Bath Local Schools
In-person Instruction and Continuity of Services 2021-22
Each category below has a list of the many strategies Bath Local Schools has been and/or will be using to help provide the necessary gap-filling and continuity of services for students and parents due to the coronavirus pandemic and related disruptions.

COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies
The Bath Local Schools Board of Education will follow protocols for COVID-19 that were used from March 2020 through the 2020-21 academic year with recommendations from the Allen County Health Department, Ohio Department of Health, Governor’s office, Ohio General Assembly and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Such protocols include, but are not limited to, universal and correct wearing of masks when required by law or the governor’s order. Physical distancing will be accommodated to the best of our abilities throughout our district processes. Handwashing will continue regardless of mandates from our legislative body or governor. Bath will continue to contact trace and quarantine as per the Allen County Health Department guidelines. Our efforts to be a facilitator for vaccinations to educators and other eligible staff will continue.

Approaches to Identifying Academic Needs
We will continue to utilize our normal approaches to identifying the academic needs of our students as we have each school year. Since we were in session 5 days a week since September of 2020, each building on campus has analyzed student data from diagnostics as well as examining nine weeks’ grades. These include:
•	Elementary testing in STAR, DIBELS
•	Response to Intervention- staff meetings to evaluate student needs and determine an intervention plan.
•	Academic assessments for Gifted and Special Education students •	Classroom benchmark assessments
•	Test scores (state and local)
•	Formative and informative measurements for all students (remote students came in to take part in testing)
•	Grades/Attendance

Approaches to Address Academic Gap Filling
We have taken the following steps addressing the needs of specific students K-12 in the following manner:
•	Summer school is being provided K-12 based on diagnostic assessments, grades as well as recommendations from professional staff regarding needs. K-8 will have a 4-week session running Monday-Thursday in the month of June. Grades 9-12 will run credit recovery sessions 5 days a week in the month of June. There are two different time slots available each day. Transportation is being provided to all summer school students.
•	Addition of tutors for the Elementary and Middle School for the next two school years.
•	STAR Reading and Math interventions for HS Special Education have been added. •	Additional Professional Development has been added for Special Education
teachers.
•	Extension of contracts on English, Language Arts, Math and Science resources. •	Professional Development for staff relating to Schoology and assessments.
•	Purchase of laptops for students K-2 to enable our district to be 1:1

Approaches to Identify Social and Emotional Needs •	Attendance and grades
•	Observations and journaling

•	Allocation of Success and Wellness funds for our school nurses and social worker and school psychologist.
•	Summer Mental Health Clinic provided by our elementary guidance counselor and our social worker. Sessions will run through the summer.
•	Partnership with SAFY

•	Partnership with Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen County •	Partnership with Allen County Educational Services Center
•	Partnership with Prevention Awareness Support Services of Allen County

Approaches to Address Social and Emotional Needs
•	All staff received Trauma-informed care training as well as PBIS training

•	Utilization of our social worker and her relationship with our professional organizations in Allen County
•	Cornerstone of Hope has been utilized for counseling and programs

•	Meals- breakfast and lunch have been provided to all students all year

•	Transportation- we’ve provided all year as well as the summer for summer school •	Utilize and maximize our partnership with SAFY in identifying needs of our families
and coordinating services appropriately.

•	Utilize and maximize our partnership with the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen County in identifying needs of our families and coordinating services appropriately.
•	Utilize and maximize our partnership with Allen County Educational Services Center in identifying needs of our families and coordinating services appropriately.
•	Utilize and maximize our partnership with Prevention Awareness Support Services of Allen County and bring in when applicable for crisis management situations.

Updated 6.21.21