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THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 Page 9 Alterations possible as schools approach second phase of reopening plan By Christopher Roberson W ith Everett stuck in the red zone for COVID-19 transmission, Superintendent of Schools Priya Tahiliani recently presented three alternatives as the district prepares to move into the second phase of its reopening plan. Tahiliani said the options include delaying the second phase, dismissing students at noon or having one group of students in school on Mondays and Tuesdays and a second group of students in school on Thursdays and Fridays. The second phase, which will introduce the hybrid teaching and learning model, is slated to begin on November 16. School Committee Chairman Thomas Abruzzese said he wanted to know why Everett has remained in the red zone week after week. “It’s like this foregone conclusion that we’re going to stay in the red zone,” he said during the October 19 School Committee meeting. “It seems like Everett, Chelsea and Revere are automatically in the red zone.” Although he supports the ongoing efforts of Governor Charlie Baker to combat the virus, Abruzzese said, there is still pressure from Beacon Hill. “This, in many ways, has become a political situation,” he said. “I know Governor Baker wants everybody to go back to school yesterday.” Ward 1 School Committee Member Allen Panarese, a respiratory therapist at the Everett campus of Cambridge Health Alliance, said bringing students back to the classroom should not be a major obstacle. “If we train the kids right, it’s as easy as wearing a mask and washing your hands – it’s really as simple as that,” he said. “The problem is a lot of people don’t want to hear that, but it’s a diff erent world today,” he said. In other news, Tahiliani said students in kindergarten through eighth grade took the i-Ready Math and Reading Diagnostic Assessments. To date, 87 percent of those students have completed the math assessment and 86 percent have completed the reading assessment. Last year’s results showed that 92 percent of students completed the math assessment and 74 percent of students completed the reading assessment. Regarding remote learning, Tahiliani said 2,300 students have been using BrainPop while Newsela and Clever have been Cambridge Health Alliance names new Chief Nursing Offi cer C ambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north communities, has named Lanie Ward, MBA, BSN, RN, as its new Chief Nursing Offi cer (CNO). Ward will oversee nursing at CHA’s two hospital campuses – Cambridge and Everett – and its network of primary care and specialty care centers. Ward has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare administration and has served in senior nursing roles in organizations across the country. She has served as CHA’s interim CNO since June 2020. “Lanie has done a fantastic job in her time at CHA already,” said CHA CEO Dr. Assaad Sayah. “Arriving in the aftermath of the COVID-19 surge, she provided exceptional leadership, stability and support for our staff , nurses and providers as we reopened sites across our system.” She also played a critical role in the preparations for CHA’s recent Joint Commission accreditation survey, sharing insights, best practices and lessons from her experiences at other institutions. Prior to joining CHA, Ward was the senior vice president of patient care services/ CNO at Summa Health System in Ohio. Summa serves more than one million patients in Ohio. At Summa, she brought nursing together system-wide to standardize care, practice and shared governance. Additionally, under her leadership, the system achieved signifi cant improvepopular as well. Tahiliani lauded the eff orts of Webster School teachers Devon Abruzzese, Danae Cardello, Jessica Pelletier and Shaelyn Paolucci, who raised money to purchase Scholastic books for all 50 of their third grade students. “This eff ort is emblematic of the teachers throughout our district,” said Tahiliani. In addition, she said the schools received a donation of 4,360 N-95 reusable masks from an anonymous donor. The donation was made in memory of civil rights activist Edward McClure of Brookline, who passed away in November 2019. SALES • RENTALS • PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ments in safety, including reduced serious safety events. Before her time at Summa, Ward was the CNO at Broward General Medical Center and Chris Evert Children’s Hospital in Florida. Broward is a nonprofi t community health system that encompasses more than 30 healthcare facilities with four hospitals. She received her master’s degree in business administration from Florida Atlantic University and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Kentucky. VARADA PROPERTIES service with integrity Serving Greater Boston Since 2008 FOR SALE $989,900 TWO-FAMILY PROPERY westside • prime location INCOME POTENTIAL 617 • 606 • 0172 8 ELSIE STREET • MALDEN

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