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FALL PLANNING BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT Fall Planning 2020 FAMIL ILIES FORUM August 6, 2020 RISING TO THE CHALLENGE TOGETHER

DECIDING TO OPEN REMOTE RISING TO THE CHALLENGE TOGETHER Safety and well-being of our learning community: • Guidance from Governor that schools in high-risk areas should open remotely o King County is a high-risk area • A higher infection rate than when we closed schools in March o 3.5 times more • Input from Public Health of Seattle & King County o Closing a different school each week for outbreaks

WE CAN ALL DO OUR PART RISING TO THE CHALLENGE TOGETHER “A careful, flexible, and science -based approach to re- opening.” Simple Acts We Can All Do: • Wear a mask in public • Avoid large gatherings • Limit your exposure to immediate family

HOW FALL WILL LOOK DIFFERENT FROM SPRING RISING TO THE CHALLENGE TOGETHER Lessons Learned Adjustments • Personal connections matter • Build Social Emotional Learning time into the daily schedule • Same peers and teacher when moving between temporary remote and hybrid models with no impact to BSD Virtual • Maintain connection to neighborhood schools. • Instruction – increase live • Increase teacher/student interactions at instruction and small group all levels • Provide combination of synchronous and learning and interaction asynchronous learning

HOW FALL WILL LOOK DIFFERENT FROM SPRING RISING TO THE CHALLENGE TOGETHER Lessons Learned Adjustments • Online learning further • Providing BSD devices to all students • In-person services will be prioritized for disadvantaged some • Students needing specific services students • English language learners • Students needing additional supports to graduate • Support makes a difference • Increasing tech support availability • Utilizing support staff to work with individuals and small groups • Childcare available in some buildings image • Students and staff • Providing on-going professional development to support demonstrated adaptability remote education • Leveraging the knowledge of outstanding educators in the and creativity remote learning environment

TWO OPTIONS for STUDENTS RISING TO THE CHALLENGE TOGETHER Temporary Remote and In-Person Hybrid BSD Virtual Program • Temporary remote all grades • Remote learning all grades • Students enrolled in classes at their school • Students clustered with classmates from their home school, as possible • Evaluate at 6 weeks • Students may change enrollment to in- • Some students receive services in person person at the semester based on Individual Education Plan • To the extent possible, courses such as • In-Person Hybrid when it is safe deemed advanced learning and dual language appropriate Spanish or Mandarin will be provided in the BSD Virtual program

REACHING OUT FOR SUPPORT RISING TO THE CHALLENGE TOGETHER

ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS RISING TO THE CHALLENGE TOGETHER Areas we are covering today: 7. Childcare/Preschool 1. Remote Learning 8. Kindergarten 2. Student Learning Experience 9. Special Education 3. Technology 10. English Language Learners 4. Enrollment 11. Athletics/Activities 5. Health & Safety 12. Advanced Learning 6. Language Immersion Programs

Remote Learning: What will be different? Live instruction and Reasonable screen time Emphasis on small (varies depending on age) increase group learning and student/teacher individual support engagement

Monitor Student Progress

Assigning teachers? RISING TO THE CHALLENGE TOGETHER Sherwood Forest Temporary Remote/Hybrid BSD Virtual Students clustered by school We will attempt to match teachers Somerset Temporary Remote/Hybrid

When does school start? First Day of School for Kindergarten

Graduation RISING TO THE CHALLENGE TOGETHER

Curriculum RISING TO THE CHALLENGE TOGETHER

Latest COVID-19 King County Data RISING TO THE CHALLENGE TOGETHER

State School Re-opening Guidelines Risk Level Recommendation • High Risk Counties Strongly recommend distance learning • > 75 new cases per 100,000 over 2-week period Option for limited in-person learning in small groups or cohorts of students with greatest needs • Strongly recommend canceling or postponing all in person extracurricular activities • Medium Risk Counties Recommend distance learning for middle school and high school • 25 – 75 new cases per 100,000 over 2-week period Expand in-person learning for elementary students • Consider adding hybrid in-person for middle and high school students • Strongly recommend canceling or postponing all inperson extracurricular activities. • Consider low risk activities when all students have some level of in person learning. • Low Risk Counties Encourage full-time in person learning for all elementary students <25 new cases per 100,000 over 2-week period and hybrid learning for middle and high school. • If physical space allows, consider full-time in person learning for middle and high school.