Question 1

#Will students be provided lunch? What about students that are not on campus?

Accepted Answer

Lunch will still be provided but students will not eat lunch in the lunchroom. Students will eat lunch outside in an open space where they are able to take off their mask for fresh air. On inclement weather days, students will eat in the classroom. More information about students not on campus will be forthcoming.

Question 2

#Will there be Safekey?

Accepted Answer

Safekey will be provided on days that students are in school. Please check the smore for more information about this!

Question 3

#How does transportation work?

Accepted Answer

Eligible students will be routed in accordance with their cohort assignment and parent/guardian question response indicating they intend to use transportation on the start date.

Question 4

#Will students still have specials in person and virtually?

Accepted Answer

Yes, we are working on a process to do this to ensure students receive specials virtually and in person.

Question 5

#Will students play on the playground?

Accepted Answer

Students will have brain break time but the playground equipment will be closed. Specific small areas will be designated for each class.

Question 6

#Will material deployment still happen?

Accepted Answer

Yes, we will still continue to do monthly deployment to ensure all students receive materials to participate in both in person learning and distance learning.

Question 7

How is Attendace taken?

Accepted Answer

Attendance will be taken on a daily basis per the Clark County School District Attendance Guidelines. A student is considered present/participating for an attendance day and course if:   1. The student makes progress in their class work leading toward mastery of the Nevada Academic Content Standards and/or a course’s completion that can be verified through a learning management system or other means.   2. The student participates in a real-time class session (e.g., attends a live Google Meet).   3. The student meets with or otherwise communicates with a licensed teacher or licensed substitute teacher who is able to discuss the student’s progress in the particular course.

Question 8

Once online learning gets started, how do I report an absence for my child if they are sick and not able to participate online?"

Accepted Answer

Regular attendance is not only important to your child’s success in school, but it is the State Law and District Policy for all students to attend virtual learning during all times that public school is in session.  Please send an email to absences204@nv.ccsd.net stating the reason for the absence within three days.

Question 9

Will there be homework expected for my student?

Accepted Answer

At Staton, we know that parents are going to be doing a huge part of assisting students with their daily school work. Due to this we are not going to provide homework as we want students to enjoy reading and outdoor activities at their leisure at night.

Question 10

What about curriculum? What will be used?

Accepted Answer

Besides the ALM classrooms, all other classrooms will follow our Staton curriculum that is aligned to the Nevada Academic Content Standards.  We have updated this on our website for easy viewing.  Please go to statonelementary.com, click on Parents, then click on Staton Curriculum. Teachers will be continuing to use this curriculum and materials as we go online.

Question 11

How do I find out important information from the school?

Accepted Answer

The Staton Facebook page, Staton Instagram page and Staton website (statonelementary.com) are great ways to keep up to date on important information and upcoming events. We suggest you “like” or join either or both pages!  Additionally, we will be sending out a weekly “smore” that will come to you both via email and text message, this will outline important information each week and events! Additionally, we will continue with monthly calendars that will be sent digitally to all parents!

Question 12

How can I keep up to date with my child’s school progress and grades?

Accepted Answer

The Clark County School District student information system, Infinite Campus, allows parents to view their child’s academic information in real time through the Parent Portal. Go to campus.ccsd.net/campus/portal. If you have questions or concerns logging into the Parent Portal, or with the information you see in the Parent Portal, please contact our school office at (702) 799 – 6720.

Question 13

Will there be the traditional Staton community events?  Our family looks forward to picnic in the park and trunk or treat every year, and of course all the other events that typically follow!"

Accepted Answer

At this time, we are not able to hold any traditional events due to the Governor’s orders.  PTO is working tirelessly to ensure we do have community events, but they will look differently!  Please stay tuned as we have some exciting things coming up, please check out our social media and weekly smore to find out what is happening!

Question 14

Will students still be doing MAPS assessments?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Students will be participating in online MAPS assessments.  These will be done from home and will help the teacher guide instruction for the year.  Specific timelines and details for how these will work will be sent out in a few weeks.  Each student in K – 5 will take an ELA and Math assessment.  PreK students will not take this assessment.   MAP Growth will be administered remotely for all students in Grades K-10 with proctoring support from parents/guardians in collaboration with the classroom teacher. Dates for assessments, parent guides and specific guidance will be forthcoming in the next few weeks.  At this time, we have set tentative dates for MAPS assessments but the actual time will be coming from your classroom teacher.

Question 15

What if I still have questions?

