Lindenhurst School District Releases Potential Reopening Plan

LINDENHURST, NY — The Lindenhurst school district recently released a potential plan for reopening schools in the fall. In July, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York schools can reopen only if coronavirus infection rates fall below strict benchmarks to be set early this month.

The "formula" that Cuomo spelled out allows school openings in regions that are in Phase Four and have an infection rate under 5 percent. An "emergency" stop to openings will take place if infections rise above 9 percent, he said. He also officially stated last week that all schools in the state are currently allowed to reopen in the fall.
However before opening, each individual school district must release their own plan for reopening by Friday. As of Monday, the governor stated that over 100 school districts have not submitted plans to reopen in the fall and will not be allowed to if they fail to submit them.

Lindenhurst school officials presented a possible plan, posted on the school district website, to give residents insight into what schools might look like during the pandemic. U

For the local elementary schools, classes will be divided into two groups with siblings attending on the same day. Each group will attend school on alternating days throughout the week meaning students will be attending school in-person for three days one week and two days the following week. On days when students participate in remote learning, they will receive a minimum of 100 minutes of synchronous instruction.

Photo: Lindenhurst school district presentation

At the secondary level students will follow a combined in-person and online schedule to allow for 25 percent capacity in the school buildings. The students, who will be grouped by last name, will report in person every fifth day of their rotation. On days students will not be attending in-person class, they will have remote classes following a standard schedule. However, students in special classes, as well as entering and emerging English Language Learners, will follow their standard schedule.

Photo: Lindenhurst school district presentation

Click here to read the full plan on the Lindenhurst school district website