2020-2021 School Plans

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1	This table was created by GeorgiaCAN	( ? = unknown, unclear or not announced)
2	School District	School Start Date	If district is fully virtual, when is in-person return	Traditonal learning environment (M-F, in person learning)	Virtual Option	Deadline to choose learning option	Are students locked into this option?	Will district administer a fall assessment to identify learning loss?	Will there be training/support for parents opting in for virtual learning?	Will district provide devices to students in need?	District provided internet connecivity	Student mask requirement	Access to meals if choose virtual option?	Will virtual students have access to extracurricular or athletic activities?	Will the grading policy be the same for both in person and virtual learning?	Is there an attendence policy for vitual learning?	Will district educators be teaching students virtually?	Other items of note	Last reviewed

3	Appling County Public Schools	August 17th	?	Yes	Yes	July 31st	Yes, semester long	?	?	No	Yes - Wifi Buses	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	The district has depleted there device stock.	10/19
4	Atlkinson County Public Schools	August 10th	?	Yes	Yes	July 31th	Yes, semester long	?	Yes	Limited #	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		10/19
5	Atlanta Public Schools	August 24th	District has pushed reopening plan until Jan. 2021	No	The district will begin fully virtual	N/A	Classes will be virtual for the first 9 weeks	Teachers will assess learning loss	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		10/19
6	Bacon County Public Schools	August 10th	?	Yes	Yes	July 21st	Yes, semester long	?	?	No	No	?	No	No	Yes	Yea	No		10/19
7	Baker County Public Schools	August 24th	?	Yes	Yes	Aug. 21st	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		9/14
8	Baldwin County Public Schools	August 19th	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes, 9 weeks for elementary and semester for middle and high school. This also a year long option as well	Yes	?	Yes	Yes, Wifi Buses and Hot Spots	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	District FAQs Baldwin county also has a virtual option beyond distance learning	9/14
9	Banks County Public Schools	August 19th	?	Yes	Yes	July 17th	Yes, semester long	?	?	?	?	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?		8/10
10	Barrow County Public Schools	August 17th	District has allowed for in-person learning on Sept 15th.	No	The district will begin fully virtual	Please see column Q	Yes, students can change after 9 weeks	Yes	?	Limited #	?	No	?	Yes, schools will decide	Yes	Yes, parents will be required to submit it to the school	?		8/10
11	Bartow County Public Schools	August 5th	?	Yes	Yes	July 24th	No, the district will allow a change if there is change in COVID-19 cases	?	?	?	?	No	No	Yes	?	?	?		8/10
12	Beckley County Public Schools	August 10th	?	Yes	Yesq	N/A	Year long for 3rd-12th and semester from K-2nd	?	?	Limited #	Limited #	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?		8/10
13	Ben Hill County Schools	August 3rd	?	Yes	Ye	?	Yes, 9 weeks	?	Yes	Yes	No, but will work with parents	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Please note that district will allow for parents to change their choice during the first two weeks of the semester.	8/10
14	Berrien County Public Schools	August 17th,See Column Q	?	Yes	Yes	July 26th	Yes, semester long	?	?	No	No	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Berrien County have a stagger start for in-person learning.	8/10
15	Bibb County Public Schools	Sept. 8th	?	No	District has decided to be fully virtual for 9 weeks	N/A	N/A	?	Yes	Limited #	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, parents will be responsible that students attend virtual classes	Yes	The Board of Education has decided to delay the start of the 2020-2021 school year until Sept. 8. A decision will be made two weeks before that date whether the District will reopen in an in-person or virtual setting.	8/10
16	Brantley County Public Schools	August 6th	?	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes, K-8th is 9 week and 9th-12th is semester long	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?		8/10
17	Bremen City Public Schools	August 5th	?	Yes	Yes	July 20th	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		8/10
18	Brooks County Public Schools	Sept. 8th	?	Yes	Yes	July 24th	Yes, 9 weeks	?	?	Limited #	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		8/10
19	Bryan County Public Schools	August 17th	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes, semester long	?	?	Limited #	No	No	?	No	Yes	Yes	?		8/1
20	Buford City Public Schools	August 12th	?	Yes	Yes	July 10th - form available, deadline is not yet listed	Yes, semester long	?	Yes	Yes	?	No	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes		8/10
21	Bulloch County Schools	August 17th	?	Yes	Yes for grades 6-12	Second week of July	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	?	?	No		8/10
22	Burke County Public Schools	September 8th	?	No, Hybrid Calendar	Yes	July 31st	?	?	?	Yes	Limited #	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	The district has a hybrid calendar	8/10
23	Butts County Public Schools	August 17th	?	No	The district will be going fully virtual		?	?	?	Limited #	Maybe	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	"We anticipate the first day for in-person learning will be September 8, 2020."	8/10
24	Calhoun City Schools	August 12th	?	Yes	Yes	July 31st	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Current plan is to reopen August 12th	8/10
25	Camden County Public Schools	August 3rd	?	Yes	Yes	July 24th		?	?	?	?	No	?	No	Yes	Yes	?		8/11
26	Candler County Public Schools	August 3rd	?	Yes	Yes	July 17th	?	?	?	No, but will work with parents	No, but will work with parents	No	?	?	?	?	?	Parents chosing the Learn from Home option are required to attend a mandatory training.
