The Eugene School Board unanimously approved continuing a COVID-19 temporary paid leave program for district employees and heard updates from district leaders related to vaccinations for district employees.
Conversations about COVID-19 and returning to in-person learning were front-of-mind at the board meeting, as they have been for months. However, for the first time, district leaders had a timeline for when that might be able to happen with vaccines, following Gov. Kate Brown s announcement Tuesday night that K-12 employees could get the vaccine starting Jan. 23.
Eugene School District s Superintendent Cydney Vandercar and Spokesperson Kerry Delf said 4J will keep its commitment to bring back its lowest grades for hybrid instruction on Feb. 1 at the very earliest. It s possible considering the local public health situation that the district could bring students back later.