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Update: Back-to-School Plans

School Committee Meeting August 6, 2020

Student Welcome Back Plan Chandler

Monday, September 7 Tuesday, September 8 Wednesday, September 9 Thursday, September 10 Friday, September 11 No School - Labor Day

Welcome Back Day Kindergarten Cohort A - 2 groups Students and 1 parent 9:00 - 10:00 11:00 - 12:00

Welcome Back Day for AM Preschool Students (times TBA)

Welcome Back Day Kindergarten Cohort B - 2 groups Students and 1 parent 9:00 - 10:00 11:00 - 12:00

Welcome Back Day for PM Preschool Students (times TBA)

Welcome Back Day Grades 1 & 2 Cohort A Students only 9:10 - 11:25 with bus Welcome Back Day Grades 1 & 2 Cohort B Students only 9:10 - 11:25 with bus

Cohort C Students will have virtual introductions with classroom teacher and other appropriate staff during this week.

Classroom Walkthrough for Grades 1 & 2 on the Wednesday, September 9 @ 4:00 - 6:00 PM. The week of September 14 will start the regular A/B Cohort schedule and bus transportation. Chandler School Open House will be virtual on the evening of September 17.

Student Welcome Back Plan Alden

Monday, September 7 Tuesday, September 8 Wednesday, September 9 Thursday, September 10 Friday, September 11 No School - Labor Day

Grade 3 Classroom Walkthrough Grade 3 Cohort A 8:00am-9:30am Cohort B 12:30pm-2:00pm Students and 1 parent Welcome Back Day All Grades Cohort A Students only 7:45-10:00 With bus service Welcome Back Day All Grades Cohort B Students only 7:45-10:00 With bus service

Cohort C Students will have virtual introductions with classroom teacher and other appropriate staff during this week.

The week of September 14 will start the regular A/B Cohort schedule and bus transportation. Alden School Open House will be virtual on the evening of September 16.

Student Welcome Back Plan

DMS

Tuesday, September 8 Wednesday, September 9 Thursday, September 10 Friday, September 11 8:20-11:04 AM Grade 6 Cohort A

• Follow Bell

Schedule

Grade 6 Cohort B, C*

• Follow Bell

Schedule

Grade 7 Cohort A

• Follow Bell

Schedule

Grade 8 Cohort A

• Follow Bell

Schedule

12:10 - 2:49 PM Virtual WEB events

• Use 8th graders

to lead virtual breakouts

• Use X-block

groups/ A cohort Grade 8 Class Assembly (virtual)

Virtual WEB events

• Use 8th graders to

lead virtual breakouts

• Use X-block

groups/ B, C cohort Grade 7 Class Assembly (virtual)

Grade 7 Cohort B, C*

• Follow Bell

Schedule Grade 6 Class Assembly (virtual)

Grade 8 Cohort B, C*

• Follow Bell

Schedule

DMS OPEN HOUSE 6-8 PM - Virtual

*C Cohort will participate virtually

Student Welcome Back Plan DHS

DHS Tuesday, September 8 Wednesday, September 9 Thursday, September 10 Friday, September 11

8:20 - 11:04 AM Grade 9/10 Cohort A

• Full Bell Schedule
• Grade 9 Virtual

Link Program Cohort B

Grade 12 Meet Your AP Assembly - Virtual

Grades 11/12 Cohort A Full Bell Schedule

Grade 10 Meet Your AP Assembly - Virtual 12:10 - 2:49 PM Grade 9/10 Cohort B/C

• Full Bell Schedule
• Virtual Link

Program Cohort A

Grade 9 Meet Your AP Assembly - Virtual

Grades 11/12 Cohort B/C Full Bell Schedule

Grade 11 Meet Your AP Assembly - Virtual Open House DHS OPEN HOUSE 6-8 PM - Virtual

A Day in the Life of an Elementary Student

Hybrid Model - In Person Days

Bus Ride

Students who registered for the bus will …

• Sit alone or with a sibling in a seat.
• Have an assigned seat.
• Be required to wear a mask on the bus.

Arrival

Buses will be unloaded a few at a time. Staff will be helping to guide students. Staff will open car doors with gloves one at a time.

Morning Meeting

Students will participate in a daily morning meeting that will involve the other cohort of students who are at home for that day.

Morning Instruction

Prioritization of instruction will take place for students in-person each day. Students will …

• Participate in whole group and small group direct instruction.
• Receive special education services
• Use individually assigned manipulatives to assist in learning new

concepts and strategies.

• Continue to wear masks throughout the time in their classroom.

