More Good News at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy

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More Good News at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy…

The RCSD Schools’ Modernization Program renovation of #10 School, at 353 Congress Avenue is nearly complete, and the “move-in” has been happening for the past several weeks. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the original plan for the Fall 2020 reopening of our school included a “Hybrid Model” for Pre-K – 4th Grade

and a “Distance Learning Model” for the 5th – 6th Grades. However, the Rochester City School District has decided that, for the first ten weeks of this school year, learning for ALL grade levels, at ALL Rochester Schools will be conducted remotely. This plan has the endorsement of all stakeholders.

Nevertheless, for your information (and curiosity), here is a synopsis of the original plan: Under the “Hybrid Model”, Pre-K – 4 th Graders are divided into two cohorts (A & B) with “A” attending in-person on Monday & Tuesday, and “B” attending in-person on Thursday & Friday. On days with no in-person learning, there will be specially-designed distance learning programs for the Pre-K – 4 th Grade students. Under the “Distance Learning Model”- Happening five days a week (Grades 5th & 6th) will consist of pre-recorded video lesson presentations by the students’ assigned teachers, video of other teachers presenting a skill, articles for students to read, and to which they will be required to respond, or math & science problem sets for completion and submittal. While we had hoped that the RES Tutoring Team might be allowed to resume its work this Fall, for reasons of student and community safety, there will be NO VISITORS allowed at the School, for the next several months (possibly even the rest of this school year). When things begin to happen again, more than ever, we will need the dedicated service of our current RES Tutors and, no doubt, additional tutors, working with the teachers and students, in support of the NY State Education Department’s Science Curriculum. Does this sound interesting to you, or maybe to some of your friends? Could you see yourself supporting the presentation of science curriculum to students, ages five to eleven? Who was it that showed you how science could “make a difference” in your life? Could you help introduce someone to science, yourself? Do you think you can make room in your life for this important challenge? Meanwhile, we will continue to build our RES Tutoring Team, for the future…We have been giving “Lunch & Learn” presentations in several Rochester area firms and professional groups, to inform and inspire prospective new tutors. We have “hit the ground, running”, and we need your support...Can we schedule a presentation with your firm, your work group, your church or family group, sometime later, this year?

Even just two hours a week of your time can make a big difference in the life of a Dr. Walter Cooper Academy Scholar…

Questions??? Reach out to RES Past President Lee Loomis and the RES Tutoring Team at…Rochester Engineering Society (585) 254-2350,via website: www.roceng.org, or via email: leeloomis46@gmail.com, (585) 738-3079 (mobile & text)

6 RES TUTORING TEAM, FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (and tentative answers)...

• When will the RES Tutors begin working?

We are hoping to resume in the Spring (else Fall) of 2021 • What is the schedule for the teaching of science (at each Grade level)?

Mornings… Mid-Day Afternoons…

3rd Grade (9:50AM – 10:30AM) Kindergtn (12:50PM – 1:30PM) 2 nd Grade (2:30PM – 3:10PM)

6th Grade (10:30AM – 11:10AM) 1 st Grade (11:45AM – 12:15PM) 4 th Grade (1:30PM – 2:10PM)

5th Grade (12:50PM – 1:30PM) Will Tutors be working (exclusively) inside the class rooms? Yes, they will be supporting the teachers & assisting the students, during and following the science lessons. They will be working in the classrooms, with small groups of students (3 – 5), and (occasionally) with individual students Will there be week by week DWCA “Science Lesson” schedules for the school year? Yes, the teachers, at each Grade level, will provide this information for the tutors What if I cannot begin tutoring until after the October 28 th “start date”? You may become an RES Tutor, and begin whenever your schedule allows; we can "fit you in" to our tutoring schedule.

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