Superintendent’s Update

Shared with the Corvallis School Board during the August 6, 2020 meeting

Planning for the 2020-21 School Year

Superintendent Noss kept the focus on the two educational options available to students for the 2020-21 school year. The information below was shared with families on August 6, 2020.

Option 1: Hybrid Model

The Hybrid Model is designed to be responsive to our changing community health environment – fluctuating between in-person classes when it is safe and virtual classes when safety concerns are present. This flexibility has already been put into practice – on July 27, we announced that Hybrid Model will open in a remote learning phase for the first six weeks of school.

Option 2: Corvallis Online

Corvallis Online is specifically designed to offer education online all year long. This program gives families who may have health concerns an option to participate in a Corvallis School District education without physical attendance.

Registering for the 2020-21 School Year

It is important to know that equity and inclusion are at the heart of our planning. These options include significantly more accountability than the emergency Distance Learning offered last spring. We are committed to providing care, connection, and strong instruction this fall.

The two options for families have prompted numerous questions from families, students and staff about how this fall will be different from what school looked like last spring. To help you compare the two, please see the table below. Social-emotional (SEL) support from counselors and teachers will be available in both models, even when students meet virtually. Creating connections between students, teachers, and support staff is a priority.

Additional information is available on the CSD website on a comprehensive Frequently Asked Questions page.

A registration email will be sent from each student’s school starting Friday, August 7. Families will be asked to complete the registration process by August 17, 2020.