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Home My WebLink About2021-05-20-LHS-min '^`' LEXINGTON Andrew Stephens, Ed.D. (781) 861-2320, ext. 69103 Principal astephens@lexingtonma.org LHS Site Council Minutes May 20th, 2021 Via Zoom Present: Andrew Stephens, Cathy Swan, Walter Richardson, Angela Chang, Karen Griffiths, Kate Riley, Nancy Shepard, Lyn Yang, Jen Roney, Liz Curtin, Khoi Le, Suzanne Lau, Sam Simon, Erin Barrett Absent: Sam Offsey Approved April minutes We will push Site Council co-chair nominations until September meeting so new members can be present Return to School Update *May 17th return *about 90% of staff is vaccinated now *66% of 16-18 years olds are wither fully vaccinated or on their way *Possibility of having a vaccine clinic at LHS on a few Fridays *Open campus remains for all students -no study halls *Tents are installed and will be used for lunches *Long block schedule will be adopted for the rest of the year *2258 students -717-721 will remain remote -1541-1562 will return to full time -there will be a lot more people in the building than we are used to and if will take some time to get adjust -we can practice the lunches *We have to take the number of students we know will be in school and go room by room to make sure we can do 3 feet separation -some classes have been relocated *Hope to finalize classes by Thursday and put it on Aspen so kids know before Monday *Library is not going to be used as a classroom - students can use it during free periods *Drop off/pick up will remain as it has been all year *Can't hang out in hallways -go to Commons 1 or 2 or outside *Masking and hygiene to remain the same as it has been all year *There will be assigned seats in classes because cohorts are collapsing *Teachers need to clean desks between classes -will continue with 10 minute passing period *Breakfast and Lunch -breakfast will be served in Commons 1 or 2 -seating will be in those areas or outside -3 lunches -trying to cut down on lines -no panini lines -order ahead of time -lunch will be free next year too -4 stations set up around school to get lunch -encourage kids to go to town to eat -go outside -eat in Commons 1 or 2 or gym -dots are on ground and benches are set 6 feet apart to mark spaces to eat -no eating in hallways, stairwells, etc -Field House will only be used in inclement weather -we will see how it goes and make adjustments where needed *Passing time -10 minutes between classes -no traffic flow will be bidirectional -keep to the right -more than 3 ft of distance between opposing traffic flow -need to stay 3 ft. Apart -directional arrows will be on the floor and stairs -moving outside as much as possible between classes -kids have been very good about following the masking and arrows -teachers will be circulating during passing periods to make sure there aren't too many in the bathrooms *We have done lots with ventilation so air quality is good *There will be lots of communication to explain return to everyone -zoom meetings -really want to help students adjust who have been remote all year *Will parking be affected by collapsing cohorts who paid for parking? *Water fountains are turned off -kids can bring their own water bottles *Good idea for teachers to remind students to do QR code when they go to the bathroom -to help with contact tracing *Teachers have been asked to do so much this year and they are worried about their colleagues but excited to see the kids more regularly *The change in the rhythm of blocks will take some getting used to -still hyflex model *Special Ed teacher is worried their students transitioning to full time -they have been reluctant to engage *Singing in now allowed to be done inside but need to space apart more than regular classes *More is allowed to be done in PE classes too MCAS Update *This has been an interesting process *Last week we had to postpone a class because there were so many kids who needed ore time -250-300 kids were not finished -everyone was very flexible *Built in more time for this week and made some adjustments *120 juniors ended up taking the test *More writing than on previous MCAS -students didn't realize there was going to be 2 long answers for open response Graduation and Senior Updates *We have recorded speeches for virtual ceremony *Still need many seniors to upload their slide for the virtual ceremony *Starry Night is moving ahead *Graduation at Tsongas is moving ahead Vision of the Graduate *Assistant Superintendent, Christine Lyons, spearheaded a group to look at graduation requirements for LHS *It should not be just about graduation requirements and number of credits *Pathways- different students can have different pathways -there are short, medium, and long pathways -different ways of success *Flexible Pathways -dual enrollment -get college credit while in high school -expand electives *SLIFE- Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education -need to address the needs of these kids *By the end of June, we will look at current graduation requirements and those attached to Masscore -time on learning -we are under time on learning according to state requirement -study hall and I Block count as time on learning *Our current graduation requirements exceed the Mass Core requirements in science and social studies -it is hard for some kids to meet these requirements *Biliteracy -someone who speaks another language at home -someone who has leaned to be proficient in a language at school -another pathway -can be memorialized and put on transcript *This will be a fundamental and large process to discuss meeting the 990 hours of on time learning -will have community input -nothing is being decided yet MSBA Update *2nd MSBA request did not go through -only gave it to one school -will resubmit Future Discussions *NEASC feedback *Need new building *Curriculum work -written and talk curriculum -vision of the graduate *SI P -good to get all of this data and discussion to inform Meeting Adjourned