It turned out to be a great segment. Lot's of great comments from callers. There's so many things wrong from daycare, to disinterest, to what happens when a vaccine is created. Here's DPI's options and the segment below. The plan includes a mix of in-person and virtual learning.
Those include the following:
Four-Day Week
- Each student level (elementary, middle, and high school) reports to school, outdoor learning spaces, or community-based organizations four full days a week. Schools are closed on the fifth day to allow for deep-cleaning.
- Students are provided with virtual learning materials—digital, analog, or a combination of the two formats—to support learning on those days when they do not report to school for in-person learning.
- All English learner, special education, gifted and talented, and resource teachers work with small groups of students to reduce the student-teacher ratios to 10/1 or fewer in each learning environment. Learning in outdoor spaces or partnerships with community-based organizations may be needed to keep student-teacher ratios to 10/1 or fewer.
- One day per week is used for teacher planning and professional learning. On this day, students do not report to school but virtual learning continues.
Two-Day Rotation
- All students report to school, outdoor learning spaces, or community-based organizations two full days per week (Monday/Tuesday or Thursday/Friday).
- Students are provided with virtual learning materials—digital, analog, or a combination of the two formats— to support learning on those days when they do not report to school for in-person learning.
- All English learner, special education, gifted and talented, and resource teachers work with small groups of
- students to reduce the student-teacher ratios to 10/1 or fewer in each learning environment. Learning in outdoor spaces or partnerships with community-based organizations may be needed to keep student-teacher ratios to 10/1 or fewer.
- One day per week is used for teacher planning and professional learning. On this day, students do not report to school but virtual learning continues.
A/B Week Rotation
- Half of the student population reports to school, outdoor learning spaces, or community-based organizations four full days per week for in-person learning while the other half of the school population participates in virtual learning at home. The two student groups alternate between in-person and virtual learning weekly. All grade bands are included.
- Students are provided with virtual learning materials—digital, analog, or a combination of the two formats—to support learning on those days when
- they do not report to school for in-person learning.
- All English learner, special education, gifted and talented, and resource teachers work with small groups of students to reduce the student-teacher ratios to 10/1 or fewer in each learning environment. Learning in outdoor spaces or partnerships with community-based organizations may be needed to keep student-teacher ratios to 10/1 or fewer.
- One day per week is used for teacher planning and professional learning. Students do not report to school on these days but continue
- learning independently.
Elementary Face-to-Face and Secondary Virtual Learning
- Elementary students start back to school first, before other levels.
- Elementary students attend four full days per week and are distributed
- across multiple sites (e.g., elementary and middle school buildings) to reduce the student-teacher ratio in accordance with physical distancing recommendations.
- Secondary students continue to engage in virtual learning.
- Students are provided with virtual learning materials—digital, analog, or a combination of the two formats—to support learning on those days when they do not report to school for in-person learning.
- All English learner, special education, gifted and talented, and resource teachers work with small groups of students to reduce the student-teacher ratios to 10/1 or fewer in each learning environment. Learning in outdoor spaces or partnerships with community-based organizations may be needed to keep student-teacher ratios to 10/1 or fewer.
- One day per week is used for teacher planning and professional learning. Students do not report to school on these days but continue learning independently.
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