DOS Letter to HIS Families April 09, 2020
Dear HIS Families,
We are pleased to announce the government’s inspection and approval of HIS Prevention and Control Measures in order to open the campus. HIS is approved to reopen campus to specific grade levels on a staggered basis. We are announcing the following:
HIS Campus will Reopen to Grades 9 and 12 ONLY on Monday, April 13
Reopening for All Remaining Grades will be Announced with 7-Days Notice
Principals will be sharing reopening guidelines, especially as relating to the staggered start/end times of different grade levels and the arrival/departure gates they should use. We needed to provide as many entrance points as possible so we can make visual check of student health, green code and temperature on arrival. Students and parents will also be advised of some necessary changes to the timetables to accommodate more physical distancing in classrooms, in the cafeteria, and during breaks. We will also be emphasizing the importance of the parent role in monitoring the health of students, following arrival/departure guidelines, and completing any documentation required for student attendance.
Before the reopening of school, we have been preparing the campus for a clean and safe return. Faculty have conducted training for all aspects of the prevention and control measures. This presentation known as the ‘Training for Return to Campus’, key planning documents, and a visual reopening page will be updated and posted by tomorrow on our webpage:
https://www.his-china.org/inform/news/coronavirus-community-updates
As well, you will be hearing from your Principals about specific plans for your child(ren)’s grade levels.
A key priority once students return will be to carefully assess and evaluate where each student is within the social, emotional and academic domains. We will be determining areas where students have done well and where additional support is needed for each individual student, including careful analysis of diagnostic information from WIDA and NWEA tests, and classroom assessments of learning standards to determine where students need tailored support. Early Childhood grade levels will also be assessing and evaluating student development during the E-learning period. I want to assure you all that we are marshalling our full capacity and exercising flexibility to help students reach their full potential in all academic areas despite the interruption of campus learning.
For now, we can enjoy the good news of official dates being given for different grades levels to return to campus learning. It should be noted that HIS will be one of only a few dozen international schools reopening in the entire world! Congratulations to all our students, parents, faculty, and leadership team for their commitment and support to final arrive at this point! It has been a difficult period, but together we can keep HIS a safe and supportive place to go to school.
亲爱的HIS大家庭成员，你们好：
我们非常高兴地跟大家分享，就在今天下午我们通过了督查组对HIS的开学检查，我们终于可以迎来第一批学生回校：
4月13日，星期一，HIS校园对9年级和12年级学生开放
其他年级的开放日期会提前一周通知，敬请关注！
随后，关于不同年级的上课时间，进出校园等细节问题，会由高/低年级校长跟大家分享。我们会尽最大的努力分散人员流动，同时完成测温/绿码检查工作。进入校园以后，学生也需要在教室，餐厅及课间保持跟同学之间的距离。我们也要提醒家长积极配合，完成高/低年级校长要求的健康申报表及体温汇报，这样才能确保更多年级的学生早日回校。
这个星期，为了作好全面准备，校园又进行了深度清洁和消毒。对所有教职员工都进行了“重开校园”培训，内容包括日常防护和应急处理等等，并于进行演习。明天，大家可以在以下网站里看到更多更新的内容。
https://www.his-china.org/inform/news/coronavirus-community-updates
关于其他年级的进一步消息，请多关注高/低年级校长的信息。
一旦学生回到校园，学校和老师们会首先把所有注意力都集中在每一个学生的细致评估上，评估包括三个方面：社交，情感和学习。我们会考量学生在过去的这两个多月的时间里的线上课程的表现，综合现实情况，通过专业的测试平台(WIDA，NWEA等等)，来确认后面接下去这一段时间如何来查漏补缺。我们后续也会评估幼龄段学生的情况，我们的目标是帮助每一位学生在学业和其他方面都表现出最好的状态，尽量减少这段时间无法进行线下课程带来的影响。
现在，让我们再次享受校园可以开放的好消息中。HIS现在是世界上为数不多的可以开展线下课程的国际学校的其中一所！再次恭喜我们的学生，家长，老师经过了前一段困难时期的努力，而终于迎接到的幸福时刻！
Kind Regards,
Jeffry R. Stubbs
Director
Hangzhou International School