Essential Standards
Teacher Leaders and administrators collaborated to identify “essential learning standards” to be the primary focus of instruction if learning must occur online. Essential learning standards are a small set of high leverage standards that can be taught successfully in an online model. The essential standards are laid out over the course of the school year and ensure foundational learning for students to successfully move to the next grade level.
Expectations for Instruction
Maintaining instructional coherence and managing progress in an online setting for students with and without technology is our number one goal. In addition to identifying essential standards, teacher leaders also created companion documents that will ensure continuity in instruction across the district in math, reading, and writing. To meet the individual needs of students and families supporting students at home, teachers will utilize a variety of instructional approaches with the goal of every student receiving instruction in the essential standards and timely feedback to ensure progress. Teachers will receive professional development and time to plan in grade level/content teams over the course of five days prior to the start of school.
