Parents and Guardians,
I wanted to address a couple of common questions that have come in since sending out my email this afternoon.
How does the Group 1 and Group 2 rotation for On-campus Hybrid students work?
In a typical 5 day school week a Group 1 Schedule would be:
Week 1
Monday - A Day on campus
Tuesday - B Day on campus
Wednesday - A Day remote
Thursday - B Day remote
Friday - A Day on campus
Week 2
Monday - B Day on campus
Tuesday - A Day remote
Wednesday - B Day remote
Thursday - A Day on campus
Friday - B Day on campus
Group 2 students would be exactly opposite. They would be remote on the days that Group 1 was on campus, and then on campus the days that Group 1 was remote. All students will receive instruction daily whether remote or on campus.
Why are students split into alpha groups and not grade levels?
Splitting students by last name helps in several ways. First, splitting families works against the purpose of social grouping and creates a greater risk of cross infection when siblings are in separate groups (Group 1 and Group 2) at school. Second, splitting of grade levels would create the same number of students on campus as an alpha split, but wouldn’t alleviate class sizes since core classes are largely filled by students in the same grade level. For example Biology is taken by 9th graders and English 3 students are almost exclusively Juniors.
What if things improve? Could we have more kids in school at the same time?
Yes. If things improve and we can safely social distance with more students, we can adjust at that time. The current schedule would allow this to happen very easily.
As I shared in the original email our number one driver is student, staff, and community safety.
Our current structure is a direct result of TEA and CDC guidelines/requirements to ensure safe social distancing.
I’ll be sending a more detailed email on Monday but wanted to address these common questions this evening. Also, if you only read my email and missed the district video that was released earlier today I encourage you to watch as it may help with other questions. A link to the video can be found in the opening of my original email this afternoon.
Have a great weekend.
Sincerely,
Chris Mayfield
Principal
Lovejoy High School
