In Person 4 Days Per Week
Dear Parent/guardian,
Yesterday, Governor Beshear issued an executive order allowing school districts the option to offer more in person services to students beginning Monday, March 1, 2021. Several guidelines such as mask wearing, social distancing, and the requirement for an online learning option are still in effect.
After consulting with the Lewis County Health Department about our latest COVID data, Lewis County Schools will increase our in-person school option to four days per week. Several steps/dates and important information related to this process are as follows:
- Thursday, February 25 and Friday, February 26
There will be no in-person instruction. All students will be on the virtual learning platform.
All students (Group A and Group B) who signed up for in person learning for the third nine weeks will return to school (four days-M, T, Th, and F). Third nine weeks 100% virtual students will remain virtual through at least March 8.
Any student who was 100% virtual option for the third nine weeks that wants to return to in person instruction must notify the school. Schools will need time to work on spacing out the desks as much as possible as we anticipate more students opting to return to in person instruction for the fourth nine weeks.
Students moving from virtual learning (third nine weeks) to in-person learning (fourth nine weeks) report to school.
This is the first day of the fourth nine weeks. Any students who have not returned to in person instruction will remain on the virtual learning platform until the end of the school year.
- In person students will attend classes on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
- Wednesdays-- All students will remain on the virtual program or have NTI-like work to complete at home. This will allow students who are 100% virtual to receive speech, occupational, and physical therapies, allow for virtual special education students to receive services, and allow teachers to provide targeted instruction for in person and virtual students who need additional assistance.
- In person students will transition from the virtual learning platform back to a more traditional school setting. Teachers may use some aspects of PLP, I-ready, etc. as part of their daily instruction, but it will not be the primary source of instruction.
- Chromebooks
- In person students will return the Chromebooks and chargers to the schools on Monday, March 1 or Monday, March 8. Parents will be notified about damaged Chromebooks and repair fees.
- Students staying on the virtual platform for the fourth nine weeks will need to complete a new Chromebook rental form and pay the associated fees for the fourth nine weeks.
Respectfully,
Jamie Weddington
Superintendent Lewis County Schools