MPUSD explores 5 pathways for reopening schools

While President Trump pushes for the full reopening of schools in the fall local officials and parents aren’t so sure

STATE WILL ALLOW FORMODIFICATIONS TOSCHOOLS REOPENING ...BASED ON THECONDITIONS AT THELOCAL LEVEL..SO WHAT ABOUT HEREON THE CENTRAL COAST?ACTION NEWS 8ANCHOR LAUREN SEAVERHAS MORE ON HOW ONELOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTIS PREPARING.

PRESIDENT TRUMP ISPUSHING FOR SCHOOLSTO FULLY REOPEN INTHE FALL, PUBLICLYPRESSURING GOVERNORSTO OPEN THE DOORS FORSTUDENTS.BUT THERE ARE MANYCOMPLICATED QUESTIONSABOUT HOW THIS CANBE DONE SAFELY...ASCASES CONTINUE TO RISEACROSS THE COUNTRY.HERE IN CALIFORNIA...EACH COUNTY WILLOFFER REOPENINGGUIDELINES ...BUTULTIMATELY ITS UP TOEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT,TO CRAFT THEIR OWNPLAN FOR REOPENING.MONTEREY PENINSULAUNIFIED SCHOOLDISTRICT, WEIGHING ITSOPTIONS DURING ABOARD MEETINGTUESDAY.RIGHT NOW, THEDISTRICT IS EXPLORINGFIVE PATHWAYS FORREOPENING.THE FIRST THREE...A HYBRID MODEL...OF IN-PERSON ANDDISTANCE LEARNING...BRINGINGKINDERGARTEN-THROUGH-T HIRD GRADEBACK FOUR DAYS AWEEK...OR BRINGING ALLELEMENTARY STUDENTSBACK FOUR DAYS AWEEK.ALL THREE OF THESEPATHWAYS WILL OFFER AFULL-TIME DISTANCELEARNING OPTION.THE OTHER TWOPATHWAYS...EITHERBEGIN THE SCHOOL YEARON TIME...AUGUST FIFTH...BUT WITH A FULLDISTANCE LEARNINGAPPROACH...AND MOVETO A HYBRID OR FULLRETURN IN THE FUTURE.OR....DELAY THESTART OF THE SCHOOLYEAR.THE DISTRICT DID ASURVEY TO FIND OUTWHAT PARENTS ANDSTAFF WANT...43-PERCENT OFDISTRICT STAFF POLLED...ARE HOPING FOR AHYBRID METHOD...MAJORITY OF PARENTSVOTING FOR THE SAME.OTHER CHANGESBEING DISCUSSED....SMALLER CLASSSIZES...SPACED DESKS WITHSHIELDS...AND P-P-EREQUIREMENTS.THE DISTRICT WILLADDRESS THESE OPTIONSAT A TOWN HALL NEXTWEDNESDAY AT 6.LS, KSBW ACTIONNEWS 8.

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