EFMS 100 Virtual Program Handbook 2020 2021 EFMS

EFMS 100% Virtual Program Handbook 2020 -2021

EFMS School Administration Dr. April Selmon, Principal Mr. De. Quincey Matthews, Dean of Students Josie Butler & Aquino Sanders, Secondary Virtual Schools Coordinator

School Vision • The vision of East Feliciana Middle School is to challenge students of all abilities to achieve excellence. East Feliciana Middle School will include highly qualified teachers, high expectations for all, frequent monitoring of student progress, multiple opportunities for student learning, high levels of engagement, exceptional communication, and purposeful integration of technology. We will build the critical thinking and collaboration skills necessary to meet the demands of the 21 st century and to participate positively in a complex and constantly changing, culturally diverse world.

Our Mission ● At East Feliciana Middle we are ▪ ▪ ▪ Transforming into future leaders, Interconnected, Growing productive citizens, Engaged in our learning, Relentless in our pursuits, Striving for excellence!

100% Virtual Program Overview The EFMS Virtual Program is an online-based instructional program. Students who participate in this program will receive instruction from an EFMS teacher through online platforms such as Microsoft Teams, IXL, Edgenuity, Learn Zillion, Eureka Math & Khan Academy. These courses will cover the same material and standards as courses taught on the EFMS campus.

100% Virtual Model • Students will receive virtual instruction 2 days a week. • A Group: Monday and Thursday • B Group: Tuesday and Friday • Tier I curriculum will be used. • Attendance will be tracked by students logging into Microsoft Teams and completing assignments. • Students will complete assignments on the same timeline as the face-to-face students. • Students will complete digital assignments on the days that they are not receiving virtual instructions. • Teachers will have office hours to contact students on non-class days to answer any questions that students may have and to aid with completing assignments.

100% Virtual Program Requirements Attend Virtual Orientation—Virtual Orientation for parents and students is scheduled for August 17 th (Virtual A) & 18 th (Virtual B) at 7: 35 AM. . Daily Log-in - Virtual students are required to login into Microsoft Teams each morning by 7: 40. Attendance will be recorded for each class based on the completion of the warm up. This is how daily attendance will be taken for each virtual student. Weekly Check-In—Virtual advisors will check in weekly with their assigned student. Students must check in weekly via office hours with their content teachers on Wednesdays. Virtual advisors will contact virtual students and schedule weekly phone or video conferences. Students must attend these phone or video conferences. State/District Testing Days—Students are required to participate in all state and district and mandated testing. Location of testing TBD.

100% Virtual Program Requirements Virtual students are required to attend check-in meetings with their advisor on Virtual Check-In days. Advisors will contact the virtual student to set check-in times. Check-in meetings will be conducted via phone call or video conferencing. Dates are tentative and subject to change.

Virtual Advisors Grade Level Virtual Advisor Student Groups by Last Name 6 P. Malbrue will be advisor for all 6 th grade students. 7 K. Smiles Last name starting: A - MC 7 L. Dunn Last name starting: MI - Z 8 G. Thompson Last name starting: A - L 8 A. Sanders Last name starting: M - Z 6 -8 L. Thornton will be the advisor for all ESS students

Core Content + Elective Office Hours Live Meetings via Teams On Wednesdays, virtual students are required to attend their teachers’ office hours. Virtual check ins are something separate from the office hours of the core content and elective teachers’ office hours. Virtual check ins are to ensure that students are logging in, working on assigned work, and to answer general questions the student may have. The virtual advisor will communicate with parents and teachers if students are not completing work.

Core Content + Elective Office Hours Live Meetings via Teams Content Virtual Office Hours SOCIAL STUDIES-OFFICE HOURS 7: 30 -8: 30 MATH-OFFICE HOURS 8: 30 -9: 30 Electives 9: 30 - 10: 30 SCIENCE-OFFICE HOURS 12: 00 -1: 00 ELA-OFFICE HOURS 1: 00 -2: 00 Virtual students are REQUIRED to attend the core content office hours!

