A Spartan Reopening RETURN TO CAMPUS PLAN 2020-2021
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OUR BEST It is going to take an incredible effort by the collective village we know as Webb School of Knoxville to support our students during the 2020-2021 school year. Our students deserve all the careful planning, nurturing and assurances that the adults in our community can provide. Our students deserve engaging learning activities, opportunities to stretch and grow, and time just to be kids. They deserve teachers and parents working in partnership to make this happen. Rarely in our school’s 65-year history has there been this much anticipation for the start of classes. We have spent time looking back and planning forward, but now we are ready to welcome our Spartans back to campus. Although our goal is to have all students on campus, we realize that due to the rapidly evolving nature of this pandemic, there could be interruptions to in-person learning during the school year. Our teachers are prepared with contingency plans and are ready to pivot to a remote learning model should the health situation require a shift.
WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE 2020-2021 CURRICULUM GUIDE • MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
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CONTENTS GUIDING PRINCIPLES....................................................................5 SHARED GOALS & RESPONSIBILITIES........................................5 HEALTH & SAFETY MEASURES ...................................................6
Face Masks ...................................................................................... 6
Daily Health Screening................................................................... 7
Physical Distancing......................................................................... 7
Personal Hygiene............................................................................ 8
Cafeteria & Meal Service Modifications..................................... 8
Enhanced Cleaning/Disinfecting Schedule................................. 8
Limiting Visitors, Screening Visitors........................................... 9
Health Education............................................................................. 9
Health Center Modifications........................................................ 9
Response Protocols to COVID-19 Scenarios........................... 10
Communication Regarding Illness............................................. 10
guiding PRINCIPLES
The foundation of Webb School’s responsive re-entry plan revolves around four key tenets – health & safety, student development, connectedness, and community. These guiding principles will continue to help inform our decisions as we move forward into the school year.
HEALTH & SAFETY
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
The health and safety of all community members is paramount and will be at the forefront of all interactions on campus. A strategic, layered approach to mitigating risk is being implemented. We will continually seek to align our measures with guidance from federal, state and local health authorities.
Assessing how the spring semester impacted students and how they are approaching the fall will be key as our teachers carefully craft a transition plan for each student. Parents will play a crucial role in providing information regarding their child. Our focus will steadfastly remain on the development of the whole child – physical, emotional, social, and intellectual.
CONNECTEDNESS
COMMUNITY
Strong faculty-student relationships often characterize outstanding school experiences. We lost a sense of connectedness during a spring of remote learning, which has our teachers yearning to get back to in-person instruction. Even if we have to go remote at some point this year, we will be ready to keep connectivity at the heart of our online interactions.
We have each learned from the past five months and know the hurdles in front of us. Unsettling times require togetherness. They require a true partnership. Lending a helping hand will never feel so rewarding as we rally to support our students. Each community member adds value and our collective teamwork can ensure that Webb students benefit from our individual gifts.
PROGRAM UPDATES & MODIFICATIONS ................................. 11 ACADEMIC DELIVERY OVERVIEW ..........................................................................................13
Learning Model 1: EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY.......................................................................14
Learning Model 2: EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY IN PRE-K - GRADE 5/ALTERNATING DAY SCHEDULE IN GRADES 6-12.................................14
Learning Model 3: HYBRID...............................................................................................................15
Learning Model 4: REMOTE.............................................................................................................15
Remote Learning Scheduling for Learning Model 4...........................................................16
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shared goals & RESPONSIBILITIES
We recognize that constant hand washing, wearing cloth face coverings and physical distancing are challenging. We ask that you to remain vigilant in helping to ensure the health and safety of all members of the Webb community. While school personnel will do their part in attempting to mitigate exposure during the school day, it is important that our families understand their obligations in ensuring the same when the school day ends. We all have the same goal, which is to provide a safe, in-person educational experience for our students.
As a community that prioritizes health and safety, we must all do our part to minimize the spread of COVID-19. Webb currently meets all applicable safety requirements and will continue to adjust protocols based on new guidance. We encourage parents to stay updated on the most recent communications from state and federal health officials as they relate to the spread of the virus and its impact. WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE RETURN TO CAMPUS PLAN 2020-2021 • 5
health & safety MEASURES Health and safety measures are intended to mitigate, not eliminate, risk. No single strategy or set of strategies will completely eliminate the risk of transmission of disease. The implementation of a layered defense plan, where many small interventions and strategies are combined simultaneously, can greatly reduce the risk. Successfully reopening our campus will require continual collaboration among teachers, staff, students, and parents. Everyone has a critical role to play. Getting through this pandemic will require a great deal of social trust.
