Hiring:<\/strong> three EA positions next week<\/p>\n\n\n\n First Three Weeks of School:<\/strong> Link<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Support<\/strong>: Tools for Comprehensive Distance Learning<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 1 Survey for Families:<\/strong> Link<\/a>. See email from Jess. Any questions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Parks and Recreation Childcare at Elk Meadow:<\/strong> I will send out names of who was offered a spot so you can follow up during your parent conversations next week. Communication plan: you will communicate directly with parent. Parks and Rec will rely on Seesaw\/ Google Classroom on student iPads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Distribution for Friday (Frank):<\/strong> Park in the back. Any questions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Attendance for distance learning<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Attendance includes\u00a0both\u00a0participation in class activities and interaction with a licensed or registered teacher during a school day or interactions with educational assistants and paraprofessionals through teacher designed and facilitated processes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022Attendance in Synergy will begin on 9.21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022On Friday 9\/18, you will let us know (we will send a document to record this) which students were radio silent all week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022Attendance for the prior day, must be accurate by 10 am of the following day<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022Attendance must be taken at least once per day for all students enrolled in school, regardless of the instructional model<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022Students will be automatically considered \u201cpresent virtually\u201d unless a teacher goes in and changes that.\u00a0Nightly synergy will pre-populate all CDL\/virtual students for the following day\u2019s attendance to PV.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022When is a Student considered absent? When there is no evidence of student interaction during a 24-hour period surrounding a scheduled school day as described, students are reported as absent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022How to record it? – attendance will be recorded by teachers using the following new Synergy codes during 2020-21: Present Virtually (PV)\u00a0 is considered a School Activity type and counts as attending school; Not Present Virtually (NPV) is considered Unexcused absence<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lexia and Dreambox: <\/strong>Synergy Sync-up, Hopefully ready for action by 9\/14, Debbi will keep you up to date, All students will be taking Lexia placement test<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meal Service: <\/strong>Meal service will start September 14th it will be grab-and-go from 11:30a-12:45p breakfast and lunch, all kids 18 and under qualify for meals at no cost, and meals can be picked up from several BLP schools, regardless of the attendance area. Meal service for the general Elk Meadow community will be grab and go breakfast and lunch. Meal service for the Elk Meadow Parks and Recreation daycare will include breakfast, lunch, and supper<\/p>\n\n\n\n iPad Insurance:<\/strong> No inspections this year, available online, we might reset and inspect Gr. 4 & 5 iIPads once in the buildilng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Committees This Year:<\/strong> District committees: safety, family engagement, culture of care, curriculum, Elk Meadow committee: art<\/p>\n\n\n\n Safety Committee\/ Limited In-Person Instruction (LIPI):<\/strong> Over 100 checklist items we have to guarantee in order to have any students in the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Repeat of 9\/9 and 9\/10 Trainings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Classroom Budgets:<\/strong> $100 left in each student body account. $250 in the general fund. I will let you know later in the year if PTO has enough funds to provide $100 to each classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sign-in and Sign-out w\/ QR Code<\/strong>: (Frank):\u00a0Starting on Monday. MUST complete upon entry and exit. Exit includes contact tracing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Using your personal device or school-issued iPad \u2022Digital sign-in<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022Digital sign-out<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022Individual Log<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bathroom Assignments<\/strong>: Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Office Protocols<\/strong>: Go straight to your classroom instead of coming through the office in the morning. More common area protocols soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cleaning Materials (Jessica)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Test QR Code sign-in\/ sign-out in the lobby<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This and That: Hiring: three EA positions next week First Three Weeks of School: Link Support: Tools for Comprehensive Distance Learning Week 1 Survey for Families: Link. See email from Jess. Any questions? Parks and Recreation Childcare at Elk Meadow: Continue reading 9.10.2020 Staff Meeting Agenda<\/span>COVID\/ Safety related information:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Allows you to enter information and have it archived digitally
\u2022 No need to touch common surfaces
\u2022 The QR codes are up in the lobby to try it out.
\u2022 Data collection will start on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTo Do:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n