Jim Thorpe Area School District Curriculum Committee Meeting Presentation July 13, 2020
Global Pandemic: COVID-19 3.37 Million Cases 137,729 Deaths 12.9 Million Cases/571,000 Deaths 2
99,257 Pennsylvania Confirmed COVID-19 Cases 6,955 Pennsylvania Deaths from COVID-19 295 Carbon County Confirmed COVID-19 Cases 27 Carbon County Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths 3
2019-20 Jim Thorpe Area School District Continuity of Education Plan March 13-June 4 4
2020-21 Jim Thorpe Area School District Phased Re-Opening Health & Safety Plan
Background of Plan Development
Research-based ✦ CDC Guidelines ✦ American Association of Pediatricians ✦ Pennsylvania Department of Health ✦ Pennsylvania Department of Education ✦ PSEA-PASBO-PASA School Reopening Task Force ✦ Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit ✦ LVHN ✦ Other state education plans ✦ Numerous news articles and resources 7
What this Plan Is and IS Not ✘ Not a political plan ★ Health & Safety Plan ✘ Not a plan to return to ★ Plan to return to school recognizing changed school as normal (as conditions and need to left on March 13) mitigate risks ✘ Not a plan developed ★ Plan developed in consultation with all in isolation stakeholders 8
Stakeholder Input ✦ Surveys sent to parents: over 1000 responses ✦ Surveys sent to staff: over 200 responses ✦ JTASD Administrative team met regularly ✦ Meetings with school nurses & athletic trainers ✦ Meetings with JTEA, teachers and paraprofessional representation ✦ Meeting with LVHN consultants ✦ Curriculum committee: JTASD School Board 9
Comfortable Not Comfortable Parent Survey 10
No Concern Concern 11 Staff Survey
Emphasis is on returning children to school for in-person learning safely while mitigating risks of COVID-19 exposure for staff, students and their families 12
Phases of Spread Determined by PA Department of Health Green Yellow Red • Low to No Spread • Minimal to Moderate Spread • Substantial Spread • Schools may provide in- • Schools may provide in- • Schools must be closed person instruction after person instruction after • Remote learning developing a written Health developing a written Health measures in place and Safety Plan and Safety Plan • Essential personnel only • Preventative measures in • Higher Preventative • No sports place measures in place • Gatherings limited to 10 • Screening Protocols • Screening Protocols people • Sports may resume under • Sports may resume under guidelines guidelines • Gatherings limited to 250 • Gatherings limited to 25 people people 13
Teaching & Learning
Green Phase ✦ Students return at 100 % capacity 5 days/week ✦ Social distancing of 3ft minimum-6ft when feasible as per AAP/CDC guidelines ✦ Classrooms redesigned to maintain social distancing of 3ft-6Ft ✦ Allow for remote learning option for students who may not be comfortable/unable to return to school with classroom teacher via Olympian Learning Connection 15
Yellow Phase ✦ Grades K-5: ✦ Students return at 100 % capacity 4 days/week (M-Th) & Remote learning on days not physically present in school ✦ Classes split with use of paraprofessionals and co-teachers ✦ Use of cafeteria, gym and other rooms to reduce class size ✦ Grades 6-12 ✦ Students return at 50 % capacity 2 days/week (Mon-Tues or Wed-Thurs) & Remote learning on days not physically present in school ✦ Grades K-12: Special education students return at 100 % capacity 4 days/week & Remote learning day Friday ✦ Social distancing of 6ft minimum where feasible ✦ Classrooms redesigned to maintain 6ft social distancing ✦ Allow for remote learning option for students who may not be comfortable/unable to return to school with classroom teacher via Olympian Learning Connection 16
Red Phase ✦ Schools must be closed ✦ Remote learning measures in place using prescribed learning platforms and devices ✦ Live synchronous teaching with attendance taken ✦ All grades count ✦ Lunch pickup at designated pickup points 17
Teaching & Learning Green Yellow • Students kept in cohorts (“bubbles”) when possible • Teachers travel to students when possible • Minimal transition in hallways with directional traffic flow • No locker rooms • Use outside spaces when possible • Modified recess with emphasis on group activities with social distancing • No School-wide assemblies • No Field trips • Hygiene and COVID-19 risk mitigation added to curriculum • All parent conferences, family nights will be held remotely 18
