CSE Covid-19 Procedures
Back to School 2020
Welcome to CSE
Welcome to a new school year: 2020-2021! We are so excited for this upcoming year and can't wait to see all of our Little Eagles!
We are entering uncharted territory. This is a first for all of us. With that being said, please be patient with us as we navigate these unknowns together. Student and staff safety is our number priority! Our teachers are working diligently to ensure student safety and success whether it be online or in-person. If online, canvas is new to all of us, so we are learning and growing throughout this process.
If in-person, our safety procedures are listed below as well as links to district updates/procedures. Please know we are putting in place many safety procedures to ensure your child is safe, but also getting the best educational experience possible.
Thanks for trusting us to provide instruction to your child whether it's in person or online! We are here for you!
At-Home Learning:
- There will be a parent course explaining canvas and showing you how to use the program and all of its features...coming soon!
- There will be an at-home learners parent meeting...coming soon!
- Parents will be given an opportunity to come check out ipad and materials for those doing at home learning. More information to come.
- Anyone that pre-ordered supplies and is doing at-home learning will be able to pick them up at the same time they pick up the ipad.
- Parents will be given teachers conference times to know when they are available for questions. Parents should utilize all district resources to educate themselves with canvas. (Resources coming soon)
- Activity in at-home learning Canvas online platform will be monitored daily for attendance and course credit.
(taken from the LISD website):
Teacher Role/Responsibilities:
Create curriculum/instruction to be presented in the Canvas system
Monitor student progress weekly
Facilitate discussions addressing the content
Post office hours when available to answer questions for online students Monday-Friday
Provide guidance to students and help with understanding and applying content concepts
Encourage student’s progress
Provide tools or necessary manipulatives for students to promote learning
Using the same grading system as in person learning, grade assignments and record in Skyward
Student Role/Responsibilities:
Learn how to navigate your Canvas portal
Follow the instructional schedule on your Canvas portal
Commit to time required for Canvas instruction
Pre-K 2 to 3 hours per day
Elementary (K to 3rd Grade) 3 to 5 hours per day
Intermediate (4th - 6th grade) 4 to 6 hours per day
Secondary (7th – high school) 5 to 7 hours per day
Ask for help if you have a problem
Check your calendar and To Do list daily
Complete all assignments
Actively participate in the online courses every day
Parent Role/Responsibilities:
Commit to providing student necessary support to successfully learn through online medium
Ensure technology and adequate Wi-Fi necessary for learning are available
Get to know the learning platform (Canvas)
Set up a designated workspace which includes physical space for working and storage for materials
Develop schedule and daily routines for student learning activities
Monitor student’s participation daily
Check student’s Canvas “To Dos” and calendar to monitor progress
Provide supervision of the home instruction and learning process
Stay in communication with student’s teacher(s)
Estimated Timeline
Students who choose at home learning at the beginning of the school year,
will be eligible to return to in-person learning at the end of the second week of school if they wish.
After that time, return requests can be submitted for the end of the current grading period (6 weeks period).
First day of school:
- 1st grade parents may park and walk their child to the awning(first day only)
- 2nd and 3rd grade parents(unless you have a 1st grader): please go through the carline or walk your child to the cross walk to limit the number of people on campus at one time
- Please be patient with us as we are excited to see each students and get them safely to their appropriate spot
Classroom:
- Students will use their own school supplies and manipulatives
- Teachers will be masked unless while teaching and 6 feet away from the students
- There are wall hand sanitizer stations in every classroom and all throughout the building. Students will be encouraged to use these upon entering the classroom, leaving the classroom, and multiples times throughout the day.
- Students will go to their specials class daily. The specials teachers will have students spread apart as much as possible.
- In the hallways, students will stay on the white tiles and spaced apart as much as possible
- Please send a water bottle with child because we will only have a bottle refilling station available
Cafeteria:
- The students will be spaced apart in the line(using dots on the ground)
- The students will be not sit directly across from or beside any students
- There will be no more than 105 students in the cafeteria as much as possible
- Seconds, snacks, and ice cream will not be offered in the serving lines
- The students will be given one option in the cafeteria line
Recess:
- Students will have recess daily
- We will encourage students to not play in large groups
- The equipment will be cleaned multiple times per day
Visitors:
- There will be no campus visitors for lunch, Tracking Thursday, etc. until further notice
- Parents that need to come to the office will push the button outside and the office will ask the reason for the visit. Office staff will either meet you outside to help you or do the screening if you are coming inside(the screening can be found on the district website under Covid-19 updates).
- Anyone coming for an ARD/parent meeting will be screened first before entering the building. Virtual meetings will be the most preferred method for these types of meetings-if possible
Arrival:
- 7:25 - Doors open and breakfast is served--students will be spread out as much as possible
- 8:05 - Tardy Bell - School Day BEGINS
- 1st and 2nd graders will walk to the gym-spread out as much as possible
- 3rd graders will walk to the cafeteria-spread out as much as possible
- Supervised overflow will be available in the music room if space becomes an issue
Dismissal:
- Students will be spread out as much as possible going down the hallways for car line.
- Students will be spread out as much as possible in the foyer and cafeteria for bus line.
- Please pick up your child before 2:45 for any appointments! After 2:45, please get in the car line. Thanks for your help with this!!