Dear Parents & Guardians,
I hope all of you are well and are doing your best to stay healthy. The BASD’s Tier Five Mitigation Plan will officially start on Monday, March 30th, when all teachers will begin to provide formal instruction to all students as per the following district guidelines:
- BASD middle schools will perform asynchronous instruction, meaning that instructor and student interactions are not dependent on real-time. Asynchronous instruction will allow the student to engage in learning activities anywhere and anytime during a defined window of calendar time.
- This window of calendar time will be defined as one week during Tier Five which will begin on Monday at 9:00 AM and continue through the following Monday at 12:00 Noon when assignments will be due.
- Each BASD middle school will provide Common Tier Five Assignments that will be issued weekly on Mondays by 9:00 AM.
- The Common Tier Five Assignments will consist primarily of one assignment for each content area each week and will take no longer than sixty minutes to complete. Only these Common Tier Five Assignments will be required and graded.
- Teachers will oversee the core instruction of the weekly assignments in Schoology and will communicate directly with students and parents. Paper packets will be available at each middle school and food distribution site from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM for those who do not have access to technology.
- The BASD core on-line curriculum resources such as EnVision, StudySync, Discovery Ed, etc. can be accessed through Clever and will be utilized in the delivery of the Common Tier Five Assignments.
- Encore teachers will formally provide their students’ academic continuity by offering weekly learning and communication opportunities (not graded) to their students in Schoology.
If your child’s Chromebook is still at school, please send an email to Dr. Mayes at pmayes@basdschools.org. Once he receives your email, he will contact you with a time you can pick up your child’s device.
This Tier Five Mitigation Plan, although not ideal, will provide our teachers the opportunity to deliver some detailed content while primarily focusing on positive engagement and communication with students. Please continue to stay current with our district and school web sites as well as on Twitter for updated and important information. Also, look for our Sunday Email newsletter. If you are not receiving that newsletter, please email Mr. Horlick at bhorlick@basdschools.org.
Thank you and please stay safe.
Dr. Mayes