Middle School 20-21

Students with last names beginning with A-K will attend in-person Mondays and Thursdays, while students whose last names begin with L-Z will attend on Tuesday and Fridays; all students would be remote on Wednesdays.

For days on which students are not present in school, they will receive direct instruction either live and/or via the teacher’s pre-recorded lesson. There will be times when all students would connect electronically for group work (via Google Meets), projects and/or activities. Students will also be assigned independent work to enhance their skills from the lessons taught. This approach will allow our students to develop the necessary skills and standards needed to support year-over-year learning.

Students who are remote-only will receive instruction from middle school teachers who will be assigned, during one or more of their classroom periods each day, to teach their subject matter to remote-only learners. The direct instruction would be provided via Google Meets. In addition to direct instruction, students would be required to work electronically in small groups, on individual activities and projects, or on homework that practices the skills learned throughout the direct instruction.

It is not our intent to have students on their home computer for the entire period and/or day of remote learning.

• At Prairie Knolls Middle School, sixth grade students will participate remotely in art, music, living-on-line and physical education.

• Seventh grade students will participate in art, agriculture education, world language and physical education.

• The eighth grade center (Central Middle School), will provide electives in either art or foreign language and physical education.