHING TO 
DO,T' IS SIMPLE 
AND FAST AND 
EASY URGING ALL 
EPOPLE TO DO 
THAT AND PARENTS 
AS WE T GEOCL SER
TO THAT DAY WHEN 
KIDS WILL WALK 
THROUGH THE DOOR 
OF THE SCHOOL 
BUILDING, WE 
URGE THEM TO 
MAKE SURE EVERY 
CHILD IS TESTED. 
PLEASE, GO 
AHEAD. 
>TH> E CDOTOS R
WERE CLEAR WITH 
US AND SAID T
HE 
MOST IMPORTANT 
THING WE'RE 
GOING TO DO IS 
MAKING SURE THAT 
WE'RE FOLLOWING 
THE RULES OF 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
PPE IS BNEIG 
FOLOLW AEDND 
VENTILATION IS 
IN PLACE AND WE 
ALSO SAID IT WAS 
NECESSARY 
BECAUSE THE SIZE 
OF OUR SCHOOL 
SYSTEM THAT WE 
HAVE A EDMICL A
MONITORING 
PROGRAM AND HOW 
IT IS DONE IS 
THE DOCTORS ARE 
GIVING US THE 
CRITERIA IN 
TERMS F OTHE 
RANDOMNESS OF IT 
AND BASICALLY A 
MONTHLY PROGRAM 
AND WHAT WE'RE 
TRYING TO DO IS 
NOT WAIT TO SEE 
SYMPTOMS IN A 
SCHOOL. 
WE WANT TO SEE 
IF THERE'S A 
POSSIBILITY I
N 
WHAYT ODU O N IA 
MEDICAL 
MONITORING 
PROGRAM IS THAT 
YOU'RE KEEPING 
EVERYONE, YOU'RE 
CHECKING 
EVERYONE AT ALL 
TIMES AND IF GOD 
FORBID THERE'S A 
PROBLEM WE CAN 
DEAL WITH 
QUICKLY, WE 
DON'T HAVE A 
PROBLEM OR 
BIGGER PROBLEM. 
NOW THE WHOLE 
IDEA BEHIND IT 
AND IT LOOKS 
LIKE SEEMLESS 
WORK AND 
IMPORTANT TO 
NOTE THAT ITN HE 
AREAS AS THE 
CITY HAS BEEN 
VERY SUCCESSFUL 
ALREADY, IF A 
HSCO OLW AS
INSIDE OF A ZIP 
CODE WITH AN UP 
TICK, THEY WILL 
-- WHAT THEY DID 
NI SUNSET PARK 
WITH THE FLOOD 
ZONE, THE 
SCHOOLS WILL NOW 
BE UNDER THE 
SAME SCNAERIO 
THT AITF HE'YRE 
INSIDE OF A ZIP 
CODE AND NO 
EVIDENCE OF 
COVID IN THE 
SCHOOLS, THE 
HOSCOLW ILHAL VE 
AN INCREASE IN 
TESTING OF 
EVERYONE AT THE 
SCHOOL BUILDING. 
IT'S CLEAR AND I 
JUST WANT 
EVERYONE TO 
UNDERSTAND WHAT 
WE'RE DOING IS 
ALL THE THINGS 
THAT ARE MOST 
IMPORTANT, HET 
PPE, THE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, THE 
CLEANGIN T,HE 
VENTILATION, WE 
HAVE THAT. 
WE'RE GOING EVEN 
A STEP FURTHER 
TO MONITOR 
THINGS AND AN Y
SIGNS THERE 
COULD BE A 
PROBLEM THAT 
WERE IN THERE AS 
QUICKLY AS 
POSSIBLE IN 
STPOPING IT VERY 
QUICKLY BECAUSE 
THAT'S WHAT WE 
OWE EACH OF OUR 
SCHOOL 
COMMUNITIES. 
>> GO AHEAD, 
SEAN. 
>> YEAH, THANKS 
FOR THAT TIME 
ONE MORE THING 
ON THE TESTING, 
IS THERE LIKE A 
PERCENTAGE OF 
STUDENTS AND 
STAFF AT EACH 
SCHOOL THAT WILL 
HAVE TO BE 
TESTED EVERY 
MONTH SO THAT 
IT'S A GOOD 
RANDOM SAMPLE? 
ONE LAST THING, 
ITHS TEXRA 
PREPARATION TIME 
OF THE 10 
THROUGH 15 AS 
WELL AS 
TRANSITIONAL 
PERIOD STARTING 
ON THE 16th, 
WHAT EXACTLY 
WOULD NOT HAVE 
BE ENHAPPENING 
ON THE TENTH. 
>> REALLY 
DIFFERENT 
QUESTIONS 
RESPECTIVELY AND 
STICK TO THE 
GRUONDR ULES AND 
TAKING FIRST 
QUESTION AND 
WE'LL BE TALKING 
MORE OABUT T HE
TRANSITION TIME 
AND THE 
EPPRARATION 
METI. 
THE PREPARATION TIME. 
YOUR  FIRST QUESTION ON E TH
PERCENTAGES IN EACH SCHOOL. 
DOCTOR VARMA, DO YOU WANT TO GO 
OVER THAT. 
>> WHAT WE HAVE LOOKED OUT FOR 
THAT THE SIZE OF THE SAMPLE 
WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE 
POPULATION. 
