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Emergency Instructional Time Template

Section 520.1

As communicated to chief school administrators on July 6, 2020, Section 520.1 of the School Code provides flexibility to meet minimum instructional time requirements in the event of an emergency that prevents a school entity from providing for the attendance of all pupils or usual hours of classes at the school entity. The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) considers the World Health Organization-declared Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a global pandemic and an emergency as contemplated by Section 520.1.

A local education agency (LEA) that elects to implement temporary provisions in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic may meet the minimum 180 days of instruction and 900 hours of instruction at the elementary level and 990 hours of instruction at the secondary level through a combination of face-to-face and remote instruction, consistent with the requirements outlined in PDE’s July 6 guidance. Such LEAs must provide PDE with the following information:

1. LEA’s Proposed Calendar and Schedule(s) for SY 2020-21 a. School Year Calendar

School Year Start Date

School Year End Date

Total Number of Instructional Days

Must meet minimum 180 days

b. A sample weekly academic schedule as approved by the LEA’s governing body.

(Recognizing the need for flexibility and that circumstances may change as the LEA responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, an LEA may provide more than one proposed weekly schedule.) Example schedules are provided in Appendix A.

https://www.education.pa.gov/Schools/safeschools/emergencyplanning/COVID-19/SchoolReopeningGuidance/ReopeningPreKto12/Pages/InstructionalHours.aspx

2. If the proposed schedule includes remote learning (i.e., learning outside the school building),describe how the LEA will ensure access to remote learning opportunities for all students.

3. The Chief School Administrator and Board President affirm the following:

The proposed school calendar and academic schedule(s) will provide all students the planned instruction needed to attain the relevant academic standards set forth in Chapter 4.

The proposed school calendar and academic schedule(s) allow sufficient instructional time necessary for content mastery and provide instructional blocks for each grade level and content area.

The proposed school calendar and academic schedule(s) provide at least 900 hours (elementary) and 990 hours (secondary) of in-person instruction and/or remote learning for all students. (Such time may include synchronous and/or asynchronous instruction.)

The proposed school calendar and academic schedule(s) define instructional time for students as time in the school day devoted to instruction and instructional activities under the direction of certified school employees. (Such time may include synchronous and/or asynchronous instructional activities.)

Clearly defined systems for tracking attendance and instructional time will be implemented to ensure student engagement in remote instruction.

The LEA acknowledges that it must provide Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) during this pandemic-related emergency.

The proposed school calendar and academic schedule(s) ensures ESL services for English Learners.

Clearly defined and ongoing systems for evaluating the quality and outcomes of instructional delivery will be implemented, at least quarterly, and necessary adjustments will be made when data highlight concerns about quality, equity, and/or lack of progress in student learning.

Name of Local Education Agency:

Signature of Chief School Administrator Date

Signature of Governing Body President Date

Date Approved at Board Meeting:

Please submit this signed form to [email protected] along with the following attachments: the proposed weekly schedule and a copy of the board minutes at which such schedule was approved.

Any questions can be submitted to [email protected].

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

Appendix A:

Virtual Learning Program Schedules

8:40

8:45

8:50

8:55

9:00

9:05

9:10

9:15

9:20

9:25

9:30

9:35

9:40

9:45

9:50

9:55

10:0

0

10:0

5

10:1

0

10:1

5

10:2

0

10:2

5

10:3

0

10:3

5

10:4

0

10:4

5

10:5

0

10:5

5

11:0

0

11:0

5

11:1

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11:1

5

11:2

0

11:2

5

11:3

0

11:3

5

11:4

0

11:4

5

11:5

0

11:5

5

12:0

0

12:0

5

12:1

0

12:1

5

12:2

0

12:2

5

12:3

0

12:3

5

12:4

0

12:4

5

12:5

0

12:5

5

1:00

1:05

1:10

1:15

1:20

1:25

1:30

1:35

1:40

1:45

1:50

1:55

2:00

2:05

2:10

2:15

2:20

2:25

2:30

2:35

2:40

2:45

2:50

2:55

3:00

3:05

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3:25

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3:45

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9:00 - 9:30Morning Mtg.

