Time on learning:

Students should expect to be engaged in school activities for half the amount of time - or roughly 3.5 hours - they would be doing so during a normal school day. Students are expected to participate fully in this remote learning process, and their work will count toward course credit.

Class meetings:

Most typically, students' classes will consist of a combination of synchronous, real-time interactions with teachers AND students’ completion of teacher-directed work. In most cases, the check-ins will be conducted through video conferencing. Alternatively, teachers may choose to use Google Classroom discussions or email/phone calls. By 8:00 am each Monday, teachers will communicate with your child about their plan for the week, including times the class will meet and any assignments they must complete over the course of the week.

Schoolwork:

Over the course of each week, students will complete approximately 120 minutes of schoolwork per class each week. This includes the time they spend interacting with their classes. In some classes, this work will be assigned as one large task. In other classes, it may be broken up into multiple short tasks. As with assignments in the regular school environment, the amount of time one task takes to be completed will vary by student based on their skills, motivation, and other factors.

For the remainder of the year, courses will be graded on a pass/fail basis. Information about how grades will be tabulated will be made available shortly. But, our adjusted grade weighting system will both reward students for working hard during remote learning and offer flexibility for students that might struggle.

Student attendance:

Students will be expected to ‘check in’ to their classes each day the class meets. Students will receive clear directions about how their attendance will be marked. The school attendance office will monitor each student’s daily and class attendance and communicate with the families of students as needed. Of course, if a student is sick and unable to participate in remote learning, please let our attendance office know: via hsattendance@westwood.k12.ma.us or (781) 326-7500 x1512.

Questions? See below to identify the best person to reach to with your question:

• Technology issues (i.e Chromebook issue, connectivity trouble, etc.): Email wpstechsupport@westwood.k12.ma.us

• Student issues, grades 9 and 11: Asst. Principal Nicole Haberman, nhaberman@westwood.k12.ma.us

• Student issues, grades 10 and 12: Dean of Students Amy Davenport, adavenport@westwood.k12.ma.us

• Other questions or concerns: : Principal Sean Bevan, sbevan@westwood.k12.ma.us