August 7, 2020

Dear Teaneck Parents/Guardians,

Per the "Return to School Plan" that we released on July 29, 2020, Teaneck Public Schools is preparing to resume school in the fall of 2020 in the following way:

•	For our General Education students, we will use an A/B, alternating four-day hybrid model (Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday). This model will help in our efforts to maintain smaller class sizes for social distancing purposes.

•	Children with Individualized Education Plans (IEP) may be attending school Monday - Thursday per their IEP. These class sizes are typically much smaller.

Additionally, the District will follow health precautions and guidelines in accordance with local, State and CDC recommendations.

Now in accordance with Governor Murphy’s July 24 announcement and in our own efforts to ensure we are responsive to our parents' requests to provide multiple options for learning for the 2020-2021 school year, we are announcing that our families will have the ability to select one of the two learning options based on the needs of your child and the format you feel will best support his/her learning:

•	Option 1: Hybrid (alternating A/B four-day hybrid model, where students attend school on Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday) or Special Education Monday - Thursday.
OR
•	Option 2: All Remote Learning Option (All virtual learning Monday-Friday)

Families who wish to choose Option 2 (All Remote Learning) can use the All Remote Learning Option Request
	
online form (click on the title) to inform the district of your decision. The “all remote learning option” must be
		
selected by August 24, 2020.
	NOTE: If you want to choose this option for more than one child, please be sure
	
to complete a separate form per child. If the "all remote learning option" is not selected by August 24, the student will automatically be enrolled into Option 1 (Hybrid). It is important to note that once selected, families will be expected to remain with their choice for the full marking period. At the end of each marking period, families will have an opportunity to reevaluate their choice to change their preference.

I am sure you have many other questions about returning to school and by Monday, August 10, we will post a list of “Frequently Asked Questions” on our website: https://www.teaneckschools.org/Re-OpeningPlans.aspx

Also, after viewing the above document, if you still have more questions, please send them to me in advance (by Tuesday, August 11) for my upcoming Virtual Town Halls for parents/guardians on Thursday, August 13 and for our students on Tuesday, August 18 (both start at 6 pm). Please see the attached flyers for more
information: https://www.teaneckschools.org/protected/ArticleView.aspx?iid=6Y3AB0B&dasi=4GBPB

I hope to “see you” on August 13 and truly appreciate your patience as we navigate through this difficult time.

Sincerely,

Dr. Christopher Irving, Superintendent of Schools