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Old Tappan Public School District

PARTICIPATION FOCUS Families, students (Grades 2-8), and faculty Families’ comfort-level in returning ● surveys conducted June 15 - June 23 to school Families’ and students’ feedback ● on e-Learning to inform future RESPONSES planning Families: 130 responses/~415 families Supports students and faculty ● Students: 124 responses/~525 Gr. 2-8 students need to be successful Faculty: 41 responses/~70 faculty *Survey data presented in whole numbers may be rounded to the nearest whole number. *Survey data are presented as excerpts from original surveys, including respondents’ comments in some categories. 2

Survey Results: Re-Opening, e-Learning, and Supporting Each Other 3

1 Survey Questions and Responses

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Student social-emotional needs Instruction through continued e-Learning Student special needs Get back to normal 6

2 Survey Questions and Responses

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Child received School-adults Organized Child felt Clear right amount of supported child learning included expectations challenge 13

I wanted to see my classmates. My teacher erquired it. I didn’t attend live sessions . 14

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3 Survey Questions and Responses

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Clear Organized Included Helped Students received School-adults Organized Child felt expectations learning students students the right amount supported child learning included manage time of challenge 19

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No, support was Yes, support was not provided. provided and I was resourceful, too. 21

4 Survey Questions and Responses LINK: Old Tappan Public Schools Blueprint for Growth and Development, 2019-2022

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If you were having an If you were happy about I f you had a problem with If you felt sad, is there issue with a friend, is something and you your schoolwork, is there a school-adult you there a school-adult wanted to share it, is a school-adult you could would go to for help? you could go to for there a school-adult you go to for help? help? would go to? 25

People’s experiences matter. People’s voices matter. They help us shape our work forward. 26

Faculty and families need clear communication and assurance of health ★ and safety procedures and protocols, as well as continued connections with school personnel. Health and safety measures, including cleaning procedures and PPE ★ provisions , must align with state and local guidelines. For e-Learning, more synchronous student learning blended with ★ asynchronous instruction is preferred. Ongoing professional development is needed to strengthen online ★ teaching strategies. Wrap-around wellness support will benefit students and staff. ★ 27

RE-OPENING PLAN: Shaped by Take-Aways 28

Ensure a safe Support the Adhere to consistent learning and work emotional expectations across both environment by wellness of schools and maintain following health & students and strong, connected safety guidelines. staff. communication. 29

New Jersey Guidance The Road Back: Restart and Recovery Plan for Education Health and Safety Social Distancing, Masks, Cleaning Supplies and Protocols, Health Screenings and Protocols 30

Instruction Return to School: Recalibrating, benchmarking, new content Possible Return to e-Learning: Mid-year, smooth transition School Operations Classroom Layouts, Special Areas, Hallways, Lockers, Lunch, Recess, Assemblies, Before/After-Care, Trips, Visitors, Extra-Curriculars 31

Technology Devices, Access, Training Professional Learning Support for Effective e-Learning Strategies and Virtual Community-Building Wellness Support Wrap-Around Support for Students, Staff, Families - Leading up to return, upon return, when back in school 32

End of June Early July Mid-July End of July - First Week of August Received State First Draft of Second Draft of Finalize & Publish Guidance Re-Opening Plan Re-Opening Plan Re-Opening Plan The Road Back: Restart Use Your Voice Matters Revise and adjust Plan Share finalized Plan, and Recovery Plan for survey data and State to reflect input and to with the understanding Education Guidelines to create accommodate updates that adjustments will draft. Meet with both to guidelines. Meet be made if guidance staffs, Board, health with both staffs and changes. department for input. Board. Share additional Share highlights with highlights with community. community. 33

“A goal “ without a plan is just a wish.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 34