Schools Reopening Town Hall Zoom Meeting At 6 Wednesday

BRANFORD, CT — Branford schools' reopening town hall-style meeting is Wednesday at 6 p.m. The event allows families to have their questions on the Sept. 9 reopening of schools.

This is a Zoom meeting. Click here to participate.

The town hall meeting will be moderated by Rep. Robin Comey and Board of Education chair Shannen Sharkey.

To submit questions use the chat feature in the Zoom meeting. Here's the passcode to join the meeting: 1FtTCw

In the meantime, here's the district's Branford Public Schools Reopening School 2020-2021 presentation.

There's also a list of FAQs that focus on the health and safety questions submitted to the district by families.

The Temporary Option for Voluntary Remote Learning provides information for families contemplating the option to engage in voluntary remote learning. Please see the District's News section for more information.

When schools do open, it will be in the hybrid model with Monday/Tuesday being in-person days for the Blue Group and Thursday/Friday being in-person days for the Orange Group. Kindergarten students will attend school in person on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Wednesday is an online learning day for all students.

"We acknowledge that the color group your child is assigned is a key piece of information, and to that end, we will inform you as soon as possible of that assignment," schools superintendent Hamlet Hernandez wrote in a message to families.

"We are excited about students returning to school and value your patience. The safety of students and staff has been and will continue to be our top priority. Between now and September 9, 2020, we encourage you to talk with your child about the importance of wearing a mask, social distancing and hand hygiene," he said. "Reopening school in the middle of pandemic is monumental undertaking which can only be accomplished safely when we all work together."