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December 9, 2020

 Good morning all-


As you know we will remain in full remote for the remainder of the calendar year.

Attached the AHS Hybrid/Remote Learning Expectations here as a reminder. Remind students if you have not had a chance that the Wednesday schedule stays the same with 2 hours of synchronous meetings followed by asynchronous assignments. This can be an opportunity to bring your cohorts together but as Jim mentioned in his email this is not a requirement. You should meet with your students synchronously each class period at least at the beginning and the end of the period, as referenced in the Expectations. I do encourage you to work in time off the computer as well, both for you and the students. I am hearing from some that they are experiencing some serious screen time fatigue. Many of our students are in class from 8:30-2:55 with only a lunch break. This is a lot of computer time. 

The building will continue to be open every day except Wednesday and you are more than welcome to teach from your classroom. Please remember that if you are arranging with students to get materials you need to be in the building to put them out and then retrieve any that were not picked up at the end of the day. 

I look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow for testing. Please remember to stay home if you are not feeling well. 

A reminder that Faculty Meeting is moved to next Thursday, both to accommodate tomorrow's testing schedule and for NEASC wrap-up. You should have received the calendar invitation last evening. 

Thank you again to all those who have been assisting with the NEASC process, especially Marybeth. Our visit is happening so we need you to send your classroom meeting links ASAP to Marybeth. The visiting team will spend Monday and sometime Tuesday morning popping into classes. They are all educators, they know what we are dealing with. Please welcome them warmly.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions. 

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