Frequently asked Questions
We will continue to update this page as we receive common questions.
- Why are K-5 students going back to school 5 days a week in-person when Scott Co. COVID-19 case rates per 10,000 residents are above the Learning Model Parameter numbers listed in the MN Safe Learning Plan?
- What are the latest travel guidelines for returning to school?
- What will happen when the MN Safe Learning Plan is no longer needed and public health officials determine we are able to return to normal?
- What if I have committed to enrolling my students in the learning model “dial” for the school year and then my child becomes sick?
- What is your process for determining which students can make a learning model change starting quarter 2?
Why are K-5 students going back to school 5 days a week in-person when Scott Co. COVID-19 case rates per 10,000 residents are above the Learning Model Parameter numbers listed in the MN Safe Learning Plan?
What are the latest travel guidelines for returning to school?
What will happen when the MN Safe Learning Plan is no longer needed and public health officials determine we are able to return to normal?
What if I have committed to enrolling my students in the learning model “dial” for the school year and then my child becomes sick?
What is your process for determining which students can make a learning model change starting quarter 2?
Hybrid Learning
- How did PLSAS decide to implement the Hybrid learning model at the start of the year?
- How many students are estimated to be in a classroom at the elementary, middle and high school levels?
- What will band look like in the Hybrid model?
- Will you offer after-school activities?
- Why don’t all districts in the state implement the same Hybrid learning model?
- What will classes at Bridges Area Learning Center be like?
- how were a and b groups determined?
- WHY DID YOU IMPLEMENT AN AB FLEX AB SCHEDULE INSTEAD OF AA FLEX BB?
How did PLSAS decide to implement the Hybrid learning model at the start of the year?
How many students are estimated to be in a classroom at the elementary, middle and high school levels?
What will band look like in the Hybrid model?
Will you offer after-school activities?
Why don’t all districts in the state implement the same Hybrid learning model?
What will classes at Bridges Area Learning Center be like?
how were a and b groups determined?
WHY DID YOU IMPLEMENT AN AB FLEX AB SCHEDULE INSTEAD OF AA FLEX BB?
Flex Learning Days
Health and Safety
Distance Learning Academy (DLA)
- Can I opt my child into or out of the Distance Learning Academy?
- How long are the blocks/periods in DLA?
- How Are Distance Learning Academy classes structured?
- What does the DLA look like for kindergarten students?
- What does PSEO look like for DLA students?
- Will students in the DLA learn at the same pace and and have the same lesson plans as those in the Hybrid model?
- Is DLA available for La ola del lago (LODL) Spanish Immersion students?
- If the district “turns the dial” to in-person learning this school year, will DLA students have the option to go back to school in-person?
Can I opt my child into or out of the Distance Learning Academy?
How long are the blocks/periods in DLA?
How Are Distance Learning Academy classes structured?
What does the DLA look like for kindergarten students?
What does PSEO look like for DLA students?
Will students in the DLA learn at the same pace and and have the same lesson plans as those in the Hybrid model?
Is DLA available for La ola del lago (LODL) Spanish Immersion students?
If the district “turns the dial” to in-person learning this school year, will DLA students have the option to go back to school in-person?
Distance Learning Academy (DLA) for SAGE Students
- What does DLA look like for SAGE students?
- What is the difference between the Hybrid learning model and the elementary Distance Learning Academy for students enrolled in SAGE Academy?
- Will SAGE Academy students who have opted to enroll in the elementary Distance Learning Academy experience the same curriculum that is used in the SAGE Academy Hybrid model?
- Will SAGE Academy students in the elementary Distance Learning Academy be taught by someone with an interest, expertise and experience in working with gifted learners?
- If we are currently in the elementary Distance Learning Academy, and want to switch to the Hybrid model, will my child still have a space in SAGE Academy?
What does DLA look like for SAGE students?
What is the difference between the Hybrid learning model and the elementary Distance Learning Academy for students enrolled in SAGE Academy?
Will SAGE Academy students who have opted to enroll in the elementary Distance Learning Academy experience the same curriculum that is used in the SAGE Academy Hybrid model?
Will SAGE Academy students in the elementary Distance Learning Academy be taught by someone with an interest, expertise and experience in working with gifted learners?
If we are currently in the elementary Distance Learning Academy, and want to switch to the Hybrid model, will my child still have a space in SAGE Academy?
Transportation
Special Education
- When will I find out my child’s case manager?
- What will Special Education Services look like in a Hybrid model?
- What information will be used to determine if my student needs additional Special Education support on the Flex day?
- What will the Elementary Special Education Service Model look like?
- What will the Secondary Special Education Service Model look like?
- How will Special Education Services be provided in the Distance Learning Academy Model?
- How will Special Education Services be provided at ECSE?