A Day in the Life of an Elementary Student

Hybrid Model - In Person Days

Recess

Students will …

• Be outside for recess as often as possible.
• Be assigned an area of the playground for their class in order to avoid

areas with other classes of students.

• Be allowed to use the play structure or certain school-issued equipment

that will be sanitized between classes.

Snack/Lunch

Students will have lunch in their classrooms. The lunch will be monitored by the assigned recess assistant. Students will …

• Place their lunch order in the morning if purchasing
• Be asked to wash their hands before and after eating.
• Remain at their assigned seats to eat their lunch.
• Wear masks whenever they leave their seat for any reason during this

time.

Afternoon Instruction

Afternoon instruction will include a combination of whole and small group

• instruction. Students may conduct experiments or participate in formative

assessments while in-person at the school.

A Day in the Life of an Elementary Student

Hybrid Model - In Person Days

Bathroom Use Some classrooms have bathrooms in the room while others need to make use of communal bathrooms in the hallways. In both areas, students will …

• Be asked to stand outside on a designated “waiting spot” and knock to see if

someone else is in the bathroom.

• Need to wait until any other students leave before entering.
• Be encouraged to wash hands after using the bathroom.

Special Area Instruction Special area teachers will be conducting a combination of in-person and asynchronous remote instruction. Students will …

• Be visited by special area teachers and will be outside as much as possible
• Participate in Library, Spanish, Art, Music, and PE on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, as

the schedule allows. Dismissal Students will be dismissed to a pick-up waiting area or by their bus from their classrooms. Students will …

• Walk down the hall with their masks on in order to board the bus and go to their

assigned seat. Or

• Walk to the pickup area where they will be spread out and wait to be dismissed

A Day in the Life of an Elementary Student

Hybrid Model - Remote Days

Morning Meeting

Students will participate in a daily morning Zoom meeting that will involve the other cohort of students who are at school for that day.

Morning Work Time

Students will …

• Log into Clever
• Check Online Learning Platform (SeeSaw or Google Classroom)
• Complete assignments sent home from the prior day in school, including:
• Paper/pencil activities and assignments
• Hand-on activities
• Digital lessons
• Use home manipulatives to assist in practicing new concepts and strategies.
• Watch pre-recorded lesson videos
• Receive special education services

Afternoon Instruction

Afternoon work may include hands-on and digital practice of concepts and skills.

Special Area Instruction

At home students will …

• Pre-recorded lessons from special area teachers will be available

End-of-Day Meeting

Students will participate in a daily afternoon Zoom meeting that will involve the other cohort of students who are at school for that day. Students will …

• Participate in end-of-day routines.
• Have a chance to hear from their peers.
• Share about how their day went.

A Day in the Life of an Elementary Student

Hybrid Model - Wednesday

Morning Work

Students will …

• Log into Clever
• Check SeeSaw or Google Classroom
• Complete assignments at home, including:
• Paper/pencil activities and assignments
• Crafts
• Digital lessons
• Assessments
• Use home manipulatives to assist in practicing new concepts, strategies and skills.
• Watch pre-recorded lesson and videos

Mid-Day Break

In addition to regular breaks during the day, students should take time away from the computer and their work to:

• Have lunch
• Get outdoors
• Play games
• Do activities with siblings/adults in the home
• Read

Afternoon Work

Much like the morning, afternoon work will include hands-on and digital practice of concepts and skills. Students will:

• Use home manipulatives.
• Work on projects
• Watch videos.
• Have digital skill practice time.

A Day in the Life of an Elementary Student

Remote Model Morning Meeting Students will participate in a live daily morning meeting. Students will …

• Participate in calendar and greeting routine.
• Have a chance to hear from their peers.
• Hear an overview of the topics of instruction for that day.

Morning Instruction Students will …

• Log into Clever
• Vist SeeSaw or Google Classroom for daily announcements.
• Participate in scheduled, live small group direct instruction, including special education

services

• Watch lesson videos for asynchronous instruction.
• Work on digital and paper/pencil assignments and projects.
• Use individually assigned manipulatives at home to assist in learning new concepts, skills and

strategies. Mid-Day Break In addition to regular breaks during the day, students should take time away from the computer and their work to:

• Have lunch
• Get outdoors
• Play games
• Do activities with siblings/adults in the home
• Read

A Day in the Life of an Elementary Student

Remote Model

Afternoon Instruction

Afternoon work may include hands-on and digital practice of concepts and skills.

Special Area Instruction

Special area teachers will be conducting live remote lessons for their weekly classes. Students will …

• Participate in Library, Spanish, Art, Music, and PE on a weekly or

bi-weekly basis, as the schedule allows.

