What a tremendous back to school moment for our students and families! Your hard work and commitment have been so beneficial in supporting students' return to school. And it was so wonderful to see them! Thank you all for your efforts in creating a positive return to learn.
As families considered their options for the upcoming school year, some chose to learn in the remote learning pathway. Today's blog has some updates regarding remote learning.
Currently, just over 1000 students have chosen to learn fully online. That translates to about 14% of the student population and closely matches the initial survey of intent that was sent to families. Looking at it by grade level bands we have the following percentages:
- PK-5: 16%
- 6-8: 16%
- 9-12: 11%
At the 7-12 level, teacher teams are doing a great job of providing remote learning by subject area through live-streaming, recording, flipped classrooms, Zoom, Canvas, and other methods and platforms.
For grades PK-6, we are consolidating grade levels across buildings into learning cohorts. Below is the Southeast Polk Remote Learning Site which was shared with PK-6 families in the remote learning pathway yesterday.
A big thank you to district teachers, coaches, and coordinators who have worked hard to get the site up and running as well as facilitate instruction for remote learners over the next 9 weeks. This is the template that will be available for you to use with PK-6 students should a situation arise where a classroom, grade level, or building would need to move into continuous learning for a brief period of time.
ASK A TEACHER
We know that in both the remote learning pathway as well as in Hybrid 2, students will be learning at home for part or all of the time. In order to build connections and provide support, we have added an "Ask a Teacher" button to the Remote Learning Site.
If students have a question when they are working from home, we are encouraging them to "Ask a Teacher". Their questions will be entered into a form and may be viewed by all Southeast Polk teachers on a shared spreadsheet. Student questions will be sorted by grade level and building. Any teacher may respond to a student question, and it would be especially beneficial if a teacher who might work with the student face-to-face when it is safe to do so had a chance to make a connection. If you would like to be a resource, the responses maybe found on the spreadsheet at the link below.
Helpful tip: To receive email notifications when a question is submitted, go to "Tools" in the menu bar and drop down to "Notification rules." You may opt to receive an email right away or once a day. If you respond to a student, please put your name and the date in the last column...that will let other teachers know the student's question has been answered. The "Ask a Teacher" button is currently live on the Remote Learning Site and will be added to the district website for all students next week.
Again, thank you for all of your efforts to make these first 2 days of school such a wonderful experience for students. It is great to have them back at Southeast Polk!
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