Granton School Board Approves District's Reopening Plan for New School Year
Thursday, July 30th, 2020 -- 10:10 AM
-The Granton School Board held a special meeting on Monday and approved their reopening plan for the new school year.The plan was formed through a collaborative back to school committee. Please be advised that the Granton School District will make every effort to reduce the risk of exposure to illness but cannot eliminate all risk associated with convening students and staff. If there are questions or concerns, please contact the District Office at 715-238-7292. The Granton School District will employ a phased system to identify the current level of school operations for the 2020-21 school year. There are four categories of operations which are separated into four colors; green, yellow, orange and red. Movement from one phase to the next is not necessarily linear and may move from Green to Red (or vice versa) as it did in the spring of 2020. It is also possible that a specific grade level may be operating at a different level than the rest of the school. An example would be having the 5th grade class in the red operational category while the rest of the school was still yellow. The Green Phase is normal school operations as they were prior to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Students and teachers report to school and participate in a regular educational environment without precautions or adjusted environments. Face-to-face, in person learning is employed and students are required to attend school in accordance with Wisconsin State Statutes. For Phase Yellow, students and teachers still report to the school building for their education. Precautionary practices are employed which include but are not limited to the employing personal protective equipment during entry to school and passing times, limited schedule, social distancing, limited traffic flow, limitations on parents/visitors/guests within the building, temperature scans, school busing adjustments, etc.
During this operational category, teachers will develop and employ a multifaceted learning platform to include “off campus” or digital learning opportunities for students who may choose an off campus learning environment. The goal is to have off campus students participate in a regular schedule and join the regular classroom via live streaming or downloading lessons. For Phase Orange, school operations will be adjusted to accommodate a reduced number of students on a daily basis. The most practical model suggests 50% of students attend school physically on Monday and Tuesday. All students participate in a virtual day on Wednesday to allow for the school to increase cleaning measures. The alternate 50% of students then attend on Thursday and Friday with another school cleaning on the weekend. During this phase, teachers will develop on and off campus learning opportunities for students. Classes may be reduced to core subjects with support for digital learners coming from non-core teachers. For Phase Red, students will stay home and participate in a completely off campus learning environment. 100% digital learning takes place with use of technology. Teachers will report to the school building and social distance in their rooms. As “normal” of schedule as possible will continue with students attending online classes as specified times throughout the day. Teachers will continue to stream and record lessons for students and communicate with families on a daily basis. Granton will be starting the new school year in Phase Yellow.
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