Board of School Directors MeetingAction Plan Status Updates

November 5, 2020

2nd Marking Period Registration Changes

Level:Changing

from Virtual to Hybrid:

Changing from Hybrid to Virtual:

Elementary 413 38

Middle 81 31

High 83 157

§ Approximately 350 additional students with special needs will begin attending school 4 days a week, beginning on Thursday, November 12th

§ Beginning on November 18th, Wednesdays are scheduled to become part of the hybrid rotation, beginning with Cohort A and alternating between cohorts each Wednesday thereafter

Ø We anticipate needing 7 additional buses, and thus 7 additional drivers, to accommodate the additional students.

Expanding In-Person Learning Opportunities

§ School counselors and CARES Coordinators are analyzing student survey data, and identifying themes and forming groups accordingly

§ Physical Education teachers have taught wellness strategies related to stressors caused by the closure and COVID-related issues; counselors are collaborating with P.E. teachers to provide additional wellness activities

§ School counselors have continued individual outreach through in-person and virtual groups and classes, counselor-run spirit weeks, and newsletters

§ CR website posting highlights how to access mental health supports

Student Wellness

§ Communication is being streamlined from ABM to classroom teachers, and from classroom teachers to school administration; checklists are in place in all classrooms; SchoolDude is being used to document any custodial issues or needs

§ Refining extracurricular activity logistics for virtual and hybrid students to ensure equity of access; each advisor/sponsor is submitting a plan in alignment with the CRSD Health & Safety Plan

Health and Safety

§ Curriculum Coordinators and teachers have identified missed/partially taught standards and mapped those to the next grade level/course; for core subject areas, using district benchmark assessments to identify gaps

§ District Library Coordinator/Librarians have selected, produced, and delivered digital citizenship models; select digital citizenship video clips are being broadcast this week

§ Effective October 26th, implemented web-based portal for parents/students to submit tickets for assistance; eliminates need to translate emails; automatically routes the ticket to the correct technician

Teaching and Learning

§ Continue to increase recruitment efforts to create a strong CR presence; current and advance postings are available on statewide systems, via social media, etc.; was recently a featured advertiser on Education Week, a preeminent national weekly publication

§ All active postings, as well as anticipated openings, are listed on Handshake, which reaches over 20 area colleges and universities

§ Increasing opportunities to meet candidates through virtual job fairs and through university-based virtual career fairs

Staffing

One-Question Survey: Which of these learning models do you prefer for your child?

K-12 Parent Responses N %100% Virtual 1,917 20.9%Hybrid: Some Social Distancing 3,276 35.6%5 Days/Week: Less Social Distancing 4,000 43.5%

Grade Level: Virtual: Hybrid: 5 Days:K 19% 29% 52%1 18% 27% 55%2 16% 32% 52%3 19% 28% 53%4 17% 34% 49%5 16% 32% 52%6 17% 39% 44%7 16% 38% 46%8 17% 43% 41%9 24% 39% 37%

10 26% 39% 35%11 34% 35% 31%12 31% 41% 28%

The following cost analysis was based on the most recent parent survey, which had an 87.5% response rate, and assumes that virtual students would be combined by grade level across the District:§ This model would require a minimum of 9 additional

teachers at a cost of approximately $367,000 from January 4th through the end of the school year

§ Factoring in the remaining 12.5% of the students would increase the number of teachers needed

§ Factoring in Kindergarten would likely also increase the number of teachers needed

Cost-Out: Grades 1-6 Offering of Separate 5-Day/Week, Hybrid, and Virtual Classes

§ The proposed February 22nd target date was deemed too late by a majority of the Board at the most recent board meeting

§ The Administration is prepared to execute the will of the Board, to the best of our abilities, relative to a different target date

§ Staffing is the most significant concern; staffing of our schools and also First Student staffing of bus drivers

Establishing a 5-Day Target Date

Board of School Directors MeetingAction Plan Status Updates

November 5, 2020