Wausau School District. MWC file photo.
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — Many parents and students in the Wausau School District may get the news that they have been waiting to hear Monday evening.
During a special 5 PM Board of Education meeting at the East High School Auditorium board members will consider a motion to return to in-person classes four days per week beginning March 1st.
According to a presentation that will be given to the board Monday evening the district has seen a sharp spike in course failures and incompletes that officials are not blaming on either students or instructors. Instead, officials cite a “structure that does not support academic excellence.”
Students are currently going to class on alternating days in a Group A/B format to allow for better social distancing. Should the board vote to go to a four-day in-person school week, teachers estimate they could maintain some form of social distancing in just over 60% of classes.
Leaders will consider data that compares the Wausau School District to seven other similar districts including Mosinee where more than 90% of students are attending classes in-person and less than 1% of students were in quarantine as of mid-January.
Should the district move to four-day, in-person learning the proposal calls for social distancing to be maintained “to the extent possible” and consistent and correct mask usage at all times.
To see the presentations the board will consider during the meeting, click here.
The issue is the only matter on the agenda for Monday’s first meeting. Public comment is not on the agenda.
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