The addition of online options is an expansion of the district’s partnership with Jefferson Community and Technical College for dual-credit classes, which are open for juniors and seniors with grade-point averages of at least 2.8.
Absences from state testing won’t affect districts nearly as much as past years thanks to a federal accountability waiver that Kentucky and other states received in response to COVID-19 pandemic.
The moves approved Tuesday by the Jefferson County Board of Education will take effect at the start of the 2021-22 school year.
The Jefferson County Board of Education heard the district’s multifaceted equity plan during a board meeting Tuesday.
Superintendent Greg Schultz, in a letter to families, cited the county's declining COVID-19 incidence rate for dropping its hybrid schedules for middle and high school students starting April 12.
Families’ choices will help JCPS plan for a gradual reopening of schools starting in late October if local COVID-19 case numbers drop. They can make their selections of either in-person or virtual instruction on an online form from the district, released Thursday.
