Students at Clearview Elementary will begin the new school year in a hybrid environment after the St. Cloud Area School Board approved hybrid learning model, which follows the Governor’s ‘Stay Safe Minnesota’ model based on local health data.
Parents also have the option to enroll their children in the district’s Distance Learning Academy, which provides students with a fully online learning opportunity, available to families with children who are four years old through 12th grade.
The 100% distance learning option will provide students education in all required state standards, English Learner and special education services, elective opportunities in alignment with the Minnesota Dept. of Education (MDE) guidelines.
For students enrolled in St. Cloud District 742’s hybrid model, including Clearview, details of the plan are:
• Pre-school: Students will learn in school two days a week, attending on Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday.
• Elementary: Grades K-2 will learn in school four days a week, Monday-Thursday, while following social distancing and 50% capacity guidelines, and distance learning on Fridays. Grades 3-5 will learn in school two days a week, either Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday and three days in distance learning.
• Secondary: Grades 6-12 will learn in school two days a week, Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday and three days in distance learning.
Some students who receive special education or early multilingual learners, along with homeless and migrant students, may attend school Monday-Thursday and distance learn on Fridays.
Local health data, which is released every Friday, may require a transition to either a more or less restrictive learning model. If that occurs, the transition will take place on the Monday following the data release.
If COVID-19 case rates decrease, the district will monitor the health data to ensure rates either remain stable or decrease over the span of three weeks. When that has occurred students will transition to a less restrictive model the following week.
