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● E s tu d ia n te s e n C o h o rte s : D ia h ib rid o (1 o 2 ), a u to b u s ,

s a lo n e s

● H o ra rio s H ib rid o p a ra e m p e z a r e l a n o (s e re e v a lu a ra e n

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● F u ll re m o te o p tio n a v a ila b le fo r fa m ilie s th a t w is h to n o t s e n d

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● S tu d e n ts a n d s ta ff re q u ire d to w e a r m a s k s o n th e b u s a n d in

th e b u ild in g .

● M a s k b re a k s w ill b e o ffe re d th ro u g h o u t th e d a y

● S c h o o l s u p p lie s a n d m a te ria ls w ill n o t b e s h a re d

● Is o la tio n ro o m a v a ila b le fo r s tu d e n ts w a itin g to b e p ic k e d u p

b y a p a re n t, w h o a re e x h ib itin g s y m p to m s o f C O V ID

● W e d n e s d a y s a re fu ll re m o te le a rn in g fo r a ll s tu d e n ts to a llo w

fo r d is in fe c tin g a n d c le a n in g b e tw e e n c o h o rts

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V IS IT O R S T O T H E B U IL D IN G

● F o r th e s a fe ty a n d h e a lth o f o u r s tu d e n ts a n d s ta ff, a c c e s s to th e in te rio r o f th e b u ild in g b y v is ito rs /p a re n ts w ill n o t b e p e rm itte d

● P P T a n d 5 0 4 M e e tin g s w ill c o n tin u e to b e h e ld th ro u g h v irtu a l m e a n s

● T M S P T O w ill m e e t v ia Z o o m

● W e lc o m e B a c k N ig h t w ill b e v irtu a l S e p te m b e r 1 7 th

● S tu d e n ts b e in g d ro p p e d o ff a n d p ic k e d u p fo r s c h o o l w ill e x it a n d e n te r v e h ic le s a t th e b a c k a n d s id e s o f th e b u ild in g

● S tu d e n ts w ill b e in th e c la s s ro o m fo r b re a k fa s t, s n a c k , a n d

s p e c ia ls

● L o c k e rs w ill n o t b e u s e d

● A ll s tu d e n t b e lo n g in g s w ill b e k e p t a t th e ir d e s k

● D e s k s a n d c h a irs w ill b e s a n itiz e d n ig h tly

● A ll c la s s ro o m s w ill h a v e h a n d s a n itiz in g s ta tio n s

● D e s k s a re in d is ta n c e d ro w s

● B a th ro o m s w ill b e s a n itiz e d tw o tim e s p e r d a y

B U IL D IN G P R O C E D U R E S

T E A C H IN G E X P E C T A T IO N S

● D u rin g s c h o o l o p e n in g te a c h e rs a n d s ta ff w ill fo c u s o n te a c h in g s tu d e n ts h o w to w e a r m a s k s , w a s h h a n d s , p ra c tic e s o c ia l d is ta n c in g , a n d b a s ic s c h o o l p ro c e d u re s

● D is tric tw id e e x p e c ta tio n s o f R E S P E C T , R E S P O N S IB IL IT Y , a n d S A F E T Y w ill b e th e p illa rs o f th is in s tru c tio n

● S tu d e n ts w ill le a rn h o w to c a re fo r s e lf, o th e rs , a n d o u r s c h o o l w h ile fo llo w in g o u r n e w p ro to c o ls

● S o c ia l e m o tio n a l le a rn in g w ill b e a fo c u s o f o u r le s s o n s a n d e m b e d d e d in th e c u rric u lu m to s u p p o rt s tu d e n ts in th is n e w m o d e l

