Teachers have reviewed the responses to the Distance Learning Survey by grade division. Please review a summary of updates to the distance learning plan here. 

Teachers will be tracking student engagement. Students who are not participating in class meetings, advisory, turning in required assignments, or otherwise engaging with the provided content will be first contacted by their classroom teacher. If participation does not improve, administration will contact parents, followed by the guidance counselor, and in cases of extreme absenteeism, a conference may be scheduled with the Head of School.

Early Learner attendance will be measured by participation in class meetings, engagement with teacher provided activities, and parent communication.

Lower School attendance will be measured by participation in class meetings, engagement with teacher provided activities, completion and submission of required assignments, and parent communication.

Upper School attendance will be measured by participation in advisory and office hours, completion and submission of required assignments, student-teacher communication, and when applicable, parent communication.

The Summit is aware of the concerns regarding Zoom privacy, and we want to share with you some of the practices The Summit has implemented to protect student privacy while using Zoom. First, all Zoom meeting links are now password protected and are only shared directly to users through a password protected platform (email, Google Classroom, etc.). Teachers have been instructed not to post Zoom meeting links on any public platform, such as a blog. The waiting room feature is also enabled on all classroom Zoom meetings, so the host (teacher) must  approve and admit all participants into the meeting (no one can enter the meeting without this permission). As with all technology use, we strive to protect our students while enabling them to share and learn in a safe and interactive environment.