Hitting the books starting August 17th is going to look different: students will head back under what’s called Plan B. What does that mean for Buncombe County students?
-No more than 50% capacity in buildings and school buses.
-Students in grades K-8 will attend school on a rotating (A/B) schedule of one week in-person and one week remote-only.
-Students in grades 9-12 will be remote only and learn at home with personalized instruction from teachers. More details will be released soon. School administrators will work with families for special circumstances such as scheduling siblings on the same rotational week.
-This plan will include a staggered face-to-face orientation week for students in grades 9-12 in order to provide a smooth start to the school year. If we find ourselves in Plan B for an extended period of time, this alternating A/B schedule will be used in order for high school students to have face-to-face time with teachers in the classrooms.