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Masks should:
FACE MASKS
• Be clean and in good repair
As part of a multi-layered strategy, face masks are an effective measure to mitigate transmission from individuals who are infectious, even when they do not have symptoms. When worn properly, masks limit the spread of droplets and smaller aerosols when people breathe, speak, cough, or sneeze.
• Fit snugly, but comfortably against the sides of the face
Based on current health guidelines, all students (with special monitoring in Pre-K and kindergarten) and educators will be required to wear a face mask while inside buildings and outside when they cannot keep six feet of physical distancing. Students will be required to bring two clean masks to school every day. The extra mask should be kept in a Ziploc-type of bag. Divisional offices will have a small supply of extra masks in case a mask needs to be replaced during the school day. The school will also allow students to wear appropriate gaiters.
Masks should not:
We anticipate that wearing a mask is going to be difficult for some students. We will be allowing students to take mask breaks outdoors as long as they are safely distanced. Face masks will be required in the cafeteria while students are retrieving their food and beverage. When students remove their masks to eat, they should remain at least six feet apart.
• Cover the user’s mouth and nose
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DAILY HEALTH SCREENING
Webb School has purchased a self-reporting health platform for each student, educator, staff member, tutor, and off-campus coach to complete a daily health check prior to arriving on campus. Families will be asked to check their child’s temperature and answer several standard health-related questions each morning. The school has partnered with Base Camp Health and their back-to-school safety platform called Ascend. This web-based platform will help protect our students and faculty/staff from the spread of COVID-19. Ascend will give our school leaders the real-time information they will need to assess the risk of virus spread through our community, take proactive steps to keep infected individuals off campus, and help those individuals return to campus as quickly as possible when healthy.
• Allow for breathing without restriction
Here’s how it works.
• Be laundered on a daily basis or discarded if disposable mask is used
Before school each day, faculty, staff and students will take a 15-second survey, answering questions about their symptoms and any known exposure to COVID-19. Each person will be required to take and submit their body temperature. The service will combine this information with contextual data and other risk factors to tell each student or faculty/staff member whether to report to campus that day or not. Those community members who have not completed the health check when they arrive on campus will be required to report to Webb’s Health Center. While temperature and symptom checks don’t provide 100 percent assurance that an individual is not infected with the coronavirus, these health checks do allow for any individual presenting with symptoms to be isolated and directed to consult their physician.
Make references to alcohol or illegal substances, contain discriminatory, offensive or profane language, or political statements. As a school, we value the voices of individuals, and these are always in balance with the good of the community. Our hope is to keep the focus of the school day on the academic learning process absent potential distractions related to messaging on masks. Any mask should reflect our respect for our school community. Division heads and the School President will make the final determination on acceptable wear. If a student has a question about the acceptability of a mask, he/ she should ask the division head or dean of students before wearing it on campus.
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The Ascend platform keeps data protected in accordance with the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). HIPAA and FERPA require that healthcare data be protected with stringent privacy procedures, and our partnership with Base Camp Health BACK TO TABLE OF CONTENTS
will be 100 percent compliant with appropriate privacy regulations. Ascend makes use of healthcare data of students and faculty/staff in its assessment of their risk of COVID-19 infection. But that data is visible only to the user and authorized personnel. Additionally, the platform itself makes use of the most current data protection measures available – from data encryption to secure site protocols for the physical locations of our servers – to protect data from bad actors. Data security is a primary focus of Base Camp Health, and their Ascend platform deploys industry-leading protection measures for our faculty, staff and student information. Webb students, faculty, staff, and their families can be assured both that users are protected from data risk and that HIPAA and FERPA provisions are fully met by this exciting new partnership. Base Camp Health will contact families directly in early August to introduce the program and provide information about account set-up.
