• Staff has remote access to their desktops, emails, documents and cell phones to continue working.
• Office phones are set to voicemail and notifications are emailed directly to each staff member.

• April Correspondence Testing has been canceled for all locations.
• The next Correspondence testing dates are:
• South Easton - May 4, 2020 - REGISTER HERE
• Woburn - May 5, 2020 - REGISTER HERE
• Springfield - May 5, 2020 - REGISTER HERE
• . Please note these dates are subject to change based on any new developments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

• All training classes previously scheduled in Woburn have been postponed through May 31, 2020.
• Online career development training classes are still available through our partnerships with:
• Penn Foster: Resources can be found HERE.
• Wentworth Institute of Technology: Resources can be found HERE

• Safety & Education Night, originally to be held on Thursday, May 21, 2020 has been rescheduled and will now merge with the Excellence in Construction Awards on Thursday October 29, 2020. More information will follow from ABC/MA and GCI.
• The deadline to submit ABC STEP Applications has now been extended through September 2020. SUBMIT HERE
• The ABC National Convention and National Craft Championship Competition have been rescheduled to August 17-19, 2020. The convention and competition will still be held in Nashville, TN.

• Plan A – Extend School Year – We are currently working with our school location partners to determine whether or not space will be available to extend the school year past April. Start and end dates will be determined when we receive clearance from the State and individual school locations.
• Plan B - Virtual Instruction – The GCI staff is researching virtual meeting platforms such as Zoom and GoToMeeting to see if this is a viable delivery method for our instructors to continue classes in the event we are unable to brick and mortar spaces for the remainder of the school year. 
• Plan C - Online Classes Format – Construction related online courses are available through our partnership with Penn Foster as an option for 4^th year or 5^th year apprentices that are within 20 hours of completing their program in the following trades: Sheet Metal, Pipefitting and Sprinkler Fitting. We are continuing to research more online curriculum options for all trades and we have reached out to the state licensing boards asking for consideration allowing online classes during this crisis. More information to come.

• The 2020-2021 GCI school year will include an “additional” 9 hours of class time to allow students an opportunity to earn more missing hours.
• Ten of our electrical classes next year will be participating in the NCCER Accreditation beta test that will include online testing and a hands on performance evaluation as part of their school curriculum. Each student will receive a Chromebook from GCI to ensure all students have the capability to complete this program. The goal is to have all classes participating in the NCCER Accreditation program by 2021/2022.