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Lackawanna Trail School District
Virtual Town Hall Meeting for the
Reopening of SchoolMeeting #2
August 13, 2020
7:00 pm
Meeting # 2
August 13, 2020
7:00 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c69SvlSkZM&feature=youtu.be
Plans for a Total Reopening with Virtual Option
● Roll out strategy K-12
● Communication and Orientations between now and September 10th
● One-to-one technology initiative (Chromebooks)
● Pivoting between a total reopen and total virtual open (brick to click)
● Expectations for safety and academic success
Elementary Roll Out
● The Lackawanna Trail Elementary will open its doors to our students on
September 10, 2020.
● This opening will allow students to be present in a brick and mortar setting or
to join our classrooms in a synchronous manner through Google Classroom
● Students who join virtually will login at 8:50 am each morning. These
students will follow the same schedule as those who are present in the
building
● There will be not be packets provided this year as we are asking all teachers
to provide material through Google Classroom.
Elementary Roll Out
● Desks are currently spaced out at a distance of 6 feet in all classrooms.
Elementary Roll Out
● Student self assessment at home
● Bus and car drop-off will begin at 8:35 am.
○ One bus will be unloaded at a time. Students will proceed into the building and directly to their
homerooms. These students will be escorted by faculty and staff members. Masks must be
worn at all times when moving through the building.
○ Car drop-off will remain as it has in past years. There will be four staff members present and
they will unload 3 vehicles at a time. Students will be escorted to their classrooms.
■ Temperature checks at two points of entry, 2 levels of checks
Elementary Roll Out
Classroom Arrangement and Schedule
● Classrooms at the elementary center contain 16-18 desks that are placed at a
distance of 6 feet apart. Facing same direction. Teacher teaches from the
front of the room.
● Hand sanitizers in every room.
● Students will be able to remove their masks when at their desks.
● Students will not change classrooms, rather we will have teachers move from
one room to another.
● A standard schedule will be followed, which mirrors last year’s master
schedule
Elementary Roll Out
Lunch/Cafeteria
● In order to adhere to CDC Guidelines the students at the elementary center
will have their lunches in the classroom.
● Students will be able to purchase their lunch in the cafeteria and will then
return to the classrooms. These lunches will be served in a to-go style
container.
● As always, students are certainly welcome to bring their own lunches from
home
Elementary Roll Out
Recess
● Whenever possible recess will be held outside. Students may interact with
one another, but when closer than 6 feet apart they must wear a mask.
● We will utilize the playground area at the elementary center, as well at the
open areas at Christy Matthewson Park.
● Students must bring in their own playground equipment ie. jump ropes, sports
equipment, etc., but we ask that they not share with others
Elementary Roll Out
Dismissal
● Dismissal at the elementary center will begin approximately 10 minutes
earlier. Students will be guided to the car pick-up or bus loading areas.
● Only students who live in Factoryville will be allowed to leave through the
College Avenue exit.
Elementary Roll Out
Notifications and Updates
● The Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center will schedule a pick-up date for
students who are learning virtually. This pick-up will include school issued
Chromebooks, textbooks, workbooks, and any available supplies.
● Notifications will be sent out through the REMIND system and will be added
to the school web page as well.
Re-opening the
Lackawanna Trail Jr. Sr. High School
Brick and Mortar Students Virtual at Home
LTSD Block
Schedule
● Five 75 minute class periods
● Less transition needed
● 2 waves of transition
● 4 lunch periods
Better accommodates online
learning when necessary
Sample Student
Schedule
Junior High
Sample Student
Schedule
Senior High Ex.
● 11th/12th grade exceptions
● Internships, Dual
Enrollment, Hybrids
Classrooms at LTHS
What to Expect: Students
● Student self assessment at home
● 7:30am - LTHS Opens, Lockers, Homerooms ○ Temperature checks at two points of entry, 2 levels of checks
● Handwashing and sanitizer stations: AM, each class period, before lunch, PM
● Masks in the hallways & when mobile: not at work station when 6ft apart
● Hallways will be one-directional; up & down staircase ○ Arrows in the hallways
● Desks socially distanced (corners marked), teachers stationary ○ Cafeteria: line, seating, distancing when seated, 2 students per table, one direction
● Dress Code: daily wash, school-appropriate, 3x3 logos
● Bring your own water bottle. No soda, juice, coffee, etc.
Student Rosters
Projected Class Sizes
Bus Transportation
● Max Capacity: 42 students per bus
● Two students to a seat, except families
● Filling from the back of the bus forward
● Masks must be worn at all times when on a school vehicle
● Encourage distancing to maximum extent possible
● Windows will be open whenever possible, weather permitting
Special Education
● Families of students with health concerns and a 504 or IEP that might require
accommodations or modification, or who are choosing a virtual option, can
call the Special Education Office to set up a meeting.
● Students in out of district placements that are opening in the brick and mortar
setting can choose to attend that setting or the virtual option the setting is
offering. (New Story, NEIU, SOAR, neighboring districts)
Special Education
● Special Education Services in the brick and mortar setting will be delivered as
per IEPs, with some changes. All changes will be communicated to families. ○ Pull out groups will meet. An effort will be made to keep groups from the same classroom, and
when that is not possible, seating will be arranged to separate groups.
○ Co-teaching and Structured Study Halls will occur.
○ On an individual basis, services may be changed in order to keep students in a special
education classroom for a larger portion of the school day. This is especially true for students
with sensory issues or other needs that require removal of masks for periods of time.
● Special Education services in the virtual setting will be offered synchronously,
asynchronously, and through computer aided instructional programs. ○ A para-educator and some teachers will be assigned to assist students in the virtual setting at
prearranged times.
○ Related services can continue via telehealth (speech, PT, OT).
Daily Health Screenings/AssessmentsHas your child been exposed to anyone with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the past 14 days?
If yes, the student should stay home from school. The student can return to school 14 days after the last time that they had close contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19.
☐Lack of smell or taste (without congestion)
☐Sore throat ☐Chills ☐Muscle pain
☐Headache ☐Congestion or runny
nose
Column AIf you checked 1 or more
symptoms, student should stay home from school.☐Fever (100.°F or higher) ☐Cough ☐Shortness of breath ☐Difficulty breathing☐Nausea or vomiting☐Diarrhea
Column BIf you checked 2 or more symptoms,
student should stay home from school
Back to school wellness tips
1. Practice good hygiene!!
2.) Wash your face/hands with
soap & water, before & after
school.
3.) Create a “drop zone.” This is an
area of your home where you leave
items (shoes, bookbags, etc.) from
school that are difficult to clean
daily
4.) Get in the habit of changing
your clothes upon returning home
from school. Don’t lay on
furniture/bed with your soiled
school clothes.
5.) Change your mask DAILY and
launder (or discard) between use!
6.) Avoid travel and large
gatherings where masks are not
being worn.
Extra-curricular activities
● Current PIAA Status
● Phase III of Athletic Reopening Plan