3.29.21

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Below is an outline of information about our plan to return to all-in learning (as it stands now):

Known changes:

  • No school for students on Wednesdays 3/31, 4/7
    • No WebEx meetings, no assignments in Canvas, etc
    • Teachers will use this time to plan for all-in instruction as well as work on classroom reconfiguration
      • There will be staff meetings and/or wing safety meetings during parts of these two teacher work days
  • Conferences will change to four hours on the evenings of the 4/21 and 4/22
    • Will still be virtual 
    • No school for students and staff on 4/16, as staff will have earned comp time from conferences

Tentative changes:

I am planning to share further details with you at a staff meeting at 11:00am on Wednesday morning in my WebEx room. These include,

  • Our bell schedule; 75 mins for each of the four periods (purple or grey) per day
    • Students will learning in person Mon through Fri (no WebEx classes during all-in learning)
    • First class begins at 10:25, last class ends at 4:25
      • Certified contract time will likely be 8:45-4:45
      • Wed will be a shortened day for students
      • SIW will be in the afternoons
    • Rotation schedule 
      • Will be either:
        • Mon/Thurs purple schedule, Tues/Fri grey schedule (with Wed TBD)
        • Purple schedule one full week, grey schedule the other full week
    • Lunch schedules
      • There are a few more guidelines within the RSSL guidance that continue to make lunch time challenging. We are developing plans to address these challenges.

Not changing:

  • 6-foot distancing whenever possible
    • Classroom exception changed to 3-foot desk distancing (with students facing same direction) 
  • Student schedules
  • Other safety measures will remain: 
    • Students always masked (except for scheduled eating time) 
    • Hallway/passing period guidelines
    • Bathroom expectations
    • Backpacks in classrooms, no lockers

Reminders:

Please see the previous blog post for important (and still relevant!) to-dos and information including conference prep, excellence in education nominations, summer school staffing, etc.