Classroom to Cloud

Return to Learn - 2020-21

WBHS Return to Learn - Jan. 14

Return to Learn - Jan. 2021

C2C Return to Learn Considerations - Nov. 17

Members of the district's Classroom to Cloud (C2C) team discuss Return to Learn considerations for the second semester of the 2020-21 school year and beyond.

C2C Return to Learn Considerations presentation slides

Families are asked to review the webinar and the slides linked above before filling out a Second Semester Commitment form. This form will will need to be filled out by all families. The deadline to respond to this form will be Monday, November 30 at 12 p.m.

WBSD Second Semester Family Commitment Form

November 2020 Update

Timeline

Infographic Link

October 14

District C2C Planning Meeting

October 19

Board of Education Updated

October 19-22

Staff Survey Open

October 22

Parent Focus Groups

October 28

District C2C Planning Meeting

October 29

Family Webinar to review Safety and Instructional Protocols

October 29-November 3

Family Stakeholder Feedback

November 4

District C2C Planning Meeting

November 5

Family Webinar to review C2C Return to Learn Plan

November 17

Family webinar to review C2C Return to Learn plan

November 23

Board Meeting to review/approve C2C Return to Learn Plan

November 23-30

Family decision on returning F2F or moving to Lakers Online

Take A Glimpse Into Our Classrooms Webinar - Oct. 29

Members of the Teaching and Learning team presented a webinar to families on Oct. 29 to give our community an opportunity to get an idea of what instruction looks like both in-person and remote in our district.

Take A Glimpse Into Our Classrooms - Oct. 29 Presentation
C2C Return to Learn - Fall Family Survey - Closes November 3 at 5pm!

Extended COVID Learning Plan August 2020

MI Safe Start Plan May 2020

COVID-19 Guidance for In-Person Instruction

July 2020 Update

Our Classroom to Cloud Return to Learn teams have continued to refine our plans for the 2020-21 school year through ongoing planning, keeping student and staff health and safety at the forefront of our decision making along with making sound instructional decisions for students. The teams have also received feedback from staff and students regarding our instructional model and its impact on learning.

We are now proposing the following updates to our Return to Learn Roadmap for 2020-21:

Mi Safe Start Phases

Phase 1-3

Phase 4

While we are in Phase 4 in the Mi Safe Start Plan, West Bloomfield students in grades K-8 will experience instruction in a new blended model - four days per week, half day schedule:

Students in Cohort A will attend in-person instruction Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in the morning and participate in remote learning in the afternoon.
Students in Cohort B will learn remotely in the morning and attend in-person instruction Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons.
All students will have remote instruction on Wednesdays to allow for deep cleaning and sanitizing in our schools.

Our Classroom to Cloud Return to Learn teams feel strongly our revised blended learning schedule has numerous advantages for student and staff safety. Instructionally, teachers will have four opportunities a week to build relationships with their students and deliver essential core instruction to a small number of students.

WBSD Phase 4 School Calendar

West Bloomfield High School students will remain in Cloud Learning while the region is in Phase 4 of the Mi Safe Start Plan. High school students will have continuous, uninterrupted instruction, delivered remotely, by our teachers. We feel strongly, given the enrollment numbers at WBHS combined with the strongly recommended social distancing protocols, that remote learning protects the largest group of students and staff from potential exposure and provides quality instruction with the least disruption.

Oakland Early College will continue with the district’s original blended model. Students have already scheduled college courses based on a two days in person/three days remote learning model.

Phase 5

Remote Only

In the event the district transition to online only instruction for all grades, the resources below outline daily schedules and expectations for instruction:

WBSD Remote Only Daily Schedule

Resources

Elementary

Secondary

District

Canvas 101

The district's instruction and technology teams hosted a special Canvas 101 webinar for parents on Aug. 20 related to the district's new learning management system, Canvas. The slideshow presentation from the webinar can be found below:

Canvas 101 Slideshow Presentation - Aug. 20

*Please note that the West Bloomfield Canvas site is not yet live for students and parents. Once it becomes available, we will let students and parents know how to access their classes.

WBHS - July 28

K-8 - July 29

OEC - July 30

Community Presentations

We are held an information session for parents to learn more about our Return to Learn plan for the 2020-21 school year.

Links to the recording and slide presentation are included below:

Classroom to Cloud Update Presentation - July 21

July 21 Parent Presentation

Return to Learn Roadmap

As you are all aware, Governor Whitmer shared her “MI Safe Schools: Return to School Roadmap" in early July. This plan was developed in partnership with educators, legislators and public health officials to ensure the safety of students, staff and families as we eagerly look forward to the start of the 2020-21 school year and the return of in-person instruction.

