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Community School UpdateLearning Forward

Mercer Island School District


Introductions

• Introductions– Sara Rigel- Seattle-King County Health Services

Administrator, School Based Partnerships and Child Care

– Karla Rimmer- IMS Nurse & COVID-19 Health and Safety Officer

– Board Members – Seven School Principals (Elementary coming at 5:30)

• Operations, HR, and Learning Services Leaders• Thank you MISD PTA Council, Kristy Sieckhaus


Tonight’s Agenda• Aligning Decision Making• Health and Safety Update• Operations and Facilities• Students Are the Priority – Sep. - Dec. – Jan. and beyond

• MISD & MIEA Partnership• Financial Impacts •


Aligning Decision-Making

• Values– Supporting the whole child– Creating inclusive and equitable learning settings– Ensuring our school communities are safe and supportive– Providing rigorous and challenging learning

• Vision- Inspiring our students to be lifelong learners as they create their futures.

• Mission- The District will foster learning by engaging students in thinking critically, solving problems creatively, and working collaboratively.


Community and State Partners

School Board

Public Health - Seattle &

King County

Families/PTA

WA Dept. of Health

Governor’s Office

MIEAWA Dept. of Labor and

IndustriesOSPI


Guiding Documents

Mercer Island School District COVID Response Plan● https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HdysRBAW-zEteXNsNxseL5AgBJLdIBEB/edit

Washington Department of Health (DOH)● Decision-making Tree● WA DOH K-12 Fall 2020-2021 Guidance Released September 2, 2020● WA DOH K-12 Fall 2020-2021 Guidance Released October 16, 2020

Public Health Seattle & King County (PHSKC)● King County Covid Response Tool Kit● COVID-19 Screening Flow Chart

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)● COVID-19 Guidance and Resources

Labor and Industries, Washington (L&I)● Employer Health & Safety Requirements for School Scenarios

https://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/1600/coronavirus/DecisionTree-K12schools.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdeliveryhttps://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/1600/coronavirus/FallGuidanceK-12.pdfhttps://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/1600/coronavirus/DecisionTree-K12schools.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdeliveryhttps://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/schools-childcare/~/media/depts/health/communicable-diseases/documents/C19/schools-toolkit/sept-3/kc-schools-covid-19-response-toolkit.ashxhttps://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/schools-childcare/~/media/depts/health/communicable-diseases/documents/C19/schools-toolkit/sept-3/K-covid-19-screening-flow-chart.ashxhttps://www.k12.wa.us/about-ospi/press-releases/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-resourceshttps://www.k12.wa.us/sites/default/files/public/communications/Employer-Health-and-Safety-Requirements-for-School-Scenarios.pdf


Reopening Fence Posts

• COVID-19 community spread– State, Region, County, Mercer Island

• Each state operates under different guidance• Washington State Dept. of Health Decision-Tree• Staff availability

– Leaves– Staff who become ill or need to quarantine


Health and Safety Update

King County and Mercer IslandSara Rigel and Karla Rimmer


District Safety Measures

What mitigation measures has the District put into place to reduce the risk of spread within the schools?● Health Attestations● Requiring staff and students to stay home when experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and

use of PHSKC COVID-19 Symptom Flow Chart● Required use of face coverings for staff and students● Implementation of L&I Guidelines of Which Mask for Which Task for staff working in person● Proper and frequent handwashing● Maintaining cohorts and implementation of social distancing requirements● Health and Safety training for staff● Increased cleaning and disinfecting● Improvements to Ventilation Systems● Contact tracing and communication to affected staff and student families


MISD District COVID Cases, Contact Tracing and Communication Process

• What is the process for notifying the District if a student or staff member has tested positive for COVID-19?– Failing the Health Attestation– Contacting the Building Administrator or School Nurse

• How is the District tracking staff or students that have tested positive for COVID-19? What is the current COVID transmission rate and is this information available to parents?– King County COVID-19 Response Toolkit– Pending-MISD COVID-19 Tracking Dashboard

• What is close contact? How will staff or student families be notified if they have been in close contact with someone in the District that has tested positive for COVID-19?


Additional Safety Questions

● What are the District practices to ensure masks will be worn by all students and what will happen if a student refuses to wear a mask?

● If the Department of Health does not adjust the 6-foot spacing guidelines, how will the district address in person learning for those classes too large to fit everyone in the classroom at once? How will cohorts be determined and will these groups be static?


Shout OutMISD Nursing Team

MIHS School Nurse and COVID Response Co-LeadShelley Sage, M.Ed., BSN, RN, ESA

Elementary School Nurse TeamWest Mercer Elementary Eric Eaton, RN

Lakeridge Elementary Rachael Hitchcock, MSN, RN, ESA

Island Park Elementary Krista Way, LPN

Northwood Elementary Emer Nolan, BSN, RN, ESA

Betsy Harmening, LPN


Operations and Facilities

Building Readiness


Safety Plans and Student Readiness

• Cleaning– Routine and daily– Enhanced for high-touch or use areas– Restrooms twice daily– Disinfection detail– Hand sanitizer and hand washing stations accessible in multiple locations at all

sites.

