Special Called Meeting of the Macon County Board of Education for Tuesday, August 11, 2020

The Macon County Board of Education met last night in a Special called Meeting in order to finalize decisions about the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. A video of the entire meeting has been embedded below and copies of the public agenda and agenda packet will be added below once they are provided by the Board of Education. They did not mail out copies in advance of the meeting. Please note Macon Media was not able to record this meeting and the video was provided by the school board, so the audio quality is not that good.

The school unanimously voted to have one day a week in-person instruction for students at Franklin High School, with the other four days being for remote learning. Freshmen (9thh grade) would meet on Mondays, Sophomores (10th grade) on Tuesday, Juniors (11th grade) on Wednesdays, and Seniors (12th grade) on Thursdays. Additional in-person instruction would be available on Fridays for those who needed it. Otherwise, Fridays will be a remote learning day for all students. Additional information is provided below from the school board.

Franklin High School Update:

The Macon County Board of Education has approved for Franklin High School in-person instruction to occur one day a week rather than two days per week as originally planned. Freshman students will attend on Mondays, Sophomore students on Tuesdays, Junior students on Wednesdays and Senior students on Thursdays. Fridays will remain a remote learning day for all students, however, Fridays may also be utilized for individual or small group settings by appointment with their specific teacher. All social distancing guidelines will remain in effect at all times.

This decision was not an easy decision for Franklin High School or the Macon County School Board, however, student and faculty safety will remain a top priority. This decision will be re-evaluated by the Board of Education after three weeks. The Macon County Board of Education feels as if the three week time frame will give Franklin High School the ability to consider all factors in hopes to move to two days per week instruction.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we move forward to begin school year 2020-2021.

Video


MCS August 11th, 2020 Board Meeting Live Stream from Macon County Schools on Vimeo.
Public Agenda

(will be added once provided by the Board of Education)


Agenda Packet

(will be added once provided by the Board of Education)



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Published at 3:25am on Wednesday, August 12, 2020