Accepted Answer

Please join us for a special Talk Time with Tomlinson at TBA to ask your questions directly to Mrs. Tomlinson!  We appreciate your patience as we work through all of this uncertainty and promise you that Staton is going to keep our theme of “Anchored in Learning: Staton Sails for Success” at the forefront of all planning, implementing and teaching through this year!

Question 16

#Will masks be required?

Accepted Answer

To return to school, masks will be required at all times. Students will be able to take them off while they eat lunch.

Question 17

#If my student needs to take medicine or use an inhaler, how will that process work?"

Accepted Answer

To prevent a lot of movement throughout the building, personnel that are trained in distributing medicine will bring it to the classroom to dispense.

Question 18

#What if my child or child’s teacher is exposed and/or comes down with COVID?

Accepted Answer

Next week a specific handout will come out in regards to all safety protocols, COVID protocols and parent health checks for you to help understand how the school will be working alongside of you to keep students safe!

Question 19

#Will my child's class/teacher change?

Accepted Answer

Not at this time. Teachers have decided that is best to meet the needs of all students and are willing to teach all three cohorts! This is AMAZING for our Staton students. Specific circumstances may require us to move a few students.

Question 20

#How will the students not in school receive instruction? Will their schedules change?

Accepted Answer

All students will receive instruction at their live sessions, just like during full distance learning. Student schedules are very similar to when all students were distance learning. Schedules only had to be changed by a few minutes to accommodate for transition time for students that will be in person. Additionally, lunch times did have to move a little. DRAFT students schedules are created and will be shared next week, pending no further changes with CCSD.

Question 21

#What cohort will be my student be assigned to if I chose hybrid?

Accepted Answer

Students will be assigned to A/B cohorts based transportation needs, special education services and other factors. We will ensure that siblings are on the same cohort. Cohort communication will be forthcoming within the next week. You will receive an email from the office in regards to your
assignment.

Question 22

#What materials will my child need to bring to school if they are attending in person instruction?

Accepted Answer

Teachers will be sending small supply lists to parents and putting a copy in deployment materials of items that they are requesting for the classroom. Specific other materials could include:
- Chromebook/headphones
- Water bottle
- Instructional Materials – folders/packets/ books

Question 23

#What if my child has their own personal Chromebook and they need to bring one back and forth to school?

Accepted Answer

We are suggesting that you check out a Staton Chromebook so that you can have one for school. If you need to do this, please complete the following survey and will contact you to pick it up. Students are ONLY allowed 1 Chromebook. Request a Chromebook here:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJJ9k6u6rxgAinWlQDfUltjPK2YBKPCI6o9Wf68yyT2hOR1g/viewform

Question 24

Where can I find more infomation about Canvas?

Accepted Answer

Canvas will be the online learning platform for all students this year. Students will access all instruction by logging in with their username and password (provided by your classroom teacher) at canvas.ccsd.net. Additional information for parents is located below.   CCSD Family Guide: https://ccsd.net/schools/back-to-school/index.php   Canvas for Students: https://venngage.net/pl/hSFjVqLu9A   Canvas for Parents: https://venngage.net/pl/is9n4WPbqF4

Question 25

What is GoGuardian and how does it work?

Accepted Answer

In order to support distance education needs, CCSD requires a content filtering, management, theft recovery, and remote teaching/proctoring solution to manage the distance education environment. The District will continue the usage of GoGuardian districtwide for the 2020-2021 school year. The GoGuardian Suite provides a Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) compliant content filtering application, which will block students from accessing dangerous or inappropriate websites when they are logged into a Chromebook or Chrome browser on Windows or Mac operating systems. In addition, GoGuardian provides theft recovery and monitoring to help track and prevent the loss of devices.

Question 26

How will this affect IEPs?

Accepted Answer

Students with IEPs will still receive minutes that are designated to them on their IEP. Resource minutes will be provided by a resource teacher and or a licensed special education teacher (Speech).  All Special Education Teachers will be working with classroom teachers to ensure students are continuing to work on goals and benchmarks that are in their IEPs.

Question 27

What about IEP meetings?

Accepted Answer

IEP meetings will be all held virtually at this time and until further notice.

Question 28

What about GATE services?

Accepted Answer

GATE services will still be provided.  If your child receives GATE services we will be providing that time with their master schedule during meet and greet conferences.

Question 29

My child is not in GATE but was supposed to be tested in the spring, what happens now?"

Accepted Answer

This is something we have been asking the district for guidance on and still do not have this. When we get guidance on this, we will resume with testing as directed.

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