9:30 - 10:00ELA/Fundations (30) 10

:00

- 10

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Snac

k (1

0)

10:10 - 10:50ELA (40)

11:00 - 11:30EXCEL (30)

11:30 - 12:30Lunch/Recess (60)

12:30 - 1:10Math (40)

1:10 - 1:40Centers/Quiet Time (30)

1:40 - 2:25Special (45) 2:

25 -

2:3

5Sn

ack

(10)

2:35 - 3:15Integrated Content/Writing Time (40)

3:15 - 3:45Teacher Team Time/CST/IEP Meetings (30)

1st

Mee

tin

gs

Pre

p


9:30 - 10:15ELA (45)Fundations

10:15 - 10:30Snack (15)

10:30 - 11:30ELA/Writing/Social Studies/Science (60)

11:30 - 12:30Lunch/Recess (60)

12:30 - 1:00EXCEL (30)

1:05- 2:05Math (60)

2:05 - 2:30 Intervention/Prog Monitor (25)

2:30 - 3:15Special (45)


2nd

Mee

tin

gs

Pre

p


9:30 - 10:30ELA (60)

10:30 - 10:40Snack (10)

10:45 - 11:30SCI/SS/Writing (45)

11:30 - 12:30Lunch/Recess (60)

12:30 - 1:15Special (45)

1:15 - 1:45EXCEL (30)

1:55 - 2:55Math (60)

2:55 - 3:15Intervention/Prog Monitor (20)


3rd

Mee

tin

gs

Pre

p


9:30 - 10:10ELA (40)

10:10 - 10:40 ELA (30)Learning Support

10:45 - 11:30Special (45)

11:30 - 12:30Lunch/Recess (60)

12:30 - 1:00SCI/SS/Writing (30)

1:00 - 2:20Math (80)

2:25 - 2:55EXCEL (30)



4th

Mee

tin

gs

Pre

p


9:30 - 10:15Special (45)

10:20 - 11:00ELA (40)

11:00 - 11: 30 ELA (30)Learning Support

11:30 - 12:30Lunch/Recess (60)

12:30 - 1:40Math (70)

1:50 - 2:20EXCEL (30)

2:25- 2:55SCI/SS/Writing (30)



8:40

8:45

8:50

8:55

9:00

9:05

9:10

9:15

9:20

9:25

9:30

9:35

9:40

9:45

9:50

9:55

10:0

0

10:0

5

10:1

0

10:1

5

10:2

0

10:2

5

10:3

0

10:3

5

10:4

0

10:4

5

10:5

0

10:5

5

11:0

0

11:0

5

11:1

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11:1

5

11:2

0

11:2

5

11:3

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11:3

5

11:4

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11:4

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11:5

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11:5

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12:0

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12:0

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12:1

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12:1

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12:3

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12:3

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1:00

1:05

1:10

1:15

1:20

1:25

1:30

1:35

1:40

1:45

1:50

1:55

2:00

2:05

2:10

2:15

2:20

2:25

2:30

2:35

2:40

2:45

2:50

2:55

3:00

3:05

3:10

3:15

3:20

3:25

3:30

Art

SIN

DH

IKA

RA

8:40am - 9:20amA Day = B Day = Team Planning Team Planning until 9:30amC Day = D Day =

Special (45) A = O'SULLIVAN B = JEFFRIES C = KUYPER D = PREP

Special (45) A = BROWN B = OPEN C = JOHNSTON D = MONTENEGRO

11:30 - 12:30Lunch/Recess (60)

Special (45) A = DITTERLINE B = WARTMAN C = PREP D = SCHUBERTH

Special (45) A = MILLER B = PREP C = ROSELAND D = GOVEA

Special (45) A = PREP B = McCORMICK C = REINHART D = CIERVO


Mu

sic

SZA

L

8:40am - 9:20amA Day = Team Planning Team Planning until 9:30amB Day = C Day = D Day =

