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    The memorandum from the South Carolina Department of Education encourages school districts to prioritize offering in-person learning, especially for students who most need face-to-face instruction such as those with disabilities, English learners, and younger students. It acknowledges concerns over virus spread but says decisions cannot be based on any single factor and districts should consider parental choice, staffing, and protective equipment. Districts are asked to notify the Department of any changes to reopening plans.

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    STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
    MOLLY M. SPEARMAN
    STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION

    MEMORANDUM

    TO: District Superintendents


    School Board Members

    FROM: Molly M. Spearman


    State Superintendent of Education

    DATE: September 16, 2020

    RE: Face to Face Instruction and Notification of Changes in School Operational Status

    As we move further into the 2020–21 school year, our focus must be on ensuring students have
    every opportunity to be successful while maintaining safety conditions in and outside classrooms
    to mitigate and protect against the spread of the COVID-19 virus. While many students and their
    families have chosen virtual options and are able to successfully navigate this new instructional
    environment, others are struggling and desperately need a return to face to face learning as
    quickly as possible. To this end, I strongly encourage you to prioritize offering a return to face to
    face learning in as traditional a model as possible for those students who need it the most. These
    populations include, but are not limited to, students with disabilities, English learners, students
    who are homeless, in foster care, or group homes, students in kindergarten through fifth grades,
    students who are academically delayed, and those with poor or intermittent internet connectivity
    at home. These student populations encompass those who are learning the integral building
    blocks of their educational futures, including the fundamentals of reading, which simply cannot
    be taught well virtually as well as those that rely on our public school system for wrap-around
    and supplemental supports.

    Many have expressed concern over the high rate of virus spread in some counties as defined
    weekly by South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. While these reports
    are important decision making tools, we cannot make all operational decisions based on any one
    document. Please also consider parental choice of face to face and virtual learning environments,
    faculty and staff availability, and personal protective equipment and supplies. Districts operating

    RUTLEDGE BUILDING · 1429 SENATE STREET · COLUMBIA, SC 29201


    PHONE: 803-734-8500 · FAX 803-734-3389 · ED.SC.GOV
    Face to Face Instruction and Notification of Changes in School Operational Status
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    September 16, 2020

    face to face in high spread areas have shown how to do this successfully by strictly following the
    guidance and safety precautions put forth by public health experts. As you consider this request,
    I encourage you to call on me and the South Carolina Department of Education to assist you. The
    agency is willing and able to support you by providing the resources needed.

    Please continue to confer with and notify Dr. David Mathis, [email protected], of all reopening
    plan changes. Unless an emergency warrants an immediate change in the school schedule, the
    district must provide parents a minimum of five calendar days before changes are implemented.

    phone: 803-734-8500 ● fax: 803-734-3389 ● ed.sc.gov

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