Teaching & Learning Green Yellow • Special Education •All special education meetings will be held remotely in all phases •Title I, EL and At-Risk Students •Targeted interventions will be conducted to provide needed academic, social-emotional and behavioral supports •Pre-K Counts •Green Phase: •All students report as normal to PKC and JTAHS •Yellow Phase: •To be determined based on location and parental preference 19
Cafeteria & Lunch Green Yellow • K-8 students will eat in the classroom at K-8 schools • High school students will be seated at no more than three to a table in the commons • Staggered meal servings and serving lines marked for social distancing • Pre-packaged food and bags will be served for ease of transport to classroom • No sharing of foods, utensils or trays • Elimination of salad bar and condiment stations • Use of disposable trays and utensils • Use of new POS touchless scanners • Elimination of outside food or drink for communal sharing (parties, etc.) 20
Transportation Green Yellow • The district is working closely with Brandywine Carbon Transportation • Drivers and bus monitors will be screened prior to reporting for work • Drivers must wear a face covering during entry and exit of students • Bus monitors must wear a face covering at all times • Parents are asked to reduce unnecessary congestion at bus stops • Drivers and monitors will do a visual screening of students for overt COVID-19 symptoms and may request symptomatic students to not board bus • Students will wear face masks and sit 2 per seat with a max capacity of 48 • Increased ventilation of the bus interior as weather permits • No eating or drinking on the bus • Arrival and dismissal times will be staggered to prevent congestion • No alternate bus stop requests will be permitted • Buses will be cleaned, sanitized and disinfected between each run • Parent pickup will be conducted outside with no parent entry using software platform 21
Olympian Learning Connection (OLC) ✦ Remote learning at home option with live synchronous instruction by your classroom teacher with learning done in unison with classmates ✦ Use of iPad or MacBook Air to connect via Google Meet into each class during school day ✦ Allows students to remain connected to their school, friends and teachers ✦ Students may transition between in-school and OLC instruction as needed ✦ For parents who may not be comfortable sending students to school in-person or have a child who is symptomatic ✦ Parents will need to indicate initial choice by August 1 22
Olympian Learning Connection Using Swivl 23
Hygiene, Health & Screening Protocols
Face Masks The Jim Thorpe Area School District will comply with the Governor’s Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings announced July 1, 2020 that designates that all staff and students all will be required to wear a face mask or shield in all public areas in the school with the following exceptions: eating or drinking when spaced at least 6 feet apart; seated at desks or assigned work spaces at least 6 feet apart; or engaged in any activity at least 6 feet apart (e.g. face-covering breaks, recess, etc.). 25
Face Coverings ✦ Face covering means a covering of the nose and mouth that is secured to the head with ties, straps, or loops over the ears or is wrapped around the lower face. ✦ A "face covering" can be made of a variety of synthetic or natural fabrics, including cotton, silk, or linen, and, for the purposes of the order, can include a plastic face shield that covers the nose and mouth. "Face coverings" may be factory-made, sewn by hand, or improvised from household items, including but not limited to, scarves, bandanas, t-shirts, sweatshirts, or towels. ✦ Face coverings must adhere to local school dress code policy. ✦ Staff and students will be provided with a face covering should one be required and not brought from home. ✦ Any staff or student who cannot wear a mask or face shield due to a medical condition, including those with respiratory issues that impede breathing, a mental health condition, or disability, and staff or students who would be unable to remove a mask without assistance are not required to wear face coverings 26
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