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Wantagh High School

Principal: Dr. Paul Guzzone Assistant Principal: Mr. Nick Pappas

Twitter: @WantaghHS

#WeAreWantagh

Instagram: @wantagh_high_school

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Welcome Back!

A Brief Message From Myself!

• Dr. Paul Guzzone

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BLENDED/HYBRID LEARNING (YELLOW SCENARIO)

Wantagh High School (Grades 9-12 ONLY) Students were divided in two core cohorts: Two Cohorts: Cohort A – Attends in person on Monday/Tuesday and Alt Wednesday Cohort B – Attends in person Alt Wednesday and Thursday/Friday On the opposite days, cohorts participate virtually.

• Lessons will be streamed from the classroom live using either Google Meet or Schoology.
• Students will go through their schedule at all the regularly scheduled times.

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REMOTE LEARNING (RED SCENARIO)

Wantagh High School

• Both High School and Middle school will operate on the same schedule during full remote

days (beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 3:02 p.m.)

• High School – All students will follow a virtual 9-period day on a six-day cycle just as if we

were in school.

• School day will begin at 8:30 a.m. starting with periods 2-9.
• Period 1 will become Period 10 (ending at 3:02 p.m.)
• Homeroom will not take place if we are ever to be in a Red Scenario

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Health Screenings

All parents are asked to do a daily temperature screening each morning before a student arrives at school.

• Any student with an elevated temperature over 99.9 degrees should not report to school.
• In addition, district health aides will take each child’s temperature before they can enter the building.
• If a student's temperature is higher than 99.9, they will immediately be sent to a quarantine health
• ffice where they will wait to be picked up by a parent.
• This will take place as students arrive, and as they enter the building.

All staff members are required to submit a daily health screening form and have a temperature screening upon arrival to work.

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Wantagh UFSD COVID-19 Screening

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Staff Roles Flow Chart

Bell Schedule

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WHS Morning Arrival Plan

Arrival: No students may enter the building prior to 7:20 AM

• They may wait under the canopy or colonnade in marked spots prior to 7:20 AM
• Upon entry, students must report to the auditorium or Room 150/152
• Students will be released to go to their classrooms at 7:36

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WHS Morning Arrival Plan

Colonnade Entrance: All Buses and walkers who enter through the back gate

• Buses will enter complex through administrative offices, wrap around MS, and drop off

students under the colonnade. Students will line up socially distanced and will be temperature screened prior to entering the building.

• Gates located in the back of the building will be closed to automobile traffic. Walkers will

enter through the walkway and enter through the side entrance. Main Entrance & Music/Tech Entrance: All student drop offs and student drivers

• Walkers coming from the footbridge will enter through the music/tech entrance
• Parents dropping of students will do so at the front of the building
• Two lanes will be outlined by cones. Security will direct traffic.
• Student drivers will park in student designated spots on their cohort day

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Diagram of Car Drop-Off Route

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Transportation

• Route details will be provided for all students riding the bus by our

transportation department.

• Students will be required to maintain a safe distance on the bus.

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One student per seat except for siblings.

• Masks are mandatory at all times on the bus
• Buses will be disinfected at the end of each day

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WHS Dismissal Plan

There will be 2 dismissal bells at the high school:

• At 2:18 p.m. all walkers and students taking the bus will be dismissed.
• At 2:20 p.m. students that are being picked up will be dismissed.

*Walkers, student drivers, and those being picked up are asked to leave the building by using the nearest exit. We ask that those students zoned for Forest Lake, who are being picked up, arrange to do so under the colonnade. Parents may use the back gate or Beltagh Avenue entrances. We ask that those students zoned for Wantagh Elementary or Mandalay, who are being picked up, arrange to do so using the front of the High School. *To avoid crossing cars with busses, pickups in the front of the building will not be permitted until 2:23. At that time, all buses will depart. Once the busses have left, we will allow pickups to begin.

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WHS Dismissal Pickup Plan

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Zoned For Forest Lake Zoned for Wantagh Elementary Zoned for Mandalay

Hallway Travel

• Students are not permitted to gather in hallways at any

time during the day.

• Hallways will be 2-directional with arrows illustrating the

direction of travel. Students may cross the center part of the hallway to change directions.

