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Forest Lake Area Schools has planned for three possible scenarios of student learning which may be used during the 2020-2021 school year. These scenarios include full in-person learning, full distance learning, or a hybrid of distance and in-person learning. On July 30, Governor Walz announced a framework that allows local school districts to determine how they will begin the 2020-2021 school year, based on COVID-19 case data by county. The Forest Lake Area School Board approved a plan, based on current data, to start school with elementary, preschool and early childhood students attending school fully in-person, and secondary (grades 7-12) students attending school in a hybrid scenario, alternating every other day between in-person learning and at-home learning.
On October 26, the district announced that elementary students would also move into a hybrid learning scenario, beginning November 10.
On November 12, the district announced that High School and Community School students (grades 9-12) will move to distance learning effective immediately, through at least January 22.
On November 19, the district announced a transition to distance learning for all students, beginning in December.
November 19, 2020 School Board Presentation
2020-2021 Learning Plan
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Elementary
Elementary students began the school year learning fully in-person at school, however beginning on December 3, elementary students will begin distance learning.
Secondary
Secondary students (grades 7-12) began the year under a hybrid model combination of in-person learning and at-home learning. However, beginning on November 16th, students in grades 9-12 moved to distance learning, and students in grades 7-8 will begin distance learning on December 3.
Wondering about masks?
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This summer Governor Walz issued an executive order requiring masks throughout Minnesota in all public indoor spaces. This order applies to both students and staff within our schools. Please review our Frequently Asked Questions for more information about the mask requirement.
Special Circumstances
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Tech Support
Technology Assistance
For help logging in to ParentVue, please contact your school’s administrative assistant.
For support with school devices, school Google accounts or applications (Google Classroom, etc.), please contact:
Columbus Elementary
Marilyn McReynolds, mmreynolds@flaschools.org
651-982-8948
Forest Lake Elementary
Maria “Jojo” Fore, mfore@flaschools.org
651-982-3228
Forest View Elementary
Maria “Jojo” Fore, mfore@flaschools.org
651-982-8279
Lino Lakes Elementary
Marilyn McReynolds, mmreynolds@flaschools.org
651-982-8870
Linwood Elementary
Michelle Ulvin, mulvin@flaschools.org
651-982-1964
Scandia Elementary
Billee-jo Martin, bmartin@flaschools.org
651-982-3343
Wyoming Elementary
Michelle Ulvin, mulvin@flaschools.org
651-982-8034
Forest Lake Area Middle School
Bernie Zeller, bzeller@flaschools.org
651-982-3058
Forest Lake Area Community School
Billee-jo Martin, bmartin@flaschools.org
651-982-8371
Forest Lake Area High School
Mary Wightman, mwightman@flaschools.org
651-982-8480
Nick Dironca, ndironca@flaschools.org
651-982-8463
Canvas or Google Classroom Assistance:
Lee Anne Brockman, lbrockman@flaschools.org
651-982-8466
Bruce Leventhal, bleventhal@flaschools.org
651-982-8409
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Special Education
Forest Lake Area Schools is committed to providing a quality education to all students, including those with disabilities. Students with an Individual Education Program (IEP) will be communicated with on an individual level by a licensed special educator to determine how their child's program will look in a distance learning model. It is the district's obligation to continue to provide a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for each identified student and programming will be determined on an individual basis.
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Students Experiencing Homelessness
Forest Lake Area Schools is committed to providing a quality education to all students, including those who are highly mobile and/or experiencing homelessness. Forest Lake is supporting homeless/highly mobile students in having full access to distance learning education by reaching out individually to each family and/or unaccompanied youth (UY) currently experiencing homelessness. This outreach includes assessing their current living situation in terms of stability, safety and access to basic needs. We are then providing families with information and resources based on this assessment, including how to access resources in their resident district if they are currently residing outside of the Forest Lake district. As part of this communication, we are identifying any barriers they have to participating in distance learning, including transportation, internet services, devices, etc. We are also providing each family/UY with a district point of contact to use in reaching out during the distance learning period with issues or concerns. As a district, we are developing distance learning plans that do not require access to specific technology and includes options for students who do not have access to these resources. To the extent possible, the district is providing students with needed technology and assisting families in obtaining internet services. As distance learning moves forward, the district will monitor the participation and engagement of students who are highly mobile and/or experiencing homelessness as a distinct group and make accommodations as needed to ensure full access.
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Please visit the archived distance learning page for older information about last spring's distance learning.