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After much more thought, upper grade classes should all be virtual.  Any kind of hybrid, seems to have more downsides than upsides.
Downsides/Cons
Half the curriculum is being taught
Teachers still need to run classroom from home in addition to teaching at school
Teachers with children with need to teach at school, at home and then their own kids.
What do you do with your own children when you are teaching at school

Benefits/Pros
You’re able to see kids every other day physically
Sped students may need to have their own individualized schedule for home and school

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Homogeneous student cohorts to maximize teaching supports, like differentiation.

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Consult with students on IEP goals, weekly, as they are written specific to every student's area of eligibility.

Modes: SAI consult (in-person), Virtual Learning, etc.

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Fluency/decoding in first
grade should be in person.

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Alternating schedules looks like a viable option teaching ELA/Math at school site and incorporating other subjects ie; history, science, PE virtually.
Definitley immerse teachers in virtual training on crucial tools for a successful virtual learning environment.

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Need strong social emotional supports for students

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All SAI students contained to one cohort to allow for sped / gen ed co-teaching. All instruction done in the gen ed class as push in.

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Having a group A and B:
Each group will come to school twice a week for a half day. Fridays would be all at- home learning.

Think: which subjects are crucial to teach in person?

For me, that is math and having morning meetings with the kids. Mental health and socialization is crucial. Two math lessons could be taught per day. Math is exclusively taught in person. Fridays math could be a quiz on Quizziz or Google Forms or keep it as a Fun Friday / review day.

Recess could be staggered by class. Recess would be a structured, spaced-out game to follow social distancing. This way, pe minutes and recess could be done simultaneously with control.

ELA and other subjects would continue online.

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Utilizing other teachers in the district ie coaches to help out at the elementary sites.

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Utilizing PE teachers throughout the district to help out with primary classes if they were to be at school.

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Maybe Hybrid where 4th-6th stay home and do full virtual learning and k-3 spread in on campus as I’m sure virtual learning is more of a challenge with the littles.

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We have the full month of May to get teachers trained in all the technology they will more than likely need for August.  This should be the first priority along with getting technology in the hands of every child so we’re ready to go in August.  This is a unique time where teachers can learn lots during their “ workday”.

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Considering.....the optimal setting for teaching math i would see in person while language arts and writing works well online.  Another idea would be to teach two sections everyday in Math and teach ELA remotely via zoom live.  I’m finding that discussions in ELA are just as deep or if not deeper via zoom as there’s fewer distractions in the classroom.

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All students desks are in classroom so every student sits at their own desk even though half desks would be empty.  Classes may need all single desks

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Another idea could be students come to school every other day so teachers teach half day in classroom and remotely half day.

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SPED students receive services within the general ed classroom and SpED could be clustered in one section of teaching.

Sped teacher co teaches with gen ed teacher to support SPED students and all academic support happens in gen Ed classroom

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There’s about 300 minutes instructional time in the day.  I’m thinking we could do a hybrid....150 minutes at school and 150 home.  Classes are divided into two parts.... A and B.

Alternate morning and afternoon times with the A and B classes.

Teaching day
8:00 to 10:30  1st  section
10:45-2:15 2nd section

Monday A B day
Tuesday B A day
Wednesday A B day
Thursday B A day
Friday A B day

The next week would be opposite
Monday B A day
Tuesday A B day
Wednesday B A day
Thursday A B day
Friday B A day

This would allow both groups to equally have morning and afternoon teaching time and both groups would be taught what teachers determine the most essential and then distance learning for second half of the day.

Lunch would be in the B section but served in classroom with no recess.

The A group would be able to pick up lunch before going home.

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Grade level online curriculum teams to create strong, robust online learning

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Choices of models of schools for families (in person, hybrid, online) work as a team to match teachers skill sets with models

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Collaborating with teachers above and below our grade levels to know what teaching was missing THIS YEAR to fill in gaps next year

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Physical school only for student of essential workers / students with higher learning needs?

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1 thing that is on my mind constantly is having to teach a whole new class of kiddos I don't know from a distance. I can't imagine distance learning going as smoothly without actually knowing my kids super well. Do we consider looping with our kids next year? (Issue with kinder and 6th) we need to think about this. The social aspect is VITAL.

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Continue to explore how to get devices into the hands of all kids; can kids use district sites' wifi? Via parking lot and inside of cars? If online teaching occurs, ALL kids need devices and internet access.

Are families willing to share their wifi with a family or 2 who needs it? (Family in house, family in car)

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If a hybrid model occurs, identify which subjects are essential to teach in person vs. Online. ie) Math in person, reading online

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Teachers teaming based on subject/content areas for online lesson delivery

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Seriously educating teachers to use vital education apps ASAP (May???), like Google Classroom, Peardeck, Zoom, Screencastify, etc. These will be vital tools if we continue distance learning next year.

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As a district or school site, identifying essential (power) standards. Prioritizing what we are teaching since it is very possible that we will have limited to no contact with kids.