July 24, 2020
Dear St. Rose Families,
I cannot thank you enough for the feedback you provided on our recent survey. It was so helpful for planning purposes to hear your concerns and questions about what fall may look like.
As you probably are aware, positive cases are on the rise in our county and throughout our state. Several school districts have announced their plans for fall to do a hybrid or a distance learning option.
As of today, we are still planning to reopen with in-person instruction with the option of distance learning.
However, we must follow the mandates and guidelines of the state and our local health department. If or when things are announced, I will be sure to keep you in the loop of any changes to our current plans.
Some feedback from the survey was that parents wanted to know what improvements would be made to distance learning in the fall. Below you will find a
general guideline
of what distance learning will look like.
- Teachers will be giving direct instruction to students for an age appropriate amount of time each day.
- Students will be expected to have their camera on and be an active participant in all teacher instructed activities.
- Whether in person or through distance learning, students will be expected to complete assignments in a timely manner. Families will have the opportunity to submit completed school work via Google Classroom or in a contactless manner through an organized drop-off procedure at school each week.
- Students that do not have access to technology devices to complete work will be able to check them out from school.
- The Google Suite will be our school wide platform. This will aid in consistency across grade levels and will be user friendly and familiar for those who participated in distance learning last spring.
- An informational meeting will be held before school begins for parents to become familiar with the expectations of distance learning as well as the Google platform.
- If we are mandated to do only distance learning, teachers will have open hours available in the afternoon for one-on-one support or for drop in questions when they arise.
As we inch towards fall, I hope to have a more definitive plan for the reopening of school. If you did not have the opportunity to take our fall survey in the last email, please take a moment to do so.
https://forms.gle/b5zNKbQAge2C3sb66
. Your feedback is incredibly valuable in this uncertain time.
Thank you so much for your grace in our ever changing plans. Please continue to reach out to me with any questions or concerns.
With gratitude,
Kristin Silva
