dips below 10% for the first
time since March. It was
recorded at 8.4%. We are
counting down to the first day
of school for Houston ISD just
4 days to go now and we know
many parents still have many
questions as the district
prepares to start the year
online. And that’s why we’re
holding an asked to phone bank
and live Web chat that’s with
the district right now and
the district right now and
channel two’s rose-ann Aragon
is live at hisd headquarters
this afternoon with answers to
some of your big questions,
Roseanne.
>> That’s right and now I know
what all of them are because I
am actively looking at this
live Web chat. I can tell you
the team behind these bring
energy to the start of school.
But we promised you some
But we promised you some
answers so one of the questions
I’m joining you here again with
doctor grenita Lathan thank
you. One of the questions a lot
of them are about meals can you
talk to us what is the district
doing about meals.
>> We are providing meals to
students starting Tuesday,
September 8th. We will have
curves at meals available where
students can actually go to
designated campuses they can
pick up breakfast and lunch
pick up breakfast and lunch
will also be delivering meals
out to a large apartment
complexes that information is
available on our district
website parents can also call
their to see that information
as it relates to the curbs at
meals great and you know a lot
of the questions I’m seeing is
about technology as we’re all
going into a virtual start of
the school year I would you be
able to talk with us about how
students parents and teachers
can communicate what resources.
They have for that
communication is a great
question number one we have
mailed out back to school pep
is to all of our parents in
is to all of our parents in
English and Spanish.
>> We also have a parent,
virtual course it pairs take
that course they’re actually in
phone numbers for them e-mail
information for them.
>> Web sites where they can go
to receive resources to help
the system with their students
but I will say to parents just
like we’re in a face to face
environment. Their primary
contact him primary resources
that classroom teacher and they
need to reach out to their
teachers by now all of our
schools have killed a virtual
open house or meet the teacher
night where parents received
night where parents received
information on their schedules
how to e-mail and contact their
teachers if they still have
questions they can send
questions to you or call us at
713-556-4636 or call their
local school. Thank you so much
doctor and before I let you go
you know we really want to get
out there to parents what are
the safety precautions. What do
you want parents to know
obviously it’s a unique school
What would you like to tell
parents about safety procedures
about this virtual learning as
it relates to safety procedures
we’re following all recommended
guidelines, not only from the
CDC, but our local city and
county health departments as
you’ll notice today behind me
all of wearing a mask we’re
physically distancing our
campuses have the necessary
cleaning materials we have
additional personnel.
>> That will be on site
cleaning our facilities once
again we will be providing ppe
for all of our staff and all of
our students launch and a
breakfast and lunch will be
served in the classrooms at a
elementary and middle schools.
But we’re prepared to receive
our students back face to face
in a safe environment, thank
you so much and smooth and safe
is the goal there you have it
some of the major questions or
asking live.
>> Online we are going to
continue this until 1 o’clock
so make sure you ask your
questions on that phone number
that you see on the screen or
in the live Web chat which we
will be looking at we hope are
answering some questions here,
thank you so much for your time
you reporting live from hisd
headquarters rose-ann Aragon
KPRC Channel 2 news.
>> That to you guys in the
