Superintendent's Weekly Email August 13, 2020
Dear Douglas Families and Community, Last night the Douglas School Committee voted 5-0 to start the school year off in a phased in 2-1-2 Hybrid Model. I know that this decision is met with mixed and strong emotions from each of you; I understand that. I want to re-emphasise that the decision to go with a phased in hybrid model is based on the information as it stands today and very well could change between now and the first day of school. If new information becomes available we will pivot and make adjustments as necessary. As I said last night, just because this is the model I recommended on August 12th, it does not mean this is where we will end up in September. We need to be flexible and follow the data. For now, we will go forward with our plans for a safe return to school on September 16, 2020 with a phased in 2-1-2 hybrid model. What follows is some information that will help clarify many of the questions we have been asked the last few weeks: Cohorts: In a hybrid model stude