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The Black Tiger Family is Committed to:

• Providing educational learning options to meet every student’s

needs.

• Ensuring that the learning and school culture meet the diverse

needs of all learners.

• Providing equitable services and learning opportunities for all

learners.

• Promoting and ensuring safe and healthy learning environments.
• Monitoring and attending to every student’s and staff member’s

well-being and social-emotional health.

Our Mission

Every student, every day, every opportunity!

Our Vision

Cuyahoga Falls City School District, the hub of the community, committed to a culture of caring! We innovate. We create. We personalize education for all!

Return-to-School Planning Committee Instructional Delivery K-5

• Tracy Early, Principal
• Hillary Freitag-Geiger, Principal
• Alma Hanchon, Teacher
• Julie Leeson, Gifted Instructional Specialist
• Sarah Suboticki, Teacher
• Lidia Touraji, EL Specialist
• Stephanie Walker, Teacher
• Kathy Ward, Teacher

Return-to-School Planning Committee Instructional Delivery 6-12

• Allison Bogdan, Principal
• Melody Carlisle, Teacher
• Jennifer Culver, Teacher
• Ben Davis, Teacher
• Mandy DeCamp, Teacher
• Melissa Fitzsimmons, School Counselor
• Kris Gaijer, Principal
• Jessica Michalec, Special Education Instructional Specialist
• Care Walter, Principal

Return-to-School Planning Committee Platform Development

• Carolyn Crosier, CTIS
• Ryan Huch, Director of Instructional Technology
• Alex Oris, CTIS
• Christine Shaw, Student Services Coordinator

Return-to-School Planning Committee Curriculum Delivery and Assessments K-12

• Julie Dudones, 6 - 12 Curriculum Coordinator
• Dr. Rachael L. Seifert, K - 5 Curriculum Coordinator and Gifted

Coordinator

Return-to-School Planning Committee Community Assistance and Communications

• Cameron Lazar, Coordinator of Exceptional Children
• Courtney Lewis, Coordinator of English Learner Program
• Holly Merkle, K - 12 Coordinator of Student Wellness and Success
• John Wasylko, Community Relations

Return-to-School Planning Committee Operations

• Joe Bagatti, Director of Business and Operations
• Bill Bailey, Nutrition and Food Service Supervisor
• Erin Bradley, Clinical Coordinator
• Kevin Dean, Head Custodian CFHS
• Lukas Frey, Theatre Operations Coordinator
• Kenny Johnson, Athletic Director
• Marjorie Johnson, Transportation Supervisor
• Ellen McClure, Director/ Human Resources
• Aaron Woodard, Maintenance

Transportation

• Busing will continue to be provided to students that live farther than 1mile

from school (elementary) and 1.75 mile from school (middle), as well as to high school students with disabilities who have transportation on their IEP .

• Busing will follow state and local guidelines. Students will ride two to a seat,

with a preference to students of the same household sitting together.

• Students will wear masks when riding the bus and while waiting at the bus

stop.

• Buses will be equipped with hand-sanitizing stations for use by students as

they board the bus.

• All buses will be disinfected at the end of each day with an electrostatic

sprayer.

Classroom Spaces - Our Reality

Classroom Spaces - Our Reality

Your Voice Matters To Us!

Thank you, parents and students, for sharing your thoughts with us! The feedback on the surveys helps to ensure that the district can use your voices when making important decisions about the education, safety and well-being of the students that make up the Black Tiger Family. Your thoughts and ideas help to guide decision making.

Together we are Stronger!

Parent and Student Feedback Top-rated responses from the surveys:

• Consistency with remote learning among classes and grades
• Transparency with communications about illness
• Advanced notice of decisions due to childcare arrangements
• Reduce and streamline technology options
• In-person learning for students with disabilities
• Virtual options for students with high-risk concerns
• Social and emotional concerns for children

Parent and Student Feedback Top-rated responses from the surveys for future remote learning:

• More regular check-ins
• Resources and content organized into Google classroom

environments

• Additional small group and individual learning opportunities for

students

Commitment to Health and Safety

• All staff will be required to wear face masks or shields when

instructing, moving about the building or meeting in groups.

• Students in grades K-2 will be strongly encouraged (Risk Levels

1,2, and 3) to wear face masks or shields when 6’ social distancing cannot be maintained.

• Students in grades 3-12 will be expected (Risk Levels 1 and 2) to

wear face masks or shields when 6’ social distancing cannot be maintained.

Commitment to Health and Safety

• Students in grades 3-12 will be required (Risk Level 3) to wear face

masks or shields when 6’ social distancing cannot be maintained, with medical exemptions.

