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NEWS ECHO Monday, March 22, 2021
We might have to take a couple more precautions in the classrooms. It'll be nice to get everyone back in the school and allow kids to come every day.
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Nick Kent, junior
Schedule change to exclude asynchronous classes Seven-period-day to be reimplemented Talia Lissauer & Maddie Schutte talialissauerl@slpecho.com maddieschutte@slpecho.com
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fter spending most of the year with a mix of asynchronous and synchronous classes, freshman Niya Hollie said the switch to full in-person classes will demand too much energy from students. “It’s a little aggravating going to all the classes because it requires a lot. You have to be focused, you have to do a lot and you have to move back and forth,” Hollie said. Beginning April 12, Park will increase to no assigned capacity and transition to a seven-period all day schedule. All students will be required to attend all classes on Mondays, with Cohorts A and B in-person and Cohort C online. Wednesdays will remain a student-support day, especially focusing on students in Cohort C. Students in Cohorts A and B should attend class in-person daily. Cohort C students will have assignments on Schoology to complete by Friday and should log on for at least a check-in, but potentially a full class period if requested by the teacher during other days, according to interim
No assigned capacity: what to expect
Do I have to attend every class period?
In-person students will attend every class. There will be no more asynchronous periods. Cohort C students will attend every class period on Mondays. Whether or not they have live class after Monday will depend on the class
DESIGN BY
Sophie Livingston
Principal Wendy Loberg. “We want to go back to having kids understand school is all day,” Loberg said. “We’re going to support kids while they do work within the classrooms. While kids work at home and they can either get on the link or get off the link (to reduce) screen time.” With the previous setup, students were able to log in from anywhere. Assistant principal Jessica Busse said this posed an issue when students became too flexible with where they logged in from. “The problem we’re running into is that parents think their kids are coming to school and kids are doing class all over the place and think ‘I can do school at Caribou’ … and parents don’t know where their kids are and they think that they’re in one place,” Busse said. Sophomore Anna Hodges said she found asynchronous classes beneficial when teachers gave students assignments. However, she feels there were asynchronous periods where students sat around and didn’t utilize their time well. “I do (find asynchronous classes beneficial) for some classes because sometimes teachers will still give work and make it so they’re still engaging,” Hodges said. “But then there’s some where it’s like they don’t really care and you do whatever you want,
Photo: Emmy Pearson Writing: Freshman Evie Schmitz works on an assignment during her synchronous
"It’s a little aggravating going to all the classes, because it requires a lot. You have to be focused, you have to do a lot." Niya Hollie, freshman
and kids take that for granted and instead of doing work they go on their phones.” Loberg said it's important all follow the mitigation strategies, including social distancing at 3 feet apart if 6 feet is not possible, along with wearing masks, washing hands and staying home when feeling ill. “Right now, we are cleared to have a Prom and Commencement, and I don’t want anything to happen to jeopardize both of those,” Loberg said. “We don’t know what they’ll look like yet, but we’ll do something, and they will be awesome.”
Students in Cohort A and B will return to school at no assigned capacity April 12, with students attending school everyday in-person expect Wednesday.
What will Cohort C do aside from Mondays?
Is it safe to have Cohorts A and B in school at the same time?
If I'm in Cohort A or B, can I do school from a different location?
Teachers should have a weekly folder on Schoology with assignments for Cohort C for the week. Teachers may ask that Cohort C students attend class when needed after Mondays. They will at least check-in to all classes
As of March 15, 33 percent of students are in Cohort C. A minimum of 3 feet of social distancing will be in place when 6 feet is not possible, which will be enough to keep the students safe
No. If a Cohort A or B student is not in class in-person, they will be marked as an unexcused absence unless excused by a parent. It is no longer an option for Cohorts A and B to login online to make sure students stay in school
Infographic Maddie Schutte Source Jessica Busse & Wendy Loberg
