CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The state’s second largest school district is talking about possibly resuming some form of in-person learning later next month, but parents have to make a decision on that very soon.
The earliest Elgin District U-46 would resume in-person instruction with a hybrid model is Oct. 22, but parents have to let the district know by Wednesday whether their children will continue remote learning for the rest of the year, or choose the hybrid model with students in school some days and learning remotely on others.
Deputy Superintendent for Instruction Dr. Suzanne Johnson told the school board Monday, "the distance learning model will continue to look very similar to what students and families have already become familiar with and come to know. There might be some variation, but overall, it will look very similar."
Supt. Tony Sanders said "our students who choose to to be in an online distance learning format for the remainder of the year or semester, really will have that teacher that is devoted to them in a distance learning classroom. And, students and families that choose this hybrid mix of in-person and online will also have a teacher assigned to that group of students."
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When hybrid learning begins, it would start with pre-kindergarten through second graders. Middle and high school students likely won't return to in-person classes under the hybrid model until the start of second semester in mid-January.
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School officials said parents for about half of the 38,000 students in District U-46 have already indicated their preferences, and that those who do not make a pick will be contacted to see what they want. Otherwise, the default pick will be remote learning.
To view the district's tentative back-to-school plan, visit u-46.org.