November 17, 2020

USD 232 Families:

The Board of Education held a special meeting on Monday evening, November 16, to consider a recommendation pertaining to the Kansas Schools Gating Criteria. In acknowledgement and response to the growing spread of COVID-19 infections in Johnson County, the Board took action to identify the district as being in the Orange Category of the criteria and to modify the learning environment for secondary students (middle and high school).

Beginning November 30, 2020, all secondary students (grades 6-12) will shift to the remote learning environment. Elementary students will continue in the on-site (in-person) learning environment.

The district will continue to monitor health conditions / staffing patterns and will revisit the decision two to three weeks after the change in learning environment.

It is important to emphasize that the Board’s action is consistent with the adopted gating criteria and is based on the increasing spread of the virus across the county. As a result, the school district is seeing a rise in the number of students and employees who are in quarantine or isolation. The impact is affecting the district’s ability to fully staff buildings at all levels. Implementing remote learning for secondary students will allow the district to shift critical human resources to the elementary level, giving the district the best opportunity to keep elementary students at school for in-person learning.

Families and employees are asked to continue with mitigation efforts to help slow the spread of the virus. The district acknowledges that schools continue to do an exceptional job of implementing protocols to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within the schools. Social distancing, mask-wearing, and hand washing, for example, have helped to keep transmission low inside the school buildings. However, the district is seeing an impact on staffing due to the sharp increase in cases within the community.

Elementary Families
In light of the current situation in Johnson County, the district asks elementary parents to have a plan for the weeks ahead. Administration is working closely with the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment to monitor conditions in our schools and the district. While the goal is for all students to have in-person instruction, changes in learning environments will occur if the health situation deteriorates. The district will provide as much notice as is possible under the given circumstances. Actions in response to localized outbreaks could mean shifting classrooms or buildings to remote learning with little notice.

Activities & Rentals
Because the district is in the Orange Category, it will suspend spectators at activities and events effective November 30. All rentals of facilities will also be suspended, except for the child care services provided by Johnson County Parks and Recreation District.

Background
At the direction of the Board of Education, the superintendent formed a COVID Advisory Committee to make recommendations to the superintendent on COVID-19 school gating criteria. The committee has no authority to make changes to the learning environment and only makes recommendations about the categories within the Kansas Schools Gating Criteria.

The superintendent’s advisory committee is made up of 17 individuals with the superintendent serving as chair.

• Five parents/patrons from across the district recommended by board members;
• Five staff members (an elementary teacher, a secondary teacher, one member from health services, district mental health and human resources teams);
• Three outside experts (a public health professional, a medical professional, and a mental health professional); and
• Four ex officio members (three Board of Education members and superintendent).

We appreciate our families and staff during this challenging time. Please continue to follow the latest public health guidance and take preventative actions to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Despite the surge in COVID-19 cases, it is within our power to bend the curve again. We cannot relax our safety standards because it takes each of us doing our part in our daily activities. Wear your mask or face covering, maintain physical distance, wash your hands, and avoid crowded indoor gatherings and events when possible.  

Information about COVID-19 related communication

Defining a Case of COVID-19 Disease and the Infectious Period
A person is considered a case of COVID-19 disease if they have tested positive for the SARSCoV-2 virus by a diagnostic test. Based on what we currently know, a case is considered infectious three days prior to the onset of symptoms through at least 10 days after the onset of symptoms. For cases that do not have symptoms, the infectious period is considered as three days prior to the date the sample was collected through a minimum of 10 days from the date the sample was collected. Cases must remain in isolation until they have met the criteria for release from isolation set by state and/or county health departments.

Defining a Close Contact
A person is considered a close contact of a case if they were within six feet of the case for ten minutes or more without masks, or if they had exposure to secretions (for example, being coughed or sneezed on). People who are close contacts of a COVID-19 positive or presumed positive individual during that person’s infectious period are considered exposed and should quarantine. Close contacts are recommended to remain in quarantine until they have met the criteria for release from quarantine set by state/county health departments.

General Notification Letter
Schools will send a general notification letter to families and staff when an individual or individuals connected to the school test positive for the virus.

