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Equity - Safety - Quality Learning Opportunities Town Hall Meetings Rev. Steve Lopez, President, Yonkers Board of Education Equity - Safety - Quality Learning Opportunities and Dr. Edwin M. Quezada, Superintendent of Schools

OUR GOAL

OUR GOAL Our common goal is a safe organized return to school for students, staff and families. Relentless work has and continues to be done to prepare for the September opening of schools according to the State guidelines. Experts anticipate the pandemic will continue throughout the 2020-21 school year with periods of increased community outbreaks until such time as there is a widely available vaccine. Our plans will be flexible to quickly adjust to guidance updates from health and education departments. Science Core Values Equity Informed Decisions

Yonkers commitment to equity and excellence drives the work that is grounded in collaboration with all stakeholders which is foundational to our success. The guiding principles include: • Equity – Promote equity and access for students, staff and families • All Children’s Unique Needs – Focus on the most vulnerable population – Foster positive relationships and meaningful frequent CORE VALUES interactions whereby students receive meaningful feedback on assignments and interactions with peers and adults GUIDING OUR • Health, Safety and Well -be being ng fo for A All – Students, Staff, Parents/Guardians and Community Partners PLANNING – Provide social-emotional supports for all students with special attention on our most vulnerable populations • Differentiated Approach for Teaching and Learning – Focus on interdisciplinary teaching and multiple ways to show mastery (e.g., project-based assessment) – Provide instructional experiences that, when considered as a whole, are comparable in rigor, scope and magnitude to a traditionally delivered program of study • Quality Standards -Based Based Culturally turally Respons nsive e Instructi ruction on • Parents/Guardians as Partners • Timely Communications in Multiple Languages to All Stakeholders

NYSED REOPENING GUIDANCE FRAMEWORK The District's reopening plan ensures alignment with NYSED’s framework for key considerations and all required elements of the guidance. Teaching Health and Safety Special Education and Learning Bilingual Education Facilities School Schedules and World Languages Social-Emotional Attendance and Nutrition Well-Being Chronic Absenteeism Staffing and Human Technology Transportation Resources and Connectivity Budget and Fiscal

Reopening opening Scena cenari rios os On On-Sit Site e In Instruction truction Hybrid d In Instruction truction Onli line ne Remot ote e In Instructi ruction on AND AND Students will complete some instruction in-person School sites are closed to students and Schools will reopen for all students and instruction at school sites and some instruction online. all instruction takes place online. will take place in-person at schools.  Daily in-person instruction with social  Two cohorts of students: Group A and Group B  Circumstances require schools to remain closed distancing protocols based on current New York  Each group is receiving in-person instruction at for in-person instruction State Department of Health (DOH) information least two consecutive days of the week  All instruction occurs remotely via Microsoft  Alternative plans for medically vulnerable/high-  Flex Day Wednesday will include: Teams, Clever and SeeSaw until further notice risk groups  Online Remote instruction for All  Scenario contingent upon guidelines outlined by  Plans for health, safety, and screening students, except Special Education ICT Governor’s office, DOH, New York State  Scenario contingent upon guidelines outlined by and selected Multilingual learners who Education Department (NYSED) and local Governor’s office, DOH, New York State will receive In-Person Supplemental government Education Department (NYSED) and local Support  All staff is expected to report to work government  Additional Cleaning in all schools  Professional Development for staff  Alternative plans for medically vulnerable/high- risk groups  Plans for health, safety, and screening  Scenario contingent upon guidelines outlined by Governor’s office, DOH, New York State Education Department (NYSED) and local government  All staff is expected to report to work

Samp mple e Week k - No Monday y Holiday y - Cohort: : Gro roup A HYBRID INSTRUCTION Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SAMPLE WEEK SCHEDULES Flex Day Online Online • Synchronous Online Remote Instruction for all Remote Remote PREKINDERGARTEN students, except for Special Education ICT Instruction Instruction In-Person In-Person THROUGH GRADE 12 students and selected Multilingual learners Microsoft Microsoft Instruction Instruction who will receive a half-day of In-Person Teams, Teams, GROUPS A & B supplemental support Clever and Clever and • Staff Professional Development Seesaw Seesaw Key points Samp mple e Week k - No Monday y Holiday y - Cohort: : Gro roup B • No more than 50% of the students enrolled in a class Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday will receive in-person instruction on a given day • If students are not receiving in-person instruction Online Online Flex Day they will be engaged in remote assignments at home Remote Remote • Synchronous Online Remote Instruction for all using the Microsoft Teams platform, Clever or Instruction Instruction students, except for Special Education ICT In-Person In-Person students and selected Multilingual learners SeaSaw Microsoft Microsoft Instruction Instruction who will receive a half-day of In-Person Teams, Teams, • Students in cohort: group A will receive in-person supplemental support Clever and Clever and instruction 2 days per week on Mondays and • Staff Professional Development Seesaw Seesaw Tuesdays • Students in cohort: group B will receive in-person Samp mple e Week k – Monday y Holida day y - Cohort: Gro roup A instruction 2 days per week on Thursdays and Fridays Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday • Wednesdays follow a schedule that includes staff Online Remote Instruction Online Remote Instruction In-Person In-Person professional development, synchronous online Holiday Microsoft Teams, Clever and Microsoft Teams, Clever and Instruction Instruction remote instruction, and in-person additional supports Seesaw Seesaw for select special education ICT students and Samp mple e Week k – Monday y Holida day y - Cohort: Gro roup B selected multilingual learners • Weeks with a Monday holiday, on Wednesday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday students will follow the Monday schedule Online Remote Instruction Online Remote Instruction • Once the cohort groups are established, there will be In-Person In-Person Holiday Microsoft Teams, Clever and Microsoft Teams, Clever and no changes to assignments. Instruction Instruction Seesaw Seesaw

Cohort: Group C Special Education Students (SWD with an IEP) Coupled with the need to ensure the health and safety of both students and staff, Self- Contained Special Education Classes (i.e., 12:1, 12:1:1, 12:1:2, 12:2:2, 12:1:4, 15:1, 15:1:1) as well as Autism Program Classes (i.e., 8:1:2, 12:1:2), will implement the SAMPLE WEEK SCHEDULES following model upon reopening of schools for In-Person Instruction. PREKINDERGARTEN  Self-Contained Special Education Classes with an enrollment of 15 students or less will receive four days of in-person instruction (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, THROUGH GRADE 12 and Friday). The days may be adjusted for holidays.  Students will also receive 1.5 hours of synchronous remote instruction on Wednesday  These classes will constitute cohorts meaning that their membership will remain GROUP C constant SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS  Intermingling of instructional cohorts will be avoided to the greatest extent possible WITH AN IEP  Flexibility will be used in the scheduling of staff to support this model As members of general education settings, SWD in Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) GROUP D Classes will be educated in the instructional model of their non-disabled peers. To address social distancing requirements, ICT Classes will be divided into two heterogeneous groups (maintaining the proportional distribution of general education ONLINE REMOTE INSTRUCTION ONLY students and SWD), which will constitute an “ICT Cohort,” per above. Cohort: Group D Online Remote Instruction ONLY Paren ents/g ts/gua uard rdians will ill be giv iven the oppo portun unity ty to choo oose e 100% % Onli line Re Remote e Instr truction on fo for r their r child ildren ren from rom August st 13 to o August ugust 21, , 2020. Based on this process, students will be assigned to Group D Online Remote Instruction Only.