Back in August, we sent the italicized information below regarding the intent and makeup of ‘C’ days.
The C day is defined on the school calendar as a virtual day for all students. As our faculty discussed desired outcomes of students for this day, the following concepts came to the forefront. 1. Our faculty desires the ability to move students forward in their learning. 2. Our faculty desires the ability to have additional support time for students who find difficulty in 2 days of face to face instruction. 3. Our faculty desires time to continue to work with colleagues while developing the best experience for students in their content area. Because of these reasons, the schedule below will be implemented on C days as we begin the year. As time progresses, we will evaluate if this schedule is meeting the needs of our learners and faculty and adjust based on need. A couple items to note… building tutorial is simply time set aside for students to get additional help from their teachers on concepts they are having difficulty completing independently. Class periods will be ½ hr in length and students will be expected to join these classes no differently than they join on A and B days(attendance will be taken). Although classes will be ½ hr. in length, you should expect a similar amount of homework on C days when compared to A and B days. Although we anticipate future needs may morph these days into a greater combination of face to face groupings, the month of September will be largely synchronous and accessed through the virtual environment.
7:30-8:30 Staff Development
8:30-9:30 Building Tutorial
9:30-10:00 Period 1
10:05 – 10:35 Period 2
10:40 – 11:10 Period 3
11:15 – 11:45 Period 4
11:50 – 12:20 Period 5
12:25 – 12:55 Period 6
1:00 – 1:30 Period 7
1:35 – 2:05 Period 8
2:10 – 3:00 Building Tutorial
3:00 – 3:28 Teacher Prep
The use and design of ‘C’ days will continue as initially communicated with an increased amount of face-to-face groupings along with synchronous and asynchronous online learning taking place. The increased amount of face-to-face tutorial and support on these days means teachers will be requesting students to come in for additional support during the building tutorials and half-hour modified period lengths. If a teacher requests a student to attend on these days, he/she will notify the student and send a notification to the parent. We understand there are times when the teenage mind views a request to come to school for additional support as a penalty; therefore, we ask for your unified support in promoting the benefit of getting caught up and fostering the ‘get ahead…stay ahead’ mentality with our learners.
There will also be situations arise where a student will request in-person attendance on ‘C’ days. For example, a student may have missed a day earlier in the week and was not available to complete an in-class activity. The built-in tutorial times on ‘C’ days are an opportune time for students to work with their teachers to complete these obligatory tasks.
In simplest terms, the ‘C’ day will consist of a combination of a synchronous/asynchronous at-home learning for students in grades 9-12 unless the teacher/school/student has requested in-person attendance. In a short-term calendar outlook, these days exist tomorrow, October 21 and 30 and November 6. Beginning on October 21st, transportation and food service will be available for those needing these services when a face to face request is made.
CHS Admin
