Posts Tagged ‘virtual instruction’
Sussex Tech Switches To Remote Instruction Through Friday
The Sussex Tech School District will conduct learning remotely through this Friday after people connected to the campus child care center tested positive for COVID-19. The district says it’s taking the action out of an abundance of caution and after consultation with the Delaware Division of Public Health. Sussex Tech High School and Adult Education…
Read MoreHogan Calls For Schools To Resume Hybrid Instruction By Mar. 1st
Governor Larry Hogan has called upon all Maryland school systems to implement hybrid instruction by March 1st. While such decisions lie at the local level, Hogan Thursday highlighted studies that indicate in-person instruction can be carried out in a safe way during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor and Education Secretary Dr. Karen Salmon have also…
Read MoreSomerset Co. Schools Extend Virtual Learning Until Jan. 25th
Somerset County Public Schools will continue with virtual instruction exclusively until Monday January 25th. A closure of buildings for in-person instruction has been extended due to persisting rates of COVID-19 infection that are above state recommended benchmarks for classroom learning. Somerset County schools had been hoping to bring students back into buildings starting next Tuesday…
Read MoreWicomico Co. Schools To Stay All-Virtual Until Jan. 19th
Wicomico County Public Schools will stay with entirely virtual instruction until at least January 19th. The school system recently switched to all-remote learning due to rising local COVID-19 cases, with the goal of returning to in-person instruction. Recent metrics and positivity rates will not allow for hybrid learning to resume until later in January, according…
Read MoreSchools Shuffle Instruction Plans Due To Local COVID Metrics
Several school districts and systems are adjusting their hybrid instruction plans in response to COVID-19 infection rates in their communities. Capital School District in Kent County is transitioning all students to remote instruction effective today. The decision was made in response to local infection rates of COVID-19. Remote learning in the Capital School District will…
Read MoreSome Students Stay On Campus At Salisbury U Through Weekend
Salisbury University is about to become the only University System of Maryland campus to continue with in-person and hybrid instruction when classes resume Monday after Thanksgiving break. More than a dozen students elected to stay at SU at on-campus housing during the break, mainly due to travel and health concerns with their families. It was…
Read MoreWorcester Co. Schools To Stay All-Virtual Until Jan. 4th
Worcester County Public Schools will remain in all-virtual instruction into early 2021. Schools have been conducting remote learning exclusively this week, and were hoping to reopen for in-person instruction after Thanksgiving. Superintendent Lou Taylor said Thursday that COVID metrics and rates of community transmission indicate that it’s safest to keep students learning remotely until January…
Read MoreWicomico Co. Schools Suspend In-Person Hybrid Instruction
Wicomico County Public Schools plan to return to all-virtual instruction for the rest of the semester. There will be no hybrid in-person instruction effective Wednesday and continuing through December 18th. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Donna Hanlin outlined the recommendation during a virtual special meeting of the Wicomico County Board of Education, which gave its unanimous…
Read MoreMilford High School Remains Closed Today
Milford High School remains closed today (Tue. Nov. 17th). All instruction will be remote. Benjamin Banneker Elementary School and Morris Early Childhood Center, which were also closed Monday due to COVID-19 concerns, will reopen today for in-person hybrid students according to the Milford School District.
Read MoreLaurel Schools Switch To All-Virtual Instruction
The Laurel School District is shifting to virtual instruction for all schools starting today and lasting through the Thanksgiving weekend break. School officials say they have learned of one student at Laurel Middle School who has tested positive for COVID-19 – a student who had direct contact with 48 people including other students, bus riders,…
Read MoreMilford School Districts Makes Adjustments Due To COVID Concerns
Milford High School, Banneker Elementary School and Morris Early Childhood Center are closed for students today (Monday) due to reports of positive COVID-19 test results. Other schools in the Milford School District will operate on their regular schedules. Students in the affected schools and staff will receive follow-up information. The district in a statement said…
Read MoreWorcester Co. Schools Switch To All-Virtual Instruction Monday
Worcester County Public Schools announced Sunday that all schools in the system will transition to virtual instruction starting Monday, effective until Tuesday December 1st. The decision was based on guidance given by the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Department of Education based on local COVID-19 statistics. Worcester County crossed a threshold of 6.6%…
Read MoreStephen Decatur HS Switches To Virtual Instruction Due to COVID Concerns
Stephen Decatur High School in Worcester County is transition to remote learning due to ‘a few’ positive tests for COVID-19, and out of an abundance of caution. The high school says the decision was not made lightly, but the health and safety of students and staff remain the highest priority. Stephen Decatur High School is…
Read MoreWorcester Co. Schools Set Goal For In-Person Instruction
Worcester County Public Schools will proceed with its ‘responsible return model’ and a virtual-learning-for-all model as the new school year starts. Governor Larry Hogan’s recent announcement that all Maryland school systems were authorized to safely plan for in-person instruction does not change Worcester County’s plans, but Superintendent Lou Taylor said it affirms them. Taylor said…
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