More data coming in I thought I'd share:
1) some districts just essentially eliminating a week or two of school from calendar and going forward
2) some districts extending school year on the back end and trimming some vacations (not a full week at Thanksgiving, which makes sense with lack of travel)
3) a number of KC schools starting online for a couple weeks
4) KSHAA said HS sports will start basically now, some rural districts basically had "voluntary" workouts and scrimmages with kids doing it on their own, most big districts have been shut down for awhile now and are going to ramp up quickly.
5) all beginning of year teacher trainings (new teacher on boarding, all hands meetings, trainings) will be online only, how this squares with mere weeks later fully reopening is hard to figure
6) masks required for middle school/HS students and teachers, not for kids (some students with special needs get exemptions as well)
7) online option for enrollment, but schools are making parents choose by this friday to get a sense for staffing, unclear if they are getting actual individualized instruction by a teacher or a canned online curriculum
8) some schools updating HVAC systems
9) block schedules, cohort groups and limited passing periods for secondary schools
Example:
9 week semester classes split in to 4 groupings
Morning Class A
8-10am
Afternoon Class B
10-12:30 (includes lunch)
Elective class
12:30-2
Study Hall/Extra Help
2-3
(I simplified it a bit)
Then you would get two new sections of students for the next 9 weeks, then rotate back through for the 2nd semester.