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7/28/2020
Dear Families,
At the special board meeting held last night, 7/27/2020, the Portage Community School District Board of Education unanimously approved the PCSD Return To Learn Plan 2020-2021. This truly has been a collaborative journey which included input from many different stakeholder groups:
- District Planning Committee
- Building Level Sub-committees
- Portage Education Association
- PCSD Board of Education
- Family Survey Feedback
- Staff Survey Feedback
- Collaboration with Neighboring School Districts
- Columbia County Health and Human Services
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Centers for Disease Control
I am extremely proud of the work that has been done by this collective group. We have a plan in place that will allow us to reopen schools in the fall as safely as possible. What sets this plan apart from many of the other plans that have been released from other school districts is the extent to which stakeholder input was valued, and the logistical planning that has gone into it. The Portage Community School District really is better together!
The presentation of our plan that was shared with the board is linked in the right sidebar for your review. We will be moving forward and holding in-person classes, five days a week for elementary school students (K-5 grade; pre-K students will follow their normal 4 day schedule) and a hybrid schedule of 2 days, in-person instruction, and 3 days virtual learning at the middle and high schools. We will also offer an at-home virtual option for families not comfortable sending their students back to the classroom. This learning experience will be very different from what we accomplished this past spring - attendance will be taken, assignments will be given, and grades will be recorded. The at-home virtual option will go into effect should Wisconsin schools be mandated to close. The final presentation slide has additional resources linked to it. These resources expand upon the specifics of the plan.
Do not hesitate to contact me directly if you have questions or comments that you would like to share.
Go Warriors!
Joshua D. Sween
District Administrator
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