N. A. School Committee Schedules 4 Meetings For Reopening Vote

NORTH ANDOVER, MA — The North Andover School Committee has scheduled three additional meetings for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night, in addition to the Monday meeting, as it grapples with how to reopen the district's schools in the fall.

The district leadership has recommended a hybrid model where students spend two days per week in school and three days learning remotely. Students would be split into cohorts learning in-person either Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday.

School committee members said at the committee's most recent meeting, Tuesday, that they were not prepared to vote, given insufficient information.

District leadership held a round table Friday, available here from NorthAndoverCAM, answering some public questions about the plans. In response to feedback, the hybrid plan at the elementary and middle school levels would include two full days in-person, rather than half-days.

Officials also shared details on proposed quarantine and public health rules and the potential schedules for remote and hybrid learning models.

Superintendent Gregg Gilligan said that the district was expecting feedback from the state and would be putting finishing touches on the plan based on it and public feedback.

The school committee is due to meet 6 p.m. nightly from Monday to Thursday to discuss and potentially vote on reopening.

Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.