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Together Again:Fall 2020 Reopening
Task Force and Working Group Update
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Timeline
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March 17th, 2020Kansas Governor Laura Kelly closes schools for the remainder of the 2019-20 school yearMarch 19th, 2020
Kansas Department of Education releases 76 page Continuous Learning Guidance
May 4, 2020Kansas Governor Laura Kelly presents the Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas
Early MayUSD 497 Task Force Teams begin working with LEA to to gather staff recommendations
April 20, 2020Continuous Learning Survey sent to USD 497 families
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May 19th Center for Disease Control (CDC) releases Guidelines for reopening schools
Late May150+ staff members are asked to serve as a member of a Task Force or Curriculum Working Group
Late MayUSD 497 COVID-19 Task Force establishes responsibilities for each task force/working group
May 20, 2020Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Funds (CARES Act) Award - 1.4 million
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Timeline
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June 1KSDE releases Navigating Change (1st Draft)
June 15thTogether Again website goes live
Mid JuneTask Force and Working Groups review results of the Continuous Learning and Return to Learn surveys
Early JuneUSD 497 Curriculum Working Groups begin meeting
June 8thReturn to Learn survey sent to families
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I know where to go to get information or recommended health and safety guidelines.
I believe my school district will be able to adequately implement the health and safety guidelines provided by health officials.
My child is eager to return to school.
My child misses extracurricular activities (sports, clubs, etc).
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I am concerned about access to childcare if school does not reopen in the fall or I choose not to send my child to school.
I can balance my child’s school obligations with my personal and work responsibilities.
I am concerned about the effects of social distancing on my child.
I am concerned about my child’s health and safety upon returning to school.
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June 19th, 2020Douglas County extends Phase 3
July 13, 2020USD 497 Board of Education Update on Task Forces and Working Groups
July 9, 2020Navigating Change 2020: Competency Based Learning and School Safety Operations released to Superintendents (3rd draft)
July 1, 2020Remote Learning Options, Classified Staff, Certified Staff sent
July 2, 2020Douglas County extends Phase 3
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Tonight
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● Overview of Task Force and Working Group Responsibilities
● Update from Facilities, Operations and Safety Task Force
● Update from Elementary Task Force
● Update from Secondary Task Force
● Update from PreK and Early Childhood Task Force
● Update from Curriculum and Instruction Work Groups
● Statement from Lawrence Education Association
● Survey Results (to date)
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Responsibilities
● Promoting Behaviors that Reduce Spread
● Maintaining Health Environments
● Maintaining Healthy Operations
● Preparing for When Someone Gets Sick
● Providing Consistent Teaching and Learning
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Facilities, Operations and Safety
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Promoting Operations that Reduce Spread● Follow all federal, state, and local guidelines● Stay home when ill or exposed● Continue to educate about healthy habits● Establish regular hand washing routines ● Provide hand sanitation stations● Require cloth face coverings/masks ● Provide face masks and shields to staff
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Facilities, Operations and Safety
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Maintaining Healthy Environments● Follow all federal, state, and local guidelines● Train staff in proper cleaning and disinfecting● Eliminate sharing of objects and equipment● Reduce unnecessary materials to increase space● Maximize physical distancing
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Facilities, Operations and Safety
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Maintaining Healthy Environments● Follow all federal, state, and local guidelines● Install physical barriers, guides, and signage ● New HVAC systems exceed ventilation standards ● Examine ventilation of small spaces
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Facilities, Operations and Safety
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Maintaining Healthy Environments● Follow all federal, state, and local guidelines● Re-examine use of communal spaces● Reduce hallway interactions and locker use● Eliminate combining classes and assemblies● Serve pre-packaged meals● Revise meal ordering and fee collection processes
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Facilities, Operations and Safety
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Maintaining Healthy Environments● Follow all federal, state, and local guidelines● Limit visitor access● Redesign drop-off and pick-up procedures● Host online meetings with staff/families ● Follow national fine arts, American Library Association,
and KSHSAA guidelines● Convert water fountains to bottle fillers● Ask students to bring water bottles ● Implement daily screening measures for staff
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Facilities, Operations and Safety
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Maintaining Healthy Operations● Follow all federal, state, and local guidelines● Continue education around general health and safety● Provide professional development for staff● Provide training to Morgan Hunter substitutes
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Facilities, Operations and Safety
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Preparing for Illnesses● Follow all federal, state, and local guidelines● Isolate anyone becoming ill and notify their family ● Work with health officials to notify close contacts
of COVID 19 cases while maintaining confidentiality
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Facilities, Operations and Safety
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Next Steps● Review KSDE’s final guidance and adjust our plans● Continue work on health procedures with subcommittee of
school nurses● Continue to discuss student transportation with First Student
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Elementary
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• K-2 & 3-5 Work Groups and 6 subcommittees with common
goals /agendas
• Logistics of Brick and Mortar and Remote learning
• Articulated around common daily structures and SEL focus
• Comprehensive curriculum designed to support standard mastery
• Parent choice based on family situation/considerations
• Prioritized Professional Development
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Secondary• MS and HS Task Forces
• Developing in-person and remote schedules based on family input and choice
• Developing school logistical processes and following the safety guidelines outlined by the Facilities, Operations, and Safety Task Force
• Content area curriculum working groups
• Social/Emotional Learning focus
• Prioritized Professional Development
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Secondary & Elementary Next Steps
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• Pivot to curriculum and assessment scope/sequencing; how to integrate lost learning into new learning
• Schedule which will accommodate social distancing provisions if we are still in Phase 3
• Streamlining communication and platforms• Finalize ES, MS, and HS schedules for July 27 BOE
meeting.• Professional Development Planning
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Pre-K & Early Childhood• Planning for school setting & in home services
• 3-5 EC preschool and special education serves approximately 300 students in school and community
• 0-3 Early Intervention PAT and special education serves approximately 300 families in homes and community
• Working to align with elementary for consistency for families
• Working with local early childhood groups and day care centers to inform lessons already learned
• Social Emotional Learning focus with learning outcomes
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Pre-K & Early Childhood Next Steps• Identify strategies for in person (based on KSDE
information, federal, state, local guidelines)• Identify effective and engaging methods for instruction
that are developmentally appropriate young learners• Focus on Social Emotional Learning and supports for
staff• Identify remote options to align with Early Learning
Standards and competencies • Identify effective PD for staff • Identify supports for families with focus on coaching
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Curriculum Working Groups
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• What did we learn from Continuous Learning• Navigating Change 2020• Website Updates• CARES Act Funds - Virtual Platform• Professional Development - August 14• Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Instructional Technology Support
Team
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Curriculum Working GroupsNext Steps
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• Instructional Resources (July 13 - 24)• Creating Lesson Exemplars (July 27 - August 7)• CARES Act Approved by Douglas County BOCC
(August 12)• Preparing for High Quality Instruction (August 3 - 19)
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Lawrence Education Association
• LEA involvement with the district task force work
• NEA position
• KNEA position
• CDC guiding principles
• LEA exec board statement
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Preliminary Survey results
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Preliminary Survey results
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Preliminary Survey results
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Preliminary Survey results
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Preliminary Survey results
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Preliminary Survey results
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Next Steps
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July 16, 2020Kansas Board of Education finalizes Navigating Change guidance
August 1, 2020Changes to Certified or Classified staff survey due
July 27, 2020Board of Education Presentation
July 17, 2020Remote Learning Options, Classified Staff, Certified Staff surveys close
July 23, 2020Meeting with Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health to finalize health and safety guidance
August 12, 2020Douglas County CARE Act Recovery Plan