LANSINGBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT School Reopening Plan - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

LANSINGBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT School Reopening Plan #BurghDay1 Presented by LCSD Administration BOE Workshop August 17, 2020

MISSION OF THE REOPENING TEAM We will create a plan to safely return to school with as many students as possible to in-person instruction, maximizing learning and addressing our students’ needs. 2

OVERALL VISION FOR ACADEMICS/INSTRUCTION EPK3-8th grade-In person every day ● Self Contained SPED and ENL-In person every day ● LHS-Two grades in person for two consecutive days, ● simultaneously with the other two grades remote. 3

Transportation Busses limited to 50% capacity-about 22 total ● Parents should make every attempt possible to transport their ● children to school or to walk to school. Seating procedures for arrival/dismissal-First on goes to back ● seat, last on goes to front Masks on at all times for students and drivers ● Changes to traffic patterns ● 4

Food Service Breakfast and lunch delivered to classrooms ● 1 choice for lunch to start ● 2 choices for breakfast ● Still following nutritional guidelines, slightly less variety ● Cafe staff delivers to classes ● Support staff/teachers duty for supervision ● Increase in waste ● Pre order lunch the day before ● LHS & KMS breakfast-grab n’ go tables at entrances/floors ● Remote learners still able to pick up food ● 5

Social Emotional Well-Being ● Staff will be trained on how to identify students and staff in need of assistance and make appropriate referrals to provide them with support ● Students will receive social emotional support in the form of circles, social emotional lessons and other interventions upon the return to school ● Students (families for TES students) will be surveyed regarding their needs and concerns about returning to school ● Students that are transitioning to a new school this Fall (moving up to Rensselaer Park, the Middle School or the High School) will: have the opportunity to meet with their teacher from the previous school year, as a way to close out ● the 2019-2020 year receive either in person or virtual tours of their new school building as well as introductions to ● important people to know in their new school 6

Special Education Daily in person instruction for students in a Special Class (15:1:1 and 12:1:2) ● in grades K - 12 Daily in person instruction for students in an Integrated Co-Taught ● Classroom in grades K - 9 Remote instruction for students in an Consultant Classroom in grades 10 - ● 12 Special education staff will work collaboratively with general education ● teachers on lessons and differentiation of instruction Students will be provided the programs, related services, modifications and ● testing accommodations listed on their IEP CSE meetings will be offered either virtually or in person for families ● 7

Training In addition to the usual annual trainings (sexual harassment, DASA, Right to Know, etc), all students and staff will be trained in: Hand Hygiene ○ Proper Face Covering Wearing ○ Social Distancing ○ Respiratory Hygiene ○ 8

Remote Learning Families have been given a questionnaire asking them to inform ● the district if their children will be returning to school. If they choose not to return, students will be assigned to remote ● learning for the 1st quarter. All remote learning teachers are certified in the appropriate ● content/grade level. Daily schedule for increased engagement with remote teacher ● 9

Remote Learning - Sample Schedule 10

What happens if someone contracts the virus? Notified by Rensselaer County Health Department ● RCDOH informs on length and extent of closure ● Contract tracing used to track exposure ● Virtual Day(s) called for affected area until cleared to reenter by ● Health Dept. 11

Physical Safety When/where to wear masks ● Physical barriers-Polycarbonate ● Health Screenings Staff ● Health Screenings Students ● HVAC air filters-Upgraded to MERV 13 ● 12

Communications Providing/will continue providing regular updates and ● communications with students, parents/guardians, staff and visitors via: District website (www.lansingburgh.org) ○ Centralized on Reopening Updates page (www.lansingburgh.org/reopening) ■ Automated messaging (email, text & calls) ○ District social media (Facebook & Twitter) ○ Dedicated email for any stakeholder COVID-19-related ● questions, concerns or feedback (COVIDinfo@lansingburgh.org) 13

Communications to date 7.8, 7.23-Memo to families and staff updating progress ● 7.31-Reopening Plan submitted and shared ● 8.4-Student and Staff survey sent, along with FAQ document ● 8.11-Live stream Q&A session for staff ● 8.14-Remote Learning, Contact Tracing & COVID Testing Plans ● posted 8.17-BOE Workshop-Reopening Plans ● 8.18-8.20 - Building specific online Q&A sessions ● 8.21-Building specific reopening videos shared ● 14

