(Updated Wednesday, August 26, 2020) PLEASE REVIEW OUR “Red” UPDATES ***[email protected]*** Device Distribution: ***UPDATED DATES & TIMES*** • WHEN? KATE BOND MIDDLE 6 August 27 8 A.M. - 11 A.M. August 29 8 A.M. - 12 P.M. Cordova High School, 1800 Berryhill Rd. KATE BOND MIDDLE 7 August 27 11 A.M. - 3 P.M. August 29 8 A.M. - 12 P.M. Cordova High School, 1800 Berryhill Rd. KATE BOND MIDDLE 8 August 27 3 P.M. - 6 P.M. August 29 8 A.M. - 12 P.M. Cordova High School, 1800 Berryhill Rd. • WHERE? ***UPDATED LOCATION*** o CORDOVA HIGH SCHOOL, 1800 Berryhill Rd., Cordova Workbooks, Agenda, and Class Schedule Distribution***: • WHEN? o 6th Grade: Monday, August 24 from 3pm – 6pm o 7th Grade: Tuesday, August 25 from 3pm – 6pm o 8th Grade: Wednesday, August 26 from 3pm-6pm o ALL Grades: Thursday, August 27 from 3pm-6pm
o CORDOVA HIGH SCHOOL, 1800 Berryhill Rd., Cordova
Workbooks, Agenda, and Class Schedule Distribution***:
• WHEN?
o 6th Grade:
Monday, August 24 from 3pm – 6pm
o 7th Grade:
Tuesday, August 25 from 3pm – 6pm
o 8th Grade:
Wednesday, August 26 from 3pm-6pm
o ALL Grades:
Thursday, August 27 from 3pm-6pm
Friday, August 28 from 1pm – 3pm
• WHERE?
o KBMS
Drive-thru pick-up
***ELA Workbooks did not arrive. We will schedule a pick-up date for ELA workbooks as soon
as they are received.
• Thursday, August 27 at 7:00 pm
o This training will follow the device distribution on Thursday August 27
• Sunday, August 30 at 6:00 pm
o This training will follow the device distribution on Saturday August 29
Parents can register/watch for the training here: ***NEW***
1. August 27th @ 7PM: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/kbmsteamstraining27 2. August 30th @ 6PM: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/kbmsteamstraining30
Watch the training on both days live on Youtube: http://bit.ly/kodiakchannel Parents can submit questions beforehand here: http://bit.ly/teamsquestions Guide for Parents to Login into Teams: http://bit.ly/teamsloginkbms
SCS Trainings available for Parents & Students
Five classes to train parents on how to use Microsoft TEAMS will be available by video on the SCS
website beginning on the following dates:
8-21 TEAMS 101
8-28 Learn From Home Florida Virtual School (FLVS) Fundamentals
Please include your child’s name and grade, your name and your contact
information in your email, along with your questions or concerns. You may
address your email to the following areas as needed. (Notice the “underscore”
between MS & support in the new email address)
Student Records:
• Ms. S. Roberts, Records Coordinator
Attendance:
• Ms. W. Hannah, Attendance Coordinator
Class Schedules or School Registration:
• Ms. C. Marlar, Registrar
Student Health:
• Ms. W. Hannah, Medical Records
Other:
• General Office Assistance:
o Ms. C. Smith, KBMS Main Office
Parents should expect to receive a return email or a call from the teacher(s), counselors, assistant principals, or other staff no later than the close of business the day following the email when sent Monday-Thursday and no later than close of business on Monday following an email sent on Friday.
(TI Calculators for Algebra I students can be signed out from KBMS)
Students will receive traditional class schedules, and they will be expected to join each class session on
TEAMS every day at set times, just as they would go from class to class if they were in the school
building.
So, I encourage families to continue to familiarize themselves with the Microsoft TEAMS platform. It
will be very important for each of us to be as familiar with the TEAMS platform as possible, as we
work together to support students in successful learning.
***NEW***
While we encourage parent to play an active role in the virtual learning process, parent should not:
• Parents should not interact directly with any students or teachers during a live classroom session
• Parents should not expect to be able to talk with, question, or conference with a teacher during a
live class session
• Parents should not communicate with any students in the virtual classroom at any time.
The virtual classroom sessions are designed to present students and teachers with as normal a
traditional classroom experience as possible, and we need to allow students and teachers to own this
space. If parents have questions about a lesson or any other concerns, parents are encouraged to email
the teacher with any questions or concerns. However,
Virtual attendance will be taken during each class session just as if they were in the school
building. Students and teachers will utilize the TEAMS platform for the delivery of daily classroom
instruction, content discussions and assignment completion.
Students will be expected to join each class session per their schedule on time every day. Tardies will be counted if students join class sessions after the start time.
Students will be scheduled for a traditional set of courses:
• ELA
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• Intervention
• Exploratory 1
• Exploratory 2
o
***exception: Spanish I for High School Credit
Virtual Learning Non-Tiered Bell Schedule ***UPDATED TIMES***
KBMS 100% VIRTUAL LEARNING BELL SCHEDULE
HOMEROOM (PERIOD 1) 8:00-8:10
PERIOD 2 8:10-9:00
PERIOD 3 9:05-9:55
PERIOD 4 10:00-10:50
PERIOD 5 10:55-11:45
LUNCH 11:45-12:15
PERIOD 6 12:20-1:10
PERIOD 7 1:15-2:05
PERIOD 8 2:10-3:00
• We recognize you are concerned about your child sitting down at the computer and remaining
there all day long. While, we cannot do a great deal to shorten the amount of time required in
front a computer in this virtual learning world, we have made some adjustments to our daily
schedule in give students two 20-minute “brain breaks” in addition to a thirty-minute lunch
break each day.
• TEAMS: Delivery of instruction will be provided on this platform pre-loaded on new devices
o Schedule of Parent/Student trainings coming soon
• CANVAS: All educational resources are available on this platform pre-loaded on new devices
discussion, interact with peers online around the learning, gain insight and share thinking, nor will they
be receiving live instruction. Secondly, students are expected to be a part of the live, real-time classes,
and the TN Department of Education and SCS will be monitoring student attendance through the live,
real-time classes. Students reviewing recorded lessons only will not receive attendance credit and will
be considered absent, which can lead to truancy.
If parents have any concerns with a class or teacher, parents should first contact the teacher or teachers by email. Teacher email addresses can be found on the KBMS website. Parents should expect to receive a return email or a call from the teacher(s) no later than the close of business the day following the email when sent Monday-Thursday and no later than close of business on Monday following an email sent on Friday. Again ,parents are encouraged to first contact their child’s teachers when concerns or questions arise regarding a child’s academic or behavioral progress. Should this prove not to answer questions or resolve concerns, parents are the encouraged to reach out the grade-level counselor or administrator. If none of these communications prove successful, parents are encouraged to contact Dr. Murrah, Principal. 6th Grade: Assistant Principal: Mr. S. Jones ([email protected]) Counselor: Ms. L. Jones ([email protected]) 7th Grade: Assistant Principal: Ms. M. Harrison ([email protected]) Counselor: Ms. L. Bivins ([email protected]) 8th Grade: Assistant Principal: Ms. T. Schmidt ([email protected]) Counselor: Ms. R. Jones ([email protected])
As we have commonly practiced, students and parents will be highly encouraged to reach out to grade-
level counselors, teachers, administrators, and other support staff at any time to seek assistance with
any social and emotional health concerns, including through a scheduled conference for students and
parents, by phone, email, or virtually.
Each student will be placed in a virtual, intervention-styled class, with a teacher that focuses only on