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PHYSICAL DISTANCING Classrooms
We are de-densifying our classrooms by taking out any non-essential furniture, which will allow for student seating to be spread out as much as possible. In our Learning Model 1 – relaxed physical distancing – there will be a minimum of three feet of space between students, while in Learning Model 2 – strict physical distancing – there will be six feet of space, as only half of the Middle and Upper School students will be in attendance each day. Additionally, some classes may choose to meet outside when the weather permits.
Common spaces Furniture will be relocated to help with physical distancing and signs will remind students to not move the furniture.
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Carpool loading areas
Restrooms
Water fountains
Campus signage
While we will not use staggered start times due to the fact that our morning drop-off is spread out over 40-55 minutes, we will implement a physical distancing plan during afternoon loading in each division.
Signage will help remind students to limit occupancy in tight spaces such as restrooms. It is especially important that students continue to wear face coverings in all campus restrooms.
We will not use water fountains for the foreseeable future. Water bottle filling stations will be used instead. We are installing several new stations throughout campus.
New signage specific to health and safety will be displayed throughout campus. The signage will have a distinct look and age-appropriate messaging. Additional signage with health and safety information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will also be posted.
Lockers temporarily suspended The concern over students congregating at lockers in close proximity multiple times each day requires the suspension of regular locker use. Middle and Upper School students will be required to utilize backpacks.
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CAFETERIA & MEAL SERVICE MODIFICATIONS Lunch
Teachers will frequently remind students to wash their hands. In the Lower School, set times will be designated for each grade. In grades 6-12, students will be allowed appropriate time throughout the day to wash their hands.
Webb will continue daily lunch service with a slightly abbreviated menu. To minimize contamination via high-touch areas, some items will be premade and prepackaged, and other items will be served by cafeteria staff. Serving line capacity will be limited and traffic patterns will be altered to ensure safe distancing. In all seating scenarios, safe distancing will be maintained as well. Younger students in the Lower School will eat in their homerooms. Older students will use a combination of their classroom and the Lower School Commons. For grades 6-12, tables will be spaced out in the Spartan Bistro and decreased seating capacity at each table will be utilized. In addition to the cafeteria, the former library space will be used as a second dining facility. Students will also have the opportunity to eat outside the building when weather permits.
Hand sanitizing stations
Breakfast
Athletic locker rooms The athletic staff is working on schedules to allow for small groups of students to use the locker rooms at the same time. This may require that athletic practices start a few minutes later each day.
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PERSONAL HYGIENE Routine hand washing
We have added additional hand sanitizing stations throughout campus. Signage will remind students to wash hands and/or use hand sanitizer frequently.
imit shared resources among students L (toys, supplies, clothing, etc.) Shared materials will be avoided or will be cleaned between change of users. All school toys or supplies will be disinfected regularly. Students should refrain from bringing personal toys or other items to school. Students of all ages will need frequent reminders about not sharing items such as supplies, clothes, drinks, and food.
We will temporarily halt breakfast service in the Middle and Upper School cafeteria.
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ENHANCED CLEANING/ DISINFECTING SCHEDULE Commonly touched surfaces
Frequently touched surfaces will be cleaned regularly throughout the day by two day porters who will rotate through the buildings.
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Restrooms We have purchased a new electrostatic disinfecting sprayer to use in the restrooms during school hours. It has a quicker drying time so that restrooms will only be closed briefly and will allow us to disinfect restrooms multiple times each day.
Nightly cleaning & disinfecting The evening cleaning staff will continue with the comprehensive daily cleaning and disinfecting of all frequently used academic and common spaces.
HVAC systems The filtration system is cleaned and changed regularly. The air quality meets or exceeds ASHRAE fresh air standards. The efficiency of many of our systems enables us to exceed suggested standards concerning the percentage of fresh air circulated, allowing for more healthy air dilution.
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HEALTH CENTER MODIFICATIONS Safety Protocols
School health personnel are revising past protocols to ensure that health and safety are at a premium in the COVID-19 era.
Isolation space Additional square footage is being converted in the Health Center to ensure that suspected coronavirus cases are kept separate from students with regular illnesses and injuries.
LIMITING VISITORS, SCREENING VISITORS
Only essential visitors will be allowed on campus, and we will screen any visitors who interact with students. Parents should contact the divisional office if they are planning to enter a building.
HEALTH EDUCATION Faculty & staff training sessions
Faculty and staff will spend time during the first week of August learning about new health and safety protocols. Students will be apprised of this information through grade-level orientations during the first week of school and during special meetings as the school year progresses.
