Bluffton schools will continue its four days of in-person learning and Fridays as remote-learning during the second nine week period, which ends Jan. 15, 2021, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent.

"Our plan of four days of in-person learning and Fridays as remote-learning-for-all has been successful, we will continue with this model into the second nine weeks," he said in a letter on the school website yesterday.

"As with the first nine weeks, we will assess toward the end of the second nine weeks and determine if we continue with the model or change our approach," said Denecker.

Election day change
Denecker's letter listed some fall updates. Those follow:

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Our elementary school is a polling location; therefore, we will switch our remote learning day that week from Friday, Nov. 6 to Tuesday, Nov. 3. (K-12)

The holidays will bring a few changes to our new “four days in-person, Friday’s remote” calendar. The schedule below shows the adjustments to the calendar.

• Friday, Nov. 20, will be an in person learning day K-12.
• Monday, Nov. 23, will be remote learning day K-12.
   (K-8-Tuesday-Friday - Thanksgiving break)
• Tuesday, Nov. 24, will be a remote learning day 9-12.
   (Wednesday-Friday- Thanksgiving break)

Parent-teacher conferences will be held virtually or via phone call on Monday, Nov. 23, and Tuesday, Nov. 24 (including evenings). More information will be coming from each building to schedule these conferences.

Our December Calendar will have a slight change as well.

• Friday, Dec. 18, will be an in person learning day K-12.
• Monday, Dec. 21, and Tuesday, Dec. 22, will be remote learning days K-12. These will be the last two days of school for 2020. School begins again on Jan. 4, 2021.