Special (45) A = JEFFRIES B = KUYPER C = PREP D = O'SULLIVAN

Special (45) A = OPEN B = JOHNSTON C = MONTENEGRO D = BROWN

11:30 - 12:30Lunch/Recess (60)

Special (45) A = WARTMAN B = PREP C = SCHUBERTH D = DITTERLINE

Special (45) A = PREP B = ROSELAND C = GOVEA D = MILLER

Special (45) A = McCORMICK B = REINHART C = CIERVO D = PREP


PE

FALC

ON

E

8:40am - 9:20amA Day = B Day = C Day = D Day = Team Planning Team Planning until 9:30am

Special (45) A = KUYPER B = PREP C = O'SULLIVAN D = JEFFRIES

Special (45) A = JOHNSTON B = MONTENEGRO C = BROWN D = OPEN

11:30 - 12:30Lunch/Recess (60)

Special (45) A = PREP B = SCHUBERTH C = DITTERLINE D = WARTMAN

Special (45) A = ROSELAND B = GOVEA C = MILLER D = PREP

Special (45) A = REINHART B = CIERVO C = PREP D = McCORMICK


Lib

rary

CA

RU

LLO

8:40am - 9:20amA Day = B Day = C Day = Team Planning Team Planning until 9:30amD Day =

Special (45) A = PREP B = O'SULLIVAN C = JEFFRIES D = KUYPER

Special (45) A = MONTENEGRO B = BROWN C = OPEN D = JOHNSTON

11:30 - 12:30Lunch/Recess (60)

Special (45) A = SCHUBERTH B = DITTERLINE C = WARTMAN D = PREP

Special (45) A = GOVEA B = MILLER C = PREP D = ROSELAND

Special (45) A = CIERVO B = PREP C = McCORMICK D = REINHART


*School Counselor will rotate in on a schedule to meet with the classes during library--will give library time to maintain library.

Middle School Virtual Schedule 2020-‐2021

5th Grade Virtual Schedule

UpperMerionAreaHighSchoolVirtualLearningBellSchedule

2020-2021SchoolYear

Overview:Thebellscheduleforvirtuallearningfollowsthesameperiods(1-10)thatwehaveinourtraditionalhighschoolday.Thedifferenceisthateachclassperiodisscheduledforanincreasednumberofminutesandtheperiodsaresplitovertwodays.Thiswillminimizethenumberofcoursesinanygivendaythateachstudentwillhavetomanage.Teacherswillbeteaching“live”synchronousvirtuallessonsviaZoomduring“A”and“B”days.Ontheflexibleinstructiondays,studentswillbegivenasynchronouslessonsthatareself-directedandself-paced.Teacherswillbeavailableduringtheflexibleinstructiondaysforadditionalsupportandenrichmentduringthetimeperiodslisted.

Homeroom/Advisory:Thisisastudent-centeredclassperiodused toprovidestudentswithameaningfulandmindfulstarttothevirtuallearningday.Studentswillhavethistimetoconnectandinteractwiththeirhomeroomteacher/advisorandpeers.Theuseofthistimecouldincludesuchthingsas:gettingacclimatedtothevirtuallearningenvironment,communicatingschoolannouncementsandparticipatingincommunitybuildingactivities.Dailyschoolattendancewillbetakenduringthisperiod.OfficeHours/Collaboration:Studentscanusethistimetomeetwithteachersoutsideoftheirregularclassperiods,ormeetwithteachersthatmaynotbeintheirdailyschedule.Teacherswillalsousethistimetocollaborateoncommoncoursesexpectations.IndependentLearning:Studentswillusethistimetocontinuethelearningfromtheirsynchronousclassperiods,orprepareforfuturesynchronousclassperiods.Teacherswillmeetwithstudentsduringthistimeforadditionalacademicsupport.Thesemeetingscanbeinitiatedbyeitherteacherorstudentrequest.SchoolcounselorsandotherStudentServicesprofessionalstaffwillalsousethistimetoworkwithandsupportstudents.Zero(“0”)periodcoursesinBand,Chorus,andOrchestrawillalsotakeplaceduringthistimeperiod.

