Lackawanna Trail School District

Virtual Town Hall Meeting for the

Reopening of SchoolMeeting #2

August 13, 2020

7:00 pm

Meeting # 2

August 13, 2020

7:00 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c69SvlSkZM&feature=youtu.be

Plans for a Total Reopening with Virtual Option

● Roll out strategy K-12

● Communication and Orientations between now and September 10th

● One-to-one technology initiative (Chromebooks)

● Pivoting between a total reopen and total virtual open (brick to click)

● Expectations for safety and academic success

Elementary Roll Out

● The Lackawanna Trail Elementary will open its doors to our students on

September 10, 2020.

● This opening will allow students to be present in a brick and mortar setting or

to join our classrooms in a synchronous manner through Google Classroom

● Students who join virtually will login at 8:50 am each morning. These

students will follow the same schedule as those who are present in the

building

● There will be not be packets provided this year as we are asking all teachers

to provide material through Google Classroom.

Elementary Roll Out

● Desks are currently spaced out at a distance of 6 feet in all classrooms.

Elementary Roll Out

● Student self assessment at home

● Bus and car drop-off will begin at 8:35 am.

○ One bus will be unloaded at a time. Students will proceed into the building and directly to their

homerooms. These students will be escorted by faculty and staff members. Masks must be

worn at all times when moving through the building.

○ Car drop-off will remain as it has in past years. There will be four staff members present and

they will unload 3 vehicles at a time. Students will be escorted to their classrooms.

■ Temperature checks at two points of entry, 2 levels of checks

Elementary Roll Out

Classroom Arrangement and Schedule

● Classrooms at the elementary center contain 16-18 desks that are placed at a

distance of 6 feet apart. Facing same direction. Teacher teaches from the

front of the room.

● Hand sanitizers in every room.

● Students will be able to remove their masks when at their desks.

● Students will not change classrooms, rather we will have teachers move from

one room to another.

● A standard schedule will be followed, which mirrors last year’s master

schedule

Elementary Roll Out

Lunch/Cafeteria

● In order to adhere to CDC Guidelines the students at the elementary center

will have their lunches in the classroom.

● Students will be able to purchase their lunch in the cafeteria and will then

return to the classrooms. These lunches will be served in a to-go style

container.

● As always, students are certainly welcome to bring their own lunches from

home

Elementary Roll Out

Recess

● Whenever possible recess will be held outside. Students may interact with

one another, but when closer than 6 feet apart they must wear a mask.

● We will utilize the playground area at the elementary center, as well at the

open areas at Christy Matthewson Park.

● Students must bring in their own playground equipment ie. jump ropes, sports

equipment, etc., but we ask that they not share with others

Elementary Roll Out

Dismissal

● Dismissal at the elementary center will begin approximately 10 minutes

earlier. Students will be guided to the car pick-up or bus loading areas.

● Only students who live in Factoryville will be allowed to leave through the

College Avenue exit.

Elementary Roll Out

Notifications and Updates

● The Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center will schedule a pick-up date for

students who are learning virtually. This pick-up will include school issued

Chromebooks, textbooks, workbooks, and any available supplies.

● Notifications will be sent out through the REMIND system and will be added

to the school web page as well.

Re-opening the

Lackawanna Trail Jr. Sr. High School

Brick and Mortar Students Virtual at Home

LTSD Block

Schedule

● Five 75 minute class periods

● Less transition needed

● 2 waves of transition

● 4 lunch periods

Better accommodates online

learning when necessary

Sample Student

Schedule

Junior High

Sample Student

Schedule

Senior High Ex.

● 11th/12th grade exceptions

● Internships, Dual

Enrollment, Hybrids

Classrooms at LTHS

What to Expect: Students

● Student self assessment at home

● 7:30am - LTHS Opens, Lockers, Homerooms ○ Temperature checks at two points of entry, 2 levels of checks

● Handwashing and sanitizer stations: AM, each class period, before lunch, PM

● Masks in the hallways & when mobile: not at work station when 6ft apart

● Hallways will be one-directional; up & down staircase ○ Arrows in the hallways

● Desks socially distanced (corners marked), teachers stationary ○ Cafeteria: line, seating, distancing when seated, 2 students per table, one direction

● Dress Code: daily wash, school-appropriate, 3x3 logos

● Bring your own water bottle. No soda, juice, coffee, etc.

Student Rosters

Projected Class Sizes

Bus Transportation

● Max Capacity: 42 students per bus

● Two students to a seat, except families

● Filling from the back of the bus forward

● Masks must be worn at all times when on a school vehicle

● Encourage distancing to maximum extent possible

● Windows will be open whenever possible, weather permitting

Special Education

● Families of students with health concerns and a 504 or IEP that might require

accommodations or modification, or who are choosing a virtual option, can

call the Special Education Office to set up a meeting.

● Students in out of district placements that are opening in the brick and mortar

setting can choose to attend that setting or the virtual option the setting is

offering. (New Story, NEIU, SOAR, neighboring districts)

Special Education

● Special Education Services in the brick and mortar setting will be delivered as

per IEPs, with some changes. All changes will be communicated to families. ○ Pull out groups will meet. An effort will be made to keep groups from the same classroom, and

when that is not possible, seating will be arranged to separate groups.

○ Co-teaching and Structured Study Halls will occur.

○ On an individual basis, services may be changed in order to keep students in a special

education classroom for a larger portion of the school day. This is especially true for students

with sensory issues or other needs that require removal of masks for periods of time.

● Special Education services in the virtual setting will be offered synchronously,

asynchronously, and through computer aided instructional programs. ○ A para-educator and some teachers will be assigned to assist students in the virtual setting at

prearranged times.

○ Related services can continue via telehealth (speech, PT, OT).

Daily Health Screenings/AssessmentsHas your child been exposed to anyone with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the past 14 days?

If yes, the student should stay home from school. The student can return to school 14 days after the last time that they had close contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19.

☐Lack of smell or taste (without congestion)

☐Sore throat ☐Chills ☐Muscle pain

☐Headache ☐Congestion or runny

nose

Column AIf you checked 1 or more

symptoms, student should stay home from school.☐Fever (100.°F or higher) ☐Cough ☐Shortness of breath ☐Difficulty breathing☐Nausea or vomiting☐Diarrhea

Column BIf you checked 2 or more symptoms,

student should stay home from school

Back to school wellness tips

1. Practice good hygiene!!

2.) Wash your face/hands with

soap & water, before & after

school.

3.) Create a “drop zone.” This is an

area of your home where you leave

items (shoes, bookbags, etc.) from

school that are difficult to clean

daily

4.) Get in the habit of changing

your clothes upon returning home

from school. Don’t lay on

furniture/bed with your soiled

school clothes.

5.) Change your mask DAILY and

launder (or discard) between use!

6.) Avoid travel and large

gatherings where masks are not

being worn.

Extra-curricular activities

● Current PIAA Status

● Phase III of Athletic Reopening Plan