Dear KLA families,

I want to first start off by thanking you all for your flexibility, patience, and understanding as we respond to the COVID-19 EmergencySchool Closure. As we continue to live in a time of the unknown, I want to assure you that I am committed in making our KLA children my priority as I face any and all decisions made alongside our KLA Leadership Team, the County, the State and the Federal government.

Distance Learning and Attendance Accountability begins Monday, April 13th. All KLA Secondary students must log in to their Period 1's Google Meet at 8:30am. In an effort to create a sense of community and connection to our KLA culture of learning, students are highly encouraged to wear their KLA uniform polo shirt during instructional hours. They can access the Google Meet link via their Google Classroom Stream. If your child is not able to log in, please contact their Period 1 teacher before April 13th. For all technology concerns, please email parentsupport@mykla.org. Your child's teachers are ready and excited to begin this new journey with them! In a time of uncertainty, Mr. Anthony Morales, our counselor will also be readily available to serve the social emotional needs of our students. The KLA community is so fortunate to have such ambitious and motivated educators.

I hope you find the information below to be helpful in addressing any questions that you may have regarding what to expect of your child's learning. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at tsartain@mykla.org. We look forward to seeing your child in uniform at 8:30am on April 13th via their Period 1 Google Meet.

I wish for you to be happy, healthy, and peaceful,

Tertia Sartain

KLA Secondary

Academic Director

Weekly and Daily Bell Schedule

Breakdown of Classroom Learning

Here is a general breakdown of what your child can expect learning to feel like per class:

Virtual Classroom Rules (when logged into Google Meet)

1) Students are highly encouraged to wear their KLA uniform polo shirt

2) Student video must be ON unless teacher instructs to turn off video

3) Student audio must be OFF unless teacher instructs to turn on audio

4) Students are expected to remain on screen during entire time of direct instruction

5) Students must refrain from private chatting during direct instruction

6) Students must abide by the Student Network Acceptable Use Policy as stated on pages 15-16 of the KLA

 Secondary Student Handbook

Grading Policy during COVID-19 learning

While students will continue to be assessed on their level of mastery of grade level standards, KLA teachers understand that the level and rate that students may thrive in a distance learning model will vary. Therefore, student attendance and the progress monitoring of the Learning Logs will be heavily weighed when factoring grades. Having your child attend every class and complete their Learning Logs will ensure positive outcomes. Your child's teachers will be communicating with you how they will be adapting their grading practice to our revised grading policy. Grade books will continue to be used, the methods in how we use them to reflect progress will be similar to what students were already used to.

Roles in Distance Learning

What is a Leadership Log?

The Leadership Log is the communication bridge between students , families , and KLA

Technology Resource Guide

Contact parentsupport@mykla.org for any technology questions, concerns, problems.

All KLA students have Google for Education accounts. Students can sign into their KLA Google account by using their active mykla.org account and password.

Here they can access each teacher's Google Classroom andGoogle Meets.

Google Account: [year student promotes from 8 ^th grade] [first initial] [last

name]@mykla.org  (For example: 24fsartain@mykla.org)

Use your Illuminate Parent Portal account to update emergency contact and medical information for your children. Monitor your children’s  attendance, homework, assessments, grades and more !

You need an email address and an access code to  register . If you do not have an access code please contact parentsupport@mykla.org to obtain one.  Your Illuminate HomeConnection Portal account will link you to all of your students attending KLA.

* Your child is very familiar with using Illuminate. Ask your child to help you!

GoGuardian Parent is a mobile app to help keep parents/guardians aware of your child's browsing activity, and app usage.

Download the GoGuardian Parent app

iPhone : Visit App Store, search for  GoGuardian Parent , and tap the download button.

Android: Visit Google Play Store, search for  GoGuardian Parent , and tap the download button.