October 2020 Hybrid Calendar

After careful consideration of feedback from students, parents and faculty/staff, guidance from Linn County and data from the CDC, Xavier will start the school year using the Hybrid Model. It is our ultimate goal to return safely to in-person instruction based on public health data and this model allows the nearly 700 students, faculty, and staff to achieve that goal.

This model represents a reasonable and responsible approach to start our school year. The Hybrid Model enables students to maintain an in-person connection with their teachers and classmates while prioritizing the health and safety of everyone in our school community.

The Model...

Hybrid Learning is a combination of Online Learning and On-Site Learning. This model allows for the following scenarios:  

• Students to attend classes in-person for half the school day every day

• Teachers to engage directly with students

• A reduced number of people in the building at one time 

This provides additional space to follow recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding proper physical distancing and sanitation. 

The Xavier High School Hybrid Model prioritizes having students on campus safely every day. It is important to us that students are in the building and interacting with their classmates and teachers.  Students would attend half of their day on campus and half of their day online through synchronous learning.  Under this plan, no student would spend an entire day fully online unless requested by the family.  
 

Cohort Division

• All students will be separated into two cohorts: Navy and Silver. Students received an email from Mr. Svare notifying them of their assigned cohort on August 6th.   
• One cohort will attend class on campus (on-site) at Xavier in the morning and return home to attend live classes virtually via Zoom in the afternoon.  
• The second cohort will attend live classes virtually via Zoom in the morning and then arrive at Xavier to attend class on campus in the afternoon.
• All students are expected to participate in a full day of classes.  

Cohort Schedules

• Cohort schedules will alternate AM/PM on-site classes after every A & B Day cycle (two days).
  • A student in the Navy cohort will attend on-site classes two consecutive school days in the morning (one A Day and one B Day) and then attend on-site classes two consecutive school days in the afternoon (one A Day and one B Day). Over that same period, a student in the Silver cohort will attend on-site classes in the afternoon the first two days and in the morning the second two days.
  • New/incoming families: Xavier classes are on a block schedule with four classes on A days (1A - 4A) and four classes on B days (1B - 4B).  
• This rotation of schedules was determined as a result of feedback by Xavier students and in coordination with teachers.  This allows students to be in class with each of their teachers every week.  
• Xavier recognizes there will be consideration needed for students in special circumstances and will work with families to meet those needs.  If your child has a special circumstance, please contact Mr. Matt Svare, Associate Principal.
• The schedule for the following week will be included in Friday Xavier Update emails.

Example of Weekly Schedule with AM/PM On-Site Learning Rotation:

*Over a four week period (20 school days), cohorts will have the same number of morning and afternoon on-site classes.

Example of Daily Bell Schedule in the Hybrid Model:

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