Provided by Prince William County Schools (PWCS)
On Tuesday, Jan. 12, the School Board passed a motion by Chairman At-Large Babur Lateef, which was seconded by School Board Member Jennifer Wall (Gainesville), to delay for an additional month the proposed return dates for all students above the second and third grade level from the dates adopted by the School Board in October. The School Board did not implement the plan provided by the Superintendent on Jan. 6.
As such, under the School Board-developed plan, the following will be implemented:
- Fourth, fifth, sixth, and ninth grades will now start in-person for House A on Feb. 25 and House B on Feb. 26.
- Seventh, eighth, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades will now start in-person for House A on March 2 and House B on March 3.
- All teachers who will be providing in-person instruction will report in-person to schools Feb. 22.
- Career and Technology Education (CTE) Phase 1 and Phase 2 students will resume Monday classes on Febr. 1, following the Jan. 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday and Jan. 25 teacher workday. Monday CTE classes will continue until secondary students are phased in for in-person instruction.
- All bell schedules, including for virtual only students, will change effective Feb. 23.
- On Feb. 23, all high schools begin around 7:30 a.m., middle schools around 8:15 a.m., and elementary schools around 9:00 a.m.
- Specific bell times and bus schedules for each school will be shared as soon as available.
The Board further directed that information regarding the feasibility of these new dates be provided by the Superintendent at its Feb. 17, 2021, Board Meeting.
In the interim, the Superintendent shall retain the authority to take such measures as he considers necessary to protect the health of students and staff, including measures needed to respond to the impact of the pandemic on individual schools.
