{"id":1320158,"date":"2020-05-22T15:40:45","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T21:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/?p=478331"},"modified":"2020-05-22T18:51:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T00:51:54","slug":"eagle-county-schools-wraps-up-an-academic-year-unlike-any-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/eagle-county-schools-wraps-up-an-academic-year-unlike-any-other\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagle County Schools wraps up an academic year unlike any other"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/SchoolsOut-vdn-052320-1024x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/SchoolsOut-vdn-052320-1024x500.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/SchoolsOut-vdn-052320-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/SchoolsOut-vdn-052320-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/SchoolsOut-vdn-052320-1536x751.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/SchoolsOut-vdn-052320-2048x1001.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/SchoolsOut-vdn-052320-600x293.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>The curious COVID-19 school year ended Friday amid virtual classes and public health protocols. Public schools classes next year are likely to be a blend of online and in-person. Private schools planning for in-person classes.<\/strong><br \/><em>Special to the Daily<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The curious COVID-19 school year ended Friday with students, staff, and parents of Eagle County Schools already asking what next year\u2019s classes will look like.<\/p>\n<p>Public school classes are scheduled to begin August 18. How much will be remote and how much will be in person remains to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUndoubtedly, school will look different. There are a whole new set of protocols and priorities for schools to put into place in order to minimize the spread of COVID-19,\u201d said Jeremy\u200b&nbsp;Meyer, the director&nbsp;of&nbsp;communications for the Colorado Department of Education, in a statement.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>May not know until July<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Eagle County School District officials say they\u2019re planning the best they can with the data they have, and will continue through the end of next month. But they might not be able to announce concrete plans until July, Superintendent Phil Qualman said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row vail-donation vail-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/VD-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/VD-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re actively planning for different scenarios. As part of our planning, we will be surveying parents and staff in June to collect their input around several issues and scenarios,\u201d wrote Dan Dougherty, the school district\u2019s chief communications officer, in an email.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn normal times, we adjust and determine master schedules in the month of June,\u201d Dougherty said. \u201cThis year, we\u2019ll likely be master planning through most of June, then looking toward early July for having a plan ready to share more broadly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Right now, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/u\/1\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vQT6__n5rCnwkGOESK4gcsn1rC3HJUCwmyMsRhWCaJOiDPSHoSkhu7lN3JcT5HtQagPzP7SDecn354U\/pub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public health guidelines in Eagle County restrict public gatherings to 10 people<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/news\/eagle-county-to-update-covid-19-public-health-order\/\">county is set to transition to the next phase of its COVID-19 recovery on Monday with its latest public health order<\/a>, which would allow gatherings up to 50 people.<\/p>\n<p>If all goes as planned, Eagle County would reach its next transition phase by June 22 when gatherings of 250 people would be allowed. Whether that includes schools remains to be determined, and whether local schools can get a variance on that 250-person limit from state and county health officials remains undetermined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMuch depends on how the community and virus respond to the relaxing of restrictions,\u201d Dougherty said.<\/p>\n<h3>Private schools planning in-person classes<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s less complicated for private schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe plan for our schools to be open live and in person,\u201d said Steve O\u2019Neil, Vail Christian High School\u2019s head of school. \u201cWe are not anticipating a virtual learning or blended model, at least at the beginning of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For now, though, Vail Christian classes start August 17 with students and teachers in the same room, at a respectful distance, of course, and observing all the other health precautions, O\u2019Neil said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safety and health of our students and staff are first and foremost,\u201d O\u2019Neil said.<\/p>\n<p>Vail Christian is 135 students with plenty of extra room in Grace Auditorium and the gym. Staying 6 feet apart is not a problem, O\u2019Neil said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis a time when a smaller school size is an advantage,\u201d O\u2019Neil said.<\/p>\n<h3>In-person is preferable<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/news\/eagle-county-schools-cmc-closing-for-coronavirus-precautions\/\">School buildings closed March 13<\/a> as one of the steps to slow the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of could have anticipated the shift that had begun,\u201d Qualman said. \u201cAll of us are working to return to in-person instruction, but there are challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Large numbers of staff and students will need to be out of the building for long stretches to either self-quarantine or care for a loved one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re in an uphill climb, but we\u2019ll keep moving forward,\u201d Qualman said.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/news\/eagle-county-schools-wraps-up-an-academic-year-unlike-any-other\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Vail Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The curious COVID-19 school year ended Friday amid virtual classes and public health protocols. Public schools classes next year are likely to be a blend of online and in-person. Private schools planning for in-person classes.Special to the Daily The curious COVID-19 school year ended Friday with students, staff, and parents of Eagle County Schools already [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1320158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-03 21:42:01","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1320158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1320158"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1320158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1320161,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1320158\/revisions\/1320161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1320158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1320158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1320158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}