Brick and Mortar Learning: With this choice, students attend the brick and mortar school they would normally attend and will be assigned a homeroom teacher. All elementary students will follow a 6-day cycle and specials classes will continue to be provided.

What Parents and Students Should Expect

General...

• Meet the Teacher Night will be held virtually. Teachers will follow the same traditional schedule with three sessions and a question and answer wrap-up. At least one session will be recorded and made available to parents.

• Students in grades K-6 will come to school every day for daily in-person instruction.

• Students will have access to hand sanitizer throughout the building.

• Teachers will use the first weeks of school to build relationships and develop the classroom community, train students on technology tools including the expectations of their Learning Platform, and determine their students' skills.

• Students and employees will have the option to wear face coverings throughout the day. There will be a surplus of face coverings available in the schools, if needed.

Classrooms...

• Student seating will be arranged as far apart as possible.

• Students will share supplies as little as possible and sanitation will occur as needed between use.

• Students are encouraged to bring a water bottle, labeled with their name, to school with them each day. Water filling stations/sinks will be available for students to refill their water bottles.

Bathrooms...

• Social distancing will be encouraged and reminders of safe hand washing will be posted. Loitering in the bathroom is discouraged.

Specials...

• Students will participate in specials classes each cycle.

• Instrumental lessons will be conducted in small-group settings in the music room. Students will be spaced 3' apart.

• Chorus is offered to students in grades 5 and 6 in the fall and to grades 4, 5, and 6 in the spring. Students will be spaced as far apart as possible.

Intervention and support services...

• Students will participate in intervention and support services in both in-person and remote experiences. Lessons will be conducted in small-group settings.

Recess...

• Students will be encouraged to play games while adhering to social distancing guidelines.

Breakfast and lunch...

• Student seating will be arranged as far apart as possible.

• All students will receive free breakfast and lunch this year. Students may purchase a la carte items through their food service account.

• Students who are eligible for free and reduced lunch are strongly encouraged to complete the appropriate paperwork.

  1. Parents/Guardians are encouraged to complete an application on-line by:

     • Logging onto www.schoolcafe.com - *If this is the first time using this website, parents/guardians will have to create a new account, and follow instructions.*

     • Logging onto www.rlasd.net >Departments >Food Service >Free/Reduced Meal Information.

Health room...

• Students will be sent directly to the nurse if they exhibit symptoms/become ill. Students or faculty who are experiencing Covid-19 like symptoms will be isolated in a private area.

Visitors and volunteers...

• Field trips will be suspended at this time.

• Schoolwide assemblies will not be permitted; however, grade-level assemblies are permitted.

• Only scheduled visitors and volunteers will be permitted into the buildings.

• All other visitors will have limited access to the vestibule for drop offs and/or appointment pickups.

• Impromptu visits to meet with faculty members will not be permitted. Appointments will be necessary. Many meetings will be held virtually or by telephone.

Instructional technology...

• District provided devices will be used daily. Students will continue to bring their District-issued device home and should return with it fully charged to begin each day.

• We want students to have the technology they need as well as the knowledge about how to use all of the tools, which is why we are making teaching technology a priority when we return in the fall.

• Students will be provided training in-school on how to access and utilize the online Learning Platforms and parent training will be posted on the District website to assist parents in facilitating learning.

• Teachers will use a learning platform. K-2 teachers will use SeeSaw; Grades 3-6 teachers will use Google Classroom.

Community building and social-emotional learning...

• Our priority is keeping everyone safe, which is why we will spend time focusing on these new procedures and expectations in the fall.

• We have faculty members trained in trauma-informed teaching practices - awareness of what trauma is, how it affects the brain (reason for behavior) and what self care can be implemented and taught. Our school counselors and Cares Team Members will continue to collaborate with teachers to support students.