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Board of Education Approves Students Returning to Four Days a Week Instruction
Monday night, March 1st, Board of Education members voted for Edmond students to return to four days a week in-person instruction later this month. This is a temporary plan only for the remainder of this school year.
The board accepted and approved the recommendations of the Return to Class and Covid Advisory Committees for elementary students to return to class on Thursday, March 11, and secondary students to return on Monday, March 22.
The time between the announcement of a return date and the actual return will be used to bring back school furniture that has been in storage and needs to be set up. Additionally, our child nutrition department needs a 10- day lead-time to order adequate food supplies.
Elementary Return Date is Thursday, March 11
Returning to more full-time in-person instruction on March 11 and March 12 gives our young scholars time to learn adjusted procedures and a new world with double the number of students. This additional time also allows the district to try and hire more elementary teachers and staff as needed for some schools where the classes have higher than optimal numbers. Then, following Spring Break, it would be a natural flow to bring our elementary students back to a four-day week.
Secondary Return Date is Monday, March 22
Returning to more full-time in-person instruction after Spring Break coincides with the beginning of the 4th nine weeks of instruction in our secondary schools and is thus a natural start date for middle and high school students.
Why Change the A/B Schedule Now?
Why would the district consider changing the A/B schedule now? Within the last week or so, three significant concerns have been addressed that support us transitioning back to in-person learning for our students. The CDC released updatedguidelines and protocols on how and when to safely return to in-person learning for our students, we began vaccinating thousands of staff members, and local Covid-19 transmission rates have shown a steady decline.
Why Not Return Five Days?
Although Covid transmission rates have dropped considerably in our community, with double the number of students back in the classroom, we fully anticipate that our quarantine numbers will increase. Teachers will need to have Wednesdays to prepare online lessons for quarantined students. There are also many logistical and behind-the-scenes reasons that revolve around before and aftercare, state testing, and remediation that make 4 days a week ideal compared to 5 days a week.
The board accepted and approved the recommendations of the Return to Class and Covid Advisory Committees for elementary students to return to class on Thursday, March 11, and secondary students to return on Monday, March 22.
The time between the announcement of a return date and the actual return will be used to bring back school furniture that has been in storage and needs to be set up. Additionally, our child nutrition department needs a 10- day lead-time to order adequate food supplies.
Elementary Return Date is Thursday, March 11
Returning to more full-time in-person instruction on March 11 and March 12 gives our young scholars time to learn adjusted procedures and a new world with double the number of students. This additional time also allows the district to try and hire more elementary teachers and staff as needed for some schools where the classes have higher than optimal numbers. Then, following Spring Break, it would be a natural flow to bring our elementary students back to a four-day week.
Secondary Return Date is Monday, March 22
Returning to more full-time in-person instruction after Spring Break coincides with the beginning of the 4th nine weeks of instruction in our secondary schools and is thus a natural start date for middle and high school students.
Why Change the A/B Schedule Now?
Why would the district consider changing the A/B schedule now? Within the last week or so, three significant concerns have been addressed that support us transitioning back to in-person learning for our students. The CDC released updatedguidelines and protocols on how and when to safely return to in-person learning for our students, we began vaccinating thousands of staff members, and local Covid-19 transmission rates have shown a steady decline.
Why Not Return Five Days?
Although Covid transmission rates have dropped considerably in our community, with double the number of students back in the classroom, we fully anticipate that our quarantine numbers will increase. Teachers will need to have Wednesdays to prepare online lessons for quarantined students. There are also many logistical and behind-the-scenes reasons that revolve around before and aftercare, state testing, and remediation that make 4 days a week ideal compared to 5 days a week.
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**One entry per student**
Write your name and teachers name on the back and bring to school on Thursday, Mar 11 or Friday, Mar 12 for a chance to WIN a Raffle PRIZES!! There will be a special box in the office to drop them in!⚡️🤟🎸
Printable copy available in the next post
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400 E. Sorghum Mill Rd
Edmond, OK 73034
School Office: 405-340-2921
Attendance Line: 405-726-4969
Cafeteria: 405-340-2922
Fax: 405-330-6031
Edmond, OK 73034
School Office: 405-340-2921
Attendance Line: 405-726-4969
Cafeteria: 405-340-2922
Fax: 405-330-6031