OPS is preparing for a phased return to in-person learning. Staff members presented to the Board of Education regarding specifics on the plan.
Metrics for 100% Return
Community Conditions (In Consultation with Medical Partners)
- Testing Availability – the ability to test staff and students quickly (same day if needed) with a less-than 48-hour turnaround for results
- Community spread controlled at 50 cases per million
- Positivity rate below 5%, ideally below 3%
- Staff Impact – Our ability to operate a school/program
While these conditions are not met for a 100% return (all students, each day), the Family 3/2 Instructional Model allows for enhanced social distancing in addition to our layered health and safety precautions.
Instructional Model Priorities
Family 3/2 and Remote Learning Program
- Five days of instruction, which may be a combination of synchronous and asynchronous lessons.
- Students would remain in current scheduled courses with the same teacher, to allow for a seamless transition.
- Time allotments and schedules would be adjusted to meet changes in the district instructional model.
- The commitment would be for the semester.
- District grading and attendance policies would remain in place.
Elementary Instruction
Family 3/2 Instructional Model
- All students attend a daily morning meeting for attendance and community building via Teams.
- All students will receive five days of instruction in English language arts and math.
- Students will receive instruction in science, social studies and specials (art, music, PE and library) on their in-person days.
- Students will receive asynchronous (pre-recorded videos) instruction in English language arts and math on their at-home days created by district staff.
- Teachers will schedule independent learning time for students to practice and apply what they learned while they meet with 100% Remote Learning Program students for 1:1 or small group support.
- Interventions will be provided to students on their in-person days.
- Special education, EL, gifted and talented education and guidance services will be provided.
- Dual Language instruction will be provided to students in both languages on their in-person days.
- OPS common grading practices will be followed.
100% Remote Learning Program (RLP)
- Students must commit to the 100% Remote Learning Program for the duration of the semester.
- Students attend a daily morning meeting for attendance and community building via Teams.
- Students will receive five days of instruction in English language arts and math through asynchronous (pre-recorded videos) lessons and task sheets to complete.
- Students will receive at least two days of instruction in science or social studies through asynchronous (pre-recorded videos) lessons and task sheets to complete.
- Teacher will meet 1:1 or in small groups with all remote learners at least once a week.
- Students will login, via Teams, for specials (art, music, PE, library) and/or complete asynchronous (pre-recorded videos) lessons.
- Limited Dual Language support will be provided.
- Special education, EL, gifted and talented education and guidance support will be provided
- OPS common grading practices will be followed.
Secondary Instruction
Family 3/2 Instructional Model
- All students will receive access to daily course instruction.
- All students will be expected to engage and attend courses on their in-person days and their at-home days for the duration of each course.
- Students attending courses from at-home will access their courses through Teams.
- Students will follow the bell schedule determined by their school.
- Students will remain in their currently scheduled courses to allow for seamless transitions.
- OPS common grading practices will be followed.
100% Remote Learning Program (RLP)
- Students will participate in synchronous lessons by accessing their courses through Teams following their school’s bell schedule.
- Students will remain in current scheduled courses.
- Class length will align with the school’s bell schedule.
- Students will commit to Remote Learning Program for the duration of the semester.
- Students in Remote Learning Program will not be permitted to participate in-person extra-curricular activities.
- OPS common grading practices will be followed.
- Attendance policies will remain in place.
- Special education, EL and school counseling services are provided.
Diagnosis Response
When OPS is made aware of a positive COVID-19 case of a student or staff, contact tracing procedures will be followed. Communication will be shared with families and staff.
Douglas County Health Department released updated guidelines recognizing the importance of facial coverings.
- When a masked child tests positive and close contacts were wearing masks....close contacts self-monitor with a mask.
- When an unmasked child tests positive and close contacts were wearing masks....close contacts quarantine.
- When a masked child tests positive and SOME close contacts were wearing masks...close contacts with masks self-monitor, close contacts without masks quarantine.
- When an unmasked child tests positive and close contacts were NOT wearing mask....close contacts quarantine.
