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REACH
ACADEMY
CHARTER
SCHOOL
WRITING PROCESS
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▪ SED and DOH Guidance
▪ Surveyed Parents, Teachers and Staff to Gather Input into the Plan
▪ Met with BPS, Erie County Superintendents and Charter School Leaders Across the State
PLAN FOR REOPENING
QUESTIONS:
▪Please Submit via the Chat
▪Take Questions at the End
▪Please Mute your Microphone
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MAIN
PRIORITIES:
▪ Our Main Priorities are Keeping Everyone Safe and Healthy, while Maintaining High Academic Standards for our Scholars and Engaging them in Rigorous Learning daily.
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EXPECTATIONS FOR REOPENING FOR 2020-2021
Safety First, ensure all Regulations are Followed for a Safe Return and Re-Opening
Maintain High Academic Expectations for All Scholars
Complete the Academic Year (as any other Year Prior Covid-19) either In-Person or Remotely
Students Working Remotely will Attend Virtually Daily along side Peers Who are Physically in the School – Synchronous Learning
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PARENTS DECIDE WHAT’S BEST FOR THEIR CHILD!
First and Foremost, Parents Decide on What’s Best for their Family!!
We are expecting at least 20% of our Scholars will be working Remotely
when we Reopen.
Do You Have Hesitations Sending your Child Back to School in the Fall?
Is your Child Immune Compromised or At-Risk for Developing Covid?
Is someone in your Household Immune Compromised or At-Risk for Developing Covid?
PARENTS NEED TO
DECIDE TO SEND THEIR
SCHOLAR BACK OR HAVE
THEM WORK REMOTELY:
▪ The Choice is Yours.
▪ Scholars are Expected to be Present Everyday from Home and Engaged in On-Line Remote Learning just as if they were in School.
▪ Parents are Expected to Make sure that their Child is Logged-On on-time Daily.
▪ Attendance will be Taken Daily.
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LEARNING REMOTELY
This is a Partnership that We are in Together:
Parents can Opt for their child to learn Remotely and must fill out a
form to commit to Remote Learning for one Quarter at a Time.
Remote Learning will Continue by Quarter.
Parents will have the Option to Return to In-Person Instruction Each
Quarter or Remain Working Remotely and Vice Versa.
Scholars Working From Home will Participate in the Live Instruction
that is going on in the Classroom Daily.
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LEARNING REMOTELY
This is a Partnership that We are in Together:
All Parents MUST fill out the Google Doc located on our Website, Dojo,
Facebook Page, RoboText, etc. by the end of the day on Monday, August
17. Parents must commit to either in-person learning or remote learning.
Changes will only take place quarterly.
PREPARING FOR FULL ON-LINE REMOTE LEARNING
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• In the event that the School will need to go Full Remote, we need to be Prepared to Seamlessly Transition
to Full Remote Learning for Everyone.
• Every Scholar will have their own Chromebook.
• Parents Need to Let Us Know Now, if they Don’t Have Internet Access in their Home.
• Many Scholars were not Engaged in On-Line Learning last Spring.
• Understand that you don’t have to Teach your Child, You just have to Get Them There!!!
• We will Do the Rest!
• Each Scholar will have their Own Chrome Book.
• Lessons will be Live with Student Participation Daily
• In School, we will Teach Scholars Remotely at Times to Get them in the Habit of Live Remote Learning.
Summer Camp 2020
WHAT HAVE WE
LEARNED SO
FAR?
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• Summer Camp – opened for 25 days this summer in the month of July
for Grades 2 and 3
• 65 Scholars Consistently Came Daily
• No Reports of Covid!!
• Gave Us the Opportunity to Open on a Smaller Basis and Work out
the Kinks with Social Distancing.
• Regulations for Masks for Day Camp were different than what
expectations are for Masks for Schools in the Fall.
• Worked Under The Lil’ Workers Day Care License.
• Buses – we provided Aides on the Bus to take temperature checks and
ensure masks were worn daily. (This will not continue in the Fall.)
• Half Day of Recreation and Half Day of Academics
• REACH Teachers taught up to 30 Scholars Remotely On-Line while Lil
Workers Child Care supervised up to 10 Scholars in one Room.
• Recreation Activities were Carefully Planned and Carried Out to
ensure Equipment was Sanitized Properly.
OPTIONS FOR
REOPENING
REOPENING PLAN 12
Option A – Full Capacity
Option B - Hybrid
Option C – Full Remote
OPTIONS FOR
REOPENING
REOPENING PLAN 13
Option A – Full Capacity
Option B - Hybrid
Option C – Full Remote
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OPTION A –
FULL CAPACITY
▪ 5 Days a Week
▪ Scholars will be Socially Distanced –6 feet apart (at their desks working independently.)