Low-Risk Notification Letter
A person may receive a low-risk notification letter indicating they may have had a low-risk exposure to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Although the risk of developing COVID-19 based on this exposure is low, watch for symptoms of COVID-19. Symptoms include, but not limited to, fever, cough, loss of smell and/or taste, chills, fatigue, loss of appetite, shortness of breath, muscle aches, chest pain, headache, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, sore throat, and runny nose.

High-Risk Notification Letter
A person will receive a high-risk notification letter from Johnson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE) indicating they had close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. JCDHE carefully considers all information when determining isolation and quarantine recommendations. If a person was identified in the case investigation, their proximity to or nature of the interaction with the positive individual was enough to put them at higher risk for contracting COVID-19. Because the exposure is considered high risk and per public health recommendations, students will be excluded from school for 14 days from the date of last exposure, if no other exposures occur.

USD 232 Administration

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November 13, 2020

The Board of Education scheduled a special meeting for Monday, November 16, at 6:00 p.m., to consider a recommendation that the school district is now in the Orange category of the Kansas Schools Gating Criteria.

The district’s COVID Advisory Committee met Thursday, November 12, and reviewed the most localized data available relating to the five data points of the Kansas State Department of Education Schools Gating Criteria for COVID-19. Note: The committee has no authority to make changes to the learning environment and only makes recommendations to the Superintendent about the categories within the gating criteria.

Johnson County added thousands of new COVID-19 cases in November with its 14-day positivity rate spiking to its highest percentage rate at any point in the pandemic. Hospital capacity and the medical staff necessary to accommodate patients is reaching a critical point in the metro area. The community spread of COVID-19 is evident within USD 232 schools as the number of individuals recommended for quarantine and isolation jumped by 150 students and 24 employees in just one week. Another growing concern is the district’s continued ability to staff teacher absences with substitute teachers. On a daily basis there are not enough substitutes available to fill teacher absences, as the pool of available subs continues to dwindle across the metro area.

Special Meeting
A detailed report will be presented to the Board of Education at the special meeting scheduled for November 16.The Board will consider the recommendation pertaining to the Kansas Schools Gating Criteria and then decide whether to change the learning environment for students.

Individuals who desire to submit comments to the Board of Education may do so electronically in advance of the meeting. > Submit Comments to the Board by noon on Monday, Nov. 16.

The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. and will be live streamed. > https://bit.ly/usd232youtube.
Seating will be limited to allow for appropriate social distancing.

Data reviewed by the committee on Nov. 12

• Building Gating (Student Absenteeism): 2020 Average Daily Attendance compared to 2019 = a difference of -0.77%; GREEN
• Community Gating (Two Week Percent positive tests / all tests performed) = 12.25%; ORANGE
• Community Gating (# new cases / 100K over prior two weeks) = 650; RED
• Community Gating (Trend in county incidence rate) = 6.9670 increasing; RED
• Community Gating (Local referring/hospital ICU capacity) = 19%; ORANGE

The data includes student absenteeism, two-week county percent positive case rate, two-week cumulative county incidence rate, trend in county incidence rate, and local hospital ICU capacity.

Data is published by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment with the exception of student absenteeism (district data) and ICU bed capacity. For ICU bed capacity as of November 12, the committee is using the data published by Mid-America Regional Council as it more accurately reflects the reality of ICU bed capacity and available medical staff on the Kansas side of the metro area.

The gating criteria information is available on the district’s website.

COVID Advisory Committee
At the direction of the Board of Education, the superintendent formed a COVID Advisory Committee to make recommendations on COVID-19 school gating criteria to assist the Board in making decisions about future learning environments for students. The Advisory Committee is made up of 17 individuals with the superintendent serving as chair.

• Five parents/patrons from across the district;
• Five staff members (an elementary teacher, a secondary teacher, one member from health services, district mental health and human resources teams);
• Three outside experts (a public health professional, a medical professional, and a mental health professional); and
• Four ex officio members (three Board of Education members and superintendent).

We appreciate our families and staff during this challenging time. Please continue to follow the latest public health guidance and take preventative actions to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Despite the surge in COVID-19 cases, it is within our power to bend the curve again. We cannot relax our safety standards because it takes each of us doing our part in our daily activities. Wear your mask or face covering, maintain physical distance, wash your hands, and avoid crowded indoor gatherings and events when possible.  

