Coupeville Schools Superintendent Steve King
The return to semi-normal continues.
Coupeville Schools Superintendent Steve King announced Wednesday that the district will meet the next step in its COVID-19 reopening plan.
That means children in grades 3-5 will join hybrid in-person learning Monday, February 22.
Grades K-2 had earlier returned to Coupeville Elementary, while the town’s middle and high school students are next on the list.
Target dates for a return to in-person education at CMS (grades 6-8) and CHS (9-12) are currently Mar. 8 and 15, respectively.
When grades 3-5 return, the schedule which awaits is:
8:45 to 9:00 — CES doors open to students for health screening and entry
9:00 to 11:30 — In-Person classes for Group A
11:30 to 12:45 — Teacher lunch and planning; room sanitization
12:45 to 1:00 — CES doors open to students for health screening and entry
1:00 to 3:30 — In-Person classes for Group B
“While in-person school looks very different from how school operated prior to COVID, we are excited to share this good news for our students, staff, and families,” King said.
The reopening plan, which was created in conjunction with Island County Public Health, was approved Jan. 11 in a 4-1 vote by the Coupeville School Board.
A weekly data sheet created by ICPH places Coupeville currently at “moderate risk,” with all data either flat or decreasing.
“We have had a very positive and successful beginning for our K-2 students who have begun in our Elementary Hybrid model,” King said. “We have no evidence of transmission of COVID-19 occurring in our schools.
“Please know that we will continue cautiously phasing in our students to in-person learning.”
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