August 26, 2020 Mansfield Township Board of Education Meeting MTSD - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

August 26, 2020 Mansfield Township Board of Education Meeting

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• Governor’s directive at the end of June 2020: “will open in-person

instruction and operations in some capacity.”

• Governor’s directive in mid-July 2020: Parental choice allowing students to go

fully-remote.

• August 12, Governor’s directive announced districts are permitted to open,

unless they need additional time to implement safety and health protocols-procedures-etc.

The Forks in The Road Back

• Re-Opening Planning ✔
• Digital Divide ✔
• General Health and Safety
• Transportation ✔
• Student Flow, Entry, Exit and Common Areas ✔
• Screening, PPE and Response ✔
• Students/Staff Presenting Symptoms
• Contract Tracing ✔
• Facilities Cleaning Practices ✔
• Meals ✔
• Recess/PE ✔
• Field Trips-Extra Curricular ✔

NJDOE Checklist Categories

Standards for The Road Back

• 6 feet distance in all settings to the greatest extent practicable or social distancing modifications
• Mandatory use of face coverings by staff, students and visitors
• Routine cleaning and sanitization of classrooms, lunchrooms, gyms, restrooms and high traffic areas
• Facilitation of hand washing at frequent intervals or use of hand sanitizer
• Use of face coverings and social distancing procedures to the extent practicable and cleaning

protocols on school buses

• Student and staff health screenings
• Enhanced social distancing and infection control for music, choir, and PE classes that are conducted

majority of time outside

• A plan for students and staff with symptoms of COVID 19 and procedures for isolating symptomatic

students and staff-A plan for students/staff who test positive for COVID 19 and procedures for isolating staff/students

• Coordination with local health department
• A plan to ensure indoor facilities have adequate ventilation
• Implementation of social distancing and infection control practices during recess and PE
• Procedures of athletics and extra-curricular activities

Why request to go 100% virtual?

Safety-Health: Staffing

• Requests for leaves/telework

○ Cannot adhere to 6 feet social distancing

○ Lack of supervision for the safety of students ○ Lack of staff to assign to watch students that are symptomatic or learn of a positive test

Safety-Health: Screening

• Delay in Thermoscan Machines
• Available space for 2 areas:

○ Isolating staff/students who learn of a positive test while in building ○ Isolating symptomatic staff/students while in building ○ Space must allow multiple people at 6’ apart ○ Staff assigned to watch students

Safety-Health: Operations

• Delay of Multiple Deliveries

Fall School Plans

Public Schools: 555 Charter Schools:88 VoTech Schools: 69 As of 8/25

Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) and Extended Family Medical Leave (EFLML)

Leaves Available to Staff

• If telework is not available, staff will be able to take Intermittent leave up to 12

weeks.

• He/she may use his/her accrued sick/personal/vacation days for up to two

weeks of paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Act (FFCRA)

• And if needed and if he/she qualify, up to an additional ten weeks under the

Extended Family & Medical Leave Act.

• EPSL will be for those staff who are unable to work or telework because they are

experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and seeking medical diagnosis.

If an employee is not able or provided telework the below are qualifications for paid leave. (1) The employee is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID–19. (2) The employee has been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine due to concerns related to COVID– 19. (3) The employee is experiencing symptoms of COVID–19 and seeking a medical diagnosis. (4) The employee is caring for an individual who is subject to an order as described in subparagraph (1) or has been advised as described in paragraph (2). (5) The employee is caring for a son or daughter of such employee if the school or place of care of the son or daughter has been closed, or the child care provider of such son or daughter is unavailable, due to COVID–19 precautions. (6) The employee is experiencing any other substantially similar condition specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Resources.

Qualification for Paid Leave

Leave Payments

• Full-time employees are entitled to 80 hours of Emergency Paid Sick Leave

(“EPSL”) under the EPSLA.

• Part-time employees are entitled to a pro-rata amount of EPSL based on the

normally scheduled work hours.

• The rate of pay for this use of EPSL is 2/3 the employees regular pay, capped at

$200 per day.

Budget Concerns

Substitutes Budgeted Funds for Subs $ 255,582.00 Used from 19-20 (Ending March) $ 148,000.00 1 Perm Substitute $ 41,652.00 (plus benefits) Additional Perm Substitute $ 41,652.00 (plus benefits) LTS #1 $ 17,469.47 LTS #2 $ 17,469.47 Total $ 118,242.94 Total of sub expense from 19/20 plus current sub expenses $ 266,242.94

Based on 60 days of leave Based on a salary of $60,100.00 2 weeks paid sick days = $3,005.00 50 days * $200/day = $10,000.00 $13,005.00 Sub for 60 days: $100 for days 1 - 9 = $900.00 $110 for days 10 - 20 = $1,210.00 $260.33 for days 21+ = $5,466.93 $7,576.93 Total Cost of the Leave: $20,581.93

Cost of One Teacher Taking Leave

9 Teachers on Leave at $20,581.93 $185,237.37 9 Teachers on Leave at $7,576.93 $68,192.37 Current Sub Costs $117,461.95 Current Sub Costs $117,461.95 Total $302,699.32 Total $185,654.32 Remaining Balance of Sub Funds

• $47,117.32

Remaining Balance of Sub Funds $69,927.68

Out of Pocket Costs and Concerns Overall Substitute Expenses

Classrooms:

• Student desks have been moved to 6 foot distance; all non-essential furniture has been

moved out of classroom space. When we receive the final student count per room we will move any unassigned desks out to storage.