▪ Scholars will wear masks when they are not socially distanced (during transitions and getting up from their seats and in any common areas.)
▪ Scholars who do not attend school would be watching the class and participating remotely from home
CLASS CONFIGURATIONS
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Class Capacity: 12
Teacher: 1
Sections: 8
No Themed Rooms
No Rotating of
Rooms
KClass Capacity: 12
Teacher: 1
Sections: 8
Themed Rooms
Will Rotate Rooms
1Class Capacity: 18.5
Teacher: 2
Sections: 5
Themed Rooms
Will Rotate Rooms
2Class Capacity: 19
Teacher: 2
Sections: 5
Themed Rooms
Will Rotate Rooms
3Class Capacity: 22
Teacher: 3
Sections: 2
Themed Rooms
Will Rotate Rooms
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OPTION B –
HYBRID
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▪ Dependent on BPS and other Districts Busing
▪ Scholars will be home one day a week (most likely on Wednesdays) and In-School the Remaining four days
▪ Teachers would teach at school to scholars remotely for Mornings one Day a Week
▪ Teacher planning would take place for other Half of the Day in the Afternoon.
▪ The School would be deep cleaned when students were not in session.
▪ Scholars who are Academically At-Risk may come 5 days a week
▪ Scholars who do not attend school in-person would be watching the class and participating remotely from home every day
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CLASS CONFIGURATIONS
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Class Capacity: 12
Teacher: 1
Sections: 8
No Themed Rooms
No Rotating of
Rooms
KClass Capacity: 12
Teacher: 1
Sections: 8
Themed Rooms
Will Rotate Rooms
1Class Capacity: 18.5
Teacher: 2
Sections: 5
Themed Rooms
Will Rotate Rooms
2Class Capacity: 19
Teacher: 2
Sections: 5
Themed Rooms
Will Rotate Rooms
3Class Capacity: 22
Teacher: 3
Sections: 2
Themed Rooms
Will Rotate Rooms
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OPTION C –
FULL REMOTE
• Expect this option when and if Daily
Regional Infection Rate goes above
9%
• Scholars will each have their own
Chromebooks
• Day would mimic a typical school
day
• Attendance will be taken Daily
• Scholars who are Absent for 20
Consecutive Days may be Dropped
from Enrollment in the School
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CLASS CONFIGURATIONS FOR OPTIONS A, B AND C
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Class Capacity: 12
Teacher: 1
Sections: 8
No Themed Rooms
No Rotating of
Rooms
KClass Capacity: 12
Teacher: 1
Sections: 8
Themed Rooms
Will Rotate Rooms
1Class Capacity: 18.5
Teacher: 2
Sections: 5
Themed Rooms
Will Rotate Rooms
2Class Capacity: 19
Teacher: 2
Sections: 5
Themed Rooms
Will Rotate Rooms
3Class Capacity: 22
Teacher: 3
Sections: 2
Themed Rooms
Will Rotate Rooms
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WELCOME BACK LETTERS Typically we mail out our Welcome Back Letters to our families around this week every year giving all the details
of the new school year. Unfortunately, as events and circumstances surrounding the Covid-19 Pandemic continue
to evolve, this letter will be delayed.
Please check the email that we have on file with us in case the letter does not arrive in the mail prior to your
child’s start date.
Letters will contain the classroom and name of your Scholar’s teacher and the start date for your child based on
the staggered start schedule.
A mandatory meeting will be scheduled in early September for both parents and scholars to be trained on
Google Classroom in order for parents to support remote learning.
Any parent who DOES NOT have access to Wi-Fi should notify the school immediately.
SCHOOL START DAY – STAGGERED START21
School begins on Monday, August 31st, 2020
• We will have a Staggered Start this first week to allow for protocols and procedures to be practiced
with a smaller class size. (In-Person Only)
• Scholars whose Last Name begins with the letters A to Mc will attend school on Monday, August 31st
and Tuesday, September 1st.
• Scholars whose Last Name begins with the letters Me to Z will attend school on Thursday, September
3rd and Friday, September 4th.
• There will be no school on Wednesday, September 2nd for both live and remote learning to allow for
teacher planning.
• All scholars will begin learning together with live in-person Instruction on Tuesday, September 8th.
• In-Person Classes will continue with the Hybrid Model Option B for four days on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays. All Scholars will attend Remote Learning on Wednesday mornings. There will
be no school Wednesday afternoons.
• Remote Learning is NOT expected to begin prior to Tuesday, September 8th.
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SPECIALS AND LUNCH
In Process of Accommodating Specials; Art, Music, Library, Science and Physical Education
Special Teachers will be traveling to most classrooms to keep students travel limited.
