Reopening Schools to Full Time Instruction: Part 2

On March 8th we successfully brought back our Kindergartener, First, and Second grade students to full time instruction, and we now look forward to bringing back all of our remaining students beginning with the Third grade on April 5th!

Our reopening plan, approved by the School Committee on March 16th lays out the steps and details necessary to bring back students according to the following schedule:

• April 5th: Grades, 3, 4, and 5 return, full time, to school

• April 15th: Grades 6, 7, and 8 return, full time, to school

• May 3rd: 9th and 12th graders return full time (10th and 11th graders remote week of May 3rd)

• May 10th: 10th and 11th graders return full time (9th and 12th graders remote week of May 10)

• May 17th: All 9, 10, 11, and 12 students return together 

Preschoolers will also return to in person instruction on Wednesdays, although the final details around transportation are being worked out.  K-12 students will be in school five days per week, but each Wednesday will be an early release schedule. Students enrolled in the Remote Learning Academy will continue to receive instruction remotely for the remainder of the school year.

Principals, teachers, and staff are preparing classrooms, lunchrooms, and schools for the arrival of all students, and we are excited to have students be together - in some cases it will be the first time students have met each other and been together as a class!  We know the transition may initially be a challenge for some students, and we stand ready to support them during the last couple of months of the school year.

To see a presentation of our plans and learn more about the health and safety measures we will continue to have in place, please check out the Reopening Our Schools presentation.

With deep respect for the work of a talented and resilient staff; appreciation to

our families for their ongoing support and assistance; and gratitude for serving

the exceptional young people of this community, we are proud to finish up the

school year strong and set up our students for success as we look ahead to the fall.

Stay healthy!