USD 232 Administration

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USD 232 Families:

Parents who desire to change their student’s learning model for second semester may do so from November 9-20 through Skyward Family Access.  Families who want to continue with their children’s current learning model do not need to take any further action, but do have the option of completing the form to confirm the learning model choice for their student(s).  Depending on the number of learning model changes, students may be assigned different teachers for second semester.

Requesting a Change for Second Semester
There are two learning model options to assist parents in making the best possible choice for their children; On-Site or Optional Remote. Parents will utilize Skyward Family Access to make the change in learning models. Selections must be received by Friday, November 20, and will take effect second semester, January 20, 2021.

** IMPORTANT: The parent/guardian who is normally responsible for enrollment will need to make the selection in Skyward Family Access. Here are the Skyward directions to assist parents if needed.

Do I need to make a selection?
Only if you want to change your child’s learning model for second semester. Parents who do not want to change their student’s learning model do not need to take any further action. However, we have provided a “no change” option for parents who still want to complete the online form.

Parents have two choices: On-Site or Optional Remote.

1. Parents who desire in-person instruction for their children would choose the On-Site Learning Model, knowing that the school district could shift between two additional learning environments during the school year based on the community/school spread of COVID-19. Under our On-Site Model, the district could start in or move between three learning environments: On-Site (in-person) to Hybrid, or to Remote learning.

2. Parents who would rather have their children participate in off-site instruction should select the Optional Remote Learning Model. The students in this model would be in optional remote learning full time for the remainder of the school year.

Next Steps for Parents:

1. Log-in to Skyward Family Access
2. Select Learning Model for the Spring 2021 Semester
3. Repeat, as needed, for each student
4. Complete before Friday, November 20, 2020

Questions?

To learn more about your choices of Learning Models, visit our website.

Please contact your child’s school with school-specific questions.

Skyward Family Access

The district will utilize Skyward Family Access to complete registration / enrollment.

Forgot your user name/password?

The Skyward Family Access parent account is based on the parent email address on file with the school. First, try using the “Forgot your Login/Password” to reset your password. This link is on the login page for Family Access. If that process is not successful, please contact your child’s school directly to ensure it has your most current email address on file.

Other Information

Once the selection process is completed, each school will begin the process of building new schedules for students enrolled in the On-Site and Optional Remote Learning Models for the second semester.

November 3, 2020

Updated Secondary Hybrid Calendar, effective Nov. 9

The school district is writing to share an important update regarding the hybrid calendar for secondary students, grades 6-12. Beginning Monday, November 9, the hybrid calendar shifts the student cohort groups (A and B) to every other day for in-person learning. There will no longer be a scheduled C day for remote learning.

Administration shared the revised calendar with the Board of Education during its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, November 2. Shifting the schedule to every other day for in-person learning increases the frequency students will be on campus to better support the academic progress of each individual student. The district is making the adjustment at the start of second quarter on November 9.

The district recognizes the shortened notice for families regarding the updated hybrid calendar. While this transition may be challenging with arranging necessary child care and work schedules, we believe the change is an improvement for students within the hybrid learning environment.

November 9 will begin with students in the B group for on-site learning, followed by students in the A group on Tuesday, November 10, alternating each day thereafter.

Important: Schools will communicate building-specific information related to the updated schedule. The communication will include details about class schedules and when/how students connect with teachers on their off-site days.

Schedule Key

• A Day = Blue
• B Day = Green

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October 30, 2020

USD 232 Parents & Guardians:

The school district recognizes the challenging time in which we find ourselves. The changes to school routines stretched our families, students and teachers in ways no one could have expected. Despite these challenges, our school community continues to search for safe ways to help students be successful.

As we approach the end of the first quarter of school, the district would like to know what things are going well within the learning models and identify areas for improvement. Your feedback is requested and appreciated. Please take a few minutes to answer a few survey questions. We are also providing an open-ended response allowing individuals an opportunity to share additional concerns and/or celebrations.

The school district is conducting similar surveys with secondary students and all teachers. Those groups will receive separate email communication from USD 232.

Complete the Survey by November 5, 2020 > Access the Survey

Parents/Guardians – you may choose to complete one survey for all students in your home or complete the same survey separately for each child.

