D34 Flex: Frequently Asked Questions
- Cases of COVID-19
- Health & Safety
- Quarantine Q&A
- Spring Break
- Teaching & Learning (During Hybrid)
- GOAL Academy / Remote +
- Hybrid
- Operations Planning
- Transportation
- General
Cases of COVID-19
- Will the District notify me if there is a positive case of COVID-19 in the school?
- Who has to quarantine if there is a positive case?
- What if a student gets sick during the day?
- What is a Close Contact?
- What is a Probable Case?
- WHO SHOULD I CONTACT WHEN I RECEIVE MY CHILD'S COVID-19 TEST RESULTS?
Will the District notify me if there is a positive case of COVID-19 in the school?
Per CDC guidance, the District will notify those who have been determined to have been in close contact with the person who tested positive. A close contact is anyone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period, starting from 2 days before illness onset. Under the CDC definition, for example, an individual exposed to COVID-19 for only 5 minutes but three different times within a 24-hour period (perhaps spanning two school days) now falls under the definition of a “close contact.”
The District will maintain confidentiality as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Americans with Disability Act (ADA).
Who has to quarantine if there is a positive case?
Possible and confirmed exposure could result in remote learning days for part of a class, an entire class, or an entire school, depending on the exposure. Students and staff within 6 feet of someone who has tested positive may move to remote learning for 14 days. Seating charts will be enforced in classrooms and buses to help D34 staff determine possible exposure and mitigate future spread as best as possible.
At any time, classes or schools may move into Remote learning, based on new data and health official recommendations.
What if a student gets sick during the day?
Infirmaries at each building are ventilated and staffed so that students who become sick are isolated from others and cared for until parents can pick them up. Parents or guardians of a symptomatic student will be notified immediately of their child’s status and asked to pick up their child as soon as possible (preferably within 45 minutes of a school nurse phone call).
What is a Close Contact?
A close contact is anyone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period, starting from 2 days before illness onset. Under the CDC definition, for example, an individual exposed to COVID-19 for only 5 minutes but three different times within a 24-hour period (perhaps spanning two school days) now falls under the definition of a “close contact.”
Individuals who have been identified as close contacts are instructed to quarantine for 14 days after the last day of contact with the person who is COVID-19 positive to monitor for symptoms.
What is a Probable Case?
WHO SHOULD I CONTACT WHEN I RECEIVE MY CHILD'S COVID-19 TEST RESULTS?
When you receive your child's COVID-19 test results, please email results to Bernadette Godley.
If you receive results outside of working hours and your child is returning to school the next day, please call: 773-596-4971.
Health & Safety
District 34 is working in many ways to adopt policies and procedures, establish systems, and provide resources to protect the health and safety of students, staff and families. We follow the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), as well as the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
- Where do I submit COVID-19 test results?
- If I have had COVID-19, do I have to quarantine?
- If I’ve had the vaccine, do I have to quarantine?
- Where can I find a convenient location to take a PCR test?
- Does the District accept a negative PCR (standard) test or a rapid test to return to school?
- Will Face Coverings be required?
- What are the exceptions for mask use?
- Are face shields allowed instead of masks?
- Will 6 feet distancing be enforced?
- What health professionals are you working with in planning?
- Will students have outdoor mask breaks?
- How are schools considering health and safety measures of students with pre-existing respiratory disease (i.e. asthma, cystic fibrosis)
- What types of sanitization protocols will be implemented at schools (i.e. air purification systems, daily cleanings in the morning and afternoon; plexiglass)?
- If a student tests positive for COVID-19 will all the students and teacher in the class be considered close contacts? Will everyone in the class (+ siblings of students) be required to get tested?
- If my child has to quarantine because they are a close contact, are they able to participate in remote learning instead?
- Will the schools also be responsible for taking students temperature to ensure accuracy?
- What is D34 doing to improve air quality?
Where do I submit COVID-19 test results?
During the school day, send COVID-19 test results to your school's health office. After hours and on weekends, send results to District 34’s district-wide contact tracing coordinator Bernadette Godley, bgodley@glenview34.org, 773-596-4971.
If I have had COVID-19, do I have to quarantine?
If I’ve had the vaccine, do I have to quarantine?
Not for exposure to someone with COVID-19, according to a 2/10/2021 update from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), if at least two weeks have passed since having your second shot. "Fully vaccinated persons who meet criteria will no longer be required to quarantine following an exposure to someone with COVID-19," the CDC said in updates to its webpage with guidance on vaccination.
