Superintendent Stephen Zrike said the goal is to have all students who want to be in school back in a hybrid model early in 2021.
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University President John Keenan said the furloughs are necessary to make up $8.5 of a projected budget gap.
Superintendent of Schools Stephen Zrike tells Patch there's excitement, anxiety and apprehension as some students return to class Monday.
As coronavirus cases bump up on campus, and across the region, the school is also suspending athletic practices and indoor exercise classes.
VIDEO: Salem Public Schools released videos showing students in pre-kindergarten through second grade, sixth and ninth grade what to expect.
As the state pushes for full-day learning for as many students as possible, distancing guidelines are prohibitive for most Salem schools.
Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2021 competition through the PSATs.
Salem Superintendent of Schools Stephen Zrike said snow days will be replaced with remote learning days this winter.
Superintendent Stephen Zrike said while there will be positive cases and quarantines, it's important to try to bring students back to class.
Salem Public Schools received the award as part of the $17.7 million state Food Security Infrastructure Program.
Salem Superintendent of Schools Stephen Zrike said it is important to get as many students back in the classroom as possible when possible.
The Salem School Committee approved a plan for youngest students to return five days a week starting Nov. 16, while others wait until 2021.
Salem Public Schools announced the death of the elementary school's first principal.
While those up to second grade could return within weeks, high school will likely remain remote for an extended period of time.
Salem education grants can support local educational needs and provide funding for existing adult literacy programs.
As students "risk being excluded from school" without a flu shot this year, the district is partnering with CVS for a series of clinics.
Salem Superintendent of Schools Stephen Zrike said the district has committed up to $80,000 to go toward structures and supplies.
Superintendent Stephen Zrike says there must be a balance between learning and not spending too much time on the laptop.
Police say there were more than 50 people at the apartment party on Becket Street Friday night before they broke it up.
Salem Superintendent Stephen Zrike said families will be contacted to gauge interest in having students back in school after November break.
Salem students graduate from Roger Williams, enroll at Nichols College.
The school intends to sell its South Campus, which will be available for redevelopment in Salem, in 2021.
The school van driver will be charged with transporting students home or to testing sites who show signs of possible coronavirus symptoms.
With the arrival of a backorder of laptops, Salem schools will be distributing them this week.
The sessions will be held at Saltonstall School and delivered in both English and Spanish.
Superintendent Stephen Zrike said in a Facebook Live session that ventilation system concerns will likely prevent an earlier return to class
The classes will be aired due to some kindergarten students not yet having access to a laptop computer in the city.
Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello is a professor of American Studies and Chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at Salem State.
Superintendent Stephen Zrike said returning to in-classroom learning will top the agenda after remote classes open for most next week
Programs at Bentley Academy Innovation School, the Early Childhood Center, and Horace Mann Laboratory School will be temporarily moved.
While in-person learning students will have meals at schools, remote learners and Salem State students will have pickup options.
With worries of a high coronavirus positivity rate in the city, students face stern restrictions.
A staff member working in Salem Public Schools' LEAP Saltonstall Summer program tested positive for the coronavirus.
Salem is going with an age-based return to learning.
Students in grades 4-12 would start the school year with remote learning, while younger students would have in-person classes.
"At this point, we believe that there is no safe way to reopen Salem’s school buildings at the beginning of the scheduled school year."
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The school committee began discussing three plans for the reopening of schools this fall.
A bus monitor at the Horace Mann Laboratory School tested positive for coronavirus, forcing a one-day shutdown of the summer school program.