Medical Lake School District

Students

• Students identified by tiers of need, risk, and support
• School Counselors & School Psychologists made contact with their identified students
• Mental Health therapist and clinical interns made contact with their identified students
• Clinical social worker interns created a cross-reference list to ensure engagement for all students
  
• MH teletherapy being provided by mental health therapist and clinical interns (11 providers)

Families

• Weekly updates sent out to families to include psychoeducation and resources lists
• District website: MIND Your Health created for families and staff
• Online webinars offered
• MH teletherapy offered and provided for families

Staff

• HR sending 5 handwritten letters a day to check in on staff
• Administration hosting a daily open door/virtual staff lunchroom at noon for connection and Q & A session
• Frequent staff written updates from district administration
• Daily Uplift messages sent out with resources, psychoeducation and support information
• MH teletherapy offered and provided for staff
• MH tele-supervision provided for MH therapist and interns
• Weekly TeleHealth training and consultation by Seattle Children's Mental Health
• Seattle Children's Mental Health scheduled to provide training for administrators May 6 assisting staff and preparing to return to a new normal

Procedures

• MOUs revisited with Universities and SD for teletherapy
• All therapists completed telehealth certification
• MLSD developed ER protocols for staff/student emergencies: suicide ideations, mandatory reporting concerns,etc
• Clinical supervision plan

Distance Learning Platform(s):

• K-5- SeeSaw/Google Classroom
• Paper Packets

Live/Recorded Video Access

• Zoom/Google Meets (Live)
• Loom/Screencastify (Recorded)

Instructional Focus- Grade level teams determine the key standards common to both buildings.

• ELA- Social Studies and Science content integrated as appropriate
• Math

Instructional Schedule/Student Engagement

• K-2- 30-45 minutes/day- to include "office hours"
• 3-5- 60-90 minutes/day- to include "office hours"
• Students recorded as engaged on a weekly basis if they participate in a live video session, complete an assignment, or demonstrate engagement during the week.

Grading

• Student progress will be provided as Exceeding, Meeting, or Approaching standards for ELA and Math.
• All students will move to the next grade

Distance Learning Platform

• Google Classroom
• Paper Packets

Live/Recorded Video Access

• Zoom/Google Meets (Live)
• Loom/Screencastify (Recorded)

Instructional Focus- Content teams determine the key standards for each course.

• Emphasis on core competencies and skills
• Weekly lessons encompass no more than 2-3 essential learning outcomes.

Instructional Schedule

• 20 minutes per class/day
• Math/Science- Mondays and Wednesdays- to include "office hours"
• ELA/Social Studies- Tuesdays and Thursdays- to include "office hours"
• Electives- Fridays
• Students recorded as engaged on a weekly basis if they participate in a live video session, complete an assignment, or demonstrate engagement during the week for any class
  

Grading

• Student progress will be provided as Exceeding, Meeting, or Approaching standards for each course.
• All students will move to the next grade.

Distance Learning Platform

• Google Classroom
• GradPoint/ALEKS Courses
• Paper Packets

Live/Recorded Video Access

• Zoom/Google Meets (Live)
• Loom/Screencastify (Recorded)

Instructional Focus- Content teams determine the key standards for each course.

• Emphasis on core competencies and skills
• Weekly lessons encompass no more than 2-3 essential learning outcomes.

Instructional Schedule

• 30 minutes per class/day
  
• Mentors connect weekly with students via phone and/or email
• Students recorded as engaged on a weekly basis if they participate in a live video session, complete an assignment, or demonstrate engagement during the week for any class
  

Grading

• For grades 9-12 and middle school students taking high school credit courses, students will be assigned grades A, B, C, D, or Incomplete based on the following:

  
  

• Student work completed during the closure via distance learning can only improve a student's semester grade moving forward from March 13.
• Students and teachers will make a good faith effort to engage with distance learning opportunities in any way possible (online, packets, phone, etc.).
• Incompletes will be assigned only if a student is missing evidence of attempting key standards of the course.

Seniors

• Staff is working closely with Seniors to ensure maintain "on track" status and a "good faith effort" toward meeting credit and graduation pathway requirements.
• HSBP- Mentors working with their Seniors to complete.
• Competency Credit- Provide opportunities for seniors to show evidence of course competency through assessment and/or portfolio.
• Credit Waiver- Provided senior was "on track" and made a "good faith effort" to maintain engagement, Principal has the authority to waive both Core and Elective credits for the class of 2020. Must be made on an individual case-by-case basis.

