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COVID Update and Spring
2021 In-Person Learning
February 9, 2021
Local Metrics
The DuPage County Health Department reports either
Minimal or Moderate Community Tra ns mis s ion ris k
unde r its COVID S chool Me trics Guide :
February 5, 2021 January 29, 2021
Substantial Community Substantial Community
Transmission Transmission
(Bolded Metrics Indicate (Bolded Metrics Indicate
Substantial) Substantial)
Positivity – 5.7% Positivity – 7.0%
New Cases Per 100K - 168 New Cases Per 100K - 232
New Cases – 1,564 New Cases – 2,152
Youth Cases - 341 Youth Cases - 425
Local Metrics
Local Metrics
● The Dis trict 205 seven ‐day average for COVID cases per 100,000 is below 100 a nd the
Dis trict 205 seven ‐day average positivity rate is below 8% . For purpos e s of a pplying this
me tric, the a ve ra ge s will be ba s e d on the rolling a ve ra ge numbe r of pos itive COVID te s ts
pe r da y a nd the rolling a ve ra ge COVID pos itivity ra te da ta from the Northwe s te rn Me dicine
COVID Da s hboa rd for Unite d S ta te s P os ta l S e rvice zip code s 60126, 60106, 60101 a nd
60523, we ighte d to re fle ct the proportion of Dis trict 205 within s uch zip code s .
February 5, 2021 January 26, 2021
Positivity Rate – 3.65% Positivity Rate – 5.30%
New Cases Per 100K – 123.57 New Cases Per 100K – 217.47
Town Positivity New Cases/ Town Positivity New Cases/
100K 100K
Elmhurst (91.5%) 3.54% 121.8 Elmhurst (91.5%) 5.09% 215.2
Bensenville (6.5%) 4.82% 143.9 Bensenville (6.5%) 7.96% 253.0
Oak Brook (1.1%) 2.37% 133.3 Oak Brook (1.1%) 4.08% 188.8
Addison (0.9%) 7.90% 158.8 Addison (0.9%) 9.15% 226.5Local Metrics
Local Factors
Factor February 5, 2021 January 22, 2021
Positive student COVID tests
or diagnoses‐numbe r pe r
we e k a nd pe rce nta ge a s a 8 21
whole a nd a ga ins t pre vious
we e k.
P os itive s ta ff COVID te s ts or
dia gnos e s ‐numbe r pe r we e k
2 5
a nd pe rce nta ge a s a whole
a nd a ga ins t pre vious we e k.
Numbe r of outbre a ks a t
s chool pe r we e k a nd a s 0 0
compa re d to pre vious we e k.
Numbe r of ca s e s with
tra ns mis s ion linke d to Dis trict
0 0
pe r we e k a nd a s compa re d to
pre vious we e k.Local Factors
Factor February 5, 2021 January 29, 2021
Student absenteeism trend. 93.85% Student 93.77% Student
Attendance Attendance
Staff absenteeism trend. 93.11% Staff Attendance 93.28% Staff
Attendance
Ability to contact trace, given the then Two contact tracers on Offers made to two
current contact tracing employment level.
boarded. contact tracersLocal Factors
Factor February 5, 2021 January 29, 2021
The District has been able to implement and comply with safety
measures at our schools including:
● We a ring of fa ce cove rings while on Dis trict prope rty
● P roviding P P E for te a che rs a nd s ta ff
● S ocia l dis ta ncing ma inta ine d whe ne ve r pos s ible
Implementation and compliance ● Ha nd wa s hing a nd s a nitizing throughout the da y
with safety measures at school. ● Da ily s e lf-ce rtifica tion by s tude nts a nd s ta ff
● Vis itor he a lth s cre e ning including te mpe ra ture s cre e ning
● Tra ve l s cre e ning
● He a lth monitoring a nd inte rve ntions for s tude nts or s ta ff
e xpe rie ncing s ymptoms
● Ea rly Childhood s a fe ty guide line sLocal Factors
Factor February 5, 2021 January 29, 2021
The size of the instructional groups in the District’s hybrid model allows for social
Size of instructional
distancing. Specifically, student groups are of a size that allows for student desks to be
groups. spaced six feet apart from each other.
Under the current hybrid plan, general education students attend school in-person two
Characteristics and needs
days per week for 5 hours per day. Students with the most significant disabilities attend
of instructional groups. school in-person four or five days per week for five hours per day.
Testing Data on students
and staff if testing is NA NA
implemented.
Illinois Department of
Regular Level, one surrounding at
Health regional Regular Level
warning.
classification for DuPage Phase 4 of Reopening
Tier I Mitigations in Effect.
County.Elementary ● K-1 February 16 (asynchronous remote day on February 12) ● 2nd Grade February 22 (asynchronous remote day on February 19) ● 3-5th Grade March 1 (asynchronoous remote day on February 26) ● A and B students returned to school on Wednesdays beginning February 3 and will continue attending on Wednesdays until their grade level is full in-person ● Families will receive a communication the week of March 22 and have a second opportunity to declare their intent for in-person or remote instruction after spring break from April 12 through the end of the year.
