![]() The pace may not be exact, but it needs to be similar so that our students, no matter their option, are progressing through the curriculum together. The pacing of lessons and activities for students selecting the virtual academy option will be similar, although not exact, to the pacing of our on-campus classrooms. The teacher will offer Office Hours for assistance. There will be a specific schedule with specific login times as the lessons will be interactive in nature. ![]() Per the guidance received from the Summit County Public Health Department, there is limited health impact to using plexiglass barriers on students' desks, therefore, the District will not use them in our classrooms except potentially for one-to-one teacher-to-student interaction and for use in the school offices.Ī: Students selected the Twinsburg City School District Virtual Academy will engage in lessons five days a week and there will not be a reset day. We will monitor appropriate staffing levels to ensure that our safety protocols occur as expected. Our school staff will continue to remind students about safe behavior and expectations. We understand the safety concerns you raise regarding students carrying backpacks in school. As always, we will continue our partnership with our local safety officials and request their guidance with regard to this matter. School staff will be stationed near these doors during these times. External doors will only be open during arrival and dismissal. Building administrators will enforce the guidelines through the Student Code of Conduct. Thereafter, the Superintendent will develop Administrative Guidelines that will detail expectations regarding facial coverings. With regard to masks, the Board of Education will develop a mask policy. ![]() Will there be barriers of some sort between students working together or between teachers and students?Ī: The language used to develop the District's reopening plan was taken from guidance provided by Governor Mike DeWine, the Ohio Department of Health, and the Summit County Public Health Department. Janitors will be cleaning classrooms after every class, is that realistic? Won't there need to be a lot more janitors than we have? 7. Will there be any upgrades in the ventilation systems? 6. If students will be carrying around backpacks due to locker protocol, how will you ensure that there are no weapons or other prohibited items in there? Even if a child has a clear backpack, they could put something between books, wrap it up, or put something in front of it to hide it. I understand propping open doors, how will security be handled as anyone can walk into the school and/or classrooms. Could you please reconsider the mask policy for the students? If you are unable to make them mandatory for the full day (I get it, very difficult), how about mandatory upon entering/leaving the building, at all times in the hallways, bathrooms, and everywhere except when they are sitting down/socially distant in the classrooms. While something can be expected to happen, that doesn't mean it will actually happen. Can you define what you mean by "expectations" throughout the document? On Ohio's sector operating requirements, it's split up into Mandatory and Best Practices. I have several questions and have grouped them by subject so there is more than one on here. ![]() I love that there is an option for virtual or in person, while the choice will be difficult to make, it is wonderful that we have the option. I can't imagine everything that went into planning for five schools. I am focused only on the high school as that's where my child will be and I am completely overwhelmed. ![]() Q: First, thank you to everyone involved for all of the hard work done to put together plans for the school year. ![]()
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