In a decision I think we all saw coming, both District 87 and Unit 5 have reversed the decision for the fall semester and the school year will start from home for students.
Earlier, the decision was for families to have a choice of either in person or remote learning for the entire fall semester, but both districts said that plans have changed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the recent rise in COVID cases.
Both districts said they will look at things in October to re-evaluate the plan of action, but for Fall 2020, all students will start the school year e-learning from home.
Here are the announcements that were made today.
Unit 5:
Message from Dr. Weikle to Unit 5 Parents During the past several months, Unit 5 has worked on redesigning school…
Posted by McLean County U5 on Thursday, August 6, 2020
District 87:
Important Update from District 87
District 87 Families: Please watch this video for an important update from Superintendent Reilly regarding the upcoming school year. We have made the decision to start the 2020-21 school year with all students learning from home.For more information, visit: https://www.district87.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=2063&ModuleInstanceID=12305&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=12509&PageID=5446En español:El Distrito 87 ha tomado la decisión de empezar el año escolar de 2020-2021 con todos los estudiantes aprendiendo en sus hogares. Para español, haga clic aquí: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlRmJVK8EM8&feature=youtu.bePara más información visite: https://www.district87.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=2063&ModuleInstanceID=12305&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=12509&PageID=5446
Posted by District 87 on Thursday, August 6, 2020
The new plan for District 87 can be found here and the Unit 5 plan can be found here.
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