WE ARE GOING TO BE SIASGINNG A 
MESSAGE BETWEEN SEVEN AND 10% 
DEPENDING ON THE SIDE OF THE 
SCHOOL 
>>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? 
>> WE HEARD YU OFOR A MOMENT? 
CITY HALL CALLNGI JEN, CAN YOU 
HEAR YOU? 
>> WE CAN MOVE ON, THE ENXT IS 
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. 
>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, I 
WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT 
BUSING. 
I KNOW IT HAS BEEN REPORTED 
THATTH E TYCI HAS NOT SIGNED 
ANY CONTRACTS FOR SCHOOL BUSES 
AND THERE EWRE CONCERNS FOR 
STUDENTS AND PARENTS, 
EECSPIAY LLWIH TTHE MREO TE
LEARNING. 
PARTICULARLY WITH STUDENTS TH AT
HAE VSCPEIAL NEEDS AND VERY 
SPECIFIC NEEDS. 
WH ATIS THE PLAN THERE? 
WILL IT BE UP TO THE BUS 
DRIVERS TO UNDERSTAND THE 
STUDENTS SCHEDULES A NDHAVE YOU 
SINEGDAN YO CNTRACTS? 
>> THANK YOU KATE, YOU WILL 
START AND TURN TO THE RFIST 
DEPUTY MAYOR. 
LOOK, THE IMORPTANT THING TO 
REMBEEMRS  ITHAT WE ARE DEALING 
WITHN  AUNPRECEDENTED 
SITUATNIO.
 
OBVIOUSLY A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER 
OF KIDS WILL BE ALL REMOTE. 
THAT CHANGES THE EARLTYI OF 
BUSING PLUS THE BUSES HAVE TO 
BE DIFFERENT INTERNALLY FOR 
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND WE AVHE A 
LOT OF MOVING PARTS. 
BUT WE HAVE TO DO OUR BEST 
SERVING EVERY CHILD, THAT 
STARTS WITH KIDS WIH TSPECIAL 
NEEDS. 
WE ARE WORKINWG ITH ALL OF THE 
COMPANIES TO GET READY AS IS 
TRUE IN THE LEAD UP TO EVERY 
YEAR. 
WE HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO 
GET IT RIGHT. 
BTUT HERE IS A LOT OF 
PREPARATION TO GET READY TO DO 
EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO FOR 
FAMILIES. 
DO YOU WANT TO GIVE A COUPLE OF 
ANSWERS, TEEN? 
>> WE ARE WORKING WITH ALL OF 
THE BUS COMPANIES, THEY ARE 
PARTICIPATING NOW. 
WE ARE GOING THROUGH 
INSPECTIONS. 
WE ARE HAPPY TO GIVE UPDATES ON 
THAT. 
THEY HAVE THEIR ROUTES AND WE 
ARE PREPARING FOR THE BLENDED 
OPERATION OF THE WE THINK THAT 
WE WILL BE FINE ON THAT. 
CONTRACTS, WE ARE FINALIZING 
THEM BUT ALL BUS COMPANIES ARE 
PARTICIPATING AND WORKING 
TOGETHER. 
>> I WILL ALSO ADD THAT WE ARE 
ABSOLUTELY IN OUR PLANNING, 
PRIORITIZING STUDENTS WITH 
INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS. 
OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS 
ARE OBVIOUSLY A PRIORITY FOR 
US. 
WE RIPORITIZE THOSE ROUTES FOR 
THOSE STUEDNTS AS WELL. 
THERE IS A PRIORITY WE ARE 
WORKING THROUGH AS WELL. 
>> DEAN, GO AHEAD. 
>> IF I MAY, AS IS THE THEME OF 
EVERYTHING WE ARE TALKING ABOU T
HERE, WE ARE ALSO COMPLETELY 
HAVING HEALTH AND SAFETY AS THE 
PRIMARY FOCUS, PPE AND 
DISTANCING, ALL OF THAT IS 
REQUIRED. 
>>> MY SECOND QUESTION IS ABOUT 
A CONCERN FROM PRINCIPALS OVER 
THE STAFF ACCOMMODATIONS AND 
T HENBUME RSOF STAFF REQUIRED 
AT SCHOOLS. 
I KNOW THAT STUDENTS WHO 
CHOOSE, SAY THEY CHOOSE A 
REMOTE THEY CAN COME BACK IN 
THIS NOVEMBER. 
HOW WILL ATHT WORK IF SUENDDLY
 
IT ORWKS OUT GREAT AND PARENTS 
WANT TO OPT THEIR CHILDREN IN 
NOVEMBER FOR FULL IN PERONS 
LEARNING BUT YOU HAVE SOME 
TEACHERS WHO HAVE HEALTH 
ACCOMMODATIONS THROUGH DECEMBER 
30  FIRST? 
HOW DOES THAT LOK OAND WHAT IS 
THE PLAN. 
>>LY START AND TURN TO RICHARD 
ANMD A.RK 
YOU ARE RAISING AN IMPORTANT 
POINT. 
THIS CAN GO ANY NUMBER OF WAYS, 
I CAN SAY AS A PARENT, I THINK 
THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE KIDS 
GIVEN OUR CONFIDENCE THAT WE 
WILL WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE 
THINGS EFFECTIVE AND SAFE AND 
AHELTHY, I TNHIK THAT YOU WILL 
SEE KIDS THAT LATER ON SAY I AM 
EARDTY O GO BACK. 
