COVID INFORMATION AND THE SCHOOL YEAR

Daily student attendance will be taken in both the Virtual Program and the traditional program. Students are expected to complete all work assigned through the Virtual Program or in-person, and eLearning. Failure to complete all assignments in a timely manner (to be determined by the teacher) will impact the student’s grades.

Virtual Program

Students in the Virtual Program are expected to log in to Google Classroom each day and complete all assignments. Students are encouraged to participate in as many live classes as possible, though lessons will be recorded and can be watched later if conflicts arise. Students in the Virtual Program will be counted absent any time they go an entire school day (until midnight) without logging in to Google Classroom and working on that day’s assignments. If a student does not participate in a live Google Classroom event or interact with their teacher via email or phone for more than 2 days, the attendance clerk will follow up with the parent/student to discuss the issues and document the attempts to resolve the issue. If communication is unsuccessful, or efforts to engage the student fail, the student will be referred to district-level personnel for further intervention /follow-up.

Traditional School (In-Person and e-Learning)

Students should physically attend school on the day indicated by their color group. On Attendance Plan 1, this means students in the blue group attend on Monday, red on Tuesday, green on Wednesday and purple on Thursday. Under Attendance Plan 2, blue and green students attend Monday and Wednesday, while red and purple are expected in-person on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Students who do not attend school on the prescribed day(s) are not allowed to attend a different day of the week. Student groups are divided to maintain social distancing, and that is not possible if students do not follow the color groupings. Students that do not attend school / class on their in-person day will be counted absent, and the parent will be notified of the absence via the School Messenger system. If a student is unable to physically attend school or login and complete work, the parent should provide a note/excuse explaining the absence. Parents may submit excuses for absences to the attendance clerk either by fax, email, or on-line Google form. The attendance clerk will be responsible for entering excuses into powerschool.

The laws for truancy have not changed. Therefore, schools are still responsible for completing intervention plans for students assigned to their schools. Schools should document all attempts made to reach students and contact with parents related to student absences. These records will be used to determine compliance with e-learning and for reporting possible truancy issues. The state will require districts to report the number of “no contact” students.

Students in school will be assigned a seat in their classes. After every class, the desks will be sanitized. At the end of the day, the custodians will disinfect the school using special equipment designed to kill all germs.

Students must wear masks on the bus and in school. If there is a medical reason that you cannot wear a mask, a doctor's note must be presented stating that you cannot wear a mask.