District or Charter School Name | Tell City Troy-Township School Corp |
Section One: Delivery of Learning
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Tell City-Troy Township will be providing education during the 2020-2021 school year through a combination of in person instruction eLearning using Google Classroom, hard copy packets that may be sent out to those with limited access to the internet, and YouTube streaming of classroom instruction. Special needs teachers and SLPs will be coordinating with the Exceptional Children’s Co-op to ensure services are provided and modifications to work are being made in accordance with IEP’s and 504’s. |
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Tell City-Troy Township is offering in person instruction for those students that want to be on site. Teachers are also offering web based instruction for students that are unable to return to school in person. This will be done by streaming live instruction via youtube, and making the recordings available for students to watch if they do not have access to high speed internet during the day. Many of our texts have electronic resources, which the students can access from any location with the internet. We have added wifi points that extend to our parking lots, so students/parents can park and access the wifi without leaving their cars. Related services will be arranged on an individual basis between the therapist and the family. Each student who receives physical therapy and/or occupational therapy will be provided with the materials needed after discussion with the parent. Some of the options that parents have available are teletherapy (zoom, google meet, facetime, etc), flipgrid, voice calls, text messages, emails. Some families have requested regular occurring times for their child’s services. Therapy will be delivered in the form in which the family has requested. This is in addition to in person services for those that are attending in person. |
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Chromebooks Wifi iPads by request Hard copy packets (by request, pick up by appointment) Textbooks Webcams |
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Staff are using Zoom, Google Classroom, email, Class Dojo, Remind App, Youtube, and phones to stay in touch with students and parents. Teachers and select support staff are to reply to emails in a timely manner, and to hold virtual “office hours” for those opting for virtual education. There will also be onsite instruction. Social workers and guidance counselors will make private, 1:1 communication with students. Special education services will be delivered using a variety of methods in cooperation with the exceptional children’s co-op. Many of our texts have electronic resources, which the students can access from any location with the internet. We have added wifi points that extend to our parking lots, so students/parents can park and access the wifi without leaving their cars. Related services will be arranged on an individual basis between the therapist and the family. Each student who receives physical therapy and/or occupational therapy will be provided with the materials needed after discussion with the parent. Some of the options that parents have available are teletherapy (zoom, google meet, facetime, etc), flipgrid, voice calls, text messages, emails. Some families have requested regular occurring times for their child’s services. Therapy will be delivered in the form in which the family has requested. This is in addition to in person services for those that are attending in person. |
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The elementary uses standards-based grading with a 4, 3, 2, 1 rating system. Teachers are prepared to assess 4th 9 weeks standards with exit slips, written responses, standard-specific assessments., and interactive project submission/feedback. Our secondary school will continue to utilize their traditional grading scale for all classes. We expect the volume of classroom assessments to drop, but teachers have been told there will be a minimum of one graded assessment each week for all students in all classes |
Section Two: Achievement and Attendance
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Yes, our plan will allow our high school students (plus 8th Grade Algebra I) to earn traditional high school credits this semester. By sticking to our normal grading plan for this quarter of the school year, Teachers will be able to submit a final semester grade that accurately depicts student understanding of class material. Yes, Tell City Jr.-Sr. High School is offering in person and eLearning to all students. TCJSHS is a 1:1 school and our staff remains flexible to meet all students' needs during this difficult time. Dual credit classes are meeting virtually to ensure that our students are getting college credit that signed up for. Classes are meeting through Zoom and Youtube, and teachers are posting on Google Classroom. Administration is directly communicating with each senior to explain new requirements set forth by IDOE and to make sure that their needs are met. Social workers contacting families to meet social emotional needs of our students. |
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Participation and work completion determine whether or not a student was “present” for eLearning. Teachers are aware of flexible schedules for students who may have alternate custodial settings and alternate internet access settings. |
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SPED teachers are continuing their progress monitoring while also checking in with their families bi-weekly. During the time, also, all remedial classes are still meeting and working towards decreasing those skills-gaps. Title 1 teachers are reaching out to students as well to assist with individual and small group needs. Related services are being arranged on an individual basis between the therapist and the family. Each student who receives physical therapy and/or occupational therapy was provided an exercise program individualized to align to his/her therapy goal(s). These have been emailed, scanned, or sent via USPS. Some of the options that parents have selected are teletherapy (zoom, google meet, facetime, etc), flipgrid, voice calls, text messages, emails. Some families have requested regular occurring times for their child’s services. Many of these services are taking place in the evenings when parents are home with the students or even on days that are considered to be waiver days. Therapy is being delivered in the form in which the family has requested. Therapists regularly verify and inform families of those who opted against direct services that teletherapy is available. Therapy service providers are required to log their specific services and consultations in the logging wizard within IIEP along with their therapy progress notes. |
Section Three: Staff Development
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We have a technology director at each building that is responsible for evaluating eLearning options and sharing that information in layman's terms to teachers, students, and parents. They initially developed procedures for Zoom, and have shared information on several other platforms. They are on call for the teachers in the event they encounter technical difficulties at home. We are continuing to meet virtually with our book studies as well (Writing and High Ability topics). Staff have access to webinars and our local SIEC for virtual training. |
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