COVID-19

Altitude Learning

A  Family Experience User Guide on how to sign in, navigate, and engage on Altitude Learning. Please direct any additional questions to your classroom teacher. 

Altitude Learning Family Experience User Guide

A guide on how to use the Playlist feature on Altitude Learning. Please direct any additional questions to your classroom teacher. 

Altitude Learning Playlist GUide

A guide on how to upload student work on a mobile device. 

Upload Student Work on a Mobile Device Guide

A guide on how to use Google Meet for Parents is available. Links to Google Meet sessions are posted in Altitude Stream. Please direct any additional questions to your classroom teacher.

Google Meet Guide

• If a Toddler classroom needs to close due to a member of the class community testing positive for COVID-19, we will not provide remote learning for our students. 

• If a Primary classroom needs to close due to a member of the class community testing positive for COVID-19, we will not provide remote learning for our 3 and 4 year old students. 

Responsive Remote Learning for Kindergarten students:

• On the day after the announcement of the closure, the teachers will Stream the schedule for the coming days via Altitude Learning by 7 pm.
• Teachers will plan that first school day after the announcement.
• On the second school day after the announcement, teachers will host a Google Meet with their class for Group Time and additional lessons scheduled by the teacher.
• Students will engage in their Enrichments according to the class schedule.

While your child is learning at home, you will need to support their learning with the following expectations: 

• Pick up materials, as required, in preparation for remote learning.
• Monitor Altitude Learning and email regarding assignments and communication from the teacher(s).
• Ensure students meet with teachers/classes as scheduled.

Responsive Remote Learning for Elementary and Middle School students:

• On the evening of a classroom closure, you will receive an email indicating when to pick up your child’s materials.
• On the day after the announcement of the closure, the teachers will Stream the schedule for the coming days via Altitude Learning by 7 pm.
• On the second school day after the announcement, teachers will host Morning Meeting and additional lessons.
• Students will engage in their Enrichments according to the class schedule.
• Students will complete assigned Task Cards that are posted in Altitude Learning.
• Students will seek additional help from the teacher(s) when needed.

While your child is learning at home, you will need to support their learning with the following expectations: 

• Pick up materials, as required, in preparation for remote learning.
• Monitor Altitude Learning and email regarding assignments and communication from the teacher(s).
• Ensure students meet with teachers/classes as scheduled.
• Submit work via Altitude Learning. 
• Review feedback from the teacher(s) and respond appropriately (re-work an assignment, add details, etc.).
• Identify areas where clarification is needed and seek additional support.

We also realize that there will be times when you will keep your child home due to coronavirus exposure during precare, aftercare, or outside of school.  In these instances, your child will be expected to:

• Meet with the class for Morning Meeting/Group Time and additional weekly lessons scheduled by the teacher.  
• Complete assigned Task Card(s) posted in Altitude Learning (Grades 1-8.)
• Participate in Seek additional help from the teacher(s) when needed.
• Identify areas where clarification is needed and seek additional help.

Our school’s technology platforms, Altitude Learning and G Suite for Education, allow teachers and students to share academically-oriented information and to collaborate and communicate with each other.  

• Purposeful and/or negligent behavior will result in the student losing technology-use privileges.
• School computers are to be used for learning purposes only; they are not toys for entertainment.
• Follow the directions of teachers regarding how and when to use the school’s computers and/or Internet technologies.
• Never use bad language or send mean messages through the computers, including “secret” or “code” words or symbols.
• Use of chat rooms and instant messaging by students is prohibited.  Do not respond to any messages without the direct permission of the teacher.

We want to remind students to be kind and to be polite when online.  As we must protect our students while they are online, it is important for us to monitor our students’ use of technology.

• Teachers continue to monitor students’ progress through the work that students and/or parents submit. This includes work that students submit through Altitude Learning as well as photos, videos, and other emailed documents from students and parents.
• Teachers also monitor students’ progress through their participation in individual and group Meets.

• K-8 students are expected to meet individually with their teachers and with class in groups as scheduled by the teacher.
• Students in grades 3-8 are expected to actively participate during class meetings, submit work to teachers as required, respond to teachers’ feedback, and continue to complete independent reading.   
• K-2 students are required to submit specific assignments to their teachers electronically with the assistance of their parents.
• Students in K-2 are expected to continue reading daily with their parents using either printed or digital Reading A-Z books on their level.

For our K-8 students, teachers are marking students present when they see the students in a Google Meet, as we are required by the State of Florida to monitor and record students’ attendance.

All adults are required to wear masks when indoors and around others on campus. We also ask that adults wear masks during carline and Toddler drop-off and pick-up. Students in our Primary, Elementary, and Middle School programs are required to wear masks while indoors, unless their parents/guardians have completed and returned a doctor's note to the school. A note from a physician must accompany any new or previously submitted opt-out form. Teachers provide opportunities for outdoor learning and mask breaks so that students are not required to keep their masks on all day. 

We highly encourage eligible individuals to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, but it is not required.

This plan protects your yearly financial obligation under the terms of the Enrollment Agreement by insuring your tuition and fees, in the event of separation, according to the terms of the policy. More details are available here.  

We strive to make your family's time at Discovery a positive, happy experience. To that end we want you to know whom to contact when you have a question, concern, or need assistance. 

• Any concerns or issues with the overall management of the school. 
  • Petra Obritzberger, Head of School
    • pobritzberger@thediscoveryschool.org
• All safety and health questions or needs.
  • Cat Blakelock, Director of Student Experience 
    • healthandsafety@thediscoveryschool.org
• Admissions, student re-enrollment, and support for current and returning families. 
  • Meghan Devlin, Co-Director of Admissions & Enrollment Management
  • Nita Hurley, Co-Director of Admissions & Enrollment Management
    • admissions@thediscoveryschool.org
• Financial and Tuition questions.
  • Jill Nason, Business Officer
    • billing@thediscoveryschool.org