For the 2020-2021 school year, students must show up “ready to practice and play” with their own equipment, towels, and water bottles labeled with their name. The sharing of water bottles will not be permitted. Hand sanitizer will be available at all gymnasium and stadium entrances and indoor/outdoor restrooms will be designated for athletes to use.

No. At this time, the use of locker rooms is prohibited.

The fall athletics season is scheduled to begin in-person practices on February 13, 2021, and the spring athletics season is scheduled to begin on April 17, 2021.

Yes. Students who are invited to participate in Group E are expected to attend in-person instruction 5 days a week. Otherwise, they should elect to be in the A/B group (1-2 days in-person) and provide the 5-day space to another student.

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Depending on the specific support needed, students may be pulled into in-person small groups for additional supports. It is also possible that this small group may contain a combination of in-person and virtual students.

Elementary school students who are in-person will transition physically to different classrooms throughout the day as needed. These transitions may include mathematics class, related arts classes, and lunch. Students attending virtually will transition into different Google Meet virtual classrooms throughout the day.

In most cases, a student participating in the 5-day option (Group E) will not be the only student in a physical classroom. However, it is a possibility that in a given class, there is only one student who was invited to take part in Group E.

When a student is in-person, the student will follow their assigned schedule and will be in the classroom with their teacher(s). The remainder of the class will be joining the teacher virtually using Google Meet. The teacher will be teaching the students in-person and the students virtually at the same time, which may include whole group activities, small group activities, and independent assignments. The student will be using the Chromebook for at least part of the lesson.

Teachers will have the responsibility of teaching both in-person and virtual students at the same time. During the class, the teacher will include a variety of structures including whole group, small group and individual assignments to provide instruction and to meet with small groups of students who are in-person and learning virtually.