• Temporary Remote Mode: We plan to start on August 18, 2020 with all of our scholars learning from a distance in “temporary remote mode” based on the current trends in COVID-19 for our area.
• Hybrid: When it is safe to do so, we will have a hybrid option with alternating A and B days, see the chart below. Our A and B days will be aligned with the District’s and they are aligning families on the same days. Most scholars will be on campus 2 days a week and learning remotely 3 days a week.
• Closer to 100% On Campus: When it becomes safe to do so, we would welcome for more of our scholars to join us on campus for 5 days a week we will make that transition from hybrid to what will look more like a “normal” schedule with some scholars still learning remotely.

• Distance Learning Option A - The CCSMS Distance Learning Option: Scholars are served by CCSMS teachers and continue to stay in courses paced with their peers during the year. They will be able to come back into the hybrid or traditional model with some simple steps. We will have some scholars who need to quarantine or be out for extended periods unexpectedly and will be able to transition in and out of this option, as needed.
• Distance Learning Option B - The CCSD Virtual Academy: Scholars are served by non-CCSMS teachers and are on a different schedule than CCSMS. You will be able to select the CCSD Virtual Option on the form we are providing if that is your choice, we will then help you get enrolled for their program which is planning to start on September 8, 2020. Any scholar taking a High School Course with CCSD’s Virtual Academy will need to complete those courses prior to transitioning back into CCSMS classes. Middle School scholars will be able to transition out at the end of each CCSD quarter back into CCSMS.  We will work with families to support these transitions.

• August 18, 2020. We will start the school year with distance learning. Depending on the levels of Covid-19, we will ready to serve scholars virtually, in a hybrid rotation, or with the majority of scholars on campus.

• Yes, we will have high academic expectations for our scholars with distance learning and when they are on campus.
• There were expectations from SCDE and CCSD that we had to maintain in the spring that created some lower than normal expectations across the state.
• This fall will look and feel very different for our scholars as we help them ramp back up to our high expectations. We will provide supports and strategies for our scholars who may need some help with self-motivation and time management.
• We will have new learning platforms and options for communication for our parents and guardians to be able to see what is due, what is done, and what needs to be addressed. We understand many of you were frustrated by the lack of parent views with Google Classroom. There may still be some content or assignments on google classroom for scholars, but parents/guardians will have other tools to be able to check in and communicate with teachers, if needed.
• CCSMS is already using many of the components CCSD intends to use in their Virtual Academy. We know the level of support our scholars have needed in the past to be successful on these platforms and we are making adjustments to be proactive. We are also identifying additional platforms and resources to support our curriculum.
• Project Lead the Way has developed content support and instructional strategies along with training for our teachers for their middle school and high school courses. We will continue those components in hybrid and distance learning.
• It has also been indicated that Trident Tech’s dual credit classes will be online for the fall semester. Our scholars will enroll in those as they have in the past.
• Some courses may be purchased from proven online providers with CCSMS teachers delivering content and support.
• We look forward to the time when we can fully immerse all of our scholars in our experiential learning curriculum both on campus and, more importantly, off campus where we engage in hands-on field experiences and authentic research in our surrounding community. We will get there together.

• Yes, when school is in session in the building we will have bus transportation. We have 9 brand new school buses that will be operating to serve just CCSMS. 7 were delivered this week and 2 more are on their way this Monday!
• They will run similar routes as we have had in the past.
• There will be a new app we will have more control over for families to track their buses.
• They will run at 50% capacity based on health and safely guidance currently in place.
• Scholars will wear masks.

• With this hybrid model we would not have 100% of scholars on campus at any time. There would be some scholars on campus each day with the rest learning remotely from home. The district is working to align schedules so most families on an A or B schedule could have their children on the same schedule even if they are at different schools. This is an updated sample of what that could look like based on CCSD's current plans:

• We will have the majority of forms moved to be completed and signed online for release the first week of August.
• We will have a pick up day for all of our scholars and their families to pick up Chromebooks and textbooks. All textbooks will go home at the beginning of the year and they will keep them at home. Chromebook chargers will stay at home as well. It will be the scholar's responsibility to bring them to school charged.
• We will have orientation for our new scholars and their families online. And as soon as it is safe to do so, we will invite our new scholars on campus in small groups to help them make connections and to learn about the procedures for being on campus this year.

• For Middle School, scholars will stay in one classroom for the majority of the day with one group of scholars all day as recommended. The teachers for subject areas will rotate between classes, as needed. There will be no transitions of scholars in the hallways in the middle school area. We will have times during the day where scholars go outside.
• For High School, while cohorts are not realistic for a high school schedule, we already minimize hallway transitions with our 90 minute block scheduling and with the hybrid scheduling there will be a lower number of scholars in the hallways at transitions. We will coordinate how scholars transition in the hallways.

• PowerSchool will be down for another week for the entire district.
• We will then work on fine tuning the final schedule including plans for hybrid rotations with A day and B day groups, if they are needed.
• We hope to have high school schedules ready no later than the second week of August and we will share those as soon as possible to address any needed changes prior to school starting. The add/drop period for high school will be prior to the first day of school if all plans are able to move forward. This will allow us to distribute textbooks and for teachers to plan accordingly.
• We will share the middle school schedules soon after that. As of right now the middle school scholars will stay with the same cohort of scholars for the majority of the day.

• Yes, they will need to eat in their classrooms in the main building. We will have some outside time during the day for scholars. There are recommendations for recess and the importance of outside time in both state and national guidance.

• CCSMS will have our own option to serve the needs of our scholars and families. You will not have to withdraw for this option and we will have flexibility to move from virtual to being on campus as needed.
• For the district option, the scholar will not have to withdraw from CCSMS. There will be a charge to CCSMS for the enrollment and the family will have to follow the dates and guidelines of CCSD while enrolled. High school will need to stay enrolled for an entire semester and middle school for each quarter, at least.
• If they enroll in a state-wide virtual charter school, private school, or decide to homeschool and withdraw, we will not be able to retain their seat.

• Yes, they may look a little different and we may launch them from a distance but we will be ready to be creative and supportive.

• Yes, they will wear masks in all common areas, on buses, and in any situation where there are not partitions or physical distancing. We are further studying when masks can be removed and protocol.
• CCSD and others are researching the use of the face shields.

• Yes, we are working with CCSD and others to design and build partitions between scholars so they have times during the day where they are seated and may take their masks off. Below is a sample of what CCSD has designed as a sample. In our hybrid model, we would only have about 12 to 14 scholars in a room at a time. There will be assigned seats and teachers would have one seat at each cluster of 3 students so the teacher can sit and help with small group work.

• Making decisions based on the best information at the time with our first priority being the health and safety of CCSMS scholars and employees along with their families.
• Developing, implementing, and refining plans based on the academic and developmental needs of our scholars.
• Coming out of this extraordinary experience a stronger school than when this began by taking time to reflect, realign our collective work, and grow together.