Woburn School Committee To Discuss Full Return Plans Tuesday

WOBURN, MA — The Woburn School Committee will discuss district plans for full-time in-person learning Tuesday, according to the committee agenda.

At their 7 p.m. meeting, the committee is due to discuss: "School Committee Endorsement on Superintendent’s Plan To Implement DESE Regulations as amended on March 9, 2021 and shall discuss a Full Return to In-Person Learning."

Under the amended state regulations, hybrid learning will not count toward learning time requirements for elementary students beginning April 5 and middle school students April 28. There is not yet a deadline for high school students.

Remote learning will only count for families that opt for it.

Woburn officials have said they are considering bringing all students back in person at once, rather than in stages.

"The state is advocating a phased-in approach — they want to prioritize the youngest kids first," Superintendent Matthew Crowley said at a March 2 School Committee meeting. "We would probably just say it's everybody when we come back because Woburn can do it that way."

The meeting will be streamed live on the Woburn Public Media Center Youtube channel. Information on joining the Zoom meeting for public comment is available here.

Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.