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On October 6, the Monona Grove School Board held a special meeting to consider whether to begin a phased reopening of in-person instruction for grades 4K-2 at the beginning of the 2nd quarter (materials, supporting documents, and recording of the meeting are here). At the conclusion of this meeting, the School Board asked me to survey 4K-2 teachers and 4K-2 families in order to have more information. The survey is being developed right now and will be sent as soon as possible; a copy of the questions will be posted on this page when it is available. At this time, the Board has a regularly scheduled meeting on October 14, but may schedule another special Board meeting for this topic. When we know more about the timeline, we will send families and staff an additional update.
On October 8, families with students in grades 4K-2 received an email with a link to the survey. A copy of the questions is available here. This survey is not asking families to make a final decision, but rather asking for likely choice. If the School Board decides to move forward with a phased reopening, a separate request will be sent with additional details such as schedules, transportation needs, deadlines for decision-making, etc. If you have a student(s) in grades 4K-2 and did not receive the survey, please email Katy Byrnes Kaiser at kathleen.kaiser@mgschools.net or call (608) 316-1960. The survey will be live through 11:59 pm on Monday, October 12. We anticipate sharing results of the survey with the School Board before their next regular meeting which is scheduled for October 14.
On October 14 (materials, supporting documents, and recording of the meeting are here), the School Board voted to follow the Public Health Madison Dane County guidance and metrics in considering reopening. They set a reopening date for grades 4K-2 of December 1 (with the option for families to continue Virtual Learning 2.0). We’ll have additional information on those plans very soon, likely by the end of the week of October 19.
On October 21 (materials, documents, and recording of the meeting are here), the School Board met and revised the date to begin offering an in-person option for grades 4K-2. That revised date is now January 25, 2021. Any family who wishes to remain in Virtual Learning 2.0 at that time may continue to do so. The School Board also approved an AB/AB hybrid instructional model for when students return. We will have more information for you on that, as well as our ongoing safety planning, soon.
On October 30, families of students in grades 4K-2 received an instructional options message and survey. If you are a parent/guardian of a student in grades 4K-2 and do not receive the message by 4 pm on Friday, October 30, please send an email to kathleen.kaiser@mgschools.net. Slides with a voiceover (in English) are available here.
November 2: Families of students in Grades 4K-12 received a Virtual Learning 2.0/Technology survey that coincides with the end of the first quarter.
December 21: The School Board held a special meeting to go over details related to reopening (the materials are here). The Board set a reopening date of February 8 for grades 3-5. A plan for reopening grades 6-12 will follow the elementary planning and implementation. In addition, the Board will be holding a listening session for teachers who serve grades 4K-5 on January 6; additional information will be sent to those teachers and staff tomorrow.
December 22: Families of students in grades 3-5 received an instructional options message and survey. If you are a parent/guardian of a student in grades 3-5 and do not receive the message by 4 pm on Wednesday, December 22, please send an email to kathleen.kaiser@mgschools.net. Slides with a voiceover (in English) are available here.
January 13: The School Board set a reopening date of March 15 for grades 6-12. More information for families of those students will be available soon.
January 27: Families of students in grades 6-12 received an instructional options message and survey. If you are a parent/guardian of a student in grades 6-12 and did not receive the message by 4 pm on Wednesday, January 27, please contact the principal of your child's school. (GDS: Kris Langer, kristen.langer@mgschools.net; MGHS: Mitch McGrath, mitchal.mcgrath@mgschools.net).
January 27: The School Board held a special meeting to hear a status update on the reopening of grades 4K-5 and to go over details related to the opening of grades 6-12.
February 22: Families of students in grades 4K-5 received an instructional options message and survey. If you are a parent/guardian of a student in grades 4K-5 and did not receive the message by 4 pm on Monday, February 22, please contact Katy Byrnes Kaiser at kathleen.kaiser@mgschools.net.
March 4: In their special meeting on March 4, the MG School Board voted to move into Phase 4, which allows 4K-5 students to receive in-person instruction four days per week beginning on April 5. We will continue to offer Virtual Learning 2.0 for anyone who chooses it. Families of students in 4K-5 will receive a new survey on March 5 (any family of a student in 4K-5 who has not received a survey by 4 pm on Friday, March 4 should contact Katy Byrnes Kaiser at kathleen.kaiser@mgschools.net).
March 22: In their special meeting (materials and video at the link) on March 22, the MG School Board voted to move to Phase 5 of the reopening plan, offering 4 days of in-person instruction to students in grades 6-8 beginning April 19 and students in grades 9-12 beginning April 26. We will continue to offer online concurrent learning for anyone who chooses it. Families of students in grades 6-12 will receive additional information and a new survey on Tuesday, March 23. Please note that all families of students in grades 6-12 must complete this new survey. If you have not received the survey by 4 pm on Tuesday, March 23, please contact Katy Byrnes Kaiser at kathleen.kaiser@mgschools.net).
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