FAQs About Moving to the Hybrid Model:

The Hybrid Model

• All students will receive the same curriculum adopted by USD497 and the Kansas State Board of Education.
• Students currently enrolled in the Hybrid Learning Model will stay with their BMMS classroom teachers.
• Students currently enrolled in the Distance Learning Model will stay with their current BMMS distance classroom teachers. This learning format will be similar to what students have experienced so far this year.
• Families who decide to switch their students from Distance to Hybrid (or vice versa) will have new BMMS teachers/schedules assigned for Quarter 2.
• Students will attend in-person classes two days a week and participate in remote learning from home three days a week.
• Students will attend school on-site on their assigned day
• Group A = Last names A-K at BMMS on Mondays and Thursdays. This group will be remote on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
• Group B = Last names L-Z at BMMS on Tuesdays and Fridays. This group will be remote on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
• All efforts will be made to keep students from the same family on the same Group A or Group B schedule, if possible.

• Remote learning will look different depending on the classroom teacher. Content areas lend themselves to different structural needs. For example, some teachers will provide less “live” sessions during remote learning to allow for more asynchronous or individual work time.  Other courses will be transmitted live in real-time from the classroom via Webex.

A Previous Note From Julie Boyle, Executive Director of Communications:

• “Families have the option to choose 100% Distance Learning instead of the Hybrid Model by completing this form for each student: ( https://forms.gle/bifDxCD2s2DxpN888 ) by October 9, 2020.”
• ONLY complete this form if you are choosing the 100% Distance Learning option.
• Families will be given another opportunity to change their student's enrollment before the second semester, which begins January 19.

Visual Schedule:

BMMS-Specific Phasing Plan: (Note: each building has its own phasing plan)

• Please note: your family will be notified personally if your student will be invited early during Phase 1 and Phase 2. We understand that many of our families are eager to return to the building. We want to ensure that we complete this task as safely and as intentionally as possible. Thanks for your understanding.

If you have additional questions related to what to expect during the hybrid model or how it relates to your student specifically, please reach out to your student’s counselor or administration.

• Kristen Kircher - Last Names A-L, kkircher@usd497.org
• Rebecca Byers - Last Names M-Z, rebecca.byers@usd497.org 

FAQs for Remote Learning

First Day of School: Tuesday, September 8, 2020.

All classes are remote learning for the first six weeks of school!

All Classes meet on September 8th and 9th for Back to School Orientation!

Note: “P1” = Period 1, “P2” = Period 2, etc.

A Day / B Day = PE or Flex classes for 6th and 7th grade.

Remote Learning Schedule begins Thursday, September 10th, 2020:

Note: 6th and 7th-grade students will attend Flex class on Wednesdays unless otherwise noted.