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D62 Back to School

July 20, 2020

Goals: D62 Back to School

• Continue to monitor state and federal

guidelines

• Prioritize health and safety
• Ensure a smooth transition back to

in-person schooling

• Prepare for multiple scenarios
• Provide alternative remote learning
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State of Illinois Guidance

Illinois State Board of Education Guidance: Phase 4

• In-person instruction strongly encouraged
• A high priority should be placed on providing in-person instruction for

students who have individualized education programs (IEPs), 504 plans, and/or who receive English language supports when building an equitable D62 Back to School plan for 2020-2021

• Districts must prepare for alternative structure to in-person for students with

elevated health risks

• Districts must plan for return to remote instruction pending resurgence or

second wave of the virus

Illinois State Board of Education Guidance: Phase 4

• Follow Phase 4 IL Dept of Public Health guidelines which includes:

○ Requiring use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) including face coverings; ○ Prohibiting more than 50 individuals from gathering in one space; ○ Requiring social distancing be observed, as much as possible; ○ Requiring that schools conduct symptom screenings and temperature checks or require that individuals self-certify that they are free of symptoms before entering school buildings; and requiring an increase in schoolwide cleaning and disinfection

July 6 Meeting

• Cabinet
• Administration
• Union Leadership
• Priorities

○ Safety ○ Wellbeing (physical and social emotional) ○ Equity ○ Student learning

Where We Have Been

• June 15:

Phase 3 return to work training

• June 24:

Letter from Superintendent to staff, families, community

• July 6:

D62 Back to School overview and discussion

• July 7:

Family survey sent out

• July 8:

Middle school task force re-entry plan meeting

• July 10:

Elementary task force re-entry plan meeting

• July 13:

DPESPA re-entry plan meeting

• July 14:

Large task force re-entry plan meeting

• July 14:

Summer NewsBits

• July 15:

Cabinet retreat

• July 16:

Parent Communication Council meeting

• July 20:

Board of Education meeting

D62 Health and Safety Protocols and Improvements

D62 Health and Safety Protocols

• Face coverings will be required for all staff and students
• PPE including masks and sanitizer will be provided to ALL staff
• Isolated waiting rooms have been identified in all facilities
• Limits will be placed on non-essential building visitors
• Symptoms Screenings and temperature checks will be required for visitors
• Social distancing will be required as much as possible in all areas
• There will be no gatherings of 50 or more individuals in one space
• Buses will be limited to a maximum of 50 people Purchasing sanitizers

(including a sanitizing machine)

• Pleditional labor to keep schools/buildings clean

Health and Safety Protocols

• COVID-19 self-screenings required before arriving to school or offices

○ Students: Parents self-screen via Tyler Student Information System ○ Staff: Staff self-screen via Frontline

• Temperature checks required prior to arrival to all facilities

○ No touch temperature checks upon entering building ○ No touch temperature checks prior to loading bus ○ If temperature is 100.4 or greater, quarantine and contact tracing protocols begin Purchasing sanitizers (including a sanitizing machine)

• Pleditional labor to keep schools/buildings clean

Health and Safety Improvements

• Purchasing sanitizers (including a sanitizing machine)
• Review and align cleaning practices with new guidance Centers for Disease

Control, Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education

• Exploring additional labor to meet new cleaning guidance
• Purchased hand sanitizer dispensers to be installed throughout the District
• Purchased new cleaning and disinfecting equipment to increase cleaning

frequency and efficiency

• Installed plexi glass in the reception areas of all school buildings

Transportation Protocols

• Only students who live 1.5 miles and beyond from their home school,

who are required to transverse a state-identified hazardous crossing,

• r who are eligible for special transportation based on student needs

will receive district transportation

• Routes will be created with a maximum number of 50 individuals on

each bus

• Parents should complete the District 62 COVID -19 self-screener

before their children board the bus and keep them home if they have any symptoms

• Student temperatures will be taken prior to a student boarding the bus

Option 1: In-Person Learning

Option 1: In-Person Learning

• Teaching and learning focused on grade level standards
• Students attend all 5 days of each week
• Grading practices return to normal
• Students and staff practice health and safety protocols, as previously

described

• Students remain in their classroom for most, if not all, of the school day to

minimize contact

• Ongoing support for students and teachers to maximize learning

○ Teacher collaboration time ○ Professional learning ○ Instructional coach and coordinator support

Option 2: Remote Learning

Option 2: Remote Learning

• Teaching and learning focused on grade level standards
• Remote learners’ school day will mirror in-person learners’ school day
• Engagement, work and attendance expected equally as if in-person
• Grading practices return to normal
• Ongoing support for students and teachers to maximize learning

○ Teacher collaboration time ○ Professional learning ○ Instructional coach and coordinator support

Option 2: Remote Learning

• Devices in homes for all students
• Hot spots for families without home wireless internet
• Familiar online learning tools: Zoom, Seesaw, Google Classroom
• Mid-July family survey

○ 2,300+ parents responded of the approx 2,900 parents in D62 ○ 74% of families requesting in-person learning ○ 26% of families requesting remote learning

Enrollment Confirmation

Following tonight’s D62 Back to School presentation to the Board of Education and to our community, all families will receive a confirmation Google form on July 21st. Families will be asked to confirm each child’s enrollment in either the in-person

• ption or in the remote learning option.

