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STEELTON-HI GHSPI RE SCHOOL DI STRI CT

2020-2021 Pha se d Re Ope ning Pla n

Dist r ic t Pla nning- St e ps We ’ve Ta ke n

✘ The district participates in State and Local calls with other school districts as part of the decision making process ✘ The district has ordered over 1000 additional technology devices for the start of the 2020-2021 SY ✘ The Pandemic Response Team drafted the SHSD Health & Safety Plan. This was board approved on June 29th, 2020 and the updated plan was approved on July 9th, 2020. ✘ The district has ordered supplies such as hand sanitizer, face shields, office shields and also masks for those who forget them ✘ The district has considered our physical capacity for the impact of six (6) feet of social distancing ✘ The district has launched its Roller Cyber A cademy supported by Capital A rea O nline Learning A ssociation (CA O LA )

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De c ision-Ma king: Sur ve y Re sult s

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✘ The school district conducted two surveys this summer seeking input

from parents & guardians

• Survey #1 had 131 parent responses and Survey #2 had 610 parent

responses

• 30% of parents/guardians were comfortable sending their child

back for Face-to-Face instruction

• 70% of parents/guardians were not comfortable with students

returning Face-to-Face

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dditional phone calls were made to families that we did not have responses from to collect the remaining data

De c ision-Ma king: Ext e r na l Fa c t or s

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✘ On August 10, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Education released the Pennsylvania D epartment of Health’s Covid-19 Early W arning Monitoring System D

• ashboard. This system allows us to monitor the CO

V ID

• 19 positivity rate as a 7-day

average for all counties in Pennsylvania. D auphin County’s data shows that the positivity rate is close to the threshold that calls for hybrid or remote learning in

• ur county and that CO

V ID

• 19 is still a very real threat to the communities of

Steelton and Highspire. ✘ The survey and phone calls indicate that only 30% of parents planned to send their students back to school Face-to-Face ✘ The survey and phone calls indicate that 70% of parents plan to keep their students home for Remote Learning or CA O LA to start the year. W ith the majority of

• ur students at home, we believe it is in the best interest of our students for our

staff to focus their attention on Remote Learning.

De c ision-Ma king: Ext e r na l Fa c t or s

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✘ Troubling information from schools that have opened in other states (For example, high numbers of staff and students in G eorgia who have needed to be quarantined or tested within the first week of face-to-face opening). ✘ Ever-evolving guidance from the federal and state government on best practices for reopening school safely. ✘ Concerns around the ability to effectively contact trace ✘ The disproportionate effect of CO V ID

• 19 on communities with

demographics similar to SHSD ✘ O ver a two week period in July, 97,000 children nationally tested positive for CO V ID

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Based on these factors, SHSD is imple me nt ing a 3-pha se d a ppr oa ch t o r e ope ning. The 2020-2021 school ye a r will be gin wit h a ll st ude nt s pa r t icipa t ing in Re mot e Le a r ning a t home .

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Moving For wa r d 2020-2021

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PHASE 1: REMOTE LEARNING PHASE 1: REMOTE LEARNING

✘ Blend of synchronous (live) and asynchronous (pre-recorded) learning: 100%

• nline start for ALL

students beginning August 31, 2020

PHASE 2: HYBRID PHASE 2: HYBRID LEARNING LEARNING

✘ Transition to a hybrid in-person learning model which limits the number of students in the building daily ✘ More info coming soon

Return to School: Phased Re

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Pha se 1: Re mot e Le a r ning

✘ Students in these Special Education Support classes will be able to attend Face-to-Face 4 days per week:

• Full-time A

utistic Support

• Full-time Emotional Support
• Full-time Life Skills Support
• Full-time Learning Support
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ll Therapeutic Support Students ✘ Food distribution (grab and go pick up) will be provided during this time if approved by the PD E (sites to be determined) ✘ Free W IFI spots can be found by using https://www.wifimap.io/. ✘ More information about community support coming... ✘ A ll students begin the school year on 100% Remote Learning with Steelton-H ighspire teachers ✘ Regular attendance will be taken by teachers as virtual days attended and hours do count for the 2020-2021 SY ✘ Teachers will be delivering remote instruction from their classrooms (unless D auphin County is RED ) ✘ A schedule of learning will be followed and strictly adhered to during Remote Learning ✘ D evice distribution pick-up dates are scheduled for A ugust 24, 25, 26, & 27, 2020 ✘ Free drive up W IFI will be available at all times in district parking lots

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How will Re mot e Le a r ning look diffe r e nt t ha n t he la st 3 mont hs of t he 2019-2020 sc hool ye a r ?

✘ Professional Development in online instructional tools for teachers before online instruction begins ✘ Teachers will be expected to deliver virtual instruction from their classrooms (as long as the state is not shutdown; Red) ✘ Enhanced student support services for students ✘ Student attendance and accountability will be measured ✘ Student grading will be done as if in-person learning were in session ✘ The 2020-2021 Continuity of Education plan has transitioned from “Enrichment & Review” to “Planned Instruction”

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Specifics for these phases are be ing de ve lope d a nd will be communica t e d soon!

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Pha se 2 & 3:

Ne xt St e ps for Pa r e nt s:

Continue to tune in Continue to tune in to official school to official school district district communication via communication via email, robo email, robo-calls, and calls, and

• ur website. If you’re
• ur website. If you’re

not receiving these, not receiving these, please call the school please call the school to update your to update your information. information. Pick up Chromebooks Pick up Chromebooks & back & back-to to-school school information on information on

8/24 or 8/25 (HS) 8/24 or 8/25 (HS) 8/26 or 8/27 (Elem) 8/26 or 8/27 (Elem) 9 AM 9 AM - 11 AM 11 AM

Or Or

4 PM 4 PM - 6 PM 6 PM

Follow directions Follow directions

• n back
• n back-to

to-school school information, information, download the download the Powerschool App Powerschool App and follow login and follow login information to stay information to stay connected! connected!

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*Students who did not return *Students who did not return Chromebooks from last year will Chromebooks from last year will not receive another device. And not receive another device. And must contact their school office* must contact their school office*