We maybe had two people coming in a day, said Rainieri.
They closed after a few days, temporarily laying off their three employees. In June, they reopened and were able to bring one employee back. They brought a second employee back in February.
They got some help from the Paycheck Protection Program, but given that even pre-pandemic they had just three employees, they were limited in how much they could receive from the payroll-based program. We re a very small business, said Rainieri. So obviously with less employees we have less overhead, but we also got less assistance because PPP was based on payroll, and because our payroll was so small the amount we received was small.
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The single most pressing issue facing our (board, district, etc.) is , and this is what I intend to do about it.
The most pressing issue currently facing District 109 is assessing the extent of our students learning loss and socio-emotional issues caused by the pandemic and taking prompt action to address the deficits. As a first step, a comprehensive analysis needs to be conducted to fully assess the losses, including parent and teacher surveys, analysis of test scores, and consideration of academic and social development deficiencies and motivational challenges that cannot be captured by standardized tests. The next step is to develop a detailed and thoughtful short and long-term plan of action. In developing the plan, there should be consideration of options such as forming community partnerships with local organizations to help our staff and students, after-school programs, summer school, tutoring through interventionists, and providing teachers with professional de