FlexibleInstruction:Onthisdaystudentswillcompleteasynchronouslearningactivitiesassignedbyteachersforeachoftheirclasses.Whileascheduleisprovidedforstudentstofollow,studentshavetheflexibilitytocompletethelearningactivitiesattheirownpaceontheirownschedule.Teachersareavailableduringlistedclasstimesindicatedonthescheduleforstudentsupport,intervention,andenrichmentasneeded.Synchronous:Learningthattakesplacewiththewholeclassandteacheratthesametimeusingavideoconferencingplatform.Asynchronous:Learningthattakesplaceindependentfromtheteacherinaself-directed,individuallypacedmanner.

“A”Day “B”Day FlexibleInstruction*WednesdaysstartingSept.16th

Homeroom/Advisory

7:30-8:00 Homeroom/Advisory

7:30-8:00 Period1 7:30-8:15

Period1

8:10-9:30 Period2 8:10-9:30 Period2 8:30-9:15

Period3 9:40-11:00 Per4/5or5/6

9:40-11:00 Period3 9:30-10:15

OfficeHours/Collaboration

11:00-11:30 OfficeHours/Collaboration

11:00-11:30 Period4/5or5/6

10:30-11:15

LUNCH

11:30-12:00 LUNCH 11:30-12:00 LUNCH 11:15-12:00

Per6/7or7/8

12:00-1:20 Period9 12:00-1:20 Period6/7or7/8

12:00-12:45

Period10 1:30-2:50 IndependentLearning

1:30-2:50 Period9 1:00-12:45 Period10 2:00-2:45

UpperMerionAreaHighSchoolVirtualLearningCycleDayCalendar2020-2021SchoolYear–1stSemester

Howtoreadthiscalendar:Eachcalendarblocklistsoneofthefollowing.

• Number/Letter:Thisisthecycledaynumberfollowedbythe“A”or“B”Bellschedule.Forexample,Monday,August31stislistedas1A,whichreferstocycleday“1”followingthe“A”daybellschedule.

• FLEX:ThisidentifiesourflexibleinstructiondayseveryWednesday,startingSeptember16th.Theywillnotbeassignedadayonthe6daycycleandwillonlyincludeassignmenstforcoursesthatmeeteverydayofthecycle.

• NoSchool:Thisidentifiesdaysontheapproveddistrictcalendarthattherewillbenoschoolforstudents.

August

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

30 311A

September


11B

22A

32B

4NoSchool

5

6 7NoSchool

83A

93B

104A

114B

12

13 145A

155B

16FLEX

176A

186B

19

20 211A

221B

23FLEX

242A

252B

26

27 28NoSchool

293B

30FLEX

October


14A

24B

3

4 55A

65B

7FLEX

86A

96B

10

11 121A

131B

14FLEX

152A

162B

17

18 193A

203B

21FLEX

224A

234B

24

25 265A

275B

28FLEX

296A

306B

31

November


1 21A

3NoSchool

4FLEX

52A

62B

7

8 93A

103B

11FLEX

124A

134B

14

15 165A

175B

18FLEX

196A

206B

21

22 231A

241B

25FLEX

26NoSchool

27NoSchool

28

29 302A

December


12B

2FLEX

33A

43B

5

6 74A

84B

9FLEX

105A

115B

12

13 146A

156B

16FLEX

171A

181B

19

20 212A

222B

23NoSchool

24NoSchool

25NoSchool

26

27 28NoSchool

29NoSchool

30NoSchool

31NoSchool

January


1NoSchool

2

3 43A

53B

6FLEX

74A

84B

9

10 115A

125B

13FLEX

146A

156B

16

17 18NoSchool

191B

20FLEX

222A

222B

23

24/31 25

26

27

28

29

30

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