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High Tech High Guiding Principles for Distance Learning

This framework for Distance Learning is guided by our design principles of equity, personalization, authentic work and collaboration. We ask all of our community to remember why we became educators: to support children and the communities they (and we) live in. We aspire to craft distance learning experiences that continue to encourage community, connectedness, personalization, academic growth, and equity. When Distance Learning is activated due to a community crisis requiring school closures, we must also be mindful of and responsive to the diverse challenges that our educators and families may be experiencing.Distance Learning Goals
  • Provide meaningful & equitable learning experiences for our students
  • Cultivate a sense of belonging, connectedness, and well-being (despite our physical distances and challenges in our world)
  • Create simple and predictable schedules for our students and families (allow for teacher creativity without asking anyone to re-invent)
  • Design an approach that is responsive to our students’ and families’ needs in this unique context
  • Provide the flexibility that our current context calls for (for both educators and families)

Equitable Access - Access to TechnologyHTH will collect data from all families via Google Form and phone calls in order to identify families in need of Internet access and/or a keyboard-enabled device. Based on this data, individual HTH schools will distribute HTH-owned Chromebooks to families without a keyboard-enabled device in the household. Families will be asked to sign the HTH Device Checkout Agreement upon collecting the device. Families who need IT support with a HTH-owned device will be able to request IT support via a Google Form. Families without Internet access will be connected to local service providers offering low-cost or free service.

See the Distance Learning Framework Here

General Guidelines for Distance LearningSafety & Best Practices for ZOOM


Daily Schedule11-1:30 Synchronized Learning*Please support students getting on line with their classmates1:30-2:30 Teacher Office Hours2:30-3:30 Clubs & Student Interest Groups
Classroom Resources by Teacher & GradePlease find the resources tabs Please also see teacher Digital Portfolios on the HTHCV Website
Tech SupportPlease see the resources available for helping trouble shoot tech problems. Reach out to teachers and school administrators if you get stuck. We are all here to help!
CollegeHTHCV College Website
SCOIR LinkEmail Rah-Ben Coates rcoates @ hightechhigh.org or Michelle Alderete malderete@hightechhigh.org


Extracurricular Clubs & Student Interest Groups will be supported in continuing to connect at 2:30 every day. This time slot is reserved for the continuation of meaningful student leadership development and clubs! See the Clubs & SIGS tab on the distance learning plan (linked here)! Interested students are encouraged to join by emailing the teacher or student lead!