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Under the district s latest revision of its Smart Start 2020 plan, Unalaska students will once again return to their classrooms beginning Monday, Feb. 1.
The Unalaska School Board approved the district s revisions five to one at its special meeting on Monday. After suggesting opening schools later in the semester, Fernando Barrerra was the only board member to vote against moving forward with the district s revisions.
Under the plan, cohorts of 10 or fewer students can return to in-person learning while the city is at the high coronavirus risk level. And classes will be delivered through a hybrid model that includes both in-person and remote learning, where students will attend classes in the afternoons, Monday through Thursday, according to Superintendent John Conwell. Teachers will also have the option to work from home.
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As the city contends with potential widespread exposure to the coronavirus, Unalaska s schools have begun to determine if and how they will provide in-person learning opportunities to students.
After the city made exceptions to its mandated 10-person gathering limit at a City Council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 12, allowing schools to use up to 50% of classroom occupancy, or 10 people per room, whichever is greater the district began looking to once again revise its Smart Start 2020 plan to allow students back into the building during high risk and hunker down scenarios.
But the school isn t planning to bring students back at 50% capacity, according to Superintendent John Conwell.