Return to School UpdateFall 2020

Board Policies: 6:10, 6:20, & 6:30

Board of Education Meeting – September 8, 2020

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Return to School Goal

Support a comprehensive educational program for the 2020-21 school year within the current guidelines provided by local, state, and federal health and safety officials.

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Opening School Process

• Create a plan for reopening

Develop

• Validate the plan with research and requirements of the community health department and state board of education

Validate

• Review plan as it is implemented and modify as necessary based upon outcomes

Monitor & Modify

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Opening School Framework

PublicHealth

Instructional Core/SEL

Operations

StakeholderCommunication

Resources

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Framework Defined

Instructional Core/SEL

Curriculum

Operations Stakeholders Communicate Resources

Students

Staff

School Schedules

Staff Schedules

Technology

Staffing

Facilities

Maintenance

Transportation

Food Service

Health Services

Students and Families

Staff

Community Partners

Board of Education

Area Businesses

Budget

Time

People

Facility

Professional Development

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Restore Illinois

• Phase 1 – Rapid Spread• Phase 2 – Flattening• Phase 3 – Recovery• Phase 4 – Revitalization*• Phase 5 – Restored

*Since the District is recommending Remote Learning, if the State or Region lowers the phase, we should not be impacted except for drop-in services or staff in buildings.

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Illinois Department of Public Health

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Restore Illinois Region 7(Will/Kankakee)

Restore Illinois Region 8(DuPage/Kane)

Statewide

Seven Day Average Positivity Rate

July 15 July 28 September 4

4.6%

6.3%

7.5%

3.8%

4.7%

5.5%

3.1%

3.9% 4.1%

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How Students are Learning in Illinois

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200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

Blended Remote Learning In-Person Learning Remote Learning

Instructional Format In Illinois

512,862

136,702

1,087,939

Number of Students as of 8/21/20

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Following consultation with the DuPage County Health Department, District 204 administrators make the decision to close buildings after learning an individual has been in the building who has tested positive or presumed positive for COVID-19.

This closure is a safety measure that protects students, staff and the community while the building undergoes extensive cleaning.

The following closures have been reported:• Still Middle School, Closed 8/24/20 - 8/25/20• Metea Valley High School, Closed 8/20/20 - 8/23/20• Clow Elementary School, Closed 8/12/20 - 8/17/20• Neuqua Valley High School, Partially Closed 8/12/20 – 8/18/20• Crouse Education Center, Closed 8/8/20 - 8/12/20• Prairie Children Preschool, Closed 8/8/20 - 8/12/20

Building Closures

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Health Services staff completed training through Johns Hopkins University

A health services staff member will notify individuals who need to quarantine as a precaution.

Contact Tracing

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Monday Schedule Update - Middle School Time Monday Time Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8:00 –8:35 Period 1/ Homeroom 8:00 – 9:20

Period 1/ Homeroom

Period 1/ Homeroom

Period 1/ Homeroom

Period 1/ Homeroom

8:35 - 9:00 Period 2

9:00 - 9:25 Period 38:10 – 9:20 Period 1 Period 6 Period 1 Period 6

9:25 - 9:50 Period 4

9:50 - 10:15 Period 5 9:20 – 10:30 Period 2 Period 7 Period 2 Period 7

10:15 - 10:40 Period 6

10:40 - 11:05 Period 7 10:30 – 11:40 Period 3 Period 8 Period 3 Period 8

11:05 - 11:30 Period 8

11:30 - 11:55 Period 9

11:40 – 12:40 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch12:00 - 12:30

Student & Teacher Lunch

12:30 - 1:00Drop Everything

& Read 12:40 – 1:50 Period 4 Period 9 Period 4 Period 9

1:00 - 2:00 Genius Hour

12:30 - 3:00Teacher PLC &

Professional Development

1:50 – 3:00 Period 5 Advisory Period Period 5 Advisory Period

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Monday Schedule Update - High SchoolTime Monday Time Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

