Wicomico Recovery Plan 2020 -2021

4 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS Asynchronous learning – learning that occurs online without real-time interaction or instruction by an educator. Synchronous learning – remote learning that happens in real time with the interaction between the teacher and students. ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act ALEKS – Assessment and L earning in Knowledge Spaces, a web-based, artificially intelligent assessment for mathematics CARES Act – the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Class Dojo – school communication platform used by elementary schools COVID-19 – a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus (CO for corona, VI for virus, D for disease, 19 for the year the novel coronavirus was first detected) CTE – Career and Technical Education ED – Economically Disadvantaged ELA – English Language Arts EL or ELL – English Learner or English Language Learner ESOL – English for Speakers of Other Languages ESSA – federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2016 FIT – Families in Transition 504 Plan – a formal plan to serve the needs of a student with a disability as identified under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Family Portal – platform providing online access to student assignments, grades and attendance, for students in grades 1-12 and their parents/guardians FAPE – provision for a Free Appropriate Public Education, under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Google Classroom – free web-based platform for sharing information for teachers, students and parents/guardians, to be used county-wide IDEA – the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IEP – Individualized Education Plans, developed collaboratively for each student eligible for Special Education services