From the CDC:
Vaccinated persons with an exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 are not required to quarantine if they meet all of the following criteria†:
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Are fully vaccinated (i.e., ≥2 weeks following receipt of the second dose in a 2-dose series, or ≥2 weeks following receipt of one dose of a single-dose vaccine)
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Are within 3 months following receipt of the last dose in the series
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Have remained asymptomatic since the current COVID-19 exposure
Persons who do not meet all 3 of the above criteria should continue to follow current quarantine guidance after exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
However, the CDC has not updated guidance on the requirement to quarantine after travel for vaccinated individuals. At this time, guidance states that you must quarantine after travel, even if you have been vaccinated.
Where can I find a convenient location to take a PCR test?
There are many options for no-cost COVID-19 testing open to all, regardless of symptoms. You can find the full list of the State of Illinois community testing sites here. The nearest state testing location is at Arlington Racetrack; it is open daily from 8am-4pm.
Results are typically reported within 48 hours.
Does the District accept a negative PCR (standard) test or a rapid test to return to school?
In a recent updated guidance from the Cook County Department of Public Health dictates that, until the Illinois Department of Public Health issues a new "low transmission guide," the District must only accept a PCR test as proof of a negative COVID diagnosis. District 34 will not accept rapid COVID-19 tests at this time.
Will Face Coverings be required?
What are the exceptions for mask use?
Are face shields allowed instead of masks?
Will 6 feet distancing be enforced?
ISBE states that districts should develop procedures to ensure 6-foot physical distance from other persons as much as possible. The expectation pertains to students and staff members in all areas and settings to the greatest extent possible. District 34 has set up physical structures (classrooms with desks at least 6 feet apart and cleared of other furniture to create space) to allow for 6- feet distancing and created spacing and directional signage to increase understanding and awareness of distancing.
In some situations with special education students that require hand over hand instruction, close monitoring for medical and safety reasons, 6 feet won’t be possible but proper PPE will be worn.
What health professionals are you working with in planning?
Will students have outdoor mask breaks?
How are schools considering health and safety measures of students with pre-existing respiratory disease (i.e. asthma, cystic fibrosis)
What types of sanitization protocols will be implemented at schools (i.e. air purification systems, daily cleanings in the morning and afternoon; plexiglass)?
If a student tests positive for COVID-19 will all the students and teacher in the class be considered close contacts? Will everyone in the class (+ siblings of students) be required to get tested?
If my child has to quarantine because they are a close contact, are they able to participate in remote learning instead?
Will the schools also be responsible for taking students temperature to ensure accuracy?
What is D34 doing to improve air quality?
Quarantine Q&A
- What is the latest travel guidance? (As of 2/23)
- What are the options for a shortened quarantine?
- What are the quarantine requirements if I travel out of the country?
- IF I HAVE HAD COVID-19, DO I HAVE TO QUARANTINE?
- IF I’VE HAD THE VACCINE, DO I HAVE TO QUARANTINE?
- If I travel out of state for less than 24 hours, do I have to quarantine?
- If I travel within Illinois, do I have to quarantine?
- If a parent travels but the child does not, does the child need to quarantine or take a COVID-19 test?
- If our child has been in a pod or other regular daycare/remote learning setting with other D34 students, do they have to quarantine?
- If we travel, can my child stream into their classroom for synchronous lessons?
What is the latest travel guidance? (As of 2/23)
As of February 23, 2021, the Cook County Department of Public Health updated the recommendations for quarantine after travel, which reference and align with the City of Chicago’s Travel Order.
There are now more states on the yellow list (up to 15 daily cases/100K). If you are traveling to a yellow state, no COVID test or quarantine is required upon return. You must maintain strict masking and social distancing and monitor your health for COVID-19 symptoms, both during and after travel.
If you travel to a state on the orange list (more than 15 daily caes/100K), you must follow the quarantine guidelines, even if you visit the state for less than 24 hours:
- 10-day quarantine - OR -
- Pre-arrival negative test result (no longer than 72 hours prior to arrival) with strict masking, social distancing and avoidance of in-person gatherings. District 34 will not accept rapid COVID-19 tests at this time; we will only accept a PCR test as proof of a negative COVID diagnosis. - OR-
- (NEW!) Be fully vaccinated, defined as two weeks after the second dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine or two weeks after one dose of a single-dose vaccine, without symptoms and maintain strict masking and social distancing
Those who have had COVID-19 do not have to quarantine after travel (for 90 days after onset of symptoms or (if asymptomatic) their positive test).
In all cases, those who have traveled must continue to:
- Monitor for symptoms for 14 days of returning from travel
- Practice distancing and mask wearing
What are the options for a shortened quarantine?
District 34 will not accept rapid COVID-19 tests at this time. D34 will only accept a PCR test as proof of a negative COVID diagnosis
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Option for an extended domestic trip: Take a COVID test no more than 72 hours before you return to Cook County. You must then follow strict masking, social distancing and avoidance of in-person gatherings after testing.
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Option for any domestic trip: If you are taking a short trip, or are not able to meet the testing and post-testing requirements on a longer trip, you can take a COVID test after you arrive home. You then need to quarantine until you receive a negative test result.
New guidance from CCDPH below (as of February 23):
If you travel to an orange state, the following guidelines must be followed when returning back to Cook County:
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10-day quarantine
OR
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Pre-arrival negative test result (no longer than 72 hours prior to arrival) with strict masking, social distancing and avoidance of in-person gatherings. District 34 will not accept rapid COVID-19 tests at this time. D34 will only accept a PCR test as proof of a negative COVID diagnosis
OR
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Be fully vaccinated, as defined as two weeks after the second dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine or two weeks after one dose of a single-dose vaccine and not have symptoms and maintain strict masking and social distancing
If you are traveling to a yellow state, no quarantine or pre-arrival test is required. Maintain strict masking and social distancing.
What are the quarantine requirements if I travel out of the country?
Effective January 26, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requires all air passengers entering the United States (including U.S. citizens and Legal Permanent Residents) to present a negative COVID-19 test, taken within three calendar days of departure, or proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days. Then, 3-5 days after you return, you can test again and return to school with a negative test after 7 days. If you do not test, you can return to school after 10 days. View the full guidance from the CDC on international travel.
IF I HAVE HAD COVID-19, DO I HAVE TO QUARANTINE?
IF I’VE HAD THE VACCINE, DO I HAVE TO QUARANTINE?
Not for exposure to someone with COVID-19, according to a 2/10/2021 update from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), if at least two weeks have passed since having your second shot. "Fully vaccinated persons who meet criteria will no longer be required to quarantine following an exposure to someone with COVID-19," the CDC said in updates to its webpage with guidance on vaccination.
From the CDC:
Vaccinated persons with an exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 are not required to quarantine if they meet all of the following criteria†:
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Are fully vaccinated (i.e., ≥2 weeks following receipt of the second dose in a 2-dose series, or ≥2 weeks following receipt of one dose of a single-dose vaccine)
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Are within 3 months following receipt of the last dose in the series
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Have remained asymptomatic since the current COVID-19 exposure
Persons who do not meet all 3 of the above criteria should continue to follow current quarantine guidance after exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
If you travel to an orange state AND are fully vaccinate you do not have to quarantine
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Being fully vaccinated, is defined as two weeks after the second dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine or two weeks after one dose of a single-dose vaccine and not have symptoms and maintain strict masking and social distancing
If you are traveling to a yellow state, no quarantine or pre-arrival test is required. Maintain strict masking and social distancing.
If I travel out of state for less than 24 hours, do I have to quarantine?
The travel order has been modified (as of 2/23) when visiting and returning from several states. If your final destination is a state on the orange list, you must follow the quarantine guidelines, even if you visit the state for less than 24 hours. Note that the orange list is posted on the City of Chicago’s website. The CCDPH references that list; they aligned their guidance to be consistent with the City of Chicago’s Travel Order.
If you travel to an orange state, the following guidelines must be followed when returning back to Cook County:
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10-day quarantine
OR
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Pre-arrival negative test result (no longer than 72 hours prior to arrival) with strict masking, social distancing and avoidance of in-person gatherings. District 34 will not accept rapid COVID-19 tests at this time. D34 will only accept a PCR test as proof of a negative COVID diagnosis
OR
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Be fully vaccinated, as defined as two weeks after the second dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine or two weeks after one dose of a single-dose vaccine and not have symptoms and maintain strict masking and social distancing
If you are traveling to a yellow state, no quarantine or pre-arrival test is required. Maintain strict masking and social distancing.
