This post is part of a series of articles, blog posts, and short briefs produced by EXPLO Elevate focused on supporting schools’ virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Sudipti Kumar | Director of Research
Independent and Public School Reopening Plans
Updated 9/4/2020
Elevate is following the reopening plans of independent and public schools across the nation closely. Below we share some highlights, as well the actual plans from independent schools, selected school districts, and a sample of state guidelines. We will update the highlights and the list below weekly with new information as it becomes available. We welcome you to share your reopening plans with us at skumar@explo.org.
Helpful Resource
Harvard University’s Healthy Building for Health: Risk Reduction Strategies for Reopening Schools
Of Note (Independent)
Many schools are poised to reopen right after Labor Day, whether that be in-person or remote.
- At Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall (MA), school is reopening for in-person on 9/10. Dormitories for boarding students will not be reopening; instead the school is piloting a new “host family program” for non local students.
- At Noble and Grenough School (MA), which is starting school on 9/8, three grade levels will be on campus at one time for academic and afternoon programs, each for two days per week
- Chapin School Princeton (NJ) provides a thorough example of “a day in the life of a student” in their reopening materials.
Of Note (Public)
- Baltimore County Public Schools (MD) has announced full remote instruction until January 2021.
- NYC Public Schools have delayed reopening until 9/21 to ready for in-person classes.
Independent Schools
Alexander Dawson School
Las Vegas, NV
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-8
Total enrollment: ~520
Plan
Annie Wright Schools
Tacoma, WA
School type: Boarding & Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~620
Plan
Archmere Academy
Claymont, DE
School type: Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~500
Plan
Atlanta Jewish Academy
Atlanta, GA
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~430
Plan
Beauvoir: The National Cathedral Elementary School
Washington, DC
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-3
Total enrollment: ~375
Plan
Benedictine Schools of Richmond (St. Gertrude HS)
Richmond, VA
School type: Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~180
Plan
The Bishop’s School
La Jolla, CA
School type: Day
Grades served: 6-12
Total enrollment: ~800
Plan
Bishop Kenny High School
Jacksonville, FL
School type: Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~1200
Plan
Boca Raton Christian School
Boca Raton, FL
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~580
Plan
Boston Trinity Academy
Boston, MA
School type: Day
Grades served: 6-12
Total enrollment: ~240
Plan
The Brearley School
New York, NY
School type: Day
Grades served: K-12
Total enrollment: ~706
Plan
Brookwood School
Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~480
Plan
Browne Academy
Alexandria, VA
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-8
Total enrollment: ~200
Plan
Browning School
New York City, NY
School type: Day
Grades served: K-12
Total enrollment: ~400
Plan
The Bush School
Seattle, WA
School type: Day
Grades served: K-12
Total enrollment: ~660
Plan
Calhoun School
New York, NY
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~700
Plan
Catlin-Gabel School
Portland, OR
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~770
Plan
Carolina Friends School
Durham, NC
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~500
Plan
Cascades Academy
Bend, OR
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~210
Plan
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall
Waltham, MA
School type: Boarding & Day
Grades served: 9-12, PG
Total enrollment: ~180
Plan
Chapin School Princeton
Princeton, NJ
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-8
Total enrollment: ~265
Plan
Charles Wright Academy
Tacoma, WA
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~600
Plan
Christian Academy of Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~950
Plan
Choate Rosemary Hall
Wallingford, CT
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12, Postgraduate
Total enrollment: ~850
Plan
Collegiate School (NY)
New York, NY
School type: Day
Grades served: K-12
Total enrollment: ~660
Plan
Collegiate School (VA)
Richmond, VA
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~1700
Plan
Colorado Rocky Mountain School
Carbondale, CO
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~175
Plan
Concord Academy
Concord, MA
School Type: Day/Boarding
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: 378
Plan
Cushing Academy
Ashburnham, MA
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12, Postgraduate
Total enrollment: ~390
Plan
Dana Hall
Wellesley, MA
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: PK-8
Total enrollment: ~470
Plan
Deerfield Academy
Deerfield, MA
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~655
Plan
Derby Academy
Hingham, MA
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-8
Total enrollment: ~330
Plan
Detroit Country Day School
Beverly Hills, MI and Bloomfield Hills, MI
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~1500
Plan
Flintridge Preparatory School
La Canada, CA
School type: Day
Grades served: 7-12
Total enrollment: ~500
Plan
Georgetown Prep
North Bethesda, MD
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~500
