Instructional Model

Classroom teachers will continue to monitor student engagement during the independent learning time when they are not teacher other in-person students. Activities for independent learning will include lessons and work aligned to the content taught during the in-person session, possible small group work, specialist participation (PE, music, library) and independent reading and writing.

Music, PE, and Library will continue in distance mode during the time that students are at home.

Students in dual language will be with one teacher for two days (M/T) and with the other language teacher for two days (Th/F). Teachers will also provide independent and online activities for students to do in the other language so they can continue to practice both languages.

During the independent learning time, students will engage on Zoom with specialists (PE, music and library), and there may be small group learning. Students will also be working on assignments and activities that align to their in-person learning goals and content.

Students with IEPs will receive services through a combination of in-person instruction, live remote instruction, independent learning, SeeSaw or Google Classroom, and small group instruction provided by general education and special education staff. Since every IEP is unique to the student, please contact your child's IEP case manager to discuss how your child's needs will be served.

Highly capable services will continue to be provided in both hybrid and fully distant models. Students served on Highly Capable Learning Plans will continue to work toward identified goals with support from their classroom teacher. Students served in our Challenge program will continue to be served in classrooms with peers who are also receiving highly capable services.

Students will have at least 3 hours of instructional time a day, including in-person instruction and Zoom classes with music, PE and library specialists. They may have additional instructional time in small groups with paraeducators.

Staff will receive training on meeting the social-emotional (SEL) needs of students, specifically, addressing the different impacts of this unusual school year and returning to school.  Our Highline SEL team is creating lesson plans for instructional staff to use with students. The daily schedule has an established social-emotional block for explicit teaching for community building and teaching SEL skills and strategies, and we acknowledge that SEL will be integrated throughout the instructional day.

If a student in the hybrid program cannot physically attend for an extended period of time but can participate remotely, they should notify the school. Schools will provide daily live instruction to students throughout the time of their remote learning.