If I travel within Illinois, do I have to quarantine?
No, there is no quarantine requirement after travel within the state. However, please understand the primary goal is to protect the safety and health of our staff, students and families. Regardless of location (even locally), if you attend gatherings larger than the Restore Illinois Phase 4 guidelines (the lesser of 50 people or 25% capacity), or any gathering where distancing and masking requirements are not followed, you must quarantine.
If a parent travels but the child does not, does the child need to quarantine or take a COVID-19 test?
No, there is not a designation of a close contact of someone who travels, and therefore no requirement for quarantine. However, the parent who travels (and anyone in quarantine) should practice masking and distancing until they receive a negative test result, and for 14 days when in contact with anyone who has a health condition that places them at particular risk for COVID-19.
If our child has been in a pod or other regular daycare/remote learning setting with other D34 students, do they have to quarantine?
If we travel, can my child stream into their classroom for synchronous lessons?
Early childhood-5th grade students who quarantine due to non-essential travel will have full access to all learning materials and asynchronous lessons. Middle school students will continue to have the option to live stream when at home in quarantine.
We discourage non-essential travel for the safety of our entire community, and to provide the best learning opportunities for students. There are challenges in all grades -- but particularly in younger grades -- with simultaneous instruction for in-person and remote students. The priority for EC-5 teachers when students are in the classroom is to focus on those students. Therefore, the remote option is available only to students who MUST receive lessons remotely because of quarantine due to COVID-19, close contact or other unavoidable reason.
Spring Break
- Will D34 take an Adaptive Pause after spring break?
- Can students who travel for spring break Zoom in to their classroom while in quarantine?
- When do you expect updated guidance for spring break travel?
Will D34 take an Adaptive Pause after spring break?
At this time, District 34 does not plan to take an Adaptive Pause after spring break to accommodate travel. As stated, public health officials continue to discourage non-essential travel. The original intent of an Adaptive Pause was to allow for a pivot to remote learning in response to an outbreak in a classroom or school. Our aim is to have in-person instruction as safely as possible, for as much time as possible.
Can students who travel for spring break Zoom in to their classroom while in quarantine?
Early childhood-5th grade students who quarantine due to non-essential travel will have full access to all learning materials and asynchronous lessons. Middle school students will continue to have the option to live stream when at home in quarantine.
We discourage non-essential travel for the safety of our entire community, and to provide the best learning opportunities for students. There are challenges in all grades -- but particularly in younger grades -- with simultaneous instruction for in-person and remote students. The priority for EC-5 teachers when students are in the classroom is to focus on those students. Therefore, the remote option is available only to students who MUST receive lessons remotely because of quarantine due to COVID-19, close contact or other unavoidable reason.
When do you expect updated guidance for spring break travel?
Teaching & Learning (During Hybrid)
- Why would a Hybrid model bring students to school on M/Th and Tu/F (rather than M/Tu and Th/F)?
- How will the District determine which days students attend?
- Will the District ensure equal attendance days for both groups?
- Will the previously planned time and schedule changes move forward?
- Will any remote instruction include synchronous (real-time) instruction?
- What will the middle school schedule look like in Remote +? In Hybrid?
- Will there be after-school activities?
- Will students have lunch in the cafeteria, or in classrooms?
- Will there be opportunities for outdoor activities or learning?
- What will the experience be for students on Wednesdays during the hybrid learning?
- Will the District administer NWEA MAP testing?
- Is there a plan for Wesley Child Care Center (or other organizations) to provide before or after school onsite programs?
- What will lunch/food service look like in Hybrid?
Why would a Hybrid model bring students to school on M/Th and Tu/F (rather than M/Tu and Th/F)?
Having students attend M/Th and Tu/F decreases the time between in-person sessions, which attempts to mitigate loss of connection with students. In a M/Tu and Th/F model, a longer span of time between learning sessions would risk a loss of student connection and engagement. Cleaning will take place daily, including nightly deep cleaning. Therefore, classrooms and buildings will be equally clean for students in each schedule.
How will the District determine which days students attend?
Will the District ensure equal attendance days for both groups?
Will the previously planned time and schedule changes move forward?
The schedule on Mon/Tu/Th/Fri is below. Wednesday will be planning days for teachers; there will be synchronous (real time) class meetings and check ins, but remote instruction on Wednesdays will be independent work for students.
