Osseo, Robbinsdale, Wayzata Districts Announce Plans for In-Person Return to School

The governor’s guidance allows elementary schools to return to in-person learning on January 18. This week the Osseo, Robbinsdale, and Wayzata districts announced tentative plans for returning to in-person learning five days a week. The transition will begin with PreK-2nd grade students on Jan. 18 followed by 3rd-5th grade on Feb. 1. Plans differ for returning secondary students to in-person learning.

Osseo Area Schools (279)

Superintendent Cory McIntyre outlined the procedure for returning to in-person learning with a letter released on Monday, Dec. 21.  He also presented ideas to the school board in a meeting on Dec. 18.

In the plan, students will return from winter break in a distance learning model on Jan. 4. Then, students in K-2nd grade will return to five-day, in-person learning on Jan. 19. Students in early childhood programs will attend on their assigned days.

Then students in grades 3-5 will return to school on Feb. 1.

Students in secondary schools will remain in distance learning.

You can learn more here.

Robbinsdale Area Schools (281)

Students in Robbinsdale Area Schools will have a similar scenario. The district is planning to transition PreK – 2nd grade students on Jan. 19 and grades 3-5 beginning Feb. 1. The district stresses the plans are tentative and they plan to communicate a confirmed plan during winter break.

The plan is to shift secondary students to in-person learning on Jan. 26.

You can learn more here.

Wayzata Public Schools (284)

In an email to parents, Superintendent Chace Anderson outlined Wayzata’s plans to bring students back to in-person learning. You can review the timeline here.

PreK through 2nd grade students will also return to class on Jan. 19 and grades 3-5 will return to class five days a week on Feb. 1.  Like other districts, students can choose to remain learning in a distance learning environment.

Middle school and high school students will remain in the current model, with the high school looking to scale-up in-person experiences under the current modified hybrid model.

Just like in the fall, students in Anoka-Hennepin schools will be required to wear masks or face coverings when they return to school.

The Anoka-Hennepin School District announced similar return to learning plans last week.

You can read the governor’s guidance to school districts here.

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