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SDMC Instructional

Continuity Comprehensive Plan

March 19, 2020

FOOD AND NUTRITION PLANFor Spring Break and Extended Break!

FOOD AND NUTRITION PLANMarch 30, 2020 and Beyond!

• Churches, Boys and Girls Club and Community Organizations are planning to expand feeding locations to serve more students for the remainder of the school year.

• Details will be finalized in a waiver next week.

CHILD CAREMarch 30, 2020 and Beyond!

• Partnerships with Churches, Community Organizations and Early Learning Coalition to find facilities.

• Prioritize child care access for first responders.

• Child care facilities/sites will be finalized next week.

INSTRUCTIONAL CONTINUITY eLEARNING PLAN

Introduction• Why are we developing for an Instructional Continuity

eLearning Plan?We are in a state-wide emergency that requires our school facilities to be closed for students at least through April 15th, 2020. The continuation of high quality teaching and learning despite circumstances and having an academic plan to sustain curriculum and instruction for our PreK-12 and Manatee Technical College students and support our teachers in providing online instruction is a critical component of a school district’s emergency management system.


Platform• Curriculum, Instruction and Learning: Schoology

K-12.

• What is Schoology? Schoology is a virtual learning environment for K-12 school and higher education that allows users to access, create, manage, and share academic content.


Three Major Components:• Access to Mobile Devices: Steps taken by our IT

department to ensure students have access to mobile devices.

• Access to Internet: Schools will determine how many of our students do not have access to the internet at their home, and what can be done to provide free or reduced cost internet service to students. More information at manateeschools.net/IT

• Standards-Based Content Delivery: Steps our teachers and staff take to make sure standards-based instructional material is available to our students and their education is continued.

ACCESS TO MOBILE DEVICESProcess begins on March 23rd, 2020

• Each school and classroom teacher is responsible for determining need for student access to technology devices. The school principal will facilitate the loaning process.

• Each student must be logged in to the Schoology classroom using a laptop, tablet or smartphones.

• For any student who does not have access to a mobile device, the district has limited amount of mobile devices available to loan students.

• IT Department has an eLearning Device Loaner Agreement for Parents to borrow a device for their child.

• IT Department will coordinate transfers of devices between schools where needed.

ACCESS TO INTERNET

• IT is investigating partnerships with service providers to equip free or reduced internet access to students.

• IT is purchasing 400 additional hotspots in case student locations are not covered by free services.

• Spectrum/Charter Communications is offering our families and staff free access to Spectrum Broadband and WIFI for 60 days. Parents can contact 844-525-1574 to obtain free internet access.

• Detailed information on accessing Remote Learning can be accessed at manateeschools.net/IT

CONTENT DELIVERY

• Students will use Schoology and have access to teacher, grade and school specific instructional materials to remain engaged in learning.

• In the event a teacher is unable to provide classroom specific instructional materials, the school administrator will determine who will resume responsibility for the class.

• Digital materials in Schoology are user friendly, easy to understand and will be updated frequently.

CONTENT DELIVERY

• ESE Teachers will continue to support students with disabilities and monitor their progress.

• ELL Teachers will continue to support students who have English as a Second Language.

• Instructional Continuity eLearning Plan will be extensive and delivered through Schoology

• Tech support from the IT Service Desk and Content Area Specialists will be available to help families with digital materials.

ACTION STEPS for eLEARNINGfor Students

• After logging onto ClassLink/MY SDMC SSO students will see the Schoology Tile. Once they enter the Schoology Tile, students will see headings across the top blue menu bar – courses, groups, resources and grade report.

• Students will simply click on the Courses to see links for all the courses assigned to them: Example Art, Algebra, Civics, English language Arts, Math, Physical Education, etc


• Through the Course Tab in Schoology, students will access online instruction, textbooks, videos and applications that provide additional practice for each subject. (See Schoology handbook for students and parents)

• ClassLink/MY SDMC SSO also provides direct access to supplemental instructional programs, such as Khan Academy, Reading Plus, ALEKS and i-Ready specific to student grade level and course enrollment.


Students with Disabilities: • Students with and IEP in the mainstream classrooms or in the Self-

Contained Classrooms will continue to access the mainstream curriculum.

• Students who are on the Access Curriculum may access Teach Town (for ASD or IND students) or Unique Learning System’s through teacher direction in Schoology.

• Teachers and Other Related Service Providers will remain in contact with students through Schoology to provide online support and instruction through the conferencing tool. Ex: Speech, Language, OT or PT services.


ELL Students and Migrant Students:• Students who are English Language Learners (ELL) who

are categorized as LY (Not Fluent) or LF (Limited Fluency) will continue to access the mainstream curriculum.