Primary (1-2) |
Intermediate (3-5) |
Middle (6-8) |
Kindy AM |
Kindy PM |
Preschool AM | Preschool PM | |
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School Starts | 8:45am | 7:45am | 8:15am | 8:45pm | 1:10pm | 8:35am | 12:45pm |
School Ends | 3:40pm | 2:40pm | 3:10pm | 11:15am | 3:40pm | 11:15am | 3:25pm |
Will any remote instruction include synchronous (real-time) instruction?
What will the middle school schedule look like in Remote +? In Hybrid?
The middle school schedule will be based on block scheduling. Generally, students will have English/language arts and math everyday with science and social studies every other day. Specials would be intermittently scheduled throughout the week. For Remote +, blocks of time by team will be scheduled to organize students and provide content through asynchronous and synchronous participation. The Hybrid schedule would be a modified block schedule in which students remain in one class throughout the day and content-area teachers rotate into the rooms.
Will there be after-school activities?
Will students have lunch in the cafeteria, or in classrooms?
Will there be opportunities for outdoor activities or learning?
The District will encourage the use of outdoor space for physical education and other classroom learning time. Each building will have a large tent installed to create additional outdoor space that can be used, even in inclement weather. Students will have recess, though playground equipment will not be used.
What will the experience be for students on Wednesdays during the hybrid learning?
Will the District administer NWEA MAP testing?
Is there a plan for Wesley Child Care Center (or other organizations) to provide before or after school onsite programs?
What will lunch/food service look like in Hybrid?
GOAL Academy / Remote +
- What is the Glenview Online Academy for Learning (GOAL)? How is it different from Remote+?
- Will GOAL have the same curriculum as in-person learning?
- Who will staff the academy? Will it be current teachers?
- Will GOAL follow the middle school, primary, and intermediate schedules?
- If my child switches in or out from the academy, will she/he have new teachers and a new schedule for school?
- Will there be consistency in curriculum standards? If there is a switch in/out of the academy, will my child miss lessons (have educational gaps)?
- How is the curriculum being developed to ensure there will not be gaps in learning for all students at all grade levels?
- Will there be differentiation in the academy like there currently is in all classrooms? Will this happen at all grade levels?
- Will we continue to accommodate math acceleration in the academy? Or will there only be grade level work?
- How much time is being allocated to each subject across the 5 hours of work being assigned?
- What will the teacher/student ratio be for the academy at each grade level?
- How will Fine Arts be taught? Will supplies be available via pick up?
- Will GOAL include in-person experiences for kindergarten students?
- In GOAL and Remote+, will students be “in class” (synchronous and asynchronous) for during normal school hours?
What is the Glenview Online Academy for Learning (GOAL)? How is it different from Remote+?
In all scenarios, District 34 will offer the option for parents to enroll their children in the Glenview Online Academy for Learning (GOAL). GOAL is a PK-8 virtual school that provides students an opportunity to engage in full-time remote learning for the 2020-2021 school year. GOAL will offer:
- Open enrollment (by trimester) to all PK-8 students
- Full registration, attendance requirements and all public education accountability structures
- Utilization of best-practice online learning including, asynchronous, synchronous and off-line experiences
- A commitment to 5 hours of learning for grades 1-8 and 2½ for Kindergarten
- An environment that addresses staff, student and parent feedback from the spring 2020 E-learning model
- Facilitation of all student services, needs and academic requirements
- Implementation of a full complement of social-emotional learning, community building, parent outreach and all characteristics for a positive school culture
- FUN! School/grade virtual assemblies, virtual field trips, events and other such joyful times for families and children
- Opportunities to ensure all children thrive in the GOAL through the integration of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) practices
Remote+ won't be a preference -- it will be dictated by conditions. GOAL will happen in any scenario, even if we are in Remote+. The reasoning is that Remote+ is meant to be temporary, until we are able to move into a Hybrid scenario with some in-person learning. While Remote+ and GOAL will be similar, the GOAL students will continue in the distance-learning environment (with some limited and safe in-person team- and relationship-building opportunities) even if the District declares a move to Hybrid.
Will GOAL have the same curriculum as in-person learning?
Who will staff the academy? Will it be current teachers?
Will GOAL follow the middle school, primary, and intermediate schedules?