• Desktop shields have arrived today; these will be used in classrooms that utilize tables;

pre-school, kindergarten, and areas with tables. Also the shields will be used on desks based

• n students’ individualized need, as well as student desks in self contained MD classrooms.
• Hand sanitizer stations have been installed in every classroom and outside every restroom.
• Disinfectant wipes have been distributed to all classrooms and offices. These wipes can be

used to disinfected any items that might be shared.

• Signage reading “STOP THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS-PLEASE WASH HANDS FOR

20 SECONDS” have been installed in all restrooms.

Facilities

Facilities

The materials, equipment and supplies that have not been received or have not been installed as

• f 8/26 2020 are as follows.
• 2-SafeCheck Walk Through Infrared Body Temperature Detectors
• 2-Elkay water bottle filling stations
• 12-San Jamar hands free roll towel dispensers
• 4- free standing sign boards with social distancing messages
• 4-Plexiglas panels for the main office counters
• Additional sanitizer and spray bottles

Facilities

Principal Updates-JHES

Importance of School Community Student Recognition School Traditions:

• Morning

Announcements

• Whole School

Morning Meeting

• First Day Bubbles

Responsive Classroom- First 6 Weeks of School Principal Office Hours

Principal Updates - MTES

Looking Forward:

Class Lists - Available August 27th in Oncourse at the end of the work day.

• Blackboard message will be sent

Google Form to collect information regarding Chromebook Distribution Principal Classroom Visitations First Day Ongoing Olweus (Bullying Prevention Program) weekly meetings

• Julie Katz

Student recognition

Principal office hours for students to check in

Extended School Year (ESY)

Thank YOU! Due to an enormous Team effort ESY was a “virtual” success for all that attended!!!!

• Parents
• Teachers
• Related Services
• Students
• Instructional Assistants
• Registered Behavior Technicians
• Case Managers
• BCBA
• Secretary

By working as a passionate team to prepare, share, and communicate, our staff and families provided an exceptional live experience!

• Virtual

○ Live ■ Instruction ■ Related Services ■ Classroom ○ Simulate a “typical day” ■ Integral face to face instruction

• Large Group
• Small Group
• Individual

■ Promote School Community

• Social
• Emotional
• Academic
• Functional
• Communication was key

○ Students ○ Families ○ Teachers ○ Related Services

Curriculum & Instruction

A look into our virtual plan

Virtual Learning Plan

• 8:45-9:00- Homeroom

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attendance, welcome, morning meeting, etc.

• 9:00-9:30- Fundations (live instruction)*
• 9:30-10:00- Specials
• 10:00-10:10- Brain Break
• 10:10-11:00- Reading

○ Live mini lesson ○ Independent/small group ○ Live closure

• 11:00-11:05- Brain Break
• 11:05-11:50- Writing

○ Live mini lesson ○ conferencing/small group/independent work ○ Live closure

• 11:50-12:40- Lunch
• 12:40-1:35- Math

○ Live mini lesson ○ independent/small group ○ Live closure

• 1:35-1:40- Brain Break
• 1:40-2:05- Social Studies (Science MP2)
• 2:05-2:45- Independent Work
• 2:45-3:00- End of Day Check-In
• 3:00-3:35- For Staff:

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Common planning with admin, grade level meetings,

• ffice hours, staff meetings, etc.

S A M P L E V I R T U A L S C H E D U L E

• Instructional Hours 8:45 am-3:00pm

○ Attendance taken during homeroom ○ Continue to follow regular attendance procedures (calling out if not able to attend) ○ Students are expected to attend the full instructional day. ■ Email teachers in situations when this cannot be met (example: dr. appt.)

• 5 Days of Learning

○ No mindful days

• 6-day cycle

○ Specials are scheduled as per traditional school day ○ Special areas are mandatory

• Returning to Standards Based Grading

○ Not using Meets/Progressing/Incomplete

• Content area instructional minutes may

vary due to district events *Further information will be forthcoming*

Housekeeping

• Walkthrough of Buildings
• Staff Messages
• 20-21 School Calendar
• Mental Health Support
• Sports can resume now!

MTSD

Transition Plan

• August 24-27, 31st: Buildings open from 8-3 for staff to set up rooms
• September 1-Full Day PD (all staff in)
• September 2 and 3- 8am-3pm Virtual PD (all staff work remotely-secretaries in district) Optional for staff to

access building.

• September 4-Buildings open from 8-12:50 for staff to set up rooms and take materials home for VL (all staff in)
• September 8-Chromebook and Instructional Material Handout - Meet & Greet - 1st Instructional Day (all staff in)
• September 25 - Early Dismissal rescheduled to September 30
• September 30-

○ Early VL dismissal for students ■ OPTIONAL: Buildings open until 6pm for Staff to bring back materials from home

• October 1- All staff in classrooms to teach students virtually

○ (Deadline Date: September 14th for requests for leave/telework)

• October 1 - All PreK, Kindergarten and Self Contained Students receive in person instruction-Early Dismissal

○ Transportation will be provided

• November 30-All staff and students resume with an AB schedule

(AB schedule to be developed in the weeks to come)

■ (Deadline Date: November 9th for requests for leave/telework)

In Closing...