THE PARENTS ARE REY TO GO BCKA. 
WE HAVE TO BE PLANNING AHEAD 
FOR THAT. 
WE ARE ALSO DEALI NGWITH ALL OF 
THE UNKNOWNS IN TE HWORLD 
NICLUDING A GOOD UNKNOWN, WHEN 
WILL THERE BE A VACCE.IN 
THEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT 
GOING CKBA TO T HENORMAL 
SCHEDULE. 
THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING 
PARTS. 
WHAT IS CRUCIAL IS MAKING SURE 
THAT  WEHAVE THE STAFF 
NECESSARY FOR EACH SCHOOL 
STARTING WITH THE BOE EMPLOYEES 
WHO WERE LAST ARYE NOT IN THE 
CLASSROOMS BUT THEY ARE 
LACSSOROMBL AE. 
THEY ARE TRAINED AND READY. 
WE HAVE A LOT OF SUBSTITUTE 
TEACHERS TO DRW AON, CONTINUING 
TO BUILD OUT THAT POOL BUT WE 
LOOK HEAAD TO THAT NOVEMBER 
DATE. 
>> S ASOMEBODY WHO HAS 
PROGRAMMED SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK 
CITY, THIS S IALSO ONE OF THOSE 
LEAST BEST OPTIONS THAT WE 
HAVE. 
ETH BSET OPTION IS EVERYBOYD 
BACK IN SCHOOL AND WE ARE OFF 
AND RUNNING. 
BUT WITH CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES 
LIKE KATE JUST MENTIONED, 
STDUENTS ARE REMOTE BUT THEY 
WANT TO BE BLENDED THAT HAS A 
STAFFING IMPLICATION AND 
PROGRAM IMPLICATION. 
WHAT WE ARE DOING AS WE SPEK,A 
AND LISTEN, NO ONE IS GOING TO 
DISAGREE THAT ONE OF THE 
RHADET SJOS BRIGHT NOW IN 
AMERICA IS TO BE A PRINCIPAL OF 
A SCHOOL. 
YOU ARE JUGGLING SO MANY 
DIFFERENT CONTINGENCIES FROM 
THE ACADEMICS TO THE CURRICULUM 
TO THE APLNNNIG OF HAD YOU KIDS 
ARRIVE, HOW DO THEY WALK 
RTHOUGH THE BUILDING? 
ALSO I NEED MORE TEACHERS IF I 
HAVE MORE STUDENTS THAT CHOOSE 
THE BLENDED LEARNING MODEL. 
OUR GOAL IS TO BE AS FLEXLIBE 
AS POSSIBLE. 
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED ANYONE WHO 
HAS A DEGREE AND IS LICENSED TO 
TEACH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 
I HAVE BEEN CLEAR THAT THIS 
CONVERSATION ABOUT IN PERSON 
LEARNING, WHAT YOU DID SLAT 
YEAR YOU MAY NOT DO THIS YEAR 
BECAUSE ALL HANDS ARE ON DECK 
IN TERMS OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR 
OUR STUDENTS. 
WE ARE ALL EDUCATORS. 
ATHT S IWHY WE BECAME 
EDUCATORS, WE LOVE TO TEACH 
CHILDREN. 
AS THINGS START TO BECOME MORE 
SOLID THIS TERMS OF THOSE 
NUMBERS AND WE GET CLOSER TO 
THAT BLENDED LEARNING, WE ARE 
GOING TO BE READY. 
WE HAVE TO MOVE SOME FOLKS 
AROUND AND WE ARE GOIG NTO MOVE 
SOME FOLKS AROUND. 
IT IS ALSO CRIITLCALY IMPORTANT 
THAT MY CLEARING ARE AT THE 
TABLE. 
THAT IS HOW E WSOLVE A LOT OF 
THESE ISSUE.S 
MARK? 
>> GREAT QUESTION, THAT IS THE 
CHALLENGE OF STAFFING 
APPROPRIATELY. 
IT HAS BEEN one OF THE THINGS 
THAT HAS BEEN ON OUR MINS DFOR 
QUITE SOME TIME. 
THE COMMITMENT, YOU HEARD US 
TALKING ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER 
AND WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL 
IDENTIFIES A PROBLEM, ALL OF US 
COMING TOGETHER TO WORK IT OUT. 
THAT WAS one OF THE TNGHIS I 
WAS REFERRED TO WHEN I SAID WE 
NEED A TEAM APOPRACH AND MORE 
PPLEOE N ITHE CLASSROOMS. 
THANK YOU FOR REALIZING THE 
DIFFICULT OYEIF BNG A PRINCIPAL 
AS one OF THE MOST DIFFICULT 
JOBS IN AMERICA'S. 
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE BEFORE THE 
PANDEMIC AND IT HAS GROWN. 
THE SUPPORT PERSONNEL ARE GOING 
O TIDENTIFY THE NEEDS THAT WE 
HAVE AND WE ARE GOING TO BRING 
THEM UP TO THE CHANCELLOR AND 
MAYOR'S TEAM AND WE KNOW THAT 
THEY HAVE MADE THE COMMITMENT. 
ALHOTU GHWKNE OW THIS IS GOING 
TO BE TON YUS AND DIFFICULT WE 
ARE CONFIDENT TH ATWE HAVE WHAT 
WE NEED TO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE 
TEACHERTHS  FISRNTO OF CHILDREN 
ON A DAILY BASIS. 