• Bathroom usage during period changes will not be

permitted as we will be unable to monitor the number of students use the facilities during that time.

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Lockers

• In order to limit the amount of students gathering in the hallway, the

use of lockers will be prohibited.

• We will re-evaluate this in the winter months.
• Students are encouraged to travel light and limit the amount of

textbooks and notebooks they carry.

• Teachers are being asked to limit paper usage as much as possible in

favor of electronic methods via student Chromebooks.

• Textbooks will either stay home or stay in classrooms, depending on

its usage, whenever possible.

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Bathroom Usage

• We are limiting the usage of bathrooms to 2 students at a time
• Distance markers will be placed outside of bathrooms for students to wait

at safe distances

• Hall monitors will monitor bathroom traffic
• Bathroom usage during hall passing will be prohibited; students will only

be permitted use the bathroom during class time.

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Stairwell Travel

Morning Arrival

• All 5 stairwells will allow students to travel up to the 2nd floor

Passing between Periods 1-9

• The main lobby stairwell will be 2-directional (large and has a divider railing)
• The west wing stairwell by the tennis courts will be 2-directional (large and has a divider railing)
• The stairwell by the nurse's office will be “DOWN” only
• The stairwell by music/tech entrance will be “UP” only
• The smaller stairwell in the west wing will be “DOWN” only

Dismissal

• All 5 stairwells will allow students to travel down to the 1st floor

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Mask Breaks

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Students will be permitted to remove their masks under the below conditions:

• In the cafeteria while eating
• During instruction – At a student’s request, every child will be permitted

to step out into the hallway for a length of approximately 1 minute during a period of instruction.

– In a 9-period day, they may receive 9 breaks, 1 per period

Lunch

9th Grade: Freshmen will eat lunch in the 9th Grade Cafeteria 10th Grade: Sophomores will eat lunch in the North Cafeteria 11th Grade: Juniors will eat lunch in the Study Hall Rooms (Rooms 150 & 152) 12th Grade: Seniors will eat lunch in the Study Hall Rooms (Rooms 150 & 152) Outdoor Seating Areas - We will have a limited amount of outdoor seating spaces in our courtyard (15 to 16). Right now, these spaces are reserved for our 11th and 12th grade students Masks - Students MUST wear their masks as they enter the cafeteria and as they are receiving their food. They may remove their masks once they are seated and ready to eat. Anytime they stand up from their table, they will be required to put their mask back on. Currently, students will not be permitted to leave campus for lunch. All grade levels will eat lunch in designated areas on school grounds.

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Lunch

9th Grade Café: The snack shack in the 9th grade café has been converted to a fully functional food line. Students will be permitted to purchase their lunch when directed to do so by the monitor on duty. This will minimize any congregating, as well as eliminate mixing students with other grade levels during lunch.

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Lunch

10th-12th Grade Food Line: All student will enter the food line through the 10th grade café. Students will be permitted to purchase food by grade level. To keep students evenly spaced, markers will be placed on the floors.

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Lunch

Food: All food will be pre-packaged in a grab and go style. Each day their will be an assortment of cold

• ptions such as sandwiches, wraps, and salads, as well as one pre-packaged hot option such as

wrapped burgers or boxed chicken fingers. Food Deliveries: Outside food deliveries will not be permitted as we are actively attempting to minimize the number

• f non-essential visitors who approach our building.

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Classroom Layout

Student desks will be socially distanced in the classroom. Desks are spread out and appropriately

• spaced. Students will be required to wear masks. Most academic classrooms have a capacity that sits in

the range of 15 to 16 students.

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Facilities

• A hand sanitizer station has been installed in every classroom and will be filled on a regular basis.
• All ventilation systems are in proper working order and will be regularly checked and maintained.
• Increased circulation of outdoor air will be done as much as possible, as long as it does not pose any

safety and health risks to students.

• All ceiling tiles have been checked to ensure there is no leaks or stagnant water
• Signage to indicate directional halls, proper spacing, and mask wearing has been placed in highly

visible areas of the high school.