Student Services

Special Education and Individual Health Needs

• Student Services Department is currently developing plans for contacting

parents of students with medical needs.

• Student Services Department is planning to deliver remote instruction,

educational and health services if it is not safe for a student to return to school.

• It is likely that changes may be required as it relates to educational planning

for many of our students including:

○ Individualized Education Plans (IEP’s) ○ 504 Plans ○ Individual Health Plans (IHP’s)

Special Education and Individual Health Needs

• Instructional and Self-Contained Special Education Classrooms

○ Social distancing may not be possible in all programs based on the needs of students. ○ Some of our intellectually disabled students will struggle to understand the concepts of wearing masks and social distancing. ○ For staff serving special education and medically fragile students, including related services staff, the following will be emphasized: ■ the use of appropriate PPE, ■ practice of social distancing as much as possible, ■ regular hand washing, sanitizing, cleaning and disinfecting, ■ limiting travel of itinerant staff, ■ discussing services that may need to be provided remotely to minimize risks ■ assessing needs and determining services for students on an case by case basis.

Social Emotional Learning

• The District will be conducting an SEL needs assessment for individual students to

determine supports, prior to students returning to school.

• The Student Services Department will be providing individuals with SEL and trauma

responsive resources and interventions to help support students return to school including: ○ Staff ○ Parents ○ Administration ○ Mental Health professionals

• Behavior specialist support will be allocated across district to support students in

crisis or in need of more intensive interventions and resources.

Safety and Wellness

Staff Wellness: Safety and Equity

• Remaining knowledgeable and fluid
• Communication and collaboration
• Staff self certification
• Training and PPE
• Sick leave
• Response procedures
• Additional staff

If Someone Tests Positive for COVID-19

• Those tested positive for COVID-19 to stay home
• Possible cases of COVID-19 to be reported to school to initiate contact

tracing

• Individuals do not return to school for 10 days after symptoms first appeared
• Individuals must be fever free for 72 hours, without the use of fever-reducing

medications

• People who have had close contact with someone who tested positive for

COVID-19 must isolate at home and monitor symptoms for 14 days

If Someone Tests Positive for COVID-19

• State does not require complete school closure due to a positive COVID-19

test

• Students or employees returning from illness related to COVID-19 required to

check in with the school nurse and school administrator

Always Prepared

In the Event of a Districtwide Closure

• All District 62 students will engage in remote learning

○ Remote learning plan drafted by early Remote Learning Task Force spring of 2020 ○ To be finalized by large Remote Learning Task Force summer 2020 ○ Teaching and learning focused on grade level standards ○ Remote learners’ school day will mirror normal school day ○ Engagement, work and attendance expected equally as if in-person ○ Grading practices return to normal ○ Familiar online tools such as: Zoom, Seesaw and Google Classroom, Imagine Math, Imagine Language and Literacy and myOn

Finances

Financial Impact

Curriculum $ 281,000 Food Service (March-August, 2020) $ 182,768 PPE $ 370,294 Staffing (5 nurses, 10 custodians, 18.5 teachers) $ 2,961,807 Technology $ 460,630 TOTAL $ 4,256,499

Where We Are Going

• July 22:

Intergovernmental meeting

• July 21:

Families confirm enrollment in-person or remote learning

• End of July:

D62 Back to School video

• Early August:

D62 Back to School Superintendent letter

• August 3:

Teacher Leadership Institute

• August 6-11:

New Teacher Week

• August 12-14:

Institute Days including substitute teacher training

• August 17:

First day of school grades 1-8

• August 17:

Board of Education meeting

• August 19:

First day of school ELC and Kindergarten

Communications: Telling our Story

• Website
• FAQs
• Social Media
• Communications

○ Emails ○ Meetings ○ Messages from the Superintendent ○ Press releases ○ Surveys

• Videos
• Parent Communications Council
• Intergovernmental

Administrative Recommendation

• The Administration seeks support from the Board of Education for the

continued work on the D62 Back to School Plan

• What does this mean?

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All students return for five days a week, unless they request the 5-day remote learning option ○ The safety guidance from ISBE and the IDPH will be followed ○ All staff and spaces are utilized to the fullest potential ○ Further planning and decision-making will need to take place with our staff ○ Communications to families and staff regarding the D62 Back to School Plan

Comments or Questions?

District 62 Board of Education

Ronald Burton

President

Beth Morley

Vice President

Stephanie Duckmann

Member

Tina Garrett

Member

Brian Inzerello

Member

• Dr. Kelly Morrissey

Member

James Poskozim

Member

District 62 Cabinet

• Dr. Paul Hertel

Superintendent

• Dr. Michael Amadei

Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Mark Bertolozzi Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Adam Denenberg Chief Technology Officer

• Dr. Laura Sangroula

Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services

• Dr. Ellen Swanson

Assistant Superintendent for Student Services Jennifer Tempest Bova Director of Community Relations