>> YOU HAVE HEARD THE 
COMMITMENT FROM ALL OF US HERE. 
WHAT THE STORY OF THE PUBLIC 
SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE 
UNITED STATES AND WHAT THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS DONE 
WILL GO DOWN AS one  OFTHE 
BIGGEST NATIONAL DISGRACES AS 
FAR AS I AM CONCERNED.
 
EVERSCY HL OOSYSTEM, I RWOKED 
AS AN AFT VICE PRESIDENT. 
EVERY SCHOOL YSSTM ES IFACING 
THESE CHALLENGES AND THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED 
TO ACT YET EVERYONE AT THE 
FEDERAL LEVEL HAD NO QUAMSL 
ABOUT STANDING UP AT PRESS 
KMPS SEAND SAYING HOW IMPORTANT 
IT WAS FOR THE HSCOOLS TO OPEN. 
SHAME ON THEM ALL. 
VEER OYNE OF THEM. 
BUT THE TEACHERS AND THE PAPERS 
AND THE RESPONSIBLE ELECTED 
OFFICIALS ARE FIGURING THIS 
OUT. 
BUTE LT US BE CLEAR, THE 
FAIURLE OF THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT TO ACT HAS PUT US IN 
A DIFFICULT POSITION. 
WE WILL KEEP PEOPLE SAFE BUT 
SHAME ON ALL  OFHTEM. 
>>> WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO 
JEN. 
>>CA N OUY HEAR ME THIS TIME? 
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING? 
>> GREAT, THANKS. 
I AM ERFLECTING ON THE PRESS 
CONFERENCES AND ETH MESSAGE 
THAT YOU EMPHASIZEED ON 
SEPTEMBER 10TH. 
A LOT WAS HAPPENING. 
NOW OBVIOUSLY, IT LAS BEEN 
PUSHED BCKA TO PREPARE MORE. 
HOW CONFIDENE CARE YOU THAT THE 
CITY AND THE TEACHERS AND 
SYSTEM WILL NOT BE IN THE SAME 
PLACE. 
AND WHAT HAPENPS IF THE 
TCEAHERS D ANRPINICPAS LARE 
STILL NOT COMFORTABLE ON THE 20 
FIRST. 
>>> LET ME MAKE CLEAR HOW MUCH 
DISCUSSION HAS TAKEN PLACE. 
EERVYONE HERE HAS BEEN A 
SERIOUS PROFESSIONAL DEEPLY 
COMMITTED COMMITTED TO THE 
EDUCATION OF OUR KIDS AND THE 
NEEDS OF OUR KIDS AND THE NAMES 
OF OUR FAMILIES. 
WE HERE IN UNITY BECAUSE WE 
WORKED THROUGH THE PIECES AND 
DETERMINED HATT ITHS ASW A TIME 
LINE THAT COULD ADDSRES THE 
OUTSTANDING CONCERNS. 
IT IS A REVISION THAT STILL 
ALLOWS US TO KEEP THINGS MOVING 
FORWARD ON A TIGHT TIME LINE 
BUT WITH ADDITIONAL PREPARATION 
TIME. 
IT IS A GOOD ABLANCE AND I M A
CONVINCED THAT EVERYONE IS 
GOING TO MOVE FORWARD. 
IF WE FIND A CHALLENGE AONLG 
THE WAY WE WILL RESOLVE IT 
TOGETHER. 
>>> WITH RESPECT TO THE 
TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS, I WANT 
TO LSAO PEMHASIZE THE IMPORTANT 
ROLES THAT SCHOOL NURSES ARE 
GOING TO PLAY AND ALSO PARENT 
COORDINATORS WHO WILL RPOBBLAY 
BE THE IRFST CALL THAT PARENTS 
WILL BE MAKING TO IF THEY HAVE 
QUESTIONS. 
THIS REQUIRES ALL OF US 
OTGEHTER TO PUT OUR BEST EFOFRT 
RFOWARD. 
NOT ONLY PRINCIPALS AND 
TEACHERS BUT EVERYBODY IN THE 
COMMUNITY .
ITT AS KEA VILLAGE TO EDUCATE A 
CHILD. 
MANL BEING A SCHOOL NURSE AND 
ALL KIS NDOF QUESTIONS ARE 
BEING ASKED ABO UTTESTING, 
ABOUT CONDITISON, OUABT 
SYMPTOMS, ABOUT CHILDREN. 
ALSO JUST ADD TO THIS, WE 
REPRESENT THE CONTACT TRACERS 
WHICH HAVE EBEN MONITORING THE 
GENERAL POPULATION AND THE 
GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO IN 
COLLABORATION. 
IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALSO THINK 
ABOUT THEM BECAUSE IT REQUIRES 
ALL OF US TO MAKE THIS WORK. 
>> THANK YOU, VERY IMPORTANT 
POINT. 
TEST AND TRACE CORPS IS GOING 
TO BE UCCRIA, LTHEY ARE 
DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE 
SOOCHLS AND READY TO MOVE ON 
ANYTHING THAT THEY HAVE  TOACT 
ON. 
THK ANYOU FOR REPRESENTING 
THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE DOING 
CRUCIAWOL RK FOR THE CITY. 
GO AHEAD, JEN. 
