Despite the objections of some families who support in-person learning, Northville Public Schools Superintendent Mary Kay Gallagher has proposed keeping both the middle and high schools in the district on a virtual learning basis until Jan. 19. Her proposal was met with objections from several parents during a meeting last week. Some parents, medical health care professionals, urged a return to in-person learning.
“Whatever happens it's not going to please everyone,” said Gallagher, who laid out a recommendation for the district.
Following the mandatory three-week shutdown of high schools, Gallagher wants to keep the middle and high school virtual until Jan. 19.
Families will have the option to either continue with their current selection(s) of a full virtual or in-person scenario or elect to make a change for the second semester, noted Gallagher in a recent letter to district parents, sent prior to the latest school shutdown and recommendations from state and county health department officials.
Under than plan, families across the district had the option of full virtual/distance learning for a second semester or in-person learning. Elementary students who opt for in-person learning will attend full time, Monday through Friday, in class groupings that may include rotating teachers.
Middle school students would attend school on a hybrid schedule every other day, rotating between in-person core content courses and virtual learning for elective courses. Students enrolled in self-contained special education classrooms attend full time.
High school students would also attend a hybrid schedule every other day, rotating
between in-person instruction and virtual learning. Students enrolled in
self-contained special education classrooms (ASD/Cross Categorical) would attend full
time.
“We anticipate that the current learning plan options will remain in place throughout the second semester, unless there are any significant changes in health and safety guidelines or risk levels that would allow for a full return to school, or conversely, necessitate a shift to virtual learning for a period of time,” Gallagher wrote.
More information is available at (248) 344-3520, or email NPS@northvilleschools.org.
