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Hybrid LearningTown Hall
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HELLO!Jim [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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We are the admin team.
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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
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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
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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
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3.Schedule
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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
Suggestions and Questions
▹ 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
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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
Suggestions and Questions
▹ 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
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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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▹ 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
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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
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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.
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THANKS!Any questions?Jim [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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