Canvas

New for 2020-21 is our learning management system (LMS), Canvas. Learn more about Canvas at the link below:

Canvas Resources

Cloud Care

New to the district for 2020-21 school year is Cloud Care, an opportunity for families in need of additional childcare offerings during the half of the school day that their student(s) are not participating in in-person instruction.

The district and school Classroom to Cloud (C2C) planning teams have met weekly since mid-May to carefully plan for our Return to School and, where feasible, in-person instruction. The Governor’s Return to School Roadmap, which aligns with the Mi Safe Start Plan, has been the driver in our decision-making, along with the feedback we have received from our staff and families. We are making the following recommendations to our Board of Education regarding our West Bloomfield School District C2C Return to School and feel confident the plans are reflective of and responsive to the needs of our community.

May 2020

Members of our Teaching and Learning Team including Assistant Superintendent, Deanna Barash shared the C2C Framework with the community during a Board of Education Meeting on May 18. Please find the presentation below:

C2C Community Presentations

We provided two opportunities on May 21 and May 22 to hear about the Classroom to Cloud (C2C) Framework and see the presentation members of the Teaching and Learning team shared with the Board of Education on May 18. The presentation included our instructional roadmaps, safety considerations, professional learning plans, technology support and more. We will addressed questions and concerns after each presentation.

Classroom to Cloud Framework for Learning - May 21-22 Presentation Slides

Classroom to Cloud Framework for Learning

This framework includes three different roadmaps for returning to school in the fall:

Plan A - Blended Instruction - Combination of instruction both in-person and online
- Mondays/Tuesdays: In-person instruction for approximately 50% of students; other approximately 50% participating in remote learning
- Wednesdays: Remote learning for ALL students
- Thursdays/Fridays: In-person instruction for approximately 50% of students; other approximately 50% participating in remote learning
Plan B - Remote Learning Continuation - Similar to how we've continued the 2019-2020 school year since mid-March in the event of another 'Stay Home' order.
Plan C - Completely Online - Instruction for families who are not comfortable returning to in-person instruction in 2020. Regardless of the final instruction plan for 2020-21, this plan will be made available to all families who would prefer an online model next school year.

Media Coverage

Our Cloud Learning Initiative positioned our school district as one of the leaders in developing online instruction in the state of Michigan in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. We seamlessly transitioned our instruction the classroom to the cloud and we haven't looked back.

Our successes in Cloud Learning will be applied directly our Classroom to Cloud Framework for Learning starting in August 2020.

Here's what Michigan public schools might look like this fall. It's not great. https://t.co/AZTOsSrw0x
— Detroit Free Press (@freep) May 20, 2020

Blended learning may become the new norm as other schools begin to develop their COVID-19 plans. https://t.co/hxnnw7TsLK
— DetroitJewishNews (@JewishNewsDet) May 25, 2020

As summer approaches, providing a brief pause on school for students, teachers and parents, school districts are beginning to draw up plans for the fall. https://t.co/LmWl0RvxTh
— WDET 101.9FM (@wdet) May 27, 2020

Students wearing masks, eating in class and attending school in person two days a week are scenarios weighed by districts planning a fall reopening https://t.co/E6DtgGwm8l
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 25, 2020

West Bloomfield School District releases framework for next school yearhttps://t.co/ROPYOKDZP5 #FundMIheroes #teachersareHeroes
— Gerald Hill, Ph.D. (@ghill5123) May 19, 2020

Fall coming into focus for school districts planning around pandemic https://t.co/ocf9fQ0v45 Federal support required! #fundMIheroes .#teachersareHeroes
— Gerald Hill, Ph.D. (@ghill5123) May 20, 2020

It won't be back to normal in the fall for West Bloomfield public school students and their families. https://t.co/zZ5AfZ80kr
— Michigan Radio (@MichiganRadio) May 21, 2020

Summer 2020

Ongoing Planning - Summer 2020

Our district administrators and instruction teams will continue to receive updates on best practices from the Michigan Department of Education and Governor Gretchen Whitmer's office. Ultimately we will be expected to follow these recommendations and policies from Lansing for the 2020-21 school year. We do not anticipate a scenario where school districts are left to decide on whether a return to traditional in-person instruction or if a modified plan is necessary.

It was our intention to share our plans with the community to bring peace of mind to our families and demonstrate that we are prepared to provide instruction to students should we not be able to return to school in the fall as we normally would.

We will keep our families informed as the return to school expectations in the fall are shared with us.

Jennifer Ladd with students in classroom

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