Re-opening Plans for 2020-2021 - Board of Education Meeting July 21, 2020 Educate Empower Challenge - BoardDocs

Re-opening Plans for 2020-2021
          Board of Education Meeting
                        July 21, 2020
                  Tonia Thompson, Ed.D. Superintendent
     Eric Wilson, Executive Director of Human Resources and Operations
               Karry Mullins, Assistant to the Superintendent

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Guiding Principles
•   The health, safety and well-being of the children and
    adults is paramount.
•   Educational equity is a priority.
•   Planning for school to re-open is not a one time event.
•   Value stakeholder input.
•   There may be differences between buildings based on
    differences in size of buildings and ages of students.

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Voice and Choice

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Mandated Re-opening Requirements
• Social Distancing and Face Coverings - 6 feet; masks
  required of all
• Hygiene, Cleaning and Disinfection - Training,
  documentation, consistently reinforced practices
• Communication - Predictable plan for communicating
  with students, parents/guardians, and faculty/staff
• Screening and Tracking - daily temperatures, daily
  questionnaire, procedure for quarantine

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Continuous Learning - State Guidelines

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Continuous Learning -State Guidance

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Continuous Learning - State Guidance

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Continuous Learning - Curriculum & Instruction
Recommendations:
● A common district wide curriculum with prioritized standards and a baseline/time frame for what
  standards or expectations should be met at set points throughout the year-- **Curriculum map**
 ●   ,

● Prioritized standards for each unit posted for parents at home to know what students are learning in
  each unit.
● One standard platform: Google Classroom for work flow (getting & turning in assignments)
● Teacher-created lessons with audio of own voice on Google Slides and/ or videos.                          (Teachers saw an
     increase in engagement when teachers started recording their own voices on slides they created and in their own videos.)

● Training for parents and teachers on new expectations, curriculum, how assignments are found
  and completed, & technology resources being used in the classroom (maybe a drive-in movie theater
     concept using NYSEG Stadium)

● Consistency in terms of work assigned, providing enough work for students who finish early, etc.,
  and meaningful feedback provided to students

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Continuous Learning - Communication
Recommendations:
Google Site for each building (with common district wide elements) for single point of access for curriculum and assignment
information for students and parents (Grade Level Team/ Depts & Teacher Google Sites are linked to building site)
 ●    Elementary Level- All teachers working with a classroom are linked to main Google Site for that Classroom
 ●    Middle Level- All teachers are linked to main Google Site for Grade Level Team
 ●    High School Level- All teachers are linked to Department Google Site
Common way to record weekly assignments (i.e. the weekly organizers) posted on teacher Google Site and/or
team Google Site (all assignments are linked to Google Classroom)

Common ways to communicate from staff to parents among teachers that share similar students (i.e. Remind app, etc.)

Different modes of communication from district to parents when new information comes out, email, posted to
BCSD app, and then a robo call.

Video on the district home page showing parents how to navigate the buildings’ sites

“B” app for all families - building specific & District communications on a set schedule helped
Have videos available for those who can’t attend family PD & an email where people can submit questions

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Scheduling
What we know ….
• Some students and faculty/staff will need full
  remote learning
• In order to comply with Social Distancing
  Guidelines, most students will not receive in-person
  instruction daily.
• In order to accomplish a hybrid instructional
  environment, daily schedules will need to be
  altered.
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DRAFT - BLENDED SCHEDULE

Monday     Tuesday     Wednesday        Thursday    Friday

Cohort A   Cohort A   Remote            Cohort B   Cohort B
                      Learning for
                      Cohort A,B,C
                      faculty and
                      students;
                      Possible Cohort
                      D who attends
                      3 days per
                      week

Cohort C   Cohort C      Cohort C       Cohort C   Cohort C

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DRAFT Blended Daily Instructioin
  Instruction         Elementary               Middle School               HIgh School

