How many students in beaverton school district

As students return to in-person learning, two of the state's largest school districts don't have plans in place for educating those who must quarantine due to COVID exposure.

The tentative safety agreement between the district and PAT also allows for at least five remote work positions dedicated specifically to students in quarantine. For high school students, the district said the online platform Canvas will be used to support asynchronous learning. But neither district has final plans in place.

Beaverton and PPS are not alone. Last spring, school districts had to offer comprehensive distance learning for students who wanted it, even when districts opened schools up part-time for hybrid learning.

If students in hybrid had to quarantine, they could shift to CDL. Both Schmitt and Thiel said they wish plans for quarantine instruction were in place already, but negotiations continue. In Beaverton, BEA and the district continue to discuss safety protocols and how to ensure proper ventilation or physical distancing. Portland is ratifying its safety agreement, with members voting on it now and the PPS board expected to vote on it next week.

But as those conversations go on, the school continues, and students will have to quarantine. Because most students transfer from neighboring districts, those in Beaverton and Tigard-Tualatin, and potentially Hillsboro, will be limited in their choices. This school year about students were approved to transfer out of the Beaverton School District and were approved to enter. No middle school slots were open, but the district would have taken 30 students at Beaverton High School.

One of the worries was special education. All three schools offer strong special education programs but they're full. While the schools may have open seats, the special programs do not, according to district staff. Hillsboro and Forest Grove school districts will make their decisions on open enrollment next week. Sherwood , Gaston and Banks school districts are taking students.

Districts decide each year the number of transfer students they will take. Hepper thinks the close contact may have been on the bus. BSD officials said they do not know how many students are quarantined, but it likely includes students who contracted COVID before they started school on Wednesday.

As students return to in-person learning, two of the state's largest school districts don't have plans in place for educating those who must quarantine due to COVID exposure. The tentative safety agreement between the district and PAT also allows for at least five remote work positions dedicated specifically to students in quarantine.

For high school students, the district said the online platform Canvas will be used to support asynchronous learning. But neither district has final plans in place. Beaverton and PPS are not alone. Last spring, school districts had to offer comprehensive distance learning for students who wanted it, even when districts opened schools up part-time for hybrid learning. If students in hybrid had to quarantine, they could shift to CDL.

Both Schmitt and Thiel said they wish plans for quarantine instruction were in place already, but negotiations continue.

In Beaverton, BEA and the district continue to discuss safety protocols and how to ensure proper ventilation or physical distancing.