Middle
● Terminology:
● 3-ft. social distancing: measuring desks from center to center
● Section: number of students scheduled to be in a classroom at a given time
(1 section = 25-30 students, 5 sections of Math = 120-150 students)
● Challenges:
● To achieve 3-ft. distance (center to center), many of the class section sizes
do not fit into the available classroom spaces
● Limited alternative classroom locations exist (even to level off sections)
● Key Questions & Answers:
● Q1: Can all students attend 5 days in-person and maintain 3-ft. distance?
● A1: No. Significant capacity challenges remain in order to maintain 3-ft.
● Q2: Can students return to A/B in-person hybrid and maintain 3-ft.?
● A2: Yes, 3-ft. social-distancing can be achieved to fullest extent possible in
all three middle schools in the A/B in-person hybrid model.Middle Desk Arrangement for 3-feet Social Distancing (center-to-center of desk)
Middle (D205 Overview of Class “Section” Sizes)
Total Sections Average Class
School(s) (English, Math, Sci, Social
Studies, World Language) Section Size
Elementary Schools n/a 21.7
Bryan MS 129 24.9
17.8
Note: Specialized
Churchville MS 115 programming such as
bilingual contribute to the
discrepant class size.
Sandburg MS 124 22.6
York High School 1062 24.7Middle (D205 Learning Space Square Footages)
Median Square
% of Students
School(s) Footage of Learning
Spaces Enrolled In-Person
* 767
Elementary Schools (*Not Including Edison, Field, 85%
Lincoln)
Bryan MS 760 90%
Churchville MS 830 71%
Sandburg MS 706 86%
York High School 831 79%
Above information is based on approximate estimations.Middle (D205 Middle School
-Ft. Capacity
3 Challenges)
Daily Student
% Sections % Sections
Total Interactions of
Over Capacity Over Capacity
Sections Less Than 3-Ft.
School if A/B Students if All Students if All Students
(Average # of
Students Per
(In-Person Hybrid) (In-Person 5 Days)
Section) (In-Person 5 Days)
BMS 290 0.7% 7% 505
(24.9) (20 Sections)
CMS 223 1.8% 2% 79
(17.8) (5 Sections)
SMS 308 12% 34% 2,367
(22.6) (105 Sections)
Above information is based on approximate estimations.Middle (continued)
● Review of Planning & Preparation (high-level):
● Reviewed every classroom “section”
● Collaborated with neighboring districts (schedules, etc.)
● Analyzed each learning space in each MS building to identify possible
alternative classroom locations
● (cafeteria, library, makerspace, auditorium, art room, gyms, etc.)
● Engaged Wight Co. to model possible class layouts and configurations
● Walked and measured classrooms and other possible learning spaces
● Setup mock desk configurations at 3-ft
● Compared class “section” sizes to 3-ft class layouts
● Attempted to level sections (to meet capacity) and find alternative
learning locations for students
● Revisited adjusting individual student schedules
● Revisited the 13+ previously-designed schedule considerationsMiddle (continued)
● Maintain A/B hybrid model to ensure 3-ft. social distancing at
each Middle School
● Eliminate C rotation at Bryan and Sandburg when teachers
are vaccinated when all eligible school employees have had
the opportunity to receive their second vaccine
● Estimated elimination of C rotation March 15
● Churchville will continue to have A and B students in person
on Wednesdays on an alternating basis, Bryan and Sandburg
beginning on March 17
● Future Possibility: Data will be monitored for BMS and SMS. If the
number of students enrolled in remote learning at Churchville remains
as-is, there is a possibility of Churchville achieving 5 days of in-person
learning for all students enrolled in the in-person model (this
determination, and any other opportunities, will be made after families select any
upcoming change in their student’s instructional delivery model for Spring, 2021)York ● All students return to school four days per week in the current block schedule ● All students participate remotely in an eight period day on Wednesdays ● The change will be effective when all eligible school employees have had the opportunity to receive their second vaccine ● The target date for implementation is March 15
Health and Safety Considerations all levels
● Face coverings will be required
● All other additional health and safety measures remain in place
● 3-ft. social distancing between students to the greatest extent
possible
● 6-ft. social distancing between teachers and students to the
greatest extent possible
● Plexiglass barriers will be provided for teacher work stations
● Double masking is recommended and may be required at a future
point in timeAdditional Health and Safety Considerations by Level
Elementary Middle York
Snacks—outside when Snack and breaks--same Surveillance Screening
possible, large spaces
indoors during inclement
weather, classrooms when
necessary
Surveillance ScreeningAdditional Considerations
• Self-certification will be completed by 7:15 a.m. each morning
• Designation of in-person or remote will be for the remainder of the
year; however, families will have an opportunity to change their
designation once prior to the end of the year.
• In-person students who do not maintain regular attendance will be
designated as remote
• More quarantines are likelyYou can also read
