An email detailing the changes for January 11, 2021, was sent to QVHS families on Tuesday, December 22, 2020.
Dear QVHS Students and Families,
We understand that the past few months have been very challenging for everyone and look forward to welcoming students back into the building on January 11, 2021. At that time, we will transition to our T2 instructional model. With students and staff returning to the building, our goal is to keep everyone safe and healthy. We will continue to follow the district's health and safety plan and implement essential procedures, including mandatory face coverings for all, frequent hand washing, appropriate cleaning/sanitation protocols, physical distancing in classrooms, common areas, and while traveling hallways/stairwells. We will also follow the same transportation procedures in place for the first trimester and use a staggered dismissal schedule for on-campus students. Please contact Mrs. Amanda Gilmore, QVHS school nurse, to report positive COVID-19 results as soon as possible. For everyone's safety, students who are sick should not come to the building. Students who exhibit COVID-19 symptoms while in the building will be sent home.
Beginning January 11, 2021, teachers will be livestreaming lessons on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday (see student schedule below). Students who are not in the building will join the livestreamed class from home using Zoom. All students, hybrid and fully online, will engage in asynchronous learning on Wednesdays and will have the opportunity to meet with teachers during their office hours for additional help and support. Wednesday office hours take place from 10:30 – 11:30 am and 12:00 – 3:15 pm. Students should make arrangements with their teachers to meet during this time. Students must log in to Schoology at some time each Wednesday to be marked present for the day.
Sincerely,
Deborah Riccobelli, QVHS Principal Abby Bator, QVHS Assistant Principal
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QVHS Trimester Two (T2) Schedule Hybrid & Fully Online Students |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Instructional Method |
Livestreamed Lesson |
Livestreamed Lesson |
Asynchronous |
Livestreamed Lesson |
Livestreamed Lesson |
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Students |
Hybrid A-L on-campus
Hybrid M-Z and Fully Online at home via Zoom |
Hybrid M-Z on-campus
Hybrid A-L and Fully Online at home via Zoom |
All students
Must log in to Schoology on Wednesday to be considered present |
Hybrid A-L on-campus
Hybrid M-Z and Fully Online at home via Zoom |
Hybrid M-Z on-campus
Hybrid A-L and Fully Online at home via Zoom |
Quaker Valley High School Schedules for T2
2020 – 2021
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Regular Bell Schedule QVHS Livestreaming Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Asynchronous Wednesday
Hybrid & Fully Online Students Monday & Thursday: Hybrid A – L on-campus Tuesday & Friday: Hybrid M – Z on-campus
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Period |
Time |
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Homeroom Period 1 class |
7:45 – 8:00 am |
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Period 1 |
8:00 – 8:57 |
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Period 2 |
9:02 – 9:59 |
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Period 3 |
10:04 – 11:01 |
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Period 4a |
11:06 – 11:36 |
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Period 4b |
11:38 – 12:08 |
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Period 4c |
12:10 – 12:40 |
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Period 5 |
12:45 – 1:42 |
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Period 6 |
1:47 – 2:44 |
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Dismissal |
2:44 – 2:58 |
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Dismissal Schedule for Hybrid Students: M, T, Th, F Students remain in period 6 until called on PA system |
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Time |
Students |
M/TH |
T/F |
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2:44 |
Students who drive to school |
A – F |
M – S |
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2:46 |
Students who drive to school |
G – L |
T – Z |
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2:48 |
Students who are walkers |
All |
All |
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2:52 |
Students getting picked up by a parent |
A – D |
M – P |
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2:54 |
Students getting picked up by a parent |
E – H |
Q – T |
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2:56 |
Students getting picked up by a parent |
I – L |
U – Z |
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2:58 |
Bus Riders |
All |
All |
QVHS Arrival and Dismissal Plan
2020-21 Trimester Two (T2)
In collaboration with the Leetsdale Police Department, we will continue with our arrival and dismissal procedures to ensure our students' and staff's safety.
ARRIVAL: Leetsdale Police will not permit any stopping, standing, or parking on Beaver Street.
