Provided by Prince William County Schools (PWCS)
On Wednesday Jan. 6, the Superintendent presented an updated plan to the Prince William County School Board for the return to in-person learning for the grades that have not yet returned. The plan places the safety and health of Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) students and staff at the forefront of all decision-making. In addition, the plan recognizes that for many of our students, in-person learning is critical to their success.
Second and third grade will return next week (House A Jan. 12, House B Jan. 13). The Superintendent’s plan delays in-person return for grades beyond third grade until the fourth quarter. The hope is that there is a decreasing trend in COVID-19 that lowers the overall risk by that time. Early Thursday morning, the School Board voted to have further discussion at a special meeting next Tuesday.
Under the Superintendent’s plan, fourth, fifth, sixth, and ninth grades are now tentatively planned to return April 20 (House A) and April 21 (House B). Seventh, eighth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades are tentatively scheduled to return on April 27 (House A) and April 28 (House B),
These return dates are planned to coincide to begin two weeks beyond the spring break, allowing for the monitoring of any increase in COVID-19 positivity that may occur as a result of the break.
