The Black Tiger Family is Committed to: • Providing educational learning options to meet every student’s needs. • Ensuring that the learning and school culture meet the diverse needs of all learners. • Providing equitable services and learning opportunities for all learners. • Promoting and ensuring safe and healthy learning environments. • Monitoring and attending to every student’s and staff member’s well-being and social-emotional health.
Our Mission Every student, every day, every opportunity! Our Vision Cuyahoga Falls City School District, the hub of the community, committed to a culture of caring! We innovate. We create. We personalize education for all!
Return-to-School Planning Committee Instructional Delivery K-5 • Tracy Early, Principal • Hillary Freitag-Geiger, Principal • Alma Hanchon, Teacher • Julie Leeson, Gifted Instructional Specialist • Sarah Suboticki, Teacher • Lidia Touraji, EL Specialist • Stephanie Walker, Teacher • Kathy Ward, Teacher
Return-to-School Planning Committee Instructional Delivery 6-12 • Allison Bogdan, Principal • Melody Carlisle, Teacher • Jennifer Culver, Teacher • Ben Davis, Teacher • Mandy DeCamp, Teacher • Melissa Fitzsimmons, School Counselor • Kris Gaijer, Principal • Jessica Michalec, Special Education Instructional Specialist • Care Walter, Principal
Return-to-School Planning Committee Platform Development • Carolyn Crosier, CTIS • Ryan Huch, Director of Instructional Technology • Alex Oris, CTIS • Christine Shaw, Student Services Coordinator
Return-to-School Planning Committee Curriculum Delivery and Assessments K-12 • Julie Dudones, 6 - 12 Curriculum Coordinator • Dr. Rachael L. Seifert, K - 5 Curriculum Coordinator and Gifted Coordinator
Return-to-School Planning Committee Community Assistance and Communications • Cameron Lazar, Coordinator of Exceptional Children • Courtney Lewis, Coordinator of English Learner Program • Holly Merkle, K - 12 Coordinator of Student Wellness and Success • John Wasylko, Community Relations
Return-to-School Planning Committee Operations • Joe Bagatti, Director of Business and Operations • Bill Bailey, Nutrition and Food Service Supervisor • Erin Bradley, Clinical Coordinator • Kevin Dean, Head Custodian CFHS • Lukas Frey, Theatre Operations Coordinator • Kenny Johnson, Athletic Director • Marjorie Johnson, Transportation Supervisor • Ellen McClure, Director/ Human Resources • Aaron Woodard, Maintenance
Transportation • Busing will continue to be provided to students that live farther than 1mile from school (elementary) and 1.75 mile from school (middle), as well as to high school students with disabilities who have transportation on their IEP . • Busing will follow state and local guidelines. Students will ride two to a seat, with a preference to students of the same household sitting together. • Students will wear masks when riding the bus and while waiting at the bus stop. • Buses will be equipped with hand-sanitizing stations for use by students as they board the bus. • All buses will be disinfected at the end of each day with an electrostatic sprayer.
Classroom Spaces - Our Reality
Classroom Spaces - Our Reality
Your Voice Matters To Us! Thank you, parents and students, for sharing your thoughts with us! The feedback on the surveys helps to ensure that the district can use your voices when making important decisions about the education, safety and well-being of the students that make up the Black Tiger Family. Your thoughts and ideas help to guide decision making. Together we are Stronger!
Parent and Student Feedback Top-rated responses from the surveys: • Consistency with remote learning among classes and grades • Transparency with communications about illness • Advanced notice of decisions due to childcare arrangements • Reduce and streamline technology options • In-person learning for students with disabilities • Virtual options for students with high-risk concerns • Social and emotional concerns for children
Parent and Student Feedback Top-rated responses from the surveys for future remote learning: • More regular check-ins • Resources and content organized into Google classroom environments • Additional small group and individual learning opportunities for students
Commitment to Health and Safety • All staff will be required to wear face masks or shields when instructing, moving about the building or meeting in groups. • Students in grades K-2 will be strongly encouraged (Risk Levels 1,2, and 3) to wear face masks or shields when 6’ social distancing cannot be maintained. • Students in grades 3-12 will be expected (Risk Levels 1 and 2) to wear face masks or shields when 6’ social distancing cannot be maintained.
Commitment to Health and Safety • Students in grades 3-12 will be required (Risk Level 3) to wear face masks or shields when 6’ social distancing cannot be maintained, with medical exemptions. • Mask breaks will be given throughout the day, more frequently for our youngest learners.
Commitment to Health and Safety • Additional cleaning and PPE will be implemented in accordance with the CDC and Ohio and Summit County COVID-19 guidelines. • Students will be given time to practice proper hygiene routines with the help of Akron Children’s Hospital medical assistants and staff. Videos will be made available for families for practicing at home. • Personal health care and safety lessons will be modeled and practiced to support everyone’s safety.
Commitment to Health and Safety • Health checklists and temperature assessments should take place at home by families before coming to school each day, whether arriving by bus, car, or walking. • Hand sanitizer will be located at entrances and in all classrooms. • Students and staff will practice regular hand washing routines. • Each classroom will be equipped with cleaning supplies to sanitize work areas throughout the day. • At the end of each day, the classrooms, restrooms, offices and all touch surfaces will be disinfected with an electrostatic sprayer.
Commitment to Health and Safety • K-5 classrooms will be limited to 18 - 22 students per classroom. • K-12 will follow a 1:1 ratio for students-to-devices, eliminating the need for sharing devices. • K-12 classrooms will adhere to 3’ to 6’ social distancing. • Directional signs will be posted in hallways and on stairs so that students only travel in one direction with only one class at a time.
Meals • K - 5 During Risk Levels 1 and 2, breakfast and lunches will be served while still remaining socially distant. Each building will create a procedure that is best fitting for students’ social and safety needs. • K - 5 During Risk Levels 3 and 4, the district is working on plans that will be communicated. • 6 - 12 Grab and Go Lunches will be available for students during Risk Levels 1, 2, and 3. The district is working on plans for breakfast, as well as plans for Risk Level 4.
Grades, Credits, and Attendance (K-12) • All students will be held accountable for their learning. • All learning options for students will follow the same grading expectations on assignments, learning activities, and assessments. • Students will receive grades for each class and grades will be reflected in Progress Book and on student report cards. • Students who take high school-level courses will receive credit for those courses upon passing. • Students will be required to participate in both in-person and virtual work in order for attendance to count for those days.
Option 1 for K-5 • At school all day Monday through Friday daily during Risk Levels 1 and 2. • At school all day on a rotating basis during Level 3 . • In general, A-K on Mondays/Tuesdays and L-Z on Wednesdays/Thursdays, with virtual learning on the other days and times. • Families will be scheduled to attend on the same days. • There will be a process to change the scheduled days due to childcare or similar issues. • All students will learn from home during Risk Level 4. • Your child’s same teachers will be providing daily online live instruction as well as assignments using the same resources used in the classroom. • Learning options are chosen for one semester. (August to December)
Option 1 for 6-12 • At school until 12:30 on a rotating basis during Levels 1,2, and 3 • In general, A-K on Mondays/Tuesdays and L-Z on Wednesdays/Thursdays, with online instruction or online live instruction on the other days and times. • Families will be scheduled to attend on the same days. • Students attend every class every day in some format. • There will be a process to change the scheduled days due to childcare or similar issues. • Online live instruction will take place every day for all students grades 6-12.
Option 1 for 6-12 • All students will learn from home during Risk Level 4 with the same teachers and resources used during Blended Learning. • Learning options are chosen for one semester. (August to December)
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