RESILIENCE IN
UNCHARTED WATERS…
When school begins in Manatee
County for the 2020-2021
school year – opening day
Our School District leadership team
began planning in earnest for the coming
circumstances concerning COVID-19 in
Manatee County and across Florida were
you regarding the reopening of our schools
parents, employees, and our community –
circumstances are bound to change,
to be found, including in our schools
and support sites, and those cases will
necessitate partial or full shutdowns for a
with our campuses, there will still be
new health protocols and procedures
of students, parents, teachers, and
from parents or guardians who need their
As it states in Article IX of the Florida
a paramount duty of the state to make
In that spirit, I am proposing the 5 P’s
below to help guide us through the new
school year:
Protection – The school district ’s
primary goal is to protect our students’
challenging times will be made with that
Patience –
times with certain circumstances beyond
kindness and respect as we work together
Positivity – Our students need and
filled with passion, enthusiasm, and
show the young people of this community
Productivity –
students and employees, that will be
Partnerships – We need the support
and encouragement of our parents,
business partners, and community to
make this school year as successful and
memorable as it can be for the students
This school year will be one unlike any
other and inspiring our students, we can
make this year memorable for all the
Cynthia Saunders
Superintendent
School District of Manatee County
13