(Seguin) – Changes in the school calendar could be approved tonight by the Seguin ISD Board of Trustees. Trustees will meet during a special board meeting to discuss and possibly adopt revisions in the school calendar for the 2020-2021 school year.
The original instructional calendar was approved in February and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Those changes could also include the delay of school until Sept. 8. The Seguin ISD’s current state date is Thursday, Aug. 20.
District officials, like others across the state, continue to be strung along by the Texas Education Agency as it works to supply districts with continuously changing information regarding polices, safety guidelines and/or other mandates. The changes are being supplied as districts work toward implementing individual plans for reopening this fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier in the summer, parents through a Seguin ISD survey, suggested that the district leave the August start date alone and not bump up the return to school. The option to begin a week earlier was an overall effort to get kids back into the classroom sooner. The district thought that not only could the students have a little more time to catch up but that it could help in providing additional days later on in the semester should the area see a surge in COVID-19 cases.
The recent spike in positive cases in the local area and across the state, however, has prompted a new outlook and approach to beginning school. This now has the district as well as others in the area considering a Sept. 8 start date.
The calendar is set for approval during tonight’s special meeting, also a Team of 8 Training. That meeting will be held via Zoom beginning at 6 p.m. Although visible to the public, individuals will not be able to provide comments via the livestream. They can, however, submit comments no later than noon today. Public comments to be read during the audience with the board agenda item can be submitted to pnramirez@seguin.k12.tx.us.
Credentials for logging onto the virtual meeting can be found at seguinISD.net