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Keokuk Community Schools Our Purpose The onset of COVID-19 has disrupted our world, yet the need and desire to provide education to all students remains. The KCSD commits all district resources to provide students and staff with high quality
The onset of COVID-19 has disrupted our world, yet the need and desire to provide education to all students remains. The KCSD commits all district resources to provide students and staff with high quality of education. Our delivery models may have changed, but our focus on student achievement and well-being has not.
The KCSD Return to Learn plan aims to equip learners with the skills needed to excel in the virtual or physical classroom.
Return-to-Learn plans are required to be submitted to the Iowa Department of Education by July 1,
2020-21 school year by:
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understand how best to support schools. All districts and nonpublic schools must submit a Return-to-Learn Plan.
Leadership Infrastructure Health & Safety Iowa Academic Standards Social-Emotional-Behavioral Health Special Education\Equity
OUR PURPOSE: Implement and support educational plans and allocate resources across buildings, including the professional development needed for teachers/staff, in order to improve student learning. Leadership Team Facilitators: Chris Barnes, Doreen Underwood
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Members of the KCSD Leadership Team are: Christine Barnes, Superintendent Layne Billings, KHS Associate Principal Heather Davis, George Washington Elementary Principal Dave Grogan, Director of Transportation Brent Haage, Director of Technology Sarah Hackett, Food Services Director Aaron Hinton, Maintenance Director Heidi Harness, Business Manager Meghan Leenerts, Hawthorne Associate Principal Adam Magliari, KHS Principal Mike Marsden, Hawthorne Elementary Principal Ryals Parker, KMS Principal Doreen Underwood, Director of Instructional Services Stephanie Vititoe, KMS Associate Principal We have been meeting weekly on Thursdays to develop the Return to Learn plans.
OUR PURPOSE: Identify or develop resources and training to support leadership teams to develop, implement, and monitor Return-to-Learn plans, including the professional development needed for teachers/staff. Infrastructure Team Facilitators: Mike Mardsen, Meghan Leenertz, Heather Davis, and Adam Magliari
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Virtual Plan Highlights:
○ 2020-21 Calendar ○ Preschool Calendar
○ iPads grades PK-K ○ Chromebooks w/ touchscreens grade 1-2 ○ Chromebooks grades 3-12
Google Classroom, and other programs.
be given for mastery of standards PK-8 and credits awarded for students 9-12, as appropriate.
Face to Face Plan Highlights:
purposes based on Health Department guidelines ○ Potential Start/End Times: ■ Grades 6-12 8:00 AM-3:00 PM ■ Grades PK-5 8:15-3:15 PM
distancing guidance for PK-8 with 9-10 in HS cafeteria and 11-12 grade will have open lunch
halls and protocol for school visitors. Students will be encouraged to wear masks when social distancing can not be maintained.
needing quick health needs (band-aid, medications, ice pack, etc.)
learning specialized programs as needed
OUR PURPOSE: Identify or develop resources and training on how to ensure the health and safety of staff, students and families in schools. Team Facilitator: Ryals Parker
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Virtual Plan Highlights
meetings will be held virtually to ensure that staff do not come in contact with one another. Common areas (library, staff lounge) will be closed to prevent congregating.
groups will be staggered to ensure the minimum number of individuals possible at any given time. Additionally, these individual/small group meetings will be held in large areas such as the cafeteria, gym, or library to allow for proper social distancing.
chronically ill students and students who require regular nursing services to answer questions and provide support. Nurse/medical aid will also serve as a contact for families with questions in regard to COVID-19 in relation to testing and preventative/mitigation strategies that can be taken at home.
Face to Face Plan Highlights
Building: Hand sanitizer stations will be set up by all entrances/exits. Signage will be placed throughout building about hand washing guidelines and current social distancing requirements. This will be provided by the county health department. Students: (these guidelines are assuming social distancing is still in place) Students will enter through separate entrances/exits based on their grade level. Students will be strongly encouraged to wear masks; but not required. Masks will not be provided.
