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IN PERSON LEARNING: GETTING READY FOR LEARNING

Success requires every member of the secondary community—students, parents, educators, support staff, and administrators—to be flexible and willing to make adjustments to necessary shifts that may occur. Fortu- nately, those attributes have always been keys for success in secondary school communities, as they are highly valued within each academic department and discipline. The Student Experience - Middlesex Middle School Upon arrival, MMS students will enter through their assigned door and proceed to their cohort FLEX. Both hallways and stairways have been marked as one way, thus further ensuring social distancing Whereas FLEX period had been scheduled after period 2, we have moved it in order to separate our cohorts. Students will not access the hallway lockers, but will carry all belongings in their backpacks. Students will remain in their FLEX rooms for either two or three academic periods, depending on when the cohort’s electives are scheduled, and both movement and mask breaks are part of the daily schedule. Each cohort will be assigned to use the closest restroom, and teachers will work to monitor the number of students exiting the classroom. After electives, students will return to their cohort FLEX rooms for the remainder of their academics, or go to their assigned cohort lunch area. After a thirty minute lunch period, students will return to their cohort FLEX room for academics or to their second elective period. Dismissal will be staggered by grade levels and cohorts, with students leaving through the same door they used to enter the building. Students will have the option of participating in virtual after school activities once they return home, and may also choose to receive extra help through our virtual Academic Center.

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