● Respect

● Responsibility

● Safety

H Y B R ID M O D E L

A c ro s s th e d is tric t, b a s e d o n th e o ld e s t T P S s c h o o l- a g e

c h ild , fa m ilie s w ith th e la s t n a m e s A - L w ill b e H y b rid

C o h o rt 1 a n d fa m ilie s w ith th e la s t n a m e M - Z w ill b e

H y b rid C o h o rt 2

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Cohort 1A-L

In the school building

In the school building

Attending Remotely

Attending Remotely

Attending Remotely

Cohort 2M-Z

Attending Remotely

Attending Remotely

Attending Remotely

In the school building

In the school building

Full Distance (Family Choice)

Attending Remotely

Attending Remotely

Attending Remotely

Attending Remotely

Attending Remotely

C L A S S R O O M P R O C E D U R E S

● M a s k b re a k s w ill b e o ffe re d th ro u g h o u t th e d a y

● S tu d e n ts w ill w a s h h a n d s o r s a n itiz e h a n d s m u ltip le tim e s

th ro u g h o u t th e d a y

● S tu d e n ts w ill re m a in s o c ia lly d is ta n c e d th ro u g h o u t th e d a y

● A ll s tu d e n ts w ill b e fa c in g in th e s a m e d ire c tio n w h e n fe a s ib le

● A ll s tu d e n ts w ill u s e p e rs o n a l w a te r b o ttle s b ro u g h t fro m

h o m e , a s w a te r fo u n ta in s th ro u g h o u t th e s c h o o l w ill n o t b e

a v a ila b le fo r u s e

● S tu d e n ts w ill h a v e th e c h o ic e to e a t b re a k fa s t a t s c h o o l e a c h d a y . B re a k fa s t w ill b e in th e c la s s ro o m

C L A S S R O O M P R O C E D U R E S

● S tu d e n ts w ill h a n g b a c k p a c k s o n th e b a c k s o f c h a irs a s

lo c k e rs w ill n o t b e in u s e

IN S T R U C T IO N

● In s tru c tio n w ill ta k e p la c e in - p e rs o n a n d re m o te ly u s in g a

d is tric t p ro v id e d C h ro m e b o o k .

● S tu d e n ts w ill a c c e s s le a rn in g u s in g G o o g le C la s s ro o m ,

L e a rn in g A p p s , a n d v irtu a l m e e tin g o p tio n s s u c h a s Z o o m

a n d G o o g le M e e ts

● S tu d e n ts re c e iv e in s tru c tio n 5 d a y s a w e e k e ith e r in - p e rs o n

o r v irtu a lly

R E M O T E L E A R N IN G ● S tu d e n ts w ill a c c e s s re m o te le a rn in g u s in g th e ir d is tric t

p ro v id e d C h ro m e b o o k

● In s tru c tio n w ill b e p ro v id e d b y th e ir te a c h e rs v irtu a lly a n d

e m b e d d e d in G o o g le C la s s ro o m

● S tu d e n ts w ill h a v e d e s ig n a te d c h e c k - in tim e s fo r liv e s tu d e n t

s u p p o rt a n d in s tru c tio n

M y T e c h n o lo g y F a ile d , N o w W h a t?

T e c h n o lo g y c a n a n d w ill fa il. S o , w h a t d o y o u d o w h e n th a t h a p p e n s ?

● If Z o o m o r G o o g le M e e ts fre e z e s d u rin g a v irtu a l

le s s o n n o t to w o rry ! T h e firs t th in g y o u c a n d o is try

to s ig n b a c k in . If th a t d o e s n o t w o rk , y o u c a n lo g

in to o n e o f y o u r le a rn in g a p p s s u c h a s F re c k le ,

E p ic , o r L e x ia .