Face to Face Plan Highlights
Sick Students/Nurses Office: A separate "sick room" will be established for students displaying flu like symptoms. This includes fever, vomit, sore throat,
and be available for students to wait for their parents to pick them up from school. Room will be heavily disinfected after each use. When a student is sent home after displaying flu-like symptoms, a team will determine areas of the building the student has been in and will follow mitigation procedures in those areas. Students displaying flu-like symptoms or test positive for COVID-19 will be able to return to school based on the current county health department guidelines. This will at the least include 72 hours fever free without the aid of medication. When a student returns, their temperature will be taken upon arrival and again mid-day.
OUR PURPOSE: Identify or develop resources and training on how to accelerate and support learning via Required Continuous Learning, Hybrid, or On-Site Learning in the context of COVID-19 learning loss. Team Facilitators: Doreen Underwood
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Virtual Plan Highlights:
school year to identify what supports students need and to accelerate student learning to address any gaps.
adjust learning experiences to integrate student’s learning needs into their instruction.
they can support their students in a virtual learning environment and help with student engagement in the virtual learning.
management system to support teachers and families in navigating virtual instruction.
Face to Face Highlights:
school year to identify what supports students need and to accelerate student learning to address any gaps.
allow for intervention times to provide students extra support or enrichment to match their learning needs.
some learning in the virtual platforms (Schoology, Google, ect.) to ensure that students are comfortable interacting in the virtual environment.
families understand the new digital learning platforms.
OUR PURPOSE: Identify or develop resources and training on how support the social-emotional-behavioral health (SEBH) needs of staff, students, and families. Team Facilitator: Stephanie Vititoe
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Virtual/Face to Face Highlights
a way for the district to check in on all stakeholders.
State/County Health Department Guidelines.
level teams regularly and staff will reach out to families whose students are not engaging in the virtual learning environment.
will provide resources, learning opportunities and other supports as needed.
OUR PURPOSE: Ensure equity in access and progress
and social emotional learning for students with disabilities. Team Facilitator: Layne Billings
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Virtual Highlights
internet in various ways that accommodate individual students. Severe and profound special education students will be provided activities in writing and via the internet to parents in order to accommodate their learning needs.
factors, specific accommodations for home services will be provided.
a student is not making adequate progress towards their goals in this setting. Learning plans will be reviewed and revised as appropriate during a student’s IEP meeting.
held in order to determine what environment will be the least restrictive for the student’s needs. If a change in delivery is made as a result, then a change in placement for the individual will also be considered.
those provided during on-site learning, the rights and responsibilities of IDEA will remain the same and will be followed.
Virtual Plan Highlights
plans as well as ones identified by the SAT teams for students who fall in other subgroups such as EL, At-Risk, and TAG.
student’s participation in distance learning through the use of student interaction tracking sheets. Students not participating in learning will be identified and a staff member will reach out to families to determine the barriers to the student’s success. A SAT meeting may be set up to problem solve around the identified barriers.
actions that should take place to ensure the learning of all students.
Face to Face Highlights
students who choose an online learning option due to being at risk-physically or for those who are missing a significant amount of school as a result of the illness.
assigned students to check and connect/check-in; check-out with during the school day.
in order to successfully communicate with those who are identified as “At-Risk” in the areas of attendance, grades, behavior, chronic health and social-emotional areas.
July 2020: The Iowa Department of Education will issue Return to School Guidance and the KCSD Leadership Team will work to fine tune the Return to Learn Plans to match this guidance. July/August 2020: Virtual and Face to Face Registration options will be
that families complete this process. The district will create and share a Q and A document to address Frequently Asked Questions on their website. August 2020: Final decisions will be made as to what school will look like in the fall based on current state and local guidance. All information will be shared to families via School Messenger, social media, and
Questions will be compiled from today and shared on a FAQ document linked to the district’s website. Feel free to submit questions via social media or email doreen.underwood@keokukschools.org.