Superintendent's Forum: Elementary School Reopening Plan

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December 17, 2020

County, State and District Updates

• October 1: ACOE Issued Elementary Reopening Guidance
• October 8: Board Approved Target Reopening Dates (Spring 2021)
• October 28: ACOE Issued Secondary Reopening Guidance
• November 16: State Moved Alameda County to Purple Tier
• November 17-25: AUSD Reopening School Survey
• December 3: State Issued Regional Stay at Home Order
• December 15: Board Approved Elementary Hybrid Model
• December 15: Board Approved Revised Target Reopening Dates

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1. Update on Elementary Instructional Options

Elementary Instructional Options

• Elementary Hybrid Instruction Model
• Students attend school in stable cohorts (12-15 students)
• Students receive in-person instruction M/T or TH/F
• All students receive remote instruction on Wednesday (site deep cleaning between cohorts)
• Remote learning days will include synchronous and asynchronous instruction with AUSD staff
• Students receive SB 98 daily instructional minutes
• TK/K: 180
• 1-3: 230
• 4-12: 240

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Updates on Elementary Instructional Options

• Remote Learning Model
• Per Education Code 43503 students who are medically fragile or would be put at risk by in-person instruction, or who are self-quarantining because of exposure to COVID-19 may receive 100% remote learning
• In addition, any AUSD family may choose to continue to receive 100% remote learning
• Students in remote learning will receive instruction from AUSD staff
• Remote learning will include synchronous and asynchronous remote instruction

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Elementary Reopening Advisory Committee Task Force-Purpose

• Gather input regarding reopening plans
• Schedules
• Health and Safety Considerations
• Screening Protocols, Snack Recess, Attendance, Arrival and Dismissal, and Instructional Materials
• Reopening priorities:
• Maintain Cohort Continuity
• Minimize Disruptions
• Health and Safety

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Elementary Reopening Advisory Committee Task Force-People

• Elementary Site Principals
• Certificated (Gen Ed, SPED, PE, ELD, Ed Tech TSA)
• Classified (Clerical, SPED)
• Parents
• District Nurse
• Board Trustee

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Elementary Reopening Advisory Committee Taskforce-Timeline

• Advisory Committee Task Force Meetings:
• November 9, 16, 23 and 30
• Specialist Input
• ELD (11/16)
• Prep teachers PE, Science, Music, Library (11/18)
• Reading Intervention (11/21)
• Clerical Office Staff Meeting (11/20)
• Elementary Staff Meetings at CO, MA, and OV (12/2)

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TK/K Schedule Considerations

• Shared TK/K Classrooms
• AM/PM Schedules
• Ensure Adequate Cleaning Between Cohorts
• Prioritize In-Person Instruction:
• 110 minutes on site
• 45 minutes synchronous remote
• 25 minutes asynchronous instruction

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Hybrid Schedule (TK/K)

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Grades 1-5 Schedule Considerations

• Maintains current classroom teacher assignments
• Preserves what is working with remote learning
• Supports families who remain in remote learning
• Supports potential pivot back to full remote learning
• Prep and intervention services offered remotely
• No Simulcasting or Live Streaming

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Sample Hybrid Schedule

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Sample Hybrid Schedule Cohort A

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Sample Hybrid Schedule Cohort B

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Hybrid Schedule Cohort R

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Site Specific Health and Safety Considerations

• Health Screening
• Monitoring Daily Symptom Checklist
• On-Site Screening Protocols
• Snack and Recess
• Maintaining Cohort Integrity
• Outside Space Management

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Site Specific Health and Safety Considerations

• Arrival and Dismissal
• Staggered Start and End Times
• Maintain Physical Distancing
• Visitor Protocols
• Attendance and Student Illness
• Designated COVID Symptom Area
• Community Agreements

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2. Next Steps

Next Steps

• Ongoing: Collaboration with Labor Partners
• January 2021-Secondary Schools Reopening Update
• Spring 2021: Parent Survey to Confirm Return to School Preference

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