SRCS video outlines options for back-to-school

The governing board for Santa Rosa City Schools has approved its first draft of a plan for return-to-school in 2020-2021. In a video, posted to YouTube on Friday by SRCS, Superintendent Dr. Diann Kitamura expresses her appreciation to 220 teachers, parents, staff, and students who served on plan committees, as well as to “thousands” of people who completed a district survey in May.

The video outlines three options that are being considered when school resumes in August. They are a “Hybrid” model, consisting of two days at school and three days learning at home; a “Distance Learning” model that consists of five days at home but that otherwise provides the same educational experience as the Hybrid Model but with no in-person time at school; and a “Learning House” model that consists of five days at home among more than 100 learners from multiple school sites, which works with and builds an online community with a small group of educators.

Parents or guardians will be asked for their choice for their student(s) in coming weeks. The plan is also designed to “pivot” between the Hybrid and Distance Learning models “depending on where we are with the Coronavirus, COVID-19.” More details can be found on the SRCS website at https://www.srcschools.org/COVID-19.