The following is a list of comments and statements to Newsradio 1080 KRLD on the Dallas County Commissioner's Court barring in-school classroom activity through September 7.
Carrollton Farmers Branch: Remote learning for the first three weeks starting August 17th. Cedar Hill: Delaying start until Sept. 8 Coppell: Administrators, teachers and staff may conduct or facilitate distance learning prior to Tuesday, September 8, 2020. The CISD Return to School Task Force will meet to determine how this new order will impact the start of the school year, and what adjustments to the Draft Return to School Guide will need to be made in light of this public health order. The district will share any new information or decisions next week, after the Return to School Task Force has time to meet and plan accordingly. In light of today's announcement, CISD is extending the deadline of its Commitment Form to August 6, 2020. DeSoto: Delaying start until Sept. 8 Duncanville: Delaying start until Sept. 8
Frisco ISD: Frisco ISD has made the decision to start the 2020-21 school year in a completely virtual environment for all students. The first day of school will remain August 13. This afternoon, the School Board approved moving three staff professional development days to provide more opportunities for teacher and staff training earlier in the school year. These days are non-instructional days for students, so there will be no school on August 21, August 28 and September 4. Garland ISD: Remote start through Sept. 7
In compliance with an order issued by the Dallas County Health and Human Services Department on July 16, 2020, Garland ISD's remote start of school will be extended through September 7. From August 10 to September 7, all students will attend school remotely, with no option for face-to-face learning. Families who select face-to-face learning will begin attending class on campus on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. All extracurricular activities, including athletics and fine arts, are canceled by this order, and will resume September 8.
Grand Prairie: *Held school board meeting Thursday night - decided to begin classes virtually. Highland Park :Message from Superintendent Tom Trigg"Effective immediately and continuing through 11:59 p.m. on September 7, 2020, the Local Health Authority for Dallas County hereby imposes the following control measures on all public and private schools offering instruction to students in any and all grades, prekindergarten through grade 12: School systems shall not re-open for on-campus, face-to-face instruction until after Sept. 7, 2020. Administrators, teachers, and staff may conduct or facilitate the online learning process while on-campus provided social distancing is followed and facial coverings are worn at all times.
Prior to Sept. 8, 2020, all Public and Private School Systems in Dallas County shall re-open schools through virtual, remote, or distance learning only. Irving: Will start remotely August 17th.
Irving ISD will start school as scheduled on August 17, and will provide remote learning ONLY for all students. The district will continue to update you as we receive more guidance regarding in-person instruction, and if it can begin on September 8. Remote learning will continue as an option beyond September 8 for those parents who have selected the remote learning option for their child. Lancaster: Delaying start until Sept. 8 Mesquite ISD is aware of the Dallas County Health and Human Services order issued today prohibiting on-campus, face-to-face instruction until after Sept. 7. We are evaluating how this new directive will impact our plans to reopen school. Next week, we will inform our families and employees about what to expect as we move forward in compliance with this order. We appreciate your patience during this rapidly changing situation. We are committed to providing you with more information as soon as possible.
Plano ISD: All students in the Plano Independent School District will start the school year August 12 in a fully remote learning environment—at least for the first four weeks of school. Remote learning will be in effect through Labor Day. Teachers will have a work day Sept. 8 and barring no additional health and safety concerns, families who did not select remote learning will then transition to the face-to-face learning environments at their assigned campus Sept. 9. Instruction will continue online for those students who have selected PISD School@Home.
Richardson ISD:
DALLAS COUNTY ORDER CANCELS REAMAINING RISD IN-PERSON SUMMER ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING JULY 18 ACT TESTDallas County has ordered all in-person school-related activities and extra-curricular activities to discontinue in Dallas County, effective immediately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This impacts all RISD athletics and fine arts camps, clinics, programs, workshops and any other in-person RISD activity involving students. The order is currently effective through Labor Day, and therefore all remaining in-person summer RISD extra-curricular activities are canceled.
The July 18 ACT test at Richardson High School has been canceled. Sunnyvale: At this time, students will return to campus on September 8th.Mr. Williams requested that students be allowed on campuses in small groups in order to host orientation events or to meet their teachers in the typical back-to-school fashion during this shut-down period. Unfortunately, that request was denied.
Between August 18th and September 8th, SISD will work in the At-Home Learning model. As you are aware, we are working round the clock to bring you SISD's Return-to-School Plan and Learning Plan. Our hope is that we will be able to provide you with that early next week.