• Distancing– Signage and visual reminders in all shared spaces indoors and outdoors– Plexiglass barriers at work stations serving public

• Ventilation– Updated to recommended standard


Students are the Priority

September to December


Student Impact• Students with significant needs for supports

and services – 60+ students in-person– Early Childhood fully open

• Pods of MIHS and IMS students learning at school daily

• Targeted elementary in-person learning• Nearly 400 MIHS and IMS student athletes


Student Voice

• Superintendent Student Advisory• Leadership and ASB• Student Board Representatives• Student surveys

– Remote learning– SEL– SBIRT


Reopening PlansJanuary 2021 and Beyond


Rumors & Misunderstandings

• MISD School Board is contemplating closing schools until 2021-2022 school year- False

• MIEA does not want to open schools until 2021-2022- False

• Schools will not open any further until a vaccine is widely distributed- False

• Yellow learning still means all students return? False• The Decision-Making Tree is going to change? Likely• Petitions and letters from stakeholders influence

decisions? True/False


Past, Present & FutureTimeline Action COVID-19 Impact

Spring 2020 Responding to the Moment● React

Initial Surge

Summer 2020 Reflecting & Planning for Multiple Models● Prepare● Survey- consistency & Improve

Late July Surge

Fall 2020 Learning Remotely for Most and In-Person for Some● Monitor, Plan and Adapt

October Surge

Winter 2020 Recalibrating and Adapting● Remote to Hybrid

Unknown- mitigated by fall preparation and learning


Learning Forward

• Teams at all three levels meeting and planning– Staff, parents, students, administrators– Community welcome to provide input

• Meeting with and learning from schools across the country

– Indiana, Connecticut, Colorado, California– High school roundtable


Youngest Learners

Kindergarten

• January 4 and 5– Asynchronous for students– Staff training and preparation

• January 6– First day with students

First Grade

• January 14 and 15– Asynchronous for students– Staff training and preparation

• January 19– First day with students


2nd to 5th Grade

• Learning Forward team meetings • Expanding options for targeted students to return• Amending and reconfiguring hybrid model

– Half of the students in person– Half of the students attend via Zoom streaming– Alternating days

• Timeline dependent on ability to control transmission for K-1 and Decision-Tree


Year-Long Red Remote

• 2 kindergarten and 3 first grade classes• Undecided whether more elementary grades will be

added

• No active plans for 2021-2022


6th to 12th Grade

• Learning Forward teams meeting • Expanding options for targeted students to return• Leading Model: Amending/Reconfiguring Hybrid Model

– Half of the students in person– Half of the students attend via Zoom– Alternating days on some predictable schedule

• Timeline dependent on ability to control transmission for 2nd to 5th and Decision-Tree


Special Services

• All students are General Education Students First– Students will follow general education schedules– At-risk students may be brought on-site for

additional tiers of support• Rolling start date for the most at-risk learners• Second wave of on-site highest need learning to start

January 28– students grouped into cohorts


District-based Questions

• Would the District characterize remote learning as a success?

• Why does the District use the Decision-Tree when private schools appear not to and other parts of the country clearly follow different advice?

• Does the District support live Zooming/streaming ?– Hybrid: some students in-person some remote– Due to quarantine


BargainingMIEA & MISD Partnership


Collective Bargaining

• MISD and MIEA negotiate matters relating to wages, hours of employment, and working conditions (mandatory subjects of bargaining)

• Cooperation and support• Staff is essential to operations

• Phases of opening require new bargaining if create working condition impacts. Remaining: – Extracurriculars– 2-5– 6-8– 9-12


COVID-19 Bargaining

• Agreement that results from bargaining

• Set guideposts for how the District and its staff will operate

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Key COVID-19 MOUs

• COVID-19 Reopener,• Serving Highest Need

Students,• Zoom Streaming when

Students are ill, and

• Kindergarten & 1st Protocol


COVID-19 Bargaining

• MIEA has never refused to return to the buildings absent a vaccine

• Some MIEA members are already in the buildings working directly with students

• District actively negotiating the next steps toward returning our 2-12 students

• We will use the following to determine when to bring more students back to in-person learning:

– Decision Tree– Demonstrated success of groups already returned


Enrollment and Finances

2020-2021 & Beyond


Enrollment and Finances

• 214 fewer students enrolled than projected in budget assumptions

– $2.6 million shortfall– Local levy is determined by enrollment and lags a year.– $500,000 decline for the 2022 levy

• 2021-22 enrollment determines further budget impact – Increase enrollment = Increased allocations


Future Information Webinars


Future Topics

● Fall 2021-2022 Kindergarten Registration– Early February

● Update on Hybrid Learning– 2nd-5th Grade– 6th-8th Grade– 9th-12th Grade

● Fall 2021-2022 school Year

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