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RESPONSE PROTOCOLS TO COVID-19 SCENARIOS
In accordance with federal, state and local guidelines, below are our response procedures to four common scenarios that may arise during the school year:
1. Any symptomatic
individual who tests positive will be excluded from campus for 10 days from symptom onset AND will be allowed to return 24 hours after fever resolution* (if present) AND after improved symptoms. The individual will need a doctor’s note to confirm they are healthy.
3. Any symptomatic
individual who tests negative will be excluded
from campus until feverfree for 72 hours* (if fever present) AND after improved symptoms.
2. Any symptomatic
individual not tested will be excluded from campus for 10 days from symptom onset AND will be allowed to return 24 hours after fever resolution* (if present) AND after improved symptoms. The individual may return to school if a doctor establishes an alternative diagnosis (e.g., urinary tract infection) and the individual presents a doctor’s note to confirm the presence of alternate diagnosis.
4. Any exposed
and asymptomatic individual will be
* Fever must be resolved without the use of fever reducing medications.
excluded from campus for 14 days from last exposure if he/she remains asymptomatic. If the individual becomes symptomatic, they will be excluded until they meet the criteria listed above of a symptomatic individual who tests positive or is not tested.
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COMMUNICATION REGARDING ILLNESS
The sharing of information between educators and parents will be at a premium this year. It will be important from a health standpoint that our Health Center staff understand any change in a student’s status. It will also be important for the divisional leadership to know when a student will be away from campus so that they can provide the appropriate academic support. The divisional office should be contacted any time a student is going to miss school. Any student with a fever of 100.4 degrees or greater or presenting symptoms of a possible COVID-19 infection should not be present at school.
program updates & MODIFICATIONS School Athletics
Lower School early morning & after-school care, Lower School clubs
Communication regarding exposure to COVID-19 If a person is aware that he/she has been exposed to a COVID-19-positive individual, the school Health Center Director, Tommi Goodwin, should be notified by calling 865-291-3797. If a case of exposure takes place on the Webb School campus, close contacts of the exposed student or faculty/ staff member will be notified via email by Webb personnel.
Communication regarding positive COVID-19 test When a student, faculty or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, our Health Center Director, Tommi Goodwin, must be notified. Please call 865-291-3797. Full privacy and confidentiality will be observed. After consulting with the Knox County Health Department, the school will implement its contact tracing system. Close contacts of the affected individual will be informed via email by Webb personnel.
NOTE: When a Webb community member can be around others after he/she has had or likely had COVID-19 depends on different factors for different situations. Due to the ever-evolving nature regarding guidance about this issue, please click HERE for the CDC’s recommendations. Webb will align its procedures with the most current CDC information.
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In conjunction with its health and safety measures, Webb is partnering with and will look for guidance from the TSSAA (Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association) to determine the appropriateness of athletic practices and contests. Early morning care will be available starting at 7:30 a.m. each school day. Students should report directly to their classrooms and should not congregate in hallways. Students may not exit their vehicle until 7:30 a.m. when adult supervision is present on the Lower School porch. After-school care in the Lower School will be available to registered students only. No drop-in care will be provided during the first trimester. Registration information will be sent to parents. There will be no Lower School clubs during the first trimester.
Curricular changes in chorus, band, drama, P.E.
We continue to monitor information coming from national health organizations and government officials related to the feasibility of certain courses and programs. Our faculty members have researched options and will be ready to pivot if certain activities are deemed unsafe as the school year begins.
Limits on large group gatherings – Assembly, Chapel, Orientation, all-school events
We will follow local guidelines on limiting large gatherings. It is clear that larger events will have a different feel during this school year. Some may happen in a smaller format, while events such as WebbFest may be postponed until later in the school year. Daily events such as the Lower School’s morning Community Meeting, Middle School Assembly and Upper School Chapel will take on new formats for the foreseeable future. Webb’s Lower School may focus on grade-level meetings, while the gatherings in the Middle and Upper Schools may be streamed live into classrooms. A focus on community and connectivity will definitely be at the heart of these important school events. Special celebrations honoring the Class of 2021 are being reworked. Most fall events will be postponed so that seniors can more fully enjoy these treasured moments.
Student field trips & travel Parent conferences
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All field trips and school-sponsored travel will be postponed for the foreseeable future.
