一封来自多伦多教育局理事长的信（中英文对照）
中文来自伯克希尔国际高中的翻译
John Malloy是多伦多教育局的教育理事长。Malloy博士的首要任务是确保所有学生都能获得所需的课程，学习机会和所需的资源，从而帮助所有学生取得成功。
Dear Parents/Guardians,
亲爱的父母、监护人，
As the efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 continue all around us, I hope you and your families are doing well under what continues to be very challenging circumstances. I know the stress of social distancing, lack of routine and trying to balance everything as best you can is continuing to mount for many of us. During this unprecedented time, you likely have a number of questions about your child(ren)’s education and while I am not able to answer all of them at this point, I want to provide an update in hopes of addressing as many as possible.
随着我们继续努力遏制COVID-19新冠病毒的传播，我希望您和您的家人在这充满挑战的情况下一切都好。我知道，对我们许多人而言，与社会保持距离的压力，缺乏例行生活以及试图尽一切可能平衡压力正在不断加剧。在这段空前的时间里，您可能对孩子的教育有很多疑问，尽管我目前无法回答所有问题，但我想提供一些最新信息，希望能解决尽可能多的问题。
First, as you may know, Premier Doug Ford has announced that schools will not be returning on April 6, 2020 as initially scheduled. We have not yet received any additional information on this, however we will update parents/guardians as soon as we do. In the meantime, we ask that you continue using the Learn at Home resources provided by the Ministry of Education and the Student Learning Resources provided by the TDSB.
首先，您可能知道，安省省长道格·福特（Doug Ford）宣布学校将不会按原定的时间于2020年4月6日开学。我们尚未收到任何其他信息，但是我们会尽快更新父母/监护人。同时，我们要求您继续使用教育部提供的在家学习资源和TDSB提供的学生学习资源。
The Ministry of Education has asked school boards to use the next two weeks to develop plans to establish the delivery of curriculum for an extended closure. Working with the Ministry, we are developing a plan that would connect teachers to their students and/or their parents/guardians on a system-wide basis and would restore teacher-led learning to the greatest extent possible. In developing this plan, we are considering a number of different factors:
教育部已要求多伦多教育局在接下来的两周内制定计划，确定课程的交付时间，以期进一步停课。我们正在与教育部合作制定一项计划，该计划将在全系统范围内将教师与学生和/或其父母/监护人联系起来，并在最大程度上恢复教师主导的学习。在制定此计划时，我们正在考虑许多不同的因素：
Exploring ways to provide students with access to devices and the internet.探索为学生提供使用设备和互联网的途径Accommodations needed by different types of learners, students with special needs, and English-language learners.不同类型的学习者，有特殊需要的学生和英语学习者需要的住宿Programming for Adult and Continuing Education students.成人和继续教育学生编程Our support for student mental health and well-being including providing online resources and outreach to students and families.我们对学生心理健康和福祉的支持包括为学生和家庭提供在线资源和外展服务
As you can imagine, developing a plan for 247,000 students while schools are closed and on an extremely tight timeline, is challenging to say the least. At the same time, our goal is to create teaching and learning conditions that will, as best as possible given the circumstances, lead to the successful completion of the school year for all students and to support students in advancing to the next school year and to graduate. We will share this important plan with parents/guardians as soon as possible.
可以想象，在学校关闭且时间紧迫的情况下为247,000名学生制定计划，至少可以说是具有挑战性的。同时，我们的目标是创造一种教学条件，在可能的情况下，尽可能地使所有学生成功完成学年，并支持学生前进到下一学年并毕业。我们将尽快与父母/监护人分享这项重要计划。
Finally, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health has announced the closure of a number of city amenities including all city-owned playgrounds, sports fields, and basketball and tennis courts to limit public congregation and reduce the spread of COVID-19. All Toronto schools have been called on to do the same. For that reason, the TDSB will be closing all playgrounds and other amenities, including our sports fields and basketball and tennis courts, until further notice. As always, I would encourage you to continue to monitor developments from public health and government officials. For the latest advice on how you and your family can stay safe and healthy, Toronto Public Health has a number of important resources that are continually being updated.
最后，多伦多卫生局医务人员宣布关闭许多城市设施，包括所有城市拥有的游乐场，运动场以及篮球场和网球场，以限制公众聚集并减少COVID-19的传播。多伦多所有的学校都被要求这样做。因此，TDSB将关闭所有游乐场和其他设施，包括我们的运动场以及篮球场和网球场，直至另行通知。与往常一样，我鼓励您继续监视公共卫生和政府官员的发展。有关您和家人如何保持安全和健康的最新建议，多伦多公共卫生拥有许多重要资源，这些资源正在不断更新。
While there are challenges that lie ahead, I remain confident that we can find a way forward together. In the meantime, I want to thank you for your continued patience and understanding. I will be in touch again soon with additional information.
尽管面临挑战，但我仍然相信我们可以共同找到前进的道路。同时，我要感谢您一直以来的耐心和理解。我将很快与其他信息联系。
Sincerely,
John Malloy
Director of Education