The purpose of sharing the school checklist is so that families and communities know what supports have been provided to schools and schools can review and revise these supports as needed.

The following Return-to-Learn resources have been available since May - June to support planning:

District Leadership Team: Health and Safety Information and Planning Tools to address:

• Healthy practices, scheduling, transportation, nutrition, and supporting teachers

• Guidance on facilities

• PPE mitigation survey tool to assess school needs

• Communication messaging

• Sample survey questions and tools to assess survey data to prioritize family/school community needs

Teachers: Health and Safety Information and Planning Tools for classrooms

• • Teachers: Materials to use with students (videos and activities)

  • Teachers: Emotional safety and support for the whole child during Return-to-Learn

Students: Self-paced modules within the AEA Student Personalized Learning system for

• Preschool-2: Read aloud reinforcement of taught skills

• Grades 3-5: Health Safety Lab story with easy quizzes for basic health skills such as hand washing and covering cough/sneeze

• Middle and High School: Self-paced module for review of how germs spread and basic health practices; includes easy quizzes to cover basic content and allows the teacher to go deeper with instruction

Examples of adapting classroom routines and environment for health and safety. For example:

• Preschool-2nd grade- individual play materials instead of large stations of shared materials

• Grades 3-5- increased opportunities for handwashing, individual white board use instead of shared markers, more spacing when feasible, etc

• Middle and High Schools-collaboration using technology chat and shared documents, instead of face to face small groups, additional spacing in labs when feasible, etc

Example lesson plans aligned to standards to teach a healthy routine. This may include:

• Preschool-2nd grade- practice to generalize and increase independence with skills

• Grades 3-5- including opportunities for student voice such as campaigns for hand washing

• Middle and High Schools- Review a healthy practice and examine the impact of healthy practices related to math, social studies, and other cross curricular areas. Sample activities include student campaigns, examination of environmental factors that increase or decrease community spread, and analysis of communicable disease management in different locations or countries

Sample letter to send to families describing local classroom teaching and changes to make the classroom healthier and safer during these difficult times.

Connections for schools:

• Preschool R2L webpage, Centers for Social and Emotional Early Development, and Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-Being during COVID 19 resources

• R2L PPE (personal protective equipment) inventory and R2L Leadership planning documents