Plan
Gilman School
Baltimore, MD
School type: Day
Grades served: K-12
Total enrollment: ~175
Plan
Gooden School
Sierra Madre, CA
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~1000
Plan
Gordon School
Providence, RI
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-8
Total enrollment: ~330
Plan
Grace Christian School
Raleigh, NC
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~780
Plan
Graded – The American School of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~1300
Plan
Grandview Preparatory School
Boca Raton, FL
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~280
Plan
Groton School
Groton, CT
School type: Boarding & Day
Grades served: 8-12
Total enrollment: ~380
Plan
Heritage Christian School
Indianapolis, IN
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~1300
Plan
Hewitt School
New York, NY
School type: Day
Grades served: K-12
Total enrollment: ~525
Plan
Horace Mann
New York, NY
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~1786
Plan
Jackson Prep
Jackson, MS
School type: Day
Grades served: 6-12
Total enrollment: ~760
Plan
Kent School
Kent, CT
School type: Boarding & Day
Grades served: 9-12, PG
Total enrollment: ~585
Plan
The Lab School
Washington, DC
School type: Day
Grades served: 1-12
Total enrollment: ~350
Plan
Lancaster Country Day School
Lancaster, PA
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~600
Plan
Landon School
Bethesda, MD
School type: Day
Grades served: 3-12
Total enrollment: ~670
Plan
Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville, NJ
School type: Boarding & Day
Grades served: 9-12, PG
Total enrollment: ~820
Plan
Lick-Wilmerding High School
San Francisco, CA
School type: Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~540
Plan
Loomis-Chaffee
Windsor, CT
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~735
Plan
Madeira School
McLean, VA
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~320
Plan
Maine Central Institute
Pittsfield, ME
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12, PG
Total enrollment: ~450
Plan
Marin Academy
San Rafael, CA
School type: Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~440
Plan
The Meadowbrook School of Weston
Weston, MA
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-8
Total enrollment: ~320
Plan
Milton Academy
Milton, MA
School type: Day/Boarding
Grades served: K-12
Total enrollment: ~967
Plan
Mirman School
Los Angeles, CA
School type: Day
Grades served: K-8
Total enrollment: ~320
Plan
Mount Paran Christian School
Atlanta, GA
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~1200
Plan
Montgomery School
Chester Springs, PA
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-8
Total enrollment: ~230
Plan
Mount Vernon School
Atlanta, GA
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~890
Plan
Noble and Grenough School
Dedham, MA
School type: Day & Boarding
Grades served: 7-12
Total enrollment: ~628
Plan
North Broward Preparatory School
Coconut Creek, FL
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~1550
Plan
Northfield Mount Hermon
Gill, MA
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~655
Plan
North Hills Christian School
Salisbury, NC
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~300
Plan
Northwood School
Lake Placid, NY
School type: Boarding
Grades served: 9-12, Postgraduate
Total enrollment: ~195
Plan
Oakbrook Prep
Spartanburg, SC
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~450
Plan
Oakwood School
Annandale, VA
School type: Day
Grades served: 1-8
Total enrollment: ~100
Plan
The O’Neal School
Southern Pines, NC
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~1450
Plan
The Park School
Brookline, MA
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-8
Total enrollment: ~540
Plan
The Park School of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~280
Plan
The Peddie School
Hightstown, NJ
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12, Postgraduate
Total enrollment: ~550
Plan
Phillips Academy Andover
Andover, MA
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~1100
Plan
Phillips Exeter Academy
Exeter, NH
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~1100
Plan
Phoenix Country Day
Paradise, AZ
School Type: Day
Grades served: Pre-K-12
Total enrollment: 700
Plan
Pinecrest School
Fort Lauderdale & Boca Raton, FL
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~2700
Plan
Poly Prep Country Day School
Brooklyn, NY
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~1020
Plan
Pomfret
Pomfret, CT
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~350
Plan
Portsmouth Abbey School
Portsmouth, RI
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~360
Plan
Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart
Princeton, NJ
School type: Day
Grades served: K-8
Total enrollment: ~220
Plan
Princeton Day School
Princeton, NJ
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~950
Plan
Punahou
Honolulu, HI
School type: Day
Grades served: K-12
Total enrollment: ~3750
Plan
Randolph-Macon Academy
Fort Royal, VA
School type: Boarding & Day
Grades served: 6-12, PG
Total enrollment: ~250
Plan
Ransom Everglades
Miami, FL
School type: Day
Grades served: 6-12
Total enrollment: ~1100
Plan
Ravenscroft School
Raleigh, NC
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~1200
Plan
The Regis School of the Sacred Heart
Houston, TX
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-8
Total enrollment: ~290
Plan
Riverstone International School
Boise, ID
