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The requirements set by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education are an update to rules meant to stop the spread of COVID-19 by keeping students in high-risk communities learning from home. The rules establish a minimum level for live and synchronous instruction.
Any district that does not comply with the new regulations will be required to make up learning time missed due to non-compliance by the end of the school year, the board said.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Here are the top 5 changes that parents, guardians, and students are most likely to notice under the board's new regulations:
- Live for 35 - Districts and schools with hybrid learning models must provide students with access to at least 35 hours of “live instruction” over a 10-school day period (excluding pre-k and kindergarten
- What's 'Live' Mean: Live instruction is a combination of in-person and remote synchronous instruction for students.
- Daily Live Check-Ins: Students must have the opportunity to interact with teachers each school day including a daily “live” check-in between students and teachers.
- One Class: Schools teaching students in a hybrid setting can’t give separate lessons to a classroom of students based on whether they are at home or in the school. Every day teachers have to provide them with access to “synchronous instruction” like livestreaming in-person instruction accessed by remote students.
- 40 Hours Of Classroom Time: Schools with a remote learning model must provide students with access to at least 40 hours of synchronous instruction over a 10-school day period (excluding pre-k and kindergarten).
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