Woodland Middle School

Greetings Wolverine Family!

The Woodland Middle School staff is looking forward to a powerful school year filled with exciting new experiences that will help our scholars exhibit “Woodland Pride”. Collectively, we stand on the foundational principles of teaching our scholars to Believe, Succeed, and Achieve. I am honored to lead this work with our scholars, parents, and staff at Woodland Middle School. I am extremely excited about our future and I acknowledge that there would not be a “WE ARE WOODLAND” without you. I sincerely hope that you will reach out to us if you have questions, need guidance, or require resources. Thank you for your continued support and I hope our families will remain safe and healthy during this time.

In the spirit of #weareWoodland,

Dr. Brown, Proud Principal

As students in Fulton County Schools (FCS) have begun returning to face-to-face instruction, a number of changes were implemented to ensure the health and safety of students, staff, and visitors. Among the most vital of these changes is the development and introduction of a new electronic FCS COVID-19 Reporting Portal for parents. This electronic reporting process will allow for a more direct reaction from primarily the Fulton County Board of Health (FCBOH) with support from FCS to promptly respond and address student/family cases of COVID-19.

Click here for a direct link to the COVID-19 Parent Reporting Portal

This year, due to COVID-19, we are taking additional precautions to keep students and staff safe. We are implementing additional clinic guidance and protocols to manage the care of students who present with flu-like illnesses and COVID-19 symptoms which are very similar. Students who present with these symptoms, who are ill, have a fever of 100.4°F or greater and/or may have a contagious illness (potential or actual) MUST NOT be sent to school and will not be permitted to remain in school. In order to return to school, a student should be well (asymptomatic) and free of fever for more than 24 hours and not require medications to reduce fever. In some cases, students will be asked to obtain clearance from a healthcare provider before returning to school and a note must be provided (i.e. contagious illnesses, respiratory illnesses, chronic diarrhea or recurrent fever). When a student becomes ill at school, has a fever, a potential contagious/communicable illness, a serious health problemorisimpaired while at school, the parent/legal guardian will be notified to pick up their child immediately. The parent/legal guardian MUST ARRANGE for the student to be taken home. Again, a note from a healthcare provider may be requested by the school before your child can return toschool. We are also implementing isolation areas and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in our clinics for students who exhibits signs and symptoms of COVID-19.

Fulton County has adopted the social and emotional learning curriculum, Student Success Skills. Student Success Skills Instruction will support students in creating a foundation for managing emotions, healthy relationships, understanding and empathizing with others, being responsible and safe, and learning to cope with difficult situations. Our teachers will implement this instruction every morning during the morning meeting.

For learning and instruction, Woodland will be utilizing Microsoft TEAMS as our main platform. We realize that there may be a significant learning curve for some of our students that are not familiar with Microsoft TEAMS. Please know that we will be spending a significant amount of time teaching our students the components of TEAMS. We also recognize that you will be supporting your student with their virtual instruction and some of you may not be familiar with TEAMS. FCS has created resource guides and videos on TEAMS, its components, and how to use it. The link below will take you to this page.

FCS Microsoft TEAMS

Remember, #WeAreinThisTogether, #WeAreWoodland!

Comcast says it will offer Xfinity WiFi free for everyone, with hotspots available to all, including non-Xfinity subscribers.

Questions and Technical Help Hotline Beginning Monday, March 16, 2020, a Remote Learning Hotline (470-254-2300) will be live to answer technical assistance questions, such as resetting a password or finding a student ID number. The hotline is open 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. during the regular school week, Monday through Friday. Frequently asked questions are posted to the Remote Learning website: www.fultonschools.org/RemoteLearning.