Hybrid Schedule Overview

• Grades K-3 Students will spend five days physically in school, 8:00-2:40 at Excelsior.
• Grades 4-5 will be in school Mon-Tues-Thurs-Fri, 8:00-2:40 at MHS, with Wednesday as an e-Learning day.
• All classes will be at 50% capacity or less.
• Because of bus capacity being limited to 50%, no bus passes may be issued for students to ride any other bus at this time.
• Please follow the schedule below for drop off:
• Last name starts A-M, 7:50-8:00am
• Last name starts N-Z, 8:00-8:10am
• Kindergarten and 1st grade students should be dropped off and picked up at the Oak Street Drop off.
• 2nd and 3rd grade students should be dropped off and picked up at the back circle drop off.

We will adjust as necessary. We understand the process will take additional time this year and appreciate your patience.

Hybrid Safety Details and Protocols

Our first priority is that school be as safe as possible for students and staff. In addition to districtwide health and safety guidelines, Excelsior’s specific protocols will include the following:

• Masks need to be worn at all times, unless removed for instruction purposes (specific music or phy ed. activities, or other mask-free exemptions as directed by the MDH and MDE). We will follow the District Face Covering Policy in all cases of non-compliance with the mask expectations.
• Pick-up and Drop-off
  • Students will enter the building at assigned entry points (look for more specific information next week).
  • Supervisory staff will confirm temperature checks and ensure that students enter the building and go directly to their classroom.
  • We will have a staged dismissal. Students who get picked up by private vehicle or ride the bus will exit at announced, periodic intervals.
• Social distancing stickers will be placed to help direct students in common areas.
• Students will begin the year eating lunch in their classrooms (or outside, weather permitting) six feet apart.
• Students will have opportunities to be outside throughout the day.

*Please see the District’s Back to School 2020-21 website for additional information, including health protocols and safety measures in place.

Students selecting the full e-Learning option will follow the same schedule as hybrid students (with some at-home variations), with a dedicated online teacher and all students participating in full e-Learning.

More information on the e-learning model is below and on an e-learning section on the District's Back to School website.

• Students will be assigned to an e-Learning section with a dedicated teacher and other students who have selected that option whenever possible.
• e-Learning follows the same scope/sequence/calendar as in-person learning. Students can transition from online to hybrid at the end of any quarter.
• e-Learning days are regular school days for students and teachers.
• Students will receive the full grade level curriculum, including specialist classes.
• Students will be provided with a regular schedule for instruction. Instruction will be a blend of synchronous (live streaming) and asynchronous learning activities and will include digital and non-digital learning activities, such as reading a book, writing a response, or completing a project.
• Students will use a variety of technology tools and will be provided text and materials needed to support their learning.
• Relationships are essential to learning. Great effort will be made to develop relationships between students and teachers, teachers and parents and student to student.
• Parents are an essential part of student success. Specific supports and ongoing parent and teacher communication will include back to school events, such as orientation to class set up and communication tools, regular contact and class meetings with the teacher, and opportunities for one on one meetings with the teacher.
• All programs will be provided including immersion, high potential, accelerated, and advanced classes. Depending on course enrollment, some programs may be provided using live streaming to provide online students access. Supplemental and pull-out programming will be provided in both synchronous and asynchronous formats.
• The District will honor IEPs and 504s and provide additional support for our students who receive special education services and for other students who need a higher level of support.

1. Please make sure to update your contact information in Skyward and include at least 2 phone numbers and 2 local emergency contacts.
2. Make sure your voicemail box is not full preventing us from leaving a message for you!!  
3. Please answer your phone if you see 952-401-5650 on your screen. That is the Excelsior main number, and someone is trying to contact you.
4. If you are contacted because your student is ill and needs to go home, the expectation is that they would be picked up from the health office within 30 minutes. If that is not possible we may need you to call your emergency contact.
5. Review the district website to familiarize yourself with the Minnetonka Public Schools plan for the 2020-21 school year including mask policy, temperature checks and when to keep your child home from school when not feeling well. Any child exhibiting symptoms of illness will be sent home.
6. Please make sure your student’s immunizations are up to date and paperwork is turned into the health office by the first day of school. You can email your student’s immunization record to EXC.HEALTHOFFICE@minnetonkaschools.org
7. Immunizations are required for students before kindergarten in order to be compliant.
8. In an abundance of caution, we will not be accepting over the counter pain reliever medications for headaches and other aches and pains. If your child typically takes a pain reliever for braces, for example, please give them a dose of pain reliever before returning them to school following the appointment.
9. Please use Skyward to report an absence for your student. Click here for a helpful tutorial.