Student and staff safety is the most important 
                                         single focus of our district.  At this time the number 
                                         of staff and students in quarantine, along with high 
                                         levels of community spread, meet the thresholds 
                                         for transitioning to virtual learning for a two-week 
            Virtual                      period.
                                          ● Friday, October 16 will be the last face-to-
         Learning                           face day for students.
                                          ● Monday, October 19 will be a teacher prep 
                                            day.
         How we got here...                   ○ This a “No School” day for ALL SASD 
                                                students.  If your child’s school was 
                                                previously moved to all virtual 
                                                learning, or if your child is attending 
                                                online, the day is still a non-school 
                                                day. 
                                          ● Virtual learning will begin on Tuesday, 
                                            October 20.  
                                          ● We are hopeful to reopen school on Monday, 
                                            November 2.
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     Challenges of                                   Some students struggle with the 
                                                     unstructured daily routine of online 
                                                     learning.  To better meet the needs of all 
               Online                                students online learning will look 
                                                     different from last Spring.  A more 
                                                     structured virtual school day will 
            Learning                                 include:
                                                      ● Structured Day:
      My child does not learn as                           ○ All classes will follow the 
               well online...                                 typical school bell schedule
                                                           ○ Teachers will be “live” for the 
                                                              entirety of their class to 
                                                              provide instruction and/or 
                                                              support
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    Students Who 
                                          ● Students who were already virtual will 
    Registered for                          now be expected to follow the daily bell 
                                            schedule.
                                              ○ This means students need to 
                                                log into each of their classes 
            Virtual                             on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 
                                                and Friday in accordance with 
                                                their schedule.
         Learning                             ○ If a student is absent from a virtual 
                                                class, they need to make 
                                                arrangements for missed learning 
      My student was already                    with their teachers in the same 
                                                manner they would in a traditional 
      attending virtually.  How                 school environment. 
                                              ○ Teachers will be online during the 
     does this change learning                  entirety of the class to provide 
                                                instruction and/or support.
             for them?                        ○ Wednesdays will be asynchronous 
                                                learning days, meaning that 
                                                students will be working 
                                                independently on assigned work.
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                                          ● Obviously, students will not be attending 
           Current                          school in a face-to-face setting until we 
                                            are able to reopen.
                                          ● Students will need to log into each 
            Hybrid                          of their classes on Monday, Tuesday, 
                                            Thursday, and Friday in accordance 
                                            with their schedule.
         Students                         ● If a student is absent from a virtual class, 
                                            they need to make arrangements for 
     I’m currently attending in             missed learning with their teachers in the 
                                            same manner they would in a traditional 
   the hybrid model.  How does              school environment. 
      this change learning for            ● Teachers will be online during the 
                                            entirety of the class to provide 
               them?                        instruction and/or support.
                                          ● Wednesdays will be asynchronous 
                                            learning days, meaning students will be 
                                            working independently on assigned 
                                            learning tasks.
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                                                        Given that instruction will take 
                                                        place daily in a “live” format.  
        Attendance                                      Attendance will be required and 
                                                        taken on a daily basis in the 
        Daily “Live” Instruction                        same manner in which it is 
                                                        traditionally taken in the 
                                                        classroom.  Please ensure your 
                                                        child is present for all scheduled 
                                                        periods of the day.  
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