Attendance will be taken within the district used learning management system, as well as with one-on-one teacher/student contact, within the virtual learning environment. Once individual students have been notated as being either present or absent, district support staff will appropriately code students daily in the district’s student information system.

Carnegie credits will be earned utilizing a hybrid model for instructional delivery. Students will be assigned courses in Edgenuity, receiving direct instruction from appropriately certified, endorsed teachers. Students will follow a virtual learning schedule, which will ensure 240 minutes of instruction is provided daily.

The Holmes County Consolidated School District will provide instruction utilizing a virtual schedule, in the event employees are restricted to teleworking due to a stay at home order. The district is in the process of supplying each child with a tablet and or laptop to enhance teaching and learning in the virtual environment. The school district is also surveying the needs of parents and issuing hotspots and other means of assistance to ensure wi-fi capabilities exists throughout each child’s learning environment.

The Holmes County Consolidated School District will provide instruction utilizing a virtual schedule to begin the 2020-2021 school year. Students in Pre-K through 12th grade will be provided with 240 minutes of instruction in a virtual environment through the end of the 1st nine-week grading period. A decision will be made in late September in regards instructional delivery for the 2nd nine-week grading period and beyond.

The school district will ensure a safe environment for students, staff and spectators, in accordance with CDC guidelines, as well as guidelines from the Mississippi High School Activities Association. Students will be required to wear masks, to the extent possible, maintaining social distancing guidelines, to the extent possible. Specific sports guidelines will be provided to parents and students, to aid in minimizing the risk of spread of the virus.

To begin the school year, students will be provided instruction with the virtual learning environment. In the event a decision is made to return students to the physical learning environment, families will be afforded the opportunity to present appropriate medical documentation to the district, in accordance with CDC guidelines, as well as state and local policies for attendance.

The below-mentioned areas are included in the district’s comprehensive plan.

• Buildings, classrooms, and common areas
• Food and nutritional service areas
• Transportation (buses, service areas, and equipment)
• Areas associated with cocurricular or extracurricular events

All students in grades Pre-K through 12th grade will be required to wear a mask, in the event a decision has been made to have students report to the physical learning environment.

Due to the prevalence of spread throughout the Holmes County community, mask will be required of all individuals throughout all school district campuses, to the extent possible. Staff and students will be asked to report to school with masks that meet CDC guidelines for preventing the spread of the virus. The school district will provide masks in the event individual employees and students do not report to campus with a mask. Face Shields will also be provided to teachers, in the event a decision has been made to have students report to the physical learning environment.

To begin the school year, students will be provided instruction within the virtual learning environment. In the event of an outbreak that necessitates immediate closure, the school community will be notified via the district’s website, all social media platforms, as well as though Blackboard, via phone and email transmission.

The planned start and end dates for the 2020-2021 school year are as follow:

1. start date for fall semester: 08/24/2020
2. end date for fall semester: 12/18/2020
3. start date for spring semester: 01/05/2021
4. end date for spring semester: 06/07/2021

To begin the school year, students will be provided instruction within the virtual learning environment. Within the virtual learning environment, the school district will provide breakfast and lunch to all students, with door to door delivery service being provided to each home within the district. Once a decision had been made to have students report to the physical learning environment, meals will be provided in classrooms, reducing the risk of spread of the virus.

To begin the school year, students will be provided instruction within the virtual learning environment. Once a decision has been made to have students report to the physical learning environment, transportation will be provided to students via district school buses. Plans will be developed to ensure social distancing is in place while students are on buses. A detailed cleaning schedule will be utilized to ensure school buses are routinely sanitized and appropriately cleaned at the end of each route.

The district will provide all students in grades Pre-K through 12th grade with a device, to be utilized in the virtual learning environment. Families will be surveyed to determine internet access, and will be provided assistance, as needed.