9/2/2020
LINCOLN – Although the governor has given the green light to resume full in-person learning this fall, Lincoln schools will stick to the options sent out to parents and guardians in mid-August.
Gov. Gina Raimondo announced on Monday that, with the exception of Providence and Central Falls, every district meets the state’s public health criteria for a full school reopening; however, Lincoln officials indicated the district will allow students to return to school only two or four days a week, at least for now.
The green light to reopen fully “doesn’t mean step on the gas,” Raimondo said, encouraging a cautious, staggered approach to reopening.
“We’re saying: open as much as you can starting Sept. 14,” she said, adding that her expectation is that all students will be back in school full time by Oct. 13, unless parents opt to continue with distance learning.
Lincoln parents have been given the following options for school this fall: Pre-K through 5th grade students may choose full virtual, four days in person, or a 50/50 split. Students in grades 6 through 12 were given the options of a 50/50 split, or full virtual.
There are no changes for students in highly specialized programs, who will attend four days a week as determined by the individualized education plan team.
Supt. Larry Filippelli said the district’s re-entry task force will be meeting today, Thursday, to discuss the announcements made by Raimondo on Monday. He said Lincoln was “in good shape to move to whatever plan” the governor chose to implement, but has repeatedly made the case that Lincoln cannot feasibly or safely open five days a week.
The re-entry task force is also expected to continue its phase two planning this week, he said, which includes logistics, classroom setup, air flow and other operational details. Each building principal will be holding their own Zoom meeting in the coming weeks to address any building-specific questions or concerns parents may have.
Raimondo said on Monday that every district in R.I. except Providence and Central Falls had achieved the state’s reopening metrics, which include data on COVID-19 hospitalizations and the rate of spread, supply and operational.
She said Rhode Island was “comfortably” within the metrics to remain in phase three of reopening, with fewer than 10 percent of the state’s COVID-19 hospital beds filled and new hospitalizations stable.
Raimondo also announced a new statewide testing system specifically for schools, in addition to plans by the state to conduct inspections of every school building to ensure that they meet the state’s criteria.
“If our team does a walk-through and finds that a building is not up to snuff … that it’s not possible to socially distance, or the ventilation is not good enough, we will not allow that building to reopen,” she said.
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