SVRSU opens school year
SVRSU students wear masks as they start the school year. Courtesy of SVRSU 12
SVRSU students attend class last week, in masks and spaced apart. Courtesy of SVRSU 12
Some of SVRSU’s youngest students start their school year. Courtesy of SVRSU 12
SVRSU’s school year starts, in masks for all. Courtesy of SVRSU 12
SVRSU students wear masks as they start the school year. Courtesy of SVRSU 12
SVRSU students attend class last week, in masks and spaced apart. Courtesy of SVRSU 12
Some of SVRSU’s youngest students start their school year. Courtesy of SVRSU 12
SVRSU’s school year starts, in masks for all. Courtesy of SVRSU 12
Westport Island’s and Alna’s school district, Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit, had a “very successful” start to school, Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle said.
“Students attended school fully in person on Sept. 2 and 3. We do offer a fully remote option for learning if families wish to choose that,” Tuttle wrote in an email Friday. Districtwide, about 15% of students chose that option, Tuttle said.
As for the in-person learning, Tuttle said, “Students, staff, and parents were all very good at the new protocols of hand washing/sanitizing, mask-wearing, and social distancing.
“Everyone was very excited to see the students again. It has been a long time,” he added. “We are very excited that the safety protocols published by the Maine Department of Education allow us to return to in-person learning. We hope the COVID cases in the region remain low so we can continue our full-time, in-person learning.”
Under the reopening plan the district’s board passed Aug. 13, a student’s in-person learning would change from five days a week to two if the state determines the region’s coronavirus risk has increased.
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