● If y o u r in te rn e t c o n n e c tio n s to p s w o rk in g w h ile y o u

a re o n th e c o m p u te r o r n e e d to jo in in a v irtu a l

le s s o n . . . it h a p p e n s , y o u c a n in s te a d p ra c tic e y o u r

m a th fa c ts , re a d a b o o k y o u h a v e a t h o m e , p ra c tic e

S A M P L E S C H E D U L E

Start Time End Time Minutes Period Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8

7:50 8:35 45 1 Winn Block English Math

8:40 9:25 45 2 English Science Winn Block

9:30 10:15 45 3 Science Math English

10:20 11:05 45 4 Lunch Winn Science

11:10 11:55 45 5 Winn Block Lunch Social Studies

12:00 12:45 45 6 Learning Lab Social Studies Lunch

12:50 1:35 45 7 Social Studies Winn Block Learning Lab

1:40 2:25 45 8 Math Learning Lab Winn Block

S A M P L E W E D N E S D A Y S C H E D U L E

Start Time End Time Minutes Period Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8

7:50 8:20 30 1 Winn Block English Math

8:25 8:55 30 2 English Science Winn Block

9:00 9:30 30 3 Science Math English

9:35 10:05 30 4 Screen Break Winn Block Science

10:10 10:40 30 5 Winn Block Screen Break Social Studies

10:45 11:15 30 6 Learning Lab Social Studies Screen Break

11:20 11:50 30 7 Social Studies Winn Block Learning Lab

11:55 12:25 30 8 Math Learning Lab Winn Block

B U S

● S tu d e n ts w ill o n ly b e a llo w e d to h a v e o n e b u s p la n fo r

th e y e a r to e n s u re c o h o rtin g a n d c o n ta c t tra c in g .

● P ra c tic e s o c ia l d is ta n c in g a t th e b u s s to p s .

● T w o s tu d e n ts p e r s e a t.

● M a s k s w ill b e w o rn o n th e b u s .

● B u s s e s w ill s a n itiz e d b e tw e e n ru n s .

P A R E N T D R O P O F F A N D P IC K U P

P le a s e b e p a tie n t a n d fo llo w th e tra ffic d ire c tio n s .

D R O P O F F D o o rs w ill b e o p e n b e tw e e n 7 :2 5 - 7 :4 5 a m P le a s e

b e p a tie n t a n d fo llo w th e tra ffic d ire c tio n s

● P u ll in to th e E a s t P e a rl R o a d e n tra n c e a n d p ro c e e d p a s t th e

s o c c e r fie ld s fo llo w in g th e ro a d to th e b a c k o f th e b u ild in g ,

fo llo w tra ffic b e h in d th e s c h o o l

● 6 th g ra d e w ill b e d ro p p e d o ff a t th e n o rth s id e o f th e s c h o o l

b y th e b a s e b a ll fie ld s

● 7 th a n d 8 th g ra d e w ill b e d ro p p e d o ff o n th e s o u th s id e b y th e

s o c c e r fie ld s

● T ra ffic is o n e w a y - le ft la n e is fo r p a rk in g to d ro p o ff, rig h t

P A R E N T D R O P O F F A N D P IC K U P

D R O P O F F C o n tin u e d

● It is h e lp fu l if s tu d e n ts e x it/e n te r th e c a r o n th e d riv e r s id e

(b u ild in g s id e ), P a re n ts m u s t s ta y in th e ir v e h ic le

● T ra ffic w ill e n te r th e b u s lo o p to e x it th e c a m p u s fo llo w s ta ff

d ire c tio n s fo r e n te rin g tra ffic

● A fte r 7 : 5 0 , p le a s e d riv e y o u r s tu d e n t to th e m a in e n tra n c e , rin g th e b e ll, a n d y o u r c h ild w ill b e le t in to th e b u ild in g . Y o u r s tu d e n t w ill b e m a rk e d ta rd y .