USD 232 Administration

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October 27, 2020

USD 232 Families:

We are writing to provide an update on the daily temperature checks for students. Beginning Monday, November 2, schools will no longer conduct temperature checks for students upon arrival at school. We are asking parents to continue to check their children for COVID-19 like symptoms, including fever, before departing for school. Schools will continue to conduct daily temperature checks for adults – employees and visitors. This process is in line with current public health recommendations and the protocol included in the original Coming Back Together plan.

Teachers will continue to monitor students in their classrooms and if a student is not feeling well, the teacher will contact the school nurse to provide care. Temperature checks for students may be conducted at the building and/or classroom level periodically and will be conducted as needed.

COVID-19 Symptoms
Symptoms include, but are not limited to, fever, cough, loss of smell and/or taste, chills, fatigue, loss of appetite, shortness of breath, muscle aches, chest pain, headache, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, sore throat, and runny nose.

For current information and facts regarding COVID-19 in Kansas, refer to KDHE’s COVID-19 webpage at https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/ or the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment website at https://www.jocogov.org/coronavirus-covid-19-update.

USD 232 Administration

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October 23, 2020

USD 232 Families:

At the direction of the Board of Education, the district formed a COVID Advisory Committee to make recommendations to the superintendent about COVID-19 school gating criteria. These recommendations are provided to the Board as it makes decisions about future learning environments for students. The committee has no authority to make changes to the learning environment.

The committee met on Thursday, October 22, and reviewed the most localized data available relating to the five data points of the Kansas State Department of Education Schools Gating Criteria for COVID-19. After reviewing and discussing the data, the committee reached consensus to recommend that the district remain in the YELLOW category and maintain current learning environments.

Data reviewed on Oct. 22

• Building Gating (Student Absenteeism): 2020 Average Daily Attendance compared to 2019 = a difference of -1.52% GREEN
• Community Gating (Two Week Percent positive tests / all tests performed) = 5.49% YELLOW
• Community Gating (# new cases / 100K over prior two weeks) = 244 RED
• Community Gating (Trend in county incidence rate) = -0.074 stable YELLOW
• Community Gating (Local referring/hospital ICU capacity) = 31% GREEN

The data includes student absenteeism, two-week county percent positive case rate, two-week cumulative county incidence rate, trend in county incidence rate, and local hospital ICU capacity. This information is now available on the district’s website. While the spread of the virus within the schools remains low, community spread remains in the red category.

COVID Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee is made up of 17 individuals with the superintendent serving as chair.

• Five parents/patrons from across the district;
• Five staff members (an elementary teacher, a secondary teacher, one member from health services, district mental health and human resources teams);
• Three outside experts (a public health professional, a medical professional, and a mental health professional); and
• Four ex officio members (three Board of Education members and superintendent).

We appreciate our families and staff during this challenging time as we work to get our students back in school full-time as soon as it is safe to do so.

USD 232 Administration

October 21, 2020

USD 232 Families:

We are writing to make you aware of updated guidance from the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment regarding COVID-19 testing should your student need a test to return to school/activities.

Moving forward, the health department no longer recommends accepting rapid antigen tests for re-entry to school if an individual is symptomatic. They may be useful as an initial data point, but because antigen tests may not detect lower levels of the virus, false negatives are a concern. A rapid antigen test should be followed by a confirmatory PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test to make a final diagnosis. The individual will need a confirmatory PCR test, a physician’s alternate diagnosis, or wait ten (10) days from symptom onset before returning to school. Symptomatic individuals are encouraged to get a PCR test, but testing is voluntary.

Families can access free PCR tests at the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment in Olathe, no appointment necessary with a referral card from your school’s nurse. See attached flyer for more information.

The school district, beginning November 2, will have a limited supply of saliva (PCR) tests kits available for students and staff who are symptomatic. These free test kits are from the county health department and will be available when students or staff present COVID-19 symptoms at school. Communication with families will come from our school nurses if a saliva test kit is available.

Note: If you do get tested, you are encouraged to self-quarantine/isolate at home pending test results and follow the advice of your health care provider or a public health professional. The county health department will provide guidance regarding your test result. 

If you test positive, know what protective steps to take to prevent others from getting sick. If you test negative, you probably were not infected at the time your sample was collected. The test result only means that you did not have COVID-19 at the time of testing. Continue to take steps to protect yourself.

Testing out of quarantine is not an option. The virus can take up to 14 days to incubate in the body, which is why people who have been exposed are asked to quarantine for the recommended time. Negative tests conducted during this time period could be taken too early for the viral load to be high enough to register a positive result.

