Jan. 19 Return to In-Person Instruction ReadinessWeekly UpdateJanuary 12, 2021

Dashboard - Public Health Metrics Dashboard public health metrics for Mecklenburg County

• Positivity rate• Case rate per 100,000

Recall: the dashboard specifies how to bring students back for in-person learning based on the status of these two public health metrics

• Both green > 14 days: consider in-person learning at all schools• Both yellow (and none in red) > 14 days: consider in-person learning only for

specific prioritized student populations• One or more in red > 14 days: consider virtual (remote) learning for all students

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Dashboard - Public Health Metrics

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Dashboard - District Level Case Monitoring

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Dashboard - School Level Case Monitoring

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Dashboard - District Operational Metrics & Response

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Week of 1/4 - ● Principals will revisit

their school readiness checklists by Friday

● LC Sups sent PPE update to principals on 1/6-1/7

● Operations will validate school PPE need in preparation for 1/19

● Bus drivers are running routes over the next 2 weeks

Dashboard - School Readiness Metrics & Response

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Week of 1/11 - ● Principals will be given

a refresher on protocols for managing facilities and overseeing staff

● Important to remember: The metrics are designed to inform and influence conversations

Students enrolled in K-5 and K-8 schools and assigned to in-person instruction will attend schools two days per week on an AA and BB rotation with Wednesdays as a remote learning day for all students

For the week of January 18:• Group A attends January 19• Group B attends January 21, 22

K-5 and K-8 In-Person Instruction*

* - includes Montessori PreK-6 schools

Middle School and High School In-Person Instruction*Students enrolled in middle and high school, and assigned to in-person instruction will attend schools five days per week on an A, B and C rotation.

In-Person rotation beginning January 19:• Group A - January 19-22• Group B - January 25-29 • Group C - February 1-5

* - includes 6-12 and 7-12 schools

PreK & Self-Contained EC Students PreK & Self-Contained EC Students assigned to in-person instruction will attend daily, beginning January 19.

Symptom Screening & Bus Attestation

All students attending in-person will complete the symptom screener prior to arrival each day.

All students riding a bus to school will complete the attestation form and give to their driver once per week on the first day they attend school that week.

CMS is equipping teachers to teach students in a remote, hybrid and/or in person environment.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT and SUPPORTING RESOURCES for all teachers continue to be provided to support the ability of teachers to teach all students, including English language learners and students with exceptionalities, across new and varied learning modalities.

There is CONSISTENCY in the location of information and resources, making accessing resources easier for students and parents.

Additional vetting measures ensure ACCURACY of curricular materials provisioned.

Learning community and equity staff consistently MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS of remote and in person instructional practices, providing coaching and feedback for school leaders.

FLEXIBILITY is offered to families in all facets of the remote learning experience, particularly regarding due dates for completion of assignments and necessary accommodations and modifications for specific students.

Efforts to reduce SCREEN TIME have been enacted in district-provided curricular resources and instructional expectations and in school-based master scheduling practices.

HVAC Air Quality Initiatives• Created dedicated control team to proactively monitor, identify HVAC issues and implement

corrective actions. Also, HVAC schedule modified to provide conditioned air for longer durations (almost 24/7) to improve indoor air quality

• Increased outside air flow by 10 – 15% where feasible. Also, all exhaust systems verified for correct functionality to ensure positive ventilation

• All buildings having HVAC systems with no outside air capabilities are prioritized for maintenance work and the backlog monitored on a daily basis

• Upgraded air filters throughout the District from MERV-8 to MERV-10

• 200 additional portable dehumidifiers were procured and installed at needed locations that experience high humidity issues; 500+ already installed across the district. Additional 500 dehumidifiers being procured to cater for the needs during May-Aug 2021 period

• Installation of Needle Point Bipolar Ionization (NPBI) units in the HVAC systems of classrooms with partial/no outside air capabilities is under process. Bids are due on Jan 20th. Installation planned to start in 3rd quarter of 2021

Middle School and K-8 Athletics - Canceled• We will not offer sports in middle school and K-8 for the remainder of this

school year.

• The closure is in part due to a compacted high school sports season calendar and complications with field utilization.

• High schools will work with their feeder middle schools to access the facilities on middle school campuses.

• High school club sport teams will be permitted to use off site facilities as long as these facilities are equipped to comply with the safety guidance that has been outlined by the NCHSAA.

Assessment of CMS Readiness • Operationally (e.g., current staffing levels, PPE availability, etc.), CMS is

prepared to support a return to in-person learning

• Mitigation strategies (e.g., symptom screening, masks, social distancing), at previous in-person attendance levels, helped limit spread in schools

• Anticipate need for additional contact tracing support as additional students and teachers return to buildings

New Public Health Guidance From County TodayPublic Health Director issued a Public Health Director’s Directive earlier today

• Directive informed by “exponential growth” from September 2020 to the present in multiple key metrics including positivity rate and hospitalizations

• Calls for immediate action from the community

• Several recommendations, including, though not limited to, utilizing full virtual options for work, school and any other activities where in-person is not required

• Asserts that extra precautions, taken over the next 3 weeks, will decrease spread and result in key metrics moving toward acceptable ranges

Thank you