The Hillsboro School District continues to plan and prepare for the return of students to the classroom in anticipation of eventually meeting required health metrics. Last week, the District’s Blueprint Planning teams reconvened to start talking about what will be needed for that to occur - everything from instruction to facilities to safety protocols, and more.
All students will remain in the Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) model through at least the end of Quarter 1 on Nov. 5, 2020. But what happens after that? According to current guidance, students in grades PreK through 3 cannot return to in-person learning until the following metrics have been met:
Washington County case rate of less than 30 per 100,000 of population in the preceding seven days for three weeks in a row
Washington County test positivity rate of 5% or less in the preceding seven days for three weeks in a row
COVID-19 is not actively spreading in the community
To add back students in grades 4-12 to in-person learning, the threshold is higher:
Washington County case rate of less than 10 per 100,000 of population in the preceding seven days for three weeks in a row
Washington County test positivity rate of 5% or less in the preceding seven days for three weeks in a row
State test positivity rate of 5% or less in the preceding seven days for three weeks in a row
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the Governor announced she would be revisiting the health metrics required for a return to in-person learning, but as of Oct. 12 new guidance had not yet been released.
It will likely require approximately five weeks to transition from CDL to in-person learning for students in grades PreK through 3 - three weeks to meet the required health metrics and up to two weeks of transition time. Other factors will certainly be considered in the decision and ultimate timeline, but this should provide families with a sense of how far out we may be looking. All students will likely be continuing in the CDL model for the beginning of Quarter 2, which starts on Nov. 9.
We will update you on our planning efforts as well as the health metrics each week from here forward. To see the full health metrics report, go to this dashboardand select Washington County from the drop-down menu.
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School Board Chair Erika Lopez and North Plains Mayor Teri Lenahan open up the ES28 beam signing on Monday, Oct. 12, at 3 p.m. The event runs Monday as well as Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day...
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The City of Hillsboro Public Works Department is hosting a community conversation in Spanish about proposed changes to water rates in 2021 on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m...
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