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STEELTON-HI GHSPI RE SCHOOL DI STRI CT 2020-2021 Pha se d Re Ope ning Pla n

2 Dist r ic t Pla nning- St e ps We ’ve Ta ke n ✘ ✘ The district has ordered supplies such The district participates in State and as hand sanitizer, face shields, office Local calls with other school districts as shields and also masks for those who part of the decision making process forget them ✘ The district has ordered over 1000 ✘ The district has considered our physical additional technology devices for the capacity for the impact of six (6) feet of start of the 2020-2021 SY social distancing ✘ The Pandemic Response Team drafted ✘ The district has launched its Roller the SHSD Health & Safety Plan. This was Cyber A cademy supported by Capital board approved on June 29th, 2020 and A rea O nline Learning A ssociation the updated plan was approved on July (CA O LA ) 9th, 2020.

3 De c ision-Ma king: Sur ve y Re sult s ✘ The school district conducted two surveys this summer seeking input from parents & guardians - Survey #1 had 131 parent responses and Survey #2 had 610 parent responses - 30% of parents/guardians were comfortable sending their child back for Face-to-Face instruction - 70% of parents/guardians were not comfortable with students returning Face-to-Face - A dditional phone calls were made to families that we did not have responses from to collect the remaining data

4 De c ision-Ma king: Ext e r na l Fa c t or s ✘ On August 10, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Education released the Pennsylvania D epartment of Health’s Covid-19 Early W arning Monitoring System D ashboard. This system allows us to monitor the CO V ID -19 positivity rate as a 7-day average for all counties in Pennsylvania. D auphin County’s data shows that the positivity rate is close to the threshold that calls for hybrid or remote learning in our county and that CO V ID -19 is still a very real threat to the communities of Steelton and Highspire. ✘ The survey and phone calls indicate that only 30% of parents planned to send their students back to school Face-to-Face ✘ The survey and phone calls indicate that 70% of parents plan to keep their students home for Remote Learning or CA O LA to start the year. W ith the majority of our students at home, we believe it is in the best interest of our students for our staff to focus their attention on Remote Learning.

5 De c ision-Ma king: Ext e r na l Fa c t or s ✘ Troubling information from schools that have opened in other states (For example, high numbers of staff and students in G eorgia who have needed to be quarantined or tested within the first week of face-to-face opening). ✘ Ever-evolving guidance from the federal and state government on best practices for reopening school safely. ✘ Concerns around the ability to effectively contact trace ✘ The disproportionate effect of CO V ID -19 on communities with demographics similar to SHSD ✘ O ver a two week period in July, 97,000 children nationally tested positive for CO V ID -19

6 Moving For wa r d 2020-2021 Based on these factors, SHSD is imple me nt ing a 3-pha se d a ppr oa ch t o r e ope ning. The 2020-2021 school ye a r will be gin wit h a ll st ude nt s pa r t icipa t ing in Re mot e Le a r ning a t home .

7 Return to School: Phased Re -Opening PHASE 1: REMOTE LEARNING PHASE 1: REMOTE LEARNING ✘ Blend of PHASE 2: HYBRID PHASE 2: HYBRID synchronous (live) LEARNING LEARNING and asynchronous ✘ Transition to a (pre-recorded) hybrid in-person learning: 100% learning model online start for ALL which limits the students beginning number of August 31, 2020 students in the building daily ✘ More info coming soon

8 Pha se 1: Re mot e Le a r ning ✘ ✘ Students in these Special Education Support A ll students begin the school year on 100% classes will be able to attend Face-to-Face 4 Remote Learning with Steelton-H ighspire days per week: teachers - Full-time A utistic Support ✘ Regular attendance will be taken by teachers - Full-time Emotional Support as virtual days attended and hours do count - Full-time Life Skills Support for the 2020-2021 SY - Full-time Learning Support - A ll Therapeutic Support Students ✘ Teachers will be delivering remote instruction from their classrooms (unless D auphin County ✘ Food distribution (grab and go pick up) will be is RED ) provided during this time if approved by the PD E (sites to be determined) ✘ A schedule of learning will be followed and strictly adhered to during Remote Learning ✘ Free W IFI spots can be found by using https://www.wifimap.io/. ✘ D evice distribution pick-up dates are scheduled for A ugust 24, 25, 26, & 27, 2020 ✘ More information about community support coming... ✘ Free drive up W IFI will be available at all times in district parking lots

9 How will Re mot e Le a r ning look diffe r e nt t ha n t he la st 3 mont hs of t he 2019-2020 sc hool ye a r ? ✘ Professional Development in online instructional tools for teachers before online instruction begins ✘ Teachers will be expected to deliver virtual instruction from their classrooms (as long as the state is not shutdown; Red) ✘ Enhanced student support services for students ✘ Student attendance and accountability will be measured ✘ Student grading will be done as if in-person learning were in session ✘ The 2020-2021 Continuity of Education plan has transitioned from “Enrichment & Review” to “Planned Instruction”

10 Pha se 2 & 3: Specifics for these phases are be ing de ve lope d a nd will be communica t e d soon!

11 Ne xt St e ps for Pa r e nt s: 1 3 2 Continue to tune in Continue to tune in Pick up Chromebooks Pick up Chromebooks Follow directions Follow directions to official school to official school & back-to & back to-school school on back-to on back to-school school district district information on information on information, information, communication via communication via download the download the 8/24 or 8/25 (HS) 8/24 or 8/25 (HS) email, robo email, robo-calls, and calls, and Powerschool App Powerschool App 8/26 or 8/27 (Elem) 8/26 or 8/27 (Elem) our website. If you’re our website. If you’re and follow login and follow login not receiving these, not receiving these, 9 AM 9 AM - 11 AM 11 AM information to stay information to stay please call the school please call the school connected! connected! Or Or to update your to update your 4 PM 4 PM - 6 PM 6 PM information. information. *Students who did not return *Students who did not return Chromebooks from last year will Chromebooks from last year will not receive another device. And not receive another device. And must contact their school office* must contact their school office*