Students in K and Grade 1 may eat in the Cafeteria at individual Desks and Chairs spaced 6 Ft Apart. Others may eat in their Classrooms.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY – SOCIALLY DISTANCING AND FACE MASKS
Masks
Each Scholar will be given one REACH cloth Mask with his/her name on it. Scholars will be responsible for wearing this mask to and from school daily. Masks will be washed one time a week in school. Scholars who lose their mask will be able to purchase an additional mask for $3.00 or be given a disposable mask weekly to be worn.
Scholars in each classroom will now have their own spot (either a desk or table) that is six feet away from the next student. Students will be required to stay in their spot for most of the day and will be required to wear a face mask any time they are closer than six feet from one another.
Floors will continue to be marked with lines for traffic in each directions. Black Dots have been added every six feet through the halls to ensure 6 feet social distancing.
Visitors – Parents will not be able to come into the school past the vestibule except on rare occasions for a meeting with an administrator, etc. Most interactions will take place in the Vestibule and all visitors will be required to wear a face covering.
Water Fountains – Scholars will each have their own personal water bottle. All water fountains will remain closed for use.
Cohorts – Scholars will remain together with the same group of students throughout the day to limit contact with others.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY – CLEANING AND DISINFECTING
Bathrooms – Cleaning will take place several times throughout the day and will be logged daily on the
Lavatory Doors
Equipment – During Physical Education, Students will each have their own set of equipment for the
period. Cleaning will take place between periods, before another class uses the same equipment.
Supplies – Each Scholar will be given their own personal set of supplies and will not be asked to share
basic school supplies.
Hand Washing – Scholars will be required to wash their hands either with soap and water or hand
sanitizer before breakfast, lunch and snack time, whenever changing locations, upon arrival and dismissal
and after using the lavatory.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY – CLEANING AND DISINFECTING
Cleaning – All touch surfaces will be sanitized multiple times during the day meeting or exceeding
Department of Health and CDC Guidelines.
Playground – Will be available on a limited basis, following regulations.
Deep Cleaning Weekly – an electrostatic sprayer will be used to disinfect surfaces throughout the
school weekly.
HEPA Filter – Installed in the vestibule to sterilize airborne and surface viruses.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY – DAILY SCREENING
Temperature Checks – Scholars and all employees will be screened daily upon entering the building. Parents are expected to make sure that their child is fever free before getting on the school bus.
Screening Questions – Parents are expected to keep their child home if they:
Have a temperature exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit
Show any of the following Symptoms:
Have come into contact with anyone who has tested positive to Covid in the past 14 days
* Cough * Lack of Appetite * Loss of Taste or Smell
* Rash * Fatigue * Headache * Muscle Aches
* Sore Throat * Shortness of Breath * Diarrhea * Nausea or Vomiting
Families should notify the School Nurse immediately if any of they answer yes to any of the above points and to report their child’s absence.
Have traveled to a state designated by the Governor as having travel restrictions due to the high rate of infection.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY – CONTAINMENT
Nurse’s Office – Moved to the Farm Room
Close to the Front Door
Has a dedicated Bathroom
Has a “Covid” Containment Room for any Scholar showing Symptoms of Covid –
isolated away from the normal Clinic Area
Plenty of Space to Spread Students Out who visit regularly for medications, minor
scrapes and other non-Covid related concerns
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HEALTH AND SAFETY –TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING
Symptoms of Covid -19
Before any Scholar can return to school after showing symptoms of Covid-19, parents will be
required to obtain a Covid-19 test result for their child.
Parents are expected to quarantine their child for 14 days, if they have:
Come into contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19
If they have traveled to a state or location on the Governor’s restricted Travel List.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY –TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING
Positive Cases of Covid-19
Parents will be expected to report to school if their child has tested positive for Covid-19 or have
come in contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19.
The School will immediately contact the Erie County Health Department to begin Contact Tracing.
The School will notify the families of Scholars who have come in Contact with this individual and they
will be asked to isolate for at least ten days.
Students testing positive for Covid-19 may return to school after three days of being fever free
without the use of fever reducing medication and with the improvement of symptoms.
Student who test positive for Covid-19, but do not show any symptoms may return to school after
being Quarantined for 14 days.
Parents will be required to obtain a Covid-19 test for their child if they have shown any symptoms of
Covid-19 prior to returning to school.
EMPLOYEE
EXPECTATIONS WHEN
SCHOOL REOPENS:
When coming into the Building in the
fall, employees will be required to:
Enter Through the Front Door (may
go and park after Signing into the
Building.)
Get Temperature Checked and
Answer Covid-19 Screening
Questions Daily
Sign-In Daily
Wear a Mask at all Times in Common
Areas and Whenever they are not Six
Feet away from another Individual
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OTHER ITEMS
Special Education
Food Service
Transportation
Arrival and Dismissal
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS:
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THANK YOU!
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