Selma City Schools Superintendent Avis Williams gave an update on Thursday saying that the Selma City Board of Education has approved the start of the school year on Aug. 24 and that students will be given lessons remotely or virtually.
Recently Williams made a proposal in a letter suggesting that schools reopen on Aug. 24 instead of Aug. 10 as cases of COVID-19 in Alabama continue to rise. The decision is part of the “Return to Excellence” plan to begin education for local students with limitations.
The board approved the plan in a meeting on Tuesday night, Williams said in a video update posted on YouTube and the Selma City Schools twitter page.
“They also approved a new calendar for the upcoming school year,” Williams said. “And that means that our scholars will begin school on Aug. 24 and a hundred percent of our scholars will also begin school with remote and virtual learning.”
In the video Williams said that plans for beginning school will be published on the school system’s social media. Parents will be able to attend online virtual town halls and “Chat and Chews” that can be accessed on the system’s Facebook page.
Registration for Selma City Schools’ Virtual Learning Academy recently opened and can be done here. Williams said that students from the Black Belt and throughout the state can register in addition to Selma students.
“We will have much more information coming but in the meantime I do want you to know that this was not an easy decision as we looked at how to reopen schools,” she said. “And we do understand that it creates some challenges for many of our families.”
“We are committed to working with you and problem solving with you and we’ll have more information about potential support.”
She said that an FAQ document will be made available for those with questions.
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