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WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. From Dr. Joseph Ricca, White Plains Superintendent of Schools. March 3, 2021 UPDATED 1:45 PM EST:
On behalf of the Board of Education and our educational community, please accept my thanks and appreciation for all that you have done, and are doing, to move toward safely returning our students to school five days a week.
This is truly a celebratory moment for our community. Having access to the vaccine and situating our facilities appropriately to welcome our students back, has put us in an outstanding position to begin phasing our children back into school this month.
UPDATE 11:55 AM EST: At this morning’s Reopening Committee meeting, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS DR. JOSEPH RICCA REPORTS the committee HAS APPROVED phasing schedule below. With the Committee’s support, we are preparing to move forward as outlined. Please consider reviewing our Reopening Committee work and progress here. (COMPLETE VIDEO, 1 HOUR 3 MINUTES)
Monday, March 22 – Kindergarten, Ninth Grade, and Twelfth Grade Return to School for Five Days
Monday, April 5 – First Grade, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, and Seventh Grade Return to School for Five Days
Monday, April 12 – Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, Eighth Grade, Tenth Grade, and Eleventh Grade Return to School for Five Days
The phasing schedule and additional information will be shared with our parent/guardian community this Friday.
Moving forward, we will be sharing information with our community at the building and district level and we are always available to answer any questions you may have.
Again – thank you for all of your hard work. This is a major step forward for our community and we know that our children will be thrilled (even if they don’t show it) to begin to recapture a sense of normalcy and structure with our return to school five days a week.
Have a great day, stay well, and stay #WPProud.
Respectfully,
Joseph Ricca