7:10 – 9:00 PLC and Student Support 7:25 – 8:30 PLC and Student

SupportPLC and Student

SupportPLC and Student

Support PLC and Student

Support

9:00 – 9:30 1st Period 8:30 – 9:30 1st Period 5th Period 1st Period 5th Period

9:30 – 10:00 2nd Period 9:30 – 10:30 2nd Period 6th Period 2nd Period 6th Period

10:00 – 10:30 3rd Period 10:30 – 11:30 3rd Period 7th Period 3rd Period 7th Period

10:30 – 11:00 4th Period 11:30 – 12:30 Lunch/ Staff Connections

Lunch Staff Connections

Lunch/Staff Connections

Lunch/Staff Connections

11:00 – 11:30 5th Period 12:30 – 1:30 4th Period 8th Period 4th Period 8th Period

11:30 – 12:00 6th Period 1:30 – 2:45 PLC and Student Support

PLC and Student Support

PLC and Student Support

PLC and Student Support

12:00 – 12:30 7th PeriodEach class meets Mondays in order to:

• Preview the week ahead;• Anticipate new content and skills;• Provide support to students who might need it more than others

12:30 – 1:00 8th Period

1:00 – 2:45

Interventions, additional support, or enrichment

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Teachers in Classrooms Elementary School Approximately 45% of our elementary level staff were in classrooms on Thursday and Friday teaching remotely.

Middle School A variety of classes were taught by teachers in their classrooms on Thursday and Friday including Chorus, Math, Science, PLTW, ELA and Strategic Reading.

High School A variety of classes were taught by teachers in their classrooms on Thursday and Friday including the following: • Algebra 2• College Algebra• AP Calculus AB and BC• English 1 and 2 Honors• FACS – Culinary 1 and 2• FACS – Apparel Construction 1 and 2• Introduction to Engineering Design • Broadcast Journalism and Production 2 and 3 • Physics• Biology • PE 1 and 2

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Athletics Update

Fall Sports are as follows:• Boys/Girls Golf

o Boys – 62 students o Girls – 45 students

• Boys/Girls Cross Country o Boys –179o Girls – 134

• Tennis – 116 students • Girls Swimming – 141

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Special Education Services Update

• Students will be scheduled for vision and hearing screenings by building nurses.

• Students will be scheduled for evaluations and reevaluations for purposes of special education eligibility.

• Individual remote learning plans developed for all students with IEPs and 504 Plans implemented September 3, 2020.

• According to students’ individual remote learning plans, some students will be brought in for instructional and/or related services.

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• Fox Valley Park District eCAREo 49 students from 204

• Naperville Park District o 36 students from 204

• YMCA Safe n’ Sound Remote Learning Programo 42 students from 204

All programs are still accepting students.

Childcare Enrollment

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U.S. Department of Agriculture extended the distribution of free meals to students through December 31, 2020.• Meals provided at no cost to students until 12/31/20• Continuation of grab and go meals available for pick-up

at all elementary schools• USDA waiver will save approximately $18,000 a month• The district has provided more than 410,000 meals to

families since March.

Free Meal Program Extended

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• Held our first “Parent University: Chromebooks” with more than 6,500 views

• Hired 60 full-time educators this school year • Provided 8,400 new Chromebooks for high school

students • Provided 690 new high school staff laptops• Provided Chromebooks for the first time to all kindergarten

and first grade students • Providing tablets for the first time for our preschool

students• Held National SAT exam at Neuqua Valley with more than

300 students • Completed LIVE Institute and Remote Planning Days

Professional Development Sessions with more than 12,000 participants

Positive Start of the Year

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• Screened more than 700 students since August for English Language Learning (ELL) and Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE)

• Offered a variety of Professional Development classeso Social Emotional Learning o Racial/Social Justice o Talking about Race, Privileges, and Black Lives Mattero Assessing in a Remote Learning Environmento Creating an Online Classroom o Setting up Your Remote Classroom for Success o Digital Resourceso K-8 Remote Writing o SIS training

Positive Start of the Year

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Next Steps• Determining which students can start to come back into

the schools on a scheduled basis after September 15• Ensuring that our students are making progress with

required learning • Providing necessary supports to students who are having

difficulty with remote learning • Establishing the process by which we can start the hybrid

model

Portrait of a Graduate Social Emotional Learning

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Ongoing information and updates will be posted at

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