Remote Instruction Plan
Purpose of this Remote Learning Guide
The purpose of this plan is to implement the Remote Learning Practices in the event that the District or a school building needs to close after utilizing all of its emergency closing days or in the event of an emergency condition.
Communication
If the district will have to close due to inclement weather or due to an emergency situation, the district will consider the use of a remote learning. When there are 3 emergency closing days left, the district will communicate with all staff, students, and families if remote learning will be utilized when the district uses all of its emergency closing days. If the district uses a remote learning day it will be communicated with the school community
Technology and Connectivity
Access to technology is essential for the successful roll-out of this plan. The Eldred Central School District has been committed to ongoing planning and implementation of district technologies to ensure equitable access for staff and students. The team has initiated plans that are mindful of student home access to reliable internet and computers.
The Eldred CSD gathered data through our Digital Equity Survey to identify families’ levels of access to devices and high-speed broadband from their residence. The district will continue to assess the ongoing needs of our families for technology and connectivity (survey, interviews, school outreach, etc.)
Maintain an inventory of equipment and other assets. Identify which students, families, and staff have district assets in their possession.
Procure, manage, and/or maintain hardware, software, licenses, learning management systems, etc. to support and improve remote instruction and student engagement.
Identify professional learning needs for teachers and continue to support their development of skills and pedagogy in remote learning environment.
Each building has taken the necessary steps to ensure that all students and staff have access to a device and internet access. If a student or staff member needs a hotspot, they will notify their building administration.
At the elementary level, students do not bring home their device, the respective building administrator will communicate when a device will be coming home with the students that do not regularly bring the devices home. Please know all devices that do not regularly come home must be brought back to school when in-person instruction resumes.
The Eldred CSD will provide all students with access to learning materials and resources in multiple formats, wherever possible. Further, the district will support teachers through professional development and coaching on pedagogical methods that enable students to participate in multiple ways, so that they can demonstrate mastery of Learning Standards in remote instruction through the use of both synchronous through Google Meet and asynchronous technologies through Google Classroom. In the event students do not have sufficient access to devices and/or high-speed internet, the district will provide the students with alternate methods to access materials and instruction, i.e. pick up materials at school, drop off materials to students’ homes, etc. The district will also schedule opportunities to connect with families to educate them on how to use the technologies and connect to the instructional activities.
Remote/Distance Learning
Students in grades PreK-6 will be provided with a device to be taken home in the event of the district needing to pivot to remote learning.
Students in grades 7-12 have 1-1 devices for at home use
Teachers have access to a laptop in their classroom and for home use.
Students will use their own internet when at home. If no internet access is available, the district will provide a hotspot, if one is available. Students in need of a hotspot will contact the Technology Department and pending administrative approval will be provided with the hotspot in a timely manner.
If home internet is not available, students may attempt to connect their school device to the district wireless from the George Ross Mackenzie parking lot the Eldred JSHS parking lot and the Sunshine Free Hall Library.
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