End of Day Meeting

Students will participate in a live daily afternoon meeting. Students will …

• Participate in end-of-day routines.
• Have a chance to hear from their peers.
• Ask questions of their teacher
• Share about how their day went.

A Day in the Life of a DMS/DHS Student

Hybrid Model - In Person Days

Morning _______________ Monday-Thursday OR Tuesday-Friday

• Students will be permitted to enter the building no earlier than 7:50am, where they will report directly to their Period 1 class.

Students will not be permitted to gather in the hallways, cafeteria, library, or team areas at any time.

• Students will not have an assigned locker this year. Instead, they will be permitted to travel to classes with a backpack

containing their belongings.

• Period 1 will begin at 8:20am and progress through a set bell schedule.

Navigating the School Day: Classes and Schedule _______________ Monday-Thursday OR Tuesday-Friday

• Students will arrive on time for class.
• Each class will contain at least 15 minutes of instruction held synchronously with students in the opposite cohort who are

learning from home. This instruction may include a preview or review of concepts, new direct instruction of skills, presentation of instructions for individual or collaborative work, checking for understanding of previously taught skills, or classroom community building activities.

• The remaining class time will be used for students to engage in either collaborative or individual work. This work may include
• pportunities to practice/apply skills, project based learning, discussion based activities, and/or pre-recorded or assigned

videos (review of concepts or introduction to new content).

• Students will attend core content area courses with students on their interdisciplinary team, and will likely collaborate with

those students in the opposite cohort who are learning from home.

• Classes will also be held outside when possible, and mask breaks will occur at various points over the course of the day.

Additional Information for Elective Courses Monday-Thursday OR Tuesday-Friday

• PE and music classes will be held outdoors whenever possible in accordance with DESE guidance.
• When these courses are required to be held indoors due to weather, activities that require physical exertion

(singing, playing an instrument, or vigorous exercise) are unable to take place, and students will instead participate in alternate, course related activities

• All other specialist area courses will be held in classrooms and with students on the same team whenever possible.

A Day in the Life of a DMS/DHS Student

Hybrid Model - In Person Days

Academic Support Period & Lunch Block _______________ Monday-Thursday OR Tuesday-Friday

• Students will attend a directed study block daily, where they will be grouped with other

students on their interdisciplinary team.

• A variety of activities may occur during this block including but not limited to: small

group/individual support, directed preparation for assessments, additional time to work

• n collaborative/project based learning, and/or meetings with a guidance counselor.
• Lunch will occur during the Directed Study Block during one of two scheduled lunch

times.

• Students will be grouped for lunch with their Directed Study peers, where they will be

supervised by a DMS staff member.

• Students will have the option to buy lunch. Students who buy lunch will digitally place

their lunch order, and our cafeteria staff will distribute lunches in an orderly and socially distanced fashion to students in the team area at the start of lunch.

• Periodically, students will have the opportunity to rotate through various locations for

lunch, including their Directed Study classroom, their team area, outdoors, and in the gym.

Special Education

• All students on IEPs will continue to receive their special education services

per their service delivery grid.

• These services will occur in accordance with the bell schedule.

Dismissal

• Students will be dismissed in a staggered fashion, according to their mode of

transportation home, to avoid crowding in the hallways.

A Day in the Life of a DMS/DHS Student

Hybrid Model - Remote Days

Morning _______________ Monday-Thursday OR Tuesday-Friday

• Students will start their day following the bell schedule. Period 1 begins at 8:20am. Students are expected to

be at an appropriate space for learning, appropriately dressed and ready to log into their first class. Navigating the School Day: Classes and Schedule _______________ Monday-Thursday OR Tuesday-Friday

• Students will arrive for class on time and ready to begin.
• Students will participate in at least 15 minutes of synchronous instruction via Zoom for each course,

including electives that meet in their schedule. This synchronous instruction will be led by their content area teacher, and will occur in line with the middle school bell schedule.

• Synchronous instruction may include a preview or review of concepts, new direct instruction of skills,

presentation of instructions for individual or collaborative work, checking for understanding of previously taught skills, or classroom community building activities.

• Students will then move into either collaborative or individual work. This work may include opportunities to

practice/apply skills, project based learning, discussion based activities, assessments. Students will abide by deadlines for work completion during the period, as well as for assigned homework. Academic Support Period & Lunch Block _______________ Monday-Thursday OR Tuesday-Friday

• Students will attend this block daily.
• A variety of activities may occur during this block including but not limited to: small group support, directed

preparation for assessments, additional time to work on collaborative/project based learning, and/or meetings with a guidance counselor.

