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Dear P.S. 222 Community Members,

Over the past few days, more information has come in regarding the upcoming school year. I am sharing what we know so far to help you make your decision. I expect more information to continue in the upcoming days.

Please be reminded that tomorrow is the deadline for parents/guardians to choose 100% Remote Learning. If you are choosing 100% Remote, please complete the survey found here: http://schools.nyc.gov/returntoschool2020.

If you are choosing Blended Learning, please fill out the 222 survey. If you want to update the information you previously submitted, please submit a new survey and add the word “Update” to question #9. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVp-NjFxx4juUmopioQvbZSqGR3rgQdcRJEB6WP7gskfe-lg/viewform?usp=sf_link

I recognize this is a difficult decision for many of you. I hope you find this information helpful.

Be well,

Mrs. Olivieri

Blended Learning (Hybrid) Guidance

Blended Learning Experience:

· On in-person days, students will attend classes in their school building.

· On in-person days, students will have the opportunity for whole class, small group, and individual work and collaboration with classmates and teachers.

· Students will use a DOE-approved online platform (Google Classroom), available in multiple languages, for lessons and submission of work.

· We will make every effort to ensure students will be taught by a consistent set of teachers in-person and remotely, who work together throughout the year to maintain continuity and maximize learning.

· There will be an emphasis on social-emotional learning across school communities to ensure the mental health and wellness of students and staff.

· Students will be able to access video-recorded lessons, assignments, and tasks.

· Teachers will regularly engage students and families to check student work, provide timely feedback, and adjust instruction as necessary, in-person and via remote learning platforms, calls, emails, video chats, etc.

· Students and families will have access to one-on-one support to help with instructional activities.

· Please note that the tentative class code from report card is subject to change

Schedule:

• P.S. 222 Anticipates using Model 2—Three Cohorts: Each cohort will be assigned one consistent day per week of in person instruction—Wednesday or Thursday or Friday. Mondays and Tuesdays will alternate for each cohort.

• We will provide color coded book tags and calendars of the monthly schedule of when to report to school. All other days students will engage in remote instruction. (Model is pending approval).

• Students will NOT be allowed to enter the building unless it is their assigned day for in person instruction.

• Students will not be able to change their cohort (assigned group)

• The student instructional day will be 5 ½ hours. Students will not be present for the teacher’s prep. Sample student hours are: 8:30-2:00** Actual hours are to be determined.

• There will not be an early drop off program or early arrival for breakfast for any student. All students will report at the designated start of the day.

• Students will have frequent breaks throughout the day.

• Teachers will have 20 minutes of daily Office Hours scheduled during the workday to communicate virtually with families and students.

• For students learning in a hybrid setting, in-person and remote learning experiences (including both synchronous and asynchronous instruction) should complement each other so that the students experience continuity in learning and instruction.

• On remote learning days, class schedules and schedules for synchronous instruction will be posted for families.

• Students will remain in their classroom for most of the day. There will be limited travel throughout the building.

Meals:

• Students will receive Instructional Breakfast and Lunch in the classroom.

• As students are engaged in instruction for this class, they will also eat their lunch. During lunch in the classroom, teachers will engage students in an instructional activity that is fun, engaging and enriching.

• Grab and Go breakfast and lunches will be provided or students can bring a lunch from home.

• Grab and Go Breakfast and Lunch will be available for pick up on remote learning days.

• Students will not be able to leave the building for lunch.

• The DOE takes allergies, food safety, and student health very seriously. We cannot guarantee a nut, milk or “allergen-free” environment, but we do have an “allergen aware” policy which empowers everyone.

Daily Health Screenings:

• Daily health screenings, including temperature checks, must be completed at home by families and by school-based staff daily before entering the building

• School-based staff and students cannot report to school if they have:

• Been knowingly in close or proximate contact in the past 14 days with anyone who has tested positive through a diagnostic test for COVID-19 or who has or had symptoms of COVID-19.

• Tested positive through a diagnostic test for COVID-19 in the past 14 days.

• Experienced any symptoms of COVID-19, including a temperature of greater than 100.0°F, in the past 14 days;

traveled internationally or from a state with widespread community transmission of COVID-19 per the New York State Travel Advisory in the past 14 days.

• Every morning, prior to entering the school, specific staff will perform random samplings of temperatures for both students and school-based staff using non-touch thermometers.

• Students must clean hands with sanitizer or with soap and water after entry and before entering class.

Health and Safety Protocols:

• Social Distancing: Students and staff will remain 6 feet apart at all times. There will be signs, floor markings and movement protocols: one direction stairwells and single file lines for travel.

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Face coverings are required inside the building for ALL students and ALL staff. Students can bring their own, but one will be provided if you come to school without one.

• Travel within Building: Travel within the building will be limited and students will remain in the classroom to greatest extent possible. Teachers should travel from class to class, with students remaining in the same room throughout the day. We will not have Grade 5 Departmentalization.

• Limiting Exposure: Where possible, students should remain with the same group of students, in a cohort, throughout the day. (No multi-class lessons, book buddies, etc.) Cohorts cannot be changed.