• Mask breaks will be given throughout the day, more frequently for
• ur youngest learners.

Commitment to Health and Safety

• Additional cleaning and PPE will be implemented in accordance

with the CDC and Ohio and Summit County COVID-19 guidelines.

• Students will be given time to practice proper hygiene routines

with the help of Akron Children’s Hospital medical assistants and

• staff. Videos will be made available for families for practicing at

home.

• Personal health care and safety lessons will be modeled and

practiced to support everyone’s safety.

Commitment to Health and Safety

• Health checklists and temperature assessments should take place

at home by families before coming to school each day, whether arriving by bus, car, or walking.

• Hand sanitizer will be located at entrances and in all classrooms.
• Students and staff will practice regular hand washing routines.
• Each classroom will be equipped with cleaning supplies to sanitize

work areas throughout the day.

• At the end of each day, the classrooms, restrooms, offices and all

touch surfaces will be disinfected with an electrostatic sprayer.

Commitment to Health and Safety

• K-5 classrooms will be limited to 18 - 22 students per classroom.
• K-12 will follow a 1:1 ratio for students-to-devices, eliminating the

need for sharing devices.

• K-12 classrooms will adhere to 3’ to 6’ social distancing.
• Directional signs will be posted in hallways and on stairs so that

students only travel in one direction with only one class at a time.

Meals

• K - 5 During Risk Levels 1 and 2, breakfast and lunches will be

served while still remaining socially distant. Each building will create a procedure that is best fitting for students’ social and safety needs.

• K - 5 During Risk Levels 3 and 4, the district is working on plans

that will be communicated.

• 6 - 12 Grab and Go Lunches will be available for students during

Risk Levels 1, 2, and 3. The district is working on plans for breakfast, as well as plans for Risk Level 4.

• All students will be held accountable for their learning.
• All learning options for students will follow the same grading

expectations on assignments, learning activities, and assessments.

• Students will receive grades for each class and grades will be

reflected in Progress Book and on student report cards.

• Students who take high school-level courses will receive credit for

those courses upon passing.

• Students will be required to participate in both in-person and

virtual work in order for attendance to count for those days.

Grades, Credits, and Attendance (K-12)

• At school all day Monday through Friday daily during Risk Levels 1 and 2.
• At school all day on a rotating basis during Level 3 .
• In general, A-K on Mondays/Tuesdays and L-Z on

Wednesdays/Thursdays, with virtual learning on the other days and times.

• Families will be scheduled to attend on the same days.
• There will be a process to change the scheduled days due to childcare
• r similar issues.
• All students will learn from home during Risk Level 4.
• Your child’s same teachers will be providing daily online live instruction

as well as assignments using the same resources used in the classroom.

• Learning options are chosen for one semester. (August to December)

Option 1 for K-5

• At school until 12:30 on a rotating basis during Levels 1,2, and 3
• In general, A-K on Mondays/Tuesdays and L-Z on Wednesdays/Thursdays,

with online instruction or online live instruction on the other days and times.

• Families will be scheduled to attend on the same days.
• Students attend every class every day in some format.
• There will be a process to change the scheduled days due to childcare or

similar issues.

• Online live instruction will take place every day for all students grades

6-12.

Option 1 for 6-12

• All students will learn from home during Risk Level 4 with the same teachers

and resources used during Blended Learning.

• Learning options are chosen for one semester. (August to December)

Option 1 for 6-12

Option 1: Definitions and Responsibilities for Teachers

In-Person Instruction

• Teachers design lessons according to district curriculum maps

and pacing guides.

• Lessons include all course experiences (i.e. labs, test/quizzes,

projects, research papers, etc.).

• Teachers use evidence-based practices and make instructional

decisions based on student data.

• 6-12 Teachers deliver instruction to approximately half of the

students assigned to them each period.

Option 1: Definitions and Responsibilities for Teachers Online Instruction

• Teachers have posted lessons for students to access from Google
• Classroom. This includes assignments, classwork, class activities,

and pre-recorded lessons.

• Teachers use evidence-based practices and make instructional

decisions based on student data.

• For elementary students, instruction will be varied in whole group

and small group. Instructional times can last over the course of the day to work options.

Option 1: Definitions and Responsibilities for Teachers Online Live Instruction

• Teachers and students interact together regularly online for short

periods of time.

• Lessons are designed to last the length of the regular class periods or

an age-appropriate length of time.

• Interactions include short lessons, extension activities from

previous lessons, opportunities to re-teach material, and reviewing for assessments.

