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Dear Parents,
I hope you and your family have managed to stay healthy during these difficult days/weeks/months as our country battles this COVID-19 virus.  While I realize there are many questions about the upcoming school year and uncertainty around how we will cope with this virus, please know that we have been hard at work, creating comprehensive plans to educate our children, safely and effectively.   Kenedy ISD is currently anticipating a school start date of August 19, 2020, for students.  Please note, this start date is subject to change based on any new guidance we receive from local, state, and/or federal authorities.
We will offer both in-person learning or at-home learning as options for our students to receive and participate in instruction for the 2020-2021 school year.  

Option 1: Full-time “in-person” learning on campuses, with heightened hygiene and disinfection
protocols, as well as a requirement to wear face coverings (e.g. face masks or shields).


Option 2: Full-time remote “virtual” learning, with district-provided technology, and internet
hotspots based on identified need.   The selection of this option will require the following:
*a commitment to this learning option for the entire nine-week grading period

*grading guidelines and expectations that will be the very same for students whether learning in person or at home

*pre-planned times for teacher/student interactions will be scheduled and required

*daily tracking of student engagement and progress will be required

*some classes at KHS may require students to come to campus if the credits they need require in-person learning/testing or are skill-based and require observable progress monitoring to be able to receive credits

*Work assigned each day will require engagement in that specified work on that day, not at the end of the week.  If work is due for students learning in person, the work will also be due for students learning at home.
If they do not turn in specific assignments on that given day, they will be counted absent from school on that day and will be subject to attendance requirements, as is required of all other students.


Let me be very clear that online learning will be vastly different from what students experienced in March, April, and May.  There will be heightened accountability procedures and practices to ensure we can show that students are engaged and making progress in learning that is new.

In order to ensure our at-home learning will be successful and fully aligned with the instruction, students will receive if they select in-person instruction on campus, we recognize that we need to provide families with training and support to assist their children with virtual learning if the at-home learning option is selected.  Within the coming weeks, we will be communicating our plans to deploy the devices and provide training on the use of the devices and learning platforms.