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On Monday, July 27, the Nicolet School Board voted to start the school year in a remote setting, with the goal of eventually progressing to Phase #3, the In-Person Model, when health and safety allow for it.
Phase #1: Remote Model
Students will start the year engaged in remote learning. A daily remote schedule is in progress and will be communicated to families as soon as possible. Students will have set learning expectations and regular daily attendance, grades, work and assessments will all be tracked. All classes will have an expectation to engage in both synchronous (real-time, face to face) and asynchronous (recorded or self-paced) learning activities.
Phase #2: Blended Model
When health and safety allow, our model will evolve to Phase #2 where students would split their time between in-school and remote learning. This is the model originally shared with the Nicolet community at the school board meeting on July 13. Under this phase, we would schedule A days and B days, dividing students into A and B groups. Half our students would attend in-person classes in the morning on A days, while the other half – the B group – would learn remotely. The roles would then flip on B days and the B group would attend in-person classes in the morning and the A group would learn remotely. All students would learn remotely in the afternoon every day. In this phase, a remote-only learning option will be available for families who do not feel comfortable having their students return to school.
Phase #3: In-Person Model
When health and safety allow, we plan to move into a model where all students would spend their time in the school building and resume a mostly normal school day schedule. This would involve enhanced cleaning protocols, adjustments to how students enter and exit buildings, and changes to how we manage lunch services. A remote-only learning option will also be available for families in this phase.
Administrators will work closely with the North Shore Health Department to monitor public health statistics and develop indicators for the transition between phases. These metrics may include, but are not limited to:
- The seven day rolling average of percentage of positive cases in our community;
- The number of positive COVID-19 cases in area districts with blended and face to face models;
- Adequate staffing; and
- The number of positive cases for students and staff.
The school board will receive regular updates from the superintendent regarding the indicators and any relevant information from the North Shore Health Department.
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