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Secondary Hybrid to Begin Monday, March 29, 2021

I am proud to announce that students in grades 6-12 will be returning to school utilizing a hybrid model starting Monday, March 29th.  For those not familiar with this term, hybrid is defined as a combination of on-site instruction and remote learning.  The main features of the secondary hybrid model are:

  • Students will attend every day on-site, either during a morning or afternoon session,
  • Students will attend four periods each day,
  • The daily class schedule will maintain Green & Gold days,
  • Students will receive ½ their daily instruction on-site and ½ remotely, and
  • Students will receive “live” in-person instruction every day.

The rationale for choosing this model includes:

  • Consistent with the current schedule of classes,
  • Aligned to the K-5 model,
  • Provides 40 minutes per class of live instruction when on-site, which can be augmented with 45-50 minutes per class per day of independent remote learning or asynchronous strategy that would combine the morning and afternoon instructional time for 80 minutes of live instruction every other day,
  • Transportation services can support this model,
  • All students will have daily access to meals,
  • Daily student/teacher contact best supports social emotional well-being,
  • Provides students and families with a consistent daily schedule,
  • Allows teachers the flexibility to combine synchronous and asynchronous instruction, and
  • A majority of parents surveyed preferred this model.

Sunridge and Pendleton High School expect to begin communicating with families tomorrow, Wednesday, March 10th.

In addition, each building is planning orientation activities for all 6th and 9th grade students next week.  6th and 9th grade students and their parents will receive more information on the specific details for the orientation within the next few days as well.

Our students’ return to school can be credited to the continued decline in the number of COVID cases in our community, along with our ability to demonstrate that practicing the universal precautions within our buildings does prevent the spread of the virus.  We take our student’s and staff’s safety seriously and expect everyone to continue to practice all precautions while your children are in our charge.

Although there are still many details to be determined, each school will begin communicating key information in the coming days.  Please review all information carefully.  School staff will be available to answer questions as information is released.

Thank you again for your partnership as we return our students back into our schools.

Respectfully,
Chris Fritsch

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Mensaje del superintendente
9 de marzo de 2021

Híbrido secundario comenzará el lunes 29 de marzo de 2021

Me enorgullece anunciar que los estudiantes en los grados 6-12 regresarán a la escuela utilizando un modelo híbrido a partir del lunes 29 de marzo. Para aquellos que no están familiarizados con este término, híbrido se define como una combinación de instrucción en el sitio y aprendizaje remoto. Las principales características del modelo híbrido secundario son:

  • Los estudiantes asistirán todos los días en el sitio, ya sea durante una sesión de la mañana o de la tarde,
  • Los estudiantes asistirán a cuatro períodos cada día,
  • El horario de clases diario mantendrá los días verdes y dorados,
  • Los estudiantes recibirán la mitad de su instrucción diaria en el sitio y la mitad de forma remota, y
  • Los estudiantes recibirán instrucción “en vivo” en persona todos los días.

La justificación para elegir este modelo incluye:

  • De acuerdo con el horario actual de clases,
  • Alineado al modelo K-5,
  • Proporciona 40 minutos por clase de instrucción en vivo cuando está en el sitio, que se puede aumentar con 45-50 minutos por clase por día de aprendizaje remoto independiente o una estrategia asincrónica que combinaría el tiempo de instrucción de la mañana y la tarde para 80 minutos de instrucción en vivo cada otro día,
  • Los servicios de transporte pueden respaldar este modelo,
  • Todos los estudiantes tendrán acceso diario a las comidas,
  • El contacto diario entre estudiantes y maestros apoya mejor el bienestar socioemocional,
  • Proporciona a los estudiantes y las familias un horario diario constante,
  • Permite a los maestros la flexibilidad de combinar instrucción sincrónica y asincrónica, y
  • La mayoría de los padres encuestados prefirió este modelo.

Sunridge y la escuela secundaria de Pendleton esperan comenzar a comunicarse con las familias mañana, miércoles 10 de marzo.

Además, cada edificio está planeando actividades de orientación para todos los estudiantes de sexto y noveno grado la próxima semana. Los estudiantes de sexto y noveno grado y sus padres también recibirán más información sobre los detalles específicos de la orientación en los próximos días.

El regreso de nuestros estudiantes a la escuela se puede atribuir a la disminución continua en el número de casos de COVID en nuestra comunidad, junto con nuestra capacidad para demostrar que la práctica de las precauciones universales dentro de nuestros edificios previene la propagación del virus. Nos tomamos muy en serio la seguridad de nuestros estudiantes y del personal y esperamos que todos sigan tomando todas las precauciones mientras sus hijos están a nuestro cargo.

Aunque todavía quedan muchos detalles por determinar, cada escuela comenzará a comunicar información clave en los próximos días. Revise toda la información detenidamente. El personal de la escuela estará disponible para responder preguntas a medida que se divulgue la información.

Gracias nuevamente por su colaboración mientras regresamos a nuestros estudiantes a nuestras escuelas.

Respetuosamente,
Chris Fritsch

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