AACPS Families Must Choose Hybrid Or Virtual Classes By Sunday

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — Anne Arundel County Public Schools extended the period that families have to indicate whether their students will take hybrid classes when they become available. The response form is now due by 5 p.m. Sunday. AACPS announced this one-week extension in a Tuesday press release.

Students who do not fill out the form at aacps.org/spring2021survey will continue with virtual learning by default. The survey also asks families about their transportation and teacher preferences. Anybody who wants to change their previous choices should head back to the form and enter the confirmation number emailed to the primary contact.

The Anne Arundel County Board of Education is now targeting a March 1 start to hybrid classes. School officials previously hoped for a Feb. 2 start. The board approved the new plan on Jan. 15, but there's a catch.

The vote does not bind the school system to its targeted start date. If the county's coronavirus metrics are still concerning, the board could further delay hybrid classes.

Board members urged Superintendent George Arlotto to bring back small groups of priority students even sooner. This would include students with special needs, English language learners and those at the county’s Centers of Applied Technology.

The school board also directed Arlotto to:

• Present a timeline explaining how the reopening plan will be implemented
• Give an update on the county's reopening status and coronavirus metrics by Feb. 17
• Identify students who are struggling with online classes so the county can find solutions

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Timeline (Newest To Oldest):

• Hybrid Classes Could Start In March, But There's A Catch
• Timeline On School Reopenings Could Come This Week: AACPS
• Anne Arundel School Board Will Discuss Priorities With Lawmakers
• When Will AACPS Reopen? Officials Mull Potential Start Date
• AACPS Delays Hybrid Classes; Anne Arundel Coronavirus Cases Surge
• Teachers Protest Hybrid Classes, Threaten To Work Fewer Hours
• AACPS Adopts Hybrid Model, Eligible Students Can Opt In
• Anne Arundel Teases Hybrid School Plan At Coronavirus Town Hall
• AACPS Reopening Talks Haven't Been Inclusive, Teachers Union Says
• AACPS Works Toward Hybrid System; Here Are The Remaining Kinks
• ACCPS Acts 'Aggressively But Prudently,' Remains Online This Fall
• Maryland Schools May Begin Safely Reopening: Governor Hogan

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