August 7, 2020

Dear Duxbury Community,

Thank you to the more than 700 parents and staff who tuned in to last night's School Committee meeting. If you have not heard by now, the Committee approved our recommendation to begin the school year in a Hybrid learning environment. 

Cohort Assignments
The Hybrid model requires us to divide the student population into two cohorts.  Cohort assignments will be shared with families early next week. Please note that we are not able to honor requests for cohort changes. 

Getting Informed
Over the last three weeks, we have provided a significant amount of information about our back-to-school planning efforts, and outlined detailed plans for In-person, Hybrid, and Remote learning models that we must submit to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education by next Friday, August 14. I strongly encourage all families to take the time to review these presentations and/or watch the School Committee Meeting videos which I have provided below.

In addition, next week we will release a comprehensive plan document to all families. Be on the lookout for a message from us when that is released.

Finally, please note that our plans are still in draft form and are subject to change. There are still a lot of moving parts that need to be resolved in the coming weeks. 

August 6 School Committee Meeting

• August 6: Superintendent’s Introductory Slides
• August 6: Building Principals’ Update on on Back-to-School Plans
• August 6: School Committee Meeting Video

July 29 School Committee Meeting

• July 29: Superintendent’s Miscellaneous Updates on Back-to-School Planning
• July 29: Building Principals' Presentation on In-Person, Hybrid, and Remote learning models
• July 29: School Committee Meeting Video

July 22 School Committee Meeting

• July 22: Initial Report on Back-to-School Planning Efforts

Sincerely,
John Antonucci, Superintendent
Danielle Klingaman, Assistant Superintendent