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Returning to School

Yelm Chamber of Commerce July 14, 2020

March 13 Schools Ordered to Shut Down

We were doing some amazing things:

• Achievement
• Social Emotional Learning
• Leadership Development
• Instructional Improvement
• Assessment
• Graduation Rates - 92.1%
• Not able to start state testing, or other year end

assessments

• 154 Graduate Yelm! Partners

Then...

• Completed 5,224 parent/teacher conferences
• Started online instruction with two weeks of

planning

• Strong focus on seniors - all who were on pace to

graduate made it

How Did We Do During the Shutdown?

• Served 145,000+ meals
• Distributed 3,300+ Chromebook

devices

• Averaged 92% connectivity per week
• Highly ethical and equitable approach

to new learning

○ Successful drive through graduation ○ Worked to move learning forward ○ We got better daily with distance learning

• Maintained enrollment and

employment

○ Our staff wanted to work during shutdown ○ Maintained safety protocols for staff

What Did We Learn During the Shutdown?

We improved our delivery

• We needed to better support

parents in this environment

• Increased live and recorded video -

from our staff

• Consistent schedules
• Social emotional opportunities

really important

○ Zoom lunch with class, parades ○ Office hours

• We moved learning forward with

integrity

• Some excelled in the platform

Current Planning - “We Can-Safely” Attitude

• Each district must submit a reopening plan to OSPI

○ Show how we will meet all DOH and L&I requirements ○ Show how we will account for student engagement daily ○ Show how we will meet requirements for

■ Daily health screening ■ Physical distancing ■ Hygiene ■ Facilities cleaning

• School, regardless of model, will look different

○ Normal may not resume for some time ○ Rules and guidance change almost daily

• New approach for issuing computers to students

Planning Groups - More than 250 people

Governance Operations and Facilities Labor Management Elementary Instruction Middle School Instruction High School Instruction K-12 Teacher Focus Groups Performing Arts Focus Group Athletics and Activities Nurse PPE and Health Screening Busing PPE

• rdering

Student Information Systems Comms Food Services Parent Survey Data Staff Input Data Staff and Student Wellness Post- Secondary Students At risk populations

What is the Current Plan?

• In-person instruction with as many students on site as health

and safety guidelines allow

• Keep students and staff healthy
• Offer an online version where appropriate for families

What is a Hybrid Model?

• Roughly half the students attend in

person 2 days per week

○ Alpha, by school, by grade level, by household

• Other half of the students attend online
• One day all students online
• Some students online full time
• Some students attend more than
• thers

○ Most impacted by shutdown ○ Homeless, English Language Learners, some special needs students

Key Features of Hybrid Model

• Plan for students to be engaged full days, each day
• Regularly posted schedules for office hours and

support

• Consistent tools

○ Core 4 of Google Classroom, Zoom, Screencastify and Google Docs ○ Live access to teachers and staff during the week ○ Asynchronous (recorded) video access ○ Expectations consistent with a full educational week

• Daily/Weekly Attendance
• More traditional grading, transcripts

This will be Difgerent

• Daily health screening for students and staff

○ Most done at home using online attestation ○ Staff trained in recognition of symptoms

• Strong protocols for potential/confirmed COVID cases

○ Isolation, DOH interaction, contract tracing ○ Possible for localized shutdowns

• Face coverings required for students and staff

○ Teachers may wear a face shield while instructing

• Physically distanced by plan

○ Food service, assemblies, large classes will make significant modifications ○ Want kids to move, get time outside, ○ Wash/sanitize hands

Upcoming Steps in the Planning Process

• July 22 - Board approval of planning process to be sent

to the state

• Early August - parent surveys and notifications

○ Assign to hybrid model ○ Determine full time online offering ○ Modify Schedules

• Continue daily planning, retrofit, and adapting to

changes in regulations

○ PPE ○ Cleaning supplies, machines

YMS is on Schedule!

• On schedule, under budget
• Will open in fall 2021
• Yelm History wall
• Nisqually Tribe collaborate on

design

Safety Projects Complete by Fall

• Yelm High School, RMS, Mill Pond - security entrance, lights,

cameras, door entry security.

• Ft. Stevens, Prairie - security entrance, cameras, internal fire

doors, classroom doors, entry security Next Summer

• Lackamas and McKenna safety projects
• Southworth transition to old YMS
• Southworth demolition and rebuild starts

Questions

Yelm Chamber of Commerce July 14, 2020