With one week before classes are set to begin, the Chatham County Schools system has extended its remote learning model through the first nine weeks of the 2020-2021 school year.

The Chatham County Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to extend its Plan C from the first four weeks of the fall, which is caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to the district’s website, board members made the decision with the safety and well-being of its community members in mind, also citing the longer period of at-home instruction allows for more consistency for students.

The decision allows students to maintain enrolled in their base schools during the remote learning period, according to Chatham County Schools. Elementary and middle school children will have access to the Edmentum virtual learning platform to complete their classes. High school students will complete their remote learning through the North Carolina Virtual Public School, APEX Learning and other methods.

Chatham County’s decision follows similar choices by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools districts. Both decided to move to a nine-week period of remote learning in July, with CHCCS later extending that period until the spring of 2021.

According to the district, students approved for the Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy will still continue with at-home learning whenever there is a transition back to in-person instruction. Initial approvals of students admitted into the virtual academy, as well as additional information on how it will operate, will be communicated to families later this week.

Students approved for the Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy will continue with at-home learning when there is a transition to in-person instruction on the district’s campuses. More information, including initial approvals of those admitted into the virtual academy, will be communicated to families this week.

“The board will continue monitoring COVID-19 activity in order to inform decisions impacting the rest of the school year,” wrote the district.

The full announcement by the Chatham County Schools system can be found on its website.

Photo via WTOC.

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