HAVEN, Kan. — The Haven School Board gave approval to their reopening plan during Monday’s meeting. With approval, the school year for Haven students will begin one week later than planned. Classes will start on August 27.
Teachers and staff will still report earlier to get prepared for what could be a mixed format.
According to Superintendent Clark Wedel, classes will start as normal but there are two alternative plans if further restrictions are needed due to the pandemic. The first restriction would have students coming to class for two days and doing online learning or homeschool-based classwork for two days. Half the students would report Monday and Tuesday and the other half Thursday and Friday. Wednesday would be used to help students who may have special needs or extra help with coursework.
The final alternative would be similar to the way schools finished in the spring with a total at-home learning program. Wedel said that he is confident that if it comes down to that type of learning environment again, the district is equipped to handle it and make sure students are learning and there is accountability in place.
Under the new calendar approved, students would still be three days off for Thanksgiving and two weeks for Christmas. Spring break would run the week of March 15, and classes would end May 24.