Parent/teacher INTAKE conferences, scheduled for Friday, August 21, will be held virtually. Each division director will send out detailed information to parents on how to register for a conference with their child’s homeroom teacher or advisor. Please remember that Friday, August 21 is a student holiday.
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academic delivery OVERVIEW
program updates &
MODIFICATIONS Counseling Services
Webb School Bookstore
CONTINUED
The abrupt ending to on-campus learning and the current unsettling health situation has certainly caused anxiety among students of all ages. Our school counselors stand ready to assist any student who needs support. Additionally, teachers and advisors will provide daily nurturing as we all transition to the new school year together. Parents are welcome to contact divisional counselors with questions regarding support of their child. The Webb School Bookstore will be open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The doors to the store will be locked, and only a few families/limited number of students will be allowed in the store at a time. As one family/student group leaves, the next family/ group will be allowed to enter. We are asking anyone coming in to please wear a face mask and follow physical distancing guidelines both in the store and when waiting to come into the store. Snacks will not be sold for the foreseeable future. Students should bring a daily snack if desired. The Bookstore will be cleaned throughout the day, and the checkout area will be cleaned between customers. The Webb Wearhouse (used uniform items located in the Bookstore) will be accessible, but only items that have already been received and processed will be available. The Wearhouse will not be taking in any more donations until further notice. Please hang on to those old uniform items you planned to donate, as we will be looking to relaunch this program in the future.
Upper School café
The new café in the Upper School will be open later this fall. Students in grades 9-12 will be able to purchase food and beverages at the café throughout the day.
plan to move forward
TOGETHER
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PHYSICAL DISTANCING RESTRICTIONS ARE EASED
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• All students return to campus. • Attention to appropriate distancing, size of groups that can gather, activities that can be maintained, and health and hygiene measures.
DELIVERY OF CURRICULUM TO STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND • Remote instruction and classroom engagement through enhanced use of technology while the student is unable to attend classes in person.
As the result of our Alternative Academic Delivery Task Force’s work over the summer regarding formal academic planning strategies for the 2020-2021 school year, we have created a series of learning models related to specific scenarios we may face with COVID-19. These models were presented in our 2020-2021 Academic Delivery Overview that was emailed to parents in June. They are based on guidelines from local, state and federal authorities. The strategies outline how we will deliver our curriculum given any of the four situations listed below. These multiple learning models allow for flexibility should our faculty have to pivot quickly if health conditions force a change.
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PHYSICAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED
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• Revised daily schedules and attendance according to grade levels. • Lower School every day. Middle & Upper Schools on alternate days.
SCHOOL CLOSURE • All instruction moves to remote delivery.
As we begin the new school year, families have options as to how their children will receive
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instruction unless the school is forced to close and all students move to distance learning. To assist with some sense of stability for our teachers, families may make only one change in how their children receive instruction between August and December, and January and May. For example, should a family elect to have their child start school in August with Learning Model 3: HYBRID, they may opt in for in-person, on-campus learning at any time. From that point forward, they must continue with in-person instruction unless the student is required to be quarantined. The same guidelines apply to any student who starts school in person and on campus. They may elect to change to the HYBRID option, but they would then need to continue with that model for the remainder of the stated time period. ACADEMIC DELIVERY OVERVIEW • 13
learning model 1:
EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY RELAXED PHYSICAL DISTANCING Students return for normal in-person instruction. School personnel have completed campus modifications and developed protocols that will create conditions that meet or exceed the baseline level of safety needed for students and faculty/staff to return to campus. An adjusted first-week schedule will help students transition back to the school environment. Orientations and programming during that week will focus on developing and maintaining a healthy environment, and on technology training in case a move to remote learning is quickly needed. Student seating in classrooms will be spaced at least three feet apart. Common-area furniture will be safely distanced as well. Students and teachers will be encouraged to utilize outdoor space as much as possible. Students will be reminded to refrain from sharing resources, clothing, food, and beverages. Intermittent cleaning and disinfecting will take place during the school day, as well as a thorough disinfecting each evening. A full menu of athletics and other extracurricular offerings will add excitement and spirit to the start of the year. A focus on social and emotional well-being will be key as students transition to back-to-school mode after an unsettling end to the past school year.
