Now, he says he’ll never leave. Those cohorts will attend in person on alternating schedules to reduce the number of students on campus. For questions, please call the Child Nutrition office at (336) 703-4275. A tentative budget will be presented during a special-called meeting Tuesday, July 14, at 9:30 a.m., with a public hearing beforehand at 8:30 a.m. Bearden said he hopes to avoid layoffs and not increase class sizes by amending the school calendar to reduce days for staff. Instead, schools will “positively promote” wearing a face covering. Reported cases are to remain isolated until medically released by Public Health Officials. The full guidelines can be found on the Forsyth County Schools website. Bearden encouraged parents to contact their child’s principal for details on their plans. In addition, students and staff are “expected to wear a mask when feasible.”. Those sites are distributing meals on Monday’s and Thursday’s and information about meals is available on the WS/FCS website. Forsyth County Schools approve final reopening guidelines without face mask mandate. Each administration is developing plans for how students can safely move about to suit their individual campus. The rest of the school district’s reopening plan lays out dozens of new safety measures to curb the spread of the virus, including frequent hand-washing breaks, enhanced cleaning throughout schools, disinfecting buses between routes, and eating lunch in classrooms. In the plan, students would not attend school every day and schedules would be based on grade and school. The superintendent laid out a draft plan for reopening schools, which closed for the final quarter of the 2019-20 school year amid the coronavirus pandemic, highlighting dozens of new policies aimed to curb the spread of the virus. Teacher of the Month: Christopher Casey never suspected he would go on to teach full-time. “That’s a great guide to use,” Bearden said. WiFi extends up to 100 yards on each side of the buses. We also wanted the start of in-person classes to coincide with the start of the second semester to making the transition easier. Subscribe for $1/mo. The most significant change to transportation will be for students who attend choice or magnet schools. The Board’s decision Thursday cleared one of the school system’s major hurdles this month in preparing for the first day of school on Aug. 6. There’s also the matter of state budget cuts. Teacher of the Month: Christopher Casey never suspected he would go on to teach full-time. Starting Nov. 2, 2020 it will be updated by 5 p.m. each day. Offering transportation to our choice and magnet school students with existing safety guidelines would require 252 additional buses which is not feasible from a cost and staffing standpoint. This phased approach enables us to do that, to build on that success as we add more grades and more students,” says Hairston. Schools would also up their messaging about good hygiene to students, with daily hand-washing breaks for elementary students and broadcast announcements in middle and high schools encouraging proper hand-washing. Other guidance for individual departments is still being finalized to comply with the new plan. Middle school and high school students could attend Forsyth Virtual Academy or Georgia Virtual Academy full-time, Bearden said, but officials are still “talking internally” about how to offer a similar online learning opportunity for elementary students if there’s enough demand for it. There will be a COVID-19 Informational Dashboard on the WS/FCS website to keep families, staff and the community informed regarding confirmed COVID-19 cases and numbers of individuals in quarantine for our district. Copyright © 2002-2020 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. Brian Kemp and State Superintendent Richard Woods formed six working groups of educators, public health officials and state agency representatives to lead the school reopening effort. United Way Community Help and Resources List, Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce, Search the FCN print archive from 2006-present, Read the FAQ section of Forsyth County Schools's "Restart Forsyth" reopening plan. The virus has started to spike in Forsyth County, too, though less so: 15 new cases and two hospitalizations were documented locally Thursday, bringing Forsyth’s totals to 1,057 and 114, respectively. We are starting with our youngest students because educational research indicates that this is where learning losses are likely the greatest. We are home to 39 schools – 22 elementary, 10 middle, and 7 high, and will open 3 new schools by 2022. Students who attend their residential/home schools will be provided bus transportation and we expect bus ride times to be similar to last year. The plan begins with the return of elementary school students.
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