Published on Mon., July 27, 2020

The Lynchburg City School Board will hold a special meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, July 28 at 5:00 p.m. The school board will discuss the following options for Return to Learn. 

Due to limited seating, members of the public are encouraged to submit their questions and comments in advance to Tina Day, Board Clerk, at [email protected] by 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. 

The board meeting  will not broadcast on Channel 17, but will be available via the LCS YouTube channel.

Option 1

(original plan)

  • PreK-5th grade students attend in-person learning in schools beginning August 24, 2020, two days per week, either Tue/Wed or Thu/Fri
  • 6th-12th grade students participate in remote learning beginning August 24, 2020, and then transition to in-person learning in schools beginning September 8, 2020, two days per week, either Tue/Wed or Thu/Fri
  • New: Students will be required to wear face coverings while attending in-person learning in schools

Option 2

(modified plan ~ new in-person learning start date for PreK-5)

  • PreK-12th grade students participate in remote learning beginning August 24, 2020 and then transition to in-person learning in schools beginning September 8, 2020, two days per week, either Tue/Wed or Thu/Fri
  • Students will be required to wear face coverings while attending in-person learning in schools

Option 3

(modified plan ~ new in-person learning start date for all students)

  • PreK-12th grade students participate in remote learning beginning August 24, 2020 and then transition to in-person learning in schools after the first nine weeks of school (late October).  The frequency of in-person learning will be determined based on data available at that time.
  • If data suggests, students will be required to wear face coverings while attending in-person learning in schools

The agenda can be found at http://go.boarddocs.com/va/lynchburg/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BRWPQK64A0D9

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