• School Yard: Multiple cohorts of students may use larger exterior spaces concurrently, provided that physical distancing is practiced between cohorts and students are well supervised. Students will remain with their own cohort during outdoor play.

• Hand sanitizers are placed throughout the building.

• Cleaning Protocols: Custodians will sanitize school building on a nightly basis with an electrostatic sprayer that is CDC approved. Cleaning and disinfection will include all high touch surfaces.

Illness during the School Day:

• Students showing symptoms of COVID-19 will be escorted to the nurse’s office or Isolation Room by a designated staff member wearing appropriate PPE.

• The nurse or health professional will evaluate the student for symptoms of COVID-19.

• A family member or guardian will be contacted by a staff member and asked to pick up the student as soon as possible.

• Parents should ensure the school has the most up to date contact information and must have someone available to pick up their child in the event of an illness.

Returning to School Following An Illness:

• If the student has had no known contact with a positive case, the student can only return to school when all the following are met:

• Presents a negative COVID-19 test result AND

• Presents clearance from a health care provider evaluation AND

• The student has been symptom free for 24 hours without the use of medication.

• Additionally, the student should participate in remote learning if feeling well enough.

• If DOHMH or NYC Test + Trace Corps determine the student is considered a close contact of a positive case, the student can only return to school when all the following are met: o The student has completed a 14-day quarantine regardless of symptoms or test results since their last exposure to that case AND

• Presents a negative COVID-19 test result after the 14-day quarantine AND

• Presents clearance from a health care provider evaluation AND

• The student has been symptom free for 24 hours without the use of medication.

• Additionally, the student should participate in remote learning if feeling well enough.

• If the student does not get tested, then the student cannot return to school until:

• 10 days have passed since the first symptom AND

• The student has been symptom free for 24 hours without the use of medication.

Protocols for confirmed COVID 19:

· When there is one case in a school:

DOHMH will notify the principal and Central DOE of confirmed case.
- All students and teacher(s) in class(es) with a confirmed case are assumed close contacts and are instructed to quarantine for 14 days since their last exposure to that case.
- Learning continues remotely for students who are in quarantine. Students will not be allowed to return to school during this time.
The school will communicate to all families and students at school when a case is confirmed by DOHMH

· Two or More Confirmed Cases in a School

If two or more confirmed cases present within seven days of each other, NYC Test + Trace Corps and DOHMH begins investigation immediately and makes every attempt to conclude the investigation within 24 hours.
DOHMH will notify the principal and Central DOE of confirmed case.
- During the NYC Test + Trace Corps and DOHMH investigation:
- Two or more confirmed cases within the same class triggers a classroom quarantine but the schools stay open.
- Two or more confirmed cases within the same school triggers classroom quarantines and school is closed for a minimum of 24 hours while the NYC Test + Trace Corps and DOHMH investigation is underway.
- NYC Test + Trace Corps and DOHMH must determine by 6:00 pm whether the school needs to remain closed beyond the minimum 24 hours in order to reach the conclusion of the investigation.
- Once the NYC Test + Trace Corps and DOHMH investigation is complete:
- NYC Test + Trace Corps makes recommendation to NYC Department of Buildings and Central DOE on the closure of classroom(s) and/or school as well as the duration of closure.
- Central DOE informs principal and superintendent and communicates closure decision to school community.
- School moves immediately to remote learning mode during temporary closure.
- Students on split schedules return for in-person learning on the next assigned day following reopening.
Note: Parents should be prepared to have child care arrangements in place in the event the class or school is quarantined.

Remote Learning Guidance

The Fully Remote Experience:

· Students participate in a regular schedule of age-appropriate, standards-based remote learning from home every day.

· Students will have live interaction with teachers every day.

· Every class will include live instruction. The amount will vary by grade, depending on what is developmentally appropriate.

· Students will use a DOE-approved online platform (Google Classroom), available in multiple languages, for lessons and submission of work.

· Students will experience whole class, small group and/or individualized instruction in an online environment, as well as collaboration with classmates and teachers.

· There will be an emphasis on social-emotional learning across school communities to ensure the mental health and wellness of students and staff.

· Students will be able to access video-recorded lessons, assignments, and tasks.

· Teachers will regularly engage students and families to check student work, provide timely feedback, and adjust instruction as necessary, via remote learning platforms, calls, emails, video chats, etc.

· Students and families will have access to one-on-one support to help with instructional activities.

· Students must have equitable access to high-quality instruction and educational opportunity, expectations for high-quality instruction rest upon the same essential elements of strong core instruction that are culturally responsive whether students are learning in an all-remote or in a blended learning model.

· Instruction for all students should focus on the key elements below:

· Begin with knowing students well

· Integrate academics and social emotional learning

· Ensure continuity of learning through a shared and inclusive curriculum

· Focus on priority learning

· If you are choosing 100% Remote Learning, you remain a part of P.S. 222.

· Remote instruction for all students will include both synchronous and asynchronous instruction, with synchronous instruction occurring daily.

