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BOYERTOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Safety and Well-Being Acceptance and Respect Communication and Collaboration Learning and Growth

ONE BOYERTOWN

Cultivating an exceptional, innovative learning community that enables all students to succeed in a changing world.

BOYERTOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 911 Montgomery Ave. Boyertown, PA 19512 Phone: 610.367.6031 https://www.boyertownasd.org/boyertown SUPERINTENDENT: Dr. Dana Bedden

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Goal of BASD Continuity of Education Plan

The goal of the Boyertown Area School District (BASD) Continuity of Education Plan (CEP) is to provide a framework of meaningful educational

• pportunities for students to maintain and develop

skills, conceptual knowledge, and understandings that are specifically aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards while away from the traditional school environment during this ongoing school closure.

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Phase One: March 13 – April 6

• Student-directed review and enrichment

learning opportunities facilitated through BASD Voluntary Virtual Learning Activities and IXL personalized learning platform

• Professional learning of administration and

staff to transition to phase 2 of CEP, planned, teacher-directed instruction

• Assessment & planned response to student

needs (device / internet access, IEP, etc.)

• Collaborative teacher planning for phase 2

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Phase 2, Round One: April 6 – April 12

• Teacher-directed learning begins
• Review and enrichment to prepare for

Phase 3 (new skills/concepts) beginning April 13th

• Introduction and utilization of teacher-led

virtual environments (Google Classroom, Seesaw, Zoom, etc.) Teacher Virtual Office Hours (see chart below)

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Phase 2, Round Two: April 13 – until further notice

• Teacher-directed learning continues within

virtual environment

• New skills, concepts, and understandings

taught through virtual and non-virtual activities

• Feedback and assessments contribute to

grades for year

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Elementary Student Expectations

• Make contact with teachers each day via

virtual classroom, email, or virtual office hours

• Complete assigned activities in virtual

environment and submit required work

• 60 – 90 minutes of work per day (K - 2)
• 90 – 120 minutes of work per day (3 - 5)
• Notify IT, teachers, and/or administration with

any problems or issues. Office hours below.

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Cultivating an exceptional, innovative learning community that enables all students to succeed in a changing world. Electives English/ Reading Math Social Studies Science WLA 8-10 9-11 10-12 11-1 12-2 1-3

Middle-School Student Expectations

• Make contact with teachers each day via

virtual classroom, email, or virtual office hours

• Complete assigned activities in virtual

environment and submit required work

• 2 hours of work per subject, per week
• Approximately 15 per week total
• Notify IT, teachers, and/or administration with

any problems or issues. Office hours below.

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Cultivating an exceptional, innovative learning community that enables all students to succeed in a changing world. Electives English/ Reading Math Social Studies Science WLA 8-10 9-11 10-12 11-1 12-2 1-3

High-School Student Expectations

• Make contact with teachers each day via

virtual classroom, email, or virtual office hours

• Complete assigned activities in virtual

environment and submit required work

• 2 hours of work per subject, per week
• Approximately 15 per week total
• Notify IT, teachers, and/or administration with

any problems or issues. Office hours below.

Safety and Well-Being Acceptance and Respect Communication and Collaboration Learning and Growth

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Cultivating an exceptional, innovative learning community that enables all students to succeed in a changing world.

BASD Connectivity Support

• BASD high-school students have each been

provided a device (Chromebook or laptop)

• Middle-school students were given the
• pportunity to retrieve their device
• Elementary school students (along with all
• ther students) were surveyed for internet

connectivity and device needs

• Comcast and Service Electric offering

discounted rates

• IT Helpdesk by apt: Tues. & Thurs., 9 – 2pm

Phone: 610-473-3500 (Mon. – Fri., 7:30-4pm)

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Students without Internet or Device BASD teachers are compiling print activities into packets that correspond to the skills, concepts, and understandings of their virtual instruction. These packets will be tailored to student core courses within each grade level and available starting the week April 13. BASD will either mail

• r deliver packets to each student who needs
• them. It will be the student and family’s

responsibility to utilize the outlined method of return.

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Students with Special Needs BASD is committed to making a good faith effort to supporting our students with IEPs, GIEPs, 504s, ELL supports, speech and language therapy, reading support, and other special needs.

According to the Department of Education on March 21st, 2020, it is acknowledged that “federal disability law allows for flexibility in determining how to meet the individual needs of students with disabilities. The determination of how FAPE is to be provided may need to be different in this time of unprecedented national emergency. … FAPE [free and appropriate public education] may be provided consistent with the need to protect the health and safety of students with disabilities and those individuals providing special education and related services to students.”

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Cultivating an exceptional, innovative learning community that enables all students to succeed in a changing world.

Students with Special Needs

• Communication is key
• Students with special needs should be in contact

with teachers, specialists, and case workers and participate in offered resources and activities

• Collaboration is essential
• BASD staff and administration will work in

collaboration with all stakeholders to ensure that a student’s educational needs can be met at the best reasonable level during this challenging time

Safety and Well-Being Acceptance and Respect Communication and Collaboration Learning and Growth

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Cultivating an exceptional, innovative learning community that enables all students to succeed in a changing world.

Other Announcements

• PSSA, PASA, and Keystones are canceled for

the year by Pennsylvania Department of Ed.

• AP Exams are to be taken virtually this year.

Information will be forthcoming through AP

• teachers. Please access AP Central as they

have posted many valuable resources.

• Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic

Association has canceled all extracurricular activities during the school closure

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Contacts

High School: Dr. Wayne Foley, 610-367-6031 Middle School East: Mr. Andy Ruppert, (610) 754-9550 Middle School West: Ms. Stephanie Landis, (610) 369-7471 Boyertown Elementary: Mr. Craig Kehl, (610) 369-7462 Colebrookdale Elementary: Ms. Lisa Derenzo, (610) 369-7427 Earl Elementary: Ms. Rachel Franco, (610) 369-7504 Gilbertsville Elementary: Ms. Stephanie Petri, (610) 369-7485 New Hanover Elementary: Mr. Brian Rohn, (610) 754-9580 Pine Forge Elementary: Ms. Kelly Mason, (610) 323-7609 Washington Elementary: Dr. Melissa Brewer, (610) 754-9589