Over the course of this Distance Learning time period, our faculty will partner with families to engage students in experiences that stretch their understanding and expand how they approach learning. Teachers will continue to carry forward their instrumental role in guiding, supporting,and challenging students to take on new responsibilities and to become excited about learning.
Teachers will communicate with students and families through online subscriptions, to engage students in rich learning tasks. For students with IEPs, GIEPs, and 504s, the assigned case manager will continue to take the lead on facilitating and coordinating supports and services. Please refer to the Special Education, Gifted Education, and 504 Overview section regarding distance learning and meeting the needs of individual students.
As Elementary School students are still developing their independence, a teacher-family partnership is necessary for students to engage in Distance Learning tasks and to access on-line resources. The designed learning tasks and activities will provide direction and support to families with the understanding that task completion depends on each individual families’ circumstances. We recognize and have taken into consideration that parents may have more than one child to guide as we have developed this plan. Therefore, the framed supports for the learning experience have a range of time for each grade level as presented in the following plans. This time will both inform and help prepare the student to engage in the learning tasks the teacher has designed on a given day.
We ask families for the following support:
• Read the updates on the learning platform from your child’s teachers.
• Read home learning tasks and activities posted on the learning platform with your child.
• Designate a place in your home or where you are temporarily located so your child can work independently on his/her assigned tasks and complete independent reading each day.
• Email your child's classroom teacher if you or your child has questions and/or if your child needs extra help and support. Teachers will be available and be present on-line for four hours daily to help and support. These hours will be posted by the teachers in the learning platform.
Content and Timing
Distance Learning will focus on developing skills, knowledge, understandings, and concepts, as well as on review and practice.
All learning tasks for each week will be posted on learning platforms on all subsequent Mondays by 9:00 a.m. This does not preclude a teacher from posting daily communication in addition to the Monday morning post.
This schedule may be adjusted, when necessary, to accommodate IEP and 504 meetings.
Monitoring Progress
Teachers will monitor student progress through the activities that students engage in through digital platforms. Teachers will provide feedback to students each week.