27	Carroll County Schools	August 24th	?	Yes	Yes but please see column Q	July 24th	?	?	Yes	No	No	No	?	Yes	?	?	?	Parents must apply for virtual learning and be approved by the district.	8/10
28	Carrollton City Public Schools	September 8th	?	Yes	Yes	July 31st	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	7/23 update: Delayed start date Carrollton City will assign at-home learners a family liason to help nativigate the transition at home learning.	8/10
29	Catoosa County Public Schools	August 24th	?	No, Hybrid Calendar	Yes	July 3`	Yes, 9 weeks for K-5th and semester long for 6th - 12th	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	K-5 will be attending every day and pre-k, middle, and high school will have a hybrid schedule	8/11
30	Charlton County Public Schools	August 10th	?	Yes	Yes	July 16th	Yes, semester long	?	?	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	REOPENING PLAN REVISED 8/7	8/10
31	Cartersville City Public Schools	August 18th	?	No, Hybrid Calendar	Yes	July 24th	Yes, K-5 semester and 6th-12th year long	?	?	?	?	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Please note that the district will be hybrid until Sept 8th for in-person learning	8/10
32	Chattooga County Public schools	July 30th	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	No	No	?	?	?	?	?		8/10
33	Chattahoochee County Public Schools	September 9th	?	Yes, Hybrid Model	Yes	August 5th	Yes, semester long	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	They will have hybrid model in which 25% of students will be able attend school a day.
34	Cherokee County Public Schools	August 17th	?	Yes	Yes	July 17th	Yes, 9 weeks for elementary and semester for middle and high school	?	?	Limited #	Maybe	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, please some high school classes may not be
35	Chickamauga City Public Schools	August 12th	?	Yea	Yeas	July 29th	Yes, semester long	Yea	?	?	?	No	?	No	Yea	Yea	?		8/10
36	City of Commerce Public Schools	August 7th	?	Yes	Only for vulnerable populations	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	No
37	City of Decatur Public Schools	August 17th	?	No	District will be fully virtual	N/A	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?		8/10
38	City of Gainesville Public Schools	August 5th	?	Yes	Yes	July 20th	Yes, semester long	?	?	?	?	?	No	?	?	?	?
39	Clarke County Public Schools	Sept 8th	?	No, please see column Q	Yes	July 17th	Yes, 9 weeks for elementary and middle school and semester for high school.	Yes	?	?	?	Yes (see FAQ 11)	?	No	?	?	No, educators will only support students		8/10
40	Clay County Public Schools	August 3rd	?	No	District will be fully virtual	N/A	N/A	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
41	Clayton County Public Schools	August 10th	?	No	The district will start fully virtual	No	District will be fully virtual	Yes	Yes, there will be training for parents.	Yes, see column Q	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	7/13 board voted to move to a full virtual model to start. Principals will be make the decision whether educators will be required to come to school. Clayton County has a A/B rotation class schedule with virtual learning on Friday for all. (Please note this calendar could be used if the number cases decrease in Clayton County). All students will receive a computer device for at-home virtual learning. All K-2 classrooms will be assigned a laptop cart to support face-to-face and to distribute for virtual learning at home.
