March 5 2021

Connect Ed Message 3.5.21

Good Afternoon Maverick Families, 

This is Principal Anderson with our Friday update. 

Parent Meeting

This Monday, March 8th, the administrative team will be hosting a Microsoft Teams Live Parent meeting for parents/guardians to hear about some of the hybrid learning changes that will be implemented with the return of our students on March 22nd. An information flyer is attached to the email being sent home and can be found in the Communication Hub. To access the meeting link, parents/guardians can visit the front page of our newly updated website at www.easterntechhs.bcps.org.

The March 8th parent meeting link is: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZTAyZDA5NzktZDc0NS00MzU4LTgxMjItNzcwYzkxN2JkNTQ0%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2249c3c3dd-3f1b-4183-8e74-b38d483a5afd%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%229f654c88-0a6b-4a39-8133-e66a483dc691%22%2c%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3atrue%7d&btype=a&role=a

Student Cohort Identification

As we continue to receive requests to change virtual and hybrid cohort designations, please take a moment to review your student’s assignment by accessing the Focus student portal. As a reminder:

  • Hybrid students in cohort A will have an A designation and attend school on Mondays and Tuesdays
  • Hybrid students in cohort B will have a B designation and attend school on Thursdays and Fridays.
  • Virtual students in cohort C will have a designation of C (A) or C (B) and will continue to remain virtual.

To access your student’s cohort information, login to FOCUS at  https://baltimore.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus:

Directions:

  • Click on the link
  • Click on Sign in with Microsoft
  • Enter the student’s BCPS email
  • Enter the student’s BCPS password

Changing Your Student’s Cohort

If you would like to make a change to your student’s cohort designation from virtual to hybrid learning and vice versa, please complete the link below. As of 3:00 this afternoon, all submissions have been entered into the FOCUS system and are accounted for.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=3cPDSRs_g0GOdLONSDpa_VT4E-ylg6hMgvMT3zzqMz9UOEc0VzMxSlExUFFPWFFUMkVOMFc3QzBWNC4u

All cohort change requests must be submitted by March 12th at 5:00 pm to begin Phase IV hybrid in-person learning on the first day.

Student Cohort Group

Grade Level

Start Date

In-Person Days of Attendance

Senior CTE students in Construction, Allied Health, Engineering, and IT

 

12th

March 17

Wednesday

(March17, March 24, & March 31)

Cohort A

9th

March 22

Monday & Tuesday

Cohort A

10th– 12th

April 6

Monday & Tuesday

Cohort B

9th

March 25

Thursday & Friday

Cohort B

10th– 12th

April 8

Thursday & Friday

 

Return to Hybrid Instruction Schedule

The original school schedule has been modified to accommodate teacher preparation days in anticipation of hybrid learning. March 15th and 16th are designated as asynchronous days for all students. Synchronous instruction will start again with our new daily schedule on March 18th. Please review the daily schedule for changes to the start and end of the school day as well as class time changes.

Important Dates:

Date

Event

March 12

Final day to choose Hybrid Instruction

March 15

Asynchronous Day – Teacher classroom preparation

March 16

Asynchronous Day – Teacher classroom preparation

March 17

Invited CTE Seniors return – Asynchronous for all other students

March 22

Cohort A Freshman Return – Freshman Orientation

March 24

SAT Day

Invited CTE Seniors return – Asynchronous for all other students

March 25

Cohort B Freshman Return – Freshman Orientation

March 29-April 5

Spring Break

April 6

Cohort A – All hybrid students return

April 8

Cohort B – All hybrid students return

 

Daily Schedule Change Starting March 18th

Time

Period

 

6:50 – 7:30

Student Arrival: Individual Seating in CafetoriumGym 1, and Gym 2 (if needed)

7:30 – 7:40

Transition –staggered student dismissal to first period

7:45 – 8:55

(70 mins)

A1/B1

8:55 – 9:00

(5 mins)

Homeroom

9:00 – 9:10

(10 mins)

Transition – staggered student dismissal to second period

9:10 – 10:20

(70 mins)

A2/B2

10:20 – 10:30

(10 mins)

Transition – staggered student dismissal tolunch/virtualMAVTime(optional)

Individual Seating in CafetoriumGym 1, and Gym 2 (if needed)

10:30 – 11:30

(60 mins)

Lunch/Virtual MAVTime

Students attend lunch in one of the three large spaces (Cafetorium, Gym 1 or Gym 2)– Assigned seating aligned to morning

11:30 -11:40

(10 mins)

Transition – staggered student dismissal to third period

 

11:40 – 12:50

(70 mins)

A3/B3

12:50 – 1:00

(10 mins)

Transition – staggered student dismissal to fourth period

1:00 – 2:10

(70 mins)

A4/B4

2:10 – 2:15

(5 mins)

Dismissal -staggered student dismissal to fourth period

 

2021-2022 Registration

The student request and scheduling process is currently closed. Counselors will not be able to make any changes at this time. Current requests and level placements (AP, GT, HON) will be reviewed by department chairs level placements. There will be a 2-week window from May 24 until June 4 when students can meet with their counselor to request changes.

Rising seniors who requested Internship or Dual Enrollment will have mandatory meetings in the next few weeks to finalize those decisions.

3rd Quarter Interim

We have reached the mid-point of the 3rd marking period.  Parents can see current 3rd quarter grade reports of each of their student’s courses by using the student’s credentials to login to Schoology.

Report cards can be viewed in FOCUS using the student portal:  

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!