PORTLAND — Portland Public Schools has set a tentative Sept. 14 start date for the 2020-21 academic year, but the state’s largest district will only have students attend in-person classes two days per week, if at all.
Students and families should be ready to go online beginning Sept. 2, as teachers will offer consultations and technology checks, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.
Under the plan, educators will spend two weeks training how to use online learning tools and helping students and families adjust to distance learning.
If in-person learning is OK’d, classes from pre-k through eighth grade will be split into two cohorts with one group attending class Mondays and Tuesdays while the second group attends Thursdays and Fridays. Group will attend classes virtually on the two days they are not in the buildings.
