Virtual Update

Thank you for all you do to support our virtual students. Here are a few highlights we wanted to share with families:

COMMUNICATIONS: Please reach out to your teacher(s) when you need support. You should also reach out to your homeschool for support.

NWEA: If you have not taken NWEA with your teacher, please ensure that you are reviewing your email and teacher communication daily. It is important that students are given this opportunity to show what they can do.

CONFERENCES: Conferences will take place after Fall Break. Families will meet with their first quarter teacher to celebrate their efforts in the first quarter. October 22nd is a non-school day for all students in Warren Township due to Parent Teacher Conferences. (October 22nd is NOT an Enrichment Day.)

***ALL FAMILIES should have a conference with their first quarter teacher. This means that some students will be in a new learning environment while having conferences with their first quarter teacher.

Example: Mrs. Thomas was John's virtual teacher in quarter one. John is now an in-person student being taught by Mr. Henry. Mrs. Thomas needs to meet with John's family for a conference.

Example: Some students have had three teachers (2 virtual teachers and 1in-person) in the first quarter. The teacher that has the student at the end of the first quarter needs to have the conference.

There are some variations in 5-8 where CORE Connect teachers will have conferences. 5-8 building leaders will guide teachers through this.

SUPERINTENDENT'S CANVAS MESSAGE: Starting Monday, September 21full time VIRTUAL K-12 students and ALTERNATING DAY 6-12 students will be required to mark their own attendance in Canvas on days they are not in their school building. Staying active and engaged in each Canvas course is critical for learning and success both short term and long term. Schools and teachers will communicate additional information including sharing tutorials that detail the simple process students will take to mark themselves present for each class period. If you have any questions, please reach out.

Using Canvas for attendance:

****Instead of teachers taking attendance, the following will now occur:

1. Students (families) will sign into CANVAS and click their class and then hit the attendance verification.

2. The teacher will log into Synergy and submit the attendance for that day.

3. The following morning, building secretaries will get an email of students who did not indicate their attendance for the previous day.

4. The building secretary will go in and mark the student absent for the previous day.

5. THIS WILL GO LIVE ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2020!

   1. In the long run, we are trying to make the attendance process more streamlined. Once this becomes a routine, it should help simplify the attendance process for everyone.

   2. Other districts that have made this transition noted and they have indicated that this takes about 10 days and then the process is pretty smooth.

The following links are Parent Resources:

• Attendance Process: K-4 IPAD

• Attendance Process: 5-12 Chromebook

• Attendance Process: K-5 Chromebook

• Attendance Process: 5-12 Application Day

• Virtual Attendance - Taking Your Attendance - Application Days

• Virtual Attendance - Taking Your Attendance - Application Days (Spanish)

• Virtual Attendance - Taking Your Attendance

• Virtual Attendance - Taking Your Attendance (Spanish)

GRADES: If conferences and the end of our first quarter are coming, then grades must be right around the corner as well. Yes, this is correct. More information to come soon...

TOWNSHIP SURVEY WINDOW: Over the next two weeks, Warren will have the opportunity to survey 3rd-8th grade students in an effort to receive feedback on their social and academic experience here in Warren Township. The survey window closes on 10.2.2020.

Virtual Learning: What to Expect: