WALLED LAKE, Mich. (WXYZ) — The Walled Lake Consolidated School District has released its back-to-school plan for students.
The Walled Lake Schools Board of Education voted on Tuesday, Aug. 4, to adopt the WLCSD Return to Learn Plan and to begin the 2020-21 school year online and to conduct school with remote learning only until at least Friday, Oct. 30, 2020.
District officals say "after reviewing survey data from district parents, survey data from the WLCSD staff, and thousands of survey comments and emails, the Board of Education concluded it is in the best interest of the entire school community to start the school year virtually as to ensure the safety of everyone."
WLCSD does outline both in-person and distance learning for the remainder of the upcoming school year, that aligns with the MI Safe Schools COVID-19 Task Force on Education Return to School Advisory Council.
As Michigan is currently in Phase 4 of the MI Safe Start plan, in-person instruction is permitted with specific safety requirements and recommendations. Beginning immediately after the completion of the 2019-20 school year, WLCSD asked staff and parents to volunteer to work on two committees to review research, local, state and national health and safety data, and options for learning.
After Oct. 30 and for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year, two educational options are available for students: In-person learning (full day, full week at school) or; Virtual learning, a 100% online experience, the district says.
Parents interested in having their child enrolled in virtual learning must indicate that preference by Tuesday, August 11 and commit to the first half of the school year, ending Friday, January 15, 2021.
Click here for dates and times of upcoming virtual parent information sessions with schools administrators. The sessions are for elementary, middle school, high school and special services.
Read the full back-to-school plan below:
Walled Lake Schools Return to Learn 2020 Plan by WXYZ-TV Channel 7 Detroit on Scribd
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Walled Lake has released their back-to-school plan.
Read the full plan below:
Additional Coronavirus information and resources:
Click here for a page with resources including a COVID-19 overview from the CDC, details on cases in Michigan, a timeline of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's orders since the outbreak, coronavirus' impact on Southeast Michigan, and links to more information from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC and the WHO.
View a global coronavirus tracker with data from Johns Hopkins University.
See complete coverage on our Coronavirus Continuing Coverage page.
Visit our The Rebound Detroit, a place where we are working to help people impacted financially from the coronavirus. We have all the information on everything available to help you through this crisis and how to access it.