GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — The Guilford County Board of Education is considering three scenarios to reopen schools under Plan B, which Governor Roy Cooper announced Tuesday would be used statewide at the start of the school year.
Plan B calls for moderate social distancing, 50 percent occupancy in school buildings, and a mix of in-person and remote learning. Moderate social distancing also means that fewer students can attend school in person at the same time.
In presenting the plan to the school board Tuesday afternoon, Superintendent Dr. Sharon Contreras recommended that the first five weeks of school open as remote learning for all students, followed by Scenario A, which would allow students in grades K-8 to attend school five days a week.
As part of Scenario A, high school students would learn remotely five days a week. Students with disabilities or who are learning English, homeless or living in foster care would attend school full time, regardless of grade level.
In Scenario B, students to come to school two days a week and to learn from home for three days a week, in alternating groups. Scenario C would alternate weeks so that half of the student body would attend school one week, and the other half would attend the next week. Remote learning would take place on the alternate weeks.
The full PowerPoint presentation that further breaks down the scenarioscan be viewed here.Â