As schools prepare for how COVID-19 concerns will affect next school year, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has released guidance to help schools. | Stock Photo
As schools prepare for how COVID-19 concerns will affect next school year, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has released guidance for schools determining how to reopen in the fall.
The potential adjustments to the school year given by TEA include earlier start dates and later end dates, staggered attendance to limit direct exposure of students to one another and staff and built-in time for remote learning, according to the Community Impact Newspaper.
The TEA calendar recommendations also include longer breaks, including six additional weeks of intersessional breaks to permit for things such as remediation and adjusting to learning-day losses due to weather or a coronavirus resurgence.
A Texas law passed in 2019 permits elementary schools to add up to 30 days to the school calendar in addition to the 180-minimum that are required, according to the Community Impact Newspaper.
Some schools have already approved online learning as an option for students next school year. These schools include Fort Bend ISD in Houston and Richardson ISD in Dallas.
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