· For students learning in a remote-only setting, synchronous instruction will be directly tied to the asynchronous learning activities in which they engage to promote continuity of instruction and meaningful, connected learning experiences.

· Teachers will have 20 minutes of daily Office Hours scheduled during the workday to communicate virtually with families and students.

· Grab and Go Breakfast and Lunch will be available for pick up for remote students.

· Parents can opt into Blended Learning quarterly

· Please note that the tentative class code from report card is subject to change

The sources used for creating this document are:

Instructional Guidance, COVID School Health Policy, Entry-Dismissal Policy, NYC DOE State Reopening Plan, Chancellor’s Update for Families 7/27, and Final Principals Deck 7-30.

Information is SUBJECT TO CHANGE

2020-2021 Updated Supply List

Parents: How to Join Google Classroom

with an Access Code

You must have a Gmail account. To create an account visit gmail.com, click “Create Account” and answer the questions.
Once you are logged into your Gmail, there are 9 small dots

on the top right corner of the screen. Click the dots, and scroll down until you see “Classroom” with a picture of a chalkboard. Click the chalkboard.

This is the Google Classroom home page. Find the + sign on the top right corner of your screen. Click it, and then click “Join Class”.
A pop up will appear asking for the class code. All letters in the code are lower case.

Our class code is ___________________________________.

(Class codes will be posted on the schools website ps222.org )

Then your child’s class will appear on your homepage. When you click this class, you will see the classwork that your child needs to submit. Look out for new work posted school days at 8:00AM.

We strongly suggest that parents use their email account if they have multiple children using Google Classroom. It can be from P.S. 222 or any other school. This way parents can add multiple students’ classes to the same Google Classroom account. This will allow you to easily move back and forth between the different classes. For each child’s class please just click on the + icon and join class with each child’s classroom access code.

Kindergarten

Moria Walsh

Kristen Connolly

Barbara LoSavio & AnnMarie DiPalermo

Miriam Sitner & Kaitlyn Murray

Josephine Dai

Renee Cason

Class Access Code

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First Grade

Paula DiLorenzo

Brooke Stile

Devorah Eisenfeld & Jennifer Orsi

Noreen Wageman & Erica Parisi

Donna Scalise

Class Access Code

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2^nd Grade

Mary D’Emic

Kim Dicce

Melinda Wilson & Jennifer Crowley

Lauren Campbell & Christina McNeice

Ann Barry & Lori McCarthy

Hadley Sucher

Class Access Code

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3^rd Grade

Marie Orr

Katherine Leonard

Stacey Kimmel & Karen Battaglia

Jackie Gilhooly & Sarah Mancusi

Kelly Seepersad & AnnMarie Trnka

Class Access Code

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4^th Grade

Stephanie Tasso

Lisa Ritter

Jamie Tartaglione & Rose Hayes

Sandy George & Esthena Young

Dawn Gallagher

Class Access Code

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5^th Grade

Laurie Jordan

Kelli Leary

Roisin Mancuso & Ro Bruzzese

Danielle Mottola & Fallon Luino

Anna Frangipani & Tammy Lapidus

Lisa Derasmo

Class Access Code

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Special Education

Lori Jacobs

Michael Creta

Nancee Wenk

Michael Robustello

Class Access Code

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Service Providers & Support Staff

Tara Mcbride

Lynda Belcastro

Lisa Jordan

Kathleen Kelly

Theresa Connolly

Pietra Mavrides

Vincent DiPalermo

Suri Lan

Evelyn Liang

Adel Gelbstein

Rochelle Diamond

Jennifer Foxman

Jaclyn Binder

Annmarie Gatti

Class Access Code

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P.S. 222 Mission Statement

At P.S. 222 we celebrate cultural, ethnic and academic diversity. We believe that maintaining high expectations for all of our students including English Language Learners and Special Education students is critical to their success. We are dedicated to the education of the whole child and strive to create an atmosphere in which all students are nurtured emotionally and receive the support necessary to excel academically. We recognize that all children bring their own templates of individual talents and learning styles.

At P.S. 222, we incorporate the Common Core Learning Standards and Habits of Mind into every area of the curriculum in order to foster academic excellence in all of our students. It is our firm belief that by maintaining academic rigor in a respectful and nurturing environment, we will help all of our children to reach their fullest potential.

Quick Links

NYC DOE Website

Contact Information

Please contact our Parent Coordinator:

Chris O'Neill

718-998-4298

moneill72@schools.nyc.gov

Public School 222

Announcements

Please see the Google Classroom Codes for 2020-2021

Google Classroom

Blended or Full Remote Comparison

School email list

2020-2021 Updated Supply List

What's new @ P.S. 222???

1st Grade Holiday Show

Students of the Month

P.S. 222 Stands up for Cancer

P.S. 222 Meets Yinka Ogunlowo Author of Nicolas the Dreamer

P.S. 222 Basketball Team

Upcoming Events

School Spirit Day

School Spirit Day

School Spirit Day

School Spirit Day

School Spirit Day

P.S. 222 Mission Statement

Quick Links

Contact Information