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SLCS Return to School Michigans 20-21 Return to School Roadmap and Our Districts Response Tonights Presentation Background and context for Michigans Return to School Roadmap A closer look at the roadmap and how our district
Michigan’s 20-21 Return to School Roadmap and Our District’s Response
School Roadmap
meets the requirements and recommendations
Return to School FAQ which is posted to the website and was sent to staff and families on Saturday
staff members from the Michigan Department Education and other state departments, administrators and staff members from intermediate school districts and local school districts, parents and students, and other community leaders.
School Roadmap at the end of June.
Order No. 2020-142 which explicitly names the requirements that are shared in the MI Safe Schools Roadmap.
recommendations for schools in each phase of reopening.
○ Phase 1-3: no in-person instruction, remote only ○ Phase 4: in-person instruction is permitted; stringent required safety protocols ○ Phase 5: schools open for instruction; moderate required safety protocols ○ Phase 6: school open for instruction; minimal required safety protocols
At this moment, our region of the state is in Phase 4.
and evidence to prioritize resources for each child.
safe learning environments for each child.
belonging of student and parent voice in all aspects of learning and emotional support for families.
for each phase, including: ○ Safety protocols ○ Mental & social-emotional well-being ○ Instruction ○ Operations
schools that serve students in grades preK-12. They are the most feasible protocols that will minimize risk of exposure to COVID-19.”
are optional and all schools may choose to implement these safety protocols to minimize spread of COVID-19. All strongly recommended and recommended protocols and actions will not be appropriate or feasible in all settings and should be implemented as appropriate.”
their Intermediate School District (ISD) by August 15.
Board of Education meeting.
Oakland Schools who will then turn our plan in to the state.
Phase 4 instruction.
a quick overview of what instruction might look like should we return to Phases 1-3 at some point during the school year.
1-12 is Tuesday, September 8th. Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten will begin on Wednesday, September 9th.
registration process so they can get information regarding the return to school plan and the virtual program option. See the website for details.
all in-person students. It is important to note that could still change prior to the start of the school year.
be worn by staff except for meals.
staff members who are not providing their own.
coverings they may be homemade
grade surgical masks. Homemade facial coverings must be washed
must be disposed of at the end of each day.
by preK-12 students, staff, and bus drivers during school transportation.
in hallways and common areas by preK-12 students in the building except for during meals.
wear a facial covering.
common areas of the schools must wear a facial covering.
in classrooms by all students grades 6-12.
expected to wear a facial covering in classrooms and common spaces, except while eating lunch.
wear facial coverings unless the students remain with their classes throughout the school day and do not come into close contact (less than six feet of distance) with students in another class.
preschool-grade 5 students
spaces where their class is not the only class present.
in JK-5th grade classrooms where only one class is present but families can choose for their child to wear a facial covering in the classroom, if preferred.
wash them daily when they return home. It is likely that students will find the fit
that prefer their own reusable masks may wish for students to keep an extra mask in their backpack or in their elementary classroom in case the first mask becomes dirty or wet.
their mask during the course of the day, or their mask becomes dirty or wet, the school will have disposable masks available.
medically tolerate a facial covering must not wear one. Any student who is incapacitated or unable to remove the facial covering without assistance, must not wear one.
medically unable to wear a facial covering or unable to remove a facial covering on their own should provide their building administrator a written correspondence stating this fact with any supporting documents that the family is willing to share.
support healthy hygiene behaviors (including soap, hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol, paper towels, tissue, and signs reinforcing hand washing techniques).
washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and/or the safe use of hand sanitizer.
meet this requirement.
each classroom and in common spaces throughout the schools.
and sanitizer use will be shared
repeatedly during the start of school.
local public health department regarding implementing protocols for screening students and staff.
County Health Departments’ requirements for implementing protocols for screening students and staff. Athletes, band/music participants and staff members at the high school level are currently completing COVID screening questions, but are not required to have their temperature taken on site.
cooperate with the local public health department if a confirmed case of COVID-19 is identified, and in particular, must collect the contact information for any close contacts of the affected individual from two days before he or she showed systems to the time when he or she was last present at the school.
County Health Departments’ requirements for collecting and reporting contact information.
bring together students from more than one classroom.
classes will not occur during Phase
they will be conducted virtually and shared with individual classes.
requirements for athletics in Phase 4.
requirements for our summer athletics activities.
shared with those students and their families regarding details of
Department will continue to provide details as we near the start
including light switches, doors, benches, bathrooms, must undergo cleaning at least every four hours with either an EPA-approved disinfectant or diluted bleach solution.
mask, and face shield when performing all cleaning activities.
as many touch points as possible.
cleaned every four hours, disinfecting all touchpoints such as light switches, doors, toilets and sinks.
appropriate training and PPE to conduct cleaning routines.
and other hands-on classrooms must undergo cleaning after every class period with either an EPA-approved disinfectant or diluted bleach solution.
spaces in buildings may be closed to students.
spaces that are in use, surfaces and materials used will be cleaned after every class period.
