LaFargeville CSD Reopening and Remote Learning Plan

Reopening Plan

• The LaFargeville Central School is fully open and all activities are on.

• Anyone who tests positive for COVID should not attend school for 5 days from onset of symptoms or positive test and should wear a mask for the following 5 days (days 6-10).

• Mitigation strategies like washing your hands are still encouraged and taught at school.

Remote Learning Plan

A.   Emergency Remote Instruction

Overview

The District may offer remote learning days to students in the event of an emergency condition, including, but not limited to, extraordinary adverse weather conditions, impairment of heating facilities, insufficiency of water supply, shortage of fuel, destruction of a school building, or a communicable disease outbreak.

The District does not intend to utilize remote instruction unless deemed absolutely necessary by the Superintendent of Schools after consultation with the Board of Education, students, parents, teachers, administrators, community members, and other stakeholders as appropriate.  If implementing remote instruction, the District will ensure that it is complying with appropriate teaching and learning requirements.

Definitions

A: “Asynchronous instruction” means instruction where students engage in learning without the direct presence (remote or in-person) of a teacher

B. “Non-digital and/or audio-based instruction” means instruction accessed synchronously and/or asynchronously through paper-based materials where the student to teacher interaction occurs via telephone or other platforms.

C. “Remote instruction” means instruction provided by an appropriately certified teacher who is not in the same in-person physical location as the student (s) receiving the instruction, where there is regular and substantive daily interaction between the student and teacher

1. Remote instruction will encompass synchronous instruction provided through digital video-based technology and may also include asynchronous instruction intended to complement synchronous instruction.  Digital video-based technology includes online technology and videoconferencing technology.

2. Remote instruction may encompass non-digital and audio-based asynchronous and/or synchronous instruction where this instruction is more appropriate for a student’s educational needs.

D. “Synchronous instruction” means instruction where students engage in learning in the district presence (remote or in-person) of a teacher in real-time

Formats and Methods of Remote Instruction

Remote instruction may be delivered through a variety of formats and methods. Determinations about how to best deliver remote instruction will take into account a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the number of students involved, the subject matter, the students’ grade levels, and the technological resources of both the District and the students.  Considerations will also be given to whether accommodations need to be made for students with disabilities or English language learners. 

Instructional Options

The District may engage students in synchronous and asynchronous learning on days of remote instruction under emergency conditions with an expectation that asynchronous instruction is supplementary to synchronous instruction.  When remote instruction by digital technology is unavailable, appropriate special accommodations for students will be made to assist their learning.

Computer and Connectivity Access for Students:

As a 1:1 District all students are issued a device at the beginning of the school year.  The District will also ensure students have the necessary equipment at home to participate in remote learning.  No later than June 30th of each school year, the Superintendent will report to the Commissioner of Education the results of the survey on students’ access to computing devices and access to internet connectivity on a form and format prescribed by the Commissioner.  The information received from the survey will aid in the development/updates to the detailed Continuity of Instruction Plan in the Building-Level Emergency Response Plan.

Minimal Instructional Hours

Remote instruction provided on days when the District would have otherwise closed due to an emergency condition may be counted toward the annual hourly requirement for the purpose of state aid.  The Superintendent will certify to the New York State Education Department, on a form prescribed by the Commissioner, that an emergency condition existed on a previously scheduled school day and that instructional hours were provided on that day. The Superintendent will certify that remote instruction was provided in accordance with the District’s emergency remote learning plan.

Remote Instruction Support:

As deemed necessary, the District will provide instruction on using remote instruction technology and IT support for student teachers, and families.  The District will also work to ensure that teachers and administrators are provided with professional development opportunities related to designing an effective remote instruction experience.