P A R E N T D R O P O F F A N D P IC K U P

P IC K U P P ic k u p w ill b e g in a t 2 :3 0 p m

● P u ll in to th e E a s t P e a rl R o a d e n tra n c e a n d p ro c e e d p a s t th e

s o c c e r fie ld s fo llo w in g th e ro a d to th e b a c k o f th e b u ild in g ,

fo llo w tra ffic b e h in d th e s c h o o l (ju s t lik e a rriv a l)

● 6 th g ra d e w ill b e p ic k e d a t th e n o rth s id e o f th e s c h o o l b y th e

b a s e b a ll fie ld s

● 7 th a n d 8 th g ra d e w ill b e p ic k e d u p o n th e s o u th s id e b y th e

s o c c e r fie ld s

● T ra ffic is o n e w a y - le ft la n e is fo r p a rk in g to p ic k u p , rig h t

la n e is to m o v e to th e p ro p e r s e c tio n o f th e b u ild in g a n d e x it

la n e

W A T E R B O T T L E S & W A T E R F O U N T A IN S

● S tu d e n ts a re e n c o u ra g e d to b rin g w a te r b o ttle to s c h o o l

● W a te r fo u n ta in s w ill n o t b e a b le to b e u s e d

B A T H R O O M S

● C o h o rts o f s tu d e n ts w ill b e a s s ig n e d d e s ig n a te d b a th ro o m s to u s e

● C le a n in g o f b a th ro o m s w ill b e c o m p le te d tw ic e e a c h d a y

In d iv id u a l S tu d e n t B re a ks

● S tu d e n ts w ill fo llo w s c h o o l p ro to c o l fo r b a th ro o m u s e

● S tu d e n ts w ill w a it o u ts id e o f th e b a th ro o m u n til th e b a th ro o m

is a v a ila b le . S tu d e n ts w a itin g fo r th e b a th ro o m w ill s ta n d o n

d e s ig n a te d s p o ts u n til it is th e ir tu rn .

B R E A K F A S T & L U N C H

● A ll s tu d e n ts w ill h a v e th e o p p o rtu n ity to re c e iv e b re a kfa s t a n d lu n c h w h e th e r th e y a re in s c h o o l o r p a rtic ip a tin g in d is ta n c e le a rn in g ; fre e o f c h a rg e

● P rio r to e a tin g , s tu d e n ts w ill s a n itiz e th e ir h a n d s fo llo w in g th e C D C H a n d w a s h in g G u id e lin e s

● S tu d e n ts w ill e a t b re a k fa s t in th e ir in d iv id u a l c la s s ro o m

● S tu d e n ts w ill e a t lu n c h in th e c a fe te ria ; s e a te d w ith th e ir re s p e c tiv e c o h o rts

○ A t lu n c h , s tu d e n ts w ill b e s o c ia lly d is ta n t, s e a te d w ith ta b le d iv id e rs in p la c e to p ro v id e a d d itio n a l p ro te c tio n .

M A S K B R E A K S

● M a s k s a re re q u ire d o f a ll s tu d e n ts a n d s ta ff th ro u g h o u t th e s c h o o l d a y

● S tu d e n ts w h o a re u n a b le to w e a r m a s k s d u e to m e d ic a l re a s o n s w ill n e e d to p ro v id e th e s c h o o l w ith m e d ic a l d o c u m e n ta tio n fo r th is e x e m p tio n

● S tu d e n ts w ill ta k e s ta g g e re d m a s k b re a k s th ro u g h o u t th e d a y

● B re a k fa s t ● P a rt o f a d e s ig n a te d c la s s p e rio d ● L u n c h ● O u td o o r le a rn in g o p p o rtu n itie s

R E S O U R C E S T O P R E P A R E S T U D E N T S

● H a n d w a s h in g V id e o C D C - h ttp s : //y o u tu . b e /L W m o k 9 a v z r4

● Wearing a Mask Video Cincinnati Children’s Hospital: h ttp s : //y o u tu . b e /4 K R u P 1 Q G m h U

● 6 - fe e t A p a rt S o c ia l D is ta n c in g S o n g : : h ttp s : //y o u tu . b e /O M g 6 t- z 8 K E I

Viking Family, Although this school year may look or feel different,

remember, we are STRONGER TOGETHER! We can’t wait to see all of you,

in person and/or virtually!