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Food Services, Technology, Help Center, and Resources. The dis- day, Pet Day, and Pajama Day. The effort started through the
trict supplemented virtual instruction through the Township Public High School community but has expanded to incorporate all in the
Broadcasting, using teachers to create video content on areas community. We have created hashtags such as #BengalsVL and
ranging from Physical Education to Speech-Language Pathology #BengalStrong to index activities. Our reports show a spike in in-
services. The district provided additional resources for the Spring teraction with social media since closing, with higher participation
Break week in order for parents to still engage with their children Videos:
on a virtual basis. The district has utilized Live-Streaming as a means to continue
Our district committed to creating outreach to all of our learners. with regularly scheduled Board of Education meetings. In com-
Teachers utilize platforms such as Google Meet to interact on a bined efforts with the Township of Bloomfield and their public
weekly basis with their students. Activities such as read-along and broadcasting channel, WBMA, the Superintendent’s Office has
introducing new content have utilized this platform. The district has been able to create uplifting videos for the public to view and to
opened Google Hangouts/Meet, within the Domain, for all stu- provide additional information as needed.
dents, where it had been restricted before. Currently, we have had
over 90% participation district-wide with online learning, with some Social-Emotional Aspect:
the schools nearing 100%, with hundreds of families participating The district buildings and individual communities have made a
in Google Meets, etc. IEP Meetings are being conducted through conscious effort to reach out to the students in non-academic
the Google Platform with parental permission and cooperation with ways. The Guidance Department continues its Social Emotional
appropriate stakeholders present. All timelines and testing are be- Learning work through various platforms, such as websites. The
ing maintained given the nature of a virtual environment. In-district district has continued its work with Wingman through virtual proj-
and out-of-district nursing services for medically fragile students ects. Schools and the Administration building continue to create
has been maintained. Academic supports for these students are videos to the community that are fun and leave us feeling a strong
provided by the sending school depending on where the student is sense of the true Bengal Community.
placed. Out of district schools have been responsible for providing The Road Ahead:
relevant schoolwork. Bloomfield Schools maintain responsibility if
the students are in the district. Moving forward, we are creating a plan to honor the activities that
students traditionally participate in, should we not re-enter the
Communications: buildings this academic year. Continuous conversations include
We have used our web-based platforms to successfully commu- prom, graduations, awards ceremonies, concerts, and retirements.
nicate all information to the community. The Website, Twitter, and The district has worked in collaboration with our attorney to move
Facebook pages have all given a steady, accurate, and consistent the prom back to July at the same venue it was originally sched-
stream of information. The Instagram account has been used as a uled. Continued conversation with stakeholders occurs surround-
source of community outreach in a different way, uniting the public ing ideas of honoring the senior class, as this is an event that is
with the schools, and providing a visual glimpse of all the great time-honored and also unique to some of our community. The
things happening virtually. From this, many offshoot efforts have class of 2020 has done a phenomenal job with fundraising over
sprung up, such as Virtual Spirit Week, which has extended out the course of four years and is able to purchase a lawn sign for
to weekly community themed days. Themed days have included every one of the 454 graduating seniors to proudly display at their
a Tik-Tok Challenge, Earth Day participation, Way-Back Wednes- homes. The plan for how to honor our staff and students is still
on-going, but very important to the community.

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