Update on Reopening for NMCUSD and Related Guidance July 23, 2020 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Update on Reopening for NMCUSD and Related Guidance July 23, 2020

Where is the school reopening guidance coming from? Monterey County Office of CA Department of Public Education Health California Department of Education Hosted Webinar for Governor Newsom Superintendents on July 20th

Face Coverings Students Students will be provided 2 face coverings • Students face coverings will be washed daily • • Exemption if medically unable to wear a face covering CDHD Guidelines states schools must exclude students that refuse face covering • Staff • Staff will be provided 2 face coverings • Staff have been trained on washing face coverings after each use Face Shields can be used in limited situations along with social distancing •

Face Coverings: Children in Childcare

Face Coverings: Schools TK - 12th

What will Distance Learning Look Like? August 12-24th: Common Lessons • Digital Citizenship Lessons/ • Distance Learning Class Technology Integration Routines, Platform and Common Lesson Plan Elements Student Weekly Goal Setting • • Consistent communication and and Reflection progress monitoring Student Engagement • • Social Emotional Lessons Strategies

Social Emotional Wellness & Support Support for Parents Support for Staff 1. TAKE TIME TO CULTIVATE RELATIONSHIPS 2. OPPORTUNITIES WHERE ADULTS CAN HEAL & CONNECT Practice Prepare Implement Practice Prepare Implement Allowing space Foster new 2.1 ● Create calendar of events ● Host events 1.1 ● Create calendar of events and designate ● Host the for connection relationship for all staff (PD, community (Aug-Sep) hosts events and healing s that circles, social hour, etc.) ● Share (trainings/workshops/sessions/support (Aug-Sept) elevate ● “Wellness warrior” - weekly weekly groups) to focus on connectivity and ● Share student & email (quote, inspo, “Wellness relationship building videos on family voice resources) Warrior” & ● Create/share short SEL themed videos for multiple ● Short videos for training Videos families in multiple languages platforms (self-care & SEL) ● Create handouts in multiple languages for families

Social Emotional Wellness & Support Support for Learners Ongoing Monitoring for Updates 3. CREATE SAFE, SUPPORTIVE & EQUITABLE LEARNING 4. USE OF DATA AS AN OPPORTUNITY ENVIRONMENTS Practice Prepare Implement Practice Prepare Implement Elevate voices ● Create staff survey for ● Send surveys and 4.1 in reflecting Build adult- check-in prior to school review data to make ● All learners connected with new ● Call and 3.1 and acting on student & year decisions teacher and previous teacher if connect with data peer ● SEL Screener in Mid- ● Implement space for possible all learners relationships Sept for learners concerns ● Routines and procedures for ● Embed SEL ● Create space for ● Continue to monitor distance learning established within lessons together ● Focus on parents to send school & district data questions/concerns ● SEL lessons with curriculum (e.g. connectivity feedback Second Step) and supplemental resources relationship-building

Frontline Online Platform & Digital Catalog for Professional Development Professional Learning Management Provides a catalog of goal-aligned learning opportunities – ● online/virtual, in-district, out-of-district, conferences, and more Uses evaluation results to identify relevant professional learning ● Tracks progress toward state and district requirements ● Automatically finds substitutes in Frontline Absence & Time for ● approved out-of-classroom PD absences

Frontline Online Platform & Digital Catalog for Professional Development Implementation Timeline Jan 2020 to Present - Ongoing Configuration & Set Up Trainings with Core Team • April - Initial Training with Ed Services Team • May - Pilot Pre-Registered Activities w/ Paraprofessionals & Behavior Techs • June - District Catalog Training with Ed Service Team members • July - All Site Admin & Ed Services Team Training • • July - Prof Dev Mini Action Team Members training and feedback August - Certificated Teacher & Classified Employee Trainings •

