Updated Aug. 5, 2020
We recognize that you have many questions. We know how difficult uncertainty can be, especially as you try to plan for work and childcare this fall. We hear you and understand your very valid concerns. We also know how integral our plans are to our staff and students’ safety and our students’ learning. That’s why our planning teams are taking a careful and informed approach to deciding what this next school year will look like. Please continue to engage with us and ask questions as we do our best to respond to this pandemic and to care for our staff, students and community. We will keep this page updated as we receive additional questions and answers. If you have more questions, please email us at info@ckschools.org.
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Although we cannot directly provide childcare, we know that we can take part in helping our working families find solutions. During the 2020-21 school year, we will have options with:
Champions Program,
Martha and Mary KIDS
YMCA Child Care
These providers operate independently from our district; they have a contract with our district to lease space in our schools. Military families also have the option of choosing Litehouse School-Age Care.
We know that some of our families are in a situation where they must work and also find a way to ensure their children are appropriately cared for when they can’t be in school. In order to operate, child care facilities are offering smaller groups and taking the appropriate steps to meet the state’s health and safety guidelines.
We are working with our current childcare providers, local agencies and community-based organizations to support and develop additional community-generated solutions.
We will continue to focus on supporting students and families with unique needs, including special education services, English language learners, students experiencing homelessness and others. We will provide those supports remotely if possible or in-person when that is the only effective delivery method.
We will provide special education and related services (occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech/language, etc.) in a remote learning environment for students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). We recognize that we will not be able to implement IEPs in the same manner as prior to this health crisis. IEP teams will continue to work with families upon return in the fall.
Beginning the school year in a fully remote model for the first nine weeks will allow us much-needed consistency through the first quarter of the school year.
Our students will not have access to any in-person WestSound Tech classes while we are in a fully remote learning model.
Yes. Students may take AP classes with our CK teachers in th remote + in-person model.
Yes. Music will still be offered in our Remote + In Person Learning Model.
We’ve heard feedback from many families, students and staff, and that feedback has allowed us to make significant improvements to our remote learning. This year’s remote learning model is not the same model you experienced this spring. A district team has developed an improved, more robust remote learning experience that will have increased expectations for student participation, more consistency for delivery of content, and better feedback to students and families.
In the remote + in person model, there will be a mix of recorded lessons, live interactions with staff members, and additional supplemental support activities. We will share recorded lessons in order to ensure students have access to these lessons to watch (and re-watch if needed) at a time that is convenient for them.
Students can expect to be engaged in a mixture of online and offline activities. Schools are creating daily and weekly schedules for students. We will publish those schedules as soon as they are finalized.
At the elementary level, we will use standards-based grading for students in grades K-3. For students in grades 4-12, we are creating an equitable system of instruction, assessment, and a grading system of A, B, C, or Incomplete (I).
Our elementary teachers will be creating these packets for their classes. Please work with your child’s teacher to determine whether your child needs the paper packet, online materials or both.
No. Our fully-remote learning model will not affect the start of AP classes. Students who wish to take AP classes will still have access to these classes.
Every teacher will publish office hours at the start of the school year.
We’ll be conducting transition activities virtually to help build relationships while following health and safety guidelines.
In the hybrid model, what days wills students attend? Will siblings be on the same schedule? We will initially assign families to an AA (Mon/Tues) or BB (Thur/Fri) schedule. Students with the last names A-K will attend on Mondays and Tuesdays. Students with the last names L-Z will attend on Thursdays and Fridays. We will do our best to address any hardships this may cause individual families on a case-by-case basis.
You can view all course descriptions here: https://sites.google.com/ckschools.org/ckvirtualacademycoursedescript/home
No. We will provide enough staffing at Barker Creek to ensure that all families who wish to enroll in our K-8 Homeschool program are able to do so.
You can find links to help you troubleshoot common problems on our Remote Learning Resources page. You'll also find a link to request a repair when troubleshooting doesn't work. You can find a "Resources" link at the top of all school sites, or go straight to CKschools.org/AtHome.
We recognize that some students have limited access to technology. For families who do not have a device in their home, we will provide a district Chromebook for K-12 students. We are contacting each family who identified that they do not have internet access at home. We are working with these families individually to help provide internet access. If you need help, please call 360-662-1085. Our elementary teachers will develop packets that align with the curriculum available on Google Classrooms, and will make them available to families every week, in addition to supplemental materials. We will work with secondary students to address this need on a case-by-case basis.
Yes. We will check out Chromebooks to students who need them. Visit CKschools.org/AtHome for a link to a request form for a Chromebook.
If your student needs a Chromebook, please request one. You can find a link to request a Chromebook at CKschools.org/AtHome. After filling out the form, our technology staff will make an appointment at a drive-through pickup site.
As a school district, we have a responsibility to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. We are committed to doing our part to flatten the curve and comply with the recommendations of public health authorities. Therefore, we our school playgrounds are closed.
Tennis courts and tracks are open. Fields and other outdoor facilities, however, are temporarily closed. Our state's phased reopening plan provides a path forward for our community. Within our state, groups are developing specific plans to re-open our schools and sporting fields. Locally we are working with Kitsap County as many of our campuses have facilities adjacent to our county’s park system. We plan to reopen our outdoor facilities using a phased approach.
As long as we are in Phase 2 or beyond, staff will have access to their classrooms. Staff will be expected to follow DOH as well as CKSD requirements for safety.
The Community Relations Office takes the lead on communications using a variety of channels including emails, district and school websites, and social media. If you do not already receive our district emails, sign up now. You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. If you have not been receiving emails from your school or from the district's ENewsCKSD account, please email us at info@ckschools.org.
At this time, the Kitsap Public Health District supports the postponement of all extracurricular and athletic activities. As suggested by the Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) we will move Season 1 sports to later in the year. All middle school sports are on hold.