Preparation for K-8 Full Return on Tuesday, January 19, 2021
As we return to Full K-8 In-Person instruction on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, below are some reminders regarding the availability of live instruction in the home for this instructional model.
During full-time In-Person Instruction, students and staff are face-to-face to allow for social interaction and real-time learning within the confines of the District’s Health & Safety Plan. Teachers are following safety protocols while organizing students to work collaboratively. Partner work, small groups, and one-on-one meetings with teachers are taking place through the use of different collaboration tools and strategies including available technology. Traditional student and staff resources and supports are available in the Full-Time In-Person Instruction setting while implementing the Health & Safety Plan protocols.
- All staff and students report to the school building five days a week for instruction.
- All staff and students follow enhanced hygiene protocols.
Guidelines for Students/Siblings Quarantining (Q) or Exhibiting Symptoms Only (R)
Parents/guardians will notify the main office of the school that they will be participating in instruction from home if a student is staying home because:
- They are displaying symptoms of COVID-19 and they have not received a letter from the District asking them to quarantine.
- A student has a sibling who has been asked to quarantine by the District and the family would like to keep their other student(s) at home.
- Has a family member that has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been instructed to quarantine by a medical professional.
- A family travels outside the area and chooses to quarantine upon return to North Allegheny based upon recommendations from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
- Parents/guardians will need to notify the main office of the school for any of these reasons before 7:30 a.m. for grades 6-8 and before 8:30 a.m. for grades K-5.
- Students who have an illness or reason for absence other than those listed above, will be marked absent, will not have access to live streaming and will be required to submit an absence note to the school to be excused.
Limited Live-Streaming During the Full-Time Instructional Plan
- Live-streaming will only be available for students who are following the Guidelines for Students/Siblings Quarantining (Q) or Exhibiting Symptoms Only (R) listed above.
- In order for teachers to be prepared for live streaming, families who are following the guidelines above must:
- Notify the main office of the school before (7:30 a.m. 6-8 and 8:30 a.m. K-5) if they are displaying symptoms of COVID-19, and they have not received a letter from the District asking them to quarantine; if they have a sibling who has been asked to quarantine by the District and the family would like to keep their other student(s) at home and/or if they have a family member that has tested positive for COVID-19 and have been instructed to quarantine by a medical professional.
- Notify the main office of the school prior to returning from travel.
- The school nurse will follow up with each family as needed.
- Live Streaming will only be available the week students return from travel, not during the time they are traveling.
- The District will continue to use Blackboard to post agendas, assignments etc.
- Classes will not be recorded during Full In-Person Instruction.
- Any technology issues that occur on the student or teacher part and do not allow the student to watch the lesson will be handled on a case by case basis.
