Following the parameters set forth by the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) for in-person instruction at public schools, Marshall County Schools will operate on a hybrid schedule, at Level 3, beginning on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. This change in procedure does not affect students who are successfully completing total distance learning via the Calvert or Edmentum platforms.
As mandated by the WVBE, Marshall County Schools officials do not have the option to implement full countywide remote learning for students in Pre-K through 8th grade. Elementary and middle school students will attend school two days per week for face-to-face instruction regardless of the county’s color on the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) County Alert System map. The other three days of the week, students in elementary and middle school will participate in remote learning.
As long as Marshall County is not red on the DHHR County Alert System map, all students in grades 9 through 12 will also go to school two days per week for in-person instruction and operate on remote learning three days per week.
Only high schools will move to remote learning the day after Marshall County turns red on the DHHR County Alert System map and remain remote until the following Monday. If Marshall County is not red on the DHHR daily map on Sunday, in-person instruction will resume on the following Monday. If the county is still in red status on Sunday, remote learning will continue for another week.
Level 3 means the delivery of instruction is based on the first letter of the child’s last name. Every Monday and Tuesday kids with last names beginning with A-K attend school in person while all other students participate through remote learning. On Thursday and Friday students whose last names begin with L-Z will be in school while all other kids receive their lessons via remote lessons. Each Wednesday is a remote learning day for everyone enrolled in Marshall County Schools.
To ensure all students get two days of in-person instruction, there is a one-time change of operation, at Level 3, for the first week of the hybrid schedule because of a holiday. Additional custodial staff will be brought in Wednesday evening to do a deep cleaning in preparation for the next group of students on Thursday morning. High school students remain on remote learning next week through Friday, January 22, 2021.
Week of January 18 – 22, 2021
Monday: Schools closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Tuesday: A-K (last names) attend in person. L-Z (last names) participate via remote.
Wednesday: A-K (last names) attend in person. L-Z (last names) participate via remote.
Thursday: L-Z (last names) attend in person. A-K (last names) participate via remote.
Friday: L-Z (last names) attend in person. A-K (last names) participate via remote.
Whether or not high school students will continue remote learning during the last week of January will be determined on Sunday, January 24, 2021 based on Marshall County’s color on the DHHR County Alert System map. Pre-K through 8th graders will stay at Level 3.
Week of January 25 – 29, 2021
Monday: A-K (last names) attend in person. L-Z (last names) participate via remote.
Tuesday: A-K (last names) attend in person. L-Z (last names) participate via remote.
Wednesday: Remote learning day for all students.
Thursday: L-Z (last names) attend in person. A-K (last names) participate via remote.
Friday: L-Z (last names) attend in person. A-K (last names) participate via remote.
The county will follow the governor’s order and Marshall County Health Department guidelines as it pertains to personal protective equipment (PPE). Students will be required to wear a face mask or shield at all times. Maintenance and custodial staff will do a thorough disinfecting of high touch, high traffic areas throughout the day and buses will be cleaned between routes. While running at Level 3, every Wednesday will be used for deep cleaning in each school building.
Level of operation can change at any time per health department and governor recommendations. Marshall County Schools administrators will continue to work daily with local health officials. County-level education leaders have the authorization from the WVBE to close individual classrooms or schools when a specific health need related to that classroom or school is identified. These closures will be limited in duration and related to the specific health need of the school or classroom. Teachers and staff will continue to provide essential student support services including meals, student engagement, all special education services and support to at-risk students during any closures.
Parents continue to have the option to choose a virtual learning option via the Calvert or Edmentum platforms for their children. If a parent would like a child to participate in total distance learning for nine weeks, instead of returning to school for in-person instruction, please contact the child’s principal. Questions about the return to in-person learning should be directed to the child’s principal via email or phone call.