MDUSD prioritizes connecting with the community
Mt. Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) educators and employees from all facets of the district are continuing to connect, engage and support our students, families and each other during this unprecedented and uncertain time.
As a district, we have come together to provide for the essential needs of our students in so many ways, and we will continue to provide resources, distance learning opportunities and encouragement during this pandemic.
The MDUSD Food and Nutrition Services Department is continuing to provide close to 42,000 meals per week to not only students, but to senior citizens in Concord and families in Bay Point. Through partnerships with Meals on Wheels and the city of Concord, they are continuing to provide food to individuals across the county. We will work to extend these services as long as possible.
The Food and Nutrition Department is providing meals on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Families may pick up meals for students for the day, and the next morning, at nine locations. As access to some food sources may become more limited, the flair and resourcefulness displayed by chef Dominic Machi is simply incomparable. We continue to salute these Food and Nutrition heroes who are serving so many people each day.
Making technology work
The district has deployed more than 7,000 technology devices to students since this pandemic impacted on-site education. We continue to recommend that students and their families reach out directly to the principals for their technology needs. The principals are working together to provide devices to students and are coordinating with staff members to ensure that students are being supported.
One indicator found that close to 96 percent of our elementary students had connected with their teachers in some form or another over the last few days, however, our goal is to connect with 100 percent of our students. We want to make sure they are safe, provide access to our distance learning options, and support them as they conclude this school year and plan for their transition to next school year.
As we continue to look ahead to the unfortunate reality of no on-site instruction for this year, our focus is turning toward the continuation of educational opportunities for all students via distance learning. While this type of instruction can never take the place of on-site, in-person teaching, we must support our children in their quest to learn.
We are also working to craft some level of graduation ceremonies for our seniors and are striving to provide resources for our students, employees and parents as each person seeks to exist under these unique set of circumstances.
The MDUSD website provides a plethora of information for everyone in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic: mdusd.org.