Andover Public School In-Person Learning Update

Press release from Andover Public Schools:

March 14, 2021

Dear APS Community,

"I am writing to follow up on the DESE Commissioner’s announcement regarding in-person learning for K-12 schools. I am delighted to share the following update:

• All elementary schools will return to 5 full days of in-person learning effective Monday, April 5. APS will continue to provide the remote academy. APS will discontinue the hybrid model for elementary schools beginning Monday, April 5.
• All middle schools will return to 5 full days of in-person learning effective Wednesday, April 28. APS will continue to provide the remote academy. APS will discontinue the hybrid model for middle schools beginning Wednesday, April 28.
• At this time Andover High School will continue the hybrid and remote academy models. We are continuing to explore avenues to increase in-person learning.

We ask that you direct specific questions about in-person learning or the remote academy to the building principal.

Bus transportation is currently available grades K-7. We will present a proposal to increase bus service to grade 8 at the School Committee meeting on Thursday, March 18.

In an effort to prepare, parents/guardians will receive an email on Tuesday, March 16:

• Grades K-5 and 6-8 - families will receive a registration link to select the in-person model or remote academy for each of their children and indicate if they would like their children to ride the bus;
• Grades 9-12 - families will receive a planning survey asking their preference for either in-person learning or remote academy for each of their children.

All responses are due on Sunday, March 22. Parents/guardians may request a model switch after April 5 for elementary students and after April 28 for middle school students directly through the building principals.

We are eager and excited to welcome back our K-8 students to in-person learning and sincerely thank our faculty, staff and administrators for their extraordinary planning and collaboration for our students’ return."

Sincerely,

Claudia Bach, Ed.D., Interim Superintendent

This press release was produced by the Andover Public Schools. The views expressed are the author's own.