Remote Learning Plan

Grades K-2

Available resources to engage students: Examples of remote learning resources available for staff to use at the lower or primary elementary grade level include the following:
- Approved district technologies including but not limited to Google Hangouts Meet, group video or audio conference call software to engage with students.
- Gmail for connecting with families and students. Students now have email addresses and teachers can access these in PowerTeacher.
- F & P Classroom resources, Eureka math resources, books, and other learning materials
- Printed, scanned, electronically shared lessons, audio books and recordings, materials, projects, reading lists, etc.
- Google Classroom to support online learning.
- 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.
Focus of Remote Learning Lessons: At the K-2 level, remote learning lessons will initially focus on reviewing essential skills and content that have already been taught and may focus on introducing some new material as aligned with the applicable curriculum framework once students have adjusted to the routine of remote learning.
General Guidelines for the Length of remote learning day for students in the primary grades: Not to exceed 90 minutes (1.5 hours) in total per day covering a total of 5 days in any week.
General Guidelines for the length of time a student would be expected to spend on each subject:
- For K-2, the primary focus of remote learning will be on ELA and math. A student would be expected to spend no more than 30 minutes per day on each subject. This would mean that a student would spend no more than 150 minutes on each of these subjects each week.
- For the related arts (art, physical education, and music), a student would be expected to spend no more than 30 minutes per week on each of these subjects, which can be incorporated into any ELA/math content.
- Also, students will be provided with 60 minutes of self-directed learning time each week. The student can choose how to use this time and what they would like to explore.
- Staff are asked to develop lessons that will not exceed these time limits.
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.
Student grading: For the fourth quarter, students will be graded on a much broader range. Students will be graded using two broad statements: “progressing towards expectations” or “not progressing towards expectations” as opposed to the way we have graded them earlier this year.
- 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 during the closure, specifically keeping in mind home access to the internet, problems with technology, the variety of disability, health, and language challenges that could occur.
- Before providing a student with a “not progressing toward expectations” grade 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.

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Grades K-2

Available resources to engage students: Examples of remote learning resources available for staff to use at the lower or primary elementary grade level include the following:

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

Gmail for connecting with families and students. Students now have email addresses and teachers can access these in PowerTeacher.

F & P Classroom resources, Eureka math resources, books, and other learning materials

Printed, scanned, electronically shared lessons, audio books and recordings, materials, projects, reading lists, etc.

Google Classroom to support online learning.

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.

General Guidelines for the Length of remote learning day for students in the primary grades: Not to exceed 90 minutes (1.5 hours) in total per day covering a total of 5 days in any week.

General Guidelines for the length of time a student would be expected to spend on each subject:

For K-2, the primary focus of remote learning will be on ELA and math. A student would be expected to spend no more than 30 minutes per day on each subject. This would mean that a student would spend no more than 150 minutes on each of these subjects each week.

For the related arts (art, physical education, and music), a student would be expected to spend no more than 30 minutes per week on each of these subjects, which can be incorporated into any ELA/math content.

Also, students will be provided with 60 minutes of self-directed learning time each week. The student can choose how to use this time and what they would like to explore.

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

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.

Student grading: For the fourth quarter, students will be graded on a much broader range. Students will be graded using two broad statements: “progressing towards expectations” or “not progressing towards expectations” as opposed to the way we have graded them earlier this year.