Baldwyn School District Return to School Plan

2020-2021 School Year

Baldwyn School District remains committed to providing the highest

quality education for all students in a safe and healthy learning

environment.

School Calendar

*updated 07/29/2020

The traditional schedule will be modified IF there is a significant outbreak of the COVID-19 virus

among our students and/or employees. We will be in contact

with the local and Mississippi Department of Health if this

becomes necessary.

On-Campus● Traditional● Social distance as

much as possible by having limited recess and earlier school day release

01Online● Same rigor as

traditional● Tests will be

proctored

02

Options for Student Attendance

Calendar & Schedule (On-Campus Students)● Traditional 180 day

student schedule● Students released

at 2:00 pm daily

● School will begin Wednesday, August 17 with ALL students staying at home and completing instruction through paper learning packets

● Teachers will be available during school hours beginning August 17 to provide instructional assistance to students. The learning packets will be graded.

● Learning packets will be available for pick-up and/or dropoff at the schools.

● Learning packets will also be delivered to students on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays along with breakfast and lunch meals.

Start of the School Year

● On Fridays, the district personnel will also collect completed packets to be returned for grading and attendance documentation via the bus routes. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the buses will undergo the sanitizing process.

● Teachers will be working in the classrooms, preparing instructional resources and assisting students with any questions with learning packets.

Start of the School Year

Parents/guardians can elect to change from the online option to the on-campus option 1 time a semester. Online students will have deadlines

to log in and complete assignments. MDE guidance on submission and attendance will be

followed.

Online Learning

Calendar & Schedule (Online Students)

● Teachers will have online office hours from 2:00-3:15 pm to be available to assist students who are participating

in online learning and provide instructional support to students.

Attendance Requirements: Students will have to log in the Canvas learning management system daily as well as complete all daily assignments for his/her classes in order to be counted as present for the day. If assignments are not completed, the student will be marked absent for the day. School attendance laws will be followed in the virtual classroom as well as the traditional. In both learning environments, student absences will be reported to the truancy officer in accordance with state law.

Online Learning

Online Learning Agreement

*Permission forms will be located at BHS, BMS, & BES.

Students that are actively enrolled in the online learning option will be

eligible for extra-curricular activities based on MDE and MHSAA’s guidelines.

Cleaning and Sanitizing

Purchased 10 fogging

machines to disinfect all

district facilities and

buses

Purchased extra

hand-sanitizing stations and

solution for use throughout the

schools and facilities

Social distancing

signs located throughout

school campuses and

faciliities

● Everyone will have their temperature checked at the beginning of school

● Any person that has fever of 100.4 or above (CDC guidelines) must remain home until he or she is fever free for 72 hours.

Daily Screening

Social Distancing● Social distancing efforts will be

made throughout the day● Gyms, cafeterias, and other high

traffic areas will be monitored● Despite best efforts, there will

be times where your student will be closer than 6 feet to another person

Seating ChartsAll classrooms and buses will finalize seating charts by the end of August that will be strictly followed for student safety.

Registration

Registration will be slightly different this year. Please direct

any questions to the individual schools.

Baldwyn High School (662)365-1020

Baldwyn Middle School(662)365-1015

Baldwyn Elementary School(662)365-1010

Select the link below to complete student registration forms:

https://forms.gle/XUZ7UQunjc7gMitu8

Registration

Residency● New residency documents are required

ONLY for new students and returning students’ whose address changed.

● If you are a current student and your address did not change from last year, you do not have to submit residency this year.

Positive COVID-19 TestA student or employee that tests positive for COVID-19 shall follow CDC guidelines.

Face Masks

Masks will be required to be

worn at various times when

social distancing is not possible.

The district will continuously monitor CDC

guidelines.

Two face masks will be provided to all students.

Distance LearningThe district has purchased iPads for all students to use for learning. Students registration forms must be completed to receive the device.

Device Training

Administrators will work with teachers on how to properly

use device for learning. Teachers will assist students.

Parent/student training nights

(following social distancing guidelines) with tech personnel will be announced

later.

Online tutorial videos will be

released to address proper procedures for using iPad for

academic purposes.

Distance Learning

The district has purchased the Learning Management System,

Canvas, for course instruction for both on campus learning and online

learning.

If a school closure occurs, all students will transition to online learning for the

school closure time period.

Buses will operate as normal. Parents are highly encouraged to transport their student to and from school during the COVID-19 pandemic.

1Buses will be sterilized after each trip.

2

Each bus will have a seating chart that will be followed for every trip.

3Family members will sit together.

4

Transportation

Every item in the above slides is subject to change. The Baldwyn School District is

committed to providing the highest quality education in a safe and healthy learning

environment.

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