Teaching and Learning Guide September 1, 2020

[Pages:39]Teaching and Learning Guide September 1, 2020

Arlington Central School District Board of Education Peter Bodnar President

Mark Tornatore Vice President Board Trustees Kelly Cahill Chenski Dr. Linda Gaines Dave Goddard Edward L. McCormick Charles McLeod, Jr. Mary Anne Meaden Marion Quinn

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Central Office Administration Lorenzo Licopoli, Ph.D.

Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jonathan Alfred Brown Deputy Superintendent Dr. Tina DeSa

Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services Paul Finch

Interim Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Kevin Sheldon

Assistant Superintendent for Business Dana Brown

Director, English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Libraries Robert Carroll

Director, Data Services Dawn Galente

Director, Math, Science and Engineering Dr. Ellen McDonnell

Director, Innovative Technology Vanessa Weeks

Director, Special Education

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Table of Contents Click each title to be taken to that section. Arlington Central School District Board of Education Central Office Administration Table of Contents District Mission, Core Values and Strategic Objectives Teaching and Learning Guide Overview School Schedules Delivery of Instruction Technology Curriculum Grading In-District Special Education Programs and Services for the Hybrid Model English as a New Language (ENL) Program General Education Student Support Libraries: Classroom, School, and Public Learning Materials Continuing Education Program

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District Mission Our mission is to empower all students to be self-directed, lifelong learners, who willingly contribute to

their community and lead passionate, purposeful lives. District Core Values

We believe that all people have inherent value. We believe that lifelong learning is essential for growth. We believe that a community thrives when all members embrace their interdependence with compassion

and empathy. We believe that potential can only be attained through commitment, resilience, and high expectations.

We believe that all people can learn. We believe that change is essential for progress. We believe that all people are responsible for their choices and actions. Curriculum Instruction and Assessment Team Vision Statement In Arlington, learning is: inclusive, dynamic, and engaging.

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District Reentry Plan

This Teaching and Learning Guide is designed to support the work of the District's reentry plan. This plan can be accessed by clicking this link.

Teaching and Learning Guide Overview

The Teaching and Learning Guide is designed to keep our school community informed of our efforts to ensure learning in Arlington is dynamic, engaging, inclusive. This guide will be updated weekly and released each Wednesday.

This document provides families with information aligned with our faculty guidelines for supporting students and their families during this period. All ACSD faculty and administrators are committed to providing support and guidance for students and their families during this time. Please know this is a living document that will change as we obtain new information related to COVID.

Modifying teaching practices in such a radically different way is an enormous task; however, the collegiality and collaboration we are seeing throughout the District is impressive. We deeply appreciate the high level of professionalism of our faculty and staff and know that we will continue to strive to deliver quality education in a difficult environment. Our teachers have participated in thousands of hours of training since the spring to enhance the learning experience for all of our students in this period of uncertainty.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as a necessary part of the process. Thank you.

The following pages are designed to clearly state our plan to ensure that we maximize learning for as many students as possible.

For technology support, please fill out the Parent Technology Form For special education questions, please contact our Director of Special Education, Vanessa Weeks,

vweeks@ For curriculum-related, schedule, or more general questions please contact Dr. Jonathan Brown,

Deputy Superintendent, abrown1@ For SchoolTool Parent Portal questions, please email Parentportal@ For parents needing help with Google Classroom, please visit the Google Classroom Resources

page on the Arlington COVID-19 webpage.

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Participation in Remote Only and Hybrid Program

The district completed a survey of its families on Monday, August 24, 2020. Families are committed to their selections through the following time periods: Secondary - November 6, 2020 and Elementary December 4, 2020. Families, if they so choose may move their children to another model of instruction after the end of the first quarter/trimester. On October 5, 2020, a survey will be sent to all secondary families asking that they indicate their choice on instruction for quarter two. Please know that the choice for the second quarter will determine each student's placement for the remainder of the school year. All surveys will be due no later than noon on October 9, 2020.

For elementary families, a survey will be sent on Monday, October 26, 2020, and will be due back no later than noon on October 30, 2020. Families that do not respond will automatically have their child(ren) placed in the Hybrid program. The choice families make for the second trimester will determine each child's placement for the remainder of the year.

School Schedules

Elementary Trimester Dates Trimester 1

End Date

December 4, 2020

Trimester 2 March 19, 2021

Trimester 3 June 25, 2021

Middle School Quarter Dates Quarter 1

End Date

November 6, 2020

Quarter 2 January 29, 2021

Quarter 3 April 16, 2021

Quarter 4 June 25, 2021

High School Quarter Dates Quarter 1

End Date

November 6, 2020

Quarter 2 January 25, 2021

Quarter 3 March 26, 2021

Quarter 4 June 25, 2021

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Elementary Grades K ? 5 Hybrid Schedule as of October 5, 2020

Students enrolled in the hybrid program will receive instruction at the following locations on the following days:

Cohort

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday Thursday

Friday

A (Maroon)

In Person

In Person

Remote Independent

Work

Online

Online

B (Gray)

Online

Online

Remote Independent

Work

In Person

In Person

* During the week where Monday is a holiday, Monday's events would occur on Wednesday ** Independent and Online work is done at home

Students will be assigned to cohorts by their respective school principals in the near future. Considerations will be made in those decisions including siblings, concerns around work schedules, and child care to the best of our ability.

For students in Cohort A, they will receive in-depth literacy and math instruction while in school on Monday and Tuesday. Their day will be similar to how school traditionally operates. For students in Cohort B, they will receive a combination of live remote learning (live) instruction in the special areas, small group instruction led by a teaching assistant where deemed necessary by the classroom teacher, and independent learning skill/content development activities.

On Thursdays and Fridays, Cohort B will receive in-depth literacy and math instruction while in school. Their day will be similar to how school traditionally operates. For students in Cohort A, they will receive a combination of live remote learning (live) instruction in the special areas, small group instruction led by a teaching assistant where deemed necessary by the classroom teacher, and independent learning skill/content development activities.

At the elementary level, each Wednesday is an Independent Work Day. Each classroom will have a live Morning Meeting each Wednesday. If a teacher deems it necessary, small group instruction will occur for select students. This day is to give students an opportunity to work at their own pace on independent practice assignments

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