Moorestown School District To Host Parent Forums On Return Plan

MOORESTOWN, NJ — The Moorestown Public School District will hold a pair of virtual parent forums Wednesday night to discuss the district’s plan for a safe return to school this fall.

The forum for parents of children in Grades Pre-K through 6 will take place from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., followed by the forum for parents of children in Grades 7-12, from 7:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Parents will have the opportunity to comment on the plans presented. The district’s Zoom license is limited to 1,000 participants, multiple attendees from the same household are encouraged to use one Zoom link where possible. Links can be found below:

• K-6
• 7-12

The forums are part of the district’s process for approving a strategy to reopen schools in September. Read more here: Moorestown School Board Discusses Plan For Full Return

The Board of Education will vote on the plan at its June 15 meeting, which is the deadline the state has given to have a plan in place. It will then provide final updates on the plan at its Aug. 18 meeting, officials said. The first day of school will be Sept. 8.

The school district is engaged in five days of in person learning, all of which are half-days. These plans included a reduction in social distancing with additional mitigation measures. Read more here: Moorestown Schools Extend 5-Day In-Person Learning To All Students

Full-remote learning remains an option this year, but will not be permitted next year. Read more here: NJ Lifts COVID Travel Advisory, Orders In-Person School Next Year

The return to full-day in-person instruction in September will mark the first time Moorestown students will attend school for an entire day since March 2020, and the district has said it wants to make the return as normal as possible.