>> I GUESS I WOULD ADDRESS THAT 
SAME QUESTION TO THE OTHER 
PEOPLE THERE. 
WHAT ASSURANCES F IANY DO THEY 
FEEL THAT THEY HAVE. 
AND CAN YOU GIVE PARENTS AND 
KIDS A RESOLUTION THAT THIS IS 
NOT JUST MOVING THE BALL DOWN 
THE FIELD. 
>> THESE ARE HTE SUPPLIES AND 
EQUIPMENT THAT EACH AND EVERY 
SCHOOL HAS O THAVE. 
IT IS AN AEEGRD UPON LIST. 
WE CAN WALK INTO ANY SCHOOL AND 
MAKE SURE IT IS THERE. 
THIS IS A LIST F OLAL OF THE 
PROCEDURES THAT HAVE TO BE 
WORKED OUT INSIDE OF YOUR 
SCHOOL. 
THAT IS PARTO F E THWORK THAT 
WE ARE DOING, WE CAN SAY WE 
NEED TO DO SOCIAL DISTANCING 
BUT HOW MANYNT ERANCES ARE YOU 
SIUNG FOR YOUR SCHOOL. 
WHICH WAY DO YOU MOVE IN AND 
OUT. 
WHEN IS BATHROOM TIME .
ALL OF THESE HITNS GHAVE TO BE 
WORKED OUT BUT THERE IS A 
DEFINITE LIST OF WHAT THE 
THIS NGAR E.
THEN I HAVE THE TESTING 
COMPONENTS
. 
ON TOP OF THAT WE HAVE AN 
INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN, THE 
MAJORITY OF OUR INSTRUCTIONS IS 
STILL GOING TO BE REMOTE. 
WE ARE ALL MAKING SURE THAT WE 
WERE PROUD OF WHAT HAPPENED 
BETWEEN MARCH AND JUNE, BUT WE 
WANT IT BETTER. 
WE KNOW WE CAN DO IT BETTER 
BECAUSE WE VHAE LEARNED MORE, 
WE BELIEVE, THAN ANYBODY ELSE. 
WE HAVE SEEN HOSCOL SYSTEMS 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUYING FOR 
PROFIT EDUACOTINAL PLATFORMS. 
THEY ARE COLLAPSING AND NOT 
WORKING. 
WE HAVE TO PUT THAT INTO PLACE. 
WHAT THE SCHOOLS WILL SEE 
DEFINITELY IS WHAT THEY NEED TO 
GET DONE. 
CERTAIN SCHOOLS WILL HAVE 
GREATER CHALLENGSE BECAUSE OF 
THE AGE OF THE SCHOOL AND THE 
CONFIGURATION OF THE CHSOOL. 
TT HAIS WHY NONE OF  USARE 
GETTING ANY TIME OFF AND WE ARE 
NOT GET L TIME OFF. 
THIS IS GOING TO TAKE COSNTAT N
PHONE WORK. 
GETTING T OUTO THE SCHOOLS AND 
DOING DIFFERENT THINGS. 
THE UNION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION AND PEOPLE FROM THE 
SCHOOL FACILITIES HAVE BEEN 
GOING INTO ALL OF THE SCHOOLS 
FOR WEEKS. 
ALL OF THIS IS THERE FOR US TO 
MOE VFRWOARD. 
IF THERE IS AN INDIVIDUAL 
CHSOOL THAT HAS A PROBLEM, 
WHICH WE WILL HAVE, WE WILL 
HAVE TO ADDRESS . IT
BUT THERE IS NO LONGER A 
DISAGREEMENT ABOUT WHAT I 
SCHOOL NEEDS TO HAVE. 
THAT IS THE KEY TO WHAT WE REA 
AYSIG NTODAY. 
>>> I AGREE WITH ALL OF THOSE 
PARTNERSHIPS. 
THE ADDITIONAL PIECE ABOUT 
BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE ETACHING 
STAFF AND THE SUPPORT STAFF 
COMING IN ON SEPTEMBER 8TH. 
SOME OF THEM, SOME OF HENRY'S 
FOLKS ARE IN AEALRDY. 
BEING ABLE TO COORDINATE AND 
TALK OUABT THE LOGISTICS. 
MANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE 
PREPARED FOR THAT COME UP AS 
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS, WHEN WE ALL 
TOGETHER AND TALKING THUGROH 
THINGS WE ARE GOING TO IDENTY IF
MORE THINGS AND THE SOLUTIONS 
AND TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS AND 
ASSIST APT PRINCIPALS AND OUR 
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS 
WORKING TOGETHER TO 
TROUBLESHOOTHO TSE THINGS. 
THEN THE NETWORKS FOLKS HAVE 
FROM BUILDING TO BUILDING WHERE 
THEY HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT 
WHAT THEY ARE DOING AD NTHE 
GREAT IDEAS THAT ARE COMING UP. 
WE HEARD THE TERM, THE ANSWERS 
ARE IN THE ROOM BUT WE NEED TO 
GET THE PEOPLE IN THER OOM. 
THAT IS WHAT WE RAE DOING WITH 
THIS AGREEMENT. 
IN ADDITION TO THE SAFETY WE 
ARE GTEGTIN TE HPEOPLE IN THE 
ROOM TO WORK OUT THE LOGISTICS. 
THIS IS NOT PERFECT BUT IT IS 
WHAWET  ARE GOING TO PUT 40 AND 
WE GET BETTER EVERY DAY. 
