Reopening Plan July 21, 2020 Board of School Trustees Presentation - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Middlebury Community Schools

2020 -21 Reopening Plan

July 21, 2020 Board of School Trustees Presentation

Considerations and Recommendations

Developed using guidance from:

• Indiana Department of Education (IDOE)
• Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH)
• Indiana Family & Social Service Administration (FSSA)
• Indiana’s Considerations for Learning and Safe Schools (IN-CLASS)
• Center for Disease Control (CDC) “Opening Up America Again”
• Governor Holcomb’s Indiana “Back on Track” Plan
• Parkview Health’s “Framework for a Healthy Opening”
• Georgia Department of Education and Department of Public Health’s

“Path to Recovery for K-12 Schools” Guiding Principles:

• Safe Students and Staff: Providing ongoing education and support services to address the immediate and long-term considerations of

students and staff

• Safe Classrooms: Implement safety protocols and preventative health measures that accommodate a range of reopening scenarios and

contingency plans while offering multiple educational opportunities

• Safe Buildings: Create a safe physical space for students and staff while in the building
• Safe Schedules: Ensure students and staff can move safely to/from school and in between classrooms and buildings
• Safe Activities: Enjoy modified co/extra-curricular activities and athletic events with necessary modifications and preventative safety

measures in place

Developed in Collaboration with:

• WaNee Community Schools
• Baugo Community Schools
• Elkhart Community Schools
• Goshen Community Schools
• Concord Community Schools
• Fairfield Community Schools

MCS CS Co Committ ttee ees for Reo eopening pening Sc School

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• Purpose

pose of the e Committee mittees

• Purpose of the committees was to be an extensive representation of our

school staff and parents to help plan for the unknowns of the 2020-2021 School Year

• These committees were a collective think-tank to brainstorm possible

“pros and cons” to all possible scenarios of school available for us

• Each committee was tasked at looking at specific start of school needs
• Committees helped develop and interpret parent/student and staff survey

data

• Each committee member made individual recommendations for their

assigned start of school needs

• Plans the committees have helped develop have built in flexibility to pivot to

any new mandates given to us at any point over the next 15 months

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• June

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• June

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• June

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• July

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hard d View w Element mentary ary Plan n approval al meeting ting

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Tota tal l ti time e for MCS CS F Form rmal al Mee eeti tings ngs = 49 49 h hour urs!

Middlebury Community Schools

Survey Results

Your Voices Matter!

Parent Voices

Parent Voices

Staff Voices

Middlebury Community Schools

Educational Options

School District Decision Tree

K-12 Educational Options

Op Option ion 1: 100% 0% Traditional ditional In In-Per erson

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• Regular School Day Times
• Monday - Friday
• All students and staff will have masks with them at all times
• All students and staff wear masks when entering the building and transitioning to and from

classroom areas

• All classroom furniture will be arranged as “socially distanced” with 6 feet between the teacher’s

desk/board and students’ desks

• All students and staff will wear face masks/coverings in the classroom until seated, facing the

same direction, and socially distanced (6 feet apart)

• During instructional time, teachers and students may remove their masks when socially distanced.
• There will be limited physical interaction through partner or group work
• K-5 Specials schedules will allow for time to clean and sanitize classrooms and materials and/or

have specials teachers travel to classrooms depending on the buildings.

• Grades 6-12 – Some virtual/hybrid instruction will take place during the school day within the

buildings to accommodate social distancing and cohorts

K-12 Educational Options

Op Option ion 2: 100% 0% Remote/V

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irtua tual l Lear arning ning (Minim

imum um of 1 1 Quarte ter/ r/9 Week k Period

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uired ed)

• Live/ 2-way/ interactive feed of instruction and/or recorded video instruction to students outside of

the classroom virtually

• Broadcasted content would include all direct instruction, and when appropriate, student work time
• Transitions, breaks, lunches, recesses would not be streamed.
• Cameras would never be focused on students in the traditional course. Cameras would always be

directed at the teacher and/or Promethean boards.

