H ybr id Learning - Rhodes School District 84.5 of Hybrid Town Hall.pdfH ybr id Learning Town Hall. H ELLO! Jim Prather [email protected] Brian McConnell [email protected]

Hybrid LearningTown Hall

HELLO!Jim [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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We are the admin team.

What to Expect at a Listening Tour

Norms▹ Raise hand to give

suggestion or question

▹ Use chat for help

FormatFor each topic:▹ Plan ▹ Ideas shared with

us▹ Collect suggestions

& questions

Note about privacy: Session will be recorded and publicly shared.

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Tonight’s Agenda

▹ Sharing▹ Listening▹ Additional Q & A

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SharingSubstitutesTimelinesFoodBussing

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ListeningWe are looking for your ideas on each of the following topics.

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1.Safety

EquipmentPersonal Protective &

Medical Equipment

Plan▹ Goal for students to

maintain 6ft of separation at all times

▹ All staff and students wear masks

▹ Additional PPE available to staff and permitted for students

Summary

Suggestions and Questions▹ Can we add plastic

shields for desks?▹ How far apart will desks

be?▹ How will changing

definitions of “close contact” affect the plan?

▹ What accommodations will be made for students with health conditions?

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Answers

▹ We can look into plastic shields but haven’t at this point.▹ Desks will be 6ft apart.▹ Specials teachers will teach remotely to minimize contact.▹ Interventions will be held remotely or in large spaces where social

distancing is possible.▹ New school supply list will minimize common touch items.▹ Doors will be propped open to minimize common touch surfaces.▹ Reduced passenger loads in busses with siblings seated together▹ No more than 50 students in the hallway at a time▹ Scheduled bathroom and movement breaks▹ Title 1, after-school clubs, and Zero Period classes continue

remotely.▹ Students have the option to continue remotely.▹ Students given medical accommodations (scheduled breaks from

masks, scheduled nurse visits, more comfortable mask, etc)

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2.Classrooms

Setup & Size

Plan

▹ Smaller classes expected (only ~60% students expected to return)

▹ Large classes moved to larger classrooms

▹ Desks 6ft apart▹ Some classroom furniture may be

removed▹ Individual school supplies▹ 3 hour wait time between sharing

paper▹ In-person students out for the day will

stream instruction live.▹ Interventions delivered in large

spaces where social distancing is possible or remotely

▹ Quarantine space separate from nurse’s office

Summary

Suggestions and Questions

▹ What will teachers who share a space do?

▹ What if a student or staff member is suspect of having Covid?

▹ What if more students request in-person learning than expected?

▹ How will interventions happen?

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Answers

▹ Co-teachers who remain with one class the majority of the day will share the classroom teacher’s room.￭ Instruction outside of this class will be delivered remotely or in

a space large enough to social distance.▹ Co-teachers who work regularly with multiple groups of students will

be provided with larger spaces in which to meet safely with students▹ We will follow IDPH guidelines in cases of positive Covid Cases.

￭ Protect privacy of individuals￭ Inform staff and families of students in close contact.￭ Contact Cook County Health Department for contact tracing

beyond school▹ All staff sign in to building to facilitate contact tracing.

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https://www.isbe.net/Documents/IDPH-COVID19-Exclusion-Decison-Tree.pdf

3.Schedule

Plan

▹ Bus pickup starting at 7:15￭ No morning recess￭ Students straight to

classroom▹ Students enter building

after 7:30▹ Instruction 7:50-11:50 in

person and remote▹ Staggered dismissal▹ 1:00-2:00 remote

instruction for all▹ Zero period classes after

2:00▹ 5 hours a day 5 days a week

Summary


▹ When will hybrid learning start?

▹ When do parents need to decide?

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Answers

▹ Board meeting on December 14 to decide possible start date January

▹ Families will have 2-6 weeks notice▹ Families can choose transition to remote at any

time▹ Families will have option to enroll in in-person

learning for quarter ￭ Families who choose remote instruction must

wait until next quarter to choose in-person learning

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4.Student/Staff Interactions

Routines, movement, instruction, collaboration

Plan

▹ Families choose remote or in-person learning

▹ K-5 remote teacher for remote learners

￭ Class assignments will change as needed

▹ In-person learners take bag lunch & breakfast home

▹ In-person instruction inclusive of any absent students participating remotely

▹ Dual language teachers teach in-person and remote simultaneously

Summary


▹ How will temperatures be taken?

▹ Can a family who chooses remote learning choose in-person learning later?

▹ How will dual language program look in a hybrid model?

▹ How will supplies be managed?▹ Will paper be allowed?▹ How far apart will desks be?

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Answers

▹ Temperatures taken at buses and at school entrances￭ Cannot be self reported￭ Parents contacted to pick up students running a temperature￭ Teachers running a temperature work from home if able

▹ Families choose between remote and in-person learning each quarter￭ Can transition mid quarter to remote learning but NOT to

in-person▹ Dual language teachers will teach remote and in-person students at

same time▹ Students will use their own supplies▹ Paper can be used after 3 hour wait period▹ Instruction designed to incorporate potential remote learners▹ Desks 6ft apart

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5.Additional InstructionSpecial Education, English Learner Services, Specials,

Physical Education, interventions

Plan▹ These classes and

services will continue remotely

▹ Some interventions may take place in large spaces where social distancing possible

Summary

Suggestions and Questions▹ Will Title 1 classes

after school continue?

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Answers

▹ Title 1 and Zero Period classes (Band, Spanish, Chorus) will continue remotely after school

▹ After school clubs will continue

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6.At-Home Learners

Plan▹ K-5 have remote

teacher▹ 6-8 may stream live or

have remote section▹ Dual language

students stream live▹ May change teacher▹ Can switch to

in-person following quarter

Summary

Suggestions and Questions▹ What details can you

share about the remote plan for middle school?

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Answers

▹ Working on two models￭ Remote students could stream instruction live

⬝ Instruction designed to include remote learners￭ Remote learners could be place in single section

⬝ Teachers each have class period dedicated to remote learning for this section

￭ Will meet with middle school to continue working on the selected model

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““Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much” –

Helen Keller.

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Steps Taken1

Presentation of current plan

2Written

questions and suggestions

3Live discussion

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Next StepsWe will review and incorporate community ideas and present proposed changes at the next board meeting on December 14.

THANKS!Any questions?Jim [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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