It is important to create a schedule that students and families can become accustomed to and support the individual learning of the members of each class. GOAL will follow a schedule that is setup and managed by GOAL leadership and staff. The schedule will include:
- Morning ZOOM meeting for all students to go over the day, the work and to build a class community.
- A conclusion (wrap-up) meeting will occur for each class to help bring the day to a close, answer any questions, and support the students for the work to come the following day.
- In addition to larger class ZOOM meetings, for specific subjects, there will be opportunities for small groups review, instruction, and intervention around topics shared in either large group meetings, or in asynchronous videos / learning opportunities.
- A daily schedule of ZOOM meetings for each subject area addressed that day
If my child switches in or out from the academy, will she/he have new teachers and a new schedule for school?
At the conclusion of each trimester - students / families will have the opportunity to adjust their placement.
Any movement will bring with it:
- A new teacher / classroom (as the GOAL Staff - will stay in GOAL).
- Continued Alignment to the core curriculum (same in GOAL, REMOTE+, HYBRID, or In-Person)
- A transition period (1 week to adjust to the new setting, get to know the staff, students, and configuration)
Will there be consistency in curriculum standards? If there is a switch in/out of the academy, will my child miss lessons (have educational gaps)?
- Yes the district will align curriculum standards. The district will be working with all groups to ensure that throughout a trimester, all students are progressing and being exposed to the same curriculum and standards. While there may be some small differences at the conclusion of each trimester (one group could be beginning lesson 5 and another finishing lesson 4), the focus is to be in alignment.
- A child will not miss lessons as much of our curriculum builds upon itself.
How is the curriculum being developed to ensure there will not be gaps in learning for all students at all grade levels?
As a district - we are utilizing our core curriculum. The adjustments are being made in the delivery mode and not as it relates to the content that is being delivered. With a strong core curriculum, we are able to cross over between environments (Hybrid, Remote +, GOAL, and In-Person) to provide the foundation set forth in each grade-level curriculum.
Will there be differentiation in the academy like there currently is in all classrooms? Will this happen at all grade levels?
Yes - Differentiation focuses on providing the right level of support for each learning. As appropriate, both GOAL and REMOTE+ / Hybrid / In-Person staff will utilize strategies to help address gaps for some students, while providing enrichment or extensions for others. This will look different (as it does in a normal year) between classrooms and will be dependent on the subject, the student, and the focus of any one lesson being taught.
Will we continue to accommodate math acceleration in the academy? Or will there only be grade level work?
How much time is being allocated to each subject across the 5 hours of work being assigned?
What will the teacher/student ratio be for the academy at each grade level?
The specific ratio has not been finalized as we work on understanding the student population, the staffing configuration, and the overall final setup.
- Staffing will be in alignment with the staffing that is taking place throughout the other areas as we provide equality across each mode of delivering instruction.
How will Fine Arts be taught? Will supplies be available via pick up?
Will GOAL include in-person experiences for kindergarten students?
Kindergarten students in GOAL absolutely will have in-person orientation, supply pickup and relationship-building experiences. However, where Remote+ classrooms may have additional in-person opportunities throughout the trimester, those will be much more limited in GOAL, as the teachers who are staffing GOAL may be doing so because they are in an at-risk category.
In GOAL and Remote+, will students be “in class” (synchronous and asynchronous) for during normal school hours?
Hybrid
What schedule will be followed?
School hours during hybrid learning offers consistency, as well as time for staff professional development and collaboration. For all grades, Hybrid maximizes synchronous learning. The schedules will move to the tiered start and end times at the different grade bands to accommodate transportation. However, EC-5th grade GOAL classrooms will see no change in their start and end times.
Monday-Tuesday-Thursday-Friday
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Grade Levels |
Student Hours
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Student Hours (remote learning) |
Primary Grades: 1-2 |
8:45am - 11:15am |
1:10pm - 3:40pm |
Primary Grades: 1-2 (Previously scheduled for Tuesday/Friday) |
1:10pm - 3:40pm |
8:45am - 11:15am |
Intermediate Grades: 3-5 (Previously scheduled for Monday/Thursday) |
7:45am - 10:15am | 12:10pm - 2:40pm |
Intermediate Grades: 3-5 (Previously scheduled for Tuesday/Friday) |
12:10pm - 2:40pm | 7:45am - 10:15am |
Middle School In-Person: Two Full Days
Middle school students will have two full days of in-person learning on either Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday, as originally scheduled. You can check PowerSchool to see your child’s assignment as Monday/Thursday or Tuesday/Friday.