• Teachers would be encouraged to use Google Meet or Schoology to coordinate the live streams and

share their own device screen as much as possible. These platforms allow hosts to control secure entrance into the live session as well as mute students’ audio and video as needed.

• Students working remotely would be able to ask questions directly to teacher (at appropriate times)

using the chat functions to type or by asking orally during livestream instruction.

• Virtual student assignments would mirror those in the classroom. If a student in the traditional class

is working on a digital assignment, the virtual student would have the same. If the traditional student is working on a non-digital assignment, the digital version given to remote students would be over the same content and with the same rigor and time requirements

• Videos of instruction would be accessible by students at other times of the day as well.

Grad ades es 6-12 12 Only Ed Educa cational tional Option tion

Grades ades 6-12 12 ONLY:

(Min inim imum um of 1 Quar arte ter/9 r/9 Week Perio iod d Requi uired) d)

Op Option ion 3: 100% 0% Remote

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irtu tual al Learning arning – Blend ended ed Lear arning ning

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lf-Pace aced d Blended nded Learning rning Cour urses ses

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Clar arifica cation tion

Vir irtual tual Option tion Cla larif rifica ication tion

(Min inim imum um of at least t 1 Quar arte ter/9 r/9 Week Gradi ding ng Perio iod)

If a parent ent chooses

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0% Remote/V

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st quar arter/nine ter/nine week eks s grading ading period. riod. The child ld will l not t be able to retur turn to traditiona aditional l in-pe person son lear arning ning unti til l Oc October

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, 2021. 21.

Transportation

• All bus drivers will wear face masks/coverings or face shields
• All students will wear face masks/coverings
• Students will use hand sanitizer when entering and leaving buses
• Students will have assigned seats with family members seated

together when possible

• No more than 2 students per seat
• Bus drivers will clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces
• n the bus between each new group of students
• Children will load from back to front whenever possible
• Buses will have windows opened safely whenever possible to

allow air flow and ventilation

District Protocols

• Teach and reinforce good hygiene measures such as handwashing, covering coughs, and face

coverings

• Provide hand soap and hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol, paper towels, and no-touch

trash cans in all bathrooms, classrooms, and frequently trafficked areas

• Post signage in classrooms, hallways, and entrances to communicate how to stop the spread.

COVID-19 symptoms, preventative measures (including staying home when sick), good hygiene, and school/district specific protocols.

• Clean/disinfect frequently touched surfaces at least daily and shared objects after each use
• Allow students and staff to bring hand sanitizer to use from home
• Require students and staff to wear face masks/covering, and other appropriate PPE
• Take steps to ensure all water systems and features are safe
• Disable water fountains and provide water or allow students and staff to bring water bottles from

home

• Ensure ventilation systems operate properly and increase circulation of outdoor air as much as

possible, as long as this does not pose a safety or health risk to students or staff

• Conduct deep cleaning of schools prior to students/staff returning; schedule additional

cleanings during weekends or school holidays/breaks

District Protocols

Parents ents Screen een Students dents BEFORE ORE Sending ding Them m to School

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District Protocols

During the School Day Students & Staff

District Protocols

Guid ideli elines s for r Retur urni ning g to Schoo

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Elkhar art t County ty Health lth Depar artmen tment t (ECHD HD)

Hybrid Instruction Possibility

If the e St State te, IDOE OE or El Elkha hart t Count nty y Health alth Depar artmen tment t (EC ECHD) HD) Determines termines it is unsaf afe e for r all stude dents nts to be in schoo hool l togeth ether: Hyb ybrid rid Inst struction uction: : (50% 50% or Less ss Allow

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A/B B sched edules ules:

Altern ernati ting ng Days: studen dents ts woul uld d be divided vided into to 2 groups

