20-21 | High School

 distance learning - Daily Framework

• Teachers are responsible for defining the framework of the asynchronous sessions (individual and group assignments and individual support for students who need it)
• In a daily schedule including 6 periods, 4 will be synchronous
• In a daily schedule including 8 periods, 5 will be synchronous
• The total number of assigned class periods will vary by grade and options selected
• Each synchronous class lasts 50 min with a 10 min break between each period
• For each 2 hour class, 1.5 hour of synchronous work will be scheduled with a 30 min asynchronous period for individual or group work
• Daily instructional hours between 8:30 am and 3:20 pm, with some additional class times between 3:40 and 5:20 pm to accommodate subject options (not daily)
• Mid-day lunch breaks for 1 hour
• New chromebook devices for Middle School (starting in October due to sourcing delays outside our control)
• Distance learning schedules will be adapted from traditional in-person instructional schedules to reflect differences in online learning times as compared to in-person. Notably, where some high school students might be scheduled for 38 hours of on-campus instruction, sustaining 38 hours of screen time learning would be neither necessary nor effective.
• University Counseling team will continue to prepare students and guide families in their application process with individual and group meetings as well as virtual visits with representatives of top universities