504 s & IEP Plans Students will receive services, there are some programs and services which cannot be satisfactorily provided in an online setting. Students with IEPs will be assigned a support teacher (L. Thornton) who will also serve as their virtual advisor. In the event that students with disabilities are not progressing in the EFMS Virtual Program, the 504 and/or IEP committee should be reconvened to address the individual concerns and modify the program and/or services.

Virtual Attendance Policy Students are expected to “log-in” class daily, and attendance will be taken by the secondary school virtual coordinator daily through student log-in. In the online program, “attendance” is determined by student engagement with the teacher and/or the online tool: Microsoft Teams and/or Edgenuity. Students are encouraged to be an active participant in the course by asking questions, participating in discussions, completing assignments, checking-in with virtual advisor on Wednesdays, etc. Students must attend weekly check-in phone or video conferences with their virtual advisor and content teachers. These conferences will be scheduled for every Wednesday. Failure to attend a scheduled conference will result in the student being marked “absent” for the day.

Failure to Meet Attendance Requirements Students and parents will be notified after three (3) days of inactivity. Students are expected to make up any missed assignments or instruction. Failure to attend the weekly check-in video conferences for two (2) weeks in a row will require a conference between the student, parent, virtual coordinator, counselor, and administration to create a plan of action for completing make up assignments. Repeated failure to meet attendance requirements will result in a student being turned over to truancy. In the case of unsatisfactory progress, EFMS teachers will make every attempt to schedule assistance through video conferencing. In cases where students continue to fall behind, EFMS teachers reserve the right to require students to come in for assistance.

Failure to Meet Attendance Requirements Cont’d If a student is unable to complete their coursework, a parent/guardian should notify the secondary virtual school coordinator or Mr. Matthews by phone or email. All excuses for absences should be emailed to the secondary virtual school coordinator at jbutler@efschools. net or aqsanders@efschools. net.

Communication Students should use email and phone calls to ask questions, seek technology help, and/or check with their virtual advisor or teachers. If a parent/guardian would like to schedule a conference with a teacher, the parent/guardian should contact the office secretary to schedule a conference. Phone and video conferences will be held on Wednesdays.

Academic Honesty Students will complete assignments and/or assessments alone unless instructed to work with peers by the teacher. Students will not participate in any form of plagiarism. Students will not copy or redistribute any part of the assignment and/or assessments in any way—electronically or verbally. Students will take assessments without any aids (ex. textbooks, notes, references, etc. ) unless otherwise stated by the teacher. Students will not confer with others (family, friends, acquaintances, etc. ) during assessments. Any suspicion of academic dishonesty will be investigated, and the student’s grades could be affected. Additionally, disciplinary action could be taken.

Grading Scale for Virtual Program Grades Percentage A 100— 93 B 92— 85 C 84— 75 D 74— 67 F 67— 0

Class Schedule for the First A-Day and BDay for Virtual Students We are testing the first week and a half of school. Please watch orientation video dated 8/17/2020 Please encourage your student to try their best on their tests. We will use the test results to create an intervention schedule for your student. After testing, students can eat lunch during their grade’s lunch period After lunch, students should sign into Microsoft Teams to complete the rest of their day. Watch Orientation Video - 7: 35 -8: 30 Testing w/ 1 st Period- 8: 35 – 10: 30 2 nd Period/ Lunch 6 th Grade 10: 35 – 11: 00 2 nd Period/ Lunch 7 th Grade 11: 05 – 11: 30 2 nd Period/ Lunch 8 th Grade 11: 35 – 12: 00 3 rd Period - 12: 05 -12: 35 4 th Period - 12: 40 – 1: 10 5 th Period- 1: 15 – 1: 45 6 th Period - 1: 50 – 2: 20 7 th Period - 2: 25 – 3: 00