COVID-19 Symptoms
Symptoms include, but not limited to, fever, cough, loss of smell and/or taste, chills, fatigue, loss of appetite, shortness of breath, muscle aches, chest pain, headache, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, sore throat, and runny nose.

For current information and facts regarding COVID-19 in Kansas, refer to KDHE’s COVID-19 webpage at https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/ or the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment website at https://www.jocogov.org/coronavirus-covid-19-update.

USD 232 Administration

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October 8, 2020

Hybrid Schedule for Secondary Schools

The school district published the Hybrid Schedule for the remainder of October through Friday, November 20. 

Please note, at the request of some parents the hybrid schedule was posted to assist families in planning work and family schedules. Should the school district remain in the hybrid learning environment, this will be the schedule the district follows. This schedule does not impact Optional Remote students. Please direct specific questions to your school.

Schedule Key

• A Day = Blue
• B Day = Green
• C Day = Purple (remote day for students)

September 29, 2020

USD 232 Staff and Families:

The Board of Education took action during a special meeting on Monday, September 28, to shift elementary students, grades Pre-K through 5, to On-Site Learning effective Thursday, October 8. This decision aligns to current public health guidelines within the parameters of the Kansas Schools Gating Criteria.

Secondary students, grades 6 through 12, will remain in the Hybrid Learning Environment at this time.

Beginning Thursday, October 8, all elementary students will return to full time on-site learning five days each week. This decision does not affect students who are in the parent-choice optional remote learning model.

Elementary schools will communicate more information with families prior to October 8. Elementary schools will follow the normal calendar.

Background
At the direction of the Board of Education, the district formed a COVID Advisory Committee to make recommendations on school gating criteria to assist the Board in making decisions about future learning environments for students. The committee will only make recommendations to the Board about the categories within the gating criteria.

Dr. Frank Harwood, Superintendent of Schools, presented a report to the Board on September 28 regarding the committee’s recommendation that the district is currently in the Yellow category of the Board-approved Kansas Schools Gating Criteria for COVID-19. A copy of the presentation is available for viewing on the district’s website. The Board took action on Monday, Sept. 28, to accept the committee’s recommendation.

The committee met on Thursday, September 24 and reviewed the most localized data available relating to student absenteeism, two-week county percent positive case rate, two-week cumulative county incidence rate, trend in county incidence rate, and local hospital capacity. Discussions also acknowledged the importance of student and staff mental health and overall wellbeing.  

Superintendent Harwood shared with the Board that the COVID Advisory Committee will meet every two to three weeks as needed, or two to three weeks following a change in the learning environment. The committee in future meetings will consider weighting of various metrics, monitor the spread of COVID-19 in schools, and monitor the effectiveness of current mitigation protocols.

COVID Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee is made up of 17 individuals to consider data in relation to the Kansas Schools Gating Criteria. The makeup of the committee is as follows:

• Five parents/patrons from across the district;
• Five staff members (an elementary teacher, a secondary teacher, one member each of the health services, district mental health and human resources team);
• Three outside experts (a public health professional, a medical professional, and a mental health professional); and
• Four ex officio members (three Board of Education members and superintendent).

Superintendent Frank Harwood serves as Advisory Committee Chair.

We sincerely appreciate our families and staff during this challenging time.

USD 232 Administration

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September 25, 2020

USD 232 Staff and Families:

At the direction of the Board of Education, the superintendent formed a COVID Advisory Committee to make recommendations on COVID-19 school gating criteria to assist the Board in making decisions about future learning environments for students.

The committee met on Thursday, September 24, and agreed that the primary objective for the district is to get students back to full in-person learning as quickly and safely as possible. The committee reviewed the most localized data available relating to the five data points of the Board-approved Kansas Schools Gating Criteria for COVID-19. The data included student absenteeism, two-week county percent positive case rate, two-week cumulative county incidence rate, trend in county incidence rate, and local hospital capacity. Discussions also acknowledged the importance of student and staff mental health and overall wellbeing.

Recommendation
After reviewing the data and deep discussion, the committee reached consensus to recommend that the district is currently in the Yellow category of the gating criteria. A detailed report will be presented to the Board of Education at a special meeting scheduled for Monday, September 28.

