Superintendent Update Called Board Meeting July 14, 2020 Virtual - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Superintendent Update Called Board Meeting July 14, 2020

Virtual Learning A semester-long commitment Registration began on June 30 and closes on July 17 Students stay registered at their home school 2

Virtual Learning Enrollment Level Enrollment Numbers Elementary 3,463 Middle 1,879 High 1,830 Total 7,172 Student to Teacher Ratios will be the same as what is published in the school allotment guidelines. 3

Virtual Learning Program Enhancements Clubs and Talented and Gifted Honors Classes Program Extracurriculars • • Online clubs with • Adding Resource Adding 32 Honors Model in classes partners Elementary in • Advanced math for 6 th • Opportunities for grades 1-5 graders online clubs • Adding Advanced • Students who are connected to home Content Model in accelerated and take Middle via limited schools classes a year or more TAG classes in above grade level in • Student driven grades 6-8 high school math clubs receive honors points (14 classes) Middle School: Addition of a zero period for World Language. 4

Virtual Learning Grades 1-5 • Students will log on daily • Math and English Language Arts will be delivered daily • Social Studies and Science will rotate • Live instruction Grades 6-12 • Friday will be small group • Students will log in daily instruction • This model is flexible • Students will receive a mixture of digital and live instruction • Teacher expectations related to communication 5

Employee Return to Work Considerations  Fear is not a sufficient reason for not reporting to work.  Fear/Anxiety FCS Employee Assistance Program Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Access 24/7 to a counseling professional  CDC information on coping with stress related to COVID-19  Safety/Preventative Measures (Masks, Social Distancing, Self-Check Alerts, Signage/Physical Barriers)  Underlying FCS Leave Policy GBRI  Health Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) – provides employees 10 days (80 hours) of paid Conditions sick leave for COVID-19 related reasons  Request Reasonable Accommodations via the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)  Medical certification diagnosing condition(s) required  Interactive Process  Reasonable Accommodation – provided to a qualified individual if requested and if doing so does not pose an undue hardship for employer  Wearing the FCS will provide all employees two (2) reusable face masks. Employees can always increase the mask during protection by adding their own face shield in conjunction with the mask.  the workday Employees are required to wear a mask when in common areas and interacting with other individuals.  Employees can self-regulate and take a break from wearing as long as they are not interacting with others and doing so in an isolated area/space. For classroom teachers/paras, we are creating/marking out a “mask down” zone in the classroom that can be used to garner some relief.

Employee Return to Work Considerations  Child Care Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) – provides employees up to 12 weeks FMLA leave for a COVID-19 related reason that causes a lack of childcare; such is paid at 2/3 of the employee’s salary.  FCS Employees' Student Hardship Transfer  Leave due to Employees on a medical/DPH advised quarantine (14 days) due to a COVID-19 exposure or Quarantine positive test result will be able to use the FFCRA provided COVID-19 sick leave and/or their FCS sick/vacation leave quota. ( Note: After exhausting the COVID19 leave, those with no available FCS sick/vacation leave quota may be paid only at 2/3 salary)  Supporting A single point of contact for employee reporting: Covid19report@fultonschools.org  Employee An established relationship with the FC Department of Public Health (DPH)  Contact Tracing Increasing internal capacity by hiring additional temporary personnel to be “case investigators”  Staffing Given the current number of students registering for IRL, the teacher need will be 200-250  Individual Existing teachers volunteering to move to IRL  Remote Learning Surplus process

Budget Update Cares Act Funding ($18.3 million dollars) Organization Purpose Amount Districtwide Operations $15,319,622 Private Schools 28 schools opted-in $1,669,940 Districtwide PPE & Equipment $1,000,000 Districtwide ($946,511) Charter Schools ($53,489) Districtwide Administrative Costs $185,549 Districtwide Counseling & Psychological Svcs. $125,000 • 07.15.2020 o Deadline for private and charter schools to submit their budgets to Fulton County Schools budget department • 07.31.2020 o The Fulton County Schools CARES Act budget will be uploaded to the state for approval 8

Student and Visitor Safety  Point of contact for leadership regarding official guidance from other governmental agencies  Health All persons who are sick will be expected to stay at home  Services Students will undergo random temperature checks  All persons who become sick will be sent home immediately  Updated guidelines to care for students in clinics / isolation room for symptomatic persons  All persons reporting to the clinic will have their temperature taken  ​Masks​ / Masks are expected for students riding school buses  Personal Masks strongly encouraged for students at school  Protective Additional PPE in clinics and when serving medically fragile students Equipment  Visitors Visitors are required to wear masks when entering schools and other facilities  Visitor access will be restricted  Visitors will be required to undergo a temperature check prior to entry  Wellness Hand-washing and sanitizing throughout the day  and Hand sanitizing stations installed in school hallways  Hygiene Paper towel dispensers installed in bathrooms  Restricted use of water fountains / encouraged use of water bottles  Plastic partitions placed at select customer service locations  Enhanced Improved routine cleaning and disinfecting of facilities by custodians  Facility Safe and effective cleaner provided to all staff to use on high touch surfaces throughout the day  Cleaning Response protocols in place for facilities impacted by COVID-19  Facility use agreements reflect District standards and expectations  Heating, Ventilation, and Cooling System set in alignment with industry standards for COVID19 9

Student and Visitor Safety  Improved PPE for bus drivers including masks and face shields  Bus Safety Assigned and managed student seating  Buses disinfected after the morning and afternoon routes  Safe and effective cleaner provided for high touch surfaces after each run  Sanitizing station affixed to the bus frame  Student masks expected / social distancing cannot be achieved on buses  Parents may opt to transportation students through other methods  School Parents will be expected to pay for meals online  Nutrition School nutrition staff meeting with local school leadership regarding meal delivery model  Some students will eat in classrooms using a grab and go / cafeteria may be used with social distancing measures in place  Pre-order meals will be available for parent pick-up for virtual and individual remote learners as well as quarantined students  School Assemblies limited to smaller groups of students and information will be broadcasted live for Logistics students in classrooms  Space desks and tables in classrooms to improve social distancing  Stagger class changes  Arrival and dismissal procedures will be updated  Limit distribution of school lockers  Signage Signage throughout facilities regarding healthy hygiene  Reinforcing Reminders regarding prevention and expected behaviors  Public Notices – Stay at home if sick  Health Messages provided in English and Spanish (at specified locations) Expectations 10

Technology Readiness Senior Device Return—Retrieval Return Devices Deployed Devices Returned Outstanding Percentage 91.58% 5,830 5,339 491 Device Distribution Remote Learning Hotline Device Hubs "Day 1" Device Distribution in Schools # of Devices Issued # of Devices to Date Projected for Day 1 Distribution 40,000 23,000 11

Hotspot Distribution Total 7,377 Hotspots All Summer Digital Learning Grant School Schools Students Parklane Feldwood Bethune Oakley College Park SL Lewis Conley Hills Paul D. West 1 Million Digital Learning Title I Total Distributed 141 81 3 225 12