Solon High School

Good afternoon High School families,

Crazy does not even come close to describing how most of us are feeling right now. I trust you are all safe after the latest 2020 event. Please take some time to read through all of the information below and watch the video. It may take a couple times through to fully grasp the amount of mitigation/safety procedures that will be implemented, but we wanted to get this out well ahead of time. Our Lead Learning team has been putting in many hours to create what we believe will provide the safest, most productive on-site learning environment possible.

Please use the form below for questions pertaining to our plan. Please be advised that dates/times are subject to change based on the recent power outage in Solon and the impact this has had on our community.

Together is BETTER! We will continue to be #solonstrong

ALL 9th grade families and new to Solon families are welcome to join via ZOOM at two different times on August 26th. If you cannot get on the first one, join us on the second

When: 7:00 OR 7:30. Links will be sent out sometime on the 26th. Thanks!

Below are the scheduled dates and times for the grade level Q and A sessions. Links for these meetings will go out roughly 15 minutes prior to the scheduled time. The chat box will be enabled, but the messages will go directly to Mr. Wigle. Each session will have a 100 attendee limit so know that you may not get on if you are late :) All of these will be recorded and sent out via email so if you can't attend, but want to watch please feel free to do so at your convenience.

Seniors- 8.13 @ 6:30PM and 8.14 @ 12:00PM (click the date for the recorded session)

Juniors- 8.17 @ 6:30PM and 8.18 @ 6:30PM

Sophomores- 8.19 @ 6:30PM and 8.20 @ 6:30PM

9th Graders- 8.20 @ 6:00PM and 8:21 @ 12:00PM

Registration for the 2020-2021 school year is now open!

The Solon Community School District has implemented a new registration system for the 2020-2021 school year. It is important for all families to register each student annually to ensure the district has the most current information available. Please complete the registration for each of your students by ASAP.

Instructions for the new registration system are available here:

Please contact the high school office with questions about PowerSchool registration.

Thank you!

GOALS

Ensure safety in all facets of the academic day.

Keep us onsite face to face teaching and learning as long as possible.

Face coverings-District provide-breaks

Answer the four questions

Before school-Arrival

Passing time/No bells/Hallways

No lockers being assigned

Phones are good now

Seating charts in ALL classes

Open campus for ALL

Only person touching classroom doors is teacher

Lunch-Open for all and encouraged to eat outside. 9th and 10th graders still report to seminar

Students encouraged to bring their own device if possible

First 4 days

Computer carts

Drinking fountains

Bathroom doors removed

Room set-up-all facing the same direction

Sanitizing

Dismissal both regular and early

Classroom cleaning at the end of each block

Created 7 new sections of identified courses to reduce class size and provide more 1st block Options for our ZERO block kids

Media Center-outlined in the SMORE

Subs

Blended Learning

First 2 weeks

No move every day in Seminar-SEL support and digital ICAP work

Below you will see the WHY behind our new daily schedule along with the breakdown in a couple different versions. PowerSchool will not change other than potentially having more than four classes if you are involved in a ZERO block class.

WHY DO THIS?

-Opportunities for reduced exposure among students/staff

-Reduction in class sizes

-Reduction of passing time

-Additional classes for students

-More time for intervention and SEL support

-More collaboration time (majority of teachers have prep zero block) built in to the schedule for teachers as we are requiring all of their content to be accessible via google classroom for blended learning

-Improve the sub pool and limit --exposure to others-

Open campus for ALL high school students will be implemented this fall. If you do NOT want your child to be allowed to leave for lunch you will need to communicate with the main office at the high school prior to August 24th. Safety will be our top priority as your child goes through the lunch lines. We will be having students sanitize as they enter the lunch line, we will have pre packaged silverware and the server will be asking what hot items they would like on their plates and then hand the plate to the student. The student will continue through the line and all other items will be pre packed to put on their trays such as vegetables and fruit. We will still be following all state requirements for meal items. Students will verbally share their ID numbers to the cashiers and we will be putting them into our system. Please reach out to Becky West with questions specific to lunch

Library Safety Protocols

1. Hand sanitizing stations will be placed at all library entrance points, and staff and students will be encouraged to apply hand sanitizer upon entering the library.

2. Staff and students will be expected to wear face masks and/or face shields while in the library.

3. Gloves will be worn by library staff to safely handle all library materials.

4. Library staff will frequently clean heavily touched surfaces (tabletops, chairs, countertops, door handles, booktrucks, book drop boxes, bins, printers, etc.) with sanitizing wipes or spray.

5. Furniture will be repositioned or removed, where possible, to meet social distancing guidelines.

6. A plexiglass divider will be installed at each circulation desk.

7. Library time before and after school, as well as during lunch or other times where a large number of students would gather in the library will be suspended.

8. All interlibrary loans between schools will be suspended.

9. The use of all non-book items will be suspended unless it can be sanitized after each use.

10. Students who are taking online Kirkwood classes may use the space, but it will need to be organized and scheduled with Mrs. Sutton. Assigned seats will also be utilized.

Circulation

Check-Out

1. Students will not visit the library to check out materials.

2. Students will request books using Destiny or library checkout forms.

3. Library staff will pull reserved books from the shelves, checkout, label, and deliver desired books to the student’s location.

Check-In

1. Students will return their books to the designated drop box at each building where they will be held quarantine.

2. At the end of the day, each drop box will be labeled and placed in a separate area of the library for four days.

3. After the quarantine period has ended, books will be checked into the system and the outer surface will be wiped down with sanitizing wipes or spray, if possible.

4. The book will then be re-shelved and available for checkout.

Here is the link to our school supply list. Please reach out if any of these are beyond your means, and we will get you what is needed.

2020 Solon High School Eligibility Policy changes

Grades will be finalized at the end of the quarter for a quarter class and the end of the semester for a semester long course. NO local Policy will be in effect for the fall semester. We will be following the scholarship rule as outlined below.

IHSAA/IGHSAU Scholarship Rule:

If a student is not passing all at the end of a final grading period, the student is ineligible for the first period of 30 consecutive calendar days in the interscholastic athletic event in which the student is a contestant. There is no requirement that the student competed in the sport previously. Students in baseball or softball have the same penalty as all other students.

We all know how calendars can get filled, so please add the following dates to your back to school calendar!

8.31.20 FIRST day of School (1:45 dismissal) - 8:20 Start- Report to your SEMINAR.

ONLY students with last names A-K will attend school this day.

9.2.20 FIRST day of school 8:20 Start (1:45 dismissal)- Report to your SEMINAR.

ONLY students with last names L-Z will attend school this day.

9.3.20 1:45 Dismissal with ALL students (all students moving forward)

9.4.20 1:45 Dismissal (Every Thursday)

9.5.20 Normal Dismissal

9.7.20 NO school (Labor Day)

SHS Families,

I have posted my summer hours for the month of August. You can find that information here. On this webpage you will see the dates of my August hours and a Sign-Up Genius link to schedule a meeting with me.

For ALL things guidance, please visit this link.

For all things activity related, please use this link to find schedules, locations, dates and times. Any questions can be directed to Casey Hack, district Activities Director. chack@solon.k12.ia.us

Thanks!

Email: zwigle@solon.k12.ia.us
Location: 600 West 5th Street, Solon, IA, USA
Phone: 319-624-3401
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SolonHighSchool/
Twitter: @wiglezac