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Board of Education Delays School Reentry For At Least Three Weeks
Jan. 12, 2021 -- In-person instruction for middle and high school students is delayed for at least three weeks, the Guilford County Board of Education voted Tuesday. The board also requested to hear a report regarding the availability of testing and completed and scheduled vaccinations in Guilford County before making a decision regarding reentry.
In the meantime, the district is working to open additional learning hubs to support high school students who are at-risk of not graduating. These hubs would be located at all 15 traditional high schools and would have flexible hours based on students’ needs.
Previously, both middle and high school students were scheduled to return later this month, with students receiving in-person instruction two days a week and remote instruction three days a week. Those students will now continue remote instruction, as they have since August, with the exception of certain students with disabilities who returned in November.
During the meeting, the board heard a presentation from ABC Science Collaborative, a program that pairs scientists and physicians with school and community leaders to help understand the most current and relevant information about COVID-19. View the presentation here. Chief Academic Officer Whitney Oakley and Chief of Staff Nora Carr also presented an update on the reopening process thus far.
As of Jan. 5, 2021, all elementary students who chose to return to in-person learning, 73.5 percent, had returned for in-person instruction. The remaining students are either enrolled in the Guilford eLearning Virtual Academy or receiving remote instruction through their schools.
For more information about GCS’ reopening plans, visit www.gcsnc.com/reopening.
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Revised Start Dates for In-Person Learning
Grade Level
Re-entry Date for In-Person Learning (From)
New Re-entry Date for In-Person Learning (To)
Students in grades PreK-2
Nov. 12, 2020
Resumes January 5, 2021
Students in grades 3-12 served in self-contained EC classrooms and public separate schools, self-contained specialized programs, regional behavior support classrooms, CNA clinical practicum
Nov. 16, 2020
Resumes January 5, 2021
Students in grades 3, 4 5 (Five days per week)
Jan. 5, 2021
January 5, 2021
Students in grade 6 (50% on Mondays and Tuesdays; 50% on Thursdays and Fridays)
Jan. 21, 2021
Delayed
Students in grades 7 & 8 (50% on Mondays and Tuesdays; 50% on Thursdays and Fridays)
Jan. 25, 2021
Delayed
Students in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 (50% on Mondays and Tuesdays; 50% on Thursdays and Fridays)
Jan. 21, 2021
Delayed
Important Documents
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School Bus and Rider FAQs and Protocols
School Bus and Rider FAQs and Protocolsupdated 8.15.20docx.pdf 719.84 KB (Last Modified on August 16, 2020) -
Reconnect Reopen Stay Safe Plan
PLAN_GCS_Reconnect-Reopen-Stay-Safe_Oct-22-2020_129pm edited.pdf 32.97 MB (Last Modified on October 28, 2020)
Helpful Links
- CDC: When to Quarantine
- Requirements and Recommendations for Recess, Specials, and General Activities
- Strong Schools Infection Control and PPE Guidance
- County Alert System Update
- NEW! Parent/Guardian Attestation
- Guilford County Health Metrics Dashboard
- Guilford County COVID-19 Info
- GCS COVID-19 Data Dashboards
- Transportation Preference Form
- NCHSAA Amended 2020-21 Sports Calendar
- Procedures and Protocols
- What Families Can Expect When Schools Reopen
- What Families Can Expect When Schools Reopen (Spanish)
- Strong Schools Public Health Toolkit
- Strong Schools Toolkit Spanish
- Strong Schools NC FAQs
- Strong Schools NC FAQs Spanish
- Reference Guide for Suspected, Presumptive, or Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 (K-12)
- Department of Public Instruction: Lighting Our Way Forward document
- School Children and COVID-19
Calendars
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Traditional Academic Calendar 2020-21 Revised Nov. 10, 2020
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Middle and Early Colleges and Academies 2020-21 Revised Nov. 10, 2020
GCS Middle Early Colleges Academies Academic Calendar 2020-21_Approved 7.28.20_REV 11.10.20.pdf 389.37 KB (Last Modified on November 16, 2020) -
Early College at Guilford Academic Calendar 2020-21 Revised Nov. 10, 2020
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Greensboro College Middle College Academic Calendar 2020-21 Revised Nov. 10, 2020
GCS Greensboro College EC Academic Calendar 2020-21_Approved 7.28.20_REV 11.10.20.pdf 386.88 KB (Last Modified on November 16, 2020) -
Middle College at UNCG Academic Calendar 2020-21 Revised Nov. 10, 2020
GCS MC at UNCG Academic Calendar 2020-21_Approved 7.28.20_REV 11.10.20.pdf 386.46 KB (Last Modified on November 16, 2020)