The Greenville County School System has implemented some changes in the "Return to In-Person School" Roadmap.
Feedback from parents requesting consistency in which days of the week students will attend school promoted the change.
Greenville County Schools Director of Media Relations, Tim Waller, said students will still be divided into four color groupings based on the first letter of their last name to determine which day of the week they attend in-person classes.
The change comes when two days of in-person classes are permitted in a week.
Fridays will remain e-learning days for everyone and on days when students are not physically in school.
In the event a parent needs to change their Childs color group, a form must be filled out.
GCS is asking parents to request changes if only absolutely necessary.
CLICK HERE for an explanation video of changes made.
Information below provided by Greenville County Schools:
Based on valuable feedback from parents, Greenville County Schools has made important changes to our flexible in-person attendance Roadmap, known as Destination: Return to In-Person School. Parents told us the changes would help them with childcare and planning if the days were more consistent.
These revisions affect which days of the week certain students will attend school. You might remember, we divided students into four color-groupings based on the first letter of their last name. Students whose last names begin with A-D are blue. E-K is red. L-Q is green. R-Z is purple.
When conditions allow for only one day of in-person attendance, the schedule is simple: blue students attend on Monday, red on Tuesday, green on Wednesday and purple on Thursday. All students will participate in eLearning on Fridays and on days they are not physically in school.
But here’s where the change comes in. On weeks when two days of in-person attendance is permitted, blue and green students will attend on Monday, red and purple on Tuesday, blue and green again on Wednesday, red and purple again on Thursday, with eLearning for everyone on Friday and on days they are not physically in school.
This is different from the in-person attendance plan we announced on July 10, when blue and red students were to attend on Monday and Wednesday, green and purple on Tuesday and Thursday, etc. The revised system allows for more consistency as students shift back and forth between one and two day attendance schedules. Here’s a video that explains these changes even better >> https://youtu.be/fgda6qK3raA.
Parents who need a color change due to a transportation or childcare issues should complete this form. Staff will process the form and notify you if the change can be made. Changes are based on space availability on buses and classroom capacity in the school, taking social distancing into consideration. PLEASE NOTE: Rearranging student color-groups is complicated, so we are asking parents to request changes only if absolutely necessary. Please allow adequate time for changes to be processed, particularly if you have multiple children with required changes.