>>> HI, CONGRATULATIONS FIRST 
OF ALL ON THIS MONUMENTAL DEAL. 
A LOT OF TEACHERS ARE TALKING 
ABOT UHOW PPHAY THEY ARE AND 
HOW SECURE THEY ARFEE EINLG 
GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. 
CAN YOU TELL ME THE TIME LINE 
OF WHEN THIS DEAL CAME THROUGH. 
>> I WILL KEEP IT BROAD. 
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING OVER THE 
LAST THREE OR FOUR DAYS VERY 
INTENSELY. 
EVERYONE HAS BEEN IN 
COMMUNICATION WITH EA CHTHOER. 
AGAIN THESE ARE LONG STANDING 
RELATIONSHIPS. 
EVEN WHEN THERE IS DISAGREEMENT 
THERE IS COMMON GROUNDS ON THE 
BIGGER GOALS FOR THE KIDS AND 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
THE LAST THREE OR FOUR DAYS 
WERE CRUCIAL. 
A LOT OF THE DETAILS WORKED 
THROUGH ESPECIAL LYYTEESRD. AY
>> IF OYU CAN GIVE ME AN UPDATE 
ON WHERE WE ARE ON HIRING 
NURSES AS WELL AS SUBSTITUTE 
TEACHERS. 
>> I WILL START AND THEN THE 
CHANCELLOR AND PERHAPS DAEN 
WILL JOIN IN AS WELL. 
AGAIN, WE WANT TO THANK HEALTH 
AND HOSPITALS, OUR PUBLIC 
HEALTH SYSTEM FOR STEPPING UP. 
THEY ARE DOING, START TO 
FINISH, THE HIRING PROCESS FOR 
THE ADDITIONAL NURSES WE NEEDED 
SO WE CAN HAVE A NURSE IN EVERY 
PULIBC SCHOOL BUILDING. 
THAT IS MOVING ALONG ON TIME 
AND THEY ARE COVERING IT AS 
PART OF THEIR BGEUDT WHICH IS 
DEEPLY APPRECIATED. 
IN TEORMS F STAFF, PEOPLE NOT 
IN CLASSES LAST YEAR ARE BEING 
ORGANIZED TO GO INTO CLASSROOMS 
THIS YEAR. 
ON TOP OF THAT WE HAVE ALYSWA 
USED A LOT OF SUBSTITUTES. 
CHANCELLOR, DO YOU WANT TO ADD. 
>> EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID. 
OUR DEPUTY MAYOR MAY HAVE MORE 
DETAILS BUT WE ARE MOVING 
AGGRESSIVELY. 
OUR GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT 
WE HAVE NURSES ON THE 10TH. 
THAT CONTINUES TO BE THE GOAL 
THAT WE SET. 
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE THE 
20  FIRST NOW FOR BLENDED 
LEARNING, I HAVE EVERY 
CONFIDENCE THAT IT IS GOING TO 
HAPPEN. 
 D>>, EANDO Y OUWAP TO ADD? 
YOU MAY BE ON MUTE. 
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? 
>> YES. 
>> OKAY. 
WE WILL GET TO THE SPECIFICS 
NUMBERS BUT WE ARE ON TRACK TO 
HAVE A NUE RSIN EVERY ONE OF 
OUR BUILDINGS. 
>>> THANK YOU. 
TWO MORE FOR TODAY. 
THE NET IS JULIA MARSH INTEERST 
ETH PSOT. 
>> GOOD MORNING MR. MAYOR AND 
EVERYONE ON THE LCAL. 
I AM WONDERING IF TESTING OF 
STUDENTS REQUIRES PARENTAL 
CONSENT AND WHAT HAPPENS IF THE 
PANRETS DO NOT GI VECONSENT TO 
BE TESTED. 
>> IT DOES INVOLVE PARENTAL 
CNCOET.P 
FROM WHAT WE HE AVSEEN WE ARE 
THINKING WE ARE GOING TO GET A
 
POSITIVE RESPONSE. 
THAT IS THE IMPORNCTAE OF THE 
TESTING BEING IN OR NEAR THE 
SCHOOL BUILDINGS. 
IT IS THE SELF-SWAB TEST, NOT 
THE LONG APPARATUS THAT GOES UP 
YOUR NOSE, I DID THAT, I DO NOT 
WANT TO DO IT AGAIN. 
IT IS EEFR. 
WE WILL GO ABOUT THE PROCESS OF 
GETTING THOSE CONSENT FORMS 
WITH THE SCHOOL TEAMS AND THE 
PARENT COORDINATORS.
 
IF NAYONE HAS CONCERNS WE WILL 
TALK IT THROUGH WITH THEM AND 
GET THEM THE ANSWERS A NDI 
THINK THAT THE PARENTS WILL 
FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT. 
>> CAN YOU ANSWER THE LAST PART 
OF MY QUESTION ABOUT WHAT 
PHAPES NIF THEY DO NOT GIVE 
CONSENT. 
>> IT IS A CONCEIVABLE REALITY 
BUT I DO NOT THINK WE WILL HAVE 
THAT. 
NOT EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE READY 
TO BE SAMPLED ON THE FIRST 
ROUND. 
IF WE HAVE A REAL CONVERSATION 
WITH PARENTS, IF THEY NEED TO
 
TALK TO A OCDTOR  SOROMNEOE IN 
THEIR NATI VELNGAUGEA WE ARE 
GOING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. 
