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We want to see you! Share your distance learning journey or simply a fun family moment! #LPSfromhome -- Upcoming Events Thu Aug 20 PTO Meeting Mon Aug 24 First Day of School Wed Aug 26 EAC Meeting Mon Sep 7 Labor Day Tue Sep 15 8th Grade Track Euclid @ Goddard Thu Sep 17 PTO Meeting Thu Sep 17 Scheduled Conferences Fri Sep 18 Coffee & Conversation Mon Sep 21 7th Grade Track Euclid @ Powell Tue Sep 22 Picture Retakes View More icon icon-caption Teacher Sites icon icon-caption Future Falcons / Enroll District Announcements LPS Delays the First Day of School Until August 24, 2020 Restart LPS 20-21 Dear LPS Parents and Community Members: As promised in previous communications, we want to give you an update on details related to the return to in-person school in August. The return to in-person learning is good for our children academically, socially, and emotionally. The decision was not taken lightly and was based on research, recommendations of health officials, the findings and work of the LPS Restart Task Force, and the plans of other school districts locally and across the nation. Several metro area school districts recently announced their plans to delay their first day of school. Based on the information available to us at this time, and with the safety of our students, employees, and their families as our top priority, Littleton Public Schools has made the decision to delay its first day of school until Monday, August 24, 2020. We exhausted all possibilities of keeping our originally scheduled start date in an effort to provide consistency for our staff and families. However, we feel it is in everyone’s best interests to delay the start of school until August 24 for several reasons: Tri-County Health and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment need more time to finalize and communicate to us their protocols for schools around testing, contact tracing, quarantine, and temporary shifts to distance learning when outbreaks occur. It is critical that we understand these protocols and have plans in place to keep our students and staff safe before we welcome students and staff back to school for in-person learning. We need more time to complete the hiring and training process for teachers selected to teach in the online program (more information below) to best meet the needs of our families, once we know how many students will choose the online program. District and school leaders as well as teachers need more time to prepare all of our classrooms and school spaces for physical distancing, which includes removing furniture, posting signage, and disinfecting, all according to the most recent guidance of local health officials. Our teachers and school leaders need more time to prepare to shift in and out of a more robust distance learning model should schools need to do so as we react to the pandemic in our community. Parents need additional time to consider their options for student learning (at school or online). In addition to this communication, parents will receive another communication early next week with details related to TOPS (Temporary Online Program for Students) - the LPS online program. Parents will also receive communication from principals and program leaders in early August with details specific to each school. We understand that changing the start date may cause confusion and frustration in our community. However, at this time we believe starting school August 24 will help us better prepare to begin in-person learning more successfully. The Return to In-Person Learning Students, staff, parents, and community members must work together every day to make the start of the school year successful. We will follow the guidance of health officials and will implement the public health and safety measures in place at the time that are shown to limit spread of the virus, such as mask wearing, health screenings, frequent hand washing, and maintaining physical distancing to the greatest extent possible. We all must have patience and must be dedicated to following the safety protocols at every school, every day. It will not be perfect, but please know we are committed to doing our best to keep everyone safe. Our chances to continue and maintain an in-person learning model increase with the successful implementation of safety precautions. It’s also critical that we all continue to remain flexible and open to change. The circumstances around the pandemic and the return to school this fall seem to change daily. These are our plans for the start of in-person school at this time: Masks and Health Screenings All staff and all students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade including Transition Services will be required to wear masks with breaks throughout the day. At this time, students are expected to provide their own masks. If a mask is left at home, one will be provided. Health officials say that mask-wearing protects teachers and other adults in the building as much as it protects the students. Preschool students will not be required to wear masks at this time, but they will be learning how to wear them at school in a developmentally appropriate way. More details will be provided to preschool families soon. Additional information will be communicated to families whose students may need special accommodations regarding mask wearing. All students and staff will have a daily health screening. This will be differentiated by level and will include self-screening and screening by school staff. Physical Distancing Physical distancing guidelines within a school setting are different than those out in the community. Currently, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends students maintain 3 to 6 feet of distance or to the degree possible while in the classroom, if students and staff members are wearing masks and are symptom free. The Learning Environment Classroom furniture will be arranged to maintain recommended 3 to 6 feet physical distancing as much as possible. Student movement around the school throughout the day will be planned and organized to maintain...