The deadline for schools in Massachusetts to submit final plans for reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic was originally scheduled for Monday, but the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has granted schools more time.
The deadline is now Aug. 14.
Final plans must include an analysis of facilities with a goal of 6 feet of social distancing, however, 3 feet is the minimum acceptable distance. Plans must also include strategies for transportation and a remote learning plan for families who prefer to keep their children at home.
Some school districts have already announced plans for the fall. Springfield Public Schools will operate remotely, the school committee announced last week.
“Of course, we want to get our children back in schools as soon as possible, but our decision must be based not only on educational aspects, but also public health, medical aspects and the science of COVID-19,” Mayor Domenic Sarno said.
Schools in Springfield may transition to a hybrid model after the first marking period. A hybrid model developed by district officials proposes assigning the majority of students into two groups: one to attend class in person Mondays and Tuesdays, and the second group to attend class Thursdays and Fridays. Days out of the classroom, students would learn remotely.
In Boston, the district released models last week that included a hybrid plan as well as a model that was fully remote.
Boston education officials said they have yet to make a final decision on which model they will choose, but that a full return to in-person classroom learning is impossible given the necessary social distancing protocols for reopening.
Boston Public Schools is the largest school district in Massachusetts, with more than 50,000 students enrolled in grades pre-kindergarten through 12th grade last year across more than 100 schools.
Worcester, like Boston, also proposed two models, one hybrid and one remote.
For the hybrid model, students assigned to cohorts, and roughly a quarter of normal classroom capacity will be permitted in any school building at a time. The in-person instruction would begin after students start the year with 10 weeks of remote learning, though “high-risk” students will have opportunities to continue in-person learning.
Under the remote plan, students would engage in synchronous learning four days a week, which will include group work and individual instruction, with breaks throughout the day. Students will also participate in “virtual field trips” in addition to art, music and physical education classes.
As schools across the country prepare to start classes, the American Academy of Pediatrics released new data on Sunday that showed nearly 100,000 children tested positive for coronavirus within the last two weeks.
The report, which revealed data from 49 states, Puerto Rico and Guam, said there were 97,078 new cases of coronavirus in children from July 16 to July 30. The total represented an increase of about 40% compared to the total number of cases among children, the American Academy of Pediatrics said.
Within Massachusetts, the report showed that there are 6,903 cases in people ranging in age from 0 to 19. Out of all coronavirus cases in the state through July 30, 5.9% were children. The rate of infection was 443 per 100,000 - a rate nearly identical to the national average of 447.
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