the Savage beat

SR3 Students and Families are not the only ones with endless questions and anxieties about what this closure means. In this edition of the Savage beat we will address many of those questions. But first...

SR3 teachers are diligently trying to best serve students during the COVID-19 school closure. The assignments/activities/lessons/quizzes they prepare and send out are completely optional, however, it is our suggestion that students complete the work in order to stay current with their learning objectives. It is our sincere hope as educators that our students complete the work being suggested by teachers.

SR3 teachers are evaluating student work during this time but not recording grades. We have instructed teachers to provide written comments but to award no points for the work assigned since March 23rd. Canvas, USA TestPrep, Khan Academy or other resources might “grade” a quiz or activity to give students immediate feedback, but those scores are NOT being synced with our official gradebook in Tyler. The only exception to this "no grading" is if a student reaches out to a teacher requesting assignments be assigned now in order to replace low grades from 3rd quarter when we were in session (Jan 6- March 12). A teacher could grade those assignments and award points to the assignment now but it will replace a grade from 3rd quarter only.

For further clarification, if an SHS student was passing the courses he/she was enrolled in during 2nd semester prior to March 23, he/she will be awarded a "P" and transcripts will show the student as "passing" the course. However, if an SHS student was failing a course prior to March 23, he/she will need to work with the teacher to complete the list of essentials (3rd quarter missing/failed assignments) needed in order to earn the "P" to "pass" the course.

Through the week of May 18th, to finish out the regularly scheduled school year.

Teachers will be allowed in the buildings May 4 - 8th. However, this needs to be highly monitored and scheduled by administration. More information will come from your building principal.

You are welcome to start compiling your orders but keep in mind that the budget for the 2020-2021 school year is going to be VERY tight after all of these "stay in place" orders. Staff should only be ordering necessities. No purchase orders will be entered for next year at this point.

Orchestrating pick up of student belongings is a big undertaking and it's something that will likely look different at each building. More information will be coming to you from your building principal regarding what this means for you and what your involvement will look like.

High School & Middle School

We will be allowing students to enter the building to clear out lockers in small groups.

Elementary

Student belongings will be bagged and distributed curbside.

As we work through the closing of classrooms and distributing student supplies it is vital that we all remember to keep our distance. We miss you all and would LOVE to lose an afternoon chatting with you over the copy machine but that isn't practical right now.

Graduation will be held on June 28th if at all possible. The decision to have a traditional or virtual ceremony will be made no later than June 14th.

Send your seniors some love... they could use it right now!

Welcome to the Savage Beat - your resource for all things "staff". If you have ideas for content you'd like to see here please reach out to communications@savannahr3.com, we would love to hear from you! Savanah R3 wants to put more focus on telling our story. We can't do that without YOU. Let us know what's going on in your classroom, celebrate a coworker's hard work with a #SavageShoutOut, or let us know what we can do to help you be more successful. GO SAVAGES!

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