Orientation
Teachers will focus on building relationships, routines and developing technology skills during the first weeks of school. 

Curriculum
ISD 728 curriculum will be delivered.  Coursework will be aligned to Minnesota Academic Standards. Curriculum and grade level expectations will be the same as in the face-to-face classroom.

Daily Interaction 

• Required Engagement
• Students need to engage daily.  (See Examples)
• Students will receive daily feedback (by teacher or automated).

• Both synchronous and asynchronous interactions will occur
• Synchronous meeting: (Live)
  • 90 minutes should be broken into shorter segments.
  • Teachers will provide Google Meet opportunities for student and parent Q&A.
  • Teachers will provide 1 on 1, small group and whole group opportunities. 
• Teachers will post daily learning activities in Schoology or Seesaw.
• Activities will include opportunities for students to practice, process, and demonstrate learning with teacher feedback.
• Google Meet will be used for all video conferencing.
• Google Meet sessions will be recorded for those students unable to attend live. 
• At least 90 minutes of daily Google Meet time will be scheduled.
• Opportunities for remediation and enrichment will be provided.  
• Asynchronous learning:(Recorded or Self Paced)

Initial Post
Teachers will share contact information, class protocols and schedules in the Learning Management System (LMS).  [Schoology in Grades 3-5 and Seesaw in Grades E-2].

• Course information, procedures, and communication will be distributed using the LMS listed above.
• Teachers will communicate office hours in the LMS. 
• As a general rule, teachers should respond to all communication within 24 hours with the exception of weekends and holidays.

Daily Post
Teachers will post daily Seesaw Announcements or Schoology Updates.

• A short to-do list of daily expectations will be posted.
• Google Meet opportunities will be communicated and posted.

Parent Contact

• Teachers will survey parents to determine when their child will be available for synchronous Google Meetings. 
• Staff will coordinate consistent times for their Google Meetings when possible.

Seesaw (Grades E-2)

• Journal Post: A video to welcome students will be provided daily. This video will include directions, where to find their activities and assignments.
• Activities: Learning activities for your child to complete will be posted,  including directions and the due date in the title of each activity.

Schoology (Grades 3-5)

• Update: A daily update with to-do list will be posted.
• Slideshow: A daily slideshow will be provided including directions and an overview for the day.  
• Include text directions and include an overview for the day (video, posting, etc) 
• Folders:  Teachers will post the date & title in daily folders. 
  • One main folder for the day (or for the week for playlists, project, etc).

Campus
Students (or their parents) will use the Campus Attendance Module to check in once per day for daily attendance. 

Verification
E-5 Staff will verify Distance Learners’ daily attendance by the end of day Monday for the previous week (based on evidence of engagement).

Engagement
Students must engage daily with instructor or coursework.  After 3 consecutive days of no engagement teachers will be contacting parents.

Below is a sample schedule that illustrates the approximate times that will be allocated for content specific instruction. Instructors will communicate specific times when subjects will be taught.

This is an example of the approximate instructional times. Teachers may adjust schedules based on individual student/classroom needs.

• Sped, Title I, ADSIS, EL, MRC/MMC and American Indian Ed services/intervention will be provided throughout the day.

Classes will be delivered in either face to face or 100% distance formats. Regardless of format, all students will receive an equitable learning opportunity.  See specific guidance related to 100% Distance Learners. 

100% Distance Learning Students
During a five day week, these students will receive five days of remote learning. Students will not be attending Google Meets on a daily class schedule as they did during distance learning. Instead, most of the learning will be self-paced through independent online lessons through Schoology. Students will have opportunities to check in with their teachers via Google Meet at least twice per week.

• Synchronous meeting: (Live Google Meet)
  • Google Meet will be used for all video conferencing.
  • Teachers will offer a minimum of two opportunities to meet with their teacher through Google Meet sessions on a five day week and at least one Google Meeting on a short week.
• Asynchronous learning: (Work Completed In Schoology)
  • Teachers will post daily learning activities in Schoology.
  • Activities will include opportunities for students to practice, process, and demonstrate learning with teacher feedback.

All Students

• Orientation: Students will receive an orientation from the teacher focused on building relationships, routines and developing technology skills.
• Curriculum: ISD 728 curriculum will be delivered. Coursework will be aligned to Minnesota Academic Standards. Curriculum and grade level expectations will be the same as in the face-to-face classroom.
• Daily Engagement: 
• Students will engage in coursework daily.  (See Examples)
• Students will receive daily feedback (by teacher or automated).
• Students will receive on average 50-53  minutes of daily coursework for each class.
• Grading
• Traditional grading and letter grades (A-F) will be implemented.

100% Distance Students

• Synchronous meeting: (Live Google Meet)
  • Google Meet will be used for all video conferencing.
  • Teachers will offer a minimum of two opportunities to meet with their teacher through Google Meet sessions on a five day week and at least one Google Meeting on a short week.
• Asynchronous learning: (Work Completed In Schoology)
  • Teachers will post daily learning activities in Schoology.
  • Activities will include opportunities for students to practice, process, and demonstrate learning with teacher feedback.

Schoology will be the online classroom and source of course information. Teachers will communicate daily expectations through a Schoology Update post. Course information, procedures, and communication will be distributed using Schoology. Parents may access and review student work through their parent Schoology account. As a general rule, teachers will respond to all communication within 24 hours with the exception of weekends and holidays.

• Daily Schoology Update Post: 
• Teachers will post a daily update.
• Updates will include a short to-do list of expectations for that day.
• Google Meet schedules will be included.
  
  
• Course Work:
• Parents can review daily coursework in Schoology folders labeled with dates.

100% Distance Students
100% Distance Students will engage in daily lessons and are expected to complete all assignments as posted in Schoology. Students should receive daily feedback, either automated or teacher generated. There should be evidence of daily engagement which will be used to confirm attendance if students forget to sign in. 

• Curriculum and grade level expectations will be the same as in the face-to-face classroom.
• Teachers will provide an orientation for 100% distance learning. This will include procedures and expectations.
• Teachers will provide opportunities to build and maintain relationships, routines and technology skills.
• Students will have opportunities to check in with their teachers via Google Meet at least twice per week.  
• Teachers will continue to work with support systems in their building (Counselors, Social Workers, paras, etc).

In-school days
Attendance will be based on physical attendance in class.

100% Distance Students
Attendance will be based on a Campus self check-in. Students will check into each class period using the Campus Attendance Module. After 3 consecutive days of not checking in, the teacher will contact the parent. If students forget to check in, they must contact their teacher to have their attendance confirmed.

100% Distance Learning

Teachers will review and send communication during school hours. As a general rule, teachers will respond to all communication within one school day.