Shawnee County districts finalize school reopening plans

After numerous committee meetings, board of education discussions and communications from parents, staff and the community, the five Shawnee County school districts have settled on plans for starting the 2020-2021 school year. Their overall frameworks are similar, divided into three components consisting of on-site learning, remote virtual learning and a hybrid of on-site and remote learning. Each district chose one of the three based on what they felt was safest and best for their students and parents. Most went with a hybrid learning model, which will allow for 50% of the students to be in the classroom for two days each week, either Monday and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday.