Discovery Elementary School
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August 11, 2020 Update
Discovery Families,
As West Ada continues to communicate regarding the Fall Reopening Plan, I know there is still a level of uncertainty. I wanted to reach out to clarify a few points and draw your attention to important components of the plan, particularly the Alternating Day Schedule.
Below you will find the breakdown of categories, which explains how West Ada will determine what the opening will look like in September and the Alternating Day Schedule and Team Assignments if we open in Yellow/Category 2.
If you have updated your Power school account, you will have access to your child's class placement and team assignment on Friday, August 14 after 4:00 PM. NOTE: We do our best to maintain class placement. Please be aware we may need make adjustments to balance teams and classes as enrollment information is released leading up to the start of the year.
You can find our school supply list on the website at http://www.westada.org/discovery We are busy working on our Building Safety Plan and will be sharing it soon!.
Thank you for your continued support. Please reach out if you have questions or concerns.
Rhonda McDonough, Principal
Breakdown of Categories and School Measures
Description of Categories
GREEN-Category 1:
No Transmission within School Community
- All Students Attend Daily
- Schools open with increased safety precautions and preventative measures.
- In this scenario, we are running school in our new normal which includes increased safety precautions and preventative measures to help reduce potential spread of the virus.
YELLOW-Category 2:
Minimal to Moderate Transmission within School Community
School buildings open but option of limited/staggered use of school buildings with physical distancing and sanitation.
Utilize Alternate Day Schedule (See page 7 for more detailed information regarding the alternating day schedule)
- The goal of the alternating day schedule is to reduce class sizes to approximately 15 students to allow for increased physical distancing. Some programs which are already at that enrollment level, could potentially be allowed to attend daily.
- Increased physical distancing, sanitation, and preventative measures
OR
Targeted, short-term, or extended school closure with remote learning
- Individual schools may need to move into a short-term or possibly extended closure based upon a specific increase in virus transmission within that specific school.
RED-Category 3:
Substantial Community Transmission
Targeted, short-term, or extended school closure with remote learning
- Remote Learning Implemented
- Because of our 1:1 device deployment; teachers will be able to deliver teaching and learning opportunities that are engaging and move learning forward in a remote setting.
It will also allow for assessments and grading to continue.
OR
School buildings open but option of limited/staggered use of school buildings with physical distancing and sanitation.
- This option allows for schools to bring in small groups of specific students based on their individual needs (IEP’s, 504, EL, etc.) or specific needs for their program (CTE, AP, etc).
Alternating Day Schedule and Student Teams
Team Assignment
Team 1 and Team 2 student designations have been identified for students in every school. Students living in the same household were placed on the same Team so that they are on the same schedule. Parents will be able to see their students Team assignments on August 14th at 4:00 PM.
- Students will be divided up by Team 1 and 2 for the purpose of this process.
- Team 1 is physically in attendance for example on September 8th.
- Team 2 is participating in asynchronous online learning (not real time/live video participation)
- Team 2 is physically in attendance for example on September 9th.
- Team 1 is participating in asynchronous online learning (not real time/live video participation)
See Calendar Below
Keep Informed - Email Communication
You should be receiving district communication from West Ada regarding the Fall Re-Opening and recent developments. The email messages can be view on the district website at District Communication regarding Fall 2020.
- Please make sure to check your Spam/Junk folders if you are not receiving these updates.
- The contact information used to send updates to parents/guardians is pulled from the SchoolForms, Household page in PowerSchool.
Click here for information about how to update your contact information in PowerSchool.
- If you think that you may have unsubscribed or blocked West Ada contacts, click here to request to be added back to message delivery.
PowerSchool Updates You received this email because your student is slated to attend Discovery Elementary School for the 2020-2021 school year. **If you received this email and your student will not be attending Discovery, please email Janae Burrell, our secretary, to unenroll your student. (burrell.janae@westada.org) **
If you need to update your demographic information in PowerSchool, it is important to do that sooner rather than later. When we send information via email, the address is pulled from Power School, so if you are not receiving notices to the correct address, please make the necessary updates. It will also be the only way to view class placement later this month. Information to update Power School are linked here