Distance Learning Platform

• Google Classroom
• GradPoint- (Credit Recovery)
• Paper Packets

Live/Recorded Video Access

• Zoom/Google Meets (Live)
• Loom/Screencastify (Recorded)

Instructional Focus- Content teams determine the key standards for each course.

• Emphasis on core competencies and skills
• Weekly lessons encompass no more than 2-3 essential learning outcomes

Instructional Schedule

• 30 minutes per class/day
  

• Online assignments posted to Google Classrooms Mondays- 9:00 AM

• Printed assignments for “students without internet” placed in designated folders Mondays-9:00 AM

• Provide 2 hours of "office hours" per week (posted in Google Classroom) to support students' needs, questions, and motivation.

• Weekly communication email on Mondays to parents outlining the learning expectations for the week and sharing important information about the class.

• Students recorded as engaged on a weekly basis if they participate in a live video session, complete an assignment, or demonstrate engagement during the week for any class
  

Grading

• For grades 9-12 and middle school students taking high school credit courses, students will be assigned grades A, B, C, D, or Incomplete based on the following:

  
  

• Student work completed during the closure via distance learning can only improve a student's semester grade moving forward from March 13.
• Students and teachers will make a good faith effort to engage with distance learning opportunities in any way possible (online, packets, phone, etc.).
• Incompletes will be assigned for a course only if a student is missing evidence of attempting key standards of the course.

Seniors

• Staff is working closely with Seniors to ensure maintain "on track" status and a "good faith effort" toward meeting credit and graduation pathway requirements.
• HSBP- Seniors who completed Spring Student-Led Conference have met this requirement
• Competency Credit- Provide opportunities for seniors to show evidence of course competency through assessment and/or portfolio.
• Credit Waiver- Provided senior was "on track" and made a "good faith effort" to maintain engagement, Principal has the authority to waive both Core and Elective credits for the class of 2020. Must be made on an individual case-by-case basis.

Special Education Connections/Contact procedures

• Special education staff made contact with families to discuss needs, support, and services
• Special education staff made contact with families to hold IEPs and evaluations (without meeting, over phone, zoom, etc) based on parent request
• All action taken documented (documented in case 'notes' in IEPonline)
• Services and progress monitoring continued
• Contact made with community partners: Lakeland Village, Eastern State Hospital, Birth to 3 services, WA State School of the Blind, and contractors

Special Education Services

• K-2- SeeSaw/Class Dojo - specially designed instruction embedded within general education classrooms (inclusion)
• 3-12- Google Classroom embedded - specially designed instruction embedded within general education classrooms (inclusion)
• Paper Packets
• Videos provided
• Parent coaching
• MLSD Student Services website provided resources in all areas: academics, social/emotional, adaptive, speech, fine and large motor

Special Education Staff updates

• Weekly building meetings, sped tracking system
• Telehealth format with consent
• Staffing updates
• Transition meetings - move up
• Accommodation reminders/supports for general education staff

Nursing Services

• Enormous task of creating and updating school module for immunizations ( to include coordinating with DO staff for Skyward)
• Created NEW immunization letter for enrollment packets
• Created NEW letter for Tdap immunization
• Created NEW End of Year letter
• Health Care Plans and End of Year letters mailed out
• Staff survey and parent for nursing services

English Language Learners

• ELL Building Coordinators are working with general education teachers to provide the necessary support to access distance learning curriculum.
• Students receiving continued specific language development instruction based on their current level of proficiency.

Homeless/Foster Care

• Each building has staff designated to connect with students and families to include students experiencing homelessness and in foster care.
• Building Counselors are monitoring student needs and supports to facilitate student engagement.
• Mental Wellness team provides support through family and individual counseling

Military-Connected Students

• Each building has staff designated to connect with students and families to include military-connected students.
• Medical Lake Military Family Advocate works directly with parents and FAFB staff to support students and reduce barriers for engagement.

Highly Capable

• Highly Capable plans continue through distance learning.
• General education staff and Highly Capable Coordinators are providing additional learning opportunities based on individual student needs and plans.