UPDATE ON SCHOOL RE-OPENING FOR IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION UPDATE ON SCHOOL RE-OPENING FOR IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Approach
    • Academy Highlights
    • Results
    • Leadership
    • Board
  • Careers
    • Why Ingenuity Prep
    • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
    • Join Us
    • Refer a Candidate
  • Enroll
    • Why Ingenuity Prep
    • Apply
    • Enroll or Re-Enroll
    • Family Testimonials
  • Families
    • Announcements
    • Calendar
    • Meal Service
    • Virtual Program
    • Before & After School
    • Family Handbook
    • Student Services
    • Other Resources
    • Title I
  • Donate
  • Contact Us
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Approach
    • Academy Highlights
    • Results
    • Leadership
    • Board
  • Careers
    • Why Ingenuity Prep
    • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
    • Join Us
    • Refer a Candidate
  • Enroll
    • Why Ingenuity Prep
    • Apply
    • Enroll or Re-Enroll
    • Family Testimonials
  • Families
    • Announcements
    • Calendar
    • Meal Service
    • Virtual Program
    • Before & After School
    • Family Handbook
    • Student Services
    • Other Resources
    • Title I
  • Donate
  • Contact Us
  • Donate
  •  

Archives

UPDATE ON SCHOOL RE-OPENING FOR IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION

Ingenuity Prep Families –

As you may be aware, DCPS announced last week that they would begin reopening schools for in-person instruction for some PreK3 through 5th grade students in November. Given that announcement, we know that families may be wondering about Ingenuity Prep’s plans for reopening for in-person instruction and we wanted to share an update with you today.

In July, when we announced that we would be starting off this year with all virtual instruction, we also indicated that we would be in virtual learning indefinitely and that we anticipated that it could extend through Winter Break. Today, we wanted to inform you that we’ve decided we will not be reopening for in-person instruction for students until after Winter Break. And, while we now know that school will not re-open for in-person instruction until after Winter Break, we have not yet identified when after Winter Break we will re-open for in-person instruction.

While we are all agreed that a fully functioning, in-person learning structure, free of the threat of the pandemic most maximizes learning, developing social-emotional skills, and building community, the implications of the current combination of community health conditions, impending cold and flu season, and other factors for our students and staff do not lend us to believe that re-opening for in-person instruction is the right decision at this time. And while we believe this is the right choice, it is also — in many ways — a disappointing one. We know that continuing in a virtual learning space will continue to be impactful for our students, staff, and all of you. But as we’ve consistently said, our highest priority is health and safety and we will only re-open for in-person instruction when we are confident we can do so safely. And we don’t have the confidence that is true at this point in time.

Additionally, we wanted to share that — beginning next week — we will be launching two opportunities for families to share input to inform the decision on when and how to re-open for in-person instruction. We will be gathering that input through:

  • Family Focus Group Sessions — Each session will run from 5:30 to 6:30 and will be focused on gathering input from families. Each Academy will have their own session on the following days:
    • Early Childhood Academy — Monday, October 26
      • Click Here to Join Zoom Link
        • Phone: (310) 715-8592
        • Meeting ID: 881 1735 6629
        • Passcode: 58755
    • Elementary School Academy — Tuesday, October 27
      • Click Here to Join Zoom Link
        • Phone: (301) 715-8592
        • Meeting ID: 828 5684 3705
        • Passcode: 894156
    • Middle School Academy — Wednesday, October 28
      • Click Here to Join Zoom Link
        • Phone: (301) 715-8592
        • Meeting ID: 899 7222 7239
        • Passcode: 650870

Click on the designated link to join those sessions. 

  • Family Survey — Your input through surveys (and there have been many!) since this summer has been very helpful in informing our planning. We’re going to launch a new survey to gather your input and gauge parent’s interest on returning for in-person instruction. That survey will launch on Tuesday, October 20th and is open to all families to complete due October 27th
    • Click Here to Access the Survey 

Based on the input we receive from families and staff, our Senior School Leadership Team will formulate an initial plan for re-opening for in-person instruction. We’re aiming to make an initial decision in early November. This timeline and process will set us up to ensure we get great input from our school community and ensure we are able to communicate a final decision well before Winter Break and at least a month prior to the date we will re-open for in-person instruction.

Thank you very much for your continued investment in and commitment to your student’s learning here at Ingenuity Prep. We’re looking forward to having the opportunity to hear from our school community to gather advice and perspective that will help ensure we re-open for in-person instruction in the safest and most effective way possible. We’re hopeful that we see that day sooner rather than later. In the meantime, we will continue to do our very best to run an excellent virtual learning experience for our students.

As always, if there is anything our team can do to support you and your student(s) during this time, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Our email addresses are listed below and I would be happy to hear from you.

All our best,

                                       

Will Stoetzer, Co-Founder and CEO                                      Jennifer Hampton, Chief Academic Officer

Read More
ACCEPT YOUR INVITATION TO DEANSLIST

We’re transitioning to a new family communication tool! This year, all Ingenuity Prep communications will come through DeansList.

To ensure you receive important updates this school year, please take the following steps:

First, search your email for “DeansList” and accept the invitation.  Register your account using the information from the email invitation.

OR

If you did not receive an invitation by email, please reach out to your student’s teacher for your validation code and go to https://deanslist.me.

More detailed instructions on how to register can be found here.

* DeansList is also available as an app — download DeansList for Families on your smartphone!

Read More
FIRST QUARTER INTERIM ASSESSMENTS BEGIN OCTOBER 19TH

First-quarter interim assessments are scheduled between October 19th and November 4th. Students should take assessments entirely on their own as it will provide teachers a better understanding of how to provide instruction moving forward. To help your learner, make sure that they:

  • Attend class on time
  • Eat healthy breakfast before class and,
  • Provide a testing environment without distractions

If you have any questions, please contact your student’s teacher.

Read More
DID YOU REGISTER TO VOTE?

If you were not able to make our voter registration event this past weekend, don’t worry! You still have time! Click HERE to register to vote! 

Read More

Recent Posts

  • UPDATE ON SCHOOL RE-OPENING FOR IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
  • ACCEPT YOUR INVITATION TO DEANSLIST
  • FIRST QUARTER INTERIM ASSESSMENTS BEGIN OCTOBER 19TH
  • DID YOU REGISTER TO VOTE?

Archives

  • October 2020
  • September 2020

Categories

  • announcements
© 2013-2022 Ingenuity Prep All rights reserved.