down with either EPA-approved disinfectant or diluted bleach solution after every class period.
continue to undergo normal routine cleaning, but using an EPA-approved disinfectant is unnecessary.
after every class period.
cleaned and maintained as
use hand sanitizer prior to and after recess.
before entering the bus. Hand sanitizer must be supplied on the bus.
students in grades PreK-12 must wear facial coverings while on the bus.
transportation vehicles before and after every transit route.
hand sanitizer stations on every bus and the students will be required to use it as they enter the bus.
must wear a facial covering.
routes
South Lyon Community Schools will also be implementing a number of measures beyond the identified requirements. Those include:
sneezing and coughing
limit interaction between classrooms of students
recess, etc. to minimize the number of students in common areas
large groups of students
between use
the same household are assigned a shared locker
for students who become ill at school
would allow all students to continue to attend 5 full days of instruction but would reduce the number of classmates and teachers each student comes in contact with over the course of the day.
Lunches to our students, daily, at all grade levels.
○ Parents should consider packing easy to open items in their children’s packed lunches to reduce the need for staff to assist in opening packages. ○ This helps limit staff having to touch food items that children will be putting in their mouths.
as a grab and go style lunch. Lunch trays will be completely prepackaged and have a wrap over them for the students to pick up and students will not be choosing items to place on their tray themselves.
served in the cafeteria.
reduce students eating lunch at the same time.
distancing suggestions cannot be met.
Their classes may still use the cafeteria but may be one of only a handful
and after every meal.
classroom of students on a section of the playground at any one time. This means elementary students will likely not be required to wear a mask during recess. Students would still be able to play outside, weather permitting.
distancing suggestions cannot be met.
for increased social distancing at lunch.
their hands before they eat.
members are working to maximize space between individuals in the classroom.
room to spread out desks.
space between students.
district.
in-person instruction also preferred full days of instruction, five days a week.
decision to offer the 5-day plan.
in-person instruction and conversation with other area districts also influenced the decision.
have a fully virtual option.
anticipated State budget reductions, and teachers would be providing in-person instruction to small cohorts each day, virtual learning days in the hybrid model would have needed to be fully asynchronous, most likely with no teacher contact. This would have resulted in students receiving less overall instructional time with teachers.
○ Five full days per week ○ Implementing all above safety measures ○ All current students enrolled in this option unless the family enrolls in the virtual learning pathway
○ Enrollment in the South Lyon Community Schools Virtual Learning Pathway ○ 100% virtual learning ○ Taught by an SLCS teacher using our SLCS curriculum, in nearly all cases
classroom, school, or the district due to a region being in Phases 1-3,
to online learning due to a family being uncomfortable with in-person instruction until the state of the pandemic has improved; this is based
rapport and connections with their teacher and their classmates
while ensuring the program matches the rigor and pace of in-person classroom instruction
based on individual student needs
studies rotated throughout the week)
curriculum
periods for core classes and electives
with the remaining time for independent work, group work, and small groups meeting with the teacher
semester letter grade is given, just like in-person instruction
make new elective choices
grades of middle school students, for example offering an art elective for both 7th and 8th grade students
each of our current middle school electives in a virtual setting and some middle school electives aren’t a good fit for a virtual model
virtual learning pathway students that they will enjoy!
assigned class periods for their six courses
portions of the class period, with the remaining time in each class period set aside for independent work, group work, and small groups meeting with the teacher
content
letter grade is given, just like in-person instruction
assign our own teacher to a course, we will utilize high-quality
Edgenuity to ensure our virtual program high school students are progressing toward meeting diploma requirements
in the virtual learning pathway to revise their course requests regarding electives and 4 year academic plans as needed
be able to choose to attend in person events like school dances or graduation, order spirit wear, appear in the yearbook, etc.
transition back to in-person instruction easier for your family later on.
from the same schools together when we do virtual classroom placements to help them maintain their connections to classmates.
such as sports and clubs if they are enrolled in the virtual program
for students in the fully virtual program as instruction for those programs also occurs during the school day.
feasible for students to participate in their groups virtually as well.
in-person events such as school dances and graduation ceremonies, should their family so choose.
high school or at the end of the first or second trimester for elementary school. If the state of the pandemic changes sooner, we will revisit those timelines.
build a classroom community. Moving students in and out of that class is detrimental to the development of their community so changes into or out of the virtual classrooms will be made at natural breaks in the year unless there are extenuating circumstances.
those students selecting a fully virtual school program.
model through virtual meetings. The services may be provided during a combined learning session, small groups, and/or individually.
the virtual learning interest form that was emailed to families so that we can begin staffing the program.
remain on-track.
environment for a classroom, building, or the district due to recommendations or directives from health officials
learning pathway and our remote instructional plan call for regular live lessons with staff, graded assignments, and our normal level of rigor and depth
with a dedicated device.
prepared to provide families with Chromebooks on an as needed basis similar to the distribution that took place during the recent school shutdown.
purchase that would allow the district to provide each student with a dedicated Chromebook beginning sometime during the first semester