TLES Updates - Please Complete Your Return to School Option!

Fairfax County Public Schools sent this bulletin at 07/13/2020 10:59 AM EDT

Hello Timber Lane Families,

I hope this News You Choose finds you all well. Last week was a week full of more details about what school will look like this fall both in the building as well as through distance learning. Families have until July 15th to make their year-long decision for distance learning or in-person learning for their children. Options once again are for parents to decide on Distance Learning (4 days live instruction with teachers & 1 day of independent activities) or In-Person Learning (2 days live instruction in the building and 3 days of independent activities). If you change your decision once you have submitted your information from now until September 8th, please notify Principal Chiet as soon as possible.

Parents & Caregivers Please Respond Now!

Fall Learning Options – Enrollment Due 7/15/2020

Complete form on the website - www.fcps.edu/enroll2020

Back to school learning options for all students this Fall!

Full-time online instruction OR
Part-time in-person instruction (2 days per week) with social distancing in our school buildings.

REMINDERS

Make choice based on health and safety concerns.
Form requires student identification number and parent email address or phone number.
Enrollment form is accessible through mobile devices.
Translations of the form are available using the language selection option on the webpage, must use Chrome browser

NOTE: If you need help understanding this flyer, please call your school or the Parent Information Lines for assistance. English speakers can call the Parent Resource Center at 703-204-3941.

What should a family do if they do not know their child’s Student ID number to fill out the school enrollment option form?

Parents should contact the school their child will be attending for help with obtaining their child’s Student ID number from the Student Information System (SIS). Schools should have a staff person available who can look up the Student ID number in SIS for the parent so that the parent can complete the school enrollment option form to meet the July 15^th deadline.

Yearbooks Are Here!

On Wednesday July 15th from 9am-4pm yearbooks will be available for pick-up. Please ring the bell at Door #1 and a staff member (wearing PPE) will check you off the list and deliver a yearbook to you at the door. All 6th grade yearbooks will be mailed to our rising 7th graders, so no need for pick-up. :)

Please wear a face-covering and follow social distancing guidelines as much as possible.

Return to Learn 2020 Updates

Here are some updates as well, just to keep you as informed as possible:

Schedule: The bell schedule of elementary, middle, and high school—anticipated July 13^th

Alternating days support middle and high school scheduling needs.
Schools will schedule their own virtual classes and work with other schools as needed.
There will be a division-wide alpha split. At present, however the needs of some of our special education students and Level IV AAP students (to name a few) will drive us to make decisions regarding the days in which certain students report to school (if in-the-building learning is your option). As soon as we determine that, we will communicate with those families.
Families with different last names will follow the schedule of the eldest child in the household.
Breakfast & Lunches will take place in the classroom
Students will not share any materials (pencils, books, math manipulatives, etc.) Every child will operate under their own personal set of materials.

Communication: FCPS will continue to use multiple platforms, in multiple languages, to share information. Information has been pushed centrally from the county to school websites. Please continue to check the FAQs

Enrollment Process: The first video explains step-by-step how to complete the enrollment form.
Spanish version of enrollment video: https://youtu.be/GLTvH4SHnlM
The second video provides a brief overview of what school will look like when in-person and virtual classes resume.

Weekly communication from the county will begin the week of July 20^th.
Community Partnerships: The county is communicating with SACC and other community agencies about childcare. Information about SACC services will be forthcoming.

Professional development for regulated childcare providers and community-based organizations to support virtual and asynchronous instruction will take place before the start of school.

Facilities/Safety: Protocols and guidelines continue to be developed, including health screening questionnaires for students, staff, and visitors. A parent/guardian screening commitment form will be distributed (one time) prior to face-to-face instruction.

Additional information regarding student masks will be provided. All students above the age of 2 are required to wear a mask as of the latest communication with county officials. Please keep this in mind when making your decision. Consider having your children practice wearing a mask to help them acclimate.
6 feet apart is the default in classrooms, with recent protocols allowing small group instruction when necessary to occur within 3 feet apart.
Plexiglass has been placed in our main office. Additional plexiglass has been requested but may not be offered for individual classrooms (due to cost and incredible demand).
Specials are being discussed as to whether they will support a push-in model, take place in classrooms, or be virtual. Transitions between classrooms are allowed, and will occur, if needed. Safety precautions and directives will be in place to support these transitions.
An isolation room will be created and supervised for any student exhibiting COVID19 symptoms, until parents are able to pick students up from school. Communication protocols for the class and school in addition to procedures for identifying the need for staging a student in an isolation room will be determined by the health department.

Technology: Laptops have been provided for every TLES student PreK-6 and will continue to be available throughout the year for any new student or students who have not yet taken advantage of this accommodation.

Estimados padres y proveedores de cuidado de niños:

Queremos recordarles que el próximo miércoles 15 de julio es la fecha límite para entregar el formulario para matricular a su hijo/a para el próximo año escolar. Opción para la matrícula.

Hemos filmado dos videos que esperamos que los ayuden a completar el proceso de matrícula escolar.

El primer video explica paso a paso cómo llenar el formulario de matrícula.

El segundo video ofrece una breve sinopsis de cómo será la escuela cuando se reanuden las clases presenciales y virtuales

Ayer, la Junta Escolar aceptó mi recomendación de retrasar el inicio de clases hasta el martes 8 de septiembre. Al reanudar las clases más tarde los administradores tendrán tiempo adicional para planear los horarios y la dotación de personal para la instrucción virtual y presencial en la escuela. Los profesores también tendrán tiempo adicional para el desarrollo profesional y la planificación cuando regresen en agosto. Aunque hemos retrasado el inicio de clases para el 8 de septiembre, el último día de clases en junio de 2021 seguirá siendo el mismo, el 11 de junio.

Acuérdense, si ustedes no responden, automáticamente matricularemos a su hijo/a para que reciba instrucción presencial. Opción para la matrícula

Les recomendamos que sigan leyendo nuestra sección de Preguntas frecuentes: (FAQ) ya que la estamos actualizando continuamente.

Si tienen preguntas, no duden en enviarlas a returntoschool@fcps.edu.

Gracias por su colaboración y apoyo.

Scott Brabrand, superintendente

Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Fairfax

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