• Students who need technical assistance can enter a work request at the eLearning Tech Assistance App in MySDMC SSO by clicking on the tile:

• This information is also available at www.manateeschools.net/IT


Instructional Resources

The following subject area materials are available on-line from our core instructional curriculum:


Supplemental Instructional ResourcesResources available but not limited to:

ACTION STEPS for eLEARNINGfor Teachers

• Requirement: Complete Professional Learning in Schoology with step-by step videos through Schoology 101 and School Inservice to become familiar with using, creating, uploading and grading assignments and providing instruction in Schoology. (Download Leveraging Schoology Handbook). **If you are already using Schoology and have taken the professional learning, you may begin building your instructional plan for the week.**

• Ensure you (teacher) are supporting students and families to know and access ClassLink/MySDMC SSO credentials.

• Create and communicate Schoology face-to-face conference sessions.


• Ensure you (teacher) have a 1-week plan of instruction ready to place on Schoology each week.

• Be creative with delivery of instruction and offer supplemental plans to engage students so that they continue learning.

• ESE Students: Incorporate accommodations for students with disabilities who have an IEP or 504.


• ELL Students and Migrant Students: Assign students who are LY time to access Imagine Learning (Gr. K-5) or lessons in Achieve 3000 (Grades 6-12).

• Grading: In Gr.’s PreK-12 classwork, homework and tests will be graded directly in Schoology. Teachers will manually keep grades and transfer them to the gradebook in Focus. The teacher will document assignments completed by students with quality feedback in the comments section. Student work should be graded in 48 hours with feedback during the work week.

ACTION STEPS for eLEARNINGfor Staff in Non-Classroom Positions

Responsibilities for various roles such as Academic Coaches, Intervention Teachers, Inclusion Teachers, School Counselors, Media Specialists, Lab Managers, Speech/Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Behavior Analysts and ESE Program Specialists: • Responsibilities may include check-ins with students via

Schoology Conferencing or by telephone, media, technology and/or textbook inventory, lesson planning, IEP development, parent support, case management and remote service delivery.

• If a non-classroom position has a student roster, then they follow the action steps for teachers.

Plan for March 23rd to March 27th, 2020Monday, March 23: • Virtual Staff Meeting with Administrators for Protocols and Expectations;

Communicate with Gr. Level Teams or Academic Departments; Begin Teacher Checklist, Organize Instructional Materials.

Monday, March 23 to Friday, March 27:• Complete the Schoology 101 Course (4 hours each day) Wednesday, March 25 • Create a message for your students and parents on your Message Board with

information about you and the hours you will be available to communicate and answer questions.

• Practice recording instruction via Schoology with colleagues by sharing link and exchanging feedback

Thursday 26:• Create an assignment with recorded video to orient the students to the daily

content learning with assignment per subject, one video per course for students to begin March 30th.

Friday, March 27:• Complete instructional plan and communicate to students via Schoology that work

will be published by 9am daily.

eLearning Readiness Checklist

NEXT STEPSMarch 30th and Beyond

• eLearning resumes pacing with curriculum guides for Q.4. Daily instruction and assignments should be created to follow the curriculum guide.

• Part of the assignment should include a recorded video teaching the new content and explaining the lesson.

• Grading for quarter 4 will begin when teacher-directed virtual instruction begins on March 30th.

• Assignment grades should be used toward Q4 report cards and entered in Focus

• Weekly communication with students should continue via Schoology.

Considerations during eLearningMarch 30th and Beyond

• Siblings may be sharing a mobile device at home, be flexible in receiving student assignments.

• Provide consistency in instruction and communication for your students (in many cases they will count on you for feeling safe and secure during a stressful time).

• Consider adding Social Emotional Learning to your instructional content.

EXPECTATIONS

Work Hours and Responsibilities March 23-27: • Employees are expected to continue to monitor their email

from 8:00am – 11:00am and 12:00pm – 3:30pm • School based administrators, Office Clerical Staff and Facility

Managers are expected to work 8:00 am – 5:00 pm • Hours may be modified as needed March 30th and beyond

(if needed) **SDMC will request approval from the FDOE for eLearning days, beginning March 30th, to be counted as part of the 180-day instructional calendar , therefore, it is imperative that we are successful in delivering quality instruction to all our students**All Employees are expected to conduct themselves professionally as if they were on regular work hours and must abide by the Code of Ethics

INSTRUCTIONAL CONTINUITY eLEARNING PLAN COMMUNICATION

• Our district understands that our Instructional Continuity eLearning Focus will not have value if it is not communicated and supported transparently to all stakeholders.

• In the event of a school and/or district closure, the continuation of learning will be a top priority for our students and families.

• Hence, it is imperative that we communicate our plan, as well as provide open communication and support on how to implement the plan is made evident.

ACTION STEPS for eLEARNINGfor Communication

• In the event of a school and/or district closure, a ConnectEdphone call, email and text will be sent to all families communicating the Instructional Continuity eLearning Plan.

• Included in that communication will be information on how to access Schoology and begin eLearning.

• The Instructional Continuity eLearning Plan will be available on our district website Manateeschools.net with easy to follow links to accessing Schoology.

• Post links to the Instructional Continuity eLearning Focus on Social Media along with the recommendation for schools to share on their individual websites.

REMINDERS

• COVID-19 is a fluid situation with rapidly changing information

• Visit the https://www.manateeschools.net/coronavirusfor up to date information from the district.

https://www.manateeschools.net/coronavirus

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