Additional expenses due to pandemic ($1,311,500) Chromebooks and cases-$400k ● Masks-$20k ● Lanyards-$3k ● Extra PPE-Gowns, Shields & Gloves-$2k ● Added Staff-4 nurses, 1 PT Custodian-$250k ● Current staff OT-$37k ● Transportation-$429k ● Thermometers-$1k ● Polycarbonate Sheets for barriers-$30k ● Paper cups for water fountains-$1k ● Storage Pods-$9k ● UV Lights for nurses-$5k ● Budget Vote-$5k ● 15 Sanitizing Misters-$1500 ● Attestation Application-$18k ● Additional staff for supervision upon student arrival-$100k ●

Paying for the Pandemic The district will borrow funds from our reserves to cover these additional costs. All costs will be tracked as COVID related and once a reimbursement mechanism is available, we will apply for such. As many of these costs as possible will be purchased through BOCES, so aid will be available next year. Transportation costs should be reimbursed next year as well. Regardless of how we are paying for these added expenses, keep in mind, we cannot exceed our approved annual budget. 16

Staff not returning to work 350 respondents to date (225/250 LTA) ● 8 not returning (7 LTA, 1 TA) ● 3 partial not returning (2 LTA, 1 TA)\ ● Those choosing not to return will be contacted by Ms. Kyer to ● discuss various leave options and reasonable accommodations. 9 registering their children in the LCSD ● 17

Students not returning to school 1,004 respondents to date, out of 2,400 (42%) ● TES-96/281 choosing remote 34% ● RPES-65/196 choosing remote 33% ● KMS-96/237 choosing remote-41% ● LHS-76/284 choosing remote-27% ● Transportation-360/671 taking the bus both ways ● Transportation-76/671 taking the bus one way ● 18

Schedule for Opening Week* Building Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 9/8 9/9 9/10 9/11 TES EPK, UPK, K** 1st 2nd All grades RPES 3rd 4th 5th All grades KMS 6th 7th 8th All grades LHS 9th/10th 9th/10th 11th/12th 11th/12th *Teachers whose students are not in school that day can use the time for remote instruction, back to school activities and required student health and safety training. 19 **Parents will be bringing their children to school as an orientation day

SAMPLE BUILDING SCHEDULES 20

Turnpike Elementary School Principal Knox & AP Cataldo Traffic Patterns ● Buses - drop off on side of building ○ Parent Parking Area/Front Loop ○ Entry Locations: ● Bussers: side door under awning ○ Drop off: front doors (4 doors) ○ Isolation room: PreK Doorway ○ Arrival/Dismissal ● PinPoint/Temperature Checks ○ Multiple bus runs - there will be delays ○ 21

Turnpike Elementary School Principal Knox & AP Cataldo Classroom Setups ● Breakfast/Lunch: ● Classroom ○ Bring Lunch ○ Delivery to classroom ○ SPED/AIS/OT/PT Services ● Services will be provided in small group sessions out of ○ the classroom with all participants wearing masks. 22

Turnpike Elementary School Principal Knox & AP Cataldo 23

Turnpike Elementary School Principal Knox & AP Cataldo Special Area Classes: Art ○ Music ○ P.E. ○ Library/Media ○ Parent Q&A time and date: Thursday August 20th 6pm streamed on Youtube live. 24

Rensselaer Park Elementary School Principal Hopkins & AP Santarcangelo Traffic Patterns ● Buses -Drop off in bus loop ○ Walkers/Parent Drop- Front of RPES ○ Front Courtyard coned off ■ Entry Locations: ● Assigned entrance by grade ○ Bus and Walkers use seperate entrances (6 total) ● Arrival/Dismissal ● PinPoint/Temperature Checks ○ Multiple bus runs - there will be delays ○ 25

Rensselaer Park Elementary School Principal Hopkins & AP Santarcangelo Arrival: Walkers Check-Red Drop-Off Check- Blue Bus Check (On Bus)- Yellow 3rd Grade-Pink 4th Grade-Green 5th Grade-Orange 26

Rensselaer Park Elementary School Principal Hopkins & AP Santarcangelo Classroom Setups ● Breakfast/Lunch: ● In Classroom ○ Delivery to classroom ○ Noon-Aide/Cafeteria Staff ■ 1 Option Meals ■ SPED/AIS/OT/PT Services ● Services will be provided in designated areas ○ 27

Rensselaer Park Elementary School Principal Hopkins & AP Santarcangelo 28