COLUMBIA, S.C. — Richland School District Two announced it has approved a revised schedule for the start of school with students returning on August 31.
The district is giving parents a choice to start back with face to face learning or virtual and they want parents to let them know their decision.
The district has a selection form on their website. It must be completed for each Richland Two student by a parent or guardian by July 31.
The district suggests reviewing their reopening plan before making a decision.
The form should have been sent to parents via email, but if you didn't receive it, you can send that information to info@richland2.org. Once you are ready to complete the form, click on the following link or on the button below: https://webapps.richland2.org/btss/
Richland Two will not start in-person five day a week instruction, however. They are going to operate in a phased in system. Each phase will be entered depending on where Richland County is on DHEC's assesment that rates the spread of the coronavirus in each county.
Phase 1 (high spread): E-learning and virtual school
Phase 2 (medium spread): Pre-k through 5th grade will have elearning, a virtual school, and classroom communities. 6th through 12th grade will have those options as well, but also the AA/BB days blended with eLearning.
Phase 3 (low spread): Virtual school, eLearning through schools, and a traditional face-to-face instruction.
The plan for the district has not officially been approved by the South Carolina Department of Education but it was submitted back on July 17.
Richland Two said it will have three phases for opening.
While not all plans are final, most districts have pushed their start dates back to either the end of August or the day after Labor Day in September.