LTUSD Reopening: COVID-19 Pandemic Educational Plan 2020-2021 School Year Presented for LTUSD School Board: Special Board Meeting July 30, 2020
Reopening Task Force & Final Plan Development The plan presented this evening is a culmination of work completed by the Reopening Task Force The task force met 9 times over 6 weeks throughout June & July ● Engagement in Collaborative Conversations ● The final plan was developed utilizing: ● Input from Board, Task Force, Parents, and Community ○ Evidence based resources ○ State and Federal Educational Guidelines ○ Local, State, and Federal Health Guidance ○ Ongoing collaboration with Barton Health COVID-19 Specialists ○ Recommendations made are based on current local COVID-19 community spread, safety ● information, and County indicators The plan is intended to be fluid, flexible, & safe for all students & staff ● The plan offers choices, and allows for planning for staff, students, families, and community ●
State Guidance State Indicators for Distance Learning COVID -19 Cases in El Dorado County - Monitoring List ● Monitor local county information on the El Dorado County Dashboard for local information ○ Testing and tracing capacity is sufficient in the local area ● Some In-person learning must occur for most at-risk students ● State Indicators for In-person Learning Masks MUST be worn for 3rd grade and up and all Adults ● Symptom checks are required ● Hand washing stations or increased hand washing is required ● Sanitation and disinfection is increased ● Quarantine protocols are in place ●
El Dorado County South Lake Tahoe Region COVID-19 Case Rates as of July 29, 2020
Parent & Community Survey Input (7/20-7/24) How comfortable are you with your child returning to traditional school during the COVID-19 Pandemic? Respondent Information Very Comfortable 173 Comfortable 213 38.8% Neither 135 Uncomfortable 220 47.6% Very Uncomfortable 253 TOTAL 994
Moving Forward SAFETY LTUSD’s Commitment: Engage ALL students in high Progress Access & levels of learning EVERY day Monitoring Equity resulting in increased proficiency and growth. Rigorous Student Needs Instruction Assessment
Phases of the Pandemic Plan for Traditional School Settings Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Distance Learning Hybrid Model Hybrid/ Modified Traditional Traditional ● LTUSD will follow recommendations ● LTUSD will follow recommendations ● New cases and deaths within the local ● Few, if any, active COVID-19 cases from the CDC, CDPH, CDE, from the CDC, CDPH, CDE, Cal/OSHA, community continue to decrease for an locally. Cal/OSHA, and local public health and local public health agencies additional 14 days at minimum. ● Community spread not expected to agencies regarding transmission in the regarding transmission in the area ● Testing and tracing efforts are reliable return. area (South Lake Tahoe) Community spread stable and/or for monitoring new cases ● Sufficient community immunity and ● Increasing and substantial community decreasing ● Overall number of infected individuals availability of treatment. spread ● Heath system has capacity, however still indicates the need for social ● COVID-19 specific Safety protocols no ● Test positivity rate >8% or Case Rate testing and tracing efforts may not be distancing to stop transmission longer required. >100/100,000 sufficient to control the spread ● Masking for grades 3-12 is required ● Standard school safety procedures and ● Health system capacity concerns ● Some businesses may be asked to ● Masking or shields for grades protocols will continue to remain in (>10% increase hospitalization, <20% remain closed while others are allowed Preschool, TK-2nd is encouraged, but place. ICU beds, testing/tracing not sufficient) to be open not required. ● School employees and contractors are ● Masking for grades 3-12 is required. ● Masking or shields is required for all permitted to be physically present in ● Masking or shields for grades. staff members. school buildings to conduct basic Preschool, TK-2nd is encouraged, but ● Physical distancing >6 ft required for all school operations, including live not required. instruction, as determined by school ● Masking or shields is required for all staff ● Masking AND physical distancing >6 ft members. required for all ● Physical distancing >6 ft required for all Each phase is assumed to be 6 weeks in length with movement between phases dependent on COVID-19 indicators Note: In the event of increased risk of the spread of COVID-19 in our community, schools may return to Phase 1 (Distance Learning Model) during any phase.
LTUSD: Three options for Parents & Students OPTION 1: Traditional School Setting in Student’s School of Enrollment ● OPTION 2: ILA - Independent Learning Academy ● OPTION 3: Elevated Digital Learning Academy ● (a NEW school in LTUSD with its own enrollment)
Traditional Classroom based on Reopening Phases: What to expect FEATURES RECOMMENDED WHAT TO EXPECT Flexible movement through Phases in 6 week increments as Students and Families that Pivoting between Distance determined by local health desire the return to a Learning, Hybrid Model, & circumstances traditional school setting Traditional School Model throughout the school year Some In-Person Learning for Initially will start in Distance depending on the COVID-19 small cohorts and individual Learning for 6 weeks with a Pandemic students for whom equity and goal to move to Hybrid by educational access is necessary mid-October depending on Daily Health Checks for COVID-19 community spread students and families and following indicators from Goal is learn at school Pandemic Plan Face Coverings unless exempt Standards-based instruction w/ Grade Level appropriate Social Distancing Practices in curriculum place Health and Safety Guidelines in place
Independent Learning Academy (ILA): What to expect FEATURES RECOMMENDED WHAT TO EXPECT Learn at home For students and families Standards based Independent learning that do not yet feel curriculum book and program comfortable to return to instructional materials school based TK-5 Student meets weekly with a teacher online or in Students and families that Grades 6-12 Edgenuity person to get curriculum require flexibility in online courseware, material, assignments, & scheduling and access to standards based feedback curriculum Enrollment in Available to students in High level of parental grades TK-12 Traditional School support needed at home remains for success with instruction
Elevated Virtual Learning Academy: What to expect FEATURES WHAT TO EXPECT RECOMMENDED Receive online Enrollment in a new Virtual For students and face-to-face instruction School in LTUSD grades families that are TK-8 and lessons interested in a long-term virtual Fully online program Curriculum and learning environment seat-time is scheduled Daily teacher and peer interaction using Enrollment for the Access to videoconferencing entire 2020-2021 extracurricular school year preferred activities when they Online instruction with daily, live, teacher-led become available videoconferencing and pre-recorded lessons with an LTUSD Teachers element of project-based provide instruction learning
THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY
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