Full-time Remote Learning Option 

Dear Parent/Guardian,

The New Jersey Department of Education and the State of New Jersey announced a “full-time remote learning” option for families who do not want to send their children to physical school buildings. Our school district is required to provide access to this option. More information about fulltime remote learning can be accessed using this link.

In Genesis, each parent/guardian that would like to enroll their child/children in the fulltime remote learning option will need to complete the remote learning survey form for each child being enrolled found in Genesis. To access the form, click on the forms tab at the top of the page after logging into Genesis and select the form in the forms' library. The district will honor each request received. If you plan to send your child to school, you do not need to do anything and can disregard this survey.

The deadline to submit this request is August 14th. Requests will be honored for the first marking period. Additional opportunities to select this option will be provided in subsequent marking periods.

As this decision might impact our cohort planning, the school district needs a firm commitment from parents that will stand for the entire first marking period. When this option is selected, students will be able to follow along with their classes remotely and will be able to participate in on-site activities like athletics and other extra curriculars if desired.

Re-entry Plan 

Randolph School Community,

I hope this message finds you healthy and well. As we shared in our previous updates, the New Jersey Department of Education released guidance for the reopening of schools across the state. At the mandate of Governor Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Education, districts were asked to develop plans for re-entry that included an in-person start to the school year. After gathering the feedback of students, staff, and parents, we outlined our plans to reopen our school buildings at the Board of Education meeting on July 21. A link to that presentation can be found here (July 21 Presentation).

Governor Murphy released additional guidance announcing that parents have the option to choose an all-remote learning plan even if schools re-open in the fall. There has also been newly introduced legislation which may force the district to start the year virtually for as few as two months. It’s important to emphasize that how we begin our school year is not a local decision. If presented with the latter scenario, we are prepared to return to fully virtual instruction. The re-entry plan we have submitted today, July 31, 2020 for approval by the local Department of Health and NJDOE proposes that the district resume operations under a hybrid Instruction model. This combination of both in-person and virtual learning is consistent with the requirements of the NJDOE while also taking into consideration the needs expressed by our learning community. The health, safety and well-being of our students and staff is our #1 priority. 

The district’s full plan for re-entry can be found here (Re-entry Plan).

We are here to provide you with the support you may need as we return to instruction. If and when new guidance is issued, we will keep you informed of how instruction and operations will evolve. Our building leadership teams will also be in contact to provide additional information to families and staff. If you have any questions along the way, we are here to answer them. Thank you for your flexibility as we navigate the beginning of the new year together.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Fano