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1 | Canyons Rising | |||
2 | COVID-19 Back-to-School Learning Options - High Schools, Grades 9-12 | |||
3 | School and Community Connection | |||
4 | In-Person Instruction | Online Instruction | At-Home, District-Supported, Parent-Guided Instruction | |
5 | Register with your neighborhood school or school of choice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
6 | Expectation to continue in your selected instruction method for at least one grading period | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
7 | Families receive schoolwide newsletters and communications | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
8 | Access to counseling, social-emotional supports, and special education services | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
9 | Access to nutrition services | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
10 | Access to extracurricular activities and other programs and initiatives | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
11 | Instruction and Learning Environment | |||
12 | In-Person Instruction | Online Instruction | At-Home, District-Supported, Parent-Guided Instruction | |
13 | Instructor | Subject-area School teachers | Subject-area Canyons District teachers | Parent or Guardian |
14 | Learning Environment | In-classroom | Online classroom through Canvas | Personalized by parent, but students may remain attached to their school’s resources. |
15 | Course Availability | All courses available. | Core subjects are guaranteed: language arts, math, science, and social studies. Some electives may be available online or through in-person instruction at the school. The availability of elective courses will vary from school to school. Students may not have access to a full credit-bearing schedule. It is strongly encouraged that these students meet with a school counselor for guidance on how to remain on track for graduation. | Parent provided with curricular resources, suggested scope and sequence of instruction through an online resources page. |
16 | Enroll in up to 50 Canyons Virtual High School (CVHS) courses | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
17 | Courses available through CVHS include, but are not limited to, 12 Advanced Placement courses and courses in drawing and music. These courses are independent-study, self-directed, and self-paced. Courses are completed by demonstrating content mastery on a final test. | |||
18 | Device and Textbook Availability | Materials will be provided in the classroom where applicable. | Students will be provided computing devices, as needed. Schools will schedule times and dates for students to check out the devices and pick up any required materials. | |
19 | Access to District curriculum and software | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
20 | Daily Schedule | Classes held on the academic calendar and bell schedule for the 2020-2021 school year. | Daily mix of real-time and self-paced instruction and activities. Teachers will connect daily with their students through Google Meet and hold virtual office hours. | Schedule is set by parent or guardian. |
21 | Curriculum Pace | Normal pace of curriculum, meeting the standards of CSD curriculum maps. | Normal pace of curriculum, meeting the standards of CSD curriculum maps, which will enable CSD to pivot quickly to online-learning-only if state government and health officials order another closure of Utah schools. | Parents or guardians can help their students learn at the same pace as their peers, allowing for a smooth transition to in-person instruction at a future date. |
22 | Attendance, Grading, and Assessments | |||
23 | In-Person Instruction | Online Instruction | At-Home, District-Supported, Parent-Guided Instruction | |
24 | Daily Attendance | Attendance is recorded daily. Students who are absent due to illness or other reasons can maintain pace by working with the teacher and accessing Canvas and other resources. | Attendance is determined by participation in online assignments and activities. | Daily activities and progress are overseen by parent or guardian. |
25 | Grading | Grading structures return to normal. | Grading structures return to normal. | Because of the tie to CSD schools, students need to be assigned a Canyons “teacher of record" and a grade is given at the end of each grading period. |
26 | Achievement is measured using assessments already in use in CSD schools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
27 | Accommodations | |||
28 | In-Person Instruction | Online Instruction | At-Home, District-Supported, Parent-Guided Instruction | |
29 | Disabilities/504, English Language Learning (ELL) services addressed individually through the 504, IEP, or ELL process | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
30 | Special Education Services | All standard in-person services are available. | Services will be delivered online by a Special Education teacher. Families will be invited to attend an IEP meeting to determine appropriate services. | Families will be invited to attend an IEP meeting to determine appropriate services. |
31 | Health and Safety for In-Person Instruction | |||
32 | Students and employees required to wear face coverings. | |||
33 | Families to monitor their children for symptoms of illness using the symptom checklist provided to all CSD families and take their children’s temperature each morning before the start of school. | |||
34 | Schools and buses sanitized and disinfected throughout the day and in the evenings, in accordance with state and local health recommendations. | |||
35 | Extra nurses hired to support schools and work with health authorities to investigate and respond to confirmed cases of COVID-19. | |||
36 | Schools to maximize space in their buildings to facilitate physical distancing. | |||
37 | Schools to publish site-specific safety plans no later than Aug. 1 which detail expectations for lunch, recess and other operations. | |||
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