Guiding principles for in-person experiences:

• Preserve continuity of instruction.
• Provide multiple safe, ungraded, enrichment experiences, with a focus on student wellbeing and belonging.
• Provide students whose home circumstances require a safe, supervised space in the building daily to participate in Enhanced E-learning.  
• Provide students an opportunity to connect with peers and staff in a safe, socially distant environment

In-Person Experiences at ETHS:

• Students will receive academic instruction through Enhanced E-learning according to the live learning schedule.  
• Mondays and Office Hours during the week are dedicated to offering voluntary in-person activities and experiences at ETHS that are rooted in developing wellbeing and belonging.
• All in-person experiences will adhere to guidance from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), and Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Please see the Health & Wellness pages of the ETHS Reopening Plan for information related to protocols and procedures.

Benefits:

• Provides personal connection with staff and social interactions with peers
• Provides social interactions, outside the home, which are crucial to mental health
• All students participate in Enhanced E-learning for academics
• Maintains continuity of instruction
• Access to technology and equipment
• Hybrid instruction is an inferior model
• Supported by staff
• Gets students reacclimated to ETHS
• Supports and boosts Enhanced E-learning