42	Clinch County Public Schools	August 10th	?	Yes	Yes	July 28th	?	?	?	?	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes - K-3 only		8/10
43	Cobb County Public Schools	August 17th	?	No	The district will start fully virtual	N/A	Yes, semester long	?	?	Limited #	No	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	7/16 - Cobb has updated their plan and will now be fully virtual to start	8/6
44	Coffee County Public Schools	August 17th	?	Yes	Yes	July 27th	Yes - 9 weeks for elementary and semester for middle and high school	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No, grading practices appropriate for a virtual classroom will be adopted.	Yes	Yes		8/10
45	Colquitt County Public Schools	August 17th	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes, K-5 9 weeks nd 6th-12th semester long	?	?	Yes	No	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	The district is also using Georgia Virtual School as well. This is only available for students in 6th-12th.	8/11
46	Columbia County Public Schools	Staggered start in August - see column Q	?	Yes	Yes	July 1	Yes, students can change after 9 weeks.	?	Yes, there will be open house for families that opt into virtual learning	No	No	No	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	In-person elementarty school begins 8/3. The district moved to a staggar start for High School and Middle School students on 8/3 and 8/4. Learning from Home MS/HS begins 8/10 and ES starts 8/17.	8/10
47	Cook County Public Schools	August 10th	?	Yes	Yes	July 20th	Yes, 9 weeks for elementary and semester for middle and high school	?	?	?	?	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	?		8/10
48	Coweta County Public Schools	August 13th	?	Yes	Yes	July 17th	Yes, semester long	?	Yes	Yes	Maybe	No	?	Yes	?	Yes, only in live classes	Yes		8/10
49	Crawford County Public Schools	August 17th	?	Yes	Yes	July 22nd	Yes, 9 weeks for K-5th and semester long for 6th - 12th	?	?	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	?		8/10
50	Crisp County Public Schools	August 10th	?	Yes	Yes	July 20th	Yes - 9 weeks for Pre-K - 5th and Semester for 6th - 12th	?	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?		8/10
51	Dade County Public Schools	August 13th	?	Yes	Yes	July 17th	No. District allows 5 days to change then locked for 9 weeks for K - 5th and semester for 6th - 12th	?	?	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		8/10
52	Dalton Public Schools	August 31st	?	No, Hybrid Calendar	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	The district will have a hybrid calendar until Sept 14th.	8/10
53	Dawson County Public Schools	August 7th	?	Yes	Yes	July 24th	Yes - 9 weeks for K - 5th and semester for 6th - 12th	?	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?		8/10
54	Decatur County Public Schools	August 12th	?	No	District will start fully virtual until at least 8/28	n/a	n/a	?	?	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	8/7 Superintendents annnouncement	8/7
55	DeKalb County Public Schools	August 17th	?	No	The district will start fully virtual	N/A	Classes will be virtual until number of cases decreases	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	Board announced it will assess the model at each board meeting. If there is change in number cases they will adjust. Dekalb has introduce a hybrid calendar as well.	8/10
56	Dodge County Public Schools	September 8th	?	Yes	Yes	August 12th	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		8/10
57	Dooly County Public Schools	August 19th	?	N0, see column Q	See column Q	N/A	This schedule will be for the first 9 weeks	?	?	Yes	Yes, county will pay for wifi rangers		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Dooly county will only offer in person learning for Pre-2nd. The school day will be from 8am - 12pm. Wednesdays will be at home learning day. 3rd-12th will be fully virtual.	8/10
58	Dougherty County Public Schools	Staggered start by grade: HS: 8/17 MS: 8/24 PK-5: 8/31	?	No	The district will start fully virtual	August 3rd	Yes, students can change after 9 weeks.	?	?	?	No	Yes	?	?	?	?	?		8/10
59	Douglas County Public Schools	August 17	?	No	The district will start fully virtual	N/A	N/A	?	?	?	?	No	No	Yes	?	?	Yes		8/10
60	Early County Public Schools	September 8th	?	No, Hybrid Model	Yes	?	?	?	?	Limited #	?	Only, middle school and high school	?	?	Yes	Yes	?
