Huntley School District 158 Shares Reopening Plan, Learning Model

Press release from Huntley Community School District 158:

July 16, 2020

Note: This message was emailed July 16, 2020 to all families registered for the 2020-21 school year as of July 15, 2020. Since it was released, we have received a number of followup questions. An FAQ document is available here, and we will continue to update it and answer questions as we are able.

We have developed an initial plan for our return to school in the fall. As you are aware, school districts across the country have been tasked with creating plans to provide for student education while protecting the health and safety of students and staff.

Our plan substantially reflects the mandatory guidance issued to school districts by the Illinois State Board of Education as well as months of work by hundreds of staff members who participated in planning groups and input from thousands of families and staff members who completed surveys.

The plan includes general information on all areas of our operations in light of the ongoing pandemic, with a primary focus on our operations while our region remains in Phase 4 of the State’s Restore Illinois Plan.

The District is offering all students two options for instruction:

• Students in all grade levels may opt for fully Remote Learning.
• Students in PreK-6th grade may opt for a fully in-person learning experience.
• Students in 7th-12th grades may opt for a hybrid experience that blends in-person and remote learning.

Families of students who will not require bus transportation to or from school are asked to “opt out” of their bus assignment and forego their eligibility for transportation services. Doing so will allow the District to optimize transportation services in keeping with the State-mandated bus capacity of 50 individuals.

Click here to review the full plan

Click here to view the presentation provided at the Board of Education meeting July 16

ACTION REQUIRED

Using the form below, you are required to make selections for each student in your family:

• Selection of Instructional Model
• Opt in or out of Transportation Services

Please review the plan in detail prior to making your selections. You must fill out a separate form for each student in your family. Responses to the form are required by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Students for whom responses are not received will be automatically assigned to the in-person or hybrid model per their grade level and will receive a bus assignment.

Click here to fill out the required form

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we continue to work through these challenging times together.

Sincerely,

Scott Rowe, Ed.D. Superintendent

This press release was produced by Huntley Community School District 158. The views expressed here are the author’s own.