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~350
Plan
Salisbury Academy
Salisbury, NC
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-8
Total enrollment: ~210
Plan
Sandy Spring Friends School
Sandy Spring, MD
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~600
Plan
Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences
Seattle, WA
School type: Day
Grades served: 6-12
Total enrollment: 1000+
Plan
Shady Side Academy
Pittsburgh, PA
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~1000
Plan
Shipley School
Bryn Mawr, PA
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~790
Plan
Sidwell Friends School
Washington, DC
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~1140
Plan
The Spence School
New York, NY
School type: Day
Grades served: K-12
Total enrollment: ~736
Plan
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
Potomac, MD
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~550
Plan
St. Charles Preparatory School
Columbus, OH
School type: Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~620
Plan
St. Christopher’s School
Richmond, VA
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~950
Plan
St. George’s Independent School
Memphis, Germantown, Collierville TN
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~1100
Plan
St. Mark’s Episcopal School
Palm Beach, FL
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-8
Total enrollment: ~460
Plan
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, TX
School type: Day
Grades served: 1-12
Total enrollment: ~900
Plan
St. Paul’s School
Concord, NH
School type: Boarding
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~540
Plan
Stoneleigh-Burnham School
Greenfield, MA
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 7-12, Post Graduate
Total enrollment: ~150
Plan
Stoneridge School of the Sacred Heart
Bethesda, MD
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~750
Plan
The Stony Brook School
Stony Brook, NY
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 7-12
Total enrollment: ~400
Plan
Tabor Academy
Marion, MA
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~515
Plan
Thayer Academy
Braintree, MA
School type: Day
Grades served: 5-12
Total enrollment: ~700
Plan
Tower Hill School
Wilmington, DE
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~800
Plan
Trinity-Pawling School
Pawling, NY
School type: Boarding & Day
Grades served: 7-12, PG
Total enrollment: ~300
University Liggett
Grosse Point Woods, MI
School type: Day
Grades served: Pre-K-12
Total enrollment: 600
Plan
University School of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
School type: Day
Grades served: Pre-K-12
Total enrollment: 1133
Plan
Vail Mountain School
Vail, CO
School type: Day
Grades served: K-12
Total enrollment: ~315
Plan
Valley Christian Schools
Chandler and Tempe, AZ
School type: Day
Grades served: K-12
Total enrollment: ~700
Plan
Walnut Hill School for the Arts
Natick, MA
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~300
Plan
The Webb Schools
Claremont, CA
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: 9-12
Total enrollment: ~400
Plan
Wellington School
Columbus, OH
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~700
Plan
Westminster School
Atlanta, GA
School type: Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~1900
Plan
The Wheeler School
Providence, RI
School type: Day
Grades served: N-12
Total enrollment: ~800
Plan
Whittle School and Studios DC Campus
Washington, DC
School type: Boarding and Day
Grades served: PK-12
Total enrollment: ~200
Plan
A Selected Set of School District Plans
Arlington Public Schools
Arlington, VA
Baltimore County Public Schools
Baltimore, MD
Boston Public Schools
Boston, MA
Buckeye Union School District
El Dorado Hills, CA
Cato-Meridian Central School District
Cato, NY
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago, IL
Duval County Schools
Jacksonville, FL
Elizabeth Public Schools
Elizabeth, NJ
Greater Clark County Schools
Clark County, IN
Greenville County Schools
Greenville, SC
Hillsborough County Public Schools
Tampa, FL
Houston Independent School District
Houston, TX
Jackson Public Schools
Jackson, MS
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami, FL
Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery County, MD
NOLA Public Schools
New Orleans, Louisiana (Orleans Parish)
NYCDOE
New York, NY
Pasadena Unified School District
Pasadena, CA
Portland Public Schools
Portland, OR
Rochester City School District
Rochester, NY
San Diego Unified
San Diego, CA
San Francisco Unified
San Francisco, CA
Salt Lake City School District
Salt Lake City, Utah
Seattle Public Schools
Seattle, WA
A Selected Set of Public School State Guidelines
California
https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/hn/documents/strongertogether.pdf
Louisiana
Minnesota
https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/schools/k12planguide.pdf
New Jersey
https://www.nj.gov/education/reopening/NJDOETheRoadBack.pdf
Tennessee
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Of Note (Week of 8/27)
Of Note (Independent)
It is back to school season! Independent schools across the country have either reopened or are getting ready to. Currently, of the ~100 independent school plans reviewed on our site, many are planning for at least some students attending in-person. However as the school year comes closer to reopening, some who were previously planning a hybrid start are switching to remote-only for at least the first few weeks of school.
