Franconia: School Opening Principal chat and Q&A 2 Parent - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Franconia: School Opening

Principal chat and Q&A

Parent choices/selection Teacher preference Weekly schedule Classroom set-up Safety and screening

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PRIORITIES

• Safety
• Keeping our

community and stafg together

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SCENARIO 1: Virtual Learning for All SCENARIO 2: In-School Learning (Face to Face) with Health and Social Distancing SCENARIO 3: Full-time Online Learning by Request (Not Limited to Medical Need)

• No students allowed in

school buildings

• All instruction delivered

through enhanced distance learning, including expanded digital access and digital curriculum resources

• This approach would be

used in the event of a resurgence of the COVID virus that requires closure

• f a school or schools
• Goal is to provide in-school

instruction as frequently as possible to all requesting families

• State guidelines may

necessitate reduced in-school capacity in Phase II and Phase III (e.g., 50% capacity)

• Requires new health and safety

protocols in classrooms and non-instructional settings, etc.

• May involve new instructional

bell schedules to serve students on alternating days

• Full-time online enrollment for

students based on family request and year-long commitment

• Students continue to attend

daily online program even if the division moves in and out

• f in-school and virtual

learning models

• Cannot guarantee all specialty

programs or electives; program and course offerings may be limited due to teacher availability and scheduling constraints

Parent choice/selection

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Parent selection -deadline july 15

• Parents have received an electronic request asking

them to make a choice of online or in-person instruction.

• Must be completed prior to 11:59 p.m. on July 15
• Transportation, computer access and lunches will

be a part of the form

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Parent selection -deadline july 15

• Parents are making a commitment to virtual or

in-person instruction for the entire 2020-21 school year

• No changes can be made after the input form

closes at 11:59 p.m. on July 15

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Teacher

• ptions

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Teacher selection - KNOWN

The priority for teacher telework requests will be:

• Individual medical issues including membership in a

high risk COVID-19 category

• Medical issues of a member of your household
• Personal preference (which includes childcare)

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Teacher selection - UNKNOWN

• If teachers will need to share students across schools
• If we’ll be able to find subs if someone gets sick
• If students will have a FES teacher virtual
• If students will have a FES teacher in-person
• What happens if a singleton (such as our STEAM

teacher) qualifies for distance learning, who provides in person STEAM, etc.

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Three simultaneous data collection efgorts due july 15

Physical spaces for students Family preferences Teacher preferences

Class assignments

• County will work to ensure that all

students in a family attend in-person instruction on the same days

• School placement decisions and

classroom assignments TBD

• Need to create balanced classes
• No guarantee of what teacher will teach

which classes or grades

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Weekly instructional schedule

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On-line - KNOWN

Monday Tuesday - Friday

Teachers: Dedicated Planning, PD, and office hours Students: Independent or collaborative work

3-4 hours/day of direct/synchronous instruction (whole group, small group, and individual) Up to 1 hour/day of specialized instruction as needed (e.g., ESOL, SPED, Intervention, AAP) 0.5 hours/day special

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• nline - uNknown
• Specials availability and ofgering
• Class size cap
• Special education and ESOL instruction
• Program availability:

○ Band, Strings, Chorus ○ Level II & III AAP

• Whether kids will be groups across schools
• Whether a teacher may have a virtual and a face to

face class (maybe live streaming??)

Face to Face - Known

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• Lunches may be in the classroom
• Ideally, students stay in their cohort
• It is possible that our bell schedule will have to

change due to transportation needs across the county

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Face to Face- unknown

• Specials:

○ Amount, time, location, format, which ones

• Recess/time outside
• Program availability:

○ Band/Strings/Chorus ○ Level II, III AAP and Advanced Math for students not in Level IV AAP

• Special Education and ESOL instruction
• Will small groups of children in difgerent cohorts

will be able to be pulled into small groups (i.e. SPED/ESOL/Speech, AAP, etc.)

Room arrangement

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Face to face Room arrangement

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• Reduced capacity (50%)
• FCPS Facilities says that most BHES classes can hold 14-18

students

• Student movement in the class will be limited as

developmentally appropriate.

Sample set up

Safety

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Face to face Safety - known

• Masks are mandatory for students (as

developmentally appropriate) and adults

• PPE will be provided to stafg
• Increased custodial cleaning
• Plexiglass barriers in offjce
• Likely to have multiple entrances and exits
• Health screening is mandatory

○ Details being worked out

• Area for possible sick kids has to be established.
• Likely turn hallways into one way.
• Delays will occur with routine temperature checks

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Face to face Safety - unknown

• Health screening procedures
• What happens if a student doesn’t wear a mask
• Which students are not required to wear masks
• What will be the protocol if a student or family

member has COVID-19

• What will be the protocol if a teacher has

COVID-19

• Will teachers be able to get plexiglass for their

rooms, tables, desks, etc.

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How to make your decision

• Involve your children
• Create your own pros/cons list
• Consider needs of each child
• Establish realistic expectations
• Talk to your doctor
• Consider your learner

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*A a pro/con list found on the internet

*A a pro/con list found on the internet

resources

FCPS Return to School Resources: https://www.fcps.edu/index.php/returntoschool FAQs: https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/return-school-questions-and- answers These links explain in greater detail the two return to school

• ptions:
• Virtual online instruction
• In-school learning

Additional Questions:

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Questions and maybe answers

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