Online Instruction

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Dear 21st Century Families,

In light of recent events, the teachers at 21st Century Public Academy have been hard at work preparing for potential online instruction, so that we may continue to provide educational opportunities to students even while the school building is closed.  To that end, all teachers have created online platforms for delivering lessons, most within the Google Classroom environment.

More information about our online instruction is available on our website here: http://21stcenturypa.com/wp/?page_id=5948.  The official launch date for these platforms is Thursday, March 19th.  If you need assistance with helping your student access their online lessons on the Google Classroom, please read below.

Your student will need to use a web browser to go to the following website: classroom.google.com.  There are also apps for Google Classroom on all major cell phone carriers.  When your student has accessed the website, ensure they are signed in to their school Google Account.  If you are unsure, find the small circular image in the top right corner, click on it, and make sure it is logged in as your student’s school account.  

If it is not, simply choose “add another account”, and direct them to log in using their school account.  Their login information is the same as if they were using a chromebook at school.

Once they are logged in, they will see a list of all of their current classrooms.  If they need to join a new one, direct them to click the small plus-sign in the upper right corner, and select “Join Class”.  They will be asked for a class code. These codes are listed on the 21stCPA online hub, here: http://21stcenturypa.com/wp/?page_id=5948.  Once students have joined a class, they will not need to rejoin it again.

All teachers will be providing constant instruction via these online platforms for the duration of the closure.  From now through April 6th, these online lessons and activities are voluntary. Should the closure extend beyond that time, assignments will be required and grades will be posted in every course each week as usual.  Grades will continue to be available to view on the PlusPortals gradebook, as they were before. Feel free to email individual teachers if you have any questions about individual classes.  

Be safe and healthy as we continue to learn during the closure!

Online Learning Platform Forthcoming

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21st Century staff are currently working to prepare online learning opportunities for our students during this closure. More information about this online platform will be available Wednesday, March 18th.

School Closure

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It was just announced by PED Secretary Stewart that there will be a 3 week closure of schools state-wide starting Monday, March 16th.   Classes will resume on Monday, April 6th.  More information to follow including food distribution.

COVID-19 Preparations

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Good Evening Dragon Families!  In response to the Governor’s Press Conference today I would like to let you know about some precautionary measures we are taking at school.  In order to avoid public gatherings we are postponing all OSI’s.  We will continue to offer before and after school programs until further notice. 

We are also setting up online learning opportunities for every class.  In the event school is required to close or your student cannot attend due to illness we will be able to offer instruction.  Please make sure that you have access to Plus Portals to access grades.  Teachers will be taking a survey tomorrow of students’ availability to access the internet through a desk top computer, lap top or notebook.  Cell phones do not work well for submitting documents online.

Teachers are to have tissue, Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer available in each classroom.  Extra cleaning will occur daily in the classrooms and the cafeteria.

If your student is displaying symptoms of the flu such as fever, headache, upset stomach etc., please keep them home.  When students are displaying these symptoms at school we will be contacting you to take them home as requested in the Press Conference. 

We will continue to update regularly as we receive more information.  We will follow the direction from the Governor’s Office, the Public Education Department and Albuquerque Public Schools. 

Thank you for your understanding and if you have any questions do not hesitate to contact the school directly.

Have a great evening!

Mary Tarango, CEO
21st Century Public Academy
4300 Cutler NE
Albuquerque, NM  87110
505-254-0280