NUTE MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL REOPENING FOR FALL 2020

NUTE MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL REOPENING FOR FALL 2020

TODAY’S PRESENTATION • Instructional Model – In-school cohorts and remote • Safety and Hygiene/PPE • Mask Regulations • Food Service • Transportation and Facilities • Technology

IN SCHOOL COHORTS • Two cohorts/groups of students in building on alternate days – Only one-half of student population in building on a given day – In-person instruction on one day and remote or Zoom Meet instruction on the other • Other option is remote instruction – If with Nute teachers, requires Zoom Meets on assigned days – Completely remote VLACS option • On Fridays all students will Zoom Meet from home on shortened schedule • Students with IEPs or 504 Plans receive support in both options, may come in more often

COHORTS • The Purple Cohort will come from the Bruins and Celtics bus routes, and these students will come into the building on Mondays and Wednesdays • The Gold Cohort will come from the Red Sox and Patriots bus routes and walkers, and these students will come into the building on Tuesdays and Thursdays • Each day the students are in school will be a 7 -period day • Based on current parent survey responses, 95 students will be in the building on Purple days, 85 students will be in the building on Gold days, and 35 students will work remotely • First student day is Wednesday, September 9, 2020

ORIENTATIONS • 6 th Grade Orientation – Will have separate Purple and Gold group orientations – Anticipate to be on September 1 or 2 • New Student Orientation – Will invite in with 6 th grade • Remote Student Orientation – Small groups on September 2 and 3 – Pick up laptop, supplies, and first day forms, and get expectations

SAFETY & HYGIENE/PPE • All students and staff must wear a 2 -ply mask whenever in building or on bus/van – 2 reusable masks provided to each student • 3 feet social distancing in classrooms and hallways • Shields on student tables, teacher desks, and cafeteria tables • Hand sanitizer in every classroom • Social Emotional Learning, Mental Health, and Wellness services provided through guidance and nurse • Preventative measures and personal hygiene methods taught and encouraged

MASK REGULATION • Students will be required to wear a mask that covers their nose and mouth whenever they are in a school building or on a school bus or van. They will only be able to remove a mask when outside and spaced 6 feet apart from other students or staff, at lunch once seated at a cafeteria table behind a shield, and during scheduled mask breaks. Students will also need to follow physical spacing and hygiene requirements. • If a student does not comply with the district's safety and health procedures and requirements after being asked to comply with them, they will be isolated from other students and staff, and their parents/guardians will be contacted and required to come and pick them up from school. Repeated failure to comply with these health and safety requirements may result in the student being enrolled in the remote learning option for the rest of the hybrid learning period.

FOOD SERVICE • With cohorts, no more than 30 -40 students in café at one time • Shields on tables, no more than 4 students per table • Students can remove masks once seated behind shield, must put mask on to clean up and depart café • No grant to provide free meals at home – meals will be provided for students who qualify for Free or Reduced meals, or who pay through My. School. Bucks – Extra meal sent home on day students are in school – Plans will be made for remote students once all Opt-In/Opt-Out forms are returned

TRANSPORTATION • One student per seat on bus; family members can shares seats • Maximum 26 students per bus • All students face forward in an assigned seat, attendance taken • Hand sanitizer used upon boarding bus or van, and face masks required • Buses and vans cleaned between runs and every night • Windows kept open as weather permits to maximize ventilation

FACILITIES & OPERATIONS • Parents will screen children for symptoms before sending to school • Temperatures taken before entering buildings • All students and staff will wear masks • Student tables spread out with clear shields between students • Increased cleaning, new cleaning products and procedures • Increased air filtration and new air purifying systems – Portable HEPA filters where no HVAC • COVID-19 reporting procedures per CDC and NH DHHS guidelines • No visitors in building

TECHNOLOGY • Google classroom used in all classes • Google Meets or Zoom used to connect remotely • Students will be issued a Chromebook or laptop and case • Students will use their own supplies; no sharing of supplies

FORMS Parent Opt-In/Opt-Out Verification – Student name, grade, bus route, cohort, and in-school days • __ I am opting out of the hybrid cohort program and want my child to work remotely with the Milton teachers • __ I am opting out of the hybrid cohort program and want my child to work remotely with VLACS courses • __ I want my child to attend school with their cohort on the assigned inschool days and complete work on lessons remotely or with their class on their at-home days

FORMS Permission for Online Remote Learning • Acknowledges legal ramifications of recording teachers, students, or class without express, written permission • I understand that the computer's camera will focus on my child only • My child will be appropriately dressed during remote instruction • I understand the instructor may be able to see into my home • I will provide a quiet area of the home for the remote instruction to occur so the instructor and child may have an uninterrupted lesson • I understand that my child may be visible to other students in the virtual classroom • I will not record or share the any part of the remote instruction. I have been advised that it is illegal in New Hampshire to record telephonic or electronic communication without the consent of each party to the conversation. Any person making such a recording is subject to criminal and civil penalties. • By permitting my to child's participate in live online learning I am also expressly agreeing not to: – take any pictures or videos of while my child participating or of the class my child accesses, and – not to make or allow the making of any audio, video, or electronic recording of any online remote learning without the prior written permission of the Classroom Teacher, the Principal and the Superintendent of Schools

FORMS Laptop/Chromebook User Agreement • Please fill out, sign, initial the second page, and return with the other forms so we can issue your child a device on the first day of school • This form will be required even if a student uses their own device in order to get onto the school Wi-Fi • All forms due back to Nute by August 21 st

WEBSITE LINKS • Milton Reopening Plan • https: //www. sau 64. org/sites/g/files/vyhlif 3476/f/alerts/milton_reopening_plan_2020. pdf • School Calendar • https: //www. sau 64. org/sites/g/files/vyhlif 3476/f/uploads/202021_school_calendar_1. pdf • Questions? Please contact Jan Radowicz at • Jan. Radowicz@sau 64. org