St. Vrain Valley Schools To Begin With Remote Learning

BOULDER COUNTY, CO — School district officials across Colorado are scrambling to make major decisions amid the ever-changing coronavirus rates in their regions, and St. Vrain Valley Schools is no different — with only two weeks until the district's classes are set to begin, the district has announced it will begin the school year with online learning.

In a letter to community members and staff, Superintendent Don Haddad said the district will wait until the last week of September to reassess whether students should return for in-person classes.

"At that time, we will re-evaluate the status of the coronavirus data, including the number of cases, positivity rate percentages, and more," Haddad's letter read.

"This will be done in partnership with our local and state health agency partners, and either implement the hybrid learning plan that we outlined earlier this month or continue with our fully online-learning model," he said.

Classes are scheduled to begin Aug. 18 for all grades except kindergarten, which is set to begin Aug. 20.

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"Thank you for your continued partnership as we navigate the increasingly complex, shifting, and challenging coronavirus pandemic," Haddad said.

"Over the past few days, we have been in communication with the leadership of Boulder County Public Health and we have received additional information that has a significant impact on our plans for reopening our schools."

A Thunder Valley K-8 staff member, who was teaching in-person summer classes, has a suspected case of the coronavirus, according to a report by the Daily Camera. The staff member is being tested.

Districts in some of Colorado's largest counties — Denver Public Schools, Jeffco Public Schools, Adams 12 Five Star Schools and Aurora Public Schools — are beginning their school years online.

>> Read the superintendent's letter in full here.