Teachers will post weekly agendas for students. In this posted weekly agenda, teachers will notate what documents students can download each week so they are not impeded from completing the activity by inconsistent WI-FI access. Additionally, departments will have common syllabi that post key learning targets, academic expectations, and how students will apply their knowledge. Ongoing communication will be provided to support families, including time at the end of each school day in which both virtual or in-person students can clarify their understanding, get feedback and remediate learning as needed. Students are accountable for completing their weekly assignments prior to their in-person classes.

Departments meet weekly by subject to assess students’ knowledge and understanding of material covered and design instruction to enhance learning for the coming week. Based on the insights gained from evaluating students’ understanding, the departments design learning activities, assessments, and locate resources to support a range of learner needs.

Attendance will be reported based on guidelines provided from the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) regarding student attendance, truancy, and credit earned.

Teachers have spent the month of June analyzing 4th and 1st quarter essential standards to plan and determine how skills will be taught at the beginning of the year. Teachers will also assess students in the fall to understand the specific student gaps in learning. Information from the assessments will be used to adjust instructions and allow for the necessary scaffolding and student support to help accelerate learning and minimize any pandemic learning loss.

Teachers will work collaboratively to design and utilize common agendas, learning tasks, and assessments. From these assessments, teachers will develop proficiency scales and/or rubrics which define levels of proficiency. Teachers will determine how grades will be calculated in accordance with district policy. Teachers will provide ongoing feedback to students regarding student acquisition of skills during their prep time, office hours, and if needed before/after school. To view your students’ progress, be sure to check your ParentVue account each week. If you have any questions or concerns, you can access your child’s teacher through that account.

Our Food and Nutrition Department is working on a plan to provide lunch to students when they are present at school and to our students who receive free and reduced meals each day. Additional details will be released as they are made available in accordance with the USDA National School Lunch Program.

In accordance with current CDC guidelines, class sizes will be between 12 – 15 students. This allows the district to implement appropriate social distancing guidelines throughout a student’s entire school day. Taking into account the health and safety of all, this may change based on state guidelines.

All sites work with district and site staff as well as collaborative partnerships with local agencies to support the social and emotional needs of all students. In addition, counselors, Care 7 staff, academic interventionists, dean of students and dropout prevention staff will coordinate to provide social emotional support and deliver a social-emotional learning curriculum. Counselors will work with site intervention teams to determine what services will be provided in-person or remotely. Click here to learn more about our Social and Emotional Wellness program.

Tempe Union is committed to providing devices for students who need access to technology. The District will distribute devices so that students with an internet connected device have access to Schoology, Google Hangouts, etc. Labs will be open at each school for students who do not have access to the internet during the day.

Webinars will be created on how to use our learning management system, Schoology, for teachers, for students, and for parents. In addition, troubleshooting guides will be made available to help students/parents navigate online instructional tools.

Tempe Union will continue to transport students to EVIT and will support our EVIT partnership based on their District school opening plans. Students will need to follow the EVIT opening guidelines if attending. EVIT announcements are located on their website here.

Dual Enrollment programs will remain the same. Our dual enrollment partner will support our learning model and has confidence that we are ensuring that students receive the essential standards.

This website will be updated frequently, and other district communication will be circulated regularly. Principals and school administration will communicate with their families routinely to provide critical information and resources. ParentVUE is a good way to ensure regular communication is received from the school and district as information changes rapidly.

Site and District administration should be able to address any questions you might have. You can also check our website for regular updates. Communication regarding plan updates will be released via email, social media, and on our website.