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Adapt, Advance, Achieve: Connecticut’s Plan to Learn and Grow Together
Contents
1. Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................................................... ii
2. Foreword ................................................................................................................................................................... iii
3. Introduction................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Guiding Principles .............................................................................................................................................. 1
Equity .................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Key ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
4. Priorities..................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Fall Reopening Model ..................................................................................................................................... 5
Temporarily Choosing Not to Participate .................................................................................................... 6
School Liaison, Communications Plans, and Data Collection ............................................................... 7
5. Operations Plan ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Facilities ............................................................................................................................................................... 8
Daily Operations ................................................................................................................................................ 11
Child Nutrition ................................................................................................................................................... 13
Transportation ................................................................................................................................................... 14
Fiscal and Budgetary Considerations ......................................................................................................... 16
6. Health Practices And Protocols ....................................................................................................................... 18
Standard Public Health Practices and Adequate Supplies ................................................................... 18
Immunizations and Health Assessments ................................................................................................... 18
Reporting Illnesses and Addressing Vulnerable Populations .............................................................. 19
Social Distancing ............................................................................................................................................. 20
Material Sharing ............................................................................................................................................... 20
Use of Face Coverings, Masks, and Face Shields ................................................................................. 20
7. Health Monitoring Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 22
Planning and Distribution of Information .................................................................................................. 22
Attendance Monitoring .................................................................................................................................. 22
8. Containment Plan ................................................................................................................................................ 23
9. Cancellation of Classes, Remote Learning, and Reopening Plans ...................................................... 24
Cancellation of Classes ................................................................................................................................. 24
Future Planning for Remote Blended Learning ...................................................................................... 25
Reopening Plan ................................................................................................................................................ 26
10. Academics ............................................................................................................................................................ 28
CT Learning Hub ............................................................................................................................................. 28
Plan to Reimagine CT Classrooms for Continuous Learning ............................................................... 28
Assessment Practices for 2020–21 ............................................................................................................ 29
Attendance and Discipline ............................................................................................................................ 32
Special Education ............................................................................................................................................ 32
English Learners (ELs)..................................................................................................................................... 34
Physical Education, Athletics, Arts, and Extracurricular Activities ...................................................... 35
11. Family and Student Engagement .................................................................................................................. 38
Family Support and Communication .......................................................................................................... 38
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and Mental Health .............................................................................. 39
After-school Programming ............................................................................................................................ 40
Adult Education ................................................................................................................................................ 41
12. Career and Technical Education .................................................................................................................... 42
13. Staffing and Personnel ..................................................................................................................................... 44
Certification and Personnel Planning ........................................................................................................ 44
Professional Development ........................................................................................................................... 45
Additional Resources ............................................................................................................................................... 46