I AM GOING TO WORK FROM THE 
POSITION THAT WE WILL GET T I
DOWN. 
IF WE HAVE A PARENT WHO IS 
RECALCITRANT THAT MAY BE A 
SITUATI WONHE ERTHE CHILD IS 
NOT IN SCHOOL BUT I DO NOT 
THK INTHAT WILL HAPPEN. 
>>> GOOD MORNING MAYOR. 
I WANTED TO ASK, WHAT DO YOU 
Y SATO PAREN TSWHO PLANNED 
THEIR LIS VEAROUND SEPTEMBER 
10TH AND ARE SCRAMBLING TO MAKE 
NEW PLANS, WHY WAIT UNTIL THIS 
CROWS. 
>> CLOSE. 
>> I UNDERSTAND,  MYKIDS WENTD 
TO PLUBIC SCHOOL. 
I NUDERSTAD NWHAT BEING A 
PARENT MEANS. 
I WILL STATE THE OBVIOU. S
FOR THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANS D
OF KIDS THAT WILL O GALL REMOTE 
THIS DOES NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. 
FOR THE PARENTS AND KIDS IN 
BLENDED LEARNING IT MEANS A 
COUPLE MORE DAYS WHERE THEY 
HAVEO T FIGU REOUST OMETHING. 
BUT WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT THE 
FOLKS WHO DO TE HWORRK FELT 
CONFIDENT THAT EVERYTHING COULD 
BE READY, RECOGNIZING THE 
COMPLEXITY OF WHAT EDUCATORS 
HAVE TO PREPARE. 
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OUR 
OLABR PARTNERS RAEISD NAD RWEE 
LOOKING FOR SOME KIND OF A 
SOLUTION TO MUCH WE AGREED IT 
WAS THE RIGHT WAY TO GET THINGS 
DONE. 
IT WAS A MODEST CHANGE. 
ON A TRANSITIONAL BASIS 
INSTRUCTIONS BEGIN WEDNESDAY 
THE 16TH. 
THAT IS THREE DAYS OF ALL 
REMOTE INSTRUCTIS ON
TRANSITIONALLY A NDFULL BNLED ED
LEARNING BEGINS ON THE TBEPT  
20  FIRST. 
IT IS A CHANGE BUT IT IS A 
MOSDET CHANGE TO RESOLVE URO 
ISSUES SO WE CAN ALL MOVE 
FORWARD TOGETHER. 
>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHY NOW? 
WHY THIS MORNING. 
I KNOW YOU SAID Y OUHAVE HAD 
DISCUSSIONS IN THE THE LAST FEW 
DAYS BUT WE RAN A STORY THAT 
YOU HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO 
STICK TO THE TIME LINE. 
WHY DID YOUR THINKING CHANGE. 
>> IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE 
A GOAL NDA SOMEINTHG THAT GETS 
EVERYONE WORKING TOWARDS THAT 
GOAL. 
CERTAINLY IN TERMS OF MOVING 
OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS FORWARD, ALL 
OF THE WORK THAT S WADONE OVER 
THEUM SMER BY CTOUSDIL A
SERVICES, SCHOOL FACILITIES. 
ALL OF THE WORK DONE AT THE 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
HEADQUARTERS, THE GOAL WS ATHE 
GOAL THAT WAS HISTORICALLY SET. 
EVERYONE KNEW THAT THE THURSDAY 
AFTER LABOR DAY WAS THE TIME 
AND EVERYONE WAS WORKING 
TOWDSAR THAT. 
BUT WE HEARD REAL CONCERNS 
RAISED BY OUR LABOR PTARNSER. 
IT DID NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. 
LIKE EVERY OTHER NEGOTIATION, 
IT DOES NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. 
BUT WHEN WE SAW A CLEAR PATH 
FORWARD, THE MOMENT WE SAW IT 
AND RAG EEDN UPOIT, THAT WAS 
THE TIME TO ANNOUNCE IT. 
>> FOR ALL OF US IT WAS 
IMPORTANT TO OPEN THE SCHOOL 
SYSTEMS BUT IT WAS MORE 
IMPORTANT TO GET IT RITGH. 
AND TO GET IT TO THE POINT 
WHERE CHILDREN AND EDUCATORS 
AND SUPPORT STAFF ARE ALL IN 
SYN, CSO THE PREPRAATION FOR 
THE SCHOOLS AND THE EXTRA TIME, 
IT HAS BEEN ITCRICAL TO GET THE 
ENTIRE SCHO OLCOMMUNITY TO 
PREPARE FR OTHIS. 
I THINK, TO BE FAIR, THIS SHA 
EBEN AN ONGOING DISCUSSION 
AMONG ALL F OUS. 
HEWTERH HET TALKS INTENSIFIED 
IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, IT HAS 
BE ENGNOIGN O R FOA LONG TIME 
NOW. 
> >WE WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY 
WITHOUT THE MAYOR. 
THE MAYOR IS ESPECIALLY GAMED 
IN THS IPROCESS AND THE WHOLE 
CONVERSATION ABOUT W HOO DWE 
GET TO THE PLACE WHERE WE HAVE 
THE BEST POLIECIS AND THE 
GREATEST SAFUAEGRDS OF ANY 
SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE UNITED 
STATES. 