61	Echols County Public Schools	August 21st	?	Yes	Yes	July 21st	Yes, semester long	?	?	No	No	No, hats with shield are ok	?	?	?	?	?		8/10
62	Effingham County Public Schools	August 5th	?	Yes	Yes	July 15th	Yes, 9 weeks for K-5th and semester long for 6th - 12th	?	?	Limited #	Limited #	No	?	Yes, but limited	No, District is working to develop standards for virtual learning	Yes	Yes		8/10
63	Elbert County Public Schools	August 17th	?	Yes	Yes	July 20th	Yes, 9 weeks for K-5th and semester long for 6th - 12th	?	Yes	?	No	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	No		8/10
64	Emmanuel County Public Schools	August 3rd	?	Yes	Yes	July 31st	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		8/11
65	Evans County Public Schools	August 24th	?	Yes	Yes	July 23rd	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		8/11
66	Fannin County Public Schools	August 7th	?	Yes	Yes	July 20th	Yes, semester or year long	?	?	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?		8/10
67	Fayette County Public Schools	August 10th	?	Yes	Yes	July 12th	Yes, semester long	?	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, Attendance will be based on course engagement and completed assignments.	No, educators will support students (only K-5 will have live instruction)		8/10
68	Franklin County Public Schools	August 7th	?	Yes	Yes	July 19th	Yes, semester long	?	?	?	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		8/10
69	Floyd County Public Schools	August 13th	?	Yes	Yes	July 21st	No, district will provide a 10 day window for parents to change options	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		8/10
70	Forsyth County Public Schools	August 13th	?	Yes	Yes	K-5th is July 10th and 6-12th is July 31st	Yes, 9 weeks for elementary and semester for middle and high school	?	?	Limited #	Maybe	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	"Out of an estimated 22,000 elementary students, 7,500 or 34% have chosen to learn online from home for the first nine-weeks of 2020-21."	8/10
71	Fulton County Public Schools	August 17th	Sept 8th	No	The district will start fully virtual	N/A	N/A	?	Yes	Yes	Yes. Limited number	No	Yes	No	?	?	Yes	7/16 - Fulton BOE has moved to a virtual education to begin the school year.
72	Grady County Public Schools	August 7th	?	Yes	Yes	?	Semester long	?	?	No, district has ordered ones	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
73	Greene County Public Schools	August 17th	?	No, see column Q	Yes	July 22nd	N/A	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Greene County have K-3rd students in person learning with a rotating calendar. 4th-12th will be at home learning with some small group learning.	8/10
74	Gilmer County Public Schools	August 7th	?	Yes	Yes	July 17th	Yes, 9 weeks	?	?	Yes	No	No	?	?	?	?	No		8/10
75	Glynn County Public Schools	August 20th	?	Yes	Yes	July 12th	Yes, 9 weeks for elementary and middle and semester for high school	?	Yes	Limited #	Maybe	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes		8/10
76	Gordon County Public Schools	August 12th	?	Yes	Yes	July 12th	Yes, 9 weeks	?	?	?	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	?		8/10
77	Griffin-Spaulding County Public Schools	August 17th	?	Yes	Yes	July 17th	Yes, 9 week commitment	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	7/22 update: Rescinds Late Start Date; Approves District-wide Remote At-Home for 2020-2021 School Year	8/10
78	Gwinnett County Public Schools	August 12th	Multiple dates, see column Q	No	The district will start fully virtual	N?A	N/A	?	?	Limited #	Maybe	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	District will begin the year fully digital and will have a staggered return for those seeking in-person options from 8/26-9/9.	8/7
79	Habersham County Public Schools	September 8th	?	Yes	Yes		Yes, Semester Long	?	?	Limited #	No	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	?
