March 17

Remote Learning implemented due to mandatory school closure

April 17

In-person instruction suspended for remainder of school year.

June 23 and June 26

Illinois moved to Phase 4 and ISBE and IDPH issued Joint Guidance for starting 2020-2021 school year.

Starting in May, District 20 begin collaborating with the DuPage County Health Department, DuPage ROE, other local districts, and our staff on reopening plans for Fall 2020.

We may not know what the 2020-2021 school year will look like at any given moment, but we do know it will fall into some part of this continuum.  We will prepare for all scenarios and for the quick pivots that may need to be made as the landscape changes.

• Conflicting needs:  Health and safety of our students, families and staff vs. optimal learning experience.
• Constant change:  New guidance is being issued and updated frequently.  State could regress to Phase 3 in Restore Illinois plan.
• Scope:  The pandemic affects all areas of education and the role that school plays for families.
• Time crunch:  Families and staff need adequate time to communicate and prepare for the start of school.
• Learning curve:  The pandemic has presented a unique situation for all of us, students, families and staff.  We are still learning to navigate in this “new normal” in education.
• Family pressures:  Many new pressures and challenges facing families during the pandemic, including social-emotional, economic, health and other concerns.

• Protecting the health and safety of all students and staff is the top priority.
• Safely bringing students and staff to school but also ensuring our practices keep students in school.
• Ensuring appropriate rigor to promote student academic and social growth.  Interventions will be strengthened to address skill deficiencies that may have emerged due to the disruption in the educational process.
• Re-establishing relationships and ensuring that the social emotional needs of students and the basic wellness needs of families will be prominent in the learning, resource allocation, and decision-making process.
• Creating a reopening plan that is in compliance with state and local directives and guidance while incorporating the agility and flexibility to adjust for the potential of rapidly changing environments and expectations.

ESD20 CORE REOPENING TEAM

• Teaching & Learning
  • In-Person Learning
  • Remote Learning
• Health & Wellness
• Facilities, Operations & Communication

Staff Survey was open 6/29/2020 to 7/5/2020.

What would make staff feel comfortable with In-Person Learning?

Our goal is to provide as many protection items as we can to make our schools safe for fall. 

Family Survey was open 7/8/2020 to 7/17/2020.

589 Families responded to the survey, representing 47.8% of our students across the district.

What would make families feel comfortable with In-Person Learning?

Our goal is to provide as many protection items as we can to make our schools safe for all. 

All protocol health and safety decisions are guided by the following agencies:

• Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
• Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
• DuPage County Health Department (DCHD)
• District Legal Counsel (Hodges, Loizzi)

• Self Certification will be required by all parents prior to sending students to school
• Required Face Coverings (masks)
• Physical distancing in the classroom & common areas
• No more than 50 people in any space at one time
• Temperature checks by monitor on bus prior to boarding
• Temperature check at the start of the school day and one other time
• Separate room for assessment of students with symptoms
• Staff training on safety, health and hygiene practices
• Visuals and signage regarding physical distancing and hygiene practices.
• The addition on a second day custodian as a “disinfectant specialist” to clean hot spots throughout the day

Considerations taken in our planning process

• Professional development
  • Safety Protocols
  • SEL
  • Technology
• Digital resources and online content
• Essential standards and critical content
• Elementary- cross-building grade level planning
• Interventions
• Assessments for learning recovery
• Social-emotional needs and breaks

Students with disabilities who are covered under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are entitled to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). The IEP or Section 504 team will collaborate with families who would like instruction to be delivered remotely to develop a remote learning plan outlining the services and supports necessary to provide to the student.

504 Plans or IEPs may be revised on an individualized basis for additional health and safety requirements.

Allows students in K-8 to return to school buildings with physical distancing measures in place:

• Class size reduction based on enrollment and space
• Student seats are physically distanced from one another
• Regular access to core content areas including specials/EXPLORERS
• Lunch and recess to take place in groups of 50 or less
• Design strategies and practices for students and staff to take “mask breaks” in areas deemed physically appropriate, safe, and weather permitting.

• Designed for families who want access to District 20 learning, but are not comfortable sending their student(s) to in-person instruction
• Learning occurs in an online format by a licensed District 20 teacher
• District-wide program
• Trimester long commitment
• Students will utilize district issued Chromebook
• “Live” whole group and small group instruction
• Online agreement between students, parents, and teachers
• Grading and attendance the same as in-person instruction

If the State or Local Agencies deem it necessary to return to Phase 3 or lower, our current Return to Learn Plan will allow for seamless transitioning to Enhanced Remote Learning for All Students if needed.

• Daily schedule will already be completed
• Continued daily instruction in core content areas including “live” virtual instruction
• Continued focus on the social and emotional well-being of students and staff
• Stronger familiarity with digital tools and resources