Grades 9-12

  1. Available resources to engage students: Examples of remote learning resources available for staff to use include the following:

    • Approved district technologies including but not limited to Google Hangouts/Google Hangouts Meet, group video or audio conference call software to engage with students.

    • Gmail or Google Classroom for connecting with families and students.

    • Textbooks and ancillary material available electronically

    • Printed, scanned, or electronically shared lessons, materials, projects, readings, etc.

    • Google Classroom and Actively Learn for online learning platforms.

    • The items above can be used to deliver lessons, provide individual student support, provide resources that include instructional material and student assignments, connect students to each other as well as with a teacher, and to provide feedback to students on their work.

  2. Focus of Remote Learning Lessons: At the high school, remote learning lessons will focus on reinforcing and reviewing skills already taught and may focus on new material as aligned with the applicable curriculum framework. Lessons will also encompass a combination of teacher-directed and self-directed learning opportunities. Please note, teacher-directed does not require direct teacher contact/instruction during the learning activity. Teachers may provide a week’s worth of lessons at one time.

  3. Length of remote learning day for students: Not to exceed 3 hours in total for all content areas.

  4. General Guidance for the length of time a student would be expected to spend on each class:

    • Not more than 30 minutes per day for each honors and AP class. For a week, this would be not more than 150 minutes (2.5 hours) for classes that meet every day, and not more than 60 minutes per week for classes that meet every other day.

    • Not more than 25 minutes per day for each CPA class. For a week, this would be not more than 125 minutes for classes that meet every day, and not more than 50 minutes per week for classes that meet every other day.

    • Not more than 20 minutes per day for each CP, unleveled, pull out/small group class. For a week, this would be not more than 100 minutes for classes that meet every day and not more than 40 minutes for classes that meet every other day.

    • Staff are asked to develop lessons that will not exceed these time limits.

    • Everyday classes are 5x and every other day classes will be 2x.

    • Teachers can develop lessons based on the amount of time they have in a day or based on the amount of time they have available in a week.

  5. Feedback to students: Teachers will provide feedback to students on progress made towards relevant standards and/or learning goals as determined by the educator based on a review of student work completed at home.

  6. Student grading: For the fourth quarter, all courses will be graded as pass/fail (credit/no credit).

    • At the midpoint of term four, teachers will provide a list of students who are not meeting standards to administration. Administration will then reach out to parents/guardians to determine whether learning opportunities were equitable, specifically keeping in mind home access to the internet, problems with technology, the variety of disability, health, and language challenges that could occur.

    • Before failing a student in any course, teachers will provide a list of students who did not meet the standards set for a passing grade to administration. Administration will again investigate to determine whether the learning opportunities were equitable as described above. Upon concluding the investigation, administration will confer with the teacher to determine what grade will be assigned.