{"id":1320376,"date":"2020-06-06T11:10:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T17:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=997031"},"modified":"2020-06-06T11:10:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T17:10:10","slug":"roaring-fork-schools-roll-out-roadmap-to-reopening-but-no-decisions-likely-until-late-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/roaring-fork-schools-roll-out-roadmap-to-reopening-but-no-decisions-likely-until-late-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Roaring Fork Schools roll out \u2018roadmap\u2019 to reopening, but no decisions likely until late July"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/French-classroom-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/French-classroom-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/French-classroom-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/French-classroom-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/French-classroom-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/French-classroom.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>A reduced-size classroom in Asnieres-sur-Seine outside Paris, France. When French schools returned to in-person learning earlier this spring, it was with half the usual number of students per classroom.<\/strong><br \/><em>Courtesy Gabrielle Giovacchini<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Roaring Fork Schools have outlined three possible scenarios for conducting classes when the new school year begins in August, depending on the health risk level related to the coronavirus as that time nears.<\/p>\n<p>However, no decisions are likely until the third week of July, district officials have determined.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the school board was presented with a \u201cBack to School 2020 Roadmap\u201d that is closely aligned with the guidelines for reopening schools that were released by the Colorado Department of Education in late May.<\/p>\n<p>Because of changing conditions related to Colorado\u2019s COVID-19 response, \u201cthere is a continuum of possibilities that we are faced with,\u201d Rick Holt, chief academic officer for district schools in Glenwood Springs, Carbondale and Basalt, explained at the May 27 school board meeting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row gspi-donation gspi-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/PI-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/PI-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cEven if we do get back to face-to-face learning, there are going to be some obstacles, and we realize that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The roadmap outlines three scenarios, two of which envision either a full or modified return to classrooms when school begins Aug. 17. Those will depend on whether the health risk is low or medium come mid-summer.<\/p>\n<p>The third scenario, based on a high health risk that could be triggered by a mid-summer spike in COVID-19 cases locally or statewide, would involve continued building closures and a return to distance learning via online platforms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p402_hide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BTS-2020-Roadmap.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-997056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BTS-2020-Roadmap.jpg 746w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BTS-2020-Roadmap-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\"><\/p><figcaption>BTS-2020-Roadmap<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If a decision were to be made now, the district would likely have to go with the mid-level risk \u201chybrid learning\u201d model, Holt said.<\/p>\n<p>That would involve classroom sizes of no more than 10 students, staggered schedules, required use of face masks, 6-foot separation between students and staff at all times, and health checks at the door each day, including taking the temperature of students and staff. Outside the classroom, independent online activities would be provided for older students to complete at home.<\/p>\n<p>Short of knowing how things will play out over the next six to eight weeks on the public health front, the school district is not in a position to decide now which scenario will play out, Holt said. A formal decision is not expected until July 24, unless the district has solid information on which to make determinations before that time, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The school board tentatively agreed to five \u201cguiding principles\u201d that district officials and the board will use in making decisions about how to proceed come August, included <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1osPM7VsxSlNuy6mRu8_EmCT7s8wXpQJb\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Holt said the desire for teachers, and especially families, is certainly not to return to distance learning \u2014 a stop-gap version of which was used to complete the just-concluded school year after spring break.<\/p>\n<p>The district heard loud and clear through recent parent surveys that distance learning, as implemented this spring, did not live up to people\u2019s expectations as a model going forward, Holt acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recognize that, and we are going to be making some changes,\u201d he said of the prospect that some level of online instruction may need to continue.<\/p>\n<p>That would involve greater use of real-time, synchronous learning, \u201cbecause we know our best opportunity for learning is to get teachers in front of kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also, some families may not feel safe sending their children back to school come fall, and the district will want to accommodate that, Holt said.<\/p>\n<p>Now that instruction has officially concluded for the 2019-20 school year, district teachers this week will be attending a virtual \u201cSummer Academy\u201d session to collaborate on content that can be more easily adapted to either in-classroom or online instruction. A second session is planned for the week of Aug. 3.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers are being asked to wait for the district\u2019s announcement on a learning model for the coming school year before doing any detailed planning, and to assume some component of distance learning will continue, according to the roadmap document.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"mailto:jstroud@postindependent.com\">jstroud@postindependent.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/roaring-fork-schools-roll-out-roadmap-to-reopening-but-no-decisions-likely-until-late-july\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A reduced-size classroom in Asnieres-sur-Seine outside Paris, France. When French schools returned to in-person learning earlier this spring, it was with half the usual number of students per classroom.Courtesy Gabrielle Giovacchini The Roaring Fork Schools have outlined three possible scenarios for conducting classes when the new school year begins in August, depending on the health [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1320376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-03 19:30:29","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1320376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1320376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1320376\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1320376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1320376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1320376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}