Option 1: Teacher Schedule Definitions and Responsibilities for Teachers

P & C (Planning and Conference Time)

• Teachers construct online lessons
• Teachers design in-person instruction
• Parent communication
• IEP meetings (Individual Education Plan)
• Collaboration with teachers/departments
• Grading
• Responding to student emails
• RTI/MTSS work (Response to Intervention/Multi-Tiered Systems of

Support)

Option 1: Student Schedule Definitions and Responsibilities for Students

In-Person Instruction

• Students attend school during their scheduled time and receive

instruction designed by their regular classroom teachers. Online instruction

• Students access posted lessons via Google Classroom. This

includes assignments, classwork, class activities, and pre-recorded lessons.

• Lessons and classwork are designed to last the regular length of

the in-person class period.

Option 1: 6-12 Student Schedule Definitions and Responsibilities for Students

Online Live Instruction

• Teachers and students interact together regularly online for short

periods of time.

• Interactions include short lessons, extension activities from

previous lessons, opportunities to re-teach material, and reviewing for assessments. Independent student work (Friday only)

• Students work to complete all assignments/assessments/ projects

from the week.

Option 2: Black Tiger Remote Learning Academy

All students (K-12) in Option 2 will learn at home via an updated, more robust 100% remote learning experience, including:

• Cuyahoga Falls City School District (CFCSD) teachers/administrators will
• versee the program with face-to-face time each day.
• The curriculum will meet the same standards as the CFCSD curriculum

and the State of Ohio.

• Students participating in this option will be using an online curriculum

and platform designed by an outside company for the basis of instruction.

• 100% online learning option for families who prefer a virtual education.

Option 2: Black Tiger Remote Learning Academy

Elementary students (K-5) will be expected to have access to log into their Google Classroom during student hours (8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.) to participate in live instruction with their teacher and to take part in small group learning opportunities.

• Students will not be online for the entire learning day. Students

need to be available to engage with their classroom community of learners to continue growing their social skills, interacting with peers, and to engage in interactive learning.

• Secondary students (6-12) will have required check-in times, as

well as times for teacher office hours and small group instruction, during 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Option 2: Black Tiger Remote Learning Academy

• Elementary students (K-5) will use the same resources that are used

for the students that attend school on-site. The pacing may be different, but the scope and sequence of learning will remain the same.

• All students will be responsible for district and state testing even if

they participate in the Black Tiger Remote Learning Academy.

Option 2: Black Tiger Remote Learning Academy Teachers:

• CFCSD teachers will be selected for the Black Tiger Remote Learning

Academy because of their passion to build relationships with students and their ability to engage students in learning using the Cuyahoga Falls curricula and resources using the online platform.

• Teachers will be instrumental in designing the specific schedules

based on student need.

• Teachers who are responsible for instruction in this remote learning

will receive professional development and ongoing support in technology.

Next Steps - The District is committed to these next steps:

• Recommendations from our partners in safety and education: Ohio

Department of Education (ODE), Ohio Department of Health (ODH), Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) and the Summit County Health Department (SCHD) will be followed.

• Weekly task force planning meetings will continue to prepare for

the new school year.

• Operational procedures will continue to be tested and refined.
• Online courses and instructional practices will continue to be

created.

• Virtual Learning Option information sessions for parents will be

planned.

Next Steps:

• Families are asked to commit to the first full semester, from August

through December 2020

• Families will receive a commitment form via email, and they will be

asked to respond within two weeks. Forms will also be available on the district webpage and printed copies will be available at the board office for those who need them.

• Continue communicating with our families, staff and community.
• Continue working through answers to remaining questions.
• Visit the Back to School 2020 page of the cfalls.org website for the

most current information.

Next Steps:

• Determine how and which clubs and activities will be held
• Determine how support organizations can be part of our work

Curriculum Basis for Black Tiger Remote Learning Academy

For K - 5 students in the Black Tiger Virtual Learning Academy For 6 - 12 students in the Black Tiger Virtual Learning Academy

Community Assistance/Communications

• Due to the frequency of change, and the global environment
• verall, we commit to providing supports and resources to our

community and colleagues frequently throughout the remainder of the summer, and into the upcoming school year.

Access them on our “Return to School 2020” webpage For immediate assistance see below: Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255 Akron Children’s Hospital - Psychiatric Intake Response Center 866-443-8255 Crisis Text Line - Text “4hope” to 741741 To seek help or anonymously report a non-emergency concern to the school district SAFE Hotline - 800-listen2me, or go to cfalls.org and click on Anonymous Tip Line

Questions?

Please stay safe this summer and follow recommended public health guidance. Thank you for your partnership! The Black Tiger Family, We are stronger together!