How Each Milwaukee-Area School District Will Open This Fall: LIST

MILWAUKEE METRO, WI — Wisconsin's "back to school" season this fall is going to be unlike any other year, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

In June, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction published "Education Forward," an 83-page report for Wisconsin district and school leaders to use as they plan for a return to school for the 2020-21 school year during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Tony Evers ordered all public and private schools to close March 18 amid the pandemic.

"The next school year will likely be different from the learning environment students and teachers have grown accustomed to," State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor said in a statement. "'Education Forward' is meant to provide information for educators and school officials as they make decisions regarding their school operations to keep all students and staff safe while learning."

The recommended model of education — distance learning, hybrid, or in-person — depends on how many coronavirus cases are reported in the county.

However, the ultimate decision of how to reopen school this fall is being left up to the school districts themselves.

Several school districts in the Milwaukee metro area have already announced their "education model" decision for this fall, while others are planning to do so later this month.

(This is list will continue to be updated as more schools announce decisions about the fall)

Brown Deer: Virtual learning to start the year.

Cudahy: Hybrid virtual/in-person model.

Elmbrook: A final decision will be made on Aug. 11.

Fox Point-Bayside: Hybrid A/B model to start the year.

Franklin: Five-day-a-week in-person schooling.

Germantown: In-person schooling and a fully-virtual option.

Greendale: Hybrid in-person/digital learning model with a full-digital model to start the year.

Greenfield: A final decision will be made on Aug. 10.

Hamilton: In-person schooling and a fully-virtual option.

Menomonee Falls: Virtual learning for one semester and a flexible model that toggles between in-person, fully-virtual and a hybrid model depending on health regulations.

Milwaukee: Fully-virtual learning to start the year.

Muskego-Norway: In-person schooling and a remote-learning option.

New Berlin: In-person schooling and a virtual option for the first semester.

Nicolet: Fully-virtual learning to start the year.

Oak Creek-Franklin: In-person schooling to start the year.

Oconomowoc: In-person schooling to start the year.

Pewaukee: Hybrid virtual/in-person model with a fully-virtual option.

Racine Unified: Fully-virtual learning to start the year.

Shorewood: "Virtual+" model to start the year that allows for in-person school access for some school projects and services.

Wauwatosa: Hybrid virtual/in-person model with a fully-virtual option.

West Allis: Fully-virtual learning to start the year.

Whitnall: District officials are considering in-person schooling to start the year.