Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza today announced the City will move towards a new Remote Learning Model for all school days until Spring Recess. Students will not report to school buildings for instruction during this time. School buildings are scheduled to reopen to students following Spring Recess on Monday, April 20, 2020.
Effective Monday, March 23, Regional Enrichment Centers will be available for the children of first responders, healthcare workers, and our most vulnerable populations, with more details to follow. Additionally, remote learning will go into effect for grades K-12. DOE will support schools at all levels of readiness to deliver remote learning, and more information will be provided to families about online platforms.
Remote Learning occurs when the learner and instructor, or source of information, are separated by time and distance and therefore cannot meet in a traditional classroom setting. Information is typically transmitted via technology (email, google classroom, zoom video conferencing) so that no physical presence in the classroom is required. The method of remote learning that we will be using at BSSWA is Google Classroom. This is how teachers and students will communicate for the time being.
FAQs of Remote Learning at BSSWA
Q: How many times do I need to login to Google Classroom?
A: You need to login onto each of your individual classrooms each day for specific lessons and assignments.
Q: How will attendance be taken everyday?
A: You must login to each of your individual classrooms each day to be marked present. In addition, you will be asked to complete an activity, task, classwork, or homework.
Q: I know that I need my bsswa email to login to Google Classroom, but what is I don't know my bsswa email or username or password?
A: All students and staff have a BSSWA email in format: first.lastname@bsswa.org (john.doe@bsswa.org). Contact your guidance counselor for assistance with passwords. jeannine.petraglia@bsswa.org for middle school; susan.bobb@bsswa.org for grades 9 and 10; and malinda.diazprove@bsswa.org for 11 and 12th grade.
Q: How am I expected to post or submit assignments to my teacher?
A: Your teacher will advise you how, what , and when you are expected to submit and assignment to grade.
Q: How will my work be graded?
A: The work you submit to your teacher will be regularly graded. It’s important that you keep up with your assignments. Your grades on assignments/assessments will be posted on Pupil Path
Q: Will I still get a report card?
A: Yes. Your final grade on classes will be based on the work you complete and your performance on online assessments. Therefore, it is important you login to each of your classrooms each day and complete any assigned tasks. We will let you know when reports cards will be mailed.
Q: Who do I contact if I don’t have access or if I am having trouble with my Pupli Path account?
A: Contact the parent coordinator, Iris Alicea at iris.alicea@bsswa.org
Q: I know that Google Classrooms is all online, but I don’t have a computer. How can I get a computer?
A: At this time, Google Classrooms can be accessed on smartphones, and as the DOE supplies schools with more computers, families will be notified as to when to pick up technology.
Q: If I have a general question, then what times can I contact the school via email?
A: Feel free to contact your teachers and Administration the school Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:15 am and 2:36 p.m.
Effective Monday, March 23, Regional Enrichment Centers will be available for the children of first responders, healthcare workers, and our most vulnerable populations, with more details to follow. Additionally, remote learning will go into effect for grades K-12. DOE will support schools at all levels of readiness to deliver remote learning, and more information will be provided to families about online platforms.
Remote Learning occurs when the learner and instructor, or source of information, are separated by time and distance and therefore cannot meet in a traditional classroom setting. Information is typically transmitted via technology (email, google classroom, zoom video conferencing) so that no physical presence in the classroom is required. The method of remote learning that we will be using at BSSWA is Google Classroom. This is how teachers and students will communicate for the time being.
FAQs of Remote Learning at BSSWA
Q: How many times do I need to login to Google Classroom?
A: You need to login onto each of your individual classrooms each day for specific lessons and assignments.
Q: How will attendance be taken everyday?
A: You must login to each of your individual classrooms each day to be marked present. In addition, you will be asked to complete an activity, task, classwork, or homework.
Q: I know that I need my bsswa email to login to Google Classroom, but what is I don't know my bsswa email or username or password?
A: All students and staff have a BSSWA email in format: first.lastname@bsswa.org (john.doe@bsswa.org). Contact your guidance counselor for assistance with passwords. jeannine.petraglia@bsswa.org for middle school; susan.bobb@bsswa.org for grades 9 and 10; and malinda.diazprove@bsswa.org for 11 and 12th grade.
Q: How am I expected to post or submit assignments to my teacher?
A: Your teacher will advise you how, what , and when you are expected to submit and assignment to grade.
Q: How will my work be graded?
A: The work you submit to your teacher will be regularly graded. It’s important that you keep up with your assignments. Your grades on assignments/assessments will be posted on Pupil Path
Q: Will I still get a report card?
A: Yes. Your final grade on classes will be based on the work you complete and your performance on online assessments. Therefore, it is important you login to each of your classrooms each day and complete any assigned tasks. We will let you know when reports cards will be mailed.
Q: Who do I contact if I don’t have access or if I am having trouble with my Pupli Path account?
A: Contact the parent coordinator, Iris Alicea at iris.alicea@bsswa.org
Q: I know that Google Classrooms is all online, but I don’t have a computer. How can I get a computer?
A: At this time, Google Classrooms can be accessed on smartphones, and as the DOE supplies schools with more computers, families will be notified as to when to pick up technology.
Q: If I have a general question, then what times can I contact the school via email?
A: Feel free to contact your teachers and Administration the school Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:15 am and 2:36 p.m.