Instruction to students at home and in-person will come from the classroom teacher who will have the technology and training to teach in-person and remote students simultaneously. In-person teachers will stream out of the classroom to remote students. Teachers whose circumstances require that they be remote will stream into the classroom and to remote students; a certified substitute or certified associate will support students in the classroom (in effect, students in these classes will have instruction and support from two teachers).
Monday/Thursday or Tuesday/Friday
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Grade Levels |
Student Hours |
Early Childhood (AM) |
8:45am - 11:15am |
Early Childhood (PM) |
12:55pm - 3:25pm |
Kindergarten (AM) | 8:45am - 11:15am |
Kindergarten (PM) | 1:10pm - 3:40pm |
Middle School Grades: 6-8 |
8:15am - 3:10pm |
We will run transportation for all of these schedules; you will receive more information from the transportation department during the week of September 20, 2020.
At all levels, Wednesdays will be fully remote (with a few exceptions for special education and EL/Bilingual students) and will include the planned one-hour late start for staff professional development and collaboration.
Visit the Hybrid Teaching & Learning Environments page for more information.
What schedule will be followed for Wednesdays?
At all levels, Wednesdays will be fully remote (with a few exceptions for special education and EL/Bilingual students) and will include the planned one-hour late start for staff professional development and collaboration.
Kindergarten
Morning session: 9:45am - 11:55am
Afternoon session: 1:30pm to 3:40pm
Primary (1-2): 9:45am - 3:40pm
Intermediate: 8:45am - 2:40pm
Middle: 9:15am - 3:10pm
Operations Planning
- How will staff and students be screened?
- How often will classrooms be cleaned/disinfected?
- What hand washing/sanitizing procedures will be in place?
- Will visitors be allowed in the buildings?
- Will students be able to use lockers?
- Will students share supplies?
How will staff and students be screened?
The District will have a process for staff to self-certify that they have taken their temperature and considered symptoms of COVID-19 before coming to work each day. Parents will certify that they have screened their children (taken temperature and assessed other symptoms). They will confirm that they have done this before school each day by logging into PowerSchool and selecting the certification process. There also will be a scanning process near the entrance of each building for students to scan in to ensure that their parents have completed the certification process each day.
How often will classrooms be cleaned/disinfected?
Every room throughout the District will be disinfected daily. The routine daily cleaning procedures include:
- Clean and disinfect hard surfaces once a day (exceptions include tablets, touch screens, keyboards and other electronic devices)
- Repeatedly disinfect frequently touched fixtures in common areas multiple times throughout the day, including:
- Bannisters
- Exterior and Hallway door handles
- Bathrooms
The District will use disinfectant approved by the EPA against COVID-19; a spray bottle of disinfectant will be in every classroom for as-needed use.
Deep cleaning including disinfecting all buildings will happen daily. The District will use a disinfectant approved by the EPA against COVID-19. In addition, a spray bottle of disinfectant, wipes and hand sanitizer will be available in every classroom for as-needed use.
The District is hiring additional custodial staff to meet the increased cleaning and sanitizing requirements.
What hand washing/sanitizing procedures will be in place?
Will visitors be allowed in the buildings?
There will be very limited access to District 34 schools and the administration building; only those needing to conduct essential business, and have made an appointment. Visitors will be required to wear masks. Plexiglass guards have been installed in offices as a barrier between visitors and office staff, and distance markings will be visible on floors to remind visitors of distancing requirements.
Will students be able to use lockers?
Will students share supplies?
Transportation
- How many children will be on a bus?
- Will fees be refunded?
- Will buses be cleaned frequently?
- What other safety and health measures will take place on buses?
- Will there be late buses?
- Why is transportation not provided for EL students?
- Will District 34 provide bus services to/from Glenview Park District/Wesley learning pod locations during the hybrid model?
How many children will be on a bus?
No more than 50 people (students, driver and any necessary assistants) will be on a bus. Seat assignments will allow for distancing as much as possible, but there may be routes in which students are less than 6’ apart. Family members/students from the same household who ride the same bus will sit together.
Will fees be refunded?
If you are a paid rider, and won't be utilizing transportation, the District will provide a full refund. To request this refund, contact Rob Conner at rconner@glenview34.org.
