There will be no school on Monday, January 18 in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
We will begin Hybrid / Face-to-Face instruction beginning this Tuesday, January 19.
For those who selected for your child to participate in face-to-face learning, students will physically attend school 2 days per week under this plan. Students in Cohort A will attend on Mondays and Tuesdays. Students in Cohort B will attend on Thursdays and Fridays. Wednesday will be a remote learning day for all students. Students who signed up for Remote Learning Only continue that program.
Once we return to face-to-face learning on January 19, we will follow Plan B COVID-19 safety rules. Students, staff, and visitors will continue to be required to wear cloth face coverings at all times while on campus. Additionally, we will return to ensuring 6 feet of social distancing in all areas of the building including the classrooms and buses. This was not possible in the classrooms under Plan A when students attended every day. However, under the hybrid Plan B system with fewer students in each classroom, we are more able to ensure 6 feet of social distancing in the classrooms.
If your child has been diagnosed with COVID-19, has been in close contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past 14 days, or is exhibiting fever, chills, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, new cough, or loss of taste or smell they should not come to school. Contact the school with any information or questions you have regarding issues related to COVID-19 symptoms or exposures in your family that relate to your child.
Beginning Tuesday, January 19 we will offer at-home meal service for hybrid and remote students. Meals will be sent home with students who sign-up to cover days not physically attending school. Cohort A will receive the additional meals on Tuesdays and Cohort B on Fridays. Remote Only students can pick up meals on Wednesdays at East Rutherford High School between 10 am and 1 pm. You can sign up by visiting www.rcsnc.org/meals/
If you are interested in your child participating in the Young Scholars After School program, either as a remote student or when we return face to face, please contact your child's teacher or the main office to apply. If your child is already enrolled in the Young Scholars program, we encourage them to participate every day of the program. Our tutors are available to provide instructional support to students enrolled in the program between 3:15-6:15 Monday-Thursday. Students will be able to physically attend on their Cohort days once Hybrid learning resumes on January 19. Wednesdays will remain remote only after-school days until we return to Plan A (5 days) for the regular school day.