What you should know
- Families with students taking remote classes could register them from November 2 to November 15 to receive blended learning, that is, part of the week remotely and other days in person.
- Interested families will need to fill out a form during these assigned days to indicate that they are interested.
- The first day in person for these students who decide to take blended learning will be during the weeks of November 30 and December 7.
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NEW YORK – Hundreds of students returned to face-to-face classes Monday after their schools were closed for at least two weeks after being in the red zones due to the large number of COVID-19 cases. After fewer cases were reported, Governor Cuomo gave the green light for them to reopen their doors.
This same day, Mayor Bill de Blasio together with the city’s Chancellor of Education, Richard Carranza, announced that families that have students taking remote classes could register them from November 2 to November 15 to receive blended learning, that is, part of the week remotely and other days in person.
@NYCSchools families, we will begin a new opt-in period for blended learning so your little learner can get back in the classroom a few days a week. The opt-in period is November 2-15.
– Major Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) October 26, 2020
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Interested families will have to complete a form during these allotted days to indicate that they are interested.
The first day in person for these students who decide to take blended learning will be during the weeks of November 30 and December 7.
According to the mayor, the first five weeks of school showed positive results with approximately 280,000 students taking classes in person thus far. In addition, he said that a positivity rate of 0.15 percent has been seen with tests conducted for COVID-19.
