If a family chooses to pivot their pre-K through second grade student to the hybrid learning model, he or she will have two days per week of in-person instruction and three days per week of online learning.
The new schedule would take effect the week of April 5 after all pre-K through second grade students who are already enrolled in the hybrid learning model have successfully begun some in-person instruction.
If a family does not respond to the survey, their student will continue with all-remote learning. Families are also permitted to remain all-virtual or revert back to online-only instruction after originally choosing to partake in the hybrid learning model.
As the first students within the School District of Philadelphia return to in-person learning, Superintendent Dr. William Hite is looking back on a challenging year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced major changes to education.
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School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. William Hite revealed Monday morning that the district exploring plans to expand instruction options into the summer with a fifth grading period for students who have "fallen the most."
A limited number of young Philadelphia students returned to classrooms at 53 of the city's public schools on Monday as they finally make the switch to hybrid learning.