- Students at The Brearley School (NY) are set to return in-person on September 10th. All student will be coming back at the same time. Horace Mann is also planning for an-person start. According to their plan “student desks and other high-use classroom surfaces will include clear desk shields and be covered with GuardXPro, the world’s strongest, shatterproof and only 5-year antibacterial film.” Other schools in New York, including Collegiate and Hewitt, are planning to start the school year either fully or mostly remote.
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Archmere Academy (DE) is planning for an in-person start on 8/31. Class sizes are limited to 10 students maximum, and students will not have access to lockers so they must bring materials back and forth each day to the school.
- The Shipley School (PA) is planning for in-person reopening for all students on September 8th. Students can move fluidly between in-person and remote learning any day of the week, unlike other schools which are requiring students make a choice and stick with that option.
Of Note (Public)
School district plans fluctuate between starting the school year remotely and starting in-person. More are trending remote.
- Miami-Dade Schools are opening fully remote on 8/31. This week, the district is offering a “week of welcome” webinars for parents and students. The Superintendent hopes to share an-person reopening date by mid-September and is aiming for sometime in October.
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Students in Boston (MA) will start the school year fully remote on 9/21. The plan is to move to a hybrid option later on, starting with the highest-need students on October 1st. September 1-18th will be used to support students and families in their technology needs.
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Health officials in San Diego County (CA) have announced that all schools can open for in-person instruction next week if they choose to.
Of Note (Week of 8/13)
Of Note (Independent)
- Many independent schools in the Southern U.S. began in-person instruction this week including Jackson Prep (MS) and The Mount Vernon School (GA). At Jackson Prep, similar to other schools in the area, families are required to complete a daily log using an app including conducting temperature checks before students arrive on campus.
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At the Mount Vernon School (GA), the numerous health and safety precautions to reopen in-person included installing 21 touchless water fountains across the campus.
- The Calhoun School (NY), had initially planned a hybrid in-person reopening but has delayed and is opting for a 100% remote opening until at least early October.
Of Note (Public)
- Governor Cuomo (NY) announced that schools across New York can reopen based on their region’s infection rate. Mayor De Blasio announced that city-wide survey results show a majority of parents preferring an in-person reopening.
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Salt Lake City (UT), like many other school districts, will be opening with fully remote instruction on September 8th. The district was originally slated to reopen August 25th, but has postponed for two weeks to have one-on-one meetings with parents and students and provide trainings on new technology systems.
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Elizabeth Public Schools (NJ) is one of a few school districts who defied NJ state mandates that all school districts reopen with at least some in-person classes. Elizabeth noted this was an “impossibility” because there are not enough teachers willing to return to school. The governor has since changed guidelines, naming that schools can start all-remote if they meet certain criteria.
“Of Note” (Week of 8/6)
Of Note (Independent)
- Montgomery County Public Schools (MD) announced on Friday July 31 that private schools in the area cannot offer in-person instruction before October 1st. On Monday August 3rd, Governor Hogan curtailed the power of local health officers to enact such orders. On Wednesday August 5, the health official issued a new order prohibiting the reopening of private schools.