learning model 2:
EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY IN PRE-K - 5 / ALTERNATING DAY SCHEDULE IN GRADES 6-12 STRICT PHYSICAL DISTANCING OF 6 FEET REQUIRED If strict guidelines on physical distancing are required, Webb willreturn implement two schedules on grade levels Students for normal in-personbased instruction. and developmental appropriateness. School personnel havethat completed modifications An everyday schedule reducescampus class size to maintain and developed that will Lower create School. conditions safe spacing willprotocols be utilized in the Thethat schoolorday will have a slightlylevel different feel than in the meet exceed the baseline of safety needed forpast but will allow all Lower School students to remain on students and staff to return to campus. An adjusted campus each day. Developmentally, these students will first-week schedule will help students transition back to benefit from daily contact with their peers and teachers. the school environment. Orientations and programming during that week focus on developing andanmaintaining In the Middle and will Upper Schools, we will use alternating schedule to reduce density in the classrooms aday healthy environment, and on technology trainingand in case A student would spend one day ashared move common to remotespaces. learning is quickly needed. on campus in a normal schedule, but with only half the class enrollment. On the second day, the student would Student seating in classrooms will be spaced at least three attend class virtually. Our hope is that a Swivl camera feet apart. furniture be safely dispackage willCommon allow thearea student to bewill an active participant tanced as well. and teachers be encouraged in the class. WeStudents have ordered the videowill component and to utilize outdoor space as much as possible. Students have been told it will arrive in late August. If the video will package is nottoinrefrain place when beginresources, this learning model, be reminded from we sharing clothing, the student at home would complete assignments, food, and beverages. Intermittent cleaning and disinfectprepare for projects and review for assessments. ing will take place during the school day, as well as a thorough disinfecting eachthis evening. In the event that we utilize model, families of students in grades 6-12 will be provided with an alternate day schedule andofdetailed on student expectations. A full menu athleticsinformation and other extracurricular offer-
learning model 3:
HYBRID
The hybrid model will allow any student who has health concerns or is unable to return to school to participate remotely in his/her on-campus classes. This model certainly comes with challenges, but with expertise gained from a spring of remote learning, we are confident that teachers can engage students until they are able to return full-time to campus. We have ordered Swivl camera packages for each classroom. Each class meeting would be recorded and archived to afford the student flexibility if he/she could not attend at the same time as his/her classmates. The cameras are currently expected to arrive at Webb in late August due to limited stock. If the cameras are not in place when we start school, the teachers will use an alternative method to engage students using their laptop cameras or a flipped classroom approach. Teachers will send information directly to the families on how to access live and recorded lessons. Teachers will differentiate each student’s experience based on his/her individual situation. The faculty will create a personal transition plan to help when the student is ready to return to campus. Parents are encouraged to contact their respective division head(s) if their child(ren) will begin the school year taking advantage of the hybrid option. This will help teachers plan accordingly.
ings will add excitement and spirit to the start of the year. In each division, a student-centered approach and a sense of connectivity and community will remain at the core of A focus social and emotional well-being will be key as the dailyon experience. students transition to back-to-school mode after an Webb will partner with theschool TSSAAyear. to determine the unsettling end to the past appropriateness of athletic practices and contests. All other extracurriculars will be revised to take into account physical distancing. All instructional courses and school activities will comply with limits on group size, spacing and duration.
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learning model 4:
REMOTE SCHOOL CLOSURE
Our faculty learned a lot about remote instruction and learning during the spring. They learned that daily, personal interactions are at the core of a dynamic educational experience. We may not be able to high-five for a while, but we know we must continue to nurture our students. The faculty also learned, and are continuing to explore, the best ways to teach and engage students remotely. The use of one common learning platform – Seesaw in grades Pre-K - 3 and Google Classroom in grades 4-12 – will add consistency for teachers, students and parents. Posting assignments at the beginning of each week will help teachers manage the student workload and provide students with the ability to self-pace their work. Feedback in the form of more thorough comments and traditional grading scales will allow students to keep a sense of normalcy. It will also help when we transition back to in-person learning. Teachers learned that distance learning is taxing and that unsettling times weigh heavily on young students. A number of national articles published in the past two months detailed the strain and stress on both teachers and students as they adjusted to remote learning this spring. The research points out that the ideal remote schedule is shorter than a typical school day and that the curricular focus should be on essential elements. We have designed shorter remote learning schedules for each grade and have implemented measures to ensure that connectivity is a key component. We are confident that if we have to return to remote learning at any point this year that we will provide an even stronger, more cohesive program. Access to specialists in the areas of technology, counseling, learning support, and college counseling will create a more robust school experience, even if we have to do it remotely for a while. A comprehensive Remote Learning Guide will be distributed electronically if we shift to this model.
