Sundog Smart reStart Plan Fall 2020 TrekNorth Junior and Senior - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Sundog Smart reStart Plan Fall 2020 TrekNorth Junior and Senior High School

GUIDING PRINCIPLES for TrekNorth’s SMART reSTART Plan SAFETY - Keeping our students, families, and staff safe and healthy ● EQUITY - Equity and access to high-quality education for all students ● ● RIGOROUS ACADEMICS - high-quality academic programming ● PARTNERSHIP - Working with our families to make the best plan for our school community MISSION DRIVEN -- participation in outdoor adventuring and community ● service

TREKNORTH SMART reSTART PLAN ● Students/families who do not feel safe coming into the building will be provided a full-time Remote-Learning option TrekNorth will inform its decision based on MDH 14-day data. ● ● Final decision for learning format will be made on August 27, 2020 ● CURRENTLY: TrekNorth is preparing for Hybrid-Learning: No more than 50% of students will be in the building at any one time Students will be divided into two groups that attend school alternate weeks. ●

Guidance from MDE for School Opening:

Current Numbers as of August 6, 2020

FAMILY SURVEY RESULTS Results represent 169 of our 188 families (90%) on August 1, 2020. Big TakeAways from our Survey: ● Our families prefer Distance Learning or Hybrid Learning at this time Safety of students and staff is a priority ● ● Majority of our families are very uncomfortable sending students back into building. ● Families are in support of programming that includes physical distancing and wearing masks.

Family Survey: Response to Current Preference for Learning ● 49.1 percent prefer DL ● 29 percent prefer Hybrid Learning 21.4 percent prefer In-Person Learning ●

Family Survey: If TrekNorth Opened Fully in the Fall: ● 64.5 percent of families would opt-in to Distance Learning ● 35.5 percent of families would be in support of full in-person learning

Family Survey: Response to Different Learning Plans ● Majority of families feel the new DL plan sounds okay and a safe way to manage school

Family Survey Response to Hybrid and In-Person Learning ● Majority of families would be in support of Hybrid-Learning over In-Person Learning, however a significant number of families would select Distance Learning over Hybrid-Learning

TREKNORTH SMART reSTART PLAN FALL 2020 As of July 30, TrekNorth is planning to reopen on September 8 with the HYBRID-LEARNING model. This plan responds to the following: ● MDE Current Guidance The safety and well-being of both staff and students ● ● Our community’s need for access to both in-person learning and distance learning ● Our families who have students in other schools in the area

TrekNorth’s SMART reSTART Phases to Return to Safe Learning* Phase 1: Distance Learning (Spring 2020) Phase 2: Distance (Remote) Learning with additional student and family supports Academic and Safety Plan created by a team of TrekNorth staff ● Phase 3: Hybrid Learning (Distance (Remote) Learning and safe In-Person Learning)* Academic and Safety Plan created by a team of TrekNorth staff ● Phase 4: Return to In-Person School Learning* Safety Plan created by a team of TrekNorth staff ● *Distance (Remote) Learning is ALWAYS an option for families during this time.

TrekNorth’s SMART reSTART Technology: ● All students will have a device ● Students who request hotspots will be able to use those during Distance (Remote) Learning/ Hybrid Learning TrekNorth will be using a common platform: Schoology ● ● TrekNorth will be updating the current website and launching a TrekNorth app to simplify communication with families ● TrekNorth will be hosting learning sessions for online platforms for students and families

TrekNorth’s SMART reSTART Curriculum and Instruction: ● Our plan will include a structured schedule where teachers and students meet daily ● Lessons will be delivered live and also recorded Teachers will oversee a structured work time (in coordination with advisors) for ● students to complete assignments

TrekNorth’s SMART reSTART Timeline: August 3-7: TrekNorth’s Admin and Leadership Teams Finalize TrekNorth’s NEW Hybrid and Remote Learning Plans August 7: TrekNorth Families will receive TrekNorth’s Hybrid and Remote Learning Student and Family Handbook (SMART reSTART Reopening Plan) August 10: TrekNorth hosts an online Q and A session for families August 17: Deadline for families to opt into REMOTE learning August 24-31: TrekNorth families will receive information regarding their student’s learning schedule