RPS Learning Model Proposed Plan

 

December 23, 2020

 

Hello, Folwell Families!   

 

The Rochester Public Schools COVID-19 Advisory Team met yesterday and is bringing a recommendation to the School Board on Tuesday, January 5. This information is subject to school board approval.  We felt it was important for you to have it as soon as possible.  We will be reaching out to you on Monday, January 4 with a mid-year registration form.  This form will help us plan for the upcoming learning models. It is important to note that you will see different grade levels returning at different times.  This comes from the recent announcement about elementary schools opening back up from Governor Walz.  Here is the proposed plan:

January 14-15	No School/No distance learning for all elementary students (Teacher planning days for future Full In-person Learning model change)
January 18	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – no school districtwide Note: this is the earliest elementary return date allowed by the Governor’s announcements
January 19-29	·       Grades K-2 return to the Hybrid learning model and students will follow their previous Group 1, Group 2 schedules (dismissal time is 2:20, 2:25, 2:30 as it was previously) ·       Grades 3-5 will remain in Distance Learning ·       Limited SACC begins for K-2 students on their in-person hybrid days; no SACC on Wednesdays
February 1-12	·       Grades 3-5 return to the Hybrid learning model (dismissal time is 2:20, 2:25, 2:30 as it was previously) ·       Grades K-2 continue in Hybrid learning model ·       Limited SACC for K-5 students on their in-person hybrid days; no SACC on Wednesdays
February 15	District Professional Development Day – no school districtwide
February 16-26	·       Grades K-2 move to a Full In-Person learning model (dismissal time is 2:20, 2:25, 2:30 as it was previously) ·       Grades 3-5 remain in Hybrid learning model  ·       Limited SACC for K-2 students each day and for 3-5 on their in-person hybrid days
March 1	·       Grades 3-5 move to a Full In-Person learning model ·       Grades K-2 continue in Full In-Person learning model ·       Dismissal time moves to 3:35 p.m.   ·       Limited SACC for K-5 students

 

As a reminder, the Folwell office is closed during Winter Break. We will reopen on Monday, January 4 from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  Please call us with questions at 328-3220, email the principal, wemoritz@rochesterschools.org, or call me directly at 328-3224.  We will respond when school resumes the week of January 4, 2021.

There will also be question and answer sessions for families regarding the plan changes when we return from winter break.  These will be held via Google Meet.  Use Falconfamilies as the nickname for the Google Meet. 

Monday, January 4^th at 4:00 p.m.  

Tuesday, January 5^th at noon

Tuesday, January 5^th at 7:00 p.m.

Have a safe and healthy winter break and a wonderful New Year. 

Wishing you well!

Wendy J. Moritz

Principal

Folwell Elementary School

328-3220

328-3224

Folwell: “TOGETHER WE WILL!”