Avon High School moving to e-learning, hybrid schedule through end of August
AVON, Ind. (WISH) — Avon High School will move to e-learning Tuesday as district officials review options to “best meet the needs of our students,” Avon schools said in a message on its website Sunday.
The high school will have in-person classes on Monday; then from Tuesday to Friday, the students will work from home. According to the message, administrators will use this week to finalize options for hybrid learning for the high school to allow for fewer students in the school.
The district said it plans to use a hybrid schedule for the weeks of Aug. 17-21 and Aug. 24-28, with a plan to return to fully in-person instruction starting Aug. 31.
No other schools in the district will change their schedules. They will continue with in-person learning, according to the message.
The district has so far reported two staff members who tested positive for COVID-19. The first was reported to News 8 on July 30. That person had not been at school or had close contact with any employee or student, a district representative said at the time. The second staff member, reported on Tuesday, works at Avon High School and had been in the school building since school began.
The district’s 12 schools enroll 9,871 students and has 618 full-time educators and returned to school on July 29. The high school has 3,115 students and 172 full-time educators.
Full statement from the district’s website:
Avon Schools is committed to making adjustments as needed to best meet the needs of our students. Beginning Tuesday, August 11th, Avon High School will transition to e-Learning for the remainder of the week. Students will attend in-person on Monday, August 10th and then work with their assigned teachers for the remainder of the week at home. ACSC administrators will use this time to continue to review and finalize options for a hybrid approach at Avon High School. A hybrid schedule will allow for fewer students in the school by using both in-person and online instruction. We are planning to utilize a hybrid schedule for the weeks of August 17th and August 24th. It is our current plan to transition back to fully in-person instruction at AHS beginning on August 31st. At this time, no adjustments in school schedules are occurring at any other Avon schools and they will continue in-person instruction next week as scheduled.