Westerville City School District officials today announced details regarding how students will transition to a Blended Learning model of instruction beginning Monday, September 21, 2020, after approximately one month of fully remote instruction.
In-person instruction provided for all students who are not enrolled in the Westerville Virtual Academy will be phased in, which will allow teachers and other staff to first work with smaller groups of students to help them in the transition. During this phase-in process, children at the elementary level will be assigned to smaller groups of students identified within each cohort as Group 1 and Group 2. Families will be able to determine their child’s cohort and assigned group in PowerSchool.
“Phasing in our transition to Blended Learning will give teachers and other staff members time to work with students on important details about their school days and in-person instruction moving forward, as well as continued expectations for remote instructional days,” said Superintendent Dr. John Kellogg. “In addition to reviewing important details about classroom instruction, teachers and other staff will be covering things like new bus safety procedures, how breakfast and lunch will work while at school, what recess time will look like, mask breaks, restroom use, and many other procedural and health-related matters.”
At the secondary level, sixth-grade and ninth-grade students also will have two days where they are the only students attending in person while all others from their school remain on remote instruction.
“Our phase-in at the secondary level also allows for some orientation time and is intended to help those students who are new to middle and high school be successful,” Kellogg explained. “It’s going to allow our teachers and staff to support these incoming students by going beyond blended learning expectations and discussing life at the middle and high school level, in general.”
Families of students with special needs will soon receive information directly from the district’s Special Education Department regarding their instructional plans and important dates.
Transportation services for students will also begin on September 21 (families will receive these details soon), and the district remains committed to providing meals for students during remote learning and in-person instruction.
Beginning September 21, 2020, students assigned to Cohort A and Cohort B will transition to the district’s Blended Learning instructional model according to the following schedule of activities.
ELEMENTARY GRADES K-5
- Monday, September 21
- Cohort A students assigned to Group 1 will attend school in person.
- Cohort A students assigned to Group 2 will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- All Cohort B students will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- Tuesday, September 22:
- Cohort A students assigned to Group 2 will attend school in person.
- Cohort A students assigned to Group 1 will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- All Cohort B students will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- Wednesday, September 23; Thursday, September 24; and Friday, September 25:
- All Cohort A students will attend school in person.
- All Cohort B students will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- Monday, September 28
- Cohort B students assigned to Group 1 will attend school in person.
- Cohort B students assigned to Group 2 will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- All Cohort A students will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- Tuesday, September 29:
- Cohort B students assigned to Group 2 will attend school in person.
- Cohort B students assigned to Group 1 will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- All Cohort A students will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- Wednesday, September 30; Thursday, October 1; and Friday, October 2:
- All Cohort B students will attend school in person.
- All Cohort A students will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- Monday, October 5 through Friday, October 9:
- All students begin following the published A-Week/B-Week Blended Learning Calendar.
- Every student in Cohort A attends school in person for the week, while every student in Cohort B remains at home for the week to receive remote instruction.
- Monday, October 12 through Friday, October 16:
- Students continue following the district’s A-Week/B-Week Blended Learning Calendar.
- Every student in Cohort B attends school in person for the week, while every student in Cohort A remains at home for the week to receive remote instruction.
Elementary students in Cohort A and Cohort B will continue to follow the A-Week/B-Week Blended Learning Calendar moving forward by alternating in-person and remote instruction, unless informed otherwise.
MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES 6-8
- Monday, September 21 and Tuesday, September 22:
- Cohort A students in Grade 6 will attend school in person.
- Cohort A students in Grade 7 and Grade 8 will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- All Cohort B students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- Wednesday, September 23; Thursday, September 24; and Friday, September 25:
- All Cohort A students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 will attend school in person.
- All Cohort B students will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- Monday, September 28 and Tuesday, September 29:
- Cohort B students in Grade 6 will attend school in person.
- Cohort B students in Grade 7 and Grade 8 will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- All Cohort A students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- Wednesday, September 30; Thursday, October 1; and Friday, October 2:
- All Cohort B students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 will attend school in person.
- All Cohort A students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- Monday, October 5 through Friday, October 9:
- All students begin following the published A-Week/B-Week Blended Learning Calendar.
- Every student in Cohort A attends school in person for the week, while every student in Cohort B remains at home for the week to receive remote instruction.
- Monday, October 12 through Friday, October 16:
- Students continue following the district’s A-Week/B-Week Blended Learning Calendar.
- Every student in Cohort B attends school in person for the week, while every student in Cohort A remains at home for the week to receive remote instruction.
Middle School students in Cohort A and Cohort B will continue to follow the A-Week/B-Week Blended Learning Calendar moving forward by alternating in-person and remote instruction, unless informed otherwise.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADES 9-12
- Monday, September 21 and Tuesday, September 22:
- Cohort A students in Grade 9 will attend school in person.
- Cohort A students in Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12 will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- All Cohort B students in Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- Wednesday, September 23; Thursday, September 24; and Friday, September 25:
- All Cohort A students in Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 will attend school in person.
- All Cohort B students in Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- Monday, September 28 and Tuesday, September 29:
- Cohort B students in Grade 9 will attend school in person.
- Cohort B students in Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12 will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- All Cohort A students in Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- Wednesday, September 30; Thursday, October 1; and Friday, October 2:
- All Cohort B students in Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 will attend school in person.
- All Cohort A students in Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 will remain at home and participate in remote instruction.
- Monday, October 5 through Friday, October 9:
- All students begin following the published A-Week/B-Week Blended Learning Calendar.
- Every student in Cohort A attends school in person for the week, while every student in Cohort B remains at home for the week to receive remote instruction.
- Monday, October 12 through Friday, October 16:
- Students continue following the district’s A-Week/B-Week Blended Learning Calendar.
- Every student in Cohort B attends school in person for the week, while every student in Cohort A remains at home for the week to receive remote instruction.
High School students in Cohort A and Cohort B will continue to follow the A-Week/B-Week Blended Learning Calendar moving forward by alternating in-person and remote instruction, unless informed otherwise.