LACEY – Since January 11, the township school district has been transitioning to full remote learning instruction and current plans have the district to return to in-person instruction on January 25.
In a recent letter to parents, School Superintendent Vanessa Clark said “our return to in-person learning will be January 25 and at that time we will continue with the A/B Hybrid Cohort Model of instruction.”
She added that the current school year has presented the school district with many challenges. “We have been successful in keeping our district open with almost no cases of COVID-19 transmission occurring in the school setting.”
Clark said that since returning from the holiday break the district has seen a significant increase in community-based COVID-19 related cases and quarantining due to individuals having coronavirus related symptoms.
“Therefore, in collaboration with and upon the recommendation of the Ocean County Health Department, we have made the difficult decision to pause our in-person instruction and transition to a full remote model of instruction for all students,” Clark added,
She said this action would also permit the district to keep school-based transmission of COVID-19 “as close to zero as possible. During this time, we will continue to monitor COVID-19 related conditions within the community and the potential impact upon our schools.”
“We will continue to perform appropriate contact tracing, communicate any required quarantine recommendations, and continue to clean and disinfect our buildings,” Clark said.
All students will continue their education via remote learning during the school closure and were encouraged to engage with their teachers via their Google Classroom or Canvas accounts for meeting times, directions, and/or assignments.
The school district will reopen all schools for the A/B Hybrid Cohort Model of instruction on January 25. Meals will continue to be offered by the school district to all students during the two-week transition to remote learning. This will be done via pick-up at each school. Parents will receive an e-mail from the school district’s Food Services director with the necessary information.
The superintendent added that should parents have any questions or concerns that they should contact school district staff and their child’s principal.