1st Student Preferred Method # of Families Parent Phone Calls 2 Days a week 1 and Individualized 3 Days a week 1 Survey Blended Learning Hybrid Model 1180 Results As of July 22 Both Programs 6 Distance Learning 63 Either one 3 Enrollment at NMC Independent Study 407 Everyday 3 Neither Plan 1 Parents decision when safe to school 5 Physically in school daily 8 Undecided 12 Total 1690

Parent Phone Calls and Individualized Survey Results to Date 1st Student "NO" to School # of Plans for Student # of Families Families Parent Home School 83 Parent Home School 3 Private School 3 Private School 3 Refused to disclose 10 Refused to disclose 1 Transfer to another school 25 Transfer to another school 27 Don't Know 14 Don't Know 87 Total 48 Total 208

Parent Phone Calls and Individualized Survey Results to Date Category Response WiFi/Internet Connection Percent in home No, we do not have Internet Access 357 13.2% Yes, however, internet connection is 212 7.8% inadequate Yes, however, the promotion discount will 25 0.9% expire soon Yes, I have sufficient internet connection 1208 44.7% Total Families 2703 66.7%

Parent “Zoom” Sessions-Comments/Questions We need parent trainings on • Kids need other kids to • platforms , how to use chromebooks. socialize . How can we access teachers ? • What is the target date of • Can they have office hours ? • reopening ? It would be nice to have one • Will students continue • platform teachers use district wide . playing outside ? How will meals be What will be the required time for • • served ? students during Distance Learning ?

Instructional Schedules- Continuum Secondary Elementary Stable Cohorts within Families • • Class is a Stable Cohort Minimize the number of courses • • Supports based on Diagnosed Needs & time in “presentation” mode Tools to demonstrate and apply • Student goal setting, pacing and • learning with frequent progress progress monitoring monitoring and feedback Supports based on targeted • • Peer Interaction and Reflection needs that are supplemental • Two-way connections with Families Multiple opportunities for • connecting with teachers & peers

Facilities Mapping Preparation of Sites for Return to School Reducing / Relocating student desks in classrooms ● Preparing and modifying alternative use spaces ● Outdoor Learning, Eating Spaces - projects underway ○ Temporary alternate office locations - space modifications ○ Additional spaces for staff breaks/lunch ○ Additional restroom facilities - Temporary facilities on order ○ Additional work spaces and resource material locations ○

Facilities Mapping Facilities Health & Safety Disinfecting equipment option - UVC Disinfection Lamp ● Touchless Disinfection with UV Light ○ Hospital-Grade Efficacy ○ Disinfects classroom to 99.9999% in 5 minutes ○ Built In - disinfection reporting & assurance ○ User safety features - delayed start, auto & motion shutoff ○ Does not require chemical disinfectant solution ○

Echo Valley Elementary School

Prunedale Elementary School Signage Samples

NMC Middle School

Human Resources Key Terms Essential Worker - workers supporting public and private childcare, pre-K, K-12 schools for the purposes of distance learning, provision of school meals, or care and supervision of minors to support essential workforce across all sectors Remote Work - work that is done away from the office or classroom in a remote location (ie., at home) Distance Learning - instruction in which the student and the instructor are in different locations; may include the use of a computer or other technology, as well as instruction and check-in time with the teacher; may also include use of print materials subject to written or oral feedback.

Human Resources Employee Health and Safety On Campus District Measures All employees provided training on to continuing/returning to work spaces – To date, 243 employees have completed this training – PPE Provided to Staff – Work spaces and office place guidance reviewed – Movement of Staff to Alternate • Adjustment of Existing Furniture • Staggered schedules • Handwashing/Hand Sanitizing upon arrival – Cleaning & disinfecting supplies and protocols for employees –

Human Resources Employee Health and Safety On Campus District Measures (cont’d) Daily Wellness Check process completed no later than the first 15 minutes of • starting work for the day. • For employees working in essential childcare, daily temperature monitoring. This will be expanded to all employees soon. Kiosks will be deployed at work sites for employee check-in. • Employee Letter of Individual Needs was e-mailed/mailed out to all staff members 73 employees have returned the letter this far. –