Kuhn said the current contact tracing guidelines and social distancing measures the district has taken are “critical” to keep students and staff at school and prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
“The hybrid model currently provides for more consistent social distancing,” Kuhn said. “At the same time, it is clear that we are on a journey to return to normalcy and must begin planning to take steps to move closer to our more traditional educational model. A three week period to assess the feasibility of a return allows us to do exactly that.”
Students with last names A-K will attend school on Mondays and Tuesdays and engage in distance learning Wednesday through Friday. Students with last names L-Z will attend on Thursdays and Fridays and engage in distance learning Monday through Wednesday.
When the reopening plan was initially shared, the district offered two options - in-school or remote learning - but intended to begin the year with in-person instruction, Kuhn said, but in August, the district changed their plan to the hybrid learning model for the first quarter.
Students using remote learning will continue with that model.
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