August 3, 2020 at 6:00 PM - Special Additional Meeting

Description:  Individuals may use this time to comment on any items listed as part of the meeting agenda. A copy of Board Policy 187 —Public Participation at Board Meetings is enclosed for your reference. Past practice has allowed 30 minutes for this section of the agenda.

Description:  A motion will be necessary to approve the agenda as presented (or) with changes as recommended.

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Description:  A member of the School Board who voted "Yes" on 7-27-20 for the Enhanced Remote Learning model for reopening school in the fall, has requested that an agenda item be created so they can put forth a motion for reconsideration of the school reopening plan decision.

A motion for reconsideration needs to originate from a Board Member who voted in favor of the original decision.  School Board Policy Rule-1 does allow for a Board Member to bring this type of motion forward at a subsequent meeting.

If a motion for reconsideration is put forth and is approved by the Board, then a subsequent motion can be put forth and voted upon for the Fall 2020 School Reopening Plan.  

As reference for this dialog, attached please find the administration's presentation to the Board from 7-27-20 which includes the Instructional Delivery Models that were presented at that meeting for consideration.  

Also, please find supporting documentation for another hybrid model for the elementary level that is based off of an a.m./p.m. cohort program. This model has been of interest to some Board Members and the administration has done an assessment of the model for your review on Monday evening.

Finally, Steve Summers reviewed the financial options for reopening school and was able to conceptualize the transportation program and cleaning process for the reopening models.  His high level analysis is attached.

Members of the administrative team will be present at Monday's meeting to present this option, review the other options, and answer any questions from the Board. 
 

Description:  The purpose of this agenda item is to discuss and provide direction on co-curricular activities for the fall of 2020.  Attached please find a memo from Aaron May, Athletic Director, that outlines the impact of the Order from Public Health Madison Dane County on sports programs, along with additional information regarding each sport/activity.  There are varying levels of practice and competition that can occur based on these orders per each individual sport/activity.  In general, there are three options outlined within Mr. May's memo for this fall season:

Three Options for Fall Athletics/Activities

• Not allow Fall athletics and in-person student organizations to meet, practice, or compete while the district is in an Enhanced Virtual model
• "Fall to Spring" for Fall Athletics -- move fall sports to the spring and delay the start of the spring season.
• Athletics & Student Organizations allowed to meet, practice, & compete per Public Health Madison Dane County mandates.

We will also discuss these models as they relate to student travel and the status of sporting activities with the school districts located within Dane County.  We feel it is important to maintain opportunities for students and believe that option 2 or 3 provide what is best for students during this challenging time.  There could also be a scenario where we treat sports differently within these options based upon what is allowed per PHMDC.

The Co-Curricular Committee met on July 21st and had an initial discussion on these issues, and felt that the whole Board should be involved in this discussion and decision.