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Re-opening Plans for 2020-2021

Board of Education Meeting

July 21, 2020Tonia Thompson, Ed.D. Superintendent

Eric Wilson, Executive Director of Human Resources and Operations

Karry Mullins, Assistant to the Superintendent


Guiding Principles

• The health, safety and well-being of the children and adults is paramount.

• Educational equity is a priority.• Planning for school to re-open is not a one time event.• Value stakeholder input.• There may be differences between buildings based on

differences in size of buildings and ages of students.


Voice and Choice


Mandated Re-opening Requirements

• Social Distancing and Face Coverings - 6 feet; masks required of all

• Hygiene, Cleaning and Disinfection - Training, documentation, consistently reinforced practices

• Communication - Predictable plan for communicating with students, parents/guardians, and faculty/staff

• Screening and Tracking - daily temperatures, daily questionnaire, procedure for quarantine



Continuous Learning - State Guidelines


Continuous Learning -State Guidance


Continuous Learning - State Guidance


Continuous Learning - Curriculum & Instruction

Recommendations:

● A common district wide curriculum with prioritized standards and a baseline/time frame for what

standards or expectations should be met at set points throughout the year-- **Curriculum map**● ,

● Prioritized standards for each unit posted for parents at home to know what students are learning in each unit.

● One standard platform: Google Classroom for work flow (getting & turning in assignments)

● Teacher-created lessons with audio of own voice on Google Slides and/ or videos. (Teachers saw an

increase in engagement when teachers started recording their own voices on slides they created and in their own videos.)

● Training for parents and teachers on new expectations, curriculum, how assignments are found

and completed, & technology resources being used in the classroom (maybe a drive-in movie theater

concept using NYSEG Stadium)

● Consistency in terms of work assigned, providing enough work for students who finish early, etc.,

and meaningful feedback provided to students


Continuous Learning - CommunicationRecommendations:

Google Site for each building (with common district wide elements) for single point of access for curriculum and assignment information for students and parents (Grade Level Team/ Depts & Teacher Google Sites are linked to building site)

● Elementary Level- All teachers working with a classroom are linked to main Google Site for that Classroom

● Middle Level- All teachers are linked to main Google Site for Grade Level Team● High School Level- All teachers are linked to Department Google Site

Common way to record weekly assignments (i.e. the weekly organizers) posted on teacher Google Site and/or

team Google Site (all assignments are linked to Google Classroom)

Common ways to communicate from staff to parents among teachers that share similar students (i.e. Remind app, etc.)

Different modes of communication from district to parents when new information comes out, email, posted to

BCSD app, and then a robo call.

Video on the district home page showing parents how to navigate the buildings’ sites

“B” app for all families - building specific & District communications on a set schedule helped

Have videos available for those who can’t attend family PD & an email where people can submit questions


Scheduling

What we know ….

• Some students and faculty/staff will need full remote learning

• In order to comply with Social Distancing Guidelines, most students will not receive in-person instruction daily.

• In order to accomplish a hybrid instructional environment, daily schedules will need to be altered.


DRAFT - BLENDED SCHEDULE

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Cohort A Cohort A Remote

Learning for

Cohort A,B,C

faculty and

students;

Possible Cohort

D who attends

3 days per

week

Cohort B Cohort B

Cohort C Cohort C Cohort C Cohort C Cohort C


DRAFT Blended Daily InstructioinInstruction Elementary Middle School HIgh School

In-person Alter length of day to

accommodate for prep

and lunch time

Ex: 7:45 to 2:00 day for

students; 7:45 to 2:40

for teachers

Which elements of in-

person could also be

done daily remotely?

Morning meeting?

Alter length of day to

accommodate for

prep and lunch time

Ex: 8:30 to 3:00 for

students; 8:30 to 3:30

for teachers




Advisory?

Alter length of day to

accommodate for prep

and lunch time

Ex: 8:00 to 2:35 for

students; 8:00 to 2:45 for

teachers




Office hours?

In-person for

COHORT C/D

Modified or half day of additional instruction for these sub-groups. This is not

an option for parents to select; it will be based on students enrolled in

specific courses.


DRAFT Blended Daily InstructioinInstruction All levels

Remote Learning Days for students List by time of day, when students

should be engage in independent work

or meeting remotely with a teacher or

teacher group.

Remote Learning Day for almost all -

Wednesday

Day for teachers to have extended

period to plan and connect with

individual students; Day for cleaning of

manipulates and other high-touched

areas to be cleaned between cohorts of

students; builds in to the schedule a

delayed day in the event of a positive

COVID case.


DISTRICT SAFETY COMMITTEE

The District Safety Committee Divided into 5 Subcommittees

• Activities and Events• Facilities• Food Service• Technology• Transportation



Activities and Events

• Athletics• Extracurricular Activities• Social Activities (Dances, Proms etc.)• Other Activities (Open Houses, Parent-Teacher

Conferences)



Facilities

• Repairs and Modifications including Barriers• Building Signage• Procurement of PPE, Hand Sanitizer,

Disinfecting Supplies• Cleaning and Disinfecting Protocols• Entry Protocols• Social Distancing



Food Service

• Elementary Breakfast• Middle School and High School Breakfast• Elementary Lunch• Middle School and High School Lunch• Home Meals• Full Remote Learning



Technology

• Entry and Screening Software• Thermal Imaging Hardware• Door Entry and Exit Access



Transportation

• Number of Bus Runs• Modification of Buses• Bus Capacity with Social Distancing• Pre-load Screening• Driver Training• Provision of Masks• Signage


Behavior Task Force

• Draft additions to Code of Conduct to address expectations for remote/virtual learning and pandemic safety behaviors for in-person instruction - aligned to grade levels (PreK-1; 2nd-5th; 6th-8th; 9th-12th)

• Create PBIS presentations that explicitly teach behavior expectations regarding remote/virtual learning and safety protocols and procedures for pandemic related behaviors (social distancing, face masks, hygiene)

• Create visuals to support PBIS initiatives across the district


Community Forum

Open webinar - Zoom format, where questions can be asked during presentation of district’s plan.

Tuesday, July 28th at 6:00 pm


Parent and Employee Survey• Parent:

• Provide parents with the option of keeping their child home and engaging in remote learning (re-evaluate mid-year) or participate in Hybrid Model

• Provide parents with an option of having all children attend school the same day or different days (? given recent guidance).

• Faculty/Staff:• Ask employees what child care issues they will be having with partial

attendance days in place.• Ask employees need versus interest in providing full remote learning

instruction.• Week of July 20th - Parent Survey will be done by phone and followed up

with a letter to confirm arrangements; Email survey to faculty and employees

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