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, likely ely geograph phical ically ly. . Grou

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p A woul uld d attend nd Monda nday y and Tues esda day y and work k virtuall tually the remaind ainder r of the week. . Grou

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uld attend nd Thur ursda sday y and Frid iday y and work k virtual tually ly the othe her r days of the week. Wedne nesda sday woul uld d be a virtual tual day for r most st empl ployees es so buildings ildings coul uld d be cleane ned d duri ring ng the week between en grou

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p A Stud udents nts Mond nday/ y/Wedn ednesda sday y and Grou

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p B Studen dents ts --

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uesda sday/T y/Thu hursda sday; y; Frid iday – dista stance nce learn rning ing for r all students dents.

Alterna ernating ting Week eks: s: Group up A Students ents – Week ek 1 and Group up B Students ents Week ek 2; using ing certif tifica ication tion flexib ibil ility ty to reloca

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Middlebury Community Schools

Parent Registration Requirement

• Online:
• www.mcsin-k12.org
• https://www.facebook

.com/middleburycs

• Call your child’s school
• Registration Necessary:
• Type of Instruction
• Bus Transportation

Parent Registration Requirement

Kin inder dergar arten ten – Grade ade 5 St 5 Stud udents ents

Registr gistration tion Dead eadline: line: Ju July ly 31 31, , 20 2020 20

Op Option ion 2: 100 00% % Remot mote/V e/Vir irtual tual Inst struct uction ion (Teac eacher her Driv iven en Ins nstr tructio uction n Usin ing g Li Livestr estream eam and nd/or /or Vide ideo

• Recor

cordings dings) ) (1 Quarter/

er/9 9 Week ek Period riod Requir uired)

Op Option ion 1: 100 00% % In-Per erso son n Traditi aditional

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nstr tructi uction

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Parent Registration Requirement

Gr Grade ade 6 – Gr Grade ade 12 Stud udents ents

Registr gistration tion Dead eadline: line: Ju July ly 31 31, , 20 2020 20

Opti tion

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1: 10 100% 0% In-Per erson

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truc uction tion

(Some e virtual tual instr struction uction may y take e place ace during ing the school hool day y within hin the build lding ing for r socia cial l distanci tancing ng purposes poses using ng livestr estream eam and/or /or video eo recor cordi dings) ngs)

Op Option ion 2: 100% 0% Remote/V

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irtua tual l Instr struction uction (1 Quarter/9

ter/9 Week Period iod Requi uired) ed)

(Teac acher her Driv iven en Instr tructi uction

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ing Livestr estrea eam m and/ d/or

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deo Recor

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dings ngs)

Op Option ion 3: 100% Remote

• te/ Virtual

tual Inst struction uction (1 Quarter/9

ter/9 Week k Period d Requir ired) ed)

(Self lf-Pace aced d Blend ended ed Learning rning Courses) es)

Must st Choo

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se On Only 1 Op Option

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Parent Registration Requirement All Par aren ents ts Must t Register ter an and De Deci cide: e:

School Bus Transportation Yes or No

(T (Tran ansfer er stu tudents ents ar are e not t el eligible le for bus tr tran anspor porta tation) tion)

Registr gistration tion Dead eadline: line: Ju July ly 31 31, , 20 2020 20

Middlebury Community Schools

• Thank you for your patience with us as we

worked together to create our plan.

• Please note that there is always a possibility

that plans may change due to Indiana Department of Education, State of Indiana Governor’s Office, Indiana State Department of Health, and the Elkhart County Health Department.

Middlebury Community Schools Ple lease ase reme member mber, , we want to have e school hool ju just t as as muc uch h as as you

• u do!
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Our goal is to provide a safe environment for our children,

• ur teachers and staff.
• Online:
• www.mcsin-k12.org
• https://www.facebook.com/middleburycs
• Call your child’s school
• Registration Necessary:
• Type of Instruction
• Bus Transportation