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Quick Facts
How We Will Safely Return to Our School Buildings:
Sanitation & Decreasing the Spread
We are prepared for the physical opening of our schools.
Everyone Will Be Required to:
- Wear A Mask (provided by school)
- Sanitize Hands Often
- Have Temperature Checked on Arrival
- Stay as Far Apart as Possible
Socially Distant Meal Time:
- For the 20-21 school year, all students are entitled to a free school lunch.
- During lunch periods, students will be expected to abide by the following:
- Scheduled hand-washing before eating
- Some students will eat in the classroom, others in the cafeteria so fewer people are in the same place at once
- Grab and go meals for all breakfasts and lunches
- All students must bring a water bottle to school daily and refill water bottles at no touch, fill-up stations. Water fountains will be closed throughout the school building.
Technology:
- All students are expected to bring their school issued chromebooks and chargers back and forth to school each day.
- Chromebooks must be fully charged each night prior to coming to school the next day.
Dress Code:
- For the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year, students are allowed to follow a modified dress code: https://leadpublicschools.org/families/student-dress-code-for-remainder-of-2020-2021/
Learning Changes:
- Teachers will transition instead of students allowing less hallway gathering.
- Desks will be farther apart than normal.
- All papers and materials handed out by teachers using gloves or students pickup upon entry
- All personal belongings must go home with scholars each day.
- No group work
- Every scholar should have an individualized set of supplies – exact items depend on grade.
- Supplies should either stay in scholar’s desk, or travel in scholar’s backpack daily.
If You Choose to Continue Learning Virtually:
- Your student will notice few changes on how they receive instruction.
- Their teachers and cohorts will remain the same.
- The start and end times of the day will change. In order to accommodate both students receiving instruction in person and virtually, we must reorganize the scheduled times for classes.
For Now:
- Assemblies shift from whole-school/whole grade to individual classes.
- After-school programming canceled.
Transportation:
- Buses will receive an additional cleaning each day with CDC approved cleaning agents.
- Bus drivers or monitors will not check student temperatures.
- Our expectation is that students must wear face masks on the bus and maintain social distancing while traveling to school.
- Students will be assigned a seat on the bus and all busses will be kept at 2 to a seat or less where possible.
- Students may not be dropped off early. All students must remain in their cars until the “doors open” time for each school.
Your Health & Safety is Our #1 Priority.
LEAD Public Schools is committed to providing a high-quality online continuous learning plan for all students.
Our Family and Community Engagement coordinators are working to make sure that 100 percent of our families have internet connectivity this school year. By connecting every LEAD family to the Internet, remote learning becomes a reality for ALL.
If you are a LEAD family in need of Wi-Fi support, please complete our Serve Others Stations form, and a member of our Family and Community Engagement Team will follow up with you based on your unique needs.
LEAD established the Serve Other Stations after the tornadoes struck Nashville in March. This service has continued for families during the pandemic and will continue once it is over. The stations allow our families to reach out if they are in need of assistance with food, household items, internet connectivity, and more.
We Are Here For You!
Food & Shelter Resources
Medical & Mental Health Resources
Family and Community Engagement Coordinator contact information:
LEAD Academy and LEAD Cameron: Rania Agaib, 615-479-9743, rania.agaib@leadpublicschools.org.
LEAD Brick Church: Dalona Jones, 616-466-3885, dalona.jones@leadpublicschools.org.
LEAD Neely’s Bend: Blanca Cross, 830-212-3057, blanca.cross@leadpublicschools.org.
LEAD Southeast Middle and High: Marta Sanchez, 615-573-9866, marta.sanchez@leadpublicschools.org.
In the event you are unable to reach a school Family and Community Engagement Coordinator, please call Corey Burton, the Director of Enrollment and Community Engagement, at 615-525-1614. For Spanish services, please call Marta Sanchez at 615-573-9866.