• Students should also plan to have lunch during this block.

A Day in the Life of a DMS/DHS Student

Hybrid Model - Remote Days

Virtual Learning Day _______________ Wednesday

• Students will not follow a bell schedule.
• Students will be required to submit assigned work for each of their courses on

Wednesdays in order to be recorded as present for the day.

• Students will also have the opportunity to attend office hours with their teachers

for individual or small group support. Special Education

• All students on IEPs will continue to receive their special education services per

their service delivery grid.

• These services will occur in accordance with the bell schedule.

A Day in the Life of a DMS/DHS Student

Remote Model

Morning _______________ Monday-Tuesday & Thursday-Friday

• Students will start their day following the bell schedule. Period 1 begins at

8:20am. Students are expected to be at an appropriate space for learning, appropriately dressed and ready to log into their first class. The bell schedule for the day is provided below. Navigating the School Day: Classes and Schedule _______________ Monday-Thursday OR Tuesday-Friday

• Students will arrive for class on time and ready to begin.
• Students will participate in at least 15 minutes of synchronous instruction via

Zoom for each course, including electives that meet in their schedule. This synchronous instruction will be led by their content area teacher, and will

• ccur in line with the middle school bell schedule.
• Synchronous instruction may include a preview or review of concepts, new

direct instruction of skills, presentation of instructions for individual or collaborative work, checking for understanding of previously taught skills, or classroom community building activities.

• Students will then move into either collaborative or individual work. This work

may include opportunities to practice/apply skills, project based learning, discussion based activities, assessments. Students will abide by deadlines for work completion during the period, as well as for assigned homework.

A Day in the Life of a DMS/DHS Student

Remote Model

Academic Support Period & Lunch Block _______________ Monday-Thursday OR Tuesday-Friday

• Students will attend this block daily.
• A variety of activities may occur during this block including but not limited to:

small group support, directed preparation for assessments, additional time to work on collaborative/project based learning, and/or meetings with a guidance counselor.

• Students should also plan to have lunch during this block.

Virtual Learning Day _______________ Wednesday

• Students will not follow a bell schedule.
• Students will be required to submit assigned work for each of their courses on

Wednesdays in order to be recorded as present for the day.

• Students will also have the opportunity to attend office hours with their

teachers for individual or small group support. Special Education

• All students on IEPs will continue to receive their special education services

per their service delivery grid.

• These services will occur in accordance with the bell schedule.

DMS/DHS Guiding Principles for Homework

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Cohort Notification

• Cohort A/B assignments will be shared with families early next week.
• An “opt out” of the Hybrid model survey will be sent out to families
• nce the Cohort groups are shared.
• The deadline to “opt out” will be Monday, August 17th.
• We are not able to honor requests for Cohort changes.
• Once we have a sense of actual Cohort C numbers, more detailed

information about Cohort C will be shared.

• Identified “High Needs” students may attend school in-person four

days per week in the Hybrid Model and will be notified in the Cohort letters.

Cohort C Elementary

• Students in Cohort C will be assigned to a class as usual and will

participate in morning and afternoon meeting on M/T, and Th/F with their assigned class.

• Wednesdays will be virtual, independent learning days.
• An assigned elementary teacher will provide small group instruction and

academic support for Cohort C students throughout the week.

• If a child’s class moves into our “Remote Model” for any reason, students

in Cohort C will join their class for small group instructional support.

• Virtual orientation sessions for Cohort C students will be available.
• If a family is interested in opting back into the Hybrid model, they should

reach out to the building principal.

• Cohort C is not exactly the same as our district Remote Learning Model

Cohort C Secondary

• Students will participate in the synchronous learning component of

their classes following the bell schedule on M/T & Th/F.

• Wednesdays will be virtual, independent learning days with an
• pportunity to check in with teachers during office hours.
• If virtual courses from an alternative platform are necessary, the

guidance department will work with families to develop a schedule.

• Planning for Cohort C is very schedule dependent for individual

students

• If a family is interested in opting students back into the Hybrid Model,

it is likely that this would need to happen at certain intervals during the school year (ex. end of semester).

High Needs Students

DESE has defined students with significant and complex needs as:

• Through the IEP process, students that have already been identified as having high

needs

• Students must meet at least two of the following criterion

▪ Services provided outside of the general education environment ▪ Service providers are special education teachers and related service providers ▪ Special education services constitutes as 75% of the student’s day

• Students who primarily use aided and augmentative communication
• Students who cannot engage in remote learning due to their disability-related

needs

• Students are homeless
• Students in foster care or congregate care
• Students dually identified as English Learners