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Middle School
REMOTE LEARNING SCHEDULING FOR LEARNING MODEL 4 Lower School Should the campus have to close and pivot to remote instruction, each grade level in Webb's Lower School will use a developmentally appropriate schedule. Two samples are included below. A copy of the student’s schedule will be sent if we shift to distance learning. This schedule attempts to balance core subjects and special areas. It also emphasizes community and class meeting time.
A student will take five classes each day using an A/B schedule. On A days, the student will take courses in composition, social studies, math, and two elective (Encore) courses. On B days, the student will take literature, science, world language, and their other two elective (Encore) courses. The student will take the course during the same period that the course is taught during their regular schedule to provide consistency. This schedule allows for free periods throughout the day for students to take a break or complete work. It also allows for a daily Extra Help period. An example is shown below. A copy of the student’s schedule will be sent if we shift to remote learning.
SAMPLE MIDDLE SCHOOL REMOTE LEARNING SCHEDULE PERIOD
A DAY
B DAY
Composition/Social Studies/ Math/2 Encores
Literature/Science/ World Language/2 Encores
9:00 - 9:25 a.m.
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Composition
Free
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SAMPLE LOWER SCHOOL REMOTE LEARNING SCHEDULING Sample Primary (Pre-K - 2nd Grade) Schedule 9:00 a.m.
Live Virtual Community Meeting
9:30 - 9:55 a.m.
2
Free
Literature
9:05 - 9:15 a.m.
Live Virtual Class Morning Meeting
10:00 - 10:25 a.m.
3
Art
Band
9:15 - 9:45 a.m.
Language Arts
10:30 - 10:55 a.m.
4
Social Studies
Free
9:45 - 10:00 a.m.
Spelling Lesson
11:00 - 11:55 a.m.
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Math
12:00 - 12:25 p.m.
5
Drama
Chorus
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Special Area 1
12:30 - 12:55 p.m.
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Free
Science
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Special Area 2
1:00 - 1:25 p.m.
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Math
Free
1:00 - 1:20 p.m.
Small Reading Group with Teacher
1:30 - 2:00 p.m.
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Free
World Language
1:20 - 1:30 p.m.
Live Virtual Sing-along with Mrs. Britt
2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Extra Help
Extra Help
Extra Help
1:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Complete All Assignments for the Day
Upper School Sample Intermediate (Grades 3-5) Schedule
A student will cycle through a four-day rotation that allows for every course to meet every other day. Daily Extra Help sessions, as well as weekly advisory and club meetings, will complete a balanced program. A copy of the student’s schedule will be sent if we shift to remote learning.
9:00 a.m.
Live Virtual Community Meeting
9:05 - 9:15 a.m.
Live Virtual Class Morning Meeting
9:15 - 10:00 a.m.
Math – Meet with Teacher for Live Lesson Followed by Assignment Completion
10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
Language Arts – Meet with Teacher for Live Lesson Followed by Assignment Completion
10:45 - 11:30 a.m.
Social Studies – Meet with Teacher for Live Lesson Followed by Assignment Completion
11:30 - 11:45 a.m.
SAMPLE UPPER SCHOOL REMOTE LEARNING SCHEDULE A DAY
B DAY
C DAY
D DAY
9:00 - 9:45 a.m.
A
D
C
F
Special Area 1
10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
B
E
B
E
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Special Area 2
11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
X
F
X
D
1:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Meet with Teacher in Small Group for Extra Help
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.
C
Advisory
A
Clubs
1:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Book Club with Mrs. Atwood – Students Read and Discuss a Book Together
12:45 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
Extra Help
Extra Help
Extra Help
Extra Help
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additional RESOURCES
The following websites provide important information about COVID-19, health alerts and updates, symptoms and testing, and guidelines for staying healthy.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Tennessee Department of Health • Knox County Health Department
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