Kindergarten and preschool will remain half-days; students can remain fully virtual but there will not be a hybrid option, officials said.
Orientation will be in person at Manchester High School for students only; a virtual presentation will be held for parents and guardians.
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The program would include requirements for portfolios, a senior project and other experiences to help them launch their careers.
The proposed program aims to help students prepare for the rigor of AP courses, the district said.
The district hopes to move to five days of in-person classes but no timeline has been set for that change.
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The district hopes to shift to 5 days for the fourth marking period but warns parents to follow travel restrictions during Spring Break.
The KinderPrep workshop will provide information about registration, the kindergarten program and tips for preparing your child for school.
Students will have lunch in their classrooms and desk dividers have been set up to help with social distancing, the superintendent said.
The virtual tribute was created to replace the annual Gospel Chorus performance, which was canceled in January due to the pandemic.
The test is provided by the district at no charge to families and gives students a chance to experience the College Board tests.
Parents and guardians of special education students are invited to participate in the meeting on Thursday.
The attacks, which flooded the district's servers with traffic and shut them down, are under investigation, the superintendent said.
The school district has said it is planning to return its youngest students to the classroom four days a week as the case rate slows.
Snowfall overnight made roads slick for the morning commute.
The district's annual Gospel Chorus performance and tribute to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in January was canceled for 2021.
The district closed its buildings completely; hazardous driving conditions are anticipated, the National Weather Service said.
The district said the remote instruction applies to vocational students as well.
Destiny Adams and some teammates wore hoodies with "Black Lives Matter" to the Hawks' first game, with the school's knowledge, family said.
Students and staff will be remote while the school district gets the problem fixed.
Superintendent David Trethaway gave an update on cases among students and staff.
Manchester's elementary school is temporarily closed after "several" staff members had close contact with the coronavirus.
Manchester Township Elementary was forced to move to remote learning after a staff member reported testing positive; others were exposed.
The Board of Education is set to meet Tuesday, rescheduled from Dec. 16. Student meals for the holiday break are available for pick-up.
All students who normally attend in person and all staff will be remote; the superintendent urges parents to be cautious over the break.
Increasing cases have led to multiple quarantines and issues could force the district to all-remote instruction, he said.
Four middle school staff members and 4 high school students were positive; officials say the cases were from out-of-school exposure.
The school's holiday program is teaching students new skills while allowing them to put on a holiday program amid the pandemic.
The school has at least one coronavirus case and other possible cases, the superintendent said.
The district has had several reports of coronavirus cases among students, Superintendent David Trethaway said.
Rising coronavirus cases and increasing hospitalizations have led to the delay, Superintendent David Trethaway said.
An internet and telephone outage has led to the district canceling classes.
The district is responding to requests for 4- or 5-day in-person classes. The superintendent also warned about post-travel quarantines.
The Manchester Schools' PTA has been an integral part of the school community for years and is inviting parents to the first 2020 meeting.