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For Students, Schoology will:

• Organizes digital content in one location -

students can see assignment due dates and assessment dates for all classes in one location

• Provides access to all types of eLearning

materials [Single Sign On]

• Allows students to submit work and receive

feedback digitally

• Can be accessed from any device on a multitude
• f browsers

For Parents, Schoology will:

• Allow you to view your children’s assignments

and assessments via the calendar

• Enable you to create individual parent accounts

that can be accessed from any device (including phone)

• Enhances virtual communication with teachers
• View student work, progress, and grade in one

location

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Infinite Campus is our new school management system.

• Schoology syncs with Infinite Campus

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All students are rostered right away (no more passcodes!)

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Schoology Gradebooks syncs with Infinite Campus

• More robust parent portal that will provide you with a greater amount of information than

previous system.

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Attendance, schedules, student progress, report cards, transcripts, Campus Backpack, and much more

• Also has features which allow it to seamlessly integrate with other programs that enhance

student learning

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• Each High School classroom will be live-streamed for remote learners

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All students will be expected to log into the classroom at the beginning of the period.

• Attendance will be taken
• Instructions given
• Potential models of instruction

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Rotation based model

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Jigsaw type approach

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Big Blue Button

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Module based lessons

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Etc..

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Online Learning

Attendance (Virtual vs. In-Person)

In Person Learning Days:

• If your child is absent from in person instruction, they may log in to the livestream so that

they do not miss the content, but they will still be marked a absent for attendance purposes.

• As usual, if your child will not be attending school on an in-person day, please contact the

high school so we can make note. Remote Learning Days:

• If your child is too sick to participate in online instruction, please contact the high school so

we can mark your child accordingly. If their absence is not called in, we will follow normal procedures for those students who are marked absent by a teacher without a parent call. Study Halls:

• Students who are learning remotely, will NOT need to attend any study halls virtually.

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Science

• All students are still expected to complete the required amount of lab hours in order to sit for

their respective Regents exam.

• In order to secure those hours, NYSED is now accepting virtual labs towards those hours.

That has not been the case in the past.

• Last year NYSED waived the lab hours required to receive credit for each respective Regents
• exam. Given that they are now permitting virtual labs to count, that MAY not be the case this

year

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Specials

Physical Education – 12 feet spacing

• Outdoors when possible
• Main gym
• North Gym
• Weight Room – Questionable given the sharing of equipment
• No Locker rooms

*Remote learners will need to log into, and attend, P.E. class while at home Music Band and Chorus – 12 feet spacing

• Large group – Will work on items such as writing original music, sight reading, and will

continue to develop their rhythmic literacy through playing various percussion instruments.

• Lessons – Will happen either in an in person or virtual format

Orchestra

• Will run similarly as past years.

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Support and Special Education Services

Special Education Services

• All programs and services will be provided.
• All IEP needs will be met both in the classroom and at home.

If you have any questions about specific programs or services that your child receives, please don’t hesitate to contact myself, or Ms. Love, our Director of Special Education.

Extra Help

Extra help will begin at 2:22 and will be done virtually for all classes.

• Teachers will establish links for students to use to enter these sessions

Extra help will be offered to students on the day they are learning remotely as students learning in person will not have the time to get home and participate. Teachers will have one extra help session for each cohort and will communicate with students in both cohorts regarding the days extra help is being offered.

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School Activities

Gatherings, Co-Curricular/Extracurricular Activities and Field Trips

• All school events that involve gatherings will be transitioned to virtual events.
• This includes, but is not limited to, events such as curriculum nights, parent-teacher

conferences, guidance presentations, award ceremonies, etc.

• Virtual activities and events in lieu of field trips and student assemblies will be explored.
• All extracurricular activities will begin the year in a virtual format, where possible.

Athletics

• All school sponsored athletic programs have been delayed until at least January of 2021.

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Visitor Protocol

• Nonessential visitors, volunteers, and activities involving external groups or
• rganizations will be strictly limited.
• All visitors who do enter the building will be required to fill out a health screening

form and will have their temperature taken

• Most visitor transactions will take place in the main lobby vestibule, including student

pickup.

• All non-essential visitors to WHS will be strictly limited.
• Most meetings with school personnel, including counselors, teachers, and

administrators will take place either over the phone, or through a virtual conferencing platform.

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Thank You!

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