Back to School Planning

Source: CDC: Covid-19 Back to School Planning

For  many families, back to school planning will look different this year  than it has in previous years. Your school will have new policies in  place to prevent the spread  of COVID-19. You may also be starting the  school year with virtual learning components. Whatever the situation,  these checklists are intended to help parents, guardians, and caregivers  plan and prepare for the upcoming school year.

Some of the changes in schools’ classroom attendance or structure may include:

• Cohorts: Dividing students and teachers into distinct groups that   stay together throughout an entire school day during in-person  classroom  instruction. Schools may allow minimal or no interaction  between cohorts (also sometimes referred to as pods).
• Hybrid: A mix of virtual learning and in-class learning. Hybrid  options can apply a cohort approach to the in-class education provided.
• Virtual/at-home only: Students and teachers engage in virtual-only classes, activities, and events.

Going  back to school this fall will require schools and families to  work  together even more than before. Schools will be making changes to  their  policies and operations with several goals: supporting learning;   providing important services, such as school meals, extended daycare,   extracurricular activities, and social services; and limiting the   transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. 

Teachers  and staff can teach and encourage preventive behaviors at school.  Likewise, it will be important for families to emphasize and model  healthy behaviors at home and to talk to your children about changes to  expect this school year. Even if your child will attend school  in-person, it is  important to prepare for the possibility of virtual  learning if school closes or if your child becomes exposed to COVID-19  and needs to stay home.

CDC has created a checklist to help with back to school planning for the 2020-2021 school year.  Read the complete article HERE

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