Monday – “Return”from COVID Closure

Below you will find the instructions for forwarding calls or checking messages remotely for your classroom phones.

Forwarding Calls (The number you forward to must be a local number)

1. press CFwdAll softkey. Your phone will beep twice.
2. Enter a target number. Your phone will beep once. The forwarded number will display on the screen’s status line.
3. To cancel the forward call function, press CFwrdAll softkey again.

Check voice messages from another phone.

1. Dial 541.355.9999 from an outside line.
2. Press * (asterisk) to access Voice Message System.
3. Enter your 4-digit extension number followed by #.
4. Follow directions to listen to and manage your messages.

Instructional Resources

Below you will find links to some very important resources (please familiarize yourself with these):

BLS Continuation of Learning

Expectations for Teachers

Remote Learning Tools 

BLS@Home Lesson Planning Guide

Instructional Coaches

To support teachers during our period of remote learning, the Teaching and Learning Center has reconfigured how we will be supporting your school.  Our goal with this reconfiguration is to give your teachers the quickest and easiest access to instructional support.  

During this time, each TLC coach’s responsibility will be to support classroom teachers in the creation of content, the delivery of remote instruction, and the communication with students and families.  From this point on each coach will view themself as an instructional coach who supports teachers across a variety of topics.  Our TLC coach will be Julie Walker. Yahoo!!

Student Apps/Programs – coming soon we should be able to share information with families to allow them to access Clever from home and applications like Dreambox, Lexia and more from their own devices for K-1.

District Provided Learning Kits

 Learning Kits – Just a reminder – You can modify these as needed.

Teaching New Content

We had a virtual conversation about teaching new content remotely and the following paragraph from Skip sums up a good, careful approach to the question:

My take on new content is that it should be introduced very carefully and only after some routines and systems have been established. These first two weeks should center on establishing connections while introducing the lessons and content in the learning kits. For the sake of families and teachers, let’s get familiar with this new way of delivery first before we start thinking new content. This is all new territory for us.   Worry about new content after we get ourselves on solid ground and we know how our families are coping. I am sure there are plenty of concepts that could use a review. And remember, whatever the content – new or old, teams should be planning together. 

Our original return to school date after the 28th will be reviewed by the Governor sometime in April.  (April 30th was announced by the president on Sunday evening, so I expect we will see another adjustment to the closure period). We should be prepared for either direction; 1. Continued closure with distance learning OR 2. Return to school (likely with social distancing modifications).

EAs – I’ve assigned EAs to specific teams to be available for tasks as they arise. Please keep me in the loop on your requests to them to ensure we are respecting their hours. Shelly =Kinder, Danielle = 1st grade, Barb = 2/3, Susan = 4/5, Nicole = Jay & Lorin

FAN 

 Please let Highland staff know that I am available by phone/email/text to support families.  My office number is still good (checking remotely), my FAN text is 541-423-3587 and of course this email.  Spread it far and wide. I have been connecting with some families since this entire thing began and if there are more that need resources/support send them my way. 

Parent Pick Up Plan

I placed out some name cards to provide some spaces and I saw that we already have some materials set up, so thank you.

Teachers will;

Organize materials to go home on gym floor space on Monday/Tuesday. Please provide name cards to make identification easy. Possibly provide a place for parents to leave a note.

Parents will;

Use parking lot.  (If spaces are full, circle around until a space opens up.). Enter via West Dooor. Please observe 6-foot spacing between other people at all times. Locate child’s classroom space on gym floor.  Pick up materials. Exit via East Door and return to car.

Pick Up Time Frames:

• Chambers
  • Last name beginning w/ A-L 8:00-8:20
  • Last name beginning w/ M-Z 8:20-8:40
• Hildebrand
  • Last name beginning w/ A-L 8:40-9:00
  • Last name beginning w/ M-Z 9:00-9:20
• Streigel
  • Last name beginning w/ A-L 9:20-9:40
  • Last name beginning w/ M-Z 9:40-10:00
• Eriksson
  • Last name beginning w/ A-L 10:00-10:20
  • Last name beginning w/ M-Z 10:20-10:40
• Fetrow
  • Last name beginning w/ A-L 10:40-11:00
  • Last name beginning w/ M-Z 11:00-11:20
• Gross
  • Last name beginning w/ A-L 11:20-11:40
  • Last name beginning w/ M-Z 11:40-12:00
• Therrian/Howard
  • Last name beginning w/ A-L 12:00-12:30
  • Last name beginning w/ M-Z 12:30-1:00
• Cross/Greene
  • Last name beginning w/ A-L 1:00-1:30
  • Last name beginning w/ M-Z 1:30-2:00
• Resinger
  • Last name beginning w/ A-L 2:20-2:40
  • Last name beginning w/ M-Z 2:40-3:00
• Vickery/Martinson
  • Last name beginning w/ A-L 3:00-3:30
  • Last name beginning w/ M-Z 3:30-4:00
• Green/Thomas
  • Last name beginning w/ A-L 4:00-4:30
  • Last name beginning w/ M-Z 4:30-5:00

Social Distancing reminder whenever on campus.

1. Stay 6 feet apart.
2. Wash hands often.
3. Wipe down the surfaces you use.
4. Know you can report anyone to me who is not observing these guidelines.

Read Alouds- I’m hearing great stories of teachers videoing read alouds and the like. Please see these guidelines from publishers as some titles are off-limits.