*** This testing schedule will end on 8/25/2020

Regular Bell Schedule 2020 -2021 PERIODS CLASS TIMES INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES Homeroom/1 st Period 7: 35 – 8: 30 55 Minutes 2 nd Period 3 rd Period 4 th Period/Lunch 8: 35 -9: 30 9: 35 – 10: 30 10: 35 – 11: 00 -6 th 11: 05 – 11: 30 – 7 th 11: 35 – 12: 00– 8 th 55 Minutes 5 th Period 6 th Period 7 th Period 12: 05 – 1: 00 1: 05 – 2: 00 2: 05 -3: 00 55 Minutes Math & ELA are double blocked = 110 Minutes

EX. Virtual (A) Group Student Coursework

EX. Virtual (B) Group Student Coursework

Parent Tips for 100% Virtual Students • All contact information, phone numbers and emails, must be updated at EFMS. Updated information allows us to send call outs and emails to you about any changes with the program. • Students should follow their school schedule. Students should get up in the morning as if they were attending school. • Establish a routine at home for completing assignments. Establish a daily routine for your child. Prepare a workspace free from distractions. • Communicate with teachers weekly.

Parent Tips for 100% Virtual Students • Check your students' work for completion. Allow productive struggles for your child (refrain from giving them answers). • Report any technology issues to your child's teacher or school. • Students may fail in the virtual environment if they fail to participate and complete assignments. • Students’ work will be graded.

Student Tips for 100% Virtual • Be appropriately dressed during face-to-face (Teams) class time and wear school appropriate clothing. • Find a quiet place to work, free from distractions. • Have all materials ready for class before class begins. • Make sure your device is properly charged for class. • Ask for help when needed. Student is responsible for all self-paced lessons. • Use appropriate language (in chat and on audio)

Dress Code Virtual Students • 100% virtual students are not required to wear a school uniform, but appropriate attire is required.

Meal Procedures Virtual students will be provided 5 meals for both breakfast and lunch that can be picked up from the Focused Food meal truck parked in front of EFMS. Pick up is every Monday between the hours of 7: 00 am – 9: 00 am. A Grab n’ Go Meals Consent Form needs to be completed and turned into Focused Food everytime meals are picked up. Note: Face-to-face students will be provided 3 meals for both breakfast and lunch and will follow the same procedure from above but will complete the Blended Grab n’ Go Meals Consent Form

Forms to Complete • 20/21 Parent Compact – https: //forms. office. com/Pages/Response. Page. aspx? id=of. LCSTl. L_0 K 6 t. C 3 eh_Tmp. LPBNf. LFGFCp. XKp 8 xq. Wp. I 9 URFY 1 Uzl. OUFBZODJCUl. ZET 1 d. GRU 1 J UENENC 4 u • 20/21 Parental Involvement - https: //forms. office. com/Pages/Response. Page. aspx? id=of. LCSTl. L_0 K 6 t. C 3 eh_Tmp. LPBNf. LFGFCp. XKp 8 xq. Wp. I 9 UOTA 2 SDl. UVVAz. Uk 03 R 0 FTSEt. TSFR ONTNHUy 4 u

EFMS Webpage & Facebook Please visit our website daily! Information is updating rapidly and our website will have the most up to date information. If you have not been receiving JCalls from our campus, please contact the secretary to provide us with and updated phone number and email. We are currently working on creating a webpage just for our 100% virtual students.

Virtual Advisors As we collect data, virtual advisors may be subject to change. Changes will be communicated via our website, JCalls, and/or emails.

Technical Support If you are having any technical issues, please contact Ms. Sanders (aqsanders@efschools. net) or Mr. Loveall (jloveall@efschools. net) via email. In the email, please provide your students first and last name, explain the issue, and leave parent contact information.

Questions? If you have any question, comments, or concern, please reach out to Principal, Dr. April Selmon (aselmon@efschools. net) or Dean of Students, De. Quincey Matthews (dematthews@efschools. net) or by phone at (225)683 -3321.

Thank You!