Two Dropoff Locations for Students being Transported by a Parent/Guardian
- QVHS Student Parking Lot: Students can be dropped off in the stadium parking lot by entering from SR 65 and making a right turn into the stadium lot to drop students off at the bottom of the hill before turning left and exiting the lot back onto SR 65. Students must walk up the hill and then enter the building using either the bus dock or main entrance.
- Leetsdale VFW Parking Lot: Students can also be dropped off in the VFW parking lot at 515 Beaver Street (do not drop off along Beaver Street). All vehicles must enter the parking lot to drop of students. Students then may walk down the sidewalk to the high school (two blocks). Students will use the main entrance to access the building.
- Students who do not ride a bus will not be permitted in the building until 7:45 am.
- Upon arrival between 7:45 – 8:00 am, students will proceed directly to their first-period class (15-minute homeroom period).
- The QVHS Cafeteria will serve breakfast each morning. Students wishing to eat breakfast may go to the cafeteria to eat. They must be in their first-period class by 8:00 am when class begins.
Students Transported by QVHS Buses
- Monark begins dropping off students at QVHS around 7:35 am. Students will enter the bus dock and proceed to the cafeteria or the gym (physically distanced with staff monitors).
- At 7:45 am, students will proceed directly to their first-period class (15-minute homeroom period).
- The QVHS Cafeteria will serve breakfast each morning. Students wishing to eat breakfast may go to the cafeteria to eat. They must be in their first-period class by 8:00 am when class begins.
Student Drivers
- Students are not permitted to enter the building until 7:45 am.
- Students will park in the student lot and proceed up the hill to the building. Students will enter the building and proceed to the cafeteria for breakfast or immediately to their first-period class (homeroom 7:45 – 8:00 am)
DISMISSAL: Leetsdale Police will not permit any stopping, standing, or parking on Beaver Street.
- Staggered dismissal beginning at 2:44 through 2:58
- Student drivers will be released in the first two waves and should immediately exit the parking lot via SR 65 (buses will be in the high school driveway – no cars permitted)
- Walkers will be released at 2:48 to allow time for the student drivers to clear the student lot
- Students being picked up by a parent/guardian will be released in three waves (2:50, 2:52, 2:54)
- Parents/Guardians should make arrangements to pick-up students at one of the two designated locations – student parking lot or Leetsdale VFW.
- Parents/Guardians SHOULD NOT arrive in the high school student lot until 2:48 (after student drivers have exited)
- Studentsremain in period 6 class until called on PA system
Two Pickup Locations for Students being Transported by a Parent/Guardian
- QVHS Student Parking Lot: Parents/Guardians SHOULD NOT arrive in the high school student lot until 2:48 (after student drivers have exited. Cars MUST go back out on the SR 65 (no access up the hill to the high school upper parking lot/Beaver Street)
- Leetsdale VFW Parking Lot: No restrictions on arrival time
Livestreaming Safety Guidelines
To slow the spread of COVID-19, the high school and middle school will be using a hybrid learning model to reduce the number of students in the classrooms. Reduced student numbers are so physical distancing can be maintained. Beginning in January 2021, the use of livestreaming from the classrooms will be a tool that Quaker Valley teachers will employ to teach the entire class at the same time. Students at home will be required to attend class live along with their in-school peers through livestreaming technology. While this tool is expected to enhance learning in the hybrid model, there are aspects of online safety that the district will monitor and procedure everyone must follow to ensure that the learning environment is as safe as possible. One such measure is that the livestreamed classes (in general) will not be recorded. Recordings will only occur with building administrators' permission, and the content will be secured on a password-protected website that only authorized users can access. Additionally, to protect student safety during livestreaming sessions, students must adhere to the following guidelines. Failure to follow these guidelines may be cause for disciplinary consequences.
- Students are prohibited from accessing livestreams from any classes they are not assigned to attend.
- Students should attend all livestreaming classes on their Quaker Valley issued iPads.
- Students must adhere to all district policies concerning the use of personal devices and District technology resources. Those resources include the hardware, software, peripherals, and content related to live-streamed instruction. See Board Policy 223.00 Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources (students).
- Students participating in live streaming must dress appropriately, following the school's Code of Conduct.
- Students are prohibited from recording/sharing live stream content on school and personal devices, including video, photos, or screenshots. All livestream content is the school district's property and may not be recorded, downloaded, shared, or reposted.