HOW DO WE GET THERE  INA WAY 
THAT THE SCHOOLS WILL BE 
PREPARED AND IF WE NED ETO PUSH 
IT, CHIN ARE NOT ADDS EFFECTED 
AS THEY WERE DURING TH
E 
COMPLETE SHUT DOWN. 
THAT WAS THE GOAL AND I IVGE
 
THE MAYOR A LOT OF CREDIT 
SAYING, IF THAT IS OUR GOAL 
LET'S TRY TOO FIGURE IT OUT. 
THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY. 
WE WILL HAVE A ROSTNGER 
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM BECAUSE 
OFH WAT HAPPENED. 
WE WILL HAVE SCHOOLS MUCH 
BETTER PREPARED TO DEAL WITH 
ALL OFT HE SAFETY ASPECTS THAT 
THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH. 
THIS IS NOT AN EASY TASK AND 
CHALLENGE BUT WE KNOW THAT 
MEMBS ERTAKE THE PRIDE IN BEING 
THERE ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILIES 
THAT THEY SERVE AND THE 
CHILDREN. 
THIS IS NOT EASY TO COULD. 
I VGIE THE MAYOR CREDIT FOR 
LIENSTANING D FIGURING OUT HOW 
TO GET THERE. 
WHEN YOU SAW IT AS A 
POSSIBILITY YOU SAID, LET US 
TRY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. 
>> I WANT TO THANK MAKELE, 
HENRY AND MARK AND EVERYONE WHO 
WOKERDON  THIS. 
THERE WERE LOTS OF 
CONVERSATIONS WHERE REAL 
CONCERNS WERE RAISED. 
I WANT TO MAKE THIS ECLAR O T
EVYOERNE IN THE CITY. 
REAL CONCERNS WERE RAISED. 
I AM GLAD WE DO NOT HAVE OUR 
CONVERSATISON LIVE STREAMED. 
SOMIMETES THERE IS CHOICE 
LANGUAGE. 
UTB ITHF EY RWEE ILVE SETRAMED 
ATWH PEOPLE WOULD BE MOVED BY 
AND EXPRESSED BY IS THAT THE 
CONCERNS RAISED BY OUR LABOR 
PARTNERS WERE NOT PAROCHIAL, 
THEY WERE ABOUT HEALTH AND 
SAFETY AND GETTING THE BEST 
EDUCATION FOR OUR KIDS. 
TRYING TO NAGVIATE IT ALL. 
AN EARLIER POINT MICHAEL MADE 
WE DID OTN HAVE THE SUPPORT 
FROM OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN 
TH ISOAR NY PART OF THE 
PROCESS. 
WE DID NOT GET TESTING OR A 
STIMULUS. 
WE WERE LEFT IN A TOUGH SPO. T
WHEN YOU AE RLETF IN A TOUGH 
SPOT THERE ARE TENSIONS AND 
CHALLENGES. 
THEY SAID LETS TALK PIECE BY 
PIECE ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO 
GETT HIS RIGHT AND WHAT WE ENED 
TO GET DONE. 
HOW TO KEEP EACH PERSON WHO 
DOES THIS REPSURSE WORK SAFE. 
HOW TO KMAE PEOPLE WHO GO INTO 
THE SCHOOLS TO BE PREPARED. 
IT IS LIKE CONDUCTING A 
SYMPHONY EVERY DAY. 
EVERYONE HAS TO TO DO A LOT OF 
THINGS DIFFERENTLY AND 
CREATIVELY. 
BUT THE POINT MADE ALSO BY 
MICHAEL ABOUT THE ALTERNATIVES 
WE ARE SEEING IN SO MANY OTHER 
PLACES WHERE UNFOTURNATELY KIDS 
WERE LEFT IN A SITUATION WHERE 
THEY WERE NOT GOING TO GET HET 
EDUCATION THAT THEY DESERVED. 
PARESNT W SATHAT THE KIDS WERE 
NOT GETTING A QUALITY 
EDUCIOATN. 
WE ARE NOT GOING TO ALLOW THAT 
HERE. 
WE HAVE TOO MUCH REVERENCE FOR 
PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THIS CITY. 
THAT IS WHY NOORKS IS GREAT. 
THE FUTURE OF THIS CITY IS 
BASED ON THE NEW YORK CITY 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE FRUTUE 
OFAM ERA ICIS BAS EDON PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. 
FOR THE NATION'S LARGEST SCHOOL 
SYSTEMS COMING TOGETHER AND 
SAYING WE ARE GOING TO GET IT 
RIGHT, IT WILL NOT BE EASY BUT 
WE ARE GOING O TGET IT RIGHT. 
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ONLY IN 
NEW YORK CITY MOMENTS, PEOPLE 
OF ALL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS 
COMING TOGETHER IN COMMON CAUSE 
FO ORUR KIDS. 
AGAIN I WILL CLOSE WITH E TH
POINT I TRY TO MAKE EVERY DAY 
BECAUSE IT IS WORTH SAYING 
EVERY DAY. 
THE REASON WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE 
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS BECAUSE OF 
THE POPELE OF NEW ORYK CITY. 
LETS BE IPNSIRED BY THIS MOMENT 
OF UNITY AND GO FURTHER AND 
MAKE THE CITY SAFER. 
TOGETHER WE ARE GOING TO MO VE
FORWARD ON BEHALF OF OUR KIDS. 
THANK YOU EVERYBODY. 