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North Hills Christian School and Salisbury Academy (NC) are preparing for their in-person reopening slated for the week of August 10th. Salisbury Academy provides a helpful carpool protocol video on their site as well.
- Atlanta Jewish Academy (GA) is following a staggered reopening process. Students in the youngest grades will return for face-to-face instruction in mid-August. High school students will start the year remote and are anticipated to return for in-person in early October.
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The Bush School (WA) is planning for a remote start to the school year, and will reassess their plans after the month of September.
Of Note (Public)
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Chicago Public Schools will begin the school year remotely. Based on a survey sent out to families, only one in five African American and Latinx families felt comfortable sending their children back in-person.
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The Cato-Meridian School District (NY) is planning for in-person reopening for all students, with PK-6 students attending daily and 7-12 students switching off in-person days. Students in grades 7-12 are required to wear masks in hallways and other gathering
“Of Note” (Week of 7/31)
Independent
- Montgomery County Public Schools (MD) announced on Friday July 31 that private schools in the area cannot offer in-person instruction before October 1st. On Monday August 3rd, Governor Hogan curtailed the power of local health officers to enact such orders.
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Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart (NJ) has revised its tuition model for the upcoming school year to focus on accessibility and affordability.
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The Grace Christian School (NC) is planning to stagger students returning during the first three days of school, with 1/3 of the population returning each day, and will operate on a half day schedule during this time.
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The Browning School (NY) will have student in grades K-5 return full-time five days a week and rotate their middle and upper school students on a weekly basis. When middle school students are in-person, upper school students will learn online and vice-versa.
Public
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Students in Greater Clark County (IN) and Greenfield-Central Schools IN) returned to school in-person on Wednesday July 29, making them some of the first school districts across the country to return with in-person classes. Distance learning options are available for students who need them, and masks are required for students grade three and up (and being provided to those who don’t have them).
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Rochester City School District (NY) offers hybrid learning for grades PK-4 and those in specialized classes. Students will be placed in groups A & B. Those in Group A attend in-person school Mon-Tues and are remote the rest of the week. Those in Group B attend in-person Thurs-Fri. Students in grades 5-12 will be fully online.
“Of Note” (Week of July 24)
Independent
- Cushing Academy (Boarding and Day, MA) is planning for two stretches of in-person learning with an extended “Winterim” session where students will learn remotely off-campus before and after their winter break – from late November to March.
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The Landon School (MD) is sharing new dress code requirements for all students for the current school year only (as an example, no open-toed shoes are allowed).
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Georgetown Prep (Boarding and Day, MD) has developed a partnership with a local medical group to test all students for COVID-19 prior to entering dormitories and to conduct follow up screen after they self-quarantine in the dormitories.
(Public)
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Houston ISD (TX) will be starting virtually September 8th for all students but is currently planning in-person to begin Oct 19th for those who opt in to that model.
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Boston Public Schools (MA) is planning a hopscotch model for in-person attendance (if and when they start in-person) where students are placed in Group A or B and attending on alternate days.
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Duval County Schools (FL) is planning for school to begin one week later than planned on August 20th. In-person learning 5 days a week will be an option for elementary students who choose it as soon as the school year begins. Older students will start remotely and can join in-person learning in mid September.
“Of Note” (Week of July 19)
Independent
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While most schools are requiring students to wear PPE at all times when on-campus, Riverstone International (Boise ID), will make a final decision on mask requirements later in the summer.
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Ransom Everglades (FL) has installed wide-screen Viewsonic interactive displays, cameras and microphones in every classroom to enable video and audio engagement. These tools will allow students to join classes remotely
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Lick-Wilmerding High School will have students eat lunch outside, daily.
Public
- Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland is starting the year online for all students and will be re-assessing their plan in phases once the school year begins (every 2-4 weeks).
- The Buckeye Union School District in Northern California is providing parents with one of two options: either 100% home-school or 100% in-person, and is planning to reopen with no physical distancing requirements in place.
- Portland Public Schools (OR) is proposing that the first two weeks of school serve as an orientation for students, “dedicated to a number of social-emotional-academic components foundational to students’ needs.