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This is first of several communications that will be coming out regarding the start of school next year.
There have been many questions about the start of school next year. We have been meeting and discussing many scenarios, since we are unable to predict where we will be as a state or region with COVID-19 in the fall. The purpose of this email is to provide you with a summary of the plans we are developing. Please understand, these plans are not static and may be adjusted as we learn more.
We have developed a tiered system for school attendance in the fall. This system will allow us to move between levels as things change. For simplicity, the system uses a color-coding system as follows:
Green – Students in school in a traditional manner
Yellow- Students in school with tighter restrictions
*Orange – Only half of the students in school at any one time to help create social distancing
Red – Students at home using distance learning
*Orange – Students will be divided into two groups (A&B) Group A will attend school on Mondays and Thursdays doing distance learning on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Group B will attend school on Tuesdays and Fridays doing distance learning Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
As an example, if we were starting school today, we would be yellow with all students in school. However, if we were starting school today and were in a situation in which Ada County is currently, we would be at the Orange level with only half the students in a school building at any one time.
With these tiers we can move between colors from week to week depending upon the current rate and cases of COVID-19. We can also have different levels within an individual school, if we have a confirmed case at one or more of our schools.
We also realize some parents may not be comfortable sending their students back to school at this time. We will also provide a fully online option for those students. More detailed information on the levels and the fully online option will be available soon.