In-person       Alter length of day to     Alter length of day to    Alter length of day to
                accommodate for prep       accommodate for           accommodate for prep
                and lunch time             prep and lunch time       and lunch time

                Ex: 7:45 to 2:00 day for   Ex: 8:30 to 3:00 for      Ex: 8:00 to 2:35 for
                students; 7:45 to 2:40     students; 8:30 to 3:30    students; 8:00 to 2:45 for
                for teachers               for teachers              teachers

                Which elements of in-      Which elements of in-     Which elements of in-
                person could also be       person could also be      person could also be
                done daily remotely?       done daily remotely?      done daily remotely?
                Morning meeting?           Advisory?                 Office hours?

In-person for   Modified or half day of additional instruction for these sub-groups. This is not
COHORT C/D      an option for parents to select; it will be based on students enrolled in
                specific courses.
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DRAFT Blended Daily Instructioin
            Instruction                               All levels

Remote Learning Days for students      List by time of day, when students
                                       should be engage in independent work
                                       or meeting remotely with a teacher or
                                       teacher group.

Remote Learning Day for almost all -   Day for teachers to have extended
          Wednesday                    period to plan and connect with
                                       individual students; Day for cleaning of
                                       manipulates and other high-touched
                                       areas to be cleaned between cohorts of
                                       students; builds in to the schedule a
                                       delayed day in the event of a positive
                                       COVID case.

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DISTRICT SAFETY COMMITTEE
The District Safety Committee Divided into 5
Subcommittees
   • Activities and Events
   • Facilities
   • Food Service
   • Technology
   • Transportation

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DISTRICT SAFETY COMMITTEE
Activities and Events
   • Athletics
   • Extracurricular Activities
   • Social Activities (Dances, Proms etc.)
   • Other Activities (Open Houses, Parent-Teacher
       Conferences)

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DISTRICT SAFETY COMMITTEE
Facilities
   • Repairs and Modifications including Barriers
   • Building Signage
   • Procurement of PPE, Hand Sanitizer,
        Disinfecting Supplies
   • Cleaning and Disinfecting Protocols
   • Entry Protocols
   • Social Distancing
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DISTRICT SAFETY COMMITTEE
Food Service
   • Elementary Breakfast
   • Middle School and High School Breakfast
   • Elementary Lunch
   • Middle School and High School Lunch
   • Home Meals
   • Full Remote Learning

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DISTRICT SAFETY COMMITTEE
Technology
   • Entry and Screening Software
   • Thermal Imaging Hardware
   • Door Entry and Exit Access

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DISTRICT SAFETY COMMITTEE
Transportation
   • Number of Bus Runs
   • Modification of Buses
   • Bus Capacity with Social Distancing
   • Pre-load Screening
   • Driver Training
   • Provision of Masks
   • Signage
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Behavior Task Force
•   Draft additions to Code of Conduct to address expectations for
    remote/virtual learning and pandemic safety behaviors for in-person
    instruction - aligned to grade levels (PreK-1; 2nd-5th; 6th-8th; 9th-12th)

•   Create PBIS presentations that explicitly teach behavior expectations
    regarding remote/virtual learning and safety protocols and procedures
    for pandemic related behaviors (social distancing, face masks, hygiene)

•   Create visuals to support PBIS initiatives across the district

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Community Forum
Open webinar - Zoom format, where questions can be
asked during presentation of district’s plan.

Tuesday, July 28th at 6:00 pm

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Parent and Employee Survey
•   Parent:
     • Provide parents with the option of keeping their child home and
        engaging in remote learning (re-evaluate mid-year) or participate in
        Hybrid Model
     • Provide parents with an option of having all children attend school the
        same day or different days (? given recent guidance).
•   Faculty/Staff:
     • Ask employees what child care issues they will be having with partial
        attendance days in place.
     • Ask employees need versus interest in providing full remote learning
        instruction.
•   Week of July 20th - Parent Survey will be done by phone and followed up
    with a letter to confirm arrangements; Email survey to faculty and
    employees

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