80	Hall County Public Schools	August 24th	?	Yes	Yes	August 28th	After the 21st, it will be a semester long commitment	?	?	?	?	TBD - See column Q	?	?	?	?	?	"All of our team members will be required to wear face coverings while working with students and staff. At a minimum, students will be strongly encouraged to wear face coverings. We have not reached a final determination as to whether we will mandate face coverings for students."	8/10
81	Hancock County Public Schools	August 3rd	?	No	District will be all virtual until October 5th	n/a	n/a	?	?	Yes	Limited #	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	Re-opening plan	8/10
82	Haralson County Public Schools	August 11th	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		8/11
83	Harris County Public Schools	August 10th	?	Yes	Yes	Closed 7/27	Yes - K-8th 9 weeks and 9th-12 semester long	?	?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, Please see column Q	Grades 9-12 have two virtual options. One is with Harris County educators and other via GVS.	8/10
84	Hart County Public Schools	August 17th	?	Yes	Yes	Closed July 30th	Yes, semester long	?	?	Yes	No	No	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes		8/10
85	Heard County Public Schools	8/5 - in person, 8/10 - virtual	?	Yes	Yes	Closed July 22nd	Yes, 9 weeks	?	?	Yes	No	No	?	?	?	?	No		7/30
86	Henry County Public Schools	August 17th	?	No	The district will start fully virtual	n/a	n/a	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		8/10
87	Houston County Public Schools	August 4th	?	Yes	Yes	July 12th	Yes, 9 weeks for elementary and middle and semester for high school	?	Yes	No, district offers discount to purchase	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		8/10
88	Irwin County Public Schools	August 10th	?	Yes	Yes	July 20th	Yes, semester long	?	?	Limited #	No	Yes	?	?	?	?	?		8/11
89	Jasper County Public Schools	August 26th	?	Yes	Yes	July 31st	Yes, 9 weeks for K-5 and Semester for 6th-12th	?	Yes	Yes	Limited #	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?		8/10
90	Jeff Davis County Public Schools	August 20th	?	Yes	Yes	July 23rd	Yes, semester long	?	?	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		8/10
91	Jefferson City Public Schools	July 31st	?	Yes	Yes		K-5 must sommit for the full 9-week quarter. Grades 6-12 must commit for the full 18-week semester	?	?	?	?	No	?	?	?	?	?		8/10
92	Jenkins County Public Schools	August 24th	?	Yes	Yes	July 28th	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		8/10
93	Jackson County Public Schools	August 12th	?	Yes	Yes	July 19th	Yes, semester long	?	?	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		8/10
94	Johnson County Public Schools	September 8th	?	Yes	Yes	August 3rd	No, see column q	?	?	?	?	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No, educators will support	Re: switching learning options - "We encourage students to stay in the first model that they choose. We will do what is best for the student."	8/10
95	Jones County Public Schools	August 17th	?	Yes	No, must apply and be accepted to Jones Virtual Academy	August 5th	?	?	?	No	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		8/10
96	Lanier County Public Schools	August 24th	?	Yes	Yes	August 4th	Yes, 9 weeks for K-5 and Semester for 6th-12th	?	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	?	Yes	Yes		8/11
97	Lamar County Public Schools	August 17th	?	Yes	Yes	July 31st	Yes, 9 weeks	?	?	No	No	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Wednesday's the district will close 2 hours earlier.	8/10
98	Laurens County Public Schools	September 8th	?	Yes	Yes	July 31st	Yes, K-8th is 9 weeks and 9th-12th is semester long	See column Q	?	No	No	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	The district is going to do an academic screener when parents come to pick up materials for virtual learning.	8/10
99	Lee County Public Schools	August 14th	?	Yes	Yes, see column Q for additional details	July 15th	Yes, 9 weeks for elementary and semester for middle and high school	?	?	Limited #	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	"The expectations and rigor for virtual learning will be the same as in-person learning, and virtual students should plan to have full school days Monday-Friday. Families who choose virtual learning will follow district grading, participation, and engagement expectations. Families will need to make a significant commitment to facilitate virtual learning. "	8/10
100	Liberty County Public Schools	August 13th	?	No	The district will be fully virtual	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	No	Yes, but parents will have to pay	Yes	?	?	Yes		8/10