Guidelines for Operations of Schools Sept 2020 to Dec 2020
The Ministry of Education of Trinidad and Tobago has mandated that all schools are to teach online/remotely during the first term of the academic year September 2020 to December 2020.
The Ministry of Education, Trinidad and Tobago issued guidelines for all schools on how to approach the first term during the pandemic.
Overview
a) The Term One for Academic year 2020-2021 will commence on September l, 2020 and end on December 11, 2020. Teachers will resume duty on September 1, 2020 and curriculum delivery for students will begin on September 7th – 14th 2020.
b) Students are not expected to report to schools for classes during Term I 2020/21 unless further advised
c) Teachers are expected to take responsibility for delivery of the curriculum to students via remote methods using hybrid learning
d) School buildings are to remain open and resources are to be fully available for use by teachers as required in the delivery of the curriculum
e) Work from home arrangements for teachers should be approved by principals once the delivery of the curriculum to students is not compromised
f) Suggested activities between:
September 1st – September 4th: Teacher Training and Planning
i. Registration of First year intake by Primary schools
ii. School–led Teacher training and plenary sessions
iii. Development of work plans
iv. Production of learning materials
v. MOE-led student and parent orientation on MOE television and Social Media channels
vi. Provision of printed learning materials to schools through School Supervisors.
vii. Online training for teachers provided by MOE
viii. Provision of Online Curriculum Guides to teachersix. Publishing of programming schedule for MOE television channel and radio features
September 7th – 11th: Student, Parent and Teacher Engagement
i. Orientation activities organized in collaboration with the Student Services Support Division for :
o New students
o Returning students
o Parents
ii. Class orientation activities by teachers and Student Support Services Division (SSSD) personnel
iii. Continued lesson planning and preparation of class materials by teachers
iv. Distribution of printed material by teachers
v. Commencement of teaching and learning activities by teachers
vi. Online training for teachers provided by MOE.
g) Learning materials will also be available to students on the MOE’s School Learning Management System (SLMS), on TV, Radio and Social and Print Media.
h) Parents will be expected to play a critical role in the supervision of their
children
i) The School feeding program will operate with modified logistics. 500 lunches per day will be delivered to MP Offices for distribution via Village Councils, religious institutions or other groups
to children in communities who require it.
j) Online Counselling will continue for students who need to access this service from schools. Teaching and learning should begin during the period September 7th- 14th, 2020.
ALL SCHOOLS SHOULD BE FULLY ENGAGED IN TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES BY SEPTEMBER 14th, 2020.
Download the full Guidelines here
Or on the Ministry of Education website here
