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?Re: COVID-19 PlanningNovember 16, 2020Good morning, CSAGH Community,As we near the winter months (a.k.a. cold, flu, and COVID season), I wanted to provide you with some insight into our most recent academic preparation and planning. This information builds upon our re-opening plan from the summer by solidifying more precisely how we would proceed with instruction under three possible scenarios, what we are calling Phase 1, 2, and 3.While we will not be sharing all the details of our planning since at this point we have no intention to move into Phase 2 or 3, we wanted to briefly outline each phase for your situational awareness. Phase 1 Phase 1 is our current model with full in-person instruction and our Flexible Learning Option. Phase 2 Phase 2 is our current plan, but it would include increased mitigation procedures that would target student gathering spaces, cross-traffic between elementary spaces and middle/high school spaces, and cross-traffic between elementary classrooms. Extracurricular activity would continue following our health and safety plans. Students opting out of extracurricular activity during Phase 2 due to medical concern will not be penalized. For parents, there would be no change to their responsibilities or expectations. Phase 3Phase 3 would be a full remote model with PreK-12 moving to FLO. Students or parents would not be permitted on campus and all extracurricular activity would be postponed or canceled. Unless childcare or medical concerns prevented them, faculty would be on campus to provide live instruction via Microsoft Teams. In the elementary school, Seesaw would be utilized as well. For your situational awareness, below are a few FAQ’s regarding our planning.What could potentially prompt a move from Phase 1 to Phase 2?Administration may decide to move from Phase 1 to Phase 2 based on our close observation of possible and confirmed COVID cases. While we would communicate this decision to parents, there would be no change to parental responsibilities or expectations under Phase 2. What could potentially prompt a move from Phase 2 to Phase 3?Administration may decide to move from Phase 2 to Phase 3 if state or local decisions necessitates it OR if we as administration determine it is reasonable and responsible to move to Phase 3. It is the expectation that families will be providing each of their students with a dedicated device. If that expectation is a financial or logistical burden, families will be invited to reach out to us.How many confirmed cases would prompt a move from Phase 1 to 2 or Phase 2 to 3?Administration does not have a specific number of confirmed cases in mind. Administration is closely monitoring factors associated with confirmed cases that would inform their decision to move phases. These factors include: the total number of faculty and student cases, the “last day in school” statistics of confirmed cases, the number of households involved, the concentration of cases, local COVID-related statistics, the extent to which there is evidence of transmission at school, and the ability of the school to effectively provide in-person instruction.? How is the school preparing for Phase 3 (Full Remote via FLO)?As we move forward with our preparedness plan, we are gradually trying to practice the functionality of Phase 3. On Tuesday, December 1, Grades 8-12 will all be on FLO following their entire schedule, including homeroom. In subsequent weeks we may have Grades 6 and 7 do the same. We will also be encouraging elementary parents to test their login credentials to access Microsoft Teams and Seesaw. What additional mitigation procedures would be put in place under Phase 2?Administration has crafted a list of several additional mitigation procedures we would put in place while under Phase 2. These procedures would severely limit or eliminate cross-traffic between elementary spaces and middle/high school spaces and cross-traffic between elementary classrooms. We would make adaptations to our lunch routines as well. What would instruction look like under Phase 3?Students would receive live instruction via FLO Monday through Thursday. Friday would be a planning day with no instruction or assignments collected. Friday may be used by teachers to hold office hours for students with questions or hold one-on-one interventions with students needing extra support. In the elementary school, students would receive 90-120 minutes of live instruction per day and possibly have additional work to submit on Seesaw or Teams. Middle and high school students would follow their full 6-day cycle schedules, including homeroom. Expectations for specials (PE, Art, etc.) would be announced.How can parents prepare for Phase 3? Parents can best prepare for Phase 3 by assisting their student in accessing their Microsoft Teams account (and Seesaw, if elementary). Also, parents need to make sure their home internet service and devices are prepared for FLO. If you have any other questions or concerns about our plans, please do not hesitate to reach out to your principal and we will look to address it. SDG,Paul M. Beardmore, M.A. HistoryWSCA Middle School and High School PrincipalCSAGH Assistant Superintendent of Educational Programs?e: paul.beardmore@p: 717-737-3550a: 201 W. Main St. Shiremanstown, PA 17011w: wsca ................
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