From: Christopher Lee <leec@gpschools.org>
Date: Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: TCA Update 4/29/20
To: Gary Niehaus <niehaug@gpschools.org>
Cc: SchoolBoard SchoolBoard <schoolboard@gpschools.org>, Denise Sharples <SharplD@gpschools.org>, Admin All <AdminAll@gpschools.org>, Rebecca Fannon <FannonR@gpschools.org>

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On Apr 29, 2020, at 3:05 PM, Gary Niehaus <niehaug@gpschools.org> wrote:

Dear Board of Education and Administrative Team,

School construction can begin on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The Return to Work Task Force will be working with the teachers in the five buildings under construction this summer to pack and box up their classrooms and empty student lockers.

Roofing and Asbestos Abatement contractors will be able to get to work shortly thereafter. Summer construction should be in full swing before June 1, 2020.

This is great news and allows GPPSS to begin construction sooner the June 15, 2020.

Thanks,
GCN

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From: Robert McCann <rmccann@tricountyalliance.org>
Date: Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 2:12 PM
Subject: TCA Update 4/29/20
To: <Gary.Niehaus@gpschools.org>

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TCA Members -

At 3pm today, Governor Whitmer will be holding a press conference where she will confirm reports that she will be issuing an Executive Order on Friday that will allow construction projects to resume on Thursday, May 7th. The order will require construction companies to follow safe workplace requirements as necessary, but, as many of you had raised concerns about necessary summer construction projects being able to move forward, this should provide certainty that those projects can proceed beginning next week.

TCA has also been working with the Governor's office on developing guidelines for safely reopening schools this Fall and the urgency surrounding answering how to best do that so that schools can use the summer months to make necessary changes and, of course, we can work to secure funding that may be needed to implement those changes.

The Governor's office is looking to bring in Opportunity Labs, a national organization led by Andrew Buher, a former White House official & Chief Operating Officer of The New York City Department of Education who led the city's efforts to reopen schools following Hurricane Sandy, and Mario Ramirez, former Acting Director for the Office of Pandemic and Emerging Threats under President Obama, to lead this effort along with their team of health & education experts. Together, they will quickly get to work with the Governor's office, MDE and a school officials from across Michigan to develop guidelines for safely reopening schools with a goal of having those recommendations complete by July 1.

We appreciate the Governor's recognition of both the urgency of this matter and willingness to partner with national experts to ensure this process is worked through in the best way possible.

You can learn more about Opportunity Labs' team and how this process will be developed here:
https://returntoschoolroadmap.org/

We'll have some additional news to share with you later this week, but in the meantime, please let us know if you have any questions.

--
Robert McCann
TCA Executive Director

Katie Whitman-Herzer
TCA Administrative Director

Gallagher, one of TCA's Champion Business Partners, has asked us to share with all of you and your business officals an invitation to attend an upcoming online event providing risk management thought leadership on Wednesday, May 6th.

You can register for the event here: Registration
Media Clips

Official: Michigan's curve is flattening, but some ICUs still maxed out with COVID-19 cases (https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/04/28/michigans-curve-flattening-but-icus-still-maxed-out-official-says/3036197001/)

Schools spending millions to deal with coronavirus (https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2020/04/27/dpsc-michigan-education-spending-cares-act/5164818002/)

Whitmer: Construction to resume next; eyes longer emergency (https://apnews.com/b525549830e95e6166f9cb9b469a7c06)

Literacy lawsuit is a turning point for Gov. Whitmer (https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/nancy-kaffer/2020/04/25/michigan-right-to-read-literacy-lawsuit-whitmer/3015904001/)

Trump urges schools to reopen during coronavirus. Michigan parents say no. (https://www.bridgemi.com/talent-education/trump-urges-schools-reopen-during-coronavirus-michigan-parents-say-no)
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