Welcome Back!!
Information as we approach the opening of school
Greetings Titan Community-
Below is some information to get you started in thinking about returning to school this year. This year school will certainly look and feel different, but I can assure you that all of our staff are committed to providing our community with a challenging, safe and enjoyable school year. Please note some of the date/ time changes for events in the following information. We will be sending more updates in the coming weeks as school approaches.
Enjoy your last few weeks of summer vacation!
Glenn Widor
Administrative Offices
Principal Glenn Widor
Assistant Principal Kylene Anson
(A-E) Gold House, 670-0802
Assistant Principal Jeremy McBride
(F-L) Blue House, 670-0801
Assistant Principal Karen Murray
(M-R) Blue House, 670-8043
Assistant Principal Mary Kidd
(S-Z) Gold House, 670-8044
Student Center Contacts
School Counselors Return 8/25!!
Carolyn Charleton
670-8060
Susan Stacy
Alpha Cl-Gl
670-8012
Rich Kieffer
Alpha Go-La
670-8046
John Callard
670-0804
Tammie Salvione
670-0806
Angela Cattat
670-8045
Keeping Staff and Students Safe in the COVID Age...
Instructional Options...
Staying safe in the classroom...
...and on the bus!
Student Groupings and Schedules...
We are in the process of meeting 100% of the requests submitted for students to change groups. The online backpack will be updated as we do make these changes so check that resource for the most up to date information. If we cannot meet a request, we will call each family to discuss options to help our families.
This process will delay us from finalizing schedule until the end of August. Please be patient as we work through each request.
Getting ready for opening day…
Freshman Parent Night Information
Our parent orientation will be Tuesday, August 25th at 6:00pm(A-L) and 7:30pm(M-Z). I will send out a link to the meetings earlier in the day on the 25th and they will be split by alpha last name. Information presented will be viewable on our website in the days following the session.
Freshman Orientation & Link Crew- August 27th
On Thursday, August 27th, Freshmen will be scheduled for a 1/2 hour block of time between 8 and 6:30pm to come to Thomas and meet their LinkCrew leader. Students should wear masks and enter through the main doors. These sessions are 1:1 student guided tours by our outstanding LinkCrew Juniors and Seniors. Letters with assignments and times will be mailed out by the end of this week!!
Students will be receive their schedules (hopefully), be given a tour and have time to find their lockers with their crew.
Transferring to Thomas!?
On Friday, August 28th, we will have a special orientation session for new students who are upperclassmen who are transferring in to Thomas. Students will be assigned to a group and these sessions will run every 1/2 hour from 9-11am.
Please call Mrs. Marcello in the counseling center at 670-0811 to let us know if you plan to attend the orientation for transfers/upperclassmen. When you arrive, check in at the main office if you are coming in for the new student orientation.
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Students attending EMCC...
Can students drive to EMCC?
Ordinarily, no. However, this year we are reserving a # of spaces for students to be able to park on our campus. If you are interested in driving to EMCC, please contact your AP. We will try to meet as many requests as we are able based on the capacity given to us by EMCC.
What is happening with our off campus programs?
-Lollypop Farm (Small Animal Care) – There is a meeting on 8/11/20 to finalize the plan. Updates will be available once we solidify the plans after the meeting.
-St. Ann’s (New Vision Medical) – Agreed for our students to return. Students will need to be COVID tested weekly. St. Ann’s will provide the test.
-Rochester General (New Vision Medical) – There is a meeting on 8/11/20 where we learn if they will allow us to return.
-Perinton Ambulance (Emergency Services)– Agreed for our students to return.
-East Rochester Elementary (Childcare Professions/New Vision Education Professions) – Agreed for our students to return.
Where can parents get more information?
The Monroe One BOCES Reopening Team, along with program level administration will be hosting two parent forums next week. One forum is for parents of students enrolled in Multi-Occupational/FOCUS (MOF) programs and the other forum is for parents of students enrolled in EMCC programs.
Dates and times are listed below along with the link to the virtual meeting.
Multi-Occupational/FOCUS Parent Forum Information:
Date: Monday, August 17, 2020
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Link: https://zoom.us/j/92763038610?from=msft
EMCC Parent Forum Link:
Date: Thursday, August 20, 2020
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Link: https://zoom.us/j/93214037971?from=msft
The following will be in place for both forums:
· Forums are configured so that participants’ microphones will be silenced and only able to be turned on by the facilitator.
· We will only use the chat feature for questions/comments and the feed will only be viewable by the facilitator.
· We are asking for parents to email questions ahead of time.
Questions can be emailed to mike_ehret@boces.monroe.edu.
(Parents who submit questions will receive a response to let them know the email was received. They will not receive a direct response to their question.)
· The facilitator will monitor the chat section. If time permits, questions entered via the chat function will be answered.
· We will do our best to make sure as many questions as possible are answered during the forum. Any questions we are not able to answer will be added to a FAQ section of the Monroe One BOCES re-opening plan on our website and the link will be sent out to parents.
What day does EMCC and MOF open for students?
Our calendar has recently been updated and approved by the Monroe One Board of Education.
The first day for students is now September 14, 2020.
What is the schedule going to look like for our CTE programs?
EMCC
EMCC will only be able to accommodate about ½ of our regular # of students at a given time due to space and staffing limitations. As a result, BOCES is working closely with Webster to coordinate schedules. At this time the majority of our districts will be sending students 2 days a week for in person instruction. Most districts are sending students by cohort groupings on Monday and Thursdays or Tuesday and Fridays. Wednesday will be a virtual day for all students. There is no change to class start and end times.
MOF
Multi-Occupational/FOCUS programs have smaller class sized by design. As a result, we are more easily able to accommodate all students being in attendance.
We are currently planning on students being able to attend MOF programs 4 days week and possibly 5. More information will be forthcoming on this topic as we approach the opening of school. There is no change to class start and end times.
Student Parking
With our groupings having only 1/2 of our students in attendance each day, we are opening up parking to seniors and juniors. We will not require driving seminars this year. All drivers must be NYS license holders at the time of application.
Our Security Department will be arranging a parking pass pick up day in early September. Further information to follow. Parking permit applications for ALL licensed Juniors and Seniors can be accessed using this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQBhAWYhDCxgSPbTSqjMFveSGHlBLt8DR5YfeSI6XfPfZCVQ/viewform
We can't wait to get our students back!! See you in a few weeks!
Principal