The Board will consider the committee’s recommendation and then decide whether to change the learning environment for students.

Comments to Board of Education
Parents who desire to submit comments to the Board of Education may do so electronically in advance of the meeting. > Submit Comments to the Board by noon on Monday, Sept. 28.

The meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. on Monday at the Board of Education and will be livestreamed.
> https://bit.ly/usd232youtube. Seating will be limited to allow for appropriate social distancing.

COVID Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee is made up of 17 individuals to consider data in relation to the Kansas Schools Gating Criteria. The makeup of the committee is as follows:

• Five parents/patrons from across the district;
• Five staff members (an elementary teacher, a secondary teacher, one member each of the health services, district mental health and human resources team);
• Three outside experts (a public health professional, a medical professional, and a mental health professional); and
• Four ex officio members (three Board of Education members and superintendent).

Superintendent Frank Harwood serves as Advisory Committee chair.

Timeline for possible change in learning environment
Currently, the school district is operating within the Hybrid Learning Environment for grades K-12. Should the Board of Education approve a change in the learning environment for elementary and/or secondary students, then it could take effect on Thursday, October 8. Any change in learning environment will be for students who are enrolled in the On-Site Learning Model. Families will receive additional information on Tuesday, September 29.

We sincerely appreciate our families and staff during this challenging time.

USD 232 Administration

September 18, 2020

The school district published the Hybrid Schedule for the month of October through Wednesday, Oct. 21. Please note, at the request of some parents the hybrid schedule was posted to assist families with planning work and family schedules. Should the school district remain in the hybrid learning environment, this will be the schedule the district follows. This schedule does not impact Optional Remote students. Please direct specific questions to your school.

If the hybrid learning environment extends beyond Oct. 21, an updated schedule will be sure to balance on-site class time for the A/B groups. 

Schedule Key

• A Day = Blue
• B Day = Green
• C Day = Purple (remote day for students)

> Printable Hybrid Calendar through Oct. 21, 2020

September 16, 2020

USD 232 launched its COVID-19 dashboard on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The data represents the number of positive or presumed positive COVID-19 cases in district schools and buildings as officially confirmed by Johnson County Department of Health and Environment that may have posed a risk of exposure at school.

The data is from the start of school on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 and is current as of 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. The dashboard will be updated every Wednesday afternoon.

> Link to the dashboard

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September 15, 2020

USD 232 Families –
The Board of Education held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday evening, September 14. One of the topics on the agenda focused on the formation of a COVID-19 Advisory Committee to provide recommendations regarding future learning environments for students. 

The Board will schedule a special meeting for Monday, September 28. Meeting time and location to be announced. A detailed report and recommendation will be presented to the Board during the special meeting. The report from the Advisory Committee will be public information.

The Advisory Committee will have 17 individuals to consider the various data sets within the Kansas Schools Gating Criteria. The makeup of the committee will be as follows:

• Five parents/patrons from across the district;
• Five staff members (an elementary teacher, a secondary teacher, one member each of the health services, district mental health and human resources team);
• Three outside experts (a public health professional, a medical professional, and a mental health professional); and
• Four ex officio members (three Board of Education members, Superintendent).

Superintendent Frank Harwood will serve as Advisory Committee chair.

Timeline for possible change in learning environment 
Currently, the school district is operating within the Hybrid Learning Environment for grades K-12. If the Advisory Committee makes a recommendation to change the learning environment and the Board of Education approves the recommendation, then a change could take effect on Wednesday, October 7.  

Based on the Kansas Schools Gating Criteria, it is possible that the Board of Education could consider full in-person learning for elementary students. This is assuming the data within the gating criteria keeps the school district within the yellow category. Any change in learning environment will be for students who are enrolled in the On-Site Learning Model. Families and staff will receive additional information following the meeting on September 28.

We sincerely appreciate your support during this challenging time. More information will be shared later this month.

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The Board of Education decided to begin the school year in the Hybrid Learning Environment. Schools will use the following schedule for September. It assumes the basic split for students with last names A-K (A Day) and L-Z (B Day). It is likely some students may need to be moved to one group or the other. This information will be communicated by your chid's school. This schedule does not impact Optional Remote students. Please direct specific questions to your school.

Schedule Key

• A Day = Blue
• B Day = Green
• C Day = Purple (remote day for students)