A large portion ($75) of the annual student fees cover technology, which will continue to be used for remote learning. The remaining portion of the fees will be used for supplies that are unique to remote learning, such as art supplies. These supplies will be distributed to students during supply pick up opportunities.
Will buses be cleaned frequently?
What other safety and health measures will take place on buses?
Will there be late buses?
Why is transportation not provided for EL students?
Transportation is being provided to all schools to bring EL/Bilingual students in more frequently for in-person support. EC-2 EL/Bilingual have been attending up to 4 times a week for half-day sessions. Grades 3-8 EL/Bilingual have been attending up to 4 times a week for half day or full day sessions.
Will District 34 provide bus services to/from Glenview Park District/Wesley learning pod locations during the hybrid model?
The transportation department is working with the Glenview Park District to determine the availability for transportation to/from their Camp REC program. Due to the complexity of developing bus routes for the multiple school schedules, and the limit of 50 riders per CDC guidelines, we have not yet finalized the routes that might accommodate Camp REC participants. We will work with the Park District to share transportation information as soon as it is available. If your child is attending Camp REC or another childcare option, please submit a stop change request found on the District 34 transportation page.
General
- Will an effort be made to keep a consistent teacher for each student during the year?
- How has continuity of teacher and curriculum being addressed across all options? Can it be addressed if switching from GOAL to other options?
- How is the district addressing the substitute shortage?
- Given that it is likely that teachers will get sick and be out for several weeks, will the substitutes be certified teachers?
- What happens when someone in the teacher’s house is sick? Will the teacher quarantine for two week? Will there be a substitute for in-person learning?
- How will fine arts be supported? Will supplies be available at home?
- For continuity, will teachers be consistent no matter the “phase” we are in? Why use teams when individual teachers can ensure continuity?
- Is any effort being made to ‘loop’ 8th graders with the same teachers? Certainly 8th graders are expecting to loop.
- Can we request placements to accommodate pods or babysitting groups?
- How will the District handle assessments and other important measures/transitions for high school readiness for 8th grade students?
Will an effort be made to keep a consistent teacher for each student during the year?
This will occur in situations where a student stays in a specific mode throughout the year (Example - GOAL all year, REMOTE+ / Hybrid all year, In-Person All Year).
- With movement (both by students and staff) based on the changing dynamics of our environment, there is not 100% guarantee. What we can provide is the assurance that we will be working throughout each transition to provide the smoothest and most age appropriate supports for our students and staff.
How has continuity of teacher and curriculum being addressed across all options? Can it be addressed if switching from GOAL to other options?
Yes - we are working on the specifics around following our current curriculum maps throughout each grade and environment. This will mean that upon the completion of Trimester 1 - all students will be within a lesson or two of each other, to ease transitions or adjustments in an individual placement.
How is the district addressing the substitute shortage?
Given that it is likely that teachers will get sick and be out for several weeks, will the substitutes be certified teachers?
If a situation did come up like this, in alignment with ISBE guidelines we would provide a certified substitute or re-allocate our district staff to support a classroom. If the time-period were to extend beyond the level of certificate for a substitute teacher, the district would work to allocated the appropriate supports.
What happens when someone in the teacher’s house is sick? Will the teacher quarantine for two week? Will there be a substitute for in-person learning?
How will fine arts be supported? Will supplies be available at home?
For continuity, will teachers be consistent no matter the “phase” we are in? Why use teams when individual teachers can ensure continuity?
Is any effort being made to ‘loop’ 8th graders with the same teachers? Certainly 8th graders are expecting to loop.
Can we request placements to accommodate pods or babysitting groups?
How will the District handle assessments and other important measures/transitions for high school readiness for 8th grade students?
In terms of high school testing, it has been the PSAT, usually in October, usually in-person at the high school on a Saturday. We have not heard yet how the high school will work through testing or even if done at all. We will administer NWEA which is shared with the high school but I’m not sure what factor it is for placement. I think most placement work is done through teacher recommendations with meetings between 8th grade teachers and high school staff.
Our Commitment
As we work to reach our "new normal," District 34 is committed to:
- Safety & Health: The safety and health of students, staff and families is the top priority.
- Flexibility: We have developed plans that allow us to adapt to inevitable changes.
- Equity: We will provide equitable access for all students and families.
- Connections: D34 will keep open the lines of two-way communication, and communicate consistently, clearly and with compassion.
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