Back To School 2020 2021 Welcome Back Burleson

Back To School 2020 - 2021

Welcome Back! Burleson is pleased to welcome back our STAR students and parents!

Elementary Transition Plan

School Hours & Bus Schedule

A/B Schedule • Students in grades 3 through 12 will participate in AB scheduling. Each student will be assigned a letter. • Siblings should be on the same schedule. If they are not, contact the campus to correct it. If they are on different campuses, contact either campus to have it changed. • Example schedule: • Monday- A students are face to face, B students are at home learning • Tuesday - B students are face to face, A students are at home learning • Wednesday - A students are face to face, B students are at home learning • Thursday – B students are face to face, A students are at home learning • Friday – A students are face to face, B students are at home learning • Monday – B students are face to face, A students are at home learning • Tuesday - A students are face to face, B students are at home learning • The schedule does not start over each week. AB days will alternate continuously. ABABABAB………

What’s the difference? Hybrid & Remote Learning Grades 3 -12 HYBRID REMOTE • Students will be on an A/B schedule. • One day they will do their learning on campus and the next day their learning will be at home with the use of technology. • Siblings will have the same A/B schedule. • Students will learn at home 100% of the time. • They will participate in virtual learning at home daily.

Attendance Requirements Attendance will be determined daily for both on-campus or remote school day. 90% attendance is required. • ON CAMPUS Student will be considered PRESENT if he/she is in class at the official attendance time of 9: 30 am. • REMOTE Students will be marked PRESENT if he/she meet one of the following criteria on that day: • Login into Imagine Learning and complete assignment • Submit assignment using Seesaw or Google Classroom • Attend scheduled synchronous learning with teacher • Teacher contact via phone or email.

Arrival Procedures • Students will utilize hand sanitizer at every school entrance • Students must wash their hands and/or use hand sanitizer upon entry of every classroom • Student must enter the school and go directly to their first class. . . there will be no points of large group gathering • All staff and students will be required to wear a face covering

Dismissal Procedures • All staff and students will be required to wear a face covering • Parents are encouraged to utilize the car lane to avoid any large group gathering points for students and adults • Students will remain in their classroom until directed to exit the building in a staggered/systematic fashion • Please expect delays in afternoon dismissal as safety is our top priority • Parents picking up their student from school should be prepared to use our digital dismissal system

Music • Every ECISD elementary student will receive one music lesson per week. • For the 2020 -2021 school year, the music class may be presented in the student's normal classroom (instead of the music classroom). • Music equipment will be sanitized and wiped down after each use. • Students will not be travelling for this year's Fine Arts for Kids program (Fine Arts field trips). This enrichment opportunity will be presented in another manner for this school year.

P. E. • Elementary physical activity required minutes (pre. K-5 th): • 30 min daily of moderate physical activity in structured recess or PE setting OR • 135 min weekly combination of physical activity (recess and/or PE) *All after school sport activity programs (gymnastics, sport specific) are suspended until further notice* ** Recommended to hold all activities outdoors as feasible** ** Equipment: limited use, disinfect frequently** ** Asynchronous PE lessons count toward required minutes at all levels**

Transitions • No students will be assigned a hallway locker • All students will be permitted to bring backpacks to the classroom • Where possible, students will be encouraged to remain 6’ apart during room transitions • The number of students in the hallways has been dramatically reduced • When possible, student will transition outside of the building

Cleaning- Disinfecting - Prevention • Hand sanitizer will be available at the main entry to the campus, in classrooms, and in common areas throughout the campus. • Staff and students will be expected to regularly wash or sanitize their hands. • Teachers and students will have access to disinfecting items to sanitize working surfaces, shared objects, and high-touch areas after use and during breaks in instruction. We will not be using the bleach solution due to short shelf life, another disinfectant will be provided. • Increased disinfecting will occur throughout the school day. Staff and students must wash hands with soap and water prior to exiting restrooms. Proper handwashing techniques will be taught to all students and consistently reinforced. • Require all of our bus drivers and students to wear masks while on school buses. • Students in pre-k through third grade will wear face coverings in hallways, common areas, during arrival/dismissal and while transitioning throughout the building.

Screening & Exposure Protocols Students should be screened daily by parents for COVID-19 symptoms not normal to them before going to school. Symptoms include: • Cough • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing • Repeated shaking with chills • Muscle pain • Headache • Sore throat • Loss of taste or smell • Diarrhea • Feeling feverish or a measured temperature of 100. 0 degrees Fahrenheit or more Parents of students who: • experience symptoms of COVID-19 OR • have been diagnosed with COVID-19 OR • have been exposed to COVID-19 Should: • not send the student to school or other school activities AND • notify the student's school of his or her illness AND • ask the student's school to set him or her up for virtual learning OR • pick up the student from school as requested See the COVID-19 Steps to Care for Your Student on the ECISD website - Back to School 2020. It provides more information about the care of your student.

Student & Family Support The ECISD website will be a one stop shop for assistance for family, student and staff social, emotional needs. The site will contain one pagers and short videos from the Guidance & Counseling Department, Nursing Services and the Community Outreach Center and others. Information will be in one area and will be communicated out via all available outreach forms including social media and district communication tools. The ECISD Family Support Line (456 -HELP) will be available as needed to help with social and emotional needs The Texas truancy laws continue to be in effect requiring compulsory school attendance. Truancy Prevention Measures will be implemented by all campuses. Truancy laws will apply to students who fail to attend school, but remote attendance satisfies attendance requirements. Campuses will provide documented (Eduphoria) systematic interventions and contacts for those students with excessive absences. Students will be required by state law to attend school at least 90% of the days offered in order to receive credit. Counseling will be provided face-to-face, by phone and virtually. Social-Emotional support and activities will be provided to Pk-12 grade.

Instructional Delivery

Parent & Community Engagement One ECISD Guiding Principle: The parents/guardians of our students as well as our community are integral to success. • Volunteer programs that support reading, leadership coaching and mentoring have been identified and will continue in a virtual format. • Utilize VOLY, our online volunteer records management system, which is found at https: //ectorcountyisd. voly. org/. Volunteer applications and training will be online. • The need for volunteers will be determined by each